Center for Excellence in Environmental Health and Safety
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Cynthia Curl, PhD, MS
Director
Cynthia Curl earned her Ph.D. (Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences) from the University of Washington in 2014 and joined the School of Public and Population Health at Boise State University in the spring of 2015. Her research is focused on the intersection between agriculture and human health, and her primary interests are in assessing human exposure to agricultural pesticides and improving health and safety in agricultural workplaces. View Dr. Curl’s full bio.
Cynthia Curl earned her Ph.D. (Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences) from the University of Washington in 2014 and joined the School of Public and Population Health at Boise State University in the spring of 2015. Her research is focused on the intersection between agriculture and human health, and her primary interests are in assessing human exposure to agricultural pesticides and improving health and safety in agricultural workplaces. View Dr. Curl’s full bio.
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Meredith Spivak, MS
Epidemiologist and Research Coordinator
After completing a BS in Public Health from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Meredith went on to receive her MS in Epidemiology from the University at Albany in 2018. She joined the Center for Excellence in Environmental Health and Safety in 2019. Her research interests include environmental health, women and children’s health, and the developmental origins of health and disease.
After completing a BS in Public Health from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Meredith went on to receive her MS in Epidemiology from the University at Albany in 2018. She joined the Center for Excellence in Environmental Health and Safety in 2019. Her research interests include environmental health, women and children’s health, and the developmental origins of health and disease.
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Luke Montrose, PhD
Assistant Professor
Dr. Luke Montrose is an environmental toxicologist with research interests in public and occupational health, epigenetics, and chronic illness, particularly as it relates to vulnerable and understudied populations. His research program focuses on wildfire smoke-induce health effects. Dr. Montrose helped to launch the inaugural Rocky Mountain Regional Wildfire Smoke Symposium in 2020 as a Boise State faculty member. He remains engaged in CEEHS and continues to help host the symposium. Read more about Dr. Montrose’s work here.
Colorado State University, Environmental and Radiological Health SciencesDr. Luke Montrose is an environmental toxicologist with research interests in public and occupational health, epigenetics, and chronic illness, particularly as it relates to vulnerable and understudied populations. His research program focuses on wildfire smoke-induce health effects. Dr. Montrose helped to launch the inaugural Rocky Mountain Regional Wildfire Smoke Symposium in 2020 as a Boise State faculty member. He remains engaged in CEEHS and continues to help host the symposium. Read more about Dr. Montrose’s work here.
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Occupational Safety and Health Consultation Program Staff
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Kimberli Reynolds
Program Manager
Kimberli manages the Idaho Occupational Safety and Health Consultation Program, overseeing program operations, industrial hygiene services, consultant activities, training, outreach, and client relations while serving as a liaison with federal OSHA. She works closely with Idaho small businesses to help employers understand OSHA requirements and build safer, healthier workplaces.
Kimberli holds a Master of Public Administration from Boise State University and a degree in Occupational Safety and Health with an emphasis in Environmental Management. With more than two decades of experience in safety, leadership, and management, she values practical solutions that support both employers and employees. She especially enjoys working with Idaho’s small businesses and seeing firsthand the innovative work they contribute to their communities, the state, and beyond.
Kimberli manages the Idaho Occupational Safety and Health Consultation Program, overseeing program operations, industrial hygiene services, consultant activities, training, outreach, and client relations while serving as a liaison with federal OSHA. She works closely with Idaho small businesses to help employers understand OSHA requirements and build safer, healthier workplaces.
Kimberli holds a Master of Public Administration from Boise State University and a degree in Occupational Safety and Health with an emphasis in Environmental Management. With more than two decades of experience in safety, leadership, and management, she values practical solutions that support both employers and employees. She especially enjoys working with Idaho’s small businesses and seeing firsthand the innovative work they contribute to their communities, the state, and beyond.