-Laurel Dodgen
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+Dr. Laurel Dodgen
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-[My PhD](phd)
+Laurel@LaurelDodgen.com
+423-612-2123
+[LinkedIn Profile](http://www.linkedin.com/pub/laurel-dodgen/21/9bb/593)
+#### Career Interest
+Researching the environmental fate and behavior of anthropogenic organic compounds.
+Protecting human and environmental health through monitoring and management.
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+#### Education
+University of California, Riverside, Ph.D.
+Environmental Toxicology Program, Environmental Science Department
+2009 – 2014
+Dissertation: [Behavior and Fate of PPCP/EDCs in Soil-Plant Systems](phd/doctoral_thesis.pdf)
+Ph.D. Advisor: Dr. Jay Gan
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+King College, B.S.
+Biology, Chemistry minor, Honors Fellow
+2003 - 2007
+
+#### Publications
+
+1. Dodgen LK, Li J, Parker D, Gan JJ. Uptake and Accumulation of Four PPCP/EDCs in Two Leafy Vegetables. *Env. Poll.*, 2013, 182, 150-156.
+2. Dodgen LK, Li J, Wu X, Lu Z, Gan JJ. Transformation and removal pathways of four common PPCP/EDCs in soil. *Env. Poll.*, 2014, 193, 29-36.
+3. Li J, Dodgen LK, Ye Qingfu Y, Gan Jay. Degradation Kinetics and Metabolites of Carbamazepine in Soil. *Environ. Sci. Technol.*, 2013, 47 (8), 3678–3684.
+4. Wright L, Devitt DA, Young MH, Gan J, Vanderford BJ, Snyder SA, McCullough M, Dodgen L. Fate and Transport of 13 Pharmaceutical and Personal Care Products in a Controlled and Irrigated Turfgrass System. *Agron. J.*, 2012, 104 (5), 1224-1254.
+
+#### Skills
+
+Water, soil, and plant extraction for trace organic compounds; environmental sampling; high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC); ultra performance liquid chromatography (UPLC); mass-spectrometry detection (MS); tandem MS detection (MS-MS); ultraviolet detection (UV); 14C-labeled compounds; metabolite identification; research design; R statistics package, including simple and multiple linear regression, ANOVA, and post-hoc tests; solid-phase extraction; hydroponic plant cultivation; soil characterization; environmental fate of organic contaminants
+
+#### Research Collaborations
+
+Participation in a research project involving 3 organizations that met deadlines for producing publications and delivering a report that advised stakeholders.
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+Competitively selected as a NIH/NIEHS trainee requiring significant research achievement and teamwork to produce progress reports.
+
+#### Competitive Awards
+
+Dissertation Year Program Fellowship, University of California Riverside 2014
+Student Travel Grant Award, SETAC North America Annual Meeting 2012-2013
+Best Student Presentation Award, SoCal SETAC Regional Annual Meeting 2012
+
+#### Conference Presentations
+
+UCR Environmental Toxicology Program Symposium 2011-2013
+- Organizer
+SETAC North America Annual Meeting 2012-2013
+- Student Travel Grant Award
+SoCal SETAC Regional Annual Meeting 2012
+- Best Student Presentation Award
+ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting 2011
+- Presider
+SoCal SETAC Regional Annual Meeting 2011
+
+#### Teaching Experience
+
+Mentor for high school science fair, 2011-2012
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+Teaching Assistant
+- Introduction to Environmental Science: Environmental Quality, 2012 – 2013
+- Organic Chemistry, 2006
+- General Chemistry, 2005
+- Literature, 2005 - 2006
+
+Host for high school lab tours and visits, 2009-2013