Dr. Wendy Heiger Bernays

Biography

Wendy Heiger-Bernays is an Emeritus Clinical Professor at Boston University School of Public Health specializing in Environmental Health. She holds a PhD from the University of Nebraska and a BS from the University of Connecticut. Her research focuses on molecular toxicology and addresses the practical implications of industrial chemicals, consumer products, and pharmaceuticals on community health. Dr. Heiger-Bernays emphasizes the importance of technology in transferring scientific information to diverse audiences, including environmental regulatory health agencies and advocacy groups, with the goal of engaging communities in mitigating environmental health risks. She has served as a member of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Science Advisory Board and as a Chair of the Toxics Use Reduction Institute. Dr. Heiger-Bernays was also an AAAS Science and Technology Fellow at the EPA, where she worked on the Endocrine Disrupting Screening Program.

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