Catherine Bobenhausen,
MS, CIH, CSP, AIHA Fellow, LEED BD+C

Senior Consultant

Catherine Bobenhausen serves as a Senior Consultant in Colden’s New York City office and has over 25 years of experience delivering exposure assessment and industrial hygiene support, including toxicological risk assessments, compliance audits, indoor environmental quality investigations, environmental health and safety programs, and training.

Catherine earned a Master of Science in Toxicology from the New Jersey Institute of Technology, in collaboration with the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey and Rutgers Medical School, and a Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Science from SUNY Purchase. She is a Fellow of the American Industrial Hygiene Association with expertise in occupational health, safety, and sustainable design. She is also an Authorized GreenScreen Practitioner and a LEED Accredited Professional in Building Design + Construction.

Catherine has conducted indoor air quality studies on formaldehyde in phone pods, nanoparticle exposures from insulation, and emissions from engineered products and has compared indoor chemistry in renovated offices to chamber tests. Her audit work spans clients such as a major medical device manufacturer, a global standards organization, an urban healthcare system, and a large data center. She has also completed construction safety audits at correctional facilities, hospitals, wastewater plants, and universities, and conducted exposure assessments for agronomists, pilots, and work train operators in New York’s subway system. She supports architects and design teams on chemical specifications, VOC certifications, and lower-impact product integration.

Previously, Catherine was corporate Health and Safety Manager for an engineering firm, where she audited fieldwork on military bases and for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers projects. She has served as an expert witness, collaborated with Building Product Ecosystems and the American Institute of Architects, and guest lectured at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Public Health.

In her free time, she enjoys kayaking, hiking, and piano, with a focus on harmony and fluency.