Raymond H. Johnson, Jr., MS, PE, FHPS, CHP

Professional Experience

Health Physics and Professional Activities

Health Physics Society (HPS) plenary member 1966; President-elect, President, Past President (1998-2001), Fellow (2000), Treasurer (1995-1998); Secretary (1992-1995); Executive Cmte. (1992-2001), Chair, Finance Cmte. (1996-1998); Head of U.S. delegation to IRPA X in Hiroshima (2000). RSO Section Founder and Secretary/Treasurer (1997-2000); Co-founder (1993) and President, Radon Section (1995-1996). Co-Chair Local Arrangements Cmte. Annual Meeting in DC (1991); Public Info. Cmte. (1985-1988); Summer School Co-Chair (2004); Chair, President’s Emeritus Cmte. (2006); Member (1997-2002) and Chair, Awards Cmte (2002); Chair, History Cmte. (2005 – Pres); Continuing Education Cmte. (2005 – Pres); Ad Hoc Cmte for Communications and Outreach (2008); Treasure-Elect American Academy of Health Physics (2008); PEP, CEL and AAHP instructor; Journal reviewer; Baltimore-Washington Chapter: President (1990-1991) and Honorary Life Member; Newsletter Editor (1983-2005); Public Info. Chair (1983-1991). Science Teacher Workshop Leader (1995 – Pres.); New England Chapter: Newsletter Editor, Board of Directors, Education Chair (1968-1972). President, American Association of Radon Scientists and Technologists (1995-1998) and Honorary Life Member; Charter Member (1986), Board of Directors; Newsletter Editor (1990-1993). Founder and President, National Radon Safety Board (1997-1999). Member of Sigma Xi (1966-present); ANS (1983-present), Society for Risk Analysis (1984-present); AIHA, CRPA, CRCPD (1997-present), Studied H.P. communication styles and presented Myers-Briggs seminars to over 3500 H.P.s since 1984. Over 30 professional society awards.

Publications

Authored over 500 book chapters, articles, professional papers, training manuals, technical reports, and presentations on radiation safety and risk communication. Author of monthly column, "Insights in Communication" HPS Newsletter 1984-1989 and 1994-2001.

Recent Papers, Articles, Manuals and Training Presentations

The following is a list of papers, articles, manuals, reports, and training presentations made by Mr. Johnson over the past seven years.  This list is to show his experience as a speaker, writer, and trainer. This listing is in addition to teaching regularly scheduled classes held at the Academy’s training center nearly every week year round.

The Most Powerful Tool for Radiation Risk Communication – Active Listening.  A  one-hour Continuing Education Lecture presented to over 50 attendees on Thursday, July 17, 2008 at the annual meeting of the Health Physics Society in Pittsburgh, PA. (included a handout of over 20 pages).   

Part II - How to Conduct News Media Interviews. A 2-hour Professional Enrichment Program class presented with Kelly Classic (HPS Media Liaison) to about 20 attendees on Wednesday, July 16, 2008 at the annual meeting of the Health Physics Society in Pittsburgh, PA. (included a handout of over 50 pages).   

Part I - How to Prepare for News Media Interviews.  A 2-hour Professional Enrichment Program class presented with Kelly Classic (HPS Media Liaison) to about 20 attendees on Tuesday, July 15, 2008 at the annual meeting of the Health Physics Society in Pittsburgh, PA. (included a handout of over 50 pages).   

How to Conduct Audits and Prepare for Inspections of Industrial X-ray and Radiography Facilities.  A 2-hour Professional Enrichment Program class presented to about 30 attendees on Sunday, July 13, 2008 at the annual meeting of the Health Physics Society in Pittsburgh, PA. (included a handout of over 100 pages).   

Radiation Risk Communication – Tools for Helping People Understand Radiation. An 8-hour Workshop presented for the American Academy of Health Physics to 32 attendees on Saturday, July 12 at the annual meeting of the Health Physics Society in Pittsburgh, PA. (included a student manual of over 250 pages). 

The Most Powerful Tool for Radiation Risk Communication – Active Listening.  A 90-minute invited talk for the annual NASA Occupational Health Conference on Tuesday, July 8, Baltimore, MD to about 40 attendees. (included a 20-page handout).         

RSO Challenges for Industrial, Analytical, Cabinet, and Baggage X-ray Machines. A 30-minute presentation to about 30 attendees at a Roundtable Session, “So Now You are the RSO” at the annual conference of the American Industrial Hygiene Association, Minneapolis, MN, June 4, 2008 (included a handout of 10 pages). 

Challenges for Portable and Fixed Nuclear Gauge RSOs.  A 30-minute presentation to about 30 attendees at a Roundtable Session, “So Now You are the RSO” at the annual conference of the American Industrial Hygiene Association, Minneapolis, MN, June 4, 2008 (included a handout of 10 pages). 

Employee Exposure Risks from Radioactive Melting Incidents – Reality vs Perceptions. An invited one-hour presentation to about 50 attendees at the Radiation Issues Seminar of the Steel Manufacturers Association annual conference in Washington, DC, on May 21, 2008 (included a handout of 11 pages). 

Non-routine Nuclear Gauge Maintenance.  A 3-day workshop presented to 14 technical staff of the Omaha Public Power District, Nebraska City and North Omaha Electric Plants, Nebraska City, NE, on April 15 – 17, 2008 (included a manual and exam approved by the State of Nebraska, 550 pages). 

Fundamentals of Radiation Risk Communication.  A 12-hour workshop presented to about 35 nuclear inspectors from the Canadian Department of Defense, Director General Nuclear Safety, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, March 5 – 6, 2008 (included a manual of over 400 pages). 

Inspection of X-ray Machines.  A four-hour class presented to about 35 nuclear inspectors from the Department of Defense, Director General Nuclear Safety, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, March 5, 2008 (included a manual of 120 pages). 

Radiation Safety Awareness for Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material (NORM) at MeadWestvaco.  A 1.5-hour class presented five times for about 150 workers at a large paper making factory in Covington, VA on February 27, 2008. (included a set of 34 slides). 

Deficiencies Identified from Audits of Industrial X-ray Machines and Radiography Facilities.  A 30-minute presentation at the Midyear Meeting of the Health Physics Society,  Oakland, CA, January 29, 2008. (included 12 slides). 

Auditing Industrial Radiography Facilities – How to Prepare for Inspections.  An 8-hour workshop presented with Garry Balestracci (Certified Industrial Radiographer) for the American Academy of Health Physics, at the Midyear meeting of the Health Physics Society, Oakland, CA, January 26, 2008. (included a manual of over 280 pages). 

Radioactivity in Tobacco Products.  To be included in the Chapter on Consumer and Miscellaneous Products, in Ionizing Radiation Exposure of the Population of the United States – An Update by the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, Bethesda, MD (in draft November 2007) 

Radioactivity in Glass and Ceramics.  To be included in the Chapter on Consumer and Miscellaneous Products, in Ionizing Radiation Exposure of the Population of the United States – An Update by the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, Bethesda, MD (in draft November 2007) 

X-ray Safety for Operators of BA 886 InspeXtor Machines.  A five-hour class presented to about 20 employees of Baader-Johnson, Inc, Kansas City, KS, September 19, 2007 (included a manual of 125 pages). 

X-ray Safety Awareness (Train-the-Trainer).   A two-hour class presented to Baader-Johnson, Inc., Kansas City, KS, September 19, 2007 (included a manual of 60 pages). 

Data Quality Objectives: What Can Go Wrong.  Chapter 10, pages 151-169, In: Radiological Assessment: A Handbook for Detection, Identification, and Evaluation.  Kathryn Higley, Editor. A Textbook for the Health Physics Society Summer School, July 13-16, 2007. Oregon State University, Corvalis, OR.   Medical Physics Publishing, Madison, WI. 

Emergency Response Plans – How Fears May Affect Reality. A technical paper presented at the Health Physics Society Annual Meeting in Portland, OR on July 11, 2007. 

Fundamentals of Radiation Risk Communication – Part 1, Dealing with the Public. A 2-hour Professional Enrichment Program class presented at the Health Physics Society Annual Meeting, Portland, OR, July 8, 2007. (included a 90-page training manual). 

Fundamentals of Radiation Risk Communication – Part II, Dealing with Radiation Workers.  A 2-hour Professional Enrichment Program class presented at the Health Physics Society Annual Meeting, Portland, OR, July 8, 2007. (included a 15-page training manual). 

Nuclear Gauge Safety Inspections, Lock-Out Tag-Out, and Refresher Training.  Two 3-hour classes presented to Marathon Petroleum Corporation, Detroit, MI, June 14, 2007. (included a 40 page training manual).  

Radiation Safety for Niton (Lead Paint) Analyzers (included DOT HAZMAT training).  Two 7-hour classes presented to Marathon Petroleum Corporation, Detroit, MI, June 12-13, 2007, (Included a 130-page manual). 

15 First Steps for New RSOs – What Are the Most Important Things to Do Right Away.  Technical paper presented at a Roundtable Session sponsored by the Ionizing Radiation Committee at the annual American Industrial Hygiene Association Conference and Exposition in Philadelphia, PA, June 6, 2007. 

Part 6:  Brain –Based Learning – New Approaches for Effective Radiation Safety Training. How Threats and Stress Affect Learning.  (This is the sixth in a series of articles published in the Newsletter of the Baltimore-Washington Chapter of the Health Physics Society, May 2007. 

Six Challenges for RSOs, a one-hour presentation to a joint meeting of the Baltimore-Washington Chapter of the Health Physics Society and the Potomac Section of the American Industrial Hygiene Association, Arlington, VA, April 18, 2007 (included a 12 page handout of slides). 

Radiation Safety for Operators of Lead Paint Analyzers and Shipment of Radioactive Instruments and Articles.  An 8-hour class presented to Baltimore County Office of Community Conservation, Baltimore, MD.  April 13, 2007.  (included a 98 page manual). 

X-ray Safety Awareness (Train-the-Trainer),  Two 2-hour presentations for Cadbury Adams, Rockford,  Illinois, April 10-11, 2007. (included a 56 page manual). 

X-ray Safety for Operators of Inspection Machines,  Two six-hour presentations for Cadbury Adams, Rockford, Illinois, April 10-11, 2007. (included a 103 page manual). 

Radiation and Health, A Two–day Workshop for Teachers for Understanding Radiation Science Issues. Presented for the Baltimore-Washington Chapter of the Health Physics Society, Saturday, March 26 and 31, 2007, Clear Spring High School, Clear Spring, MD (This workshop has been presented annually by Mr. Johnson since 1995 and includes a 350 page manual prepared by Mr. Johnson). 

Radiation Safety Regulations and Radiation Instruments, an 8-hour workshop for Nuclear Cardiologists, presented for Health and Radiological Seminars, Inc, Frederick, MD, March 29, 2007. (included a 200 page manual)

How Clean is Clean? – How Fears Drive Cleanup Levels. A technical paper presented at the Health Physics Society 2007 Midyear Topical Meeting on Decontamination, Decommissioning, and Environmental Cleanup, Knoxville, Tennessee. January 21 – 24, 2007.

Why Choose Health Physics – January 2007 Health Physics Newsletter, short article to encourage students to choose radiation safety for further education and a profession.

CTV News (Canadian Television) – Live interview with Marcia MacMillan (news anchor) at CTV studios in Washington, DC. Representing the Health Physics Society for comments on the Polonium-210 poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko. Morning news about 8:10 to 8:15 am on December 1, 2006.

Radiation Safety for Security and Emergency Responders, Four two-day classes presented for the Sewells Point Navy Shipyard, Norfolk, Virginia, December 5 – 8, 2006 and February 6 – 9, 2007 (included a 300 page training manual).

X-ray Safety Awareness and X-ray Safety for Inspection Machines, Two one-day classes presented to Eirez Magnetics Corporation, Erie, Pennsylvania, November 14 – 15, 2006 (included a 320 page training manual).

Fundamentals of Radiation Safety, Radiation Safety at AEP Facilities, and DOT Requirements for Shipping and Receiving AEP Gauges. Two and half days of training presented for American Electric Power (coal burning power plants) at the Cheshire Plant, Cheshire, Ohio, November 7 - 9, 2005 (included a 350 page training manual).

Radiation Safety Awareness, Fundamentals of Radiation Safety, and MAP Gauges Radiation Safety and Inspections. Two one-day workshops presented for the Marathon Petroleum Company, LLC, Detroit, Michigan, November 1 – 2, 2006 (Included a 150 page manual and also an annual audit of the radiation safety program).

Radiation Risk Communication. A four-day workshop presented for the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services and the California Department of Health Services at the Emergency Response Center, Mather, California, October 10 – 13, 2006 (included a 500 page training manual.

Part 4: Brain-Based Learning – New Approaches for Effective Radiation Safety Training. How to Enrich the Learning Environment. (This is the fourth of a series of articles published in the Newsletter of the Baltimore-Washington Chapter of the Health Physics Society, September 2006).

A History of Radiation Fears. A 30-minute technical paper presented at a special History Session at the Annual Meeting of the Health Physics Society, Providence, RI, June 25-29, 2006.

Brain-Based Learning - New Approaches for Effective Radiation Safety Training. A four-hour Professional Enrichment Program class presented at the Health Physics Society Annual Meeting, Providence, RI, June 25, 2006 (included a 75-page training manual).

Why Not Just Say, “It is Safe?” A technical paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Health Physics Society, Providence, RI, June 25-29, 2006

Fear of Radiation, A History, A one-hour keynote speaker presentation at the 16^th Annual Meeting of the Thermo Electron Corporation Users Group, Nashville, TN, June 5-8, 2006.

A History of Radiation Fears, A 30-minute technical paper presented at a the Annual Meeting of the Baltimore-Washington Chapter of the Health Physics Society, Columbia, MD, May 26, 2006.

Practical Tools for Dealing with Fears of Radiation and Nuclear Terrorism, PDC 121, an 8-hour workshop presented for the American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition, Chicago, IL May 13, 2006 (includes a 125-page training manual).

Part 3: Brain-Based Learning – New Approaches for Effective Radiation Safety Training. How to Get Students Ready to Learn. (This is the third of a series of articles published in the Newsletter of the Baltimore-Washington Chapter of the Health Physics Society, April 2006).

Radiation and Health, A Two–day Workshop for Teachers For Understanding Radiation Science Issues. Presented for the Baltimore-Washington Chapter of the Health Physics Society, Saturday, March 4 and 11, 2006, Harford Glen Environmental Education Center, Bel Air, MD (This workshop has been presented annually by Mr. Johnson since 1995 and includes a 350 page manual).

How to Respond to Workers’ Concerns for Radiation Safety, A technical paper presented at the Health Physics Society Midyear Meeting, Scottsdale, AZ, January 24, 2006. (11 pages with slides).

Why Provide Radiation Safety Awareness Training for Ancillary Personnel? A technical paper presented at the Health Physics Society Midyear Meeting, Scottsdale, AZ, January 25, 2006. (10 pages with slides).

Part 2: Brain-Based Learning – New Approaches for Effective Radiation Safety Training. How the Brain Learns. (This is the second of a series of articles published in the Newsletter of the Baltimore-Washington Chapter of the Health Physics Society, January 2006).

Part 1: Brain-Based Learning – New Approaches for Effective Radiation Safety Training. (This is the first of a series of articles to be published in the Newsletter of the Baltimore-Washington Chapter of the Health Physics Society, September 2005).

Motivating Performance for Achieving ALARA Goals – With the Carrot or the Stick?, A paper published in Nuclear News, July 2005 (6 pages).

The Gift of Fear and Survival Skills in a Time of Nuclear Terrorism. A 2-hour Professional Enrichment class presented at the Health Physics Society Annual Meeting, Spokane, WA, July 10, 2005. (included 50 page training manual).

Brain-Based Learning - New Approaches for Effective Radiation Safety Training. A 2-hour Professional Enrichment class presented at the Health Physics Society Annual Meeting, Spokane, WA, July 10, 2005. (included 50 page training manual).

Brain-Based Learning - New Approaches for Effective Radiation Safety Training. A technical paper presented at the Health Physics Society Annual Meeting, Spokane, WA, July 13, 2005

Field Guide for Health and Safety Officers for Response to Radiological Incidents. Co-authored with Dr. Alan Fellman, for the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Office of Radiological Health, June 2005 (in draft, over 100 pages).

Basic Radiation Safety, an 8-hour workshop for nuclear cardiologists, presented for Health and Radiological Seminars, Inc., Frederick, MD, June 2, 2005. (included 325 page manual.)

The above course has been presented by Mr. Johnson, Dr. Fellman, and Mr. Austin four times each year for more than 10 years.

Tools for Dealing with Fears of Radiation and Nuclear Terrorism. A technical paper presented at the American Industrial Hygiene Association Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA, May 25, 2005.

The Gift of Fear and Survival Skills in a Time of Nuclear Terrorism. A technical paper presented at the Baltimore-Washington Chapter of the Health Physics Society Annual Meeting, May 14, 2005. (included 30 page manual).

Radon Risk Assessment and Measurements - BEIR IV and VI. A 3 – hour class presented for the Baltimore-Washington Chapter of the Health Physics Society Certified Health Physicist Exam Preparation Course, May 11, 2005. (included 125 page manual).

X-ray Safety for Baggage Inspection Machines. Two four-hour classes presented to x-ray machine operators and security personnel of the US Capitol Police and the US Government Printing Office, Washington, DC, April 21-22, 2005. (included 50 page manual).

Radiation and Health, A Two–day Workshop for Teachers For Understanding Radiation Science Issues. Presented for the Baltimore-Washington Chapter of the Health Physics Society, Saturday, March 5 and 12, 2005, Howard Community College, Columbia, MD (included a 350 page manual).

The above workshop has been presented annually by Mr. Johnson since 1995.

Helping Homeland Security Personnel Learn about Radiation. A technical paper presented at the Mid-year Meeting of the Health Physics Society, New Orleans, LA, Feb. 13-6, 2005 (8-page paper published in HPS Proceedings).

Radiation Risk Assessments – What Do the Numbers Really Mean? A technical paper presented at the Mid-year Meeting of the Health Physics Society, New Orleans, LA, Feb. 13-6, 2005.

How to Deal with the Threat of Radiation and Nuclear Terrorism. A 4-hour Solutions Workshop presented at the American Industrial Hygiene Conference, Montreal, Canada, Oct. 4, 2004. (included a manual of 42 pages).

Dealing with the Terror of Nuclear Terrorism, Published in Operational Radiation Safety, Vol. 87, supplement 1, The Radiation Safety Journal, August 2004. (10 pages).

Public Protection from Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Terrorism, Allen Brodsky, Raymond H. Johnson, Jr., and Ronald E. Goans, Editors. A Textbook for the Health Physics Society Summer School 2004. Medical Physics Publishing, Madison, WI (808 pages).

The above program was the largest summer school ever held by the Health Physics Society. Mr. Johnson not only co-edited the textbook, but organized and co-chaired the summer school which included 44 instructors and over 180 attendees, and he also wrote four chapters for the textbook comprising over 150 pages as listed below and presented instruction based on each chapter.

Radiation Instrument Training – Six Challenges for Emergency Responders (Chapter 15, 54 pages), In: Public Protection from Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Terrorism, Allen Brodsky, Raymond H. Johnson, Jr., and Ronald E. Goans, Editors. A Textbook for the Health Physics Society Summer School 2004. Medical Physics Publishing, Madison, WI (808 pages).

How to Deal with Fears of Radiation and Nuclear Terrorism – Part I: Understanding the Fear Factor (Chapter 32, 33 pages), In: Public Protection from Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Terrorism, Allen Brodsky, Raymond H. Johnson, Jr., and Ronald E. Goans, Editors. A Textbook for the Health Physics Society Summer School 2004. Medical Physics Publishing, Madison, WI (808 pages).

How to Deal with Fears of Radiation and Nuclear Terrorism – Part II: Practical Tools for Effective Radiation Risk Communication (Chapter 33, 40 pages), In: Public Protection from Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Terrorism, Allen Brodsky, Raymond H. Johnson, Jr., and Ronald E. Goans, Editors. A Textbook for the Health Physics Society Summer School 2004. Medical Physics Publishing, Madison, WI (808 pages).

How to Deal with Fears of Radiation and Nuclear Terrorism – Part I: Understanding the Fear Factor. A two-hour Professional Enrichment Program class presented at the Health Physics Society Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, July 11, 2004. (included 34 page manual).

How to Deal with Fears of Radiation and Nuclear Terrorism – Part II: Practical Tools for Effective Radiation Risk Communication. A two-hour Professional Enrichment Program class presented at the Health Physics Society Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, July 11, 2004. (included 24 page manual).

Communication with the Media – A Panel Discussion. A two-hour program chaired by Mr. Johnson, including a 30-minute presentation on How to Deal with Fears of Radiation, presented at the Health Physics Society Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, July 12, 2004. (included 25 page manual).

How to Deal with the Terror of Radiation and Nuclear Terrorism, Part I: Understanding the Fear Factor, Part II: Practical Tools for Effective Risk Communication. A Two-Hour Topical Training Session for the Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, May 24, 2004. (included 58 page manual).

Interactions with a Reporter. Health Physics News, March 2004, one page.

Eight Steps for Effective Radiation Safety Training of Non-technical People. A two-hour Professional Enrichment Program class presented at the Health Physics Society Midyear Meeting, Augusta, GA. Feb. 8, 2004 (included 43 page manual).

Radiation Risk Assessment and Communication. A 3-Day Course presented with Dr. Alan Fellman to the Clinton Nuclear Power Company, Clinton, IL, September 17-19, 2003. (included a 400 page manual).

Nuclear Terrorism Training. A one-day workshop for the Naval Support Activity, Mechanicsburg, PA September 5, 2003. (included a 180 page manual).

Radiation Safety for Emergency Responders. A two-day workshop for the Naval Support Activity Fire Department, Mechanicsburg, PA, September 3 - 4, 2003. (included a 400 page manual).

Concepts and Methods for Communicating with Responders and the Public. A two-hour workshop presented to the American Academy of Health Physics as part of a one-day program on Training for Homeland Security, chaired by Raymond Johnson at the Health Physics Society Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, July 19, 2003. (included 34 page manual).

How to Deal with Fears of Radiation and Nuclear Terrorism: Part I-Understanding the Fear Factor. A two-hour Professional Enrichment Program class presented at the Health Physics Society Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, July 20, 2003. (included 40 page manual).

How to Deal with Fears of Radiation and Nuclear Terrorism: Part II- Ten Practical Steps and Tools. A two-hour Professional Enrichment Program class presented at the Health Physics Society Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA, July 20, 2003. (included 35 page manual).

Concerns for Homeland Security Could Promote Public Understanding of Radiation. A technical presentation at the Annual Meeting of the Health Physics Society, San Diego, CA, July 21, 2003.

Practical Tools for Response to Nuclear Terrorism. United States Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration. A one-week hands-on Workshop, May 19 - 23, 2003, Presented at the Emergency Operations Training Academy, Energy Training Center, Albuquerque, NM. (included a 1,200 page manual).

The above course was attended by the Radiation Assistance Program (RAP) Team Leaders and team members from all around the US.

Facing the Terror of Nuclear Terrorism. A paper published in Occupational Health & Safety Vol. 72, No. 5, May 2003. (10 pages).

How can Local HPS Chapter Members Respond to Nuclear Terrorism. A technical paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Baltimore-Washington Chapter of the Health Physics Society, May 12, 2003. (included a manual of 24 pages).

Emergency Response for Radioactive Material Spills. A one-day workshop presented for the University of Texas at Arlington, Texas. April 16, 2003. (included a 180 page manual).

What do you Tell Students and Families about Nuclear Terrorism? A one-hour workshop presented with Dr. Alan Fellman, at the Annual Conference of the Maryland Association of Science Teachers, Frederick, MD, Oct. 18, 2002 (included a manual of 15 pages).

Management of Radiological Terrorist Events. A one-day workshop presented for the NASA 2002 Occupational Health Conference, July 7, 2002, Willard Intercontinental Hotel, Washington, DC. (included a 100 page manual).

Effective Communication Tools for Improved Radiation Safety Programs. A two-hour Professional Enrichment Program class presented at the Health Physics Society Annual Meeting, Tampa, FL. June 16, 2002 (included 60 page manual).

Training for New RSOs – What is Most Important? A technical paper presented at the Health Physics Society Annual Meeting, Tampa, FL. June 19, 2002.

Radiation Instruments in University / Research Laboratories and Accelerators, co-authored with Shawn Googins, (Chapter 15, 48 pages), In: Radiation Safety In University and Research Laboratories, Herman Cember, Editor. A Textbook for the Health Physics Society Summer School 2002. Medical Physics Publishing, Madison, WI. July 2002.

Images Control Our Perceptions of Radiation Risks. A one-hour seminar, presented for the Armed Forces Radiobiological Research Institute, March 12, 2002. (included a manual of 18 pages).

Risk Perceptions and Decommissioning. Co-authored with Dr. Alan Fellman. A technical paper presented at the Midyear Meeting of the Health Physics Society, Orlando, FL, Feb. 18, 2002. (10 pages).

The Role of the Radiation Safety Specialist as Witness: Risk Communication with Attorneys, Judges, and Jurors. A paper published in the Journal of the Health Physics Society. Vol. 81, No. 6, Dec. 2001. (pages 661-669).

Fundamental Questions on Radiation Safety for Medical Practitioners. A workshop on Response to Biological, Chemical, or Nuclear Terrorism, INOVA Mount Vernon Hospital, Mount Vernon, VA, December 8, 2001. (included a 12 page manual).

Training for the Radiation Safety Trainer. A 3 - Day Workshop for the Canadian Radiation Protection Association, May 17 -19, 2001, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. (included a 350 page manual).

Radiation Safety and HAZMAT Response. A two-day workshop presented for the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. May 3 – 4, 2001. (included a 350 page manual).

Training | License/Management  Support | On-site/Technical Support
Lab Analysis | Instrumentation | Publishing | Resources
About Us | Faculty/Staff | Contact Us
Privacy Policy | Sitemap | Home