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About Atin Adhikari

Biography, Disciplines and Teaching Interests
Dr. Adhikari's current research areas include environmental air quality, exposure assessment, occupational health and safety and health promotion in work environments, environmental microbiology, and respiratory health. As the Principal Investigator (PI) on a previous CDC-NIOSH-funded R03 grant, he has examined the associations between bioaerosol exposures, allergic rhinitis, asthma, and other respiratory symptoms and conditions among farm workers. He has also supervised (PI) two other HUD and NIH-NIEHS (R21) grants on exposures to immunomodulator bioaerosols and pesticide residues in developing allergic asthma. In his recently funded NIEHS R21 multi-PI grant (2015-2018) he has explored the role of traffic related air pollutants on respiratory tract microbiome of asthmatic and non-asthmatic children. He has examined filtration efficiency of N95 respirators (masks) against airborne ultrafine particles on construction jobsites in a recently completed CPWR-NIOSH supported grant. Before joining at JPHCOPH Dr. Adhikari was also involved (Co-I) with two DoD-DTRA and U.S. Office of Naval Research funded projects on inactivation of hazardous microorganisms. He has provided peer-review service to numerous national and international journals and participated in several national and international research grant review panels of CDC (NIOSH), NIH (NIEHS and NIAID), The Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO), Natural Environment Research Council, U.K., Estonian Research Council, Estonia, and WorkSafeBC (Workers Compensation Board of British Columbia), Canada.
 
Disciplines: Environmental Health Sciences
Teaching Interests: Environmental Health Sciences, Air Quality, Environmental Exposure and Impact assessment, Occupational Health and Hygiene

Positions

2019 - Present Associate Professor, Georgia Southern University ‐ Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health
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2014 - Present Affiliate, Georgia Southern University ‐ Center for STEM Education
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Present Affiliate, Georgia Southern University ‐ College of Education
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Present Associate Professor, Georgia Southern University ‐ Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Environmental Health Sciences
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August 2014 - 2019 Assistant Professor, Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Environmental Health Sciences, Georgia Southern University
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Disciplines

Research Interests

Grants

2019 - Present Field Evaluation of N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirators against Airborne Dust and Microorganisms during Cotton Harvesting
Southeastern Coastal Center for Agricultural Health & Safety (SCCAHS)
Role: Principal Investigator
2019 - Present Savannah Port Study Air Quality Monitoring
Friends of the Earth (Foundation)
Role: Co-PI
Colleague(s): Afriyie-Gyawu
2019 - 2020 A Pilot Study on Aerosols and Radon Levels near Phosphogypsum Stacks
GSU Faculty Research Committee Seed Grant – FRC Award
Role: Principal Investigator
2018 - 2019 Development and Evaluation of an Experimental Set-Up to Assess Performance of Mechanical Filters and Respirators for Capturing Nanoparticles
College of Engineering Faculty Research Seed Grants (FRSG)
Role: Co-I
Colleague(s): Mitra and Rahman
2017 - 2018 Occupational Exposure and Respiratory Deposition Modeling of PM2.5 During Cotton Field Tilling and Harvesting
GSU Faculty Research Committee Seed Grant – FRC Award
Role: Principal Investigator
2015 - 2018 Traffic-Related Air Pollutants and Respiratory Tract Microbiome in Children
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences - 1R21ES024807-01A1
Role: Principal Investigator
Colleague(s): Tiina Reponen
2017 - 2017 A Pilot Study on Nanoparticle Levels and Field Evaluation of N95 Respirator Masks in Construction Sites
The Center for Construction Research and Training - 17-3-PS
Role: Principal Investigator
Colleague(s): Abbas Rashidi and Aniruddha Mitra
2015 - 2016 Control of Moisture Damage Related Allergenic and Toxic Molds: Exploring Natural Products
GSU Faculty Research Committee Seed Grant – FRC Award
2011 - 2016 Neutralization of Aerosolized Bio-Agents by Filled Nanocomposite Materials through Thermal and Chemical Inactivation Mechanisms
Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Department of Defense - HDTRA1-11-1-0017
Role: Co-Investigator
Colleague(s): Sergey A. Grinshpun
2013 - 2014 Pyrosequencing as a Tool to Analyze the Mycobiomes in Green-Building Materials
NIOSH-ERC Pilot Research Project - T42 OH008432-08
Role: Faculty Mentor
Colleague(s): Kanistha Chatterjee
2013 - 2014 Use of Pyrosequencing to Assess Fungal Diversity in Moisture-Damaged Buildings
NIOSH-ERC Pilot Research Project - T42 OH008432-08
Role: Faculty Mentor
Colleague(s): Eric M. Kettleson
2012 - 2013 Use of Pyrosequencing to Assess Bacterial Diversity in Moisture-Damaged Buildings
NIOSH-ERC Pilot Research Project - T42 OH008432 -07
Role: Faculty Mentor
Colleague(s): Eric M. Kettleson
2010 - 2013 Bacteria and Bacterial Immunomodulators in Moisture Damaged Versus Reference Homes
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - OHLHH0199-09
Role: Principal Investigator
2010 - 2013 TLR Ligand and Pesticide Exposure in Farms: Role in Atopic Immune Responses
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences - R21ES017316-01A1
Role: Principal Investigator
2008 - 2011 Inactivation of Aerosolized Biological Agents Using Filled Nanocomposite Materials
Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Department of Defense - HDTRA-1-08-1-0012
Role: Co-Investigator
Colleague(s): Sergey A. Grinshpun
2008 - 2010 Bioaerosols in Midwest Greenhouses and Respiratory Symptoms Among Workers
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health - 5R03OH009241-02
Role: Principal Investigator
2006 - 2008 Sampling of Biological Contaminants from Surfaces in Flooded Homes of New Orleans: Development, Evaluation and Implementation of a New Cost-Effective Protocol
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development - OHLHH0155-06
Role: Co-Investigator
Colleague(s): Sergey A. Grinshpun
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Professional Service and Affiliations

2022 - Present Member, JPHCOPH Curriculum Development Committee, GS
2022 - Present Member, JPHCOPH Curriculum Self-Study Group, GS
2022 - Present Member, JPHCOPH Faculty Awards Committee, GS
2021 - Present Concentration Coordinator, Environmental Health Sciences, GS
2021 - Present Member, JPHCOPH P&T Committee, GS
2021 - 2022 Member, Academic Standards Committee, GS
2021 - 2022 Chair, Faculty Search Committee for Environmental Health Sciences, GS
2021 - 2022 Chair, JPHCOPH Student Travel Committee, GS
2020 Member, JPHCOPH Student Travel Committee, GS
2015 - 2018 Examiner, DrPH Core Candidacy Exams at JPHCOPH, GS
2016 Member, Faculty Search Committees, GSU
2015 - 2016 Member, General Education and Core Curriculum (GECC) committee, GSU
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Honors and Awards

  • Co-Recipient, The John M. White Award, American Industrial Hygiene Association (2005)
  • Recipient, Research Training (Travel) Award for EOH (Environmental and Occupational Hygiene) Faculty, University of Cincinnati Education and Research Center (2007-2009)
  • Recipient, 'Development of Instruction’ Award, Georgia Southern University (2014)
  • Recipient, Outstanding Reviewer Award, Elsevier (2015-2016)
  • Faculty Research Committee FY 16, FY 18, and FY 20 Research Seed Funding Awards, Georgia Southern University (2015, 2017, 2019)
  • Level 1 EBT (Evidence Based Teaching) Badge of Georgia Southern University, 2021

Courses

  • Occupational Health in Public Health Practice (PUBH 4331)
  • Introduction to Global Health (PUBH 3431)
  • Public Health Capstone Research Project (PUBH 7991)
  • Field Research in Environmental Health (PUBH 7890)
  • Environmental and Occupational Health (PUBH 8132)
  • Air Quality (ENVH 7231)
  • Field Methods in Environmental Health (ENVH 7235)
  • Environmental Health (PUBH 6532)
  • Environmental Exposure and Impact Assessment (ENVH 7233)

Education

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2000 - 2005 Postdoctoral Training in Environmental and Occupational Hygiene, University of Cincinnati
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2001 Ph.D. in Science (Environmental Microbiology), Jadavpur University ‐ Bose Institute
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Links

Contact Information

P.O. Box 8015
Statesboro, GA 30460
Phone: (912) 478-2289
Office: 501 Forest Drive, Room 2025
Fax: (912) 478-0171

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ORCID

Published Peer Reviewed Articles of Original Research (81)