Name
Hamid  Fonooni,  CPE
Mike  Behm,  CSP
Area  of  Competency
Ergonomics, System Safety a n d
Risk Analysis
Safety Management ESH
Generalist
Name
Pat Curran, CIH
Kevin Kupietz
Area  of  Competency
Industrial Hygiene and Industrial
Noise Ventilation
Fire protection and Prevention and Emergency Management
Tarek Abdel-Salam, PE Hazardous Materials
Dale Krageschmidt, Ph.D., CIH
Paul Knechtges, Ph.D.
David Batts, Ed.D.
Industrial Hygiene, Hazardous
Waste, Toxicology,
Epidemiology
Risk Analysis, Risk assessment, and Toxicology,
Leadership and Risk
Management
Teaching  and  Research  Area
Ergonomics, Biomechanics, Risk
Management, Risk Assessment.
Safety Management Safety through Design
Teaching  and  Research  Area
Occupational safety and
Monitoring Control
Fire Protection and Prevention and Emergency Management
Environmental Operations and
Hazardous Materials
Contemporary Issues in
Occupational Safety
System Safety and Risk Analysis
Risk Management
Hamid Fonooni, Ph.D., CPE , serves as Program Director of the MSOS Program. He is a board-certified professional ergonomist with over 25 years of experience in teaching and research in SH&E. After earning his Ph.D. in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering from University of Cincinnati, he worked in industry as an
Ergonomic Engineer Consultant for about 8 years, where he provided professional services to about 450 companies in Northwest Ohio. He is a professional member of Society of Safety Engineers, where he served as Administrator of Academic Practice Specialty, Chair of Students Activities Committee, and member of Educational Standards
Committee. He has received several acknowledgments and recognitions for his teaching, research, and service, to name a few: 2013 Outstanding Educator of the Year Award, 2012 Culbertson Service Award, ad 2005
Academic Practice Specialty - Safety Professional of the Year Award. Dr. Fonooni is also serves as a volunteer at the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), currently he serves as the
Vice Chair of Operation in the Executive Committee of the Applied Science Accreditation Commission.
Michael Behm, Ph.D., CSP , is an Associate Professor in the Occupational Safety Program at East Carolina
University. His educational background includes a BS in Occupational Safety and Hygiene Management from Millersville University, a MS degree in Environmental Health from Temple University, and a PhD in
Public Health from Oregon State University. Dr. Behm has been a Certified Safety Professional since 1995.
He worked in industry for 10 years as a safety and health professional with Lenox China and Saint-Gobain,
Corporation. Mike is an active member of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health’s
Construction Sector Occupational Research and Prevention through Design Councils. In 2011, he was awarded a Research Fellowship with the Singapore National Parks Board Centre for Urban Greenery and
Ecology to study safe design aspects of rooftop and vertical greenery systems. Dr. Behm serves as Joint
Coordinator of the Working Commission on Safety and Health in Construction at the International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction, in the Netherlands.
Pat  Curran,  CIH ,  is  a  board-­‐certified  industrial  hygienist  with  over  42  years  of  experience.    This   includes  working  as  an  OSHA  Health  Compliance  Officer,  Manager  of  an  Occupational  and
Environmental  Health  Program  within  NC  Div.  of  Public  Health  and  Industrial  Hygiene  Consultant.
He  has  a  broad  base  of  occupational  health  experience  having  worked  with  a  many  industrial  and

governmental  entities  throughout  his  career.    He  is  past  President  of  the  Carolinas  Section  of  AIHA,
Chair  of  the  NC  Industrial  Ventilation  Conference  and  teaches  continuing  education  classes  in   industrial  hygiene  at  UNC-­‐Chapel  Hill.
Dale  Krageschmidt,  PH.D.,  CIH  is  currently  the  Supervisor  of  Industrial  Hygiene  in  the  Occupational
Safety  Unit  at  Mayo  Clinic  Rochester.    From  September  1997  through  July  2006,  he  taught  at  the
University  of  Minnesota  Duluth  where  he  achieved  the  rank  of  associate  professor  with  tenure  in  the
Department  of  Industrial  and  Mechanical  Engineering’s  Master  of  Environmental  Health  and  Safety
Program.    Prior  to  teaching,  he  had  18  years  of  industry  and  consulting  experience  in  industrial   hygiene,  safety  and  environmental  engineering.  He  is  a  board  certified  industrial  hygienist.    He  has   done  post-­‐doctoral  studies  at  the  University  of  Minnesota  and  the  University  of  Florida  in  public   health  and  toxicology.    He  has  won  teaching  awards,  including  the  Omega  Chi  Epsilon  at  UMD.    He  has   written  and  presented  over  50  peer-­‐reviewed,  published  journal  articles  and  professional   presentations  during  his  career.    He  sits  on  the  External  Advisory  Boards  overseeing  academic   programs  for  Safety,  Health  and  Environmental  curriculum  at  several  universities.
Tarek  Abdel-­‐Salam,  Ph.D.,  PE ,  leads  and  teaches  the  Hazardous  Materials  and  Environmental
Operations   courses.  Dr.  Abdel-­‐Salam‘s  industrial  experience  and  research  expertise  is  in  the  fate   and  transport  of   environmental  contaminants  and  in  the  environmental  management  systems.  Dr.
Abdel-­‐Salam’s  expertise   fulfills  a  vital  need  of  our  training  and  education  program  to  enhance   students’  knowledge  of  environmental  management   and  regulations  to  succeed  as  a  generalist  in   the  safety,  health,  and  environmental  (SH&E)  profession.
Paul L. Knechtges, Ph.D., REHS , Commander, Medical Service Corps, United States Navy (ret.) received a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Health from East Carolina University, a Master of Science degree in Environmental Science from George Washington University, and a PhD in Environmental
Biology and Public Policy from George Mason University. He is a Registered Environmental Health
Specialist (REHS) with the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) and Acquisition Certified in Science and Technology Management by the Department of Defense.
David Batts, Ed.D.
, is a MSOS graduate and is a faculty member in the Industrial Technology area. Dr.
Batts taught continuing education course in Occupational Safety and provided private consulting in the areas of safety and health to eastern North Carolina industries. Dr. Batts has served both locally and nationally for the American Society of Safety Engineers. Dr. Batts has previously taught numerous graduate courses in the MSOS program. He teaches Workers Compensation, Industrial Safety, Fire
Protection Safety and Protection, and Applied Safety management an as-needed basis.