David Osterberg

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University of Iowa
College of Public Health
Occupational & Environmental Health
Clinical Associate ProfessorAppointed: 2001
University of Iowa
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Geography
Associate ProfessorAppointed: 2001
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Mailing Address

180 Institute for Rural and Environmental Health
Iowa City, Iowa 52242
United States

Contact Information

Phone: (319) 335-4424
Fax: (319) 335-4225
david-osterberg@uiowa.edu
http://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/faculty-staff/faculty/directory/faculty-detail.asp?emailAddress=david-osterberg@uiowa.edu

Qualifications

M.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison, Agricultural Economics, 1975.
M.S., University of Wisconsin-Madison, Water Resources Management, 1972.
M.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison, Economics, 1969.
B.A., Washington State University, Economics, 1966.

Expertise and Research Interests

My current research interests include
* energy efficiency
* renewable electric power
* commercial nuclear energy production
* the quality of drinking water in Iowa communities without public water supply systems.

Other Expertise

TESTIMONY SUBMITTED SUBJECT TO CROSS-EXAMINATION
As a partner in Osterberg and Sheehan, Public Utility Economics, served as an expert witness before Regulatory Commissions in 8 states & the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Agricultural Planning or Policy, Environmental Conservation, Environmental Health, Occupational Health and Safety, Renewable Energy.

Additional Terms:

Environmental Policy, Sustainability, Wind Energy Development.

Previous Positions

1999-2000, Environmental Consultant, Iowa Department of Natural Resources
1997-1997, Visiting Professor, Dalarna University, Borlange, Sweden, taught environmental tourism and researched farm tractor injuries
1991-1992, Chair, Committee on Energy and Environmental Protection, Iowa House of Representatives
1991-1991, Studied Japanese public-private partnerships in the field of biotechnology, , US-Japan Environmental Mission, Council of State Governments/US-Japan Foundation of New York grant
1987-1990, Chair, Committee on Agriculture, Iowa House of Representatives
1987-1989, Member, Agricultural Energy Management Advisory Council, Iowa House of Representatives
1986-1986, Conducted interviews with Swedes knowledgeable in the fields of farm chemcial contamination of groundwater and the health and safety of farmers, , Swedish-American Bicentennial Travel Grant, Swedish Ministry of Agriculture and the Swedish Institute
1985-2001, Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Iowa, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Geography
1975-1982, Assistant Professor, Cornell College, Mt. Vernon, IA, Economics and Business
1972-1973, Lecturer, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Modernization Processes and Natural Resources Economics
1966-1968, Peace Corp, Iran Project X, , taught English to Iranian high school students and became fluent in Persian

Funding Received

  • Joyce Foundation/Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation (Investigator): Learning from the Success Stories of Non-regulatory Conservation Alternatives, $13,600, summer 1996 to 1996.
  • Environmental Heatlh Sciences Research Center/NIEHS: Community Outreach & Education Core (Assoc. Director - Policy Initiative), Core $85,558, 9/29/90 to 2012.
  • NIEHS: Superfund Basic Research Program: Research Translation Cores-Supplemental Conference for State Legislator Workshop in Chicago (Investigator), $38,000, 2008 to 2009.
  • NIEHS: Environmental Health Science Research Center (Director of Community Outreach and Education), $980,280, 2007 to 2012.
  • NIH: Semi-Volatile PCBs: Sources, Exposures, Toxicities (Investigator), $12,304,673, 2006 to 2011.
  • Northwest Area Foundation: The Raccoon River Watershed Project (Grant Writer), $560,000, 1994 to .
  • Joyce Foundation: A Policy Framework for State Environmental Priorities (Investigator with R. Rajagopal), $244,000, 1993 to 1995.
  • Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation: The Local Economic and Fiscal Impacts of a National Forest in Southern Iowa (Investigator with Peter Fisher), $12,500, 1990 to .
  • U.S. Geological Survey: Statewide Study of Drinking Water Quality in Iowa Communities without Public Water Supply Systems (Co-Investigator), $54,781, 12/01/01 to 11/30/02.

Publications

  • Donham KJ, Wing S, Osterberg D, Flora JL, Hodne C, Thu KM, Thorne PS (2007) Community health and socioeconomic issues surrounding concentrated animal feeding operations, Environ Health Perspect, 115 (2), 317-20
  • Osterberg D, Wallinga D, Addressing externalities from swine production to reduce public health and environmental impacts, American Journal of Public Health, 94(10), 1703-8, Oct 2004 Abstract
  • Osterberg D, Iowa Alternative Energy Legislation, in Wind Energy for the States: A Technical and Legislative Perspective, F. Kreith, editor, Denver, CO: National, 2003
  • Osterberg D, The future of rural water supplies: Health and infrastructure policy issues workshop, Iowa Groundwater Quarterly, 8(4), 1-4, Winter 1997
  • Osterberg D, Learning from the success stories of non-regulatory conservation alternatives, Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation, 1996
  • Rajagopal R, Osterberg D, Ogden F, Natarajan U, Emerson C, Krajewski W, Water Resources of the United States: Problems, Risk Perceptions, and Priorities, research sponsored by the National Geographic Society, Washington, DC, 1995
  • Rajagopal R, Osterberg D, A framework for state environmental priorities: Midwestern perspectives, research notes #1-#6, risk assessment, environmental justice, pollution prevention, environmental innovations, unfunded mandate, research sponsored by the Joyce Foundation of Chicago, 1995
  • Osterberg D, Iowa forum on risk based corrective action and underground tanks, Iowa Groundwater Quarterly, 6(4), 6, Winter 1995
  • Osterberg D, Environmental Agenda Setting, ECOS, The Environmental Communique of the States, 1(6), 1 & 5, July/August, 1994

Profile Details

Last Updated: 12/21/2009

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