Professor Dr. Andrea Sass Kortsak

Biography

Andrea Sass-Kortsak is an Associate Professor Emerita at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto. She has an extensive academic background with a Doctor of Philosophy degree obtained in 1993 from the University of Western Ontario, and a Master of Health Sciences in Occupational Health from the University of Toronto. Her research primarily focuses on Occupational Hygiene, Occupational Epidemiology, and Occupational & Environmental Epidemiology, where she explores exposure assessment methods, occupational risk factors for diseases like prostate cancer, and factors influencing workplace environmental exposures. Throughout her career, Andrea has contributed significantly to the field, evidenced by her involvement in numerous research projects and publications that examine the relationship between occupational exposures and health outcomes. She has received multiple awards for her excellence in teaching and research in the field of occupational hygiene. Her honors include being named a Fellow of the American Industrial Hygiene Association and receiving the Hugh Nelson Award for Excellence in Occupational Hygiene.

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