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Jennifer Schneider

Senior Director of Integrated Curriculum and Eugene H Fram Chair

Office of the Provost and Senior VP for Academic Affairs
Academic Affairs

585-475-2092
Office Location
Office Mailing Address
Eastman 2113, 12 Lomb Memorial Drive, Rochester, NY 14623

Jennifer Schneider

Senior Director of Integrated Curriculum and Eugene H Fram Chair

Office of the Provost and Senior VP for Academic Affairs
Academic Affairs

Education

BA, Roberts Wesleyan College; MS, University of Rochester; Sc.D., University of Massachusetts; CIH

Bio

Dr. Jennifer Schneider, CIH is the Senior Director, Curriculum Integration and the Eugene H. Fram Chair of Applied Critical Thinking in the Provost Office. She is professor in the Department of Civil Engineering Technology, Environmental Management & Safety and also leads the Collaboratory for Resiliency & Recovery @ RIT, a multidisciplinary research group that specializes in the data to decision pipeline for community resilience. She earned her Sc.D. from UMASS Lowell, College of Engineering, her MS in Industrial Hygiene from the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, and her BA in Comprehensive Science from Roberts Wesleyan. Prior to coming to RIT, Dr. Schneider worked her way up corporate EHS for Kodak, Mobil and ITT/Goulds,  She also has served on the local HAZMAT team, and comes from a first responder background.

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Areas of Expertise

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Journal Paper
Beaver, Cody and Jennifer Schneider. "Evaluating the potential impact of ototoxicant exposure on worker health." Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene 20. 11 (2023): 520-535. Print.
Greenwood, Lisa, et al. "Capacity building for organizational resilience: Integrating standards on risk, disruption and continuity in the curriculum." International Journal on Social and Education Sciences 5. 2 (2023): 327340. Web.
Abraham, Yewande, et al. ". Sustainable Building without Certification: An Exploration of Implications and Trends." J Sustain Res 4. 2 (2022): xx. Web.
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Book Chapter
Schneider, Jennifer and Lisa Greenwood. "Standards-Based Curriculum Across Risk Prevention Management System Domains." Technical Standards: Information Literacy and Collection Resources for Librarians and Educators. Ed. C. Leachman, et al. West Lafayette, IN: Purdue University Press, 2023. xx. Print.
Hummel, John, Jennifer Schneider, and L. Paul Lewis. "Building Resilient Cities with Integrated Resiliency Analyses:." Resilient Cities in the Gulf Cooperation Council. Ed. S. Lectenberg- Kasten. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Routledge Advances in Regional Economics, Science and Policy monograph series, 2023. xx. Print.
Published Conference Proceedings
Tomaszewski, Brian, et al. "Towards a Geospatial Household Natural Hazard Resilience Model in Rwanda." Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 13th annual IEEE Global Humanitarian Technology Conference (GHTC). Ed. Edward G Perkins. Philadelphia, PA: 10.1109/GHTC56179.2023.10354787, 2023. Web.
Raj, Neel M., Jennifer Schneider, and Carol Romanowski. "Locally-Informed Cellular Automata for Emergency Response." Proceedings of the 2021 IEEE International Symposium on Technologies for Homeland Security (HST). Ed. Choi. Boston, US: IEEE, 2021. Web.
Pardee, Jessica, Jennifer Schneider, and Cindy Lam. "Childcare in COVID-19: assessing resilience of service critical infrastructures." Proceedings of the 2021 IEEE International Symposium on Technologies for Homeland Security (HST). Ed. Choi. Boston, US: IEEE, 2021. Web.
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Invited Article/Publication
Schneider, Jennifer. "Addressing PPE for the Disabled: Challenges and Opportunities." CDC/NIOSH CORE Community of Practice: Equitable Research and Partnerships with Diverse Populations. (2023). Web.
Goerger, Simon R., John R. Hummel, and Jennifer L. Schneider. "Developing and Assessing Resilient Systems in Support of National Security Missions." The Phalanx: March 2018. (2018). Print.
Goerger, Simon R., John R. Hummel, and Jennifer L. Schneider. "Framing Resilience Through Mission Space." The Phalanx: June 2018. (2018). Print.
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Invited Keynote/Presentation
Schneider, Jennifer. "Riding the Perfect Storm: COVID-19 at the Confluence of Community & Occupational Health." Grand Rounds. University of Rochester Medical Center: Occupational & Environmental Medicine. Rochester, NY. 3 Dec. 2020. Address.
Schneider, Jennifer. "RIT Collaboratory for Resiliency & Recovery: Keys to Effective Safety Plans." The Evolving School Safety Dilemma. Mary Cariola Center. Rochester, NY. 12 Nov. 2019. Conference Presentation.
Schneider, Jennifer. "Welcome Address: Advancing Student Thinking for 21st Century Success." AITU Summit. Association of Independent Technological Universities. Chicago, IL. 7 Aug. 2019. Address.
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Published Review
Schneider, J. "Enhancing Health and Safety Through Management Systems Design." Rev. of Worker Health & Safety on Offshore Windfarms, by unknown. Special Report 310, Transportation Research Board: National Academies Press 2013: Chapter 5. Print.
Published Article
Schneider, Jennifer L., Anna Wilson, and Joseph Rosenbeck. "Pharmaceutical Companies and Sustainability: An Analysis of Corporate Reporting.” Benchmarking: An International Journal, 17.3 (2010): 421-434. Web. " «
Formal Presentation
Carle, Beth, and Jennifer Schneider. “Development of Coursework in Nuclear Energy and Health Physics: Need, Opportunity & Curricula.” American Society for Engineering Education - St. Lawrence Section Conference. Rochester, NY. 26-27 Mar. 2010. Presentation.

Currently Teaching

ESHS-788
3 Credits
Students will rigorously develop their thesis research ideas, conduct literature reviews, identify and plan methodologies, prepare schedules, and gain a clear understanding of the expectations of the faculty and the discipline. Each student will be required to prepare a committee approved thesis research proposal and may begin work on their thesis.
ESHS-790
3 Credits
The graduate thesis is a formal research document that empirically relates theory with practice. A formal written thesis and oral defense are required.
ESHS-792
0 Credits
Continuation of Thesis
ESHS-797
3 Credits
This course provides an opportunity for students to demonstrate their capabilities developed through their course of study to design, develop, and/or evaluate an EHS management related project culminating in a written report or manuscript and presentation.

In the News

  • January 15, 2021

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    Strategic updates to campus will last beyond the pandemic

    RIT spent more than $8.2 million to make RIT’s campus as safe and clean as possible so that students, faculty, and staff could study and work confidently and comfortably. The university’s Infrastructure and Health Technologies Task Force implemented a variety of changes to RIT’s academic settings, housing, and dining designed to fight the spread of the coronavirus.