Susan Gallagher, MPH presented the award to Theodore K. Courtney, MS, CSP
December 04, 2014
The Injury Control and Emergency Health Services Section of the American Public Health Association (APHA) presented Theodore K. Courtney, MS, CSP, Director of the Liberty Mutual Research Institutes’ Center for Injury Epidemiology, the 2014 Excellence in Science Award at its annual awards dinner at the 142nd Annual Meeting of the APHA in New Orleans.
The Excellence in Science Award recognizes an individual, frequently at mid-career, for outstanding dedication and leadership in the science of injury/violence prevention and control and emergency health services with contributions and achievements that have a significant and long term impact on the field.
Mr. Courtney has been with the Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety (LMRIS) for 21 years advancing through a number of scientific leadership roles and is also currently responsible for extramural research and institutional engagement. His published research includes original science in slips, trips and falls, epidemiologic methods, injury morbidity/mortality studies of U.S. and international populations, fatigue, sociotechnical systems, risk management, and obesity. Mr. Courtney is also appointed as an instructor in injury, ergonomics, and safety at the Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard University where he has taught for 20 years.
About Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety
Owned and operated by Liberty Mutual Insurance, the Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety (www.libertymutualgroup.com/researchinstitute) is an internationally recognized safety and health research facility. Through laboratory and field-based investigations, the Research Institute seeks to advance scientific knowledge in critical fields of study for the purpose of helping to reduce injuries and disability. Research findings, published in the open, peer reviewed literature, are shared with the worldwide health and safety community and are often used to develop recommendations, guidelines, and interventions to help reduce injury and disability.
Contact: researchinstitute@libertymutual.com
