Timothy F. Morse PhD, CPE
Associate Professor
Certified Professional Ergonomist
ErgoCenter and Occupational and Environmental Health Center

Degrees, Universities Attended
Ph.D., University of Connecticut (Social Science and Health)

Brief Chronology of Professional Career
Dr. Morse coordinates training programs for workers, companies, and unions in ergonomics and occupational health and safety. He has over 20 years of worker education experience, beginning with his role as Associate Director of one of the original OSHA-funded New Directions Programs in Worker Education at the University of Connecticut Health Center from 1978-1984.

He was Educational Coordinator for the Division of Worker Education of the Connecticut Workers' Compensation Commission, as well as a Senior Research Analyst in the Statistical Division. He develops an annual report on Occupational Disease for the Connecticut Workers' Compensation Commission as part of the occupational disease surveillance system.

He has directed and conducted hundreds of worker training programs and conferences on virtually every aspect of occupational health and safety. These include programs and training materials on ergonomics in the office, health care, and manufacturing settings, setting up occupational safety and health programs and committees, hazard communication, bloodborne pathogens, TB, solvents, cutting oils, noise, OSHA standards and OSHA procedures, use of the internet for occupational health, indoor air quality, fibrous glass, confined space, and worker epidemiology.

Dr. Morse is currently co-Principal Investigator and study manager on an international NIOSH-funded grant studying the health effects of vibration from tools. He is a co-investigator on a new grant from the federal Agency on Health Care Quality that is analyzing organizational characteristics which impact worker health and safety, with subsequent impact on medical errors. He was co-Principal Investigator on a NIOSH-funded grant on Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSD).

He has been appointed to a NIOSH expert panel on the ergonomics of hand tools. He is currently engaged in research on MSD among musicians, and the role of unions in the reporting of MSD.

Main responsibilities at the UConn Health Center
Research, teaching in the MPH program and medical school, and community health education on occupational health and ergonomics. Dr. Morse is the chair of the MPH Admissions Committee.

Courses Taught in MPH Program

• Occupational Health

Major Research Interests
Social and economic costs of work-related musculoskeletal disorders, health effects of vibration, ergonomics of hand tools, epidemiology of occupational diseases, and training methods in health and safety.

Current Grants
Organizations, Work Environment, and Quality of Care, Warren PI, Morse co-investigator (20%), Agency on Healthcare Research and Quality (R01). Study of relationship of social organization, occupational health, and medical errors. 2001-2004.
Exposure Response Relationship in Hand Arm Vibration, NIOSH R01, (Cherniack PI, Morse co-PI and Study Manager). Epidemiological study of the musculoskeletal effects of exposure to vibration in 4 cohorts (Electric Boat and Dental Hygienists (CT), Volvo (Sweden), and forestry workers (Finland)), 2000-2005.
Occupational Disease Surveillance, Connecticut Workers' Compensation Commission, Morse PI. Epidemiological analysis of occupational disease data for Connecticut, coordination with CT Depts. Of Labor and Public Health, and training of medical professionals in reporting of occupational diseases. 1993-2004.

Curriculum Vitae
Available in Portable Document Format (PDF):

Timothy F. Morse, PhD, Curriculum Vitae
(PDF File, 54K: NEW window)

Recent Publications

• TF Morse, C Dillon, N Warren, C Levenstein, and A Warren, "The Economic and Social Consequences of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders", International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health, 4:4, Oct-Dec 1998, 209-216.
• Morse, T, Dillon, C, Kenta-Bibi, E, Weber, J, Diva, U, Warren, N, and Grey M. Trends in Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorder Reports by Year, Type and Industrial Sector: A Capture-Recapture Analysis, American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 48:1, July, 2005, 40-49.
• Morse, T, Meyer, J, St. Louis, T, and Storey, E. Occupational Disease in Connecticut: 2002, Connecticut Medicine, 69:6, 2005, 329-334.
• Sanders, M and Morse, T, The Ergonomics of Caring for Children: An Exploratory Study, American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 59:3, May/June 2005.
• Cherniack, M, Morse TF, Brammer, AJ, Lundstrom, R, Meyer J, Nilsson, T, Peterson D, Toppila, E, Warren N, Fu, R, Bruneau, H, Croteau, M, Vibration Exposure and Disease in a Shipyard: A 13-year revisit, American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 45, 2004, 500-512.
• Morse TF, Dillon C, Weber J, Warren N, Bruneau H, and Fu R, The Prevalence & Reporting of Occupational Illness by Company Size: Population Trends & Regulatory Implications, American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 45:4, 2004, 361–370.
• Morse TF, Michalak-Turcotte C, Atwood-Sanders M, Warren N, Peterson DR, Bruneau H, and Cherniack M, A Pilot Study of Hand and Arm Musculoskeletal Disorders in Dental Hygiene Students, Journal of Dental Hygiene, 77:3, Summer, 2003.
• TF Morse, L Punnett, N Warren, C Dillon, and A Warren, The Relationship of Unions to Prevalence and Claim Filing for Work-related Upper-extremity Musculoskeletal Disorders, American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 44:1, 2003, 83-93.
• N Warren, C Dillon, TF Morse, A Warren, C Hall, "The Connecticut Upper Extremity Disorder Surveillance Project (CUSP) : Biomechanical, Psychosocial and Organizational Risk Factors for WRMSD; Population-Based Estimates", Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 5:1, January 2000.
• K Cooper-Arnold, T Morse, M Hodgson, C Pettigrew, R Wallace, J Clive, and J Gasecki, "Occupational Tuberculosis Among Deputy Sheriffs: A Risk Model Of Transmission", Applied Industrial Hygiene, 14:11, 1999.
• T Morse, N Warren, M Cherniack, F Fletcher, D Peterson, "The Use of Ergonomic Data Sheets for Hazard Communication of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders", Applied Ergonomics, Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, July, 2001.
• T Morse, "Surveillance and the Problems of Assessing Office Related Injury", in Occupational Medicine: State of the Art Reviews, Office Ergonomics, M Cherniack, ed., 14:1, Jan-Mar 1999, 73-80.
• T Morse and E Storey, "Fatalities from Occupational Disease in Connecticut", Connecticut Medicine, 63:8, Aug 1999.
• T Morse, J Ro, M Cherniack, and SR Pelletier, "A Pilot Population Study of Musculoskeletal Disorders in Musicians", Medical Problems of Performing Artists, Medical Problems of Performing Artists, 15:2, June, 2000, 81-85.
• T Morse, C Dillon, N Warren, C Hall, and D Hovey, "Capture-Recapture Estimation of Unreported Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders in Connecticut", American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 39: 636-642, 2001.
• T Morse, C Dillon, N Warren, "Reporting of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorder (MSD) to Workers' Compensation", New Solutions: A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy 10:3, 2000, 281-292.
• T Morse and E Storey, "Occupational Disease in Connecticut, 2000", Connecticut Medicine 64:12, December, 2000, 715-720.

Reports and Manuscripts Available for Download
The following Portable Document Format (PDF) publications require the use of the free Adobe Reader, available from Adobe's website as a free download: http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readermain.html (NEW window)

Capture-Recapture Estimation of Unreported Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders in Connecticut
(Preprint of an article accepted for publication in the American Journal of Industrial Medicine: PDF File, 53 KB by Timothy F. Morse, Charles Dillon, Nicholas Warren, Charles Hall, and Deborah Hovey: NEW window)

Common Types of Cumulative Trauma Disorders (CTDs)
(PDF File, 58 KB by Nicholas Warren and Timothy F. Morse: NEW window)

CTDs and Computer Workstation Problems / Common Problems in Office Ergonomics
(PDF File, 78 KB by Timothy F. Morse, Nicholas Warren, and Charles Dillon: NEW window)

Internet Resources for Job Safety and Health
(PDF File, 21 KB by Timothy F. Morse: NEW window)

Occupational Disease in Connecticut 2006
(PDF File, 256 KB by Timothy F. Morse: NEW window)

Occupational Disease in Connecticut 2005
(PDF File, 252 KB by Timothy F. Morse: NEW window)

Occupational Disease in Connecticut 2003
(PDF File, 909 KB by Timothy F. Morse and Emmanuel Kenta-Bibi: NEW window)

Occupational Disease in Connecticut 2002
(PDF File, 877 KB by Timothy F. Morse and Emmanuel Kenta-Bibi: NEW window)

Occupational Disease in Connecticut 2001
(PDF File, 202 KB by Timothy F. Morse: NEW window)

Occupational Disease in Connecticut 2000
(PDF File, 198 KB by Timothy F. Morse: NEW window)

The Economic and Social Consequences of Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders: The Connecticut Upper-extremity Surveillance Project (CUSP)
(PDF File, 730 KB by Timothy F. Morse, Charles Dillon, Nicholas Warren, Charles Levenstein, and Andrew Warren: NEW window)

The Relationship of Unions to Prevalence and Claim Filing for Work-Related Upper-Extremity Musculoskeletal Disorders
(PDF File, 232 KB by Timothy F. Morse, Laura Punnett, Nicholas Warren, Charles Dillon, and Andrew Warren : NEW window)

Who's Who – Resources in Connecticut on Job Safety and Health
(PDF File, 44 KB by Timothy F. Morse and Jack Braddock: NEW window)

Contact Information
Timothy F. Morse, PhD, CPE
Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
University of Connecticut Health Center
263 Farmington Avenue, MC 6210
Farmington, CT 06030-6210
Phone (860) 679-4720
Fax (860) 679-1349
Email tmorse@nso.uchc.edu