Dr. Joeseph T. Steensma, CIH
Assistant Professor, Director of Graduate Program in Environmental Science
jsteensma@sf.edu
BS, Saint Francis College
MA, Indiana Wesleyan
MPH, Saint Louis University
EdD, Indiana Wesleyan
Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH)
Ever diverse and interdisciplinary, Dr. Steemsa serves as Assistant Professor in the Kieth Busse School of Business and Entrepreneurial Leadership at USF as well as Assistant Professor and Director of the Graduate Program in Environmental Science in the School of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Steensma was Chief Industrial Hygienist and Vice President of Development for Concentra Environmental, Health, and Safety Services. Dr. Steensma founded Industrial Solutions Group (ISG), which grew to become one of the premier occupational and environmental health companies in the United States and was acquired by Concentra in early 2007.
Dr. Steensma worked as a toxicologist for Monsanto Co., was an EHS and industrial hygiene specialist for The Weldon Spring Site Remedial Action Project (Department of Energy Nuclear site remediation), and served in senior-level management positions prior to founding ISG. In addition, Dr. Steensma was a research fellow at Argonne National Laboratory.
Dr. Steensma specializes in "green" business, environmental/occupational health, and biostatistics. Graduate research focused on occupational healthand indoor air pollution and "green" enterprise.
Lecturer Engagements and Appointments
- University of Missouri School of Natural Resources
- Saint Louis University School of Medicine
- Washington University School of Medicine
- University of Chicago
- Allen County Board of Public Health
- Numerous positions in non-governmental organizations that promote sustainable growth and development
Honors and Awards
- Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year finalist
- Distinguished Young Alumnus of University of Saint Francis Award (1996)
- 3M Industrial Hygiene Scholar Award
- The American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) Foundation Scholarship
- AIHA Exposure Assessment Committee Award (Exposure Assessment)
- Mayoral appointment to serve as vice-chairman of the Allen County Board of Health
Publications and Posters
- Smits, W., Steensma, J.T., Westfall, M., & Schlie, A.R. (2005). Hypersensitivity pneumonitis resulting from exposure to metalworking fluid with triazine. Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, 62, 116-117.
- Smits WL, Steensma J, Westfall M, Schlie AR. Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis Resulting from Exposure to Metalworking Fluid with Triazine. Presented at the 2004 Annual Meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology; Monday, November 15, 2004; Boston.
- Smits, W; Letz, K; Steensma, J: Efficacy and Safety of Compounded Budesinide Combination in Adult Asthmatics; American College of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, San Antonio, TX, 2002.
- Steensma, J (2002): Indoor air quality, Journal of the American Cleaning and Restoration Society, pp 18-22.
- Pyle, A and Steensma, J: 2002, Corrective Action - Making Your Company Safety Compliant, Cleaning and Restoration Magazine, pp18-20, Vol 39, Issue 2.
- Steensma, J: 2002, Shattering the Myths of Mold Remediation, Cleaning and Restoration Magazine, pp 32-36, Vol 39. Issue 2.
- Steensma, J: 1997, Formaldehyde and Solvent Concentrations in Resimine Surface Coatings: A Model of Toxicity, Poster Session; American Industrial Hygiene Association Conference, Washington, DC.
