Nancy L. Sprince

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University of Iowa
College of Public Health
Occupational & Environmental Health
ProfessorAppointed: 1999
University of Iowa
College of Nursing
Adult & Gerontology
ProfessorAppointed: 2003
University of Iowa
College of Public Health
Occupational & Environmental Health
Heartland Center for Occupational Health and Safety
DirectorAppointed: 2000
University of Iowa
Carver College of Medicine
Internal Medicine
ProfessorAppointed: 1999
University of Iowa
College of Public Health
Occupational & Environmental Health
Occupational Medicine Residency
DirectorAppointed: 1991

Mailing Address

108 IREH-Oakdale Campus
University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa 52242
United States

Contact Information

Phone: (319) 335-4416
Fax: (319) 335-4225
nancy-sprince@uiowa.edu
http://www.public-health.uiowa.edu/academics/faculty/nancy_sprince.html

Qualifications

M.P.H., Harvard University, Occupational Medicine, 1980.
M.D., Boston University, Medicine, 1971.
B.A., Boston University, Medical Sciences, 1971.

Expertise and Research Interests

Epidemiology of occupational lung disorders among workers exposed to pulmonary toxins
Risk Factors for Farm-related injuries
Injuries among older workers

Other Expertise

Academic Experience:
Member, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Review Committee

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Disease Control, Injury, Occupational Health and Safety, Safety.

Additional Terms:

Occupational Injuries, Occupational Lung Diseases.

Memberships

American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
American College of Preventive Medicine
American Public Health Association
Association of University Programs in Occupational Health and Safety
Central States Occupational Medicine Association

Honors and Awards

2007, President, Delta Omega Public Health Honorary Society, Alpha Phi Chapter
2004, Delta Omega, Public Health Honor Society
2003, Faculty Research Award, College of Public Health, University of Iowa
1992-1997, Academic Award in Environmental and Occupational Medicine, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
1980, Alice Stone Woolley Lecturer in memory of Alice Hamilton, MD American Medical Women's Association, Cambridge, MA

Previous Positions

1997-1998, Interim Director, University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health, Occupational and Environmental Health
1997-1998, Interim Director, University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health, Institute for Rural & Environmental Health
1990-1999, Associate Professor, University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, Preventive Medicine and Environmetnal Health & Internal Medicine
1986-1990, Assistant Professor, Harvard University, Medical School
1984-1990, Assistant Physician, Massachusetts General Hospital
1984-1990, Visiting Lecturer, Harvard University, School of Public Health, Occupational Medicine
1980-1990, Co-Director, Massachusetts General Hospital, Occupational Medicine Clinic
1978-1990, Director, Massachusetts General Hospital, Beryllium Case Registry
1977-1983, Assistant, Massachusetts General Hospital, Medicine
1976-1977, Clinical Assistant, Massachusetts General Hospital, Medicine
1976-1986, Instructor, Harvard University, Medical School
1976-1990, Massachusetts General Hospital, Co-Director, Occupational Medicine

Funding Received

  • CDC/NIOSH: ERC - NORA Research Program (Program Director), $268,850, Jun 1, 2000 to Jun 30, 2003.
  • CDC/NIOSH: ERC - Occupational Injury Epidemiology Training Program (Co-Investigator), $155,600, Jul 1, 2003 to Jun 30, 2006.
  • United States Department of Energy (DOE): Burlington Atomic Energy Commission Plant-Former Worker Program (Co-Investigator), $732,232, 8/1/00 to 7/31/05.
  • CDC/NIOSH: ERC - Occupational Medicine Training Program (Program Director), $216,884, 7/1/00 to 6/30/03.
  • CDC/NIOSH: ERC - Center Administration (Center Director), $24,755, 7/1/00 to 6/30/03.
  • CDC/NIOSH: ERC - Pilot Project Research Training Program (Program Director), $84,800, 7/1/00 to 6/30/03.
  • US DoD: Epidemiological and Medical Monitoring of Former Department of Defense Workers at the Iowa Army Ammunitions Plant in Middletown, IA (Co-Investigator), $729,075, 2005 to 2009.
  • US Department of Defense: Epidemiological Health Survey of DoD Contract Workers at the Iowa Army Ammunitions Plant in Middleton, IA: Analyses of Cohort Mortality/Cancer Incidence and Surveillance for Prevalence of Positive Beryllium Lymphocytre Proliferation Tests, $2,289,761, 2002 to 2005.
  • CDC: Great Plains Center for Ag Health (Co-Investigator), $4,173,268, 2001 to 2006.
  • CDC: Occupational Physicians Scholarship Fund (PI), $154,044, 2001 to 2003.
  • CDC/NIOSH: Occupational Safety and Health Training Grant-Education & Research Center (ERC) Heartland Center for Occupational Safety and Health (PI), 1,200,000, 2000 to 2008.

Publications

  • Sprince NL, Pospisil S, Peek-Asa C, Whitten PS, Zwerling C (Jul 2008) Occupational injuries among workers with diabetes: the national health interview survey, 1997-2005., Journal of occupational and environmental medicine / American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 50 (7), 804-8 Abstract
  • Peek-Asa C, Sprince NL, Whitten PS, Falk SR, Marsden MD, Zwerling C (2007) Characteristics of crashes with farm equipment that increase potential for injury, J Rural Health, 23 (4), 339-47
  • Tiesman H, Zwerling C, Peek-Asa C, Sprince N, Cavanaugh (2007) Non-fatal injuries among urban and rural residents: The National Health Interview Survey, 1997-200, Inj Prev, 13 (21), 115-9
  • Tiesman HM, Peek-Asa C, Zwerling C, Sprince N, Amoroso P (2007) Gender differencwes in occupational and non-occupational injuries in the US Army, Am J Prev Med, In Press
  • Sprince N, Park H, Zwerling C, Whitten P, Lynch C, Burmeister L, Thu K, Gillette P, Alavanja M (2007) Risk factors for low back injury among farmers in Iowa: a case-control study nested in the agricultural health study, J Occup Environ Hyg, 4 (1), 10-6
  • Tiesman HM, Peek-Asa C, Whitten P, Sprince NL, Stromquist A, Zwerling C (2006) Depressive symptoms as a risk factor for unintentional injury: A cohort study in a rural county, Inj Prev, 12 (3), 172-7
  • Choi SW, Peek-Asa C, Sprince NL, Rautiainen RH, Flamme GA, Whitten PS, Zwerling C (2006) Sleep quantity and quality as a predictor of injuries in a rural population, Am J Emerg Med, 24 (2), 189-96
  • Choi SW (2006) Sleep quantity and quality as a predictor of injuries in a rural population, Am J Emerg Med, 24 (2), 189-96
  • Rautiainen RH, Ohsfeldt R, Sprince NL, Donham KJ, Burmeister LF, Reynolds SJ, Saarimaki P, Zwerling C (2006) Cost of injuries and occupational diseases in agriculture in Finland, J Agromedicine, 10 (3), 21-9
  • Choi SW, Peek-Asa C, Zwerling C, Sprince NL, Rautiainen RH, Whitten PS, Flamme GA (2006) A comparison of self-reported hearing and pure tone threshold average in the Iowa Farm Family Health and Hazard Survey, J Agromedicine, 10 (3), 31-9
  • Choi SW, Peek-Asa C, Sprince NL, Rautiainen RH, Donham KJ, Flamme GA, Whitten PS, Zwerling C (Oct 2005) Hearing loss as a risk factor for agricultural injuries., American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 48 (4), 293-301 Abstract
  • Zwerling C, Peek-Asa C, Whitten PS, Choi SW, Sprince NL, Jones MP, Fatal Motor Vehicle Crashes in Rural and Urban Areas: Decomposing Rates Into Contributing Factors, Injury Prevention, 11(1), 24-8, Feb 2005
  • Rautiainen RH, Ledolter J, Sprince NL, Donham KJ, Burmeister LF, Ohsfeldt R, Reynolds SJ, Phillips K, Zwerling C (2005) Effects of premium discount on workers' compensation claims in agriculture in Finland, Am J Indus Med, 48, 100-9
  • Lynch CF, Sprince NL, Heywood E, Pierce J, Logsden-Sackett N, Pennybacker M, Alavanja MC (2005) Lynch CF, Sprince NL, Heywood E, Pierce J, Logsden-Sackett N, Pennybacker M, Alavanja MC. Comparison of farmers in the Agricultural Health Study to the 1992 and 1997 Censuses of Agriculture, Journal of Agromedicine, 10 (1), 13-22
  • Sprince NL, Zwerling C, Lynch CF, Whitten PS, Thu K, Gillette PP, Burmeister LF, Alavanja MC, Risk factors for falls among Iowa farmers: A case-control study nested in the Agricultural Health Study, American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 44(3), 265-72, September 2003 Abstract
  • Zwerling C, Whitten PS, Sprince NL, Davis CS, Wallace RB, Blanck P, Heeringa SG, Workplace accommodations for people with disabilities: National Health Interview Survey Disability Supplement, 1994-1995, Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine / American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine., 45(5), 517-25, May 2003
  • Sprince NL, Zwerling C, Lynch CF, Whitten PS, Thu K, Logsden-Sackett N, Burmeister LF, Sandler DP, Alvanja MCR, Risk factors for agricultural injury: A case-control analysis of Iowa farmers in the Agricultural Health Study, Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health, 9(1), 5-18, 2003
  • Sprince NL, Park H, Zwerling C, Lynch CF, Whitten PS, Thu K, Burmeister LF, Gillette PP, Alavanja MCR, Risk factors for animal-related injury among Iowa livestock farmers: A case-control study nested in the Agricultural Health Study, Journal of Rural Health, 19(2), 165-73, 2003
  • Park H, Sprince NL, Jensen C, Whitten PS, Zwerling C, Health risk factors among Iowa farmers, The Journal of Rural Health : Official Journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association., 18(2), 286-93, Spring 2002 Abstract
  • Zwerling C, Whitten PS, Sprince NL, Davis CS, Wallace RB, Blanck PD, Heeringa SG, Workforce participation by persons with disabilities: The National Health Interview Survey Disability Supplement, 1994-1995, Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 44, 358-364, 2002
  • Sprince NL, Park H, Zwerling C, Lynch CF, Whitten PS, Thu K, Gillette PP, Burmeister LF, Alavanja MC, Risk factors for machinery-related injury among Iowa farmers: a case-control study nested in the Agricultural Health Study, International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health : Official Journal of the International Commission On Occupational Health., 8(4), 332-8, 2002
  • Park H, Sprince NL, Whitten PS, Burmeister LF, Zwerling C, Risk factors for back pain among male farmers: analysis of Iowa Farm Family Health and Hazard Surveillance Study, American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 40(6), 646-54, December 2001 Abstract
  • Park H, Sprince NL, Jensen C, Whitten P, Zwerling C, Health risk factors and occupation among Iowa workers, American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 21(3), 203-8, October 2001 Abstract
  • Park H, Sprince NL, Lewis MQ, Burmeister LF, Whitten PS, Zwerling C, Risk factors for work-related injury among male farmers in Iowa: a prospective cohort study, Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine / American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 43(6), 542-7, June 2001 Abstract
  • Alavanja MC, Sprince NL, Oliver E, Whitten P, Lynch CF, Gillette PP, Logsden-Sacket N, Zwerling C, Nested case-control analysis of high pesticide exposure events from the Agricultural Health Study, American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 39(6), 557-63, June 2001 Abstract
  • Park H, Sprince NL, Whitten PS, Burmeister LF, Zwerling C, Farm-related dermatoses in Iowa male farmers and wives of farmers: a cross-sectional analysis of the Iowa Farm Family Health and Hazard Surveillance Project, Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine / American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 43(4), 364-9, April 2001 Abstract
  • Sprince NL, Lewis MQ, Whitten PS, Reynolds SJ, Zwerling C, Respiratory symptoms: Associations with pesticides, silos, and animal confinement in the Iowa Farm Family Health and Hazard Surveillance Project, American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 38, 455-62, 2000
  • Reynolds SJ, Seem R, Fourtes LJ, Sprince NL, Johnson J, Walkner L, Clarke W, Whitten P, Prevalence of elevated blood leads and exposure to lead in construction trades in Iowa and Illinois., American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 36(2), 307-16, August 1999 Abstract
  • Zwerling C, Sprince NL, Davis CS, Whitten PS, Wallace RR, Heeringa SG, Occupational injuries among older workers with disabilities: a prospective cohort study of the Health and Retirement Survey, 1992 to 1994., American Journal of Public Health, 88(11), 1691-5, November 1998 Abstract
  • Zwerling C, Whitten PS, Davis CS, Sprince NL, Occupational injuries among older workers with visual, auditory, and other impairments. A validation study, Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine / American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 40(8), 720-3, August 1998 Abstract
  • Lewis M Q, Sprince N L, Burmeister L F, Whitten P S, Torner J C, Zwerling C, Work-related injuries among Iowa farm operators: an analysis of the Iowa Farm Family Health and Hazard Surveillance Project., American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 33(5), 510-7, May 1998 Abstract
  • Cowl C T, Jones M P, Lynch C F, Sprince N L, Zwerling C, Fuortes L J, Factors associated with fatalities and injuries from hot-air balloon crashes., Jama, 279(13), 1011-4, 1 Apr 1998 Abstract
  • Zwerling C, Whitten P S, Davis C S, Sprince N L, Occupational injuries among workers with disabilities: the National Health Interview Survey, 1985-1994, Jama, 278(24), 2163-6, 24 Dec 1997
  • Mahar S, Reynolds S J, Sprince N L, Health impairments among refuse derived fuel workers., Arhiv Za Higijenu Rada I Toksikologiju, 48(3), 297-306, September 1997 Abstract
  • Reynolds S J, Fuortes L J, Garrels R L, Whitten P, Sprince N L, Lead poisoning among construction workers renovating a previously deleaded bridge., American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 31(3), 319-23, March 1997 Abstract
  • Sprince NL, Thorne PS, Popendorf W, Zwerling C, Miller ER, DeKoster JA, Respiratory symptoms and lung function abnormalities among machine operators in automobile production, American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 31, 403-413, 1997
  • The Iowa Persian Gulf Study Group, Self-reported illness and health status among Gulf War veterans: A population-based study, JAMA, 277(3), 238-45, 1997
  • Sprince N L, Palmer J A, Popendorf W, Thorne P S, Selim M I, Zwerling C, Miller E R, Dermatitis among automobile production machine operators exposed to metal-working fluids., American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 30(4), 421-9, October 1996 Abstract
  • Zwerling C, Sprince N L, Wallace R B, Davis C S, Whitten P S, Heeringa S G, Risk factors for occupational injuries among older workers: an analysis of the health and retirement study., American Journal of Public Health, 86(9), 1306-9, September 1996 Abstract
  • Zwerling C, Sprince N L, Wallace R B, Davis C S, Whitten P S, Heeringa S G, Alcohol and occupational injuries among older workers., Accident Analysis and Prevention, 28(3), 371-6, May 1996 Abstract
  • Popendorf W, Miller ER, Sprince NL, Selim MI, Thorne PS, Davis CS, Jones ML, The utility of preliminary surveys to detect the cause of acute metalworking fluid hazards, American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 30, 744-749, 1996
  • Zwerling C, Sprince N L, Wallace R B, Davis C S, Whitten P S, Heeringa S G, Effect of recall period on the reporting of occupational injuries among older workers in the Health and Retirement Study., American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 28(5), 583-90, November 1995 Abstract
  • Zwerling C, Sprince NL, Wallace RB, Davis CS, Whitten PS, Heeringa SG, Occupational injuries among agricultural workers 51 to 61 years old: A national study, Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health, 1, 273-281, 1995
  • Dayton CS, Schwartz DA, Sprince NL, Yagla SJ, Davis CS, Koehnke RK, Furst DE, Hunninghake GW, Low dose methotrexate may cause air trapping in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 151, 1189-93, 1995
  • Zwerling C, Sprince N L, Ryan J, Jones M P, Occupational injuries: comparing the rates of male and female postal workers., American Journal of Epidemiology, 138(1), 46-55, 1 Jul 1993 Abstract
  • Sprince N L, Oliver L C, McLoud T C, Ginns L C, T-cell alveolitis in lung lavage of asbestos-exposed subjects., American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 21(3), 311-9, 1992 Abstract
  • Oliver L C, Sprince N L, Greene R, Asbestos-related abnormalities in school maintenance personnel., Annals of The New York Academy of Sciences, 643, 521-9, 31 Dec 1991 Abstract
  • Sprince N L, Oliver L C, McLoud T C, Eisen E A, Christiani D C, Ginns L C, Asbestos exposure and asbestos-related pleural and parenchymal disease. Associations with immune imbalance., American Review of Respiratory Disease, 143(4 Pt 1), 822-8, April 1991 Abstract
  • Oliver L C, Sprince N L, Greene R, Asbestos-related disease in public school custodians [see comments], American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 19(3), 303-16, 1991 Abstract
  • Oliver L C, Sprince N L, Greene R, Asbestos-related radiographic abnormalities in public school custodians., Toxicology and Industrial Health, 6(6), 629-36, December 1990 Abstract
  • Masjedi M R, Estineh N, Bahadori M, Alavi M, Sprince N L, Pulmonary complications in lead miners., Chest, 96(1), 18-21, July 1989 Abstract
  • Sprince NL, Oliver LC, Eisen EA, Greene RE, Chamberlin RI, Cobalt exposure and lung disease in tungsten carbide production. A cross-sectional study of current workers, American Review of Respiratory Disease, 138(5), 1220-6, November 1988 Abstract
  • Lockey JE, Schenker MB, Howden DG, Desmeules MJ, Saracci R, Sprince NL, Harber PI, Current issues in occupational lung disease, American Review of Respiratory Disease, 138(4), 1047-50, October 1988 Abstract
  • Kriebel D, Brain JD, Sprince NL, Kazemi H, The pulmonary toxicity of beryllium, American Review of Respiratory Disease, 137(2), 464-73, February 1988 Abstract
  • Kriebel D, Sprince NL, Eisen EA, Greaves IA, Pulmonary function in beryllium workers: Assessment of exposure, British Journal of Industrial Medicine, 45, 83-92, 1988
  • Kriebel D, Sprince NL, Eisen EA, Greaves IA, Feldman HA, Greene RE, Beryllium exposure and pulmonary function: A cross sectional study of beryllium workers, British Journal of Industrial Medicine, 45, 167-73, 1988
  • Oliver LC, Eisen EA, Greene RE, Sprince NL, Asbestos-related pleural plaques and lung function, American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 14, 1649-56, 1988
  • Oliver LC, Eisen EA, Sprince NL, A comparison of two definitions of abnormality on pulmonary outcome in epidemiologic studies, Am Rev Respir, 133, 825-9, 1986
  • Ginns LC, Ryu JH, Rogol PR, Sprince NL, Oliver LC, Larsson CJ, Natural killer cell activity in cigarette smokers and asbestos workers, American Review of Respiratory Disease, 131(6), 831-4, June 1985 Abstract
  • Oliver LC, Eisen EA, Greene RE, Sprince NL, Asbestos-related disease in railroad workers. A cross-sectional study, American Review of Respiratory Disease, 131(4), 499-504, April 1985 Abstract
  • Sprince NL, Oliver LC, McLoud TC, Asbestos-related disease in plumbers and pipe fitters employed in building construction, Journal of Occupational Medicine, 27, 771-5, 1985
  • Sprince NL, Chamberlin RI, Hales CA, Weber AL, Kazemi H, Respiratory disease in tungsten carbide production workers, Chest, 86(4), 549-57, October 1984 Abstract
  • Brandstetter RD, Messina MS, Sprince NL, Grillo HC, Tracheal stenosis due to sarcoidosis, Chest, 80(5), 656, November 1981 Abstract
  • Sprince NL, Kazemi H. U.S., Beryllium Case Registry through 1977, Environmental Research, 21, 44-7, 1980
  • Infante PF, Wagoner JK, Sprince NL. Mortality patterns from lung cancer and non-neoplastic respiratory disease among white males in the Beryllium Case Registry, Environmental Research, 21, 35-43, 1980
  • Sprince NL, Kanarek DJ, Weber Al, Chamberlin RI, Kazemi H, Reversible respiratory disease in beryllium workers, American Review of Respiratory Disease, 117, 1011-7, 1978
  • Sprince NL, Kazemi H, Hardy HL, Current (1975) problem of differentiating between beryllium disease and sarcoidosis, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 278, 654-64, 1976

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