Gerald Poplin
HAMPTON HALL
NORFOLK, VA 23529
Gerald (Jerry) Poplin, PhD, MS, is the Associate Dean for Research for the Joint School of Public Health at É«¾Û and Norfolk State University. Prior to joining JSPH, Dr. Poplin served multiple leadership roles at the CDC’s National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Spokane Mining Research Division, helping establish and lead a national research program and interdisciplinary group of researchers aimed at improving health and exposures among mine workers. He is trained as an epidemiologist and has been conducting injury prevention and occupational health research for over 20 years, including time at the Universities of Arizona and Virginia, exploring a wide range of applied and interdisciplinary methodologies including experimental and computational design in biomechanics, survey data analyses, clinical and community health, and industrial hygiene, among other methodologies. Persistent throughout his career has been the integration of communications and risk management strategies in his roles as both a researcher and manager.
Articles
- Yeoman, K., Chin, B., Krieg, E., Robinson, T. and Poplin, G. (2025). Health Conditions in Wyoming Miners as Reflected in Wyoming Miner’s Hospital Insurance Claims, 2014–2023. Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine 67 (8) , pp. e562-e567.
- Robinson, T., Sussell, A., Scott, K. and Poplin, G. (2023). Health conditions among male workers in mining and other industries reliant on manual labor occupations: National Health Interview Survey, 2007–2018. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 66 (8) , pp. 692-704.
- Yeoman, K., Weakley, A., DuBose, W., Honn, K., McMurry, T., Eiter, B., Baker, B. and Poplin, G. (2022). Effects of heat strain on cognitive function among a sample of miners. Applied Ergonomics 102 , pp. 103743.
- Robinson, T., Sussell, A., Yeoman, K., Retzer, K. and Poplin, G. (2021). Health conditions in retired manual labor miners and oil and gas extraction workers: National Health Interview Survey, 2007–2017. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 64 (2) , pp. 118-126.
- Yeoman, K., O’Connor, M. B.., Sochor, S. and Poplin, G. (2020). Characterization of fatal injuries in oil and gas industry-related helicopter accidents in the Gulf of Mexico, 2004–2014. Injury Epidemiology 7 (1).
- Kim, T., Poplin, G., Bollapragada, V., Daniel, T. and Crandall, J. (2020). Monte carlo method for estimating whole-body injury metrics from pedestrian impact simulation results. Accident Analysis & Prevention 147 , pp. 105761.
- Yeoman, K., Sussell, A., Retzer, K. and Poplin, G. (2020). Health Risk Factors Among Miners, Oil and Gas Extraction Workers, Other Manual Labor Workers, and Nonmanual Labor Workers, BRFSS 2013–2017, 32 States. Workplace Health & Safety 68 (8) , pp. 391-401.
- Yeoman, K., DuBose, W., Bauerle, T., Victoroff, T., Finley, S. and Poplin, G. (2019). Patterns of Heat Strain Among a Sample of US Underground Miners. Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine 61 (3) , pp. 212-218.
- Ye, X., Poplin, G., Bose, D., Forbes, A., Hurwitz, S., Shaw, G. and Crandall, J. (2015). Analysis of crash parameters and driver characteristics associated with lower limb injury. Accident Analysis & Prevention 83 , pp. 37-46.