Duke Environmental Leadership Program

Ecological Risk Assessment: Theory and Practice

April 26-30, 2010

Duke University Marine Lab (DUML), Beaufort, North Carolina

Registration will be available soon.

Program Description:

Ecological risk assessment (ERA) has become the basic paradigm for environmental decision-making within government and industry.  Consequently, the science and application of ERA is advancing rapidly.  This course will provide participants with both an overview of the basics of ERA and discussion of current methods, approaches, and issues.  The course covers both aquatic and terrestrial environments, and draws upon case study illustrations in both settings.  Materials are presented in classroom lectures and computer demonstrations where students can interact with instructors while implementing actual risk assessment methods with environmental monitoring data. 

Course Instructors:

Richard T. Di Giulio, Professor of Environmental Toxicology, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University

William Warren-Hicks, Vice President, Cadmus Group, Durham,N.C.

Michael J. Hooper, Associate Professor of Environmental Toxicology, The Institute of Environmental and Human Health, Texas Tech University

Michael Newman, Professor of Marine Science, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William and Mary