New Faces

New Faces

Martin Barrie, J.D., Ph.D.
Senior Managing Scientist, Health Sciences, Houston, TX

Dr. Barrie has more than 20 years of combined experience in the scientific disciplines, practices, and principles of epidemiology, toxicology, industrial hygiene, exposure, and risk assessment, and in the practice of law in toxic tort and environmental litigation. He integrates these disciplines with the legal theories, practices, and issues in toxic tort and environ-mental litigation. Dr. Barrie has practiced as a field industrial hygienist for international companies, analyzed the mutagenic activity of air particulates and formaldehyde, and has designed and conducted field epidemiological investigations for toxic exposures. He can be reached at 281-983-4023, or mbarrie@exponent.com

Louis J. Bloemen, M.P.H.
Senior Managing Scientist, Health Sciences Harrogate, UK

Mr. Bloemen has more than 20 years of experience in occupational health and in addressing scientific issues related to chemicals, mainly in the European arena. As a biochemist and epidemiologist, his interests include biological monitoring, chronic disease and reproductive epidemiology, occupational asthma, and observational and experimental human mechanistic studies. He is particularly experienced in establishing and managing multi-disciplinary teams to address scientific issues around chemicals. He can be reached at 44 (0) 1423 853200, or lbloemen@exponent.com.

Michela Dall’Osto, DVM
Regulatory Toxicologist, Food & Chemicals, Harrogate, UK

Dr. Michela Dall’Osto is a regulatory toxicologist in Exponent’s Food & Chemicals practice and is based in Harrogate, UK, working from Northern Italy. Dr. Dall’Osto is a veterinarian with extensive experience in the research and development of new agrochemicals. She has supervised and monitored a wide range of toxicity studies, including basic studies as well as those designed specifically to be substance-oriented, such as mechanistic toxicological studies. She has indepth knowledge of the toxicological and ecotoxicological properties of agrochemicals, as well as extensive experience with regulatory authorities throughout Europe, dossier preparation, and Good Laboratory Practices. She can be reached at 0044-1423-853200, or mdallosto@exponent.com.

Thomas L. Deardorff, Ph.D.
Senior Managing Scientist, Environmental Sciences, Irvine, CA

Dr. Deardorff is a recognized global expert on human and environmental health issues, and is a nationally and internationally invited speaker on public health, zoonotic diseases, seafood safety, and environmental research. He possesses a broad scope of experience including positions of significant responsibility in a major corporation (International Paper), a government agency (U.S. Food and Drug Administration), and academia. Dr. Deardorff will join Exponent in May 2006.

Barbara J. Divine, Ph.D.
Senior Managing Scientist, Health Sciences, Houston, TX

Dr. Divine specializes in designing and conducting epidemiology studies to discover or clarify potential problem areas in which work exposures to contaminants may be related to occupational illness, developing and maintaining of a companywide computerized health surveillance system, monitoring contractors conducting broadbased epidemiology studies sponsored by trade associations, expert advice and witness in litigation matters, and consulting on various company occupational and environmental epidemiology issues. She can be reached at 713-522-6334, or bdivine@exponent.com.

Jeffrey S. Eberhard, Ph.D.
Managing Scientist, Food & Chemicals, Washington, DC

Dr. Jeffrey S. Eberhard is a managing scientist in Exponent’s Food & Chemicals practice. Dr. Eberhard has more than 10 years of corporate and consulting experience in analytical chemistry, product stewardship, and regulatory affairs. He has assisted food, drug, agricultural, and chemical companies in addressing a broad range of issues involving matters regulated by FDA, EPA, OSHA, USDA, and FTC, as well as their local, state, and international counterparts. A creative, cost-effective, and human health and environmentally conservative approach to clients’ global product issues is key to Dr. Eberhard’s formulation of solutions. He can be reached at 202-772-4948, or jeberhard@exponent.com.

Libby M. Morimoto, Ph.D.
Senior Scientist, Health Sciences Menlo Park, CA

Dr. Morimoto has 8 years of experience in the design, conduct, and analysis of cohort and case-control epidemiologic studies. Much of her research experience has involved hormonally related cancers, in which she has evaluated the roles of hormone replacement therapy, obesity, smoking, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory use, and other lifestyle and environmental factors. With a main focus on molecular and genetic epidemiology, Dr. Morimoto has sought to identify molecular markers to target susceptible subpopulations for prevention, screening, and treatment, and to elucidate complex biological pathways. She can be reached at 650-688-7305, or lmorimoto@exponent.com.

Larry L. Sims, P.E.
Senior Engineer, Environmental Sciences, Lake Oswego, OR

Mr. Sims is a professional engineer with more than 30 years of experience in chemical and environmental engineering. His project experience includes process evaluation; air pollution control research; litigation technical support; site investiga- -tion, remediation, and closure; due diligence studies; water resources and water quality management; multimedia compliance evaluations; contaminated site redevelop-ment; sediment remediation; Homeland Security emergency plan development; regulatory agency negotiations; and hazardous waste management. He can be reached at 503-624-5529, or lsims@exponent.com