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Tim Morse, PhD, CPEProfessor Emeritus
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Tim Morse, Ph.D., CPE, is Professor Emeritus in Occupational and Environmental Medicine and the the Department of Community Medicine. While mostly retired, he continues to produce an annual report on occupational illness in Connecticut for the Connecticut Workers’ Compensation Commission. The report analyzes occupational illness based upon workers compensation and physician reports, as well as the CONN-OSHA survey of employers and looks at trends, distribution of reports by industry and town, and cause.
Dr. Morse is a Certified Professional Ergonomist (CPE) and continues to consult on ergonomics.
Before his retirement, Dr. Morse taught thousands of Connecticut workers about occupational health and safety under grants from the U.S. Department of Labor and while working as an educational coordinator at the Connecticut Workers’ Compensation Commission.
His extensive research interests included ergonomics, safety and health committees, green cleaning, healthy workplaces, and epidemiology and involved research grants from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and other federal agencies. He pioneered the use of “capture-recapture” analysis in occupational settings to estimate unreported occupational illness.
Dr. Morse taught students in the UConn Master of Public Health and Ph.D. programs including courses in occupational and environmental health policy, ergonomics, and epidemiology.
Education
Awards
| Degree | Institution | Major |
|---|---|---|
| BA | University of Connecticut | PSYCHOLOGY |
| MA | University of Connecticut | SOCIOLOGY |
| PhD | University of Connecticut | SOCIAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH |
Awards
| Name of Award/Honor | Awarding Organization |
|---|---|
| Distinguished Service Award | Connecticut Public Health Assn. |
| Certificate Of Appreciation, participation in National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) | National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health |
| Directors Award, “7-Up” Committee for improved patient lifting | John Dempsey Hospital |
| Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers | |
| Irving J. Selikoff Award for Professional Excellence | CT Council for Occupational Safety and Health |
| Name & Description | Category | Role | Type | Scope | Start Year | End Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chair-elect, Occupational Health Section, American Public Health Association. | Professional/Scientific Organization | Chair | External | National | 2009 | 2010 |
| Chair-elect, Occupational Health Section, American Public Health Association. | Professional/Scientific Organization | Chair | External | National | 2009 | 2010 |
| Executive Board, Connecticut Public Health Association | Editorial Board | Member | External | State | 2006 | 2009 |
| Certified Professional Ergonomist | Professional/Scientific Organization | Member | External | National | 2004 | |
| Special Emphasis Panel for Centers for Construction Safety and Health, NIOSH | Advisory Committee | Member | External | National | 2004 | 2004 |
| Connecticut Council for Occupational Safety and Health (CTCOSH) | Professional/Scientific Organization | Co-Chair | External | State | 2002 | 2004 |
| Admissions Committee, Master of Public Health (MPH) UCHC | Education Committee | Chair | UConn Health | University | 2001 | |
| Governing Council, American Public Health Association (APHA) | Professional/Scientific Organization | Member | External | National | 1999 | 2001 |
| National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Expert Panel on Ergonomic Concerns in the Evaluation, Selection, and Use of Manual Hand Tools in Construction. | Advisory Committee | Member | External | National | 1998 | 1999 |
| National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Expert Panel on Ergonomic Concerns in the Evaluation, Selection, and Use of Manual Hand Tools in Construction. | Advisory Committee | Member | External | National | 1998 | 1999 |
| Hazardous Waste Worker Training Project (NIEHS), The New England Consortium, UMass-Lowell, | Professional/Scientific Organization | Advisory Board | External | Regional | 1996 | |
| Ergonomic Technology Center | Professional/Scientific Organization | Vice President | UConn Health | Local | 1993 | 1995 |
| Planning Committee, Northeast States Occupational Disease Surveillance Conference | Professional/Scientific Organization | Co-Chair | External | Regional | 1993 | |
| Leadership group, Occupational Health and Safety Section, American Public Health Assn. | Professional/Scientific Organization | Member | External | National | 1991 |
Social and economic costs of work-related musculoskeletal disorders, health effects of vibration, ergonomics of hand tools, epidemiology of occupational diseases, and training methods in health and safety
Journal Articles
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Traditional and environmentally preferable cleaning product exposure and health symptoms in custodians.
American Journal of Industrial Medicine 2015 Jun;58(9):988-95
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Characteristics of effective health and safety committees: survey results.
American journal of industrial medicine 2013 Feb;56(2):163-79
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Talking about health: correction employees' assessments of obstacles to healthy living.
Journal of occupational and environmental medicine / American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2011 Sep;53(9):1037-45
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Estimated chemical usage by manufacturers in Connecticut
Journal of Cleaner Production 2011 Jan;19(5):527-531
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Health promotion site selection blues: barriers to participation and implementation.
Journal of occupational and environmental medicine / American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2010 Jun;52(6):626-34
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Are employment shifts into non-manufacturing industries partially responsible for the decline in occupational injury rates?
American journal of industrial medicine 2009 Oct;52(10):735-41
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Training health and safety committees to use control banding: lessons learned and opportunities for the United States.
Journal of occupational and environmental hygiene 2009 May;6(5):307-14
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The effect of different warming methods on sensory nerve conduction velocity in shipyard workers occupationally exposed to hand-arm vibration.
International archives of occupational and environmental health 2008 Aug;81(8):1045-58
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Syndromes from segmental vibration and nerve entrapment: observations on case definitions for carpal tunnel syndrome.
International archives of occupational and environmental health 2008 Apr;81(5):661-9
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"Doing the heavy lifting: health care workers take back their backs".
New solutions : a journal of environmental and occupational health policy : NS 2008 Jan;18(2):207-19
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Characteristics of effective job health and safety committees.
New solutions : a journal of environmental and occupational health policy : NS 2008 Jan;18(4):441-57
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A population based survey of ergonomic risk factors in Connecticut: distribution by industry, occupation, and demographics.
Connecticut medicine 2007 May;71(5):261-8
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The Hand-Arm Vibration International Consortium (HAVIC): prospective studies on the relationship between power tool exposure and health effects.
Journal of occupational and environmental medicine / American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2007 Mar;49(3):289-301
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Musculoskeletal disorders of the neck and shoulder in dental hygienists and dental hygiene students.
Journal of dental hygiene : JDH / American Dental Hygienists' Association 2007 Jan;81(1):10
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Nerve conduction and sensorineural function in dental hygienists using high frequency ultrasound handpieces.
American journal of industrial medicine 2006 May;49(5):313-26
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Differences Between Cutaneous and Exercise-induced Warming on Sensory Nerve Conduction Velocity in an Industrial Cohort
2006 Jan;
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Occupational disease in Connecticut: 2002.
Connecticut medicine 2005 Jul;69(6):329-34
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Trends in work-related musculoskeletal disorder reports by year, type, and industrial sector: a capture-recapture analysis.
American journal of industrial medicine 2005 Jul;48(1):40-9
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Vibration exposure and disease in a shipyard: a 13-year revisit.
American journal of industrial medicine 2004 Jun;45(6):500-12
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Segmental nerve conduction velocity in vibration-exposed shipyard workers.
International archives of occupational and environmental health 2004 Apr;77(3):159-76
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Occupational disease in Connecticut, 2001.
Connecticut medicine 2004 Mar;68(3):131-8
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The relationship of unions to prevalence and claim filing for work-related upper-extremity musculoskeletal disorders.
American journal of industrial medicine 2003 Jul;44(1):83-93
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A pilot study of hand and arm musculoskeletal disorders in dental hygiene students.
Journal of dental hygiene : JDH / American Dental Hygienists' Association 2003 Jan;77(3):173-9
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The creation of ergonomic data sheets for hazard communication of work-related musculoskeletal disorders.
Applied occupational and environmental hygiene 2001 Aug;16(8):823-31
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Subclinical immunologic and physiologic responses in hexamethylene diisocyanate-exposed auto body shop workers.
American journal of industrial medicine 2001 Jun;39(6):587-97
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Occupational disease in Connecticut, 2000.
Connecticut medicine 2000 Dec;64(12):715-20
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A pilot population study of musculoskeletal disorders in musicians
Medical Problems of Performing Artists 2000 Jan;15(2):81-85
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Biomechanical, psychosocial, and organizational risk factors for WRMSD: population-based estimates from the Connecticut upper-extremity surveillance project (CUSP).
Journal of occupational health psychology 2000 Jan;5(1):164-81
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Occupational tuberculosis among deputy sheriffs in Connecticut: a risk model of transmission.
Applied occupational and environmental hygiene 1999 Nov;14(11):768-76
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The economic and social consequences of work-related musculoskeletal disorders: the Connecticut Upper-Extremity Surveillance Project (CUSP).
International journal of occupational and environmental health 1998 Jan;4(4):209-16
Conference Papers
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Age and neuropathies in vibration exposed manual workers
Canadian Acoustics - Acoustique Canadienne 2009 Jan;37(3):178-179
Reviews
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Musculoskeletal disorders of the neck and shoulder in the dental professions.
Work (Reading, Mass.) 2010 Jan;35(4):419-29
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The ergonomics of caring for children: an exploratory study.
The American journal of occupational therapy : official publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association 2005 Jan;59(3):285-95
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Prevalence and reporting of occupational illness by company size: population trends and regulatory implications.
American journal of industrial medicine 2004 Apr;45(4):361-70
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Surveillance and the problems of assessing office-related injury.
Occupational medicine (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1999 Jan;14(1):73-80, iii