Safety, Security & Emergency Management
Dr. Scotty Dunlap
Current Position: Assistant Professor
Department: Safety, Security and Emergency Management
Email: scotty.dunlap@eku.edu
Phone: 859-622-7208
Office Location: Stratton 216
Campus Mailing Address:
250 Stratton Building
521 Lancaster Avenue
Richmond, KY 40475
Biographical Sketch:
Scotty holds a Doctorate of Education in Higher and Adult Education from the University of Memphis and an MS in Loss Prevention and Safety from Eastern Kentucky University. He is a professional member of the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) and is a board certified safety professional (CSP).
Scotty began his career in safety as a Safety Specialist at a state psychiatric hospital in a suburb of Baltimore, Maryland. He then moved to Zanesville, Ohio where he served as the Safety Manager at an AutoZone distribution center. After three years with AutoZone, Scotty went on to spend six years in the grain industry working for Cargill in Minneapolis, Minnesota and Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) in Decatur, Illinois. He served as corporate health and safety director for both organizations in their respective grain divisions. In his most recent role, Scotty led Environment Safety and Health initiatives for Nike in Memphis where the majority of equipment, footwear and apparel are distributed in the U.S. and Nike’s dot-com business is operated. He led a team of nurses and health and safety professionals to ensure Nike’s 1,600 Memphis employees were provided with a safe and healthy work environment.
In addition to his work responsibilities, Scotty served in a number of leadership roles in two grain industry trade organizations, the Grain Elevator and Processing Society (GEAPS) and the National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA). He was a featured speaker at numerous national and regional conferences throughout the U.S. and Canada. Scotty has also been a speaker at ASSE national Professional Development Conferences.
Scotty is a published writer on such topics as OSHA compliance, DOT compliance, behavior-based safety and organizational safety culture. His work has appeared in the Journal of Emergency Medical Services, Grain Journal and World Grain Magazine. His most substantial work was publishing a textbook on motor carrier safety. He is now under contract to write a textbook on fire, safety, and security auditing. His current research is in the area of industry leader development and involvement in workplace safety leadership.
Primary Areas of Academic Interest:
I am interested in all topics related to workplace safety management and their relationship with organizational leadership. Following my dissertation I plan to conduct ongoing research in the area of industrial leadership's ability to engage in leading efforts related to workplace safety.
