Position Title
Adjunct Professor
Research:
My work focuses on regulatory environmental toxicology, risk assessment, exposure assessment, cleanup of contaminated sites, and risk communication for the state of California. The goals are to protect communities and the environment from the harm of exposure to toxic chemicals and foster the development of safer consume products.
Education and Experience:
- New York University – Ph.D. Environmental Health Sciences (2004)
- Pharmacology Specialty (Area of Interest: Toxicology) – University of Rome “La Sapienza” School of Medicine (1995)
- Pharmacy (Major: Pharmacology) – University of Rome “La Sapienza” School of Pharmacy (1989)
Teaching:
- ETX 135: Health Risk Assessment of Toxicants
Professional Activities:
- National Academy of Sciences, Medicine, and Engineering - Standing Committee on the Use of Emerging Science for Environmental Health Decisions;
- Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council – Board of Advisors;
- Association for Environmental Health and Sciences (AEHS) Foundation - Scientific Advisory Board Member;
- Society of Toxicology - member
Selected Technical / Scientific Guidance Publications:
2023 Final Draft Supplemental Guidance: Screening and Evaluating Vapor Intrusion. Feb. 2023 available at https://dtsc.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2023/02/VI_SupGuid_Screening-Evaluating.pdf
2017 Bioavailability of Contaminants in Soil: Considerations for Human Health Risk Assessment
Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council available at https://bcs-1.itrcweb.org/
2017 Human Health Risk Assessment Note 2 – Soil Remedial Goals for Dioxins and Dioxin-like Compounds for Consideration at California Hazardous Waste Sites. DTSC, available at https://dtsc.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2021/07/HHRA-Note-2-dioxin-2017-04-06-2021A.pdf
2016 Human Health Risk Assessment Note 6: Recommended Methodology for Evaluating Site-Specific Arsenic Bioavailability in California Soils. DTSC, available at https://dtsc.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2018/01/HHRA-Note-6-CAB-Method-09282017A.pdf
2015 Decision Making at Contaminated Sites – Issues and Options in Human Health Risk Assessment
Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council available at https://projects.itrcweb.org/risk-3/
2013 Environmental Molecular Diagnostics – New Site Characterization and Remediation Enhancement Tools. Interstate Technology and Regulatory Council available at https://projects.itrcweb.org/emd-2/