Associate Professor and Emphasis Coordinator, School of Public and Population Health
Dr. Kimberly Rauscher joined Boise State University in the fall of 2019 and is currently an Associate Professor and an Emphasis Coordinator in the School of Public and Population Health. She received a Doctor of Science degree from the Work Environment Department at the University of Massachusetts Lowell and a Master of Arts degree in Regional Economic and Social Development, also from the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Dr. Rauscher’s research focus is on occupational health and safety policy and injury prevention with an emphasis on adolescent workers in the US. She is a member of the American Public Health Association, the Child Labor Coalition of the National Consumers League, and the National Young Worker Health and Safety Network.
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About Kimberly J. Rauscher
Dr. Kimberly Rauscher joined Boise State University in the fall of 2019 and is currently an Associate Professor and an Emphasis Coordinator in the School of Public and Population Health. She received a Doctor of Science degree from the Work Environment Department at the University of Massachusetts Lowell and a Master of Arts degree in Regional Economic and Social Development, also from the University of Massachusetts Lowell. Dr. Rauscher’s research focus is on occupational health and safety policy and injury prevention with an emphasis on adolescent workers in the US. She is a member of the American Public Health Association, the Child Labor Coalition of the National Consumers League, and the National Young Worker Health and Safety Network.
| 2019 - Present | Adjunct Associate Professor, West Virginia University ‐ Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences | |
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| 2019 - Present | Associate Professor, Boise State University ‐ School of Public and Population Health | |
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| 2016 - 2019 | Associate Professor, West Virginia University ‐ Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences | |
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| 2010 - 2016 | Assistant Professor, West Virginia University ‐ Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences | |
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| 2006 - 2010 | Research Scientist, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ‐ Injury Prevention Research Center | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
| 2019 - Present | Evaluation and Improvement of the OSHA 10-Hour Construction Safety Training Program |
| CDC/National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) | |
| Role: Principal Investigator | |
| Colleague(s): Mark Fullen, WVU (Co-PI) and Douglas Myers, BSU (Co-I) | |
| $994,996.00 | |
| 2016 - Present | Timber-Safe: Reduction of West Virginia Logging Hazards |
| CDC/National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) - 2U54OH007547-16 | |
| Role: Co-Investigator | |
| Colleague(s): M. Fullen and D. Myers (Co-PIs) | |
| $859,424 | |
| 2015 - 2019 | Understanding Workplace Violence against Young Workers in the US |
| CDC/National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) - 1-R01-OH-010928-01 | |
| Role: Principal Investigator | |
| Colleague(s): C. Casteel (Co-PI), D. Myers (Co-I); C. Peek-Asa (Co-I) | |
| $1,277,765 | |
| 2014 - 2017 | Occupational Safety and Health Education in Post-Secondary Career Technical Education Construction Programs |
| CDC/National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) - U60 OH009762 | |
| Role: Principal Investigator | |
| Colleague(s): D. Bush (Co-PI), C. Chang (Co-I), D. Myers (Co-I) | |
| $600,000 |
Professional Service and Affiliations
| Present | Member, American Public Health Association (OHS and ICEHS sections) | Present | Member and Supporter, Child Labor Coalition, National Consumers League | Present | Member, National Young Worker Health and Safety Network |
| 2005 | ScD - Public Policy, University of Massachusetts Lowell ‐ Department of Work Environment | |
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| 2000 | MA, University of Massachusetts Lowell ‐ Department of Regional Economic and Social Development | |
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| 1998 | BA (w/Minors in Sociology and Psychology), University of Massachusetts Amherst ‐ Department of Political Science | |
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