A proven leader with a strong global reputation in practice and research in exposure and risk assessment. I direct the Midwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety Education and Research Center at the University of Minnesota. I founded the Exposure Science & Sustainability Institute (ESSI) to serve as a conduit between my scholarly work and the world of professional practice, driving innovative research and training to meet industry-identified needs. I advise Fortune 500 companies and governmental institutions, leveraging my unique perspective from 20+ years in practice and my passion for improving workplace health and safety. I am an expert in health and safety risk assessment strategies, improving decision-making in the face of uncertainty – toward improved risk assessment and risk management outcomes. My research led to the development of the Structured Deterministic Model (SDM), a first-of-its-kind checklist-based chemical exposure and risk assessment modeling tool used in more than 25 countries.An exceptional change management agent and effective communicator who brings people together to develop and implement interventions that foster improvement in workplace and community health and safety outcomes. My leadership in advancing the science in human health exposure and risk assessment was recognized by the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) in 2014, naming me an AIHA Fellow; a distinction awarded to only 5% of the professionI am a dual citizen with cultural competence in Canada and the United States.AREAS OF FOCUSED EXPERTISE:Quantitative Exposure Assessment using measured and modeled dataProfessional judgment research, identifying approaches and tools for improving judgment accuracyModel Validation and EvaluationQuantitative Risk AssessmentUncertainty AnalysisActivity Profiling