Caitlin Ceryes, Ph.D., MPH, RN

Assistant Professor

Caitlin Ceryes

Contact Info

Phone:
410-704-3061
Office:
Health Professions, Rm 3120 W
Email:
cceryes@towson.edu
Hours:
Mon/ Wed 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Education

PhD, Department of Environmental Health and Engineering, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, 2022

Certificate in Risk Sciences and Public Policy, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, 2019

MPH, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, 2016

Certificate in Environmental and Occupational Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, 2016

Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Villanova University, 2009

Areas of Expertise

Environmental health and exposure sciences

Occupational health, safety and risk reduction, Total Worker Health

Food Systems, including food supply chain worker safety and health, food waste reduction

Additional areas of professional interest: environmental sustainability; disaster preparedness; environmental justice; emergency food and food security

Biography

Caitlin Ceryes is a recent Doctoral graduate of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (JHSPH). Caitlin’s ongoing research contributes to a growing evidence base for work and environmental factors as social determinants of health, and identifies opportunities for building safer, healthier workplaces. Caitlin was a doctoral CLF-Lerner Fellow at the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future from 2018 – 2022, earned her MPH from JHSPH in 2016, and received her BS in Nursing from Villanova University in 2009. She has 5 years’ experience in critical care bedside nursing.  She loves gardening and is currently “rewilding” her Baltimore City yard to be a better habitat for animals and insects, including her two Italian honeybee colonies.

Publications

  • Ceryes, C.A., Heley, K., Edwards, D., Gao-Rittenberg, C., Seifu, L., Sohail, S. K., & Neff, R. (2023). “We need a better system”: Maryland crop growers’ perspectives on reducing food loss through donation. Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 12(4), 1-18.

  • Ceryes, C. A., Agnew, J., Wirtz, A. L., Barnett, D. J., & Neff, R. A. (2023). Exploring US Food System Workers’ Intentions to Work While Ill during the Early COVID-19 Pandemic: A National Survey. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(2), 1638.
  • Ceryes, C.A., Robinson, J., Biehl, E., Wirtz, A. L., Barnett, D. J., & Neff, R. (2021). Frequency of workplace controls and associations with safety perceptions among a national sample of US food retail workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of occupational and environmental medicine, 63(7), 557.
  • Ceryes, C. A., Antonacci, C. C., Harvey, S. A., Spiker, M. L., Bickers, A., & Neff, R. A. (2021). “Maybe it’s still good?” A qualitative study of factors influencing food waste and application of the EPA Food recovery hierarchy in US supermarkets. Appetite, 161, 105111.
  • Fry, J. P., Ceryes, C. A., Voorhees, J. M., Barnes, N. A., Love, D. C., & Barnes, M. E. (2019). Occupational safety and health in US aquaculture: a review. Journal of agromedicine, 24(4), 405-423.
  • Ceryes, C. A., & Heaney, C. D. (2019). “Ag-gag” laws: Evolution, resurgence, and public health implications. NEW SOLUTIONS: A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy, 28(4), 664-682.

Honors and Awards

  • Ceryes, C.A., Fry, J., Schuller, K., Davis, M. (January, 2024 – June, 2025). Assessing occupational healthcare needs and disparities among Delmarva poultry processing workers. Funding: The Johns Hopkins Education and Research Center for Occupational Safety and Health (award No. T42 OH0008428) and the Johns Hopkins P.O.E. Total Worker Health Center in Mental Health (POE Center, award No. U19OH012297). Role: Principal Investigator.
  • Alice J. Gifford Fund for Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing, 2022

Professional Memberships/ Affiliations

  • Maryland Public Health Association, Member
  • Maryland Pesticide Education Network (MPEN), Board Member
  • American Association of Occupational Health Nurses, Member

Teaching

  • HLTH 435: Introduction to Epidemiology
  • TSEM 102: Food Politics: Agriculture, Industry, Policy and Health
  • HLTH 220: Sexuality in a Diverse Society
  • HLTH 432: Measurement and Evaluation in Health Education