Roseanne M. Lorenzana

Affiliate Associate Professor

Email: rlorenza@uw.edu

Expertise: Sustainable Communities, Chemical hazards, Risk Assessment, Toxicology

DVM, PhD

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About

Dr. Lorenzana's work focuses on study design, community engagement and development of effective community outcomes relating to toxicant exposures coming from the outdoor environment. Her interests include translating science knowledge and research products for use in environmental health decisions and science policy development. Dr. Lorenzana is a toxicologist and exposure assessment expert now retired from the U.S. EPA’s Office of Research and Development and a retired Diplomate of the American Board of Toxicology.

In her EPA work, Dr. Lorenzana developed collaborative relationships with Native American, Native Alaskan and Asian American & Pacific Islander communities for community-based research projects to inform science policy issues related to environmental health disparities and cumulative risks. Recent work includes acting as a Technical Advisor and coordinator for the Beacon Hill Seattle Community Noise Team – a citizen science group (https://beaconhillseattlenoise.org/). Technical Advisor for the Community Health Advocates Collaboration, El Centro de la Raza and a WA Dept of Commerce public health study. She was also Co-Project Manager for an EPA-funded environmental justice cooperative agreement (http://www.elcentrodelaraza.org/air-noise-measurement/).

Dr. Lorenzana’s complete CV is available on her LinkedIn page.

Education

Doctor of Philosophy in toxicology, University of Illinois
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois, College of Veterinary Medicine

Affiliations

DVM, PhD

Affiliate Associate Professor

Dr. Roseanne M. Lorenzana is a Ph.D. toxicologist including a residency program in general toxicology and field investigation, plus more than 25 years experience in federal and state environmental agencies (now retired), as well as affiliate academic appointments. Dr. Lorenzana is also a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and a Diplomate of the American Board of Toxicology.

• Expertise includes public health assessment, human health risk assessment, exposure assessment, science policy, applied research program management, research translation, research liaison and litigation support.

• Specialties include environmental toxicology, general toxicology, applied research, exposure assessment of Native American, Asian American, children and other unique exposure scenarios including those related to fish or food consumption, environmental justice, new program development and conceptual models to support sampling plans & investigative strategies.

• Additional experience includes:

- Direct scientific, risk assessment, toxicological, and environmental health assistance and interpretation to political appointees and executive managers.

- Development of Australia's guidance for assessment for carcinogenic soil contaminants.

- Teaching risk assessment classes both nationally, as well as internationally

- Member expert panels: the Risk Assessment Forum (http://www.epa.gov/raf); the Technical Qualifications Board which provides career promotion recommendations for research scientists; the Office of Solid Waste & Emergency Response's Technical Review Workgroup for Lead (epa.gov/superfund/lead/trw.htm); the Environmental Justice Technical workgroup to develop methods for considering environmental justice during the development of a federal regulation, the Human Subjects Research workgroup, ad hoc reviewer of EPA grant proposals (http://www.epa.gov/ncer/) and the Climate Change Collaboration (http://www.c3.gov/).

Research Interests

Current areas of interest include community-based participatory research, policy intervention research and translation of research results to effect change in occupational or environmental health policy and decision making, as well as public health.

Mentorship

Not available to mentor new students in autumn 2020.

Research

Dr. Lorenzana is interested in interdisciplinary community-based research projects to inform science policy issues related to environmental health disparities and cumulative risks.

Projects

• Consultant support to EPA Region 10 with regard to the 2012-2013 Lower Duwamish Waterway (LDW) fisher person study to gather information from those who consume seafood from the LDW in order to improve effectiveness of the institutional controls regarding the seafood consumption pathway.

Teaching Interests

Dr. Lorenzana is interested in the application of innovative teaching methods including distance learning, as well as methods which address the personal technology capabilities of today's students.

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