Judith A. Graham

Dr. Judith A. Graham is an independent consultant on chemical health risk-related issues (12/07-present). She retired as the Managing Director of the Long-Range Research Initiative (LRI) Team of the American Chemistry Council (1/06-11/07). She was responsible for the direction of the LRI, which sponsors an independent research program that advances the science of risk assessment for the health and ecological effects of chemicals to support decision-making by government, industry, and the public; coordinates with the International Council of Chemical Associations; and provides scientific consultation and representation inside and outside the American Chemistry Council. Formerly, she was a Senior Scientist/Senior Director of the LRI (12/00-12/05). Prior to this, she retired from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Research and Development after 32 years of service. During that time, she served as an investigator, a Principal Investigator, Chief of the Branch that conducts animal inhalation toxicology research, Deputy Director of the Health Effects Research Laboratory, Associate Director of the Environmental Criteria and Assessment Office--Research Triangle Park, and Associate Director for Health of the National Exposure Research Laboratory.

She has a Ph.D. in physiology and pharmacology from Duke University. She is a Fellow in General Toxicology of the Academy of Toxicological Sciences and was the elected President of the Board of Directors. She has been elected President of the International Society for Exposure Analysis (ISEA), President of the Inhalation Specialty Section of the Society of Toxicology (SOT), and President of the Risk Assessment Specialty Section of SOT. She is a member of the Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology of the National Research Council and serves on NRC committees. She has served on advisory committees for the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and the U.S. EPA. Major honors include the Career Achievement Award from the Inhalation Specialty Section of SOT, the EPA Distinguished Career Award, and the Jerome J. Wesolowski award for outstanding contributions to human exposure assessment from ISEA. Dr. Graham is an author of over 135 journal articles, book chapters, and conference proceedings (primarily on the health effects and health risks of air pollutants).

In addition to her scientific activities, Dr. Graham has extensive managerial and executive experiences. For example, the Long-Range Research Initiative had a budget of $17 million in 2007. As Deputy Director of EPA’s Health Effects Research Laboratory, she shared with the Director the responsibility for a staff of about 300 and for funding acquisition, allocation, and administration of a budget of over $40 million per year. As the Associate Director of EPA’s NERL, she scientifically directed a program of about 180 people and $35 million per year.