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Neva Jacobs, DrPH, MSPH, CIH

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Dr. Neva Jacobs is a board-certified industrial hygienist with over 15 years of experience in exposure and health risk assessment. Her expertise spans quantitative exposure analysis, industrial hygiene, human health risk evaluation, and corporate history documentation.

Dr. Jacobs has assessed risks from environmental and occupational hazards, including asbestos, silica, metals, pesticides, organic flavorings, microbes, noise, and radiation, as well as risks in food production and retail settings. She serves as a peer reviewer for journals focused on asbestos, food safety, noise exposure, and risk assessment. She has shared her research and assessments in deposition and has provided expert testimony in legal proceedings.

Key Expertise

  • Quantitative Exposure Assessment
  • Human Health Risk Assessment
  • Industrial Hygiene
  • Litigation Consulting / Expert Witness Services

Professional Affiliations and Memberships

  • American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA)
    • Member
    • Exposure Assessment Strategies Committee (2023-Present)
    • Risk Committee (2018-Present)
    • COVID-19 Re-Open America Guidelines Task Force (2020-2022)
  • National Occupational Research Agenda (NORA) Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing Sector Council Member, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) (2016-Present)
  • American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Expo (AIHce), Technical Reviewer for Education Session and/or Professional Development Course Proposals (2019, 2024 & 2025)

Professional Honors and Awards

  • AIHA President's Award (2021)
  • AIHA Social Responsibility Award (2021)
  • AIHA's Future Leaders Institute Program (2018)
  • NIOSH Education and Research Center (ERC) Training Grant (2013)

J.S. Held is recognized as an ENR Top 200 Environmental Consulting Firm and industry leader in the Verdantix Green Quadrant for Sustainability & ESG Consulting.