Spotlight on new faculty – Meet Risto Rautiainen, Ph.D.

Risto Rautianinen, Ph.D.

Risto Rautiainen, Ph.D., associate professor in the College of Public Health Department of Environmental, Agricultural, and Occupational Health, is among the many new faculty members at UNMC.

Name: Risto Rautiainen, Ph.D.

Title: Associate professor

Specialties:

• Agricultural health and safety;
  
• Occupational health and safety
  
• Intervention effectiveness research; and
  
• Injury epidemiology.

Previous position: Assistant professor, University of Iowa, College of Public Health and deputy director of the Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health

Education:

• Ph.D. (Occupational and environmental health), University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 2003; and
  
• Master’s degree in agricultural engineering, University of Helsinki, 1986

Memberships:

• American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers
  
• National Institute for Farm Safety
  
• Agromedicine consortium

All UNMC departments are encouraged to send information on new faculty members to UNMC Today at today@unmc.edu. Using the above format, please include the person’s title, specialty, previous position(s), doctoral degree, residency, fellowships and memberships. Also include their clinic hours and a phone number for patients interested in making an appointment. Faculty photos are welcome.