Institution:
US Environmental Protection Agency
About:
Experienced Board Certified Toxicologist with a demonstrated history of working in the Federal Government (US EPA, NASA), Academia (UNC, LSUHSC) and GLP industry (Chrisope). Skilled in Epidemiology, Laboratory Animal work, Molecular Biology, Cell Culture, Federal Policy on Air Quality and Drinking Water. Strong research professional with a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) focused in Physiology, LSUHSC. Experience in developmental and reproductive toxicology work or DART with laboratory animals, epidemiologic studies, as well as in support of US EPA Clean Air and Clean Water policy decisions. Eleven years of work generating the Integrated Science Assessment documents in support of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards as mandated by the Clean Air Act. Extensive familiarity with CDC NHANES panel of environmental chemicals. Expert in partitioning of environmental chemicals to human and rodent milk, with extensive understanding of mammary gland development. Fifteen years of expertise working with perfluorinated chemicals from work in the lab with experimental animal models, and epidemiologic work as well as generation of US EPA Drinking Water Health Advisories for PFOA and PFOS. Internationally recognized as joint WHO/FAO expert and Society of Toxicology Global Tox Scholar. History of collaborative work across multiple federal agencies (CDC, NIH, NIEHS) and across sites. Recognized for excellence at all levels of career from National Science Foundation Young Scholar in high school to Presidential Scholarship Awardee and All-Conference Athlete in College, to International Meeting Travel Award Recipient as a Postdoc, to US EPA Silver, Bronze and STAA Awardee. DABT with extensive environmental toxicology background.
