Areas of expertise among Safety Sciences faculty members include the following:
- safety training
- safety management
- industrial hygiene
- legal issues relating to safety, health, and environmental regulations
- ergonomics
- emergency preparedness
- fire, construction, environmental, and hazardous materials safety
Specific research topics have included human performance in the workplace, workplace fatalities, wind energy safety, Marcellus shale extraction safety, women in the safety field, safety curriculum and training program review.