Jefferey Burgess

Professor, BIO5 Institute | Professor, Public Health | Adjunct Professor, Mining and Geological Engineering | Member of the Graduate Faculty

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Dr. Jefferey L. Burgess is an occupational medicine specialist in Tucson, Arizona. He received his medical degree from University of Washington School of Medicine and has been in practice for more than 20 years.

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Disease and social factors associated with healthcare utilization for the treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infections in a longitudinal cohort of essential workers in Arizona

2023

infectious diseases, healthcare utilization, social factors, longitudinal cohort, essential workers

Excretion of polybrominated diphenyl ethers and AhR activation in breastmilk among firefighters

2023

excretion, polybrominated diphenyl ethers, ahr activation, breastmilk, firefighters

COVID-19 Vaccination Perspectives and Illnesses Among Law Enforcement Officers, Firefighters, and Other First Responders in the US, January to September 2021

2022

covid-19 vaccination, illnesses, first responders, law enforcement, firefighters

Serum Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Four Municipal US Fire Departments

2022

firefighters, water contamination, chemical exposure, health effects, environmental pollution

Prevalence and predictors of SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity among volunteer firefighters October 2020 August 2021)

2022

covid-19, seroprevalence, volunteer firefighters, predictors, infection

Measured and modeled comparisons of chemical and microbial contaminants in tap, bottled and vended water in a U.S.Mexico Border community

2022

water quality, microbial contaminants, chemical contaminants, comparative analysis, public health

Cutting Edge: T Cell Responses to B.1.1.529 Omicron) SARS-CoV-2 Variant Induced by COVID-19 Infection and/or mRNA Vaccination Are Largely Preserved

2022

t cell response, omicron variant, covid-19 infection, mrna vaccination, sars-cov-2

Evaluation of CBRN Respirator Protection in Simulated Fire Overhaul Settings.

2021

cbrn protection, respirator evaluation, fire overhaul, simulated settings, respirator performance

COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptability among U.S. Firefighters and Emergency Medical Services Workers: A Cross-Sectional Study.

2021

covid-19 vaccine, acceptability, firefighters, emergency medical services

Health and Safety Outcomes of Training Interventions in Mining

2021

occupational health, mining, training, safety, interventions

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Public Health Preparedness I
Public Health Preparedness
Thesis
General and Systems Toxicology
Toxicology and Chemical Exposure

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Jefferey Burgess

About

Research Area

Grants(68)

Publications(141)

Disease and social factors associated with healthcare utilization for the treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infections in a longitudinal cohort of essential workers in Arizona

Excretion of polybrominated diphenyl ethers and AhR activation in breastmilk among firefighters

COVID-19 Vaccination Perspectives and Illnesses Among Law Enforcement Officers, Firefighters, and Other First Responders in the US, January to September 2021

Serum Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Four Municipal US Fire Departments

Prevalence and predictors of SARS-CoV-2 seropositivity among volunteer firefighters October 2020 August 2021)

Measured and modeled comparisons of chemical and microbial contaminants in tap, bottled and vended water in a U.S.Mexico Border community

Cutting Edge: T Cell Responses to B.1.1.529 Omicron) SARS-CoV-2 Variant Induced by COVID-19 Infection and/or mRNA Vaccination Are Largely Preserved

Evaluation of CBRN Respirator Protection in Simulated Fire Overhaul Settings.

COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptability among U.S. Firefighters and Emergency Medical Services Workers: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Health and Safety Outcomes of Training Interventions in Mining

Collaborations(102)

Thaddeus Pace

Walter Klimecki

H-H. Sherry Chow

Cynthia Thomson

Judith Gordon

News(29)

UArizona named No. 1 producer of Fulbright Scholars

Research collaboration informs international classification of firefighting as carcinogenic

AZ HEROES study awarded $22M to continue evaluation of COVID-19 immunity, vaccine effectiveness

AZ HEROES Research Study Awarded $15M to Continue, Expand Evaluation of COVID-19 Immunity, Vaccine Effectiveness

COVID-19 Vaccine Reduces Severity, Length, Viral Load for Those Who Still Get Infected

Courses(8)

Public Health Preparedness I

Public Health Preparedness

Thesis

General and Systems Toxicology

Toxicology and Chemical Exposure