Publications

• Providing context for phosphatidylethanol as a biomarker of alcohol consumption with a pharmacokinetic model.

Specialties & Experience

General Specialties: Environmental and Toxicology

Specialty Focus: Drugs, Alcohol, Marijuana, Poisoning, DUI/DWI, Dram shop, Water Contamination, Soil Contamination, Perfluorinated Chemicals, Dioxin, Environmental Risk, Environmental Toxicology, Carcinogenicity, Food Contamination, Pesticides, Lead, PCBs

Education: BA, Middlebury College; PhD, Georgia State University

Years in Practice: 15

Number of Times Deposed/Testified in Last 4 Yrs: 7

Additional Information

Award winning toxicologist and scientist. 10+ years' experience as a toxicologist employed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Experienced expert witness on issues including alcohol and marijuana, DUI and dram shop issues, environmental risk, Illegal drugs, pharmaceuticals, accidental poisoning, and intellectual property. 10+ years consulting and expert witness experience. Served as EPA's senior toxicologist in the waste management division working on risk and soil cleanup. Well published, including author of textbook on toxicology and environmental risk assessment and a reference work on pesticides. Expertise in toxicology, risk assessment, mathematical modeling, statistics, neuroscience, and environmental/ecological health issues. Interest and expertise in the effects and testing of alcohol, marijuana and pharmaceuticals, perfluorinated chemicals, arsenic, chromium, benzene and other solvents. Extensive national and international public speaking experience. 15+ years teaching experience.