David Michaels (epidemiologist)
David Michaels | |
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Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health | |
In office December 8, 2009 – January 10, 2017 | |
President | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | Edwin Foulke Jordan Barab (acting) |
Succeeded by | Loren Sweatt (acting) Douglas L. Parker |
Personal details | |
Born | MPH, PhD ) |
David Michaels is an American
Education and early life
Michaels graduated from the City College of New York, and holds a Master in Public Health (MPH) and a PhD from Columbia University. Before joining the faculty of the George Washington University, he taught at the CUNY School of Medicine and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
Career
Michaels served as the
During the
From 2009 to January 2017, Michaels served as the Assistant Secretary of
As Assistant Secretary, Michaels issued new health standards protecting workers exposed to
Michaels served as Chair of the Executive Committee of the US National Toxicology Program (NTP) from 2011 to 2017, and was a member of the NTP's Board of Scientific Counselors 2018-2022.
Much of Michaels' recent work has focused on protecting workers from exposure to SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. He served on the Biden-Harris Transition COVID-19 Advisory Board and The Lancet COVID-19 Commission Task Force on Safe Work, Safe School, and Safe Travel. [2]
Writings
External videos | |
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[1] C-SPAN Book TV on which Michaels is interviewed by Lawrence Lessig on The Triumph of Doubt: Dark Money and the Science of Deception, Feb. 18, 2020 |
Michaels has written extensively on issues related to the integrity of scientific information that serves as the basis of
He is the author of
Michaels is also the author of
Awards
In February 2006, Michaels was awarded the American Association for the Advancement of Science's Award for Scientific Freedom and Responsibility.[7] He has also received the American Public Health Association's David P. Rall Award for Advocacy in Public Health,[8] the 2009 John P. McGovern Science and Society Award of Sigma Xi,[9] the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH®) William D. Wagner Award and William Steiger Memorial Award, the US Department of Energy's Meritorious Service Award, and the Axelrod Prize in Public Health given by the University at Albany, SUNY School of Public Health. [10] He is a fellow of the Collegium Ramazzini.
Personal life
Michaels lives in the Washington, D.C., area with his wife Gail Dratch. He has two children, Joel Michaels and Lila Michaels. He is the son of photojournalist Ruth Gruber, step-brother of writer and activist Barbara Seaman, and cousin of science writer Dava Sobel and photographer Meryl Meisler.
See also
- The Triumph of Doubt
- Doubt Is Their Product
- Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program
References
- PMID 1460736.
- ^ "The Lancet COVID-19 Commission Task Force on Safe Work, Safe School, and Safe Travel". 18 November 2022.
- ^ "David Michaels Selected Writing".
- ^ Kirshenbaum S C (February 10, 2020). "A government insider exposes the industry playbook for undermining evidence-based policy". Science. American Association for the Advancement of Science.
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- S2CID 153706560.
- ^ "Recipients of the AAAS Award for Scientific Freedom and Responsibility". American Association for the Advancement of Science.
- ^ "Previous Rall Award for Advocacy Winners". American Public Health Association.
- ^ "The John P. McGovern Science and Society Award". Sigma Xi: The Scientific Research Honor Society.
- ^ "The Axelrod Prize in Public Health". The University at Albany SUNY School of Public Health.