Dr. Valigosky has over twenty-seven years of extensive environmental, occupational safety and health practice, teaching, research and service. Major areas of expertise include industrial hygiene, healthcare (Joint Commission/CMS), laboratory safety including work with biological agent safety and security, radiation safety, hazardous materials management, exposure prevention, emergency preparedness, and all aspects of environmental health and safety management. He previously served as Director of Environmental Health and Radiation Safety at UT. His research interests include the environmental and occupational effects of harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie along with traditional industrial hygiene research on industrial chemical exposure.