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Dr. Melburn Dayton

Dr. Melburn Dayton is an assistant professor in the Department of Occupational and Health at 糖心logo入口. He earned his BS from East Tennessee State University. He then worked with the Knox County Health Department as an environmental specialist. Dr. Dayton was then commissioned as an officer with the US Coast Guard in 1998 where he worked as a Marine Inspector, Chief of Response and a Safety Officer. After completing an interservice transfer into the US Public Health Service in 2003, Dr. Dayton continued to work with the US Coast Guard filling various health and safety roles including, Safety and Environmental Health Officer, Compliance Division Chief, IH/EH Division Chief as well as various other roles. Dr. Dayton completed two masters鈥 degrees. One at Hunter College and another from Penn State University. He completed his doctorate degree (EdD) at Liberty University in 2024. Dr. Dayton retired as a Captain in 2024 after 26 years of honorable service. He holds certification as a Certified Safety Professional (CSP), Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (CHMM), Certified Instructional Trainer (CIT), Registered Environmental Health Specialist/Registered Sanitarian (REHS/RS), Authorized OSHA Trainer (AOT) for General Industry and Maritime Industry, and a Master Training Specialist (MTS). 

Courses taught at 糖心logo入口 State

  • OSH 425 Physical Agents
  • OSH 452 Systems Approach to Hazard Control
  • OSH 599 Occupational Safety and Health Foundations

Education

  • Ed.D. Curriculum & Instruction,  Liberty University, 2024
  • M.H.S. Master of Homeland Security (Public Health Preparedness), Pennsylvania State University, 2011
  • M.S. Environmental and Occupational Health Science, Hunter College 2002
  • B.S. Environmental Health, East Tennessee State University, 1993

Professional experience prior to 糖心logo入口 State

  • US Coast Guard/ US Public Health Service  1998 鈥 2024
  • Knox County Health Department   1993 - 1998

Certifications

  • REHS/RS  2006
  • CHMM 2007
  • CSP  2022
  • CIT  2022
  • AOT   2022
  • MTS  2022

Professional organizations

  • BCSP   2021
  • IHMM  2007
  • AIHA  2003
  • NEHA  2001

Honors and awards

  • US Coast Guard Meritorious Service Medal  (2)
  • USCG Commendation Medal (6)
  • US Coast Guard Achievement Medal
  • Department of Transportation Medal
  • Marine Safety Professional Device USCG
  • Field Medical Readiness Badge  USPHS
  • Hunter College Superior Achievement Award
  • Superior Environmental Performance Award; USCG

Publications

  • 2015 Coast Guard Representative, ANSI/ASSP Z490.1 Safety Standard, Safety Practices, Procedures and Training, ASSP
  • 2014 鈥淒isaster-Related Exposures and Health Effects among US Coast Guard Responders to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: a cross-sectional study鈥, Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, May 05, 2014

 

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