University of Michigan Exposure Research

Our research areas include Occupational Health and Safety, Noise and Health, Occupational and Environmental Justice, Exposure Assessment, and Global Public Health. Our research strengths include advanced skills in big data analysis, machine learning modeling, exposure assessment, spatial analysis, instrumentation, sampling, and automated audiometric testing. Learn more about us below!

Research

A front-end loader is used to demolish an abandoned residential dwelling in Detroit, where asbestos may be present, while a man in safety gear sprays water.

Publications

Sample page from an article on noise by Rick Neitel in the academic journal Environmental Science & Technology.

In the News

Image of a blood pressure monitor, with the caption "How loud noise could affect your heart"

Resources

Female worker at a job site wearing hardhat and safety glasses and holding hearing protection

Team

Members of the Exposure Research Lab pose on the front steps of a building, with professor Rick Neitzel in the center.

Contact

Photo of a person's hands typing on a laptop

Noise JEM

Illustration of the homepage of the Job Exposure Matrix website.

Apple Hearing Study

Where we work

Map of the world features pins designating locations where people from the Exposure Research Lab have worked.

Safe-in-Sound

Read about the Safe-in-Sound Award, which honors companies for excellence in hearing loss prevention.

Occupational health education at U-M

Learn more about the UM Center for Occupational Health and Safety Engineering, which funds some of the exposure science research our lab conducts.

YouTube Channel

Watch recent videos and interviews on our YouTube channel.

School of Public Health
1415 Washington Heights
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2029