Publications

A framework for for using data and collaboration to drive prevention through engineering design: Reducing injury and severity in greenhouse and nursery workers.

Clarke-Sather, A. & Schofield, K. E. Journal of Safety Research. Available online 16 June 2023  (2023). 

Risk factors for occupational injuries in schools among educators and support staff.

Schofield, K. E., Ryan, A. D., & Stroinski, C.  Journal of Safety Research. Volume 80, February 2022, Pages 67-77 (2021). 

Differential effectiveness of the Minnesota Safe Patient Handling Act by health care setting: An exploratory study

Christina E. Rosebush PhD, Katherine E. Schofield PhD, Marizen Ramirez PhD, Brian Zaidman BA Darin J. Erickson PhD, Breca Tschida MSPH, Patricia M. McGovern PhD,  American Journal of Industrial Medicine.  Published ahead of print: November 14, 20201.  

What are the Risks to Minors who Work in the Construction Industry?

Moskowitz, Adam Fred BA; Ramirez, Marizen R. PhD; Schofield, Katherine E. PhD; Ryan, Andrew D. MS; Zaidman, Brian A. BA; McGovern, Patricia M. PhD , Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.  63 (7), 462-462.  July 1, 2021. 

The Average Cost of Workers' Compensation- Expert Q&A.

AdvisorSmith- your trusted small business resource.  May 25, 2021.  

Evaluation of the Minnesota Safe Patient Handling Act: trends in workers’ compensation indemnity claims in nursing home workers before and after enactment of the law.

Rosebush, C. E., Zaidman, B., Schofield, K. E., Erickson, D. J., Tschida, B., Ramirez, M., & McGovern, P. M. (2020). Occupational and Environmental Medicine.   Published Online First: 07 September 2020.  DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2020-106575 

True Spatial K-anonymity: Adaptive Areal Elimination vs. Adaptive Areal Masking. 

Charleux, L., & Schofield, K.  (2020). Cartography and Geographic Information Science, 1-13 .   DOI: 10.1080/15230406.2020.1794975

Occupational differences in workers' compensation indemnity claims among direct care workers in Minnesota nursing homes, 2005‐2016 

Rosebush, C. E., Zaidman, B., Schofield, K. E., Erickson, D. J., Ramirez, M., Tschida, B., & McGovern, P. M. (2020). American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 63(6), 517-526.  DOI: 10.1002/ajim.23102 

Comparing disability and return to work outcomes between alternative and traditional workers' compensation programs.

Schofield, K., Ryan, A. D., & Dauner, K. N. (2019). American journal of industrial medicine, 62(9), 755.                                         DOI: 10.1002/ajim.23017 

Student-inflicted injuries to staff in schools: comparing risk between educators and non-educators

Schofield, K. E., Ryan, A. D., & Stroinski, C. (2019). Student-inflicted injuries to staff in schools: comparing risk between educators and non-educators. Injury prevention, 25(2), 116-122.  DOI: 10.1136/injuryprev-2017-042472 

Occupational Injuries in Schools

Schofield, K. (2015, January). Occupational Injuries in Schools. In ASSE Professional Development Conference and Exposition. American Society of Safety Engineers.

Workers' compensation loss prevention representative contact and risk of lost-time injury in construction policyholders

Schofield, K.E., et al., Workers' compensation loss prevention representative contact and risk of lost-time injury in construction policyholders, Journal of Safety Research (2017), DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2017.06.012

Management commitment to safety and risk of workplace injury: a workers' compensation insurance perspective.

Schofield KE, Alexander BH, Gerberich SG, Ryan AD. (2015).  Management commitment to safety and risk of workplace injury: a workers' compensation insurance perspective.  Journal of Safety and Health Research.  11(1), 186-193. http://www.asse.org/assets/1/7/JSHER_(Vol._11_No._1).pdf

Injury rates, severity, and drug testing programs in small construction companies

Schofield KE, Alexander BH, Gerberich SG, Ryan AD.  (2013).  Injury rates, severity, and drug testing programs in small construction companies. Journal of Safety Research.  44, 97-104. DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2012.08.021

Nano-toxicology and Exposure in the Occupational Setting

Peixe, T.S., de Souza Nascimento, E., Schofield, K.L., Arcurid, A.S.A. and Bulcão, R.P. (2015) Nano-toxicology and Exposure in the Occupational Setting. Occupational Diseases and Environmental Medicine, 3, 35-48. DOI: 10.4236/odem.2015.33005