Jennifer M. Lincoln, PhD, CSP, is the Associate Director for the NIOSH Office of Agriculture Safety and Health and Co-Chair of the NORA Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing Sector Council. Dr. Lincoln’s career has focused on scientific research and leadership to develop tailored risk-reduction interventions for high-risk work, especially in the prevention of traumatic injuries among workers in the commercial fishing industry, but also aviation, oil and gas, and wildland firefighting. In 2007, she created the NIOSH Commercial Fishing Safety Research and Design Program and in 2015 established the Center for Maritime Safety and Health Studies, which, in partnership with the U.S. Coast Guard, has led to a substantial decline in commercial fishing deaths. Dr Lincoln grew up in rural Indiana and after a 28-year career in Alaska with the US Public Health Service, she and her husband moved back to settle on their 80 acres earlier this year.
