• Associate Professor of Occupational and Environmental Health

RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Modeling Potential Exposure to NO and NO2 during use in Health Care settings; Modeling Personal Exposure Distributions for Aerosols and Gases/Vapors with respect to Concentration Distributions determined from Stationary Monitors; Retrospective Exposure Assessment for modeling exposure-response relationships; Aerosol exposures with lung as target organ; Aerosol exposures with systemic toxicology; Modeling Prospective Exposures to Diesel Exhaust Gases and Particulates; Conducting an Historical Exposure Reconstruction for Diesel Exhaust Gases and Particulates in Metal and Non-Metal Mining Environments.

EDUCATION AND TRAINING:
The Johns Hopkins University Ph.D., Environmental Health Engineering (1992); M.H.S. Environmental Health Engineering (1984)
University of California at Santa Barbara, B.A. Biochemistry/Molecular Biology

APPOINTMENTS AND POSITIONS:
2002 - Present - Associate Professor, The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, College of Public Health, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
1995 - 2002 - Assistant Professor, The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, College of Public Health, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
1993 - 1995 - Director of Industrial Hygiene and Exposure Assessment, Sciences International, Inc.
1992 - 1993 - Director of Exposure Assessment and Industrial Hygiene Studies, Consultants in Environmental and Occupational Health, Inc.
1991 - 1992 - Research Scientist/Project Manager, Clement International Corp.
1988 - 1991 - Director of Industrial Hygiene Services, Consultants in Environmental and Occupational Health, Inc.
1985 - 1988 - Private Consultant
1984 - 1988 - Senior Industrial Hygiene Consultant, The Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health
1982 - 1983 - Industrial Hygiene Consultant, Dynamac Corporation
1978 - 1981 - Chemical Safety Officer/Industrial Hygienist, Litton Bionetics, Inc.
1977 - 1978 - Industrial Hygienist, Department of the Navy, U.S. Government
1976 - 1977 - Industrial Hygiene Chemist, Department of the Navy, U. S. Government

PROFESSIONAL AND SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES:
American Industrial Hygiene Association
Occupational Epidemiology Committee - Vice Chair (1999)
American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists
American Academy of Industrial Hygiene
American Chemical Society
American Academy of Science
New York Academy of Science
Air and Hazardous Waste Association
Society for Risk Assessment

PUBLICATIONS

1. Shirley WN, TA Hall, EV Hanal, EB Sansone. Formaldehyde Degradation by Catalytic Oxidation. Applied and Environmental Micro., 41:196-198, 1981.

2. Trout D, PN Breysse, TA Hall, M Corn, T Risby. Determination of Organic Vapor Cartridge Variability in Terms of Degree of Activation of the Carbon and Cartridge Packing Density. Am. Ind. Hyg. Assoc. J., 47:491-496, 1986.

3. Breysse PN, AM Cappabianca, TA Hall. The Effect of Polarity on the Adsorption of Dichlorobenzene Isomers. Carbon 25(6):803-808, 1987.

4. Hall TA, PN Breysse, M Corn, LA Jonas. The Effects of Adsorbed Water Vapor on the Subsequent Adsorption of CCl4 Vapor. Am. Ind. Hyg. Assoc. J., 49(9):461-465, 1988.

5. Corn M, A Kogel, TA Hall, A Scott, C Newill, R Evans. Characteristics of Airborne Particles Associated with Animal Allergy in Laboratory Workers. The Annals of Occupational Hygiene, Inhaled Particles VI, J Dodgson, ed., Pergamon Press, Elmsford, NY, 1988.

6. Hall TA, M Corn, S Zeger. Respirable Dust and Free Silica Variation in Mine Environments. VII International Pneumoconiosis Conference, August 23-26, 1988.

7. Villnave JM, M Corn, M Francis, TA Hall. Regulatory Implications of Airborne Respirable Free Silica Variability in Underground Coal Mines. Amer. Ind. Hyg. Assoc. J., April 1991.

8. Hall, TA, PN Breysse, TH Risby, and M Corn. The Effect of Adsorbed Water Vapor on the Adsorption Rate Constant and Kinetic Adsorption Capacity of the Wheeler Equation during the Subsequent Adsorption of Organic Air Contaminants. 22nd The Nuclear Air Cleaning Conference, 1992.

9. Lamm SH, TA Hall, A Engel, LD White, FH Rueter. PM10 Particulates: Are They The Major Determinant of Pediatric Respiratory Admissions in Utah County, Utah (1985-1989)? Ann. Occup. Hyg. Vol38, Supplement 1, pp 969-972, 1994.

10. Lamm, S. H., T.A. Hall, and J.S. Kutcher. Particulate Exposure Among Cadmium Workers: Is the Risk Due to Cigarette, Cadmium or Arsenic Particulates? Ann. Occup. Hyg. Vol38, Supplement 1, pp 969-972, 1994.

11. Moolgavkar, S., Leubeck, E. G., Hall, T. A., and E. L. Anderson. Particulate Air Pollution, Sulfur Dioxide and Daily Mortality: A Reanalysis of the Steubenville Data. Inhalation Toxicology, 1995.

12. Rebert, C. S. and T.A. Hall, "The Neuro-Epidemiology of Styrene: A Critical Review of Representative Literature," CRC Critical Reviews in Toxicology, 1995.

13. Moolgavkar, S., E.G. Lcubeck, T.A. Hall, and E.L. Anderson, E. L., "Particulate Air Pollution, Sulfur Dioxide and Daily Mortality: A Reanalysis of the Steubenville Data," Inhalation Toxicology, 1995.

14. Moolgavakar, S., E.G. Leubeck, T.A. Hall, and E. L. Anderson, "Particulate Air Pollution and Mortality," Letter, Epidemiology, 7(2):212-214, 1996.

15. Day, G. A., N.A. Esmen, and T.A. Hall, "Sample Size-Based Indication of Normality In Log-Normally Distributed Populations," Amer. Ind. Hyg. Assoc., 14:376-383, 1999.

16. Esmen, N. A., T.A. Hall, R.A. Stone, G.M. Marsh, M.J. Gula, and C.K. Gause, "An Investigation of Secondary Exposure Misclassification Effects of Lifelong Occupational History In Exposure Estimation," Amer. Ind. Hyg. Assoc. J., 60:175-181, 1999.

17. Margaret L. Phillips, Thomas A. Hall, Krishnamurthy Sekar, and Jeanine L. Tomey, "Assessment of Medical Personnel Exposure to Nitrogen Oxides During Inhaled Nitric Oxide Treatment of Neonatal and Pediatric Patients," Pediatrics 104:1095-1010, 1999.

18. Esmen, N.A. and T.A. Hall, "Theoretical Investigation of the Interrelationship Between Stationary and Personal Sampling in Exposure Estimation," App. Occup. and Env. Hyg. 15:114-119, 2000.

19. Collins, J.J., N.A. Esmen, and T.A. Hall, "A Review and Meta-analysis of Formaldehyde Exposure and Pancreatic Cancer," Amer. J. Indus. Med. 39:336-345, 2001.

20. M.L. Phillips, T.A. Hall, N.A. Esmen, R. Lynch, and D.L. Johnson, "Use of Global Positioning System Technology to Track Subjects' Location During Environmental Exposure Sampling," Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology 11:207-215, 2001.

21. Collins, J.J., R. Ness, R. Tyl, N. Krivanek, N.A. Esmen, and T.A. Hall, "A Review of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes and Formaldehyde Exposure in Human and Animal Studies," Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology 34:17-34, 2001.

22. Phillips, M.L., N.A. Esmen, D. Wang, and T.A. Hall, "Temporal and Spatial Variation in Monitoring of Urban Air Pollutants," in Fate and Transport of Chemicals in the Environment: Impacts, Monitoring, and Remediation (R.L. Lipnick, R.P. Mason, M.L. Phillips, and C.U. Pittman, Eds.). American Chemical Society, Symposium Series No. 806, 2001.

23. Clinkenbeard, R.E., E.C. England, D.L. Johnson, N.A. Esmen, and T.A. Hall, "Comparison of the IOM Inhalable Aerosol Sampler and a Modified 37-mm Cassette During Aircraft Corrosion Control Maintenance," Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene 17(9):622-627, 2002.

24. Carlton, Gary N., Kalpesh B. Patel, David L. Johnson, and Thomas A. Hall, "The Effectiveness of Hand-Held Ventilated Sanders in Reducing Inhalable Dust Concentrations," Applied Occupational and Environmental Health Journal 18(1):51-56, 2003.

25. Johnston, Karen L., Margaret L. Phillips, Nurtan A. Esmen and Thomas A. Hall, “Evaluation of an Artificial Intelligence Program for Estimating Occupational Exposures”, Annals of Occupational Hygiene 49(2):147-153, 2005.

26. Phillips, M.L., N.A. Esmen, T.A. Hall, and R. Lynch, “Determinants of Exposure to Volatile Organic Compounds in Four Oklahoma Cities”, Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology 15:35-46 (2005).

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS AND ACTIVITIES

Maryland Committee for Occupational Safety and Health, Welding Health and Safety, Committee on Cancer Education, 1983.

A Critical Review of Silica and Analysis, American Industrial Hygiene Association Conference, Detroit, 1984.

The Effects of Adsorbed Water Vapor on the Subsequent Adsorption of Carbon Tetrachloride, American Industrial Hygiene Association Conference, Las Vegas, 1985.

Industrial Hygiene for Safety Professionals, The Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, MD 1988 & 1989.

Guidelines for the Medical Evaluation of Respirator Wearers, Industrial Health Foundation, Pittsburgh, PA, November, 1989.

Silica-Health Effects, Environmental Control and Regulatory Status. Illinois State Department of Minerals and Mining, Springfield, IL 1990.

Exposure Assessment, U.S. Justice Department, Washington, 1990.

Quantitative Risk Assessment, U.S. Army Environmental Hygiene Laboratory, Aberdeen, MD. 1990.

Noise Measurement and Control, The Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, MD 1991

Exposure Assessment in Occupational and Environmental Risk Assessment, The Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health, Preventative Medicine Residents Pgm., December, 1992.

The Effect of Adsorbed Water Vapor on the Subsequent Adsorption of Organic Vapors on Activated Carbon Adsorbents. The Nuclear Air Cleaning Conference, Denver, CO, August, 1992.

Exposure Assessment in Occupational Risk Assessment, American College of Occupational and Environmental Health, Washington, D.C. 1992.

Retrospective Exposure Assessment of Lead, Cadmium and Arsenic Exposures in the Refining and Smelting Industries, Annual Conference on Lead in the Environment, St. Louis, 1993.

The Toxicokinetic Modeling of Gases and Vapors with Regard to Exposure Assessment, Roundtable Chairman, American Industrial Hygiene Association and Exposition, 1994.

TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL COURSES

Exposure Assessment- Statistics for Industrial Hygienists (#17), American Industrial Hygiene Association Conference, 1992.

Exposure Assessment-A Strategy for Occupational Exposure Assessment (#68), American Industrial Hygiene Association Conference, 1992.

Adjustment of Threshold Limit Values (TLVs) to Accommodate Specific Working Conditions in the Workplace, 1994. American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition.