卡拉·亨宁博士.D.

Cara manages two key projects with the 环境al Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) on work mandated under the Toxic Substances Control Act: systematic review support for existing chemicals and support for lead renovation, 修复, and painting regulations. 自2017年以来, Cara has assisted EPA in implementing systematic review for existing chemical assessments, with a focus on exposure science, 毒理学, 和流行病学. She leads a team of 90 scientists to support more than 30 different chemical risk evaluations, providing project management and technical advisory services to individual task leads.

自2007年以来, Cara also has supported OPPT’s work on lead regulations, including designing and implementing exposure assessments for dust generated in residences and public and commercial buildings during renovation activities. She was responsible for all aspects of the project, including model methods, 模型的输入, methods and results documentation and interpretation, and overall project management. She has also helped support additional analyses to determine what levels of lead in dust result in hazard to children and adults.

除了, Cara has supported work for other federal offices, including support for arsenic, 六价铬, 镉, polychlorinated biphenyls, and dioxins hazard assessments for EPA’s Office of 研究 and Development. 从2016年到2020年, she served as our lead for support of the National Toxicology Program’s Office of Health Assessment and Translation, supporting our scientists and liaising with the National Toxicology Program lead on more than 10 different systematic reviews. She continues in an advisory role on these systematic reviews, helping find staff with the required expertise and find additional efficiencies to enhance our support.

Cara also has received training and served in senior-level technical support roles for other projects in the fields of exposure science, exposure model development, tool and database development, 数据管理 and analysis, and systematic review.