She is also the associate dean for research and public health practice for the school and the scientific director of the Center for Risk Science and Public Health at the university. Previously, Dr. Parkin was director of Scientific, Professional and Section Affairs at the American Public Health Association and the assistant commissioner of the Division of Occupational and Environmental Health at the New Jersey Department of Health. Her areas of expertise include environmental epidemiology, public health policy, and risk assessment and communication. She has been a member of the NRC’s Water