OccHealthSci Seminar Series
The Oregon Institute of Occupational Health Sciences seminar series runs through the academic year and strives to bring prominent scientists to OHSU to present current research in the general areas of the occupational health sciences. This series has had many notable contributors from across the country and from numerous international research and academic institutions. Did you miss a seminar or want to rewatch a past seminar? Previous seminars are available to watch at the OccHealthSci video library.
OccHealthSci seminar series: 2025 - 2026 speakers
Hemodynamic and Autonomic Responses to Occupational Activity, Aerobic Fitness and Physical Exercise
Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Virtual, stream the talk live via WebEx
Webinar password: occhealthsci (62243259 when dialing from a phone or video system)
Lucieli Cambri, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Federal University of Mato Grosso
Add Dr. Cambri's seminar to your calendar.
Assessment of timber faller working conditions in mixed hand and tethered-machine cut harvest units on steep slopes
Wednesday, December 17, 2025
Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Virtual, stream the talk live via WebEx
Webinar password: occhealthsci (62243259 when dialing from a phone or video system)
Francisca Marrs, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Extension Specialist
Resources and Management
Department of Forest Engineering
Oregon State University
Add this seminar to your calendar
OccHealthSci seminar with Bryan Sexton Ph.D.
Wednesday, January 7, 2026
Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Virtual, stream the talk live via WebEx
Webinar password: occhealthsci (62243259 when dialing from a phone or video system)
John Bryan Sexton, Ph.D.
Medical Associate Professor
Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Duke University
OccHealthSci seminar with Brieann Satterfield, Ph.D.
Wednesday, January 7, 2026
Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Virtual, stream the talk live via WebEx
Webinar password: occhealthsci (62243259 when dialing from a phone or video system)
Brieann Satterfield
Assistant Professor - Translational Medicine and Physiology
Department of Psychology - Washington State University
OccHealthSci seminar with Nora Gray, Ph.D.
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Virtual, stream the talk live via WebEx
Webinar password: occhealthsci (62243259 when dialing from a phone or video system)
Nora Grah, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Neurology
School of Medicine
OHSU
OccHealthSci seminar with Christopher Depner, Ph.D.
Wednesday, February 4, 2026
Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Virtual, stream the talk live via WebEx
Webinar password: occhealthsci (62243259 when dialing from a phone or video system)
Christopher Depner, Ph.D.
Assistnat Professor
Department of Health and Kinesiology
University of Utah
OccHealthSci seminar with Anita Minh, Ph.D.
Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Virtual, stream the talk live via WebEx
Webinar password: occhealthsci (62243259 when dialing from a phone or video system)
Anita Minh, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
OHSU-PSU School of Public Health
OHSU
OccHealthSci seminar with Tim Bauerle, Ph.D.
Wednesday, March 4, 2026
Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Virtual, stream the talk live via WebEx
Webinar password: occhealthsci (62243259 when dialing from a phone or video system)
Tim Bauerle, Ph.D.
Research Behavioral Scientists
National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety
OccHealthSci seminar with Yimin He, Ph.D.
Wednesday, April 1, 2026
Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Virtual, stream the talk live via WebEx
Webinar password: occhealthsci (62243259 when dialing from a phone or video system)
Yimin He, Ph,D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychology
University of Georgia
OccHealthSci seminar with Deb Karasek, Ph.D.
Wednesday, May 27, 2026
Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Virtual, stream the talk live via WebEx
Webinar password: occhealthsci (62243259 when dialing from a phone or video system)
Deb Karasek, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
OHSU-PSU School of Public Health
OHSU
Catch up on past OccHealthSci seminars
To watch video of seminars from past seasons, visit our OccHealthSci video library.
Frailty in Heart Failure: Lessons Learned and the Road Ahead, with Quin Denfeld,Ph.D.
Wednesday, December 3, 2025
Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Virtual, stream the talk live via WebEx
Webinar password: occhealthsci (62243259 when dialing from a phone or video system)
Quin Denfeld, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
School of Nursing
Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Oregon Health and Science University
Always on – never gone? Consequences and challenges with work flexibility in time and space
Presented by: Tanja Nordberg, Ph.D. and Wendy Nilsen, Ph.D.
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Virtual, stream the talk live via WebEx
Webinar password: occhealthsci (62243259 when dialing from a phone or video system)
Tanja Nordberg, Ph.D.
Senior Researcher
Departments of Organizational Psychology and Sociology
Oslo Metropolitan University
Wendy Nilsen, Ph.D.
Researcher Professor
Departments of Psychology, Social Anthropology, and Psychiatry
Oslo Metropolitan University
Assessing transit operator exposures to fentanyl and methamphetamine with Marissa Baker, Ph.D.
Wednesday, October 29, 2025
Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Virtual, stream the talk live via WebEx
Webinar password: occhealthsci (62243259 when dialing from a phone or video system)
Marissa Baker, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences
University of Washington
Sleep Assistance in the Arizona Fire Service: Early Implementation Insights from the SAFFIRE Project
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Virtual, stream the talk live via WebEx
Webinar password: occhealthsci (62243259 when dialing from a phone or video system)
Patricia Haynes, Ph.D.
Professor of Health Promotion Sciences
Mel & Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health
University of Arizona
OccHealthSci seminar: Economic stress and occupational health with Robert Sinclair, Ph.D.
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Virtual seminar
Stream the talk live via WebEx
Webinar password: occhealthsci (62243259 when dialing from a phone or video system)
Robert Sinclair
Professor
College of Behavioral, Social, and Health Sciences
Clemson University