HICAHS hosts a biannual research symposium to highlight recent research and programs in the field of agricultural health and safety funded by our small grant programs.
2025 Research Day
Agricultural Health and Safety Research Day
Friday, April 11, 2025
8:45am – 1:45pm
Colorado State University
Lory Student Center, Never No Summer (387, formerly North Ballroom)
Agenda
(agenda subject to change)
8:45am — Coffee Networking
9:00am — Welcome and Keynote Address
Application of statistical methods for mixtures in agriculture & health research
Sheryl Magzamen, Professor, Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences
The Magzamen Lab studies the way the environment, particularly air pollution, impacts health. Dr. Magzamen has active collaborations with exposure scientists to develop refined exposure assessment models in community and agricultural settings in studies of childhood and occupational respiratory disease. Her current methodological work focuses on application of novel approaches to understand environmental pollutant mixtures in community-based studies.
10:00am — Programs and Practices to Support Agricultural Health and Safety
- Fieldworker training kit – a tool to help reduce pesticide exposure among agricultural workers
Lisa Blecker, Pesticide Safety Educator, Department of Agricultural Biology, CSU - Livestock handling best practices
Brittany Dennison, Membership and Programs Coordinator & Jane Lundwall, Director of Administration, Colorado Livestock Association - The power of partnership: Investing together in first aid education
Tim McEntire, NW Region Representative, Montana Logging Association
11:00am — Identifying Workforce Needs and Priorities
- Assessing the agricultural health and safety needs of future veterinarians
Jenna Gibbs, Project Coordinator, Ag Health and Safety Alliance(TM) - Tribal Agricultural Health and Safety
Tim Porter, Undergraduate Outreach Assistant, HICAHS, CSU - Implementation of agricultural worker overtime pay in Colorado
Hunter Knapp, Development Director, Project Protect Food Systems Workers & Kasey Neiss, Data and Evaluation Analyst, The Colorado Blueprint to End Hunger
12:00pm — Lunch (provided)
12:40 — Latest Research on Exposures
- The role of omega-3 fatty acid docosahexaenoic acid in promoting resilience against bacterial pneumonia following repetitive agricultural dust exposure
Julia Hilliard, Graduate Research Assistant, Gries Lab, Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology, CSU - SmAg-nitude of Exposure: Exploring the Effects of Smoke and Agricultural Dust in C. Elegans
Jacob Smoot, Graduate Student, Montrose Lab, Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, CSU - Biomarkers for environmental chemical and pollutant mixtures in agricultural communities
Magzamen Lab, Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, CSU
1:45pm — Close and Adjourn*
*HICAHS Advisory Board Meeting (closed session) to follow
Registration
Click here to register. Registration will close in early April.
Parking
Hourly paid parking available in Lory Student Center and Morgan Library lots. Visitor parking information.