John F. Risher, Ph.D.
Senior Health Advisor, Toxicology Information Branch
ATSDR's Division of Toxicology, Atlanta, GA

Education
B.A. Zoology, Miami University, Oxford, OH
M.S. Physiology, Miami University, Oxford, OH
Ph.D. Environmental Health (Toxicology), University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine, Department of Environmental Health

Work Experience

• Twenty-three years experience in the environmental health area with the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
• Currently assigned as the Senior Health Advisor in the Toxicology Information Branch of ATSDR's Division of Toxicology in Atlanta, GA.
• Previously served as the EPA Office of Research and Development (ORD) Superfund Technical Liaison in EPA Region IV in Atlanta and ATSDR Senior Toxicologist in EPA Region VII in Kansas City, KS.
• Served for 11 years on committees which establish levels of substances considered to represent no threat to human health [ATSDR's Minimal Risk Level (MRL) Workgroup; EPA's Reference Dose/Reference Concentration (RfD/RfC) Workgroup].
• Have authored environmental health criteria documents for EPA and the World Health Organization, toxicological profiles for ATSDR, and over 20 articles in the environmental health area in peer reviewed scientific journals.
• Hold adjunct assistant professorships at Georgia Military College (est. 1879) in Milledgeville, GA, and Shorter College in Rome, GA; instruct courses in general biology, environmental studies/quality, anatomy and physiology, and nutrition at Atlanta area extensions/distant learning centers.