Title(s): Clinical Professor
Department: Occupational and Environmental Health
Office: S337 CPHB
Phone: (319) 335-4424
David Osterberg’s work in the Department of Occupational and Environmental Health encompasses public policy in the fields of both environmental health and environmental quality. He teaches a seminar in environmental health policy as well as the department’s only undergraduate course, an introduction to occupational and environmental health. He specializes in research translation and community engagement for two federally funded centers, the Environmental Health Sciences Research Center and the Iowa Superfund Research Program (ISRP). In addition, Professor Osterberg is part of the Training Core for the ISRP.
His accomplishments in service activities and specifically in engagement outside the University have been recognized by the College of Public Health with the 2009 Faculty Service Award and the 2011 Board of Advisers Award for Faculty Achievement in Community Engagement. In addition to his work at the University of Iowa, Osterberg is the founder and past executive director of the Iowa Policy Project, a non-profit policy research organization.
Learn more about Professor Osterberg in this profile…
Courses Taught
- Environmental Health Policy
- Health, Work and the Environment
Research Interests
- Environmental Conservation
- Environmental Health
- Renewable Energy
- Wind Energy Development: Environmental Policy
- Sustainability
Background
Affiliations
- Project Leader, Research Translation Core, ISRP
- Co-Leader, Community Outreach Core, ISRP
- Founder and Past Executive Director, Iowa Policy Project
In the News
- From the Front Row: Environmental science, policy, and public health with David Osterberg
- Iowa Climate Statement addresses electric infrastructure
- UI research finds no health hazards from wind turbines
- Are wind turbines harming health? A new paper says ‘no’
- Osterberg comments on health effects of large-scale pork production
- DNR scoring system fails to protect Iowans’ air, water, health
- New report says wind power saves Iowans on energy costs
- Osterberg says voluntary action not improving water quality
- Iowa’s private wells untested, unregulated
- Osterberg weighs in on strategies for Iowa’s water quality
- Osterberg cited in story on Iowa’s wind industry
- Osterberg says local research crucial to policy change
- Osterberg to discuss climate change on WorldCanvass
- Improving Iowa’s water quality
- Osterberg honored by the Iowa Environmental Council
- Osterberg proposes “Choose 2” concept to protect Iowa’s water
- Winter is the best time to test for radon
- CPH faculty focus on health impact of climate change in October
- Fracking Comes to the Heartland
- Osterberg Brings Environment, Politics Together in New Course