Karla Armenti

Dr. Karla Armenti is a Researcher at the Institute on Disability at the University of New Hampshire (UNH), with over 30 years of experience in occupational safety and health, focusing on policy and public health. She has taught environmental and occupational health courses in the UNH Master of Public Health Program for more than 15 years and serves as Project Director of the New Hampshire Occupational Health Surveillance Program (NH OHSP), funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). Her work emphasizes the social, political, and economic contexts of occupational and environmental health.

• Education:
  • B.A. in Work Environment from Norwich University
  • M.S. in Work Environment from the University of Massachusetts - Lowell
  • Ph.D. in Work Environment from the University of Massachusetts - Lowell

Research Interests

Dr. Armenti specializes in occupational health surveillance, epidemiological studies of bladder cancer, exposure assessment methodologies, and the integration of genetic and environmental factors in cancer risk. Her research spans topics such as workplace health promotion, metalworking fluid exposure, and cleaner production strategies for worker safety.

Grants and Projects

She is the Principal Investigator on multiple CDC/NIOSH grants, including C19 IPA agreements and expansions of the NH OHSP. Her grants from 2010 to 2021 focus on occupational health surveillance, cancer risk assessment, and workplace safety interventions.

Publications

Dr. Armenti's publications highlight bladder cancer epidemiology, occupational exposure assessment using computational models, and public health interventions. Recent work includes studies on breastfeeding support in the workplace and the role of arsenic in bladder cancer.