Coordinator of Public Programs
School of Public Health
Labor Occupational Health Program
University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720-5120
rdewey@berkeley.edu
510-643-2424 Fax: 510-643-5698
 
Current Research Interests
• Occupational health and safety education and training
• Lead hazards
• Young worker health and safety
 
Key Publications
• 2000. Lead-Safe Schools Guide [manual for California school district maintenance supervisors].
• 2000. Lead-Safe School Curriculum. Author of this 6-hour curriculum for school districts to use to train maintenance and custodial staff. Includes a 10-minute video called "Lead: the invisible threat."
• 1999. Promoting safe work for young workers: a community resource guide. Co-authored with staff from the Education Development Center, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, the Labor Occupational Health Program at UC Berkeley, the Labor Occupational Safety and Health program at UC Los Angeles, and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
• 1997. Safe work/safe workers: a curriculum for teaching high school students about occupational safety and health. Boston, MA: Massachusetts Dept of Public Health; Newton, MA: Education Development Center, Inc.
• 1997. Protecting working teens: a resource guide for public health, labor and education professionals. Boston, MA: Massachusetts Dept of Public Health; Newton, MA: Education Development Center, Inc.