Dr. Newman is a physician-scientist, public health practitioner, and educator. He is a distinguished university professor in the Departments of Environmental & Occupational Health and Epidemiology at the Colorado School of Public Health and the Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine at CU School of Medicine. He is the founding director of two national centers supported by the CDC/National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH): the Center for Health, Work & Environment, and the Mountain & Plains Education and Research Center. He co-founded Health Links™ and the ColoradoSPH Certificate in Total Worker Health®.,. Dr. Newman’s research program is largely supported by the National Institutes of Health, the U.S. Department of Energy, the CDC/ National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, among other agencies and organizations.

He is recognized for his scientific and practical contributions to occupational health and safety, applying the concepts of Total Worker Health, and for his prevention efforts to mitigate the impact of heat, air pollutants, and working conditions in workplaces spanning the U.S., Mexico, and Latin America. In an academic career spanning four decades, he has contributed to our understanding of how heat stress and nephrotoxins contribute to acute kidney disease and chronic kidney disease of unknown cause, worker well-being and productivity. Other contributions include research on the mechanisms and prevention of occupational lung disorders, including transdisciplinary work in immunotoxicology, biomarker development, medical surveillance, and health informatics. He is known for pioneering work on the health effects, prevention, and treatment of dust-induced lung disorders, especially chronic beryllium disease and other granulomatous diseases such as sarcoidosis. He has authored over 260 scientific papers and over 150 books, chapters, and monographs.

Dr. Newman consults for government agencies, businesses, labor groups, and community organizations. An avid educator, Dr. Newman is a founding faculty member of the ColoradoSPH and continues to teach and mentor master’s and doctoral students and junior faculty members. His favorite role is as a mentor, second only to husband, father, and grandfather He is hopeful and, at times, irrationally optimistic.

Dr. Newman is a physician-scientist, public health practitioner, and educator. He is a distinguished university professor in the Departments of Environmental & Occupational Health and Epidemiology at the Colorado School of Public Health and the Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine at CU School of Medicine. He is the founding director of two national centers supported by the CDC/National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH): the Center for Health, Work & Environment, and the Mountain & Plains Education and Research Center. He co-founded Health Links™ and the ColoradoSPH Certificate in Total Worker Health®.,. Dr. Newman’s research program is largely supported by the National Institutes of Health, the U.S. Department of Energy, the CDC/ National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, among other agencies and organizations.

He is recognized for his scientific and practical contributions to occupational health and safety, applying the concepts of Total Worker Health, and for his prevention efforts to mitigate the impact of heat, air pollutants, and working conditions in workplaces spanning the U.S., Mexico, and Latin America. In an academic career spanning four decades, he has contributed to our understanding of how heat stress and nephrotoxins contribute to acute kidney disease and chronic kidney disease of unknown cause, worker well-being and productivity. Other contributions include research on the mechanisms and prevention of occupational lung disorders, including transdisciplinary work in immunotoxicology, biomarker development, medical surveillance, and health informatics. He is known for pioneering work on the health effects, prevention, and treatment of dust-induced lung disorders, especially chronic beryllium disease and other granulomatous diseases such as sarcoidosis. He has authored over 260 scientific papers and over 150 books, chapters, and monographs.

Dr. Newman consults for government agencies, businesses, labor groups, and community organizations. An avid educator, Dr. Newman is a founding faculty member of the ColoradoSPH and continues to teach and mentor master’s and doctoral students and junior faculty members. His favorite role is as a mentor, second only to husband, father, and grandfather He is hopeful and, at times, irrationally optimistic.

Dr. Newman is a physician-scientist, public health practitioner, and educator. He is a distinguished university professor in the Departments of Environmental & Occupational Health and Epidemiology at the Colorado School of Public Health and the Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine at CU School of Medicine. He is the founding director of two national centers supported by the CDC/National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH): the Center for Health, Work & Environment, and the Mountain & Plains Education and Research Center. He co-founded Health Links™ and the ColoradoSPH Certificate in Total Worker Health®.,. Dr. Newman’s research program is largely supported by the National Institutes of Health, the U.S. Department of Energy, the CDC/ National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, among other agencies and organizations.

He is recognized for his scientific and practical contributions to occupational health and safety, applying the concepts of Total Worker Health, and for his prevention efforts to mitigate the impact of heat, air pollutants, and working conditions in workplaces spanning the U.S., Mexico, and Latin America. In an academic career spanning four decades, he has contributed to our understanding of how heat stress and nephrotoxins contribute to acute kidney disease and chronic kidney disease of unknown cause, worker well-being and productivity. Other contributions include research on the mechanisms and prevention of occupational lung disorders, including transdisciplinary work in immunotoxicology, biomarker development, medical surveillance, and health informatics. He is known for pioneering work on the health effects, prevention, and treatment of dust-induced lung disorders, especially chronic beryllium disease and other granulomatous diseases such as sarcoidosis. He has authored over 260 scientific papers and over 150 books, chapters, and monographs.

Dr. Newman consults for government agencies, businesses, labor groups, and community organizations. An avid educator, Dr. Newman is a founding faculty member of the ColoradoSPH and continues to teach and mentor master’s and doctoral students and junior faculty members. His favorite role is as a mentor, second only to husband, father, and grandfather He is hopeful and, at times, irrationally optimistic.

Dr. Newman is a physician-scientist, public health practitioner, and educator. He is a distinguished university professor in the Departments of Environmental & Occupational Health and Epidemiology at the Colorado School of Public Health and the Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine at CU School of Medicine. He is the founding director of two national centers supported by the CDC/National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH): the Center for Health, Work & Environment, and the Mountain & Plains Education and Research Center. He co-founded Health Links™ and the ColoradoSPH Certificate in Total Worker Health®.,. Dr. Newman’s research program is largely supported by the National Institutes of Health, the U.S. Department of Energy, the CDC/ National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, among other agencies and organizations.

He is recognized for his scientific and practical contributions to occupational health and safety, applying the concepts of Total Worker Health, and for his prevention efforts to mitigate the impact of heat, air pollutants, and working conditions in workplaces spanning the U.S., Mexico, and Latin America. In an academic career spanning four decades, he has contributed to our understanding of how heat stress and nephrotoxins contribute to acute kidney disease and chronic kidney disease of unknown cause, worker well-being and productivity. Other contributions include research on the mechanisms and prevention of occupational lung disorders, including transdisciplinary work in immunotoxicology, biomarker development, medical surveillance, and health informatics. He is known for pioneering work on the health effects, prevention, and treatment of dust-induced lung disorders, especially chronic beryllium disease and other granulomatous diseases such as sarcoidosis. He has authored over 260 scientific papers and over 150 books, chapters, and monographs.

Dr. Newman consults for government agencies, businesses, labor groups, and community organizations. An avid educator, Dr. Newman is a founding faculty member of the ColoradoSPH and continues to teach and mentor master’s and doctoral students and junior faculty members. His favorite role is as a mentor, second only to husband, father, and grandfather He is hopeful and, at times, irrationally optimistic.