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Professional
Preparation up
George
Peabody College, Nashville Natural Sciences B.S. 1977
University
of Tennessee, Knoxville Geology M.S. 1988
Appointments
up
ORNL
Environmental Restoration Group Leader – July 1992 to present
– Responsible for directing the group in its endeavors to research,
develop, and apply risk methods to environmental problems.
Risk
Assessment Manager – July 1992 to 1998 - Responsible for ensuring
that risk assessment procedures and approaches are current and in
accordance with the latest EPA recommendations.
Publications
up
C. W. McGinn and
J. L. Dail, Model Simplifies Environmental Prioritization,
Chemical Health & Safety, November 1998.
Synergistic
Activities up
Serving
on the Department of Energy Center for Risk Excellence support team
to develop and implement policy practices, guidance, tools, support,
and training that result in risk-based decisions that protect both
human health and the environment on a national level.
The
Risk Assessment Information System, which was developed in collaboration
with the University of Tennessee, is a publicly available web-based
system used to disseminate risk tools and supply information for risk
assessment activities. A primary objective of the Risk Assessment
Information System (RAIS) is to change the "black box" perception
of the risk assessment process by providing key information and tools
used by risk assessors to the public via the internet.
Spatial
Analysis and Decision Assistance (SADA) is a University of Tennessee
owned freeware program that was created in collaboration with ORNL
to incorporate tools from environmental assessment fields into an
effective problem-solving environment. SADA has a strong emphasis
on the spatial distribution of contaminant data and is therefore suited
for anyone who needs to look at data within a spatial context.
Research
into cultural risk assessment approaches and methods by a team comprised
of DOE, ORNL, ANL, PNNL, and ASTM will be applicable to all hazardous
waste sites that potentially impact specific cultural groups (i.e.
Native American, African American, Asian….)
Collaborators
& Other Affiliations up
1.
Collaborators: William Andrews, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory;
Bruce Church, Ph. D., Desert Research Institute, University of Nevada;
Martin Clauberg, Ph.D; Fredrick Dolislager, University of Tennessee;
Martin Edeleson, Ph.D., Ames Laboratory; Sally O’Connor, Xavier University;
Robert Stenner, Ph.D., Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Mervin
Tano, Director of International Institute of Indigenous Resource Management;
Curtis Travis, Ph.D., Vice President, Project Performance Corporation;
Alvin L. Young, Ph.D., Director, DOE Center for Risk Excellence
2.
Graduate Advisors: Harry Y. McSween, Ph.D., Department of Geological
Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 3. Graduate Students/Postdocs
Advised – none
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