Kehley Davies

Dr. Davies is a Senior Scientist in Exponent's Environmental & Earth Sciences practice, leveraging her expansive technical knowledge as an analytical chemist to conduct in-depth reviews of a wide range of data spanning multiple studies and guideline requirements. 

Prior to joining Exponent, Dr. Davies worked in several laboratory environments and provided analytical technical expertise in a wide variety of analytical techniques, including chromatography with and without mass spectrometry (e.g., GC, LC, GPC, IC, GC-MS, LC-MS/MS, LC-TOF), spectroscopy (e.g., UV-Vis, FTIR, XRF, ICP-OES, AA), thermal analysis (e.g., TGA, DSC), and imaging (e.g., SEM). 

Dr. Davies performed and led both targeted and comprehensive chemical analysis to evaluate product compositions and assess complex materials during root cause analyses of issues related to quality, contamination, and stability. She applied her experience to help internal and external clients determine the source and potential impacts of chemical contamination in a range of products. In addition, Dr. Davies provided analytical characterization in support of product registration under regulatory drivers including Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACh) and Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).

Dr. Davies also led the development, validation, and implementation of analytical procedures for monitoring plant protection products and pharmaceuticals in complex environmental matrices. In her role as study director, Dr. Davies ensured validated methods met the requirements of established US and European regulatory guidelines (e.g., SANCO & SANTE, OECD) in accordance with rigorous quality assurance and good laboratory practice (GLP) procedures. Upon the initiation of associated biological exposure studies, Dr. Davies then acted as principal analyst to manage the conduct of these methods for all analytical work, including the interpretation and evaluation of resultant data.