The future of nursing is here.
Daniel Jackson Smith, PhD, AGPCNP-BC, CNE, FAAN
Assistant Professor
ADDRESS:
School of Nursing
University at Buffalo
301 B Wende Hall
Buffalo, NY 14214-3079
PHONE: 716-829-6066
EMAIL: dsmith55@buffalo.edu
Smith's is the Director and Principal of The ROPEH Lab, which stands for Research for Occupational, Public, and Environmental Health. He collaborates with researchers and clinician-scientists from the University at Buffalo, Emory University, East Carolina University, Villanova University, El Centro de Cultura, Arte Trabajo y Educación, the Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia en Santa Marta, and La Isla Network.
Smith’s research program examines the effects of multiple environmental exposures on human health. He has conducted studies to better understand 1) the impact of occupational heat exposure on kidney health and 2) lead exposure on a broad set of community health outcomes. Smith holds methodological expertise that bridges the worlds of community-based participatory research with Spanish-speaking populations and data science. He has conducted quantitative analyses including natural language processing (e.g., sentiment analysis and topic modeling), network analysis, and machine learning (e.g., conditional inference trees and random forests).
Smith currently serves as the board chair for the Alliance of Nurses for Health Environments where he collaborates with nurses across the globe to promote nursing as a leader in environmental health. Clinically, he continues to practice as a primary care nurse practitioner providing care to the unhoused of Buffalo, NY. He has previously worked as a harm reduction nurse practitioner in Philadelphia, PA.
- PhD, Nursing, Emory University
- Post-Master's Certificate, Adult-Gerotology Primary Care, Emory University
- MS, Nursing, Emory University
- BSN, Nursing, Emory University
- BA, Biology and Spanish with a minor in Public Health
- Environmental and occupational health
- Harm Reduction
- Integration of Data Science and Community-Based Participatory Research
- NGC 602: Data Science Applications in Healthcare
- NGC 600TUT: Independent Study in Applied Data Science for Nursing
- NUS 681: Nursing Informatics and Data Science
- Smith, D.J. (2024). Occupational Health and Safety in the Era of Gun Violence. Workplace Safety & Health, 72(6), 208-209. https://doi.org/10.1177/21650799241235411
- Smith, D.J. (2024). The Importance of an Occupational History: Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) vs Chronic Kidney Disease of Non-Traditional Etiology (CKDnt). Workplace Safety & Health, 72(4), 161. https://doi.org/10.1177/21650799241235412
- Hansson, E., Glaser, J.R., Wesseling, C., Jakobsson, K., Raines, N.H., Weiss, I., Smith, D., Silva-Penaherrera, M., Lucas, R.A.I., Callejas, P., Chavarria, D., & Wegman, D.H. (2024). Heat-related kidney injury precedes estimated glomerular filtration rate decline in workers at risk of chronic kidney disease. Kidney International Reports, 29(30, 477-485. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ekir.2024.11.1369
- Mizelle, E., Modly, L., & Smith, D.J. (2024). Farmworker acceptability of backpack hydration systems. Journal of Agromedicine, 29(3), 477-485. https://doi.org/10.1080/1059924X.2024.2349022
- Brady, J., Mizelle, E., Modly, L., Smith, A., Bradford, E., Mac, V., Ferranti, E., & Smith, D.J. (2024). Training Nursing Students on Heat Related Illness First Aid to Protect Farmworkers. Nurse Educator, 49(4), e234-2235. https://doi.org/10.1097/NNE.0000000000001588
- Houser, M.C., Smith, D.J., Rhodes, D., Chovan, P., Ferranti, E., Dunbar, S., Tansey, M.G., Hertzberg, V.,& Mac, V. (2023). Inflammatory profiles, gut microbiome, and kidney function are impacted after high-fidelity firefighter t raining. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, 248, 114107, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheh.2022.114107
- Rojas-Perez, H.L., Diaz-Vazquez, M.A., Diaz-Manchay, R.J., Zena-Nanez, S., Failoc-Rojas, V.E., Smith, D.J. (2023). Nurses' Environmental Practices in Northern Peruvian Hospitals. Workplace Health & Safety, e-pub ahead of print. https://doi.org/10.1177 /21650799231163130
- Smith, D.J ., Mac, V., Thompson, L.M., Kasper, L., Plantinga, L.C., & Hertzberg, V.S.(2022). Self-Reported Occupational Histories of Undocumented Immigrants Receiving Frequent, Emergent-Only Hemodialysis. Workplace Health & Safety, 70(5), 251-258. https://doi.org/ 10.1177 /21650799211060695
- Chicas, R. Elon, L., Houser, M., Mutic, A., Gallegos, E.I., Smith, D.J., Madly, L.A., Xiuhtecutil, N., Hertzberg, V., Flocks, J., Sands, J.M., & McCauley, L. (2022). The Health Status of Agriculture Workers in Georgia and Florida. The Journal for Immigrant and Minority Health, 24, 1129-1136 https://doi.org/10.1007 /s10903-021-01326-0
- Febres-Cordero, S., & Smith, D.J. (2022). Stayin' alive in Little Five: Application of sentiment analysis to investigate emotions of service industry workers responding to drug overdoses. International Journal of Environmental and Public Health, 19(20), 13103; https:// doi .org/10.3390/ijerph 192013103
- Febres-Cordero, S., Smith, D.J., Wulkan, A.+, Belaviau, A., Gish, A., Zine, S., Fugitt, L. & Giordanao, N. (2022). It is what the community demands: Results of community-based emergency opioid overdose trainings. Public Health Nursing, e-pub ahead of print. https://doi.org/10.1111/phn.13151
- Madly, L., & Smith, D.J. (2022). The Need for Data Management Standards in Public Health Nursing: A Narrative Review and Case Study. Public Health Nursing, 39(5), 1027-1033. https://doi.org/10.1111/phn.13066
- Oerther, S., Smith, D.J., Keller, K., Manjrekar, P., & L'Ecuyer, K. (2022). Developing skills for real-world nursing practice in the Anthropocene. Nurse Education in Practice, 65, 103494. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nepr.2022.103494
- Smith, D.J., Mac, V. V., & Hertzberg, V. S. (2021). Using Twitter for Nursing Research: A Tweet Analysis on Heat Illness and Health. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 53(3), 343-350. https://doi.org/10.1111 /jnu.12654
- Smith, D.J., Ferranti, E., Hertzberg, V. S., & Mac, V. V. (2021). Knowledge of Heat-Related Illness First Aid and Self-Reported Hydration and Heat-Related Illness Symptoms in Migrant Farmworkers. Workplace Safety & Health, 69(1), 15-21. https://www.doi.org/10.1177 /2165079920934478
- Smith, D. J., Mutic, A., Mac, V. V., Hertzberg, V. S., & McCauley, L.A. (2021). Analyzing predictors of healthcare utilization in the farmworker population using decision tree analysis: Does exposure to English matter? Public Health Nursing, 38(1), 56-63. https://www.doi.org/10.1111/phn.12826
- Smith, D.J., Pius, L., Plantinga, L.C., Thompson, L., Mac, V.V., & Hertzberg, V.S. {2021). Heat Stress and Kidney Function in Farmworkers: A Scoping Review. Journal of Agromedicine, 27(2), 183-192. https:/ /www.doi.org/ 10.1080/1059924X.2021.1893883
- Houser, M.C., Mac, V., Smith, D.J., Chicas, R., Tovar-Aguilar, J.A., Economos, E., Flocks, J.D., Tansey, M.G., Sands, J.M., McCauley, L., & Hertzberg, V.S. (2021). Inflammation-related Factors Identified as Biomarkers of Dehydration and Subsequent Acute Kidney Injury in Agricultural Workers. Biological Research for Nursing, 23(4), 676-688. https://www.doi.org/10.1177/10998004211016070
- Mac, V., Elon, E., Smith, D. J., Tovar-Aguilar, A., Economos, J., Flocks, J., Hertzberg, V., McCauley, L. (2021). A Modified Physiological Strain Index for Workplace-Based Assessment of Heat Strain Experienced by Agricultural Workers. American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 64(4), 258-265. https://www.doi.org/10.1002/ajim.23230
- Uddin, R., Philipsborn, R., Smith, D. J., Mutic, A., & Thompson, L. (2021). A Global Child Health Perspective on Climate Change, Migration, and Human Rights. Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care, 51(6), 101029.
- Smith, D. J., Gaspar, T. R., Levi-Polyachenko, N., Santu, S., Kuthirummal, N., & Ringwood, A. H. (2020). The Bioreactivity and Sunlight Potentiation of Hybrid Donor-Accepted Polymer Particles in Oysters, Crassostrea virginica. Environmental Science & Technology, 54(16), 10031-10038. https://www.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.Oc02170
- Hu, W., Howell, J.C., Ozturk, T., Bassit, L., Ramonell, R.P., Cashman, K., Pirmohammed, S., Roback, J., Marconi, V., Yang, I., Mac, V.V., Smith, D.J., Sanz, I., Wharton, W., Eun-Hyung, L., & Schinazi, R.F. {2020). Distinct antibody profiles between mild and severe SARS-CoV-2 infection. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 26(12), 2974-2978. https://www.doi.org/l0.3201/eid26l2.203334
- Fellow, American Academy of Nursing
- Visiting Scholar, Universidad Cooperativa de Colombia, Facultad de Enfermerfa, 2024
- Weingarten Endowed Assistant Professorship, Villanova University, 2021
- Symposium of Distinction, Council for the Advancement of Nursing Science, 2020
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Future of Nursing Scholar, 2018
- Fellow, Fuld Service-Learning Fellowship at Emory University, 2017
- "Development and Evaluation of Occupational Health and Safety Protocols for Sugarcane Mills in Central America"
- Role: Pl
- Funding agency: Subaward from La Isla Network
- Total Award: $50,000
- Funding Period: 03/01/2024-02/28/2025
- "Creating a Community-Based Participatory Research Program to Reduce Lead Exposure"
- Co-Pis: Shakya, K.; Goldsmith, S.; Smith, D.; McDermott-Levy, R.
- Funding agency: Vi llanova University
- Total Award: $20,000
- Funding period: 05/15/2022 - 08/15/2024