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Earning a Ph.D. from an Engineering-Based Safety & Ergonomics Program: The Case for a Flexible Campus-Based Approach

Our Colleague, Dr. Mark Friend, very aptly points out in his article “Ph.D. Program in Occupational Safety” that we (i.e. the safety community) have a substantial challenge facing us in terms of the number of terminally (particularly Ph.D.) trained individuals being prepared for careers in safety. He notes that “The field of occupational safety is in danger of disappearing, or at least losing its identity, as top programs from around the country continue to rely on educators from allied (or even tangential) disciplines.”