Distinguished Alumni Award Central Methodist College 1987
Distinguished Service Medal, United States Public Health Service 1991
Meritorious Service medal, United States Public Health Service 1988
The Surgeon General's Exemplary Service Medal 1993
James P. Keogh Award for Outstanding Service in Occupational Safety and Health, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health 2000
Irving J. Selikoff Award, Collegium Ramazzini, Carpi Italy 2016
Scholar - Consortium for Public Health - University of California 1994-1995
Contact Information
241 Rose Ridge Court ,
Canton , GA 30115
Phone: 770-364-2776
Email: richard@ralemen.org
Areas of Interest
- Genetic Epidemiology
- Occupational Health
- Social Epidemiology
- Toxicology
Education
- BA 1967, Central Methodist College
- MSPH 1970, University of Missouri
- PhD 1992, University of Cincinnati
Affiliations & Activities
Presidential Appointment to The Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health, October 2009 - 2018. Appointed by President Obama
Collegium Ramazzini, Elected Fellow since 1984
Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization, Co-Chair Science Advisory Board 2006 -present
Associate Editor - American Journal of Industrial Medicine
American Public Health Association
Publications
- Lin R-T, Soeberg M, Chien L-C, fisher S, Takala J, Lemen RA, Driscoll T, Takahashi K, 2018, A Bibliometric analysis of gaps in research on Asbestos-related diseases: declining emphasis on public health over 26 years. , British Medical Journal, ,
- Wagner GR, Lemen RA, 2017, Asbestos, The International Encyclopedia of Public health - 2nd Edition. Oxford: Academic Press, Elsevier Inc., Vol. 1, 176-182
- Lemen RA, Landrigan PJ, 2017, Toward an asbestos ban in the United States. , Int J Environ Res Public Health, 14, 1302
- Richard Lemen, 2016, Mesothelioma from asbestos exposure: Epidemiologic patterns and impact in the United States. , J Tox Environ Health, Part B. , 19, 250-265
- Baur X, Soskolne CL, Lemen RA, Schneider J, Woitowitz H-J, Budnik LT, 2015, How conflicted authors undermine the World Health Organization (WHO) campaign to stop all use of asbestos: spotlight on studies showing that chrysotile is carcinogenic and facilitates other non-cancer asbestos-related diseases. , Int J Occup Environ Health, 21, 176-179
- Lemen RA, Frank AL, Soskone CL, Weiss SH, Castleman BI, 2014, Asbestos exposure during home renovation in New South Wales., Med J Australia, 200, 315-317
- Lemen RA, 2014, Epidemic to Pandemic: Asbestos in Our world, Chapter 1., Journée Internationale Des Victimes De L’Amiante, State of Science, State of the World. Proceeding of Symposium International Day of Asbestos Victims, October 12th, 2012, Luxembourg Palace, Paris France, ANDEVA, Paris, October: 1-34., ,
- Stayner LA, Welch LS, Lemen RA, 2013, The Worldwide Pandemic of Asbestos-Related Diseases. , Ann Rev Public Health; 34: 4.1-4.12, ,
- Lemen RA, Dodson RF, 2012, Asbestos, Patty's Toxicology, 6th Ed John Viley & Sons, Inc. , 5, 211-256
- Lemen RA, Dodson RF, 2012, Asbestos Ch. 83, Patty's Toxicology, Fifth Edition, Eds: Bingham, & Cohrssen, John Wiley & Sons, ,
- Lemen RA, 2011, Epidemiology of Asbestos-Related Diseases and the Knowledge That Led to What is Known Today – Ch. 5. , Asbestos Risk Assessment, Epidemiology, and health Effects – Second Edition. Eds Ronald F. Dodson, Samuel P. Hammar., , 131-268
- Silverstein M, Welch L, Lemen R, 2009, Developments in Asbestos Cancer Risk Assessment, Histroical Perspectives, American Journal of Industrial Medicine, ,
- Wagner GR, Lemen RA, 2008, Asbestos, International Encyclopedia of Public Health, I, 238-245
- Lemen RA, 2004, Asbestos in brakes: Exposure and risk of disease., Am J Ind Med, Vol. 45, Mar., p. 229-237., ,
- Lemen RA, 2004, Chrysotile Asbestos as a cause of mesothelioma: application of the Hill causation model, Int. J Occup Environ Health, 10, 233-239