• Associate Dean for Public Health Practice, College of Public Health
• President's Associates Presidential Professor
• Professor of Occupational and Environmental Health
• Director, Southwest Center for Public Health Preparedness

RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Environmental Risk Assessment and Management Techniques and Practices
Environmental Risk Communication
Environmental Workforce Health and Safety Policy Issues
Public Health Workforce Development

PRACTICE SPECIALTY AREAS:
Environmental Management
Environmental Auditing
Environmental Risk Assessment and Management
Environmental Risk Communication
Environmental Planning and Programming

SPECIALTY AREAS:
Environmental Management
Environmental Auditing
Environmental Project Management
International Issues in Environmental Management
Environmental Planning and Programming

EDUCATION:
Institution                                   Major                            Degree         Year
Eastern Oklahoma State College   Environmental Studies         A.S.           1972
Wilburton, Oklahoma
East Central State College            Environmental Health           B.S.           1974
Ada, Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma                 Environmental Health           M.S.           1976
University of Oklahoma                 Environmental Management  Ph.D.         1981

HONORS AND MEMBERSHIPS:
Fellow of the Royal Society of Health, United Kingdom (Environmental Health)
Member, Delta Omega Public Health Honor Society
Recipient of the Water Pollution Control Federation’s 1987 William D. Hatfield Award for Excellence in Environmental Management
Member, American Public Health Association (Environmental Health Section)
Member, National Association for Environmental Management (Member, Board of Directors, 1991-1994)
Member, National Environmental Health Association
Member, Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors (International Section)
Member, National Association of Professional Sanitarians
Member, American Association for the Advancement of Science
Member, American Academy of Sanitarians
Member, Water and Pollution Control Association of Oklahoma
Member, National Association of Local Environmental Health Administrators

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS:
Registered Professional Sanitarian, Oklahoma No. 735
Diplomate, American Academy of Sanitarians
Class "A" Water Facility Operator, Oklahoma No. 644
Class "A" Wastewater Facility Operator, Oklahoma No. 555
40-Hour HAZWOPER Certified

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:

2003 - Present: Professor of Occupational and Environmental Health, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, and Associate Dean for Public Health Practice, College of Public Health, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

1990 - 2003: Associate Professor (Tenured, 1996) , College of Public Health, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

1991 - 2000: Adjunct Professor of Environmental Policy and Management, Department of Environmental Policy and Management, University of Denver, Denver, Colorado.

1988 - 1990: Assistant Professor of Environmental Science, Department of Environmental Science, East Central University, Ada, Oklahoma.

1985 - 1990: Adjunct Associate Professor of Occupational and Environmental Health, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, College of Public Health, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

1981 - 1985: Adjunct Assistant Professor of Occupational and Environmental Health, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, College of Public Health, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

1979 - 1984: Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Oklahoma State University, Oklahoma City Campus, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

1978 - 1988: Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental Science, East Central University, Ada, Oklahoma.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

1992 – 1999: President and Principal, Integrated Risk Management, Inc., full service occupational and environmental consulting firm in environmental engineering, risk assessment, analysis, risk communication program design and implementation, occupational health and safety management and systems design.

1992 - 1999: Advisory Board Member, University of Maryland/University College, tasked with developing graduate and undergraduate degree programs in Environmental Management. Co-developer of introductory course and courses in environmental auditing and environmental planning.

1991 - Present: Program Development Advisor, Department of Environmental Policy and Management, University of Denver. Denver, Colorado.

1991- 1999: Advisor to Oklahoma State Department of Health and numerous professional health care delivery associations regarding the management of biomedical wastes.

1990 - 1991: Co-Director: Risk Assessment Team conducting a series of risk assessment efforts for the United States Air Force related to potential groundwater contamination due to military facility landfill leachate release and industrial wastewater treatment discharge.

1988 - 1990: Research Quality Assurance Officer, under contract between East Central University, Ada, Oklahoma and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Robert S. Kerr Environmental Research Laboratory. Directed nationwide program audits on groundwater research activities at 30 plus major universities and research institutions including Stanford, Cornell, University of North Carolina, Rice University, University of Florida, University of Texas, and Oregon State University.

1980 - 1988: Principal and Director of Analytical Services, Wastewater Systems Management, Inc. (WSMI), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Contract operations firm specializing in water, wastewater, solid and hazardous waste, and air quality management. Largest single facility contracted: North Canadian Wastewater Treatment Plant, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. 80 Million Gallon per Day facility plus supporting pump stations and line work. Total staff assigned: 65 Project Position: Overall Manager for WSMI Contract.

1979 - 1988: Senior Environmental Analyst/Senior Environmental Planner, Fred Spitz and Associates, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Responsible for facility planning and environmental assessments related to planning, design, construction, and operation of USEPA construction grants wastewater and solid waste projects exceeding $160 million. Responsible for project management related to USDOD military facilities environmental assessments and planning at locations throughout the west and southwest United States.

1977 - 1979: Contract Environmental Systems Analyst, Don Jennings and Associates, Denver, Colorado. Conducted environmental health review and evaluations for tribal master planning activities of Native American tribes throughout the western United States.

1976 - 1979: Contract Systems Analyst, RAM Enterprises, Inc. Developed environmental sampling plan and conducted statistical analyses related to atmospheric dispersion modeling for government agency and USAF; Utah and Nevada.

1974 - 1979: Lead Chemist and Technician, Environmental Consultants Laboratory, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS:

Manuscripts Submitted and in Peer Review

• Elledge BL, DT Boatright, PD Woodson, RE Clinkenbeard, and MW Brand. Learning from Katrina: Environmental Health Observations from the SWCPHP Response Team. Submitted to Environmental Health Perspectives, June 2006.

Journal Articles Accepted for Publication or In Print

• Phillips, ML, BL Elledge, HG Basara, RA Lynch, and DT Boatright (2006). Recurrent Critical violations of the Food Code in Retail Food Service Establishments. Journal of Environmental Health 68(10):24-30.
• Lynch RA, ML Phillips, BL Elledge, and DT Boatright. Safe handling of food: a microbiological evaluation of the effect of glove use by food handlers in fast food restaurants. Journal of Food Protection 68:187-190, 2005.
• Lynch, Robert A., Margaret L. Phillips, Brenda L. Elledge, Sridhar Hanumanthaiah, and Daniel T. Boatright (2005). A preliminary evaluation of the effect of glove use by food handlers in fast food restaurants. Journal of Food Protection 68:187-190.
• Pannell, M., M. Brandt, and D. Boatright (2004). A Field Evaluation of the Predictive Value of a Hand Drum Pressure Detection Device.  Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene 1(5):319-323.
• Elledge, B.L., R.A. Lynch, D.T. Boatright, and M.L. Phillips (2004). An Evaluation of the Retail Inspection Process In Oklahoma", Food Protection Trends 24(3):166-174.
• Lynch, R.A., B.L. Elledge, C.C. Griffith, and D.T. Boatright (2003). A Comparison of Food Safety Knowledge of Restaurant Managers by Sources of Training and Experience. Journal of Environmental Health 66(2):9-14.
• Lynch, R.A., Boatright, D.T., and Moss, S.K. (2000). Lead-Contaminated Imported Tamarind Candy and Children’s Blood Lead Levels. Public Health Reports 115(6): 537-543.
• Boatright, Daniel T., Brandt, Michael T. and Phillips, Margaret (1999). “The Schools of Public Health and Practice; An Environmental Health Partnership” Public Health Reports Volume 114(4): 384-387.
• Boatright, D.T. (1995). Environmental Health and International Travel", Journal of Environmental Health 57(8):29 – 32.
• Boatright, D.T. (1995). Environmental Health Education: What's Wrong With This Picture? Journal of Environmental Health 58(1): 33 -35
• Boatright, D.T. (1995). "What, Exactly, is a Privilege?" Journal of Environmental Health 58(5):_20-21.
• Boatright, D.T., Edwards, A.J., and Shaver, A.K. (1995). A Comprehensive Biomedical Waste Survey. Journal of Environmental Health 57(8): 15-19.
• Boatright, D.T., Boyko, R. and Cheremisinoff, N.P. (1992). Lead Abatement Technology: A Hot Issue. The National Environmental Journal, September/October: 21-24.
• Boatright, D.T. (1982). Things to Look for When Land Applying Sludges, Journal of the Oklahoma Water and Pollution Control Association 14 (1) 10-15.
• Boatright, D.T. and Lawrence, C.H. (1977). Rapid Sand Filtration for Best Practical Treatment of Domestic Wastewater Stabilization Pond Effluent. Journal of Environmental Health 40 (4): 21 -26.
• Samaras, J.T., and Boatright, D.T. (1978). Wage Scale Evaluation for Nurses - A Model. American Journal of Nursing 8:23-30.

Books and Book Chapters

• “A Bibliography of Risk Communication and Environmental Health Risk Literature” Boatright, Daniel T.; Belsten, Laura A. and Lynch, Robert A. National Environmental Health Association, 1996
• Munsey, et al. "Plant Manager's Handbook: Systems Management", Task Force on Plant Manager's Handbook; Franklin D. Munsey, Chairman. Chapter 5, Facility Management. Water Pollution Control Federation, 1986.

Other Publications

• Boatright, D.T. (1998). Environmental Health Partnerships: Models for Success. Health Resources Services Administration, Bureau of Health Professions, United States Public Health Service, May.
• Boatright, D.T. (1995). Careers in Environmental Health. In Education for the Earth: The College Guide for Careers in the Environment. Peterson's; Princeton, New Jersey.
• Boatright, D.T., Johnson, D.L., and Brown, C.A. (1994). Transportation Flow Study and Hazard Analysis. Oklahoma County Local Emergency Planning Committee, August.
• Boatright, D.T. and Boatright, P.A. (1993). Management Skills. Industrial Hygiene and Safety News, September.
• Boatright, D.T., et al. (1992). Biomedical Waste Management Practices in Oklahoma. Oklahoma State Department of Health.
• Coleman, R.L. and Boatright, D.T. (1991). Baseline Risk Assessment: Landfill Number Five; Tinker Air Force Base. Environmental Quality Section, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
• Boatright, D.T. and Coleman, R.L. (1991). Baseline Risk Assessment: Industrial Waste Treatment Plant; Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Environmental Quality Section, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
• Boatright, D.T. (1981). Development of a National Hazardous Waste Management System Model. Doctor of Philosophy Dissertation, University of Oklahoma.
• Boatright, D.T. (1976). The Application of Rapid Sand Filtration to a Domestic Wastewater Stabilization Pond Effluent. Master of Science Thesis, University of Oklahoma.

EXAMPLE MAJOR PRACTICE PROJECTS:

Department of Defense

Longhorn Army Ammunition Plant, Texas - Facility Environmental Management Assessment and Master Base Planning Program in Support of Base-Wide Digital Mapping Project.

Red River Army Arsenal, Texas - Facility Environmental Assessment and Master Base Planning Program in Support of Base-Wide Digital Mapping Project.

Louisiana Army Ammunition Plant, Louisiana - Facility Environmental Assessment to Support Wastewater Treatment Facilities Upgrade Master Plan.

McAlester Army Ammunition Plant, Oklahoma - Facility Environmental Assessment for Munitions Management and Demilitarization Project.

Operations and Support Maintenance Plan (Including Life Support Services) for a 1500-Man Austere Regional Military Training Center (RMTC) Near Trujillo, Republic of Honduras.

United States Public Health Service, Indian Health Service

Contract Environmental Health Specialist and Principal Environmental Health Consultant for developing various Native American Master Tribal Plans. Extensive project efforts throughout the Native American Reservations in Arizona, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah. Programs designed to analyze existing environmental health programs and to develop specific, workable, cost effective solutions to environmental health problems.

USPHS Indian Health Service projects included:

• 1978-1979: Moapa Band of Paiute Indians and Las Vegas Colony, Moapa and Las Vegas, Nevada – Tribal-Specific Comprehensive Health Plan Development. Included the development and use of environmental indicators related to improving health care delivery to reservation inhabitants.

• 1978-1979: Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, Reno, Nevada – Tribal-Specific Comprehensive Health Plan Development; environmental health component.

• 1978-1979: White Earth Indian Community, White Earth, Minnesota – Tribal-Specific Comprehensive Health Plan Development; environmental health component.

• 1977: Ute Indian Tribe, Fort Duchesne, Utah – Tribal-Specific Comprehensive Health Plan Development; environmental health component.

United States Environmental Protection Agency

City of Oklahoma City Deer Creek 10 MGD Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant ($32 million Project). Developed project Facility Plan, Environmental Assessment, Sludge Management Plan, Start-Up Orientation and First Year Operations Plan, Laboratory Guidelines and Quality Control Program, and Programmed Operations and Maintenance Procedures. Project Position: Senior Analyst and Planner for Design;
Project Management for Start-Up and First Year Operations.

City of Oklahoma City Cow Creek Sequencing Batch Reactor Wastewater Treatment Plant Privatization Project Facility Plan, Environmental Assessment, Sludge Management Plan, and all Operations and Maintenance guidelines documentation. Project Position: Senior Analyst and Planner for Design, Project Manager for Operations.

City of Ardmore, Oklahoma Rotating Biological Contactor Secondary Wastewater Treatment Plant ($16 million Project). Project Position: Senior Analyst and Planner for Design, Project Manager for Start-Up and First Year Operations. Responsible for: Wastewater Treatment Facility Plan; Environmental Assessment
Sludge Management Plan; Start-Up Orientation and Operations Program; and Laboratory Procedures and Quality Control Plan.

City of Midwest City, Oklahoma Rotating Biological Contactor Secondary Wastewater Treatment Plant ($14 million Project). Developed project planning, design, assessment and O&M reports and grant mandated support documentation.

City of Moore, Oklahoma, Rotating Biological Contactor Secondary Wastewater Treatment Plant ($18 million Project). Project Position: Senior Analyst and Planner for Design, Project Manager for Start-Up and First Year Operations, Project Manager under subsequent total O & M contract.

City of Guymon, Oklahoma, 5.5 million gallon per day Rotating Biological Contactor Secondary Wastewater Treatment Plant ($11 million Project). Project Position: Senior Analyst and Planner for Design, Facility Plan, and Environmental Assessment.

REGIONAL, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS:

• Lynch, R., Elledge, B., Boatright, D., Griffin, C. (2002). Reducing Risks for Foodborne Illness in the Restaurant Industry through Food Safety Training. Accepted for poster presentation at the 2nd National Conference for Food Safety Educators, Orlando, Florida, September 2002.
• Phillips, M., Boatright, D., Elledge, B., and Basara, H. (2002). Recurrent Critical Violations in Food Service Establishments. Accepted for poster presentation at the American Public Health Association Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA, November 2002.
• Boatright, D., Parker, J., and Chandler, M. (2002). Enhancing Environmental Health Experience for Undergraduate Nursing Students. Accepted for platform presentation at the American Public Health Association Conference, Philadelphia, PA, November 2002.
• Elledge, B., Basara, H., Boatright, D., Lynch, R., and Phillips, M. (2002). Analysis of Food Safety Policy Implementation between Urban and Rural Establishments. Accepted for platform presentation at the American Public Health Association Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA, November 2002.
• Elledge, B., Basara, H., and Boatright, D. (2002). Policy Considerations for Food Safety Management at the Retail Level. Platform presentation at the First Annual Puerto Rican Public Health Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico, April 2002.
• Boatright, D.T. (2001). Incorporating Security Issues into Facility Risk Communication Plans. Platform presentation at the Synthetic Chemical Manufacturers Association Chemical Site Security Conference, Kansas City, Missouri, December 2001.
• Boatright, D.T. (2001). Antecedents to Foodborne Illness Outbreaks. Platform presentation at the American Public Health Association Annual Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, October 2001.
• Boatright, D.T. (2001). Enhancing Environmental Health Education for Undergraduate Nursing Students. Platform presentation at the American Public Health Association Annual Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, October 2001.
• Boatright, D.T. (2001). Sustaining the Environmental Health Workforce. Keynote address presented at the Association of Schools of Public Health Annual Environmental Health Conference, Seattle, Washington, August 2001.
• Boatright, D.T. (2000). Environmental Health Core Competencies: Preparing the Workforce. Platform presentation at the American Public Health Association Annual Conference, Boston, MA, November 2000.
• Boatright, D.T. (2000). Antecedents to Foodborne Illness Outbreaks. Platform presentation at the National Environmental Health Association Annual Educational Conference, Denver, CO, June 2000.
• Boatright, D.T. (1999). Building Linkages between Academia and Industry to Enhance Practitioner-Based Education. Platform presentation at the National Environmental Health Association Annual Educational Conference, Nashville, TN, June 1999.
• Boatright, D.T. (1998). Development of an Undergraduate Association of Environmental Health Programs. Invited presentation at the Health Resources and Services Administration funded conference held in conjunction with the National Environmental Health Association Annual Educational Conference, June 1998.
• Boatright, D.T. (1998). Trends in Environmental Health Education. Platform presentation at the Association of Schools of Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Annual meeting, Washington, D.C., November 1998.
• Boatright, D.T. (1997). Designing Effective Environmental Health Internships. Platform presentation at the National Environmental Health Association Annual Conference; Washington, D.C., July 1997.
• Boatright, D.T. (1997). Environmental Health and Agency Jobs – An Overview. Platform presentation at the National Environmental Health Association Annual Conference, Washington, D.C., June 1997.
• Boatright, D.T. (1996). An Overview of Environmental Health Linkages and Partnerships. Platform presentation at the National Environmental Health Association Annual Educational Conference, Chicago, IL, June 1996.
• Boatright, D.T. (1995). Environmental Health Management in the 1990s: A Critical Time. Keynote address at the Canadian Institute of Public Health Annual Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, September 1995.
• Boatright, D.T. (1994). Educating Environmental Health Practitioners versus Environmental Researchers; Speaker and Panel Leader, American Public Health Association, Annual Conference; Washington, D.C., October 1994.
• Boatright, D.T. (1994). An Overview of Internship Practice in Occupational and Environmental Health Program Tracks. Platform presentation at the US Public Health Service sponsored Conference on Internships, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, September 1994.
• Boatright, D.T. (1994). An Overview of Environmental Risk Communication Techniques for Environmental Health Practitioners. Platform presentation at the National Environmental Health Association, Annual Education Conference, Ft. Worth, TX, June 1994.
• Boatright, D.T. (1994). Educating Environmental Practitioners. Platform presentation at the Faculty Forum, National Environmental Health Association Annual Education Conference, Ft. Worth, TX, June 1994.
• Boatright, D.T. (1994). Responding to Emerging Disease Organisms. Panel leader and speaker; National Environmental Health Association Annual Education Conference, Ft. Worth, TX,
• Boatright, D.T. (1994). Environmental Management Trends for the 1990's and Beyond. Platform presentation at invitation of Canadian Government, at the Globe ’94 Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, March 1994.
• Boatright, D.T. (1993). Environmental Health Education and Training Partnerships: A Project Update. Platform presentation at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, October 1993.
• Boatright, D.T. (1993). Structuring Environmental Health and Safety Programs. Platform presentation at the HAZMAT Southwest Conference, Dallas, TX, September 1993.
• Boatright, D.T. (1993). Teaching Risk Assessment in Environmental Health Programs. Platform presentation at the National Environmental Health Association Annual Educational Conference, Orlando, FL, June 1993.
• Boatright, D.T. (1992). Quality Control for Environmental Training Programs. Platform presentation at the HAZMAT Southwest Conference,
• Boatright, D.T. (1992). Across the Rio or Up the River: Environmental Concerns Related to the North American Free Trade Agreement. Platform presentation at HAZMAT Southwest Conference, Long Beach, California; October, 1992.
• Boatright, D.T. (1992). Biomedical Waste Management Practices in Oklahoma: An Overview. Platform presentation at the Air and Waste Management Association Regional Meeting, Tulsa, OK; April, 1992.
• Boatright, D.T. (1992). Building Internal Capabilities. Platform presentation at the ETEX ’92 Conference, Washington, D.C., April 1992.
• Boatright, D.T. (1992). Managing the Regulators: Working the System for Best Results. Platform presentation at the HAZMAT ’92 Conference, Dallas, TX, February 1992.
• Southwest Political Science Association Annual Conference, Panel Co-Chair, "The Reauthorization of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act - A Round-table Discussion"; Austin, TX; August,1992.
• Boatright, D.T. (1991). Environmental Education and Training for Industry. Platform presentation at the HAZMAT West Conference, Long Beach, CA; September, 1991.
• Boatright, D.T. (1991). Biomedical Waste Management. Platform presentation at the Solid Waste Association of North America Southwest Region Conference, Oklahoma City, OK; April, 1991.
• Boatright, D.T. (1987). Sludge Application on Cropland in the Southwest. Platform presentation at the Water Pollution Control Federation Conference, Philadelphia, PA., September, 1987.

OTHER PRESENTATIONS:

• Boatright, D.T. (2001). Environmental Antecedents to Foodborne Illness Outbreaks: Progress and Findings. Platform presentation at the Florida Environmental Health Association Annual Conference, Tampa, Florida, July 2001.
• Boatright, D.T. (2001). The Arsenic Standard. Presented to the Oklahoma Center for Toxicology External Advisory Board, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, May 2001.
• Boatright, D.T. (2001). Foodborne Illness Outbreaks and Public Health Law. Platform presentation at the Association of Schools of Public Health Partnering Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, February 2001.
• Boatright, D.T. (2001). Effective Proposal Development for Cooperative Agreements. Platform presentation at the Association of Schools of Public Health Partnering Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, February 2001.
• Boatright, D.T. (2000). Basic Versus Applied Research in Schools of Public Health. Presented to the Association of Schools of Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Council, ASPH Annual Conference, Boston, MA, November 2000.
• Boatright, D.T. (2000). Identifying Antecedents to Foodborne Illness Outbreaks. Centers for Disease Control Food Net Conference, Atlanta, GA, September 2000.
• Boatright, D.T. (2000). Enhancing the Environmental Health Workforce. Presented at the ASPH/HRSA Special Conference Washington, D.C., July 2000.
• Boatright, D.T. (2000). Evaluating Foodborne Illness Outbreaks. Presented at the National Environmental Health Science and Protection Accreditation Council Food Safety Workshop, Phoenix, AZ, March 2000.
• Boatright, D.T. (2000). Environmental Health Workforce Competency. Presented at the APHA/CDC/NIOSH Joint Task Force Conference, Washington, D.C., February 2000.
• Boatright, D.T. (1996). ISO 14000 and International Business Planning. Platform presentation at the Governor’s Conference on Environmental Quality, Oklahoma City, OK, April 1996.
• Boatright, D.T. (1995). Environmental Health Training and Education Partnerships. Presented to the Society for Occupational and Environmental Health, Bethesda, MD, December 1995.
• Boatright, D.T. (1995). Overview of Environmental Assessment Techniques and Processes. Presented to the Standards and Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia; Shah Alam/Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, December 1995.
• Boatright, D.T. (1995). Integrating Environmental Health and Safety for Enhanced Compliance. Platform presentation at the Governor’s Conference on Environmental Quality; Tulsa, OK, May 1995.
• Boatright, D.T. (1995). Enhancing Partnerships between the Public and Private Sector to Improve Environmental Management Performance. Keynote address presented at the Environmental Federation of Oklahoma Annual Conference, Tulsa, OK, April, 1995
• Boatright, D.T. (1994). Risk Communication: Telling the Story. Presented to the Environmental Federation of Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK, April, 1994
• Boatright, D.T. (1993). Managing Environmental Risks. Presented to the Institute for Corporate Environmental Management, Houston, TX, March, 1993
• Boatright, D.T. (1993). Environmental Impacts of Global Warming. Presented to the Young Scholars Program meeting, Southwestern State University, April, 1993

SERVICE ACTIVITIES:

National and State Service

1988 - 1989: President, Pollution Control Association of Oklahoma
1990 - 1995: Member, Board of Directors, National Association for Environmental Management
1990 - 1995: Chair, National Association for Environmental Management Academic Advisory Council
1990 - 1995: Co-Chair, National Association for Environmental Management, Executive Board Committee
1990 – 1998 Academic Program Advisor, Graduate Program in Environmental Policy and Management, University of Denver, Denver, Colorado
1991 (March) Conference Chairperson and Coordinator, Statewide Conference on
Biomedical Waste Management in Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, OK.
1991 Conference Co-Chair, "The Internationalization of Hazardous Wastes" Southwest Political Science Association Annual Conference, San Antonio, TX
1991 – 1994 Chair, Governor’s Council on Environmental Quality, Special
Appointment by Governor David Walters
1991- 1995 Program Advisor, Institute for Corporate Environmental Management, Center for Executive Development, University of Houston;
1991 – 1996 Academic Program Advisor, Graduate Environmental Management Program, University of Houston-Clear Lake; Clear Lake, Texas
1991 – Present Environmental Health Affairs Committee; National Environmental Health Association
1991 - 1995: Member, Governor's Council on Environmental Quality (Special Appointment by Governor David Walters)
1992 – 1995 Member, National Environmental Health Science and Protection Accreditation Council
1992 – 1996 Program Planning Director and Conference Chairperson, Governor's Annual Conference on Environmental Quality
1993 Team Leader, Ohio Board of Regents Sponsored Site Visit for purpose of evaluating proposed Master of Science program in Environmental Management, University of Findlay, Findlay, Ohio
1992 - 1995: Chairman and Facilitator, Governor's Council on Environmental Quality (Special Appointment by Governor David Walters)
1992 - 1995: Advisor, National Lead Training Center, Baltimore, MD
1992 - Present Editorial Advisory Board Member, Industrial Safety and Hygiene News
1997 (May) Team Leader; NEHSPAC Undergraduate Environmental Health Program Accreditation Site Visit; Missouri Southern State University; Joplin, MO
1998 - Present Chair, Environmental and Occupational Health Council, Association of Schools of Public Health
1998 (April) Team Leader; NEHSPAC Undergraduate Environmental Health Program Accreditation Site Visit; California State University-Fresno; Fresno, CA
1998 Team Leader, NEHSPAC undergraduate environmental health program accreditation site visit, Eastern Carolina University
1998 – 1999 Secretary, National Environmental Health Science and Protection Accreditation Council; 1998-1999.
1998 - 2001: Member, National Environmental Health Science and Protection Accreditation Council
1998 - Present: Chair, Environmental and Occupational Health Council, Association of Schools of Public Health
1998 - Present: Member, Distance Education Committee, Association of Schools of Public Health
1999 - Present: Member, Public Health Practice Committee; ASPH
1999: NEHSPAC Accreditation Site Visit Team Leader, East Carolina University
1999 – Present; Visiting Scientist, Los Alamos National Laboratory
2000 (June) Conference Chair and Organizing Director “Improving Environmental
Health: Curriculum and Practice at the Schools of Public Health”. Association of
Schools of Public Health national conference sponsored by the Health Resources and
Services Administration, CDC, and the National Institute for Environmental Health
Sciences, Washington, D.C., .
2001 - Present: Chair; Deans Advisory Council; Association of Schools of Public Health
2001 - Present: Member, Environment Council; American Public Health Association
2001 (August) Conference Chair and Organizing Director. “Sustaining the
Environmental Health Workforce”, Association of Schools of Public Health Annual
Environmental Health Conference, Seattle, Washington, August 2001.
2002 (September)Conference Chair and Organizing Director. “Environmental Health in the New Millenium: Preparing for Emergencies in Schools of Public Health”, Association of Schools of Public Health Annual Environmental Health Conference, Pittsburgh, PA,

University: Norman and Health Sciences Center Campuses

1992 - 1994 HSC Representative to University Committee on the Work Environment
1992 - 1994 Member, Graduate Education Research Committee
1993 - 1995 Committee on Teaching and Educational Policy
1994 Environmental Justice/CERCLA Advisor to Oklahoma City Council per request by Provost
1996 - 1997: Chair, Research Affairs Committee, Faculty Senate
1998 - 1999: Capital Resources Committee
1999 - 2001: Chair, Committee on Research and Scientific Affairs
1999 - 2000: Member, Provost’s Task Force on Technology and Distance Learning
2001 - Present Faculty Appeals Board
2001 - Present Research Council
2001 - Present Distance Learning Committee
2001 George Lynn Cross Review Committee
2001 Research Committee (University Presidential Appointment)

College of Public Health

1990 - 1992 Member, COPH Research Committee
1990 - 1991 Member, COPH Dean’s Liaison Committee for Joint Degree Development MPH/JD
1990 - 1992 Member, COPH Dean’s Ad Hoc Committee on Computer Support and Procurement
1992 - 1995 Senator, OUHSC Faculty Senate
1992 - 1994 Member, COPH Minority Student Recruitment Committee
1992: Member, HAP Chair Search Committee
1992: Member, HPS Chair Search Committee
1993 - 1995 Member, COPH Space Committee
1993: Member, Dan J. Macer Endowment Committee
1993: Member, COPH Accreditation Committee/Chair – Service Section
1993 - 1995 Member, COPH Research Committee
1993 - 1995 Member, COPH Student Affairs Committee
1993 - 1994 Member, COPH Minority Student Affairs Recruitment and Retention Committee
1993 - 1995 Chair, COPH Academic Misconduct Committee
1993 - 1995 Senator, OUHSC Faculty Senate
1996 - 1998 Chair, COPH Doctor of Public Health Committee
1996 - 1998 Chair, COPH Space Committee
1996 Member, Department of Health Administration and Policy Faculty Search Committee
1997 Member, COPH Accreditation Committee on Education
1998 - 2000 Chair, COPH Faculty Board
1998 - 1999 Member, COPH Recruitment Committee
1998 - 1999 Vice-Chair, COPH Faculty Board
1998 - 2000 Member, University Research Committee
1999 Member, Special Legislative Committee
1999 Member, Strategic Planning Committee
1999 Member, Recruitment Committee
1999 Member, Academic Appeals Committee
1999 Chair, Doctor of Public Health Committee
1999 - 2000 Chair, COPH Faculty Board Procurement
1999 - 2001 Chair, Research and Scientific Affairs Committee, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (Presidential Appointment)
2001 - Present Chair, Promotion and Tenure Committee
2001 - Present Member, Student Appeals Committee
2002 - Present Public Health Practice Coordinator, College of Public Health
2002 - Present Chair, COPH Distance Education Committee

Department of Occupational and Environmental Health

1990 - Present Member, Departmental Admissions Committee
1990 Member, Faculty Search Committee
1992 Chair, Faculty Search Committee
1992 Chair, Service Section, CEPH Accreditation Self-Study
1993 Co-Author, departmental doctoral program re-opening proposal
1993 Co-Designer, Departmental dual-track degree program in Environmental Management and Industrial Hygiene
1993 Chair, Department of HPS Faculty Search Committee
1994 - Present Dual Track EM/IH Advisor
1994 Member, Environmental Management/Industrial Hygiene Faculty Search Committee
1996 Member, Faculty Search Committee
1997 Co-Chair, Curriculum Revision Committee
1997 Co-Developer, MPH in Environmental Health Management and Practice degree program
1997 Co-Developer, revised Quantitative Skills Examination
1998 Member, Curriculum Revision Committee
1999 Chair, Faculty Search Committee
1999 Chair, NEHSPAC Accreditation Committee

TEACHING AND CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT:

Co-developed a new Master of Public Health curriculum in Bioterrorism Preparedness and a new Graduate Certificate program in Bioterrorism Preparedness.

Co-authored, -developed, and -implemented the highly successful Environmental Management & Industrial Hygiene multi-disciplinary Masters degree program.

Co-authored the Math and Chemistry Review Manual, a skills-enhancement reference manual used by all departmental students.

Developed and implemented successful strategies for re-opening departmental Doctoral program admissions.

Actively participated in the extensive restructuring of all Department of Occupational and Environmental Health academic programs.

Co-developed the department’s Quantitative Skills Examination component of the Comprehensive Final Examination.

Graduate Courses Developed and Taught – University of Oklahoma

Course Level of Participation

OEH 5013 Environmental Health (Revised) 50%
OEH 5023 Environmental Sanitation (Revised) 100%
OEH 5213 Principles of Environmental Management (Revised) 100%
OEH 5223 Integrated Environmental Management (Revised) 100%
OEH 5044 Environmental Health 50%
OEH 6223 Environmental Forecasting 100%
OEH 5990 Occupational and Environmental Health Law (New) 100%
OEH 5993 Environmental Risk Communication (New ) 100%

Graduate Courses Taught - University of Denver

Course Level of Participation

EPM 4010 Introduction to Environmental Management 100%
EPM 4701 Environmental Risk Communication 100%
EPM 4710 Environmental Project Management 100%
EPM 4715 Environmental Auditing 100%

Undergraduate Teaching Experience

East Central University, Ada, Oklahoma

Course Level of Participation

ENVSC 1213 Environmental Science II 100 %
ENVSC 2313 Solid Waste and Vector Control 100 %
ENVSC 2413 Environmental Aspects of Radiological Health 100 %
ENVSC 2613 Industrial Hygiene I 100 %
ENVSC 3114 Epidemiology 50 %
ENVSC 3603 Atmosphere and Its Pollutants 100 %
ENVSC 3703 Environmental Engineering 100 %
ENVSC 4203 Community Sanitation 100 %
ENVSC 4703 Environmental Risk Assessment 100 %
ENVSC 4981 Seminar in Environmental Health 100 %
CHEM 4553 Water Chemistry 50 %

Continuing Education Professional Short Courses Developed and Taught

Course                                                                   Contact                   Presentations
                                                                               Hours                        to Date

Integrated Environmental Health and Safety Programs     40                               2
Effective Implementation of Occupational                        40                               1
Safety & Health Programs
Industrial Environmental Risk Communication                  24                               6

GRADUATE ADVISING:

Academic Advising

Committee Member Committee Chair
Master of Science 31 15
Master of Public Health 16 8
Doctor of Philosophy 8 6
Doctor of Public Health 2 1

Thesis/Dissertation Research Advising

                                                           Committee Member               Committee Chair

Masters Thesis                                                   31                                       15
Doctoral Dissertation                                             8                                         6

EXTERNAL GRANTS AND CONTRACTS AWARDED:

Los Alamos National Laboratory. “Equipment Transfer Program Proposal”. $130,000, October 2002. Principal Investigator. Transfer of environmental health and industrial hygiene research support equipment.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention & Association of Schools of Public Health, Southwest Center for Pre-Event Message Development”, $326,170 (Training), October 2002 - September 2003. Co-Principal Investigator. CDC tasked development of critical message information for state and local agencies in preparing for response to bio-terrorist events.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention & Association of Schools of Public Health. “Southwest Center for Public Health Preparedness”. $980,868 (Training), October 2002 – September 2003. Co-Principal Investigator. Education and training in public health workforce preparedness for bioterrorism, emerging infectious diseases, and other disasters.

Pratt & Whitney Corporation. “Exposure Reconstruction for a Brain Cancer Epidemiological Study in Seven Connecticut Jet Engine Manufacturing Facilities”. $2,440,412 (Research), July 2002 – June 2008. Co-Investigator. Retrospective exposure assessment or machinists and other employees working in aircraft jet engine manufacturing plants from the 1950s – 1990s.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Environmental Health Specialist Handbook”. $145,000 (research), 1999 - 2003. Principal Investigator. Develop fully updated and revised resource for environmental health professionals through National Center for Environmental Health.

Health Resources Services Administration . “Enhancing Environmental Health Education for Undergraduate Nursing Students”. $45,000 (Research), 1999-2002. Principal Investigator. Develop and deliver through NEHSPAC accredited undergraduate environmental health program appropriate curriculum to enhance undergraduate nursing student understanding of relationship between nursing and environmental heatlh

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “Antecedents to Foodborne Illness Outbreaks”. $450,000 (Research), 1999-2003. Principal Investigator. Explore relationship between policy and regulatory processes associated with food safety and incidence of food borne illnesses on a nationwide basis.

MERCO Group. “Industrial Pretreatment Program: Ada, Oklahoma”, $42,000 (Service), 1999. Principal Investigator.

National Science Foundation/ Environmental Protection Agency. “Ecological Risks, Stakeholder Value and River Basins: Testing Management Options for the Illinois River”. $673,496 (Research), 1998-2002. Investigator. Evaluate influence of stakeholder value relative to ecological risks in association with river basin management alternatives in an environmentally sensitive region.

Oklahoma State Department of Civil Emergency Management. “Oklahoma State All Hazard Mitigation Plan”. $30,000 (Research), 1998. Principal Investigator. Develop a state plan for emergency systems management through identification and delineation of a comprehensive analysis of potential hazards

Battelle Scientific and United States Army Research Office. "First Responder Technician Level Workshop"; $126,166 (Training), 1995. Co-Principal Investigator. 80 contact hour training activity for DoD personnel designed to incorporate and expand on basic hazardous waste operations training

Battelle Scientific and United States Army Research Office "Development and Presentation of an Integrated Environmental Health and Safety Management Training Program for Tinker Air Force Base". $31,022 (Training), 1995. Principal Investigator. Multiple offerings of a targeted integrated training course in environmental health and safety.

Battelle Scientific and United States Army Research Office in concerted effort with Jet Propulsion Laboratory. "Technology Demonstration and Field Study of TIRIS Atmospheric Organic Chemical Vapor Analysis". $149,991 (Research), 1995. Co- Principal Investigator. Field trials and evaluation of a system proposed for identifying fugitive organic chemicals of environmental health concern.

Battelle Scientific and United States Army Research Office "Master Plan for Environmental, Safety and Occupational Health-Risk Management Program". $108,613 (Research), 1995. Principal Investigator. Design of a master planning system for ESOH risk management.

Department of Health and Human Services, USPHS "Environmental Health Education and Agency Jobs". $75,996 (Research), 1995. Co-Principal Investigator. Develop nationwide understanding of the issues between public health graduates and reported inability to secure positions with public health agencies due to position recruitment and retention policies in public agencies.

Department of Transportation Funds via Oklahoma Office of Emergency Planning. "Hazardous Materials Transportation Flow Study and Vulnerability Analysis". $36,000 (Research), 1995. Principal Investigator. Evaluate constellation of risks associated with transporting hazardous materials through Oklahoma City via public transportation system.

Bureau of Health Professions, Department of Health and Human Services; United States Public Health Service. "Environmental Health Training and Education Partnerships". $381,276 (Research), 1992. Principal Investigator. Project to evaluate accelerators and barriers to connecting public health agencies and organizations with graduate and undergraduate environmental health programs for strategic improvement of public health workforce.

Public Service Company of Oklahoma. "Standardized Risk Assessment Model for the Electric Power Utility Industry - A Literature Review". $5,000 (Research), 1992. Principal Investigator. Develop a literature review of standardized approaches to assessing the environmental health risks associated with the electric power industry

Oklahoma State Department of Health. "Statewide Biomedical Waste Management Program Evaluation and Analysis". $105,000 (Research), 1992. Principal Investigator. Evaluate the volume and fate of biomedical wastes generated in the State of Oklahoma

ACTIVE RESEARCH PROJECTS:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention & Association of Schools of Public Health, Southwest Center for Pre-Event Message Development”, $326,170 (Training), October 2002 - September 2003. Co-Principal Investigator. CDC tasked development of critical message information for state and local agencies in preparing for response to bio-terrorist events.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention & Association of Schools of Public Health. “Southwest Center for Public Health Preparedness”. $980,868 (Training), October 2002 – September 2003. Co-Principal Investigator. Education and training in public health workforce preparedness for bioterrorism, emerging infectious diseases, and other disasters.

Pratt & Whitney Corporation. “Exposure Reconstruction for a Brain Cancer Epidemiological Study in Seven Connecticut Jet Engine Manufacturing Facilities”. $2,440,412 (Research), July 2002 – June 2008. Co-Investigator. Retrospective exposure assessment or machinists and other employees working in aircraft jet engine manufacturing plants from the 1950s – 1990s.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Antecedents to Foodborne Illness Outbreaks. $450,000 (Research), 1999-2003. Principal Investigator. Explore relationship between policy and regulatory processes associated with food safety and incidence of food borne illnesses on a nationwide basis.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Environmental Health Specialist Handbook. $145,000 (Research), 1999 - 2003. Principal Investigator. Develop fully updated and revised resource for environmental health professionals through National Center for Environmental Health.