Michael E. Stevens, Jr.

Ph.D.

Captain, Navy

Department of Primary Appointment:
School of Medicine
Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics
Title
OEHS Division Director
Location: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
Research Interests:
Detection and analysis of airborne chemical hazards in field environments
Application of conventional IH sampling & analysis methodologies in military relevant ways
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Education

Ph.D. in Environmental Health Science, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, MD (2010)
MPA with Environmental Science concentration, Jacksonville State University, AL (1998)
BA in Biology (Chemistry minor), Franklin College, IN (1992)

Career Highlights: Positions, Projects, Deployements, Awards and Additional Publications

Deployed as a member of the USS JOHN C. STENNIS (CVN 74) carrier battle group in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM Nov 2001-May 2002

Directly supported Operation UNIFIED RESPONSE, leading SOUTHCOM J-2 Medical team post-earthquake in Haiti Jan-Mar 2010

Noise characterization of “effective quiet” areas on a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier”, N. Cody Schaal, Raushan A. Salaam, Michael Stevens and Alex Stubner. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, Vol 16 2019 Issue 5, pgs. 329-335

Living at Work: 24-Hour Exposure Aboard U.S. Navy Aircraft Carriers”, Nicholas Schaal, Raushaan A. Salaam, Michael E. Stevens & Alex Stubner. Annals of Occupational Hygiene, Vol 63 (3): 316-327. 2019

Determination of Airborne Concentrations of Dichlorvos over a Range of Temperatures when using Commercially Available Pesticide Strips in a Simulated Military Guard Post”, Otto, M.A., Martin, N., Rous, J., Stevens, Jr., M. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, Vol 14 2017 Issue 4

Evaluation of an Intervention to Reduce Tear Gas Exposures and Associated Acute Respiratory Illnesses in a U.S. Army Basic Combat Training Cohort,” Hout, J., White, D., Stevens, M., et al., The Open Epidemiology Journal 10/2014; 2014 (7):37-45

O-chlorobenzylidene malononitrile (CS riot control agent) exposure in a U.S. Army basic combat training cohort,” Hout, J., White, D., Stubner, A., Stevens, M., and Knapik, J. Journal of Environmental Health, 10/2014. Vol 77(3):14-21

Short Duration Needle Trap Sampling with Gas Chromatography Analysis to Determine Nearly Instantaneous Concentrations of Selected Organic Vapor Contaminants”, Strating, S., White, D., Stevens, M., Smith, P. A. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, Vol 10, Issue 12, 2013

Application of a High Surface Area Solid Phase Microextraction Air Sampling Device: Collection and Analysis of Chemical Warfare Agent Surrogate and Degradation Compounds”, Stevens et al., Analytical Chemistry, 85 (18), July 2013

Traditional Sampling with Laboratory Analysis and Solid Phase Microextraction Sampling With Field Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry by Military Industrial Hygienists”, P.A. Smith, T.A. Kluchinsky, P.B. Savage, R.P Erickson, A.P. Lee, K. Williams, M. Stevens, R.J. Thomas. AIHA Journal, Vol. 63, no. 3, pp. 284-292, 2002