Marc Schenker, M.D.
Director of the WCAHS
Professor
Department of Public Health Sciences,
UC Davis
Phone: 530-752-5676
Fax: 530-752-3239
E-Mail:

Research Interests:
Environmental and occupational risk factors for respiratory disease and lung cancer; biological monitoring of occupational exposures; health hazards of agricultural exposures especially respiratory and pesticide risks; international issues in occupational and environmental health.

Deborah Bennett, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Public Health Sciences
School of Medicine
UC Davis
Phone: 530-754-8282
E-Mail:

Research Interests:
Fate, transport, and exposure to chemicals in multimedia environments within the context of environmental risk assessment.

Shirley Gee, Ph.D.
Staff Research Associate
Department of Entomology
UC Davis
Phone: 530-752-8465
E-Mail:

Research Interests:
Toxicology, metabolism chemistry, and immunoassay development.

Michael Kleeman, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Civil and Environmental Engineering
UC Davis
Phone: 530-752-8386
E-Mail:

Research Interests:
Urban and regional air quality problems with an emphasis on the size and composition of atmospheric particles and gas-to-particle conversion processes.

Stephen A. McCurdy, M.D.,
WCAHS Director of Education & Research
Professor
Department of Public Health Sciences, UC Davis
Phone: 530-752-8051
Fax: 530-752-3239
E-Mail:

Research Interests:
Occupational and environmental medicine, agricultural injuries, epidemiology, occupational hazards for agricultural populations.

Frank M. Mitloehner, Ph.D.
Air Quality Extension Specialist
Department of Animal Science
UC Davis
Phone: 530-752-3936
Fax: 530-752-0175
E-Mail:

Research Interests:
Air quality related to livestock production, with special emphasis on the quantification of ammonia, dust, and odor emissions in dairies, beef feedlots, and poultry operations.  Environmental physiology research centered on effects of air emission on animal health and welfare.

Kent Pinkerton, Ph.D.
WCAHS Associate Director
Director - UC Davis Center for Health and Environment
Professor
Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Cell Biology, UC Davis
Phone: 530-752-8334
Fax: 530-752-5300
E-Mail:

Research Interests:
Respiratory biology and inhalation toxicology; health effects of environmental air pollutants, silicates, oxidant gases, acids, environmental tobacco smoke, and asbestos; lung growth and development.

Chris Vogel, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Department of Environmental Toxicology
UC Davis
Phone: 530-752-1337
E-Mail:

Research Interests:
Assessment of the effects of environmental toxins on human cells with a focus on environmental pollutants that may promote the development of leukemia and non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Desmond A. Jolly, Ph.D.
Director of Small Farm Center
Department of Agricultural Economics, UC Davis
Phone: 530-752-3562
Fax: 530-752-5614
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Research Interests:
Pesticide safety in limited English-speaking communities; Food safety best practices adoption; sustainable agricultural practices; consumer demand for direct marketing alternatives.

John A. Miles, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Biological & Agricultural Engineering, UC Davis
Phone: 530-752-6210
Fax: 530-752-2640
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Research Interests:
Improvement of working conditions in forestry, fruit orchards, nurseries, vegetables, and vineyards; design of ergonomic interventions.

Patrick O'Connor-Marer, Ph.D.,
retired from his position as Deputy Director in September of 2004.

Barry Wilson, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Animal Sciences
and Environmental Toxicology,
UC Davis
Phone: 530-752-3519
Fax: 530-752-0175
E-Mail:

Research Interests:
Acute and long-term effects of agricultural chemicals, including standardizing clinical tests for blood acetylcholinesterases in man and other animals. Biochemical toxicology, neurotoxicology, cell biology, ecotoxicology, and farm worker health and safety.