Professor, Occupational and Environmental Medicine Director, Southwest Center for Agricultural Health, Injury Prevention & Education
Phone: 903-877-1408
Email: casanova@uthct.edu
Vanessa Casanova
Public Health: Additional Teaching Faculty
Vanessa Casanova, PhD
Title: Professor, Occupational and Environmental Medicine Director, Southwest Center for
Agricultural Health, Injury Prevention & Education
Department: Public Health: Additional Teaching Faculty
Email: casanova@uthct.edu
Phone: 903.877.1408
Biography
Dr. Casanova earned a BA in International Studies from the University of Alabama,
MS in Rural Sociology and PhD in Forestry from Auburn University with postgraduate
training in the fields of labor studies and public health. She joined the faculty
of the University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler in 2013 and devotes her
time to teaching, research, and service for the School of Community and Rural Health
(Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences).
Dr. Casanova is the director of the NIOSH-funded Southwest Center for Agricultural
Health, Injury Prevention and Education. She previously served as the Applied Research
Manager. Her research focuses on health and safety outcomes in forestry/logging workers.
The SW Ag Center has an established record of conducting comprehensive research that
addresses the needs of workers in agriculture, commercial fishing, and forestry across
Public Health Region 6.
She also serves as research mentor to junior faculty, residents, and students new
to the field of agricultural occupational safety and health.