Expert Details
Environmental Epidemiology, Environmental Health, asbestos, lead poisoning, environmental cancer
ID: 723232
Wisconsin, USA
He has a Ph.D. in Epidemiology from the University of California-Berkeley School of Public Health. He has taught epidemiology at the Employer for 30 years. Expert has done research on many aspects of epidemiology, particularly relating to environmental, cancer and reproductive epidemiology.
He has been a Professor at the Employer in the School Medicine and Public Health and in the Gaylord Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies for close to 30 years. He has taught environmental health and health risk assessment for many years and done research on many aspects of human health assessment.
Expert is a Professor of Environmental Epidemiology. He has done research on the health effects of many substances including asbestos, PCBs, lead, mercury, dioxin and many others.
Expert is an expert on the health effects of asbestos, lead and other environmental/occupational toxics.
He gave written and oral testimony for energy company in public service commission decision to site a power plant. He presented epidemiologic evidence as to safety. He gave consulting and deposition in legal case of pentachlorophenol contamination.He has given consultation to IARC on drinking water and cancer involving both trihalomethanes and asbestos in drinking water.Consulting and deposition testimony on asbestos mesothelioma and lung cancer cases.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1978 | Degree: Ph.D. | Subject: Epidemiology | Institution: University of California, Berkeley |
| Year: 1972 | Degree: MPH | Subject: Environmental Health | Institution: University of Minnesota |
| Year: 1969 | Degree: BA | Subject: Biology | Institution: Grinnell College |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 1978 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Professor | Department: Population Health Sciences, School of Medicine and Public Health |
Responsibilities:He has been a Professor at the Employer School of Medicine and Public Health since 1978, conducting Teaching, Research, Service,also Professor in Gaylord Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies. He is currently the Director of the Graduate Program in Population Health Sciences and Vice Chair of the Department of Population Health Sciences in the School of Medicine and Public Health |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1972 to 1978 | Employer: U.S.Environmental Protection Agency | Title: Health Research Specialist | Department: Office of Research and Development, Health Effects Division |
Responsibilities:He reviewed national priorities in environmental health research. |
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Government Experience
| Years | Agency | Role | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 1972 to 1978 | Agency: U.S. E.P.A. | Role: Health Research Specialist | Description: Develop and evaluate national research plan in environmental health. |
| Years: 2001 to Present | Agency: NIH | Role: Study Section Member | Description: Member of NAME Study Section |
| Years: 2002 to Present | Agency: U.S. E.P.A. | Role: Consultant | Description: He is part of the Review Team of the BEACHES study. |
| Years: 1989 to 1996 | Agency: ASTDR | Role: Consultant | Description: Reviewer of Asbestos and Lead Toxicological Profiles, 1989, 1990 1993 1994 |
Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| Society of Epidemiologic Research; AAAS; APHA |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| Fellow, American College of Epidemiology |
| Professional Appointments |
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| NIH Study Section Member (NAME Study Section) |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| He has over 40 peer reviewed publications. |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| He has been an expert witness to state public service commissions on environmental epidemiology. |
| Training / Seminars |
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| He has taught University courses in Epidemiology, Advanced Epidemiology, Air Pollution and Environmental Health. |
| Other Relevant Experience |
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| He has been the Chair of the Undergraduate Certificate Program in Environmental Studies and many other Committees at the Employer |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
|---|---|
| English | He is a native English speaker. |
Fields of Expertise
environmental epidemiology, epidemiology, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, human health assessment, human health effect, cancer epidemiology, indoor pollutant, cancer risk, public health epidemiology, chemical exposure, toxicological hazard, applied toxicology, toxic substance, environmental regulation, acute mercury poisoning, toxicity, toxicology, environmental toxicology, environmental risk assessment, chronic disease epidemiology, carcinogenicity