Erin Hines, Experienced Board Certified Toxicologist with demonstrated history of working in the Federal Government (US EPA, NASA), Academia (UNC, LSUHSC) & 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.) 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. Twenty years expertise with PFAS (lab animal models, epidemiologic work, & US EPA Drinking Water Health Advisories for PFOA and PFOS). Internationally recognized as joint WHO/FAO expert and Society of Toxicology Global Tox Scholar. Collaborative work across multiple federal agencies (CDC, NIH, NIEHS) and across sites. Recognized for excellence at all levels of career (National Science Foundation Young Scholar, Presidential Scholarship Awardee, All-Conference College Athlete, US EPA Silver, Bronze and STAA Awardee).
Presidential Scholarship
Rhodes College, Memphis TN
1992-1996
US EPA Science and Technology Achievement Awards (STAA), 2017, 2016, 2016, 2015, 2011
US EPA
The awards recognize the creation or general revision of scientific or technological principle or procedure, or a highly significant improvement in the value of a device, activity, program, or service to the public. Awarded research is of national significance or has high impact on a broad area of science/technology.
Young Scholar, Project Coastal Erosion (1990)
National Science Foundation, McNeese St University Lake Charles, La & US Army Corps of Engineers Ms
Young Scholars project in Engineering for grades 10-12. The summer residential program is at McNeese State University and at the U.S. Army Engineer Waterway Experiment Station in Vicksburg, Mississippi. At Vicksburg, a three-day coastal engineering workshop, theory and practice of coastal engineering. . At McNeese, studies: field work, physical modeling and instruction with field work taking place at two beaches on the Gulf Coast-measure slope. Wave tanks/physics. Scientific writing.
Institute, Department or Faculty Head
US Environmental Protection Agency, Reproductive and Dev Tox
01 Jul 2004 - present