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Biography of Alesia Ferguson

I am currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health (EOH). My earlier work focused on human dermal exposure assessment for children and adults to various contaminants (e.g., pesticides, dioxins, lead, hair-styling products) through videotaping/video-translation methods, numerical modeling, and adherence chamber studies. I am currently on my 5th funding cycle through the environmental protection agency (EPA) focused on exposure assessment, education and outreach to various communities concerning contaminants found in the home environment (4 as Principal Investigator). I have great experience with human subject’s research, and the development and approval of human subject’s protocols over the years. I have served on numerous students projects that also involve human’s subject’s research. My interest areas lie in developing Healthy Homes initiatives for the State, and continuing my work in exposure assessment. I currently teach courses or individual lectures in Environmental Public Policy, Occupational Hazards Control, Human Exposure Assessment, Built Environment, and Environmental and Occupational Regulation, and Policy and Law and also serve as a lead trainer for EPA for over 6 years. I serve on a number of committees in the College of Public and Campus Wide, and I am currently the director for the MPH program in the EOH program and the Academic Senate Past-President (previous President) here at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences of 1400 faculty. My resume will demonstrate my broad knowledge in the areas of environmental science, human exposure science and occupational exposures.