EPA’s Office of Research and Development (ORD) conducts research and provides scientific information to support Agency decisions. ORD operates at eleven facilities across the US and is also responsible for managing EPA’s Regional Laboratories.
In this webinar, Dr. Jennifer Orme-Zavaleta, former Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator for Science in ORD and Agency Science Advisor, will discuss current proposals for changes at ORD and how they could affect environmental health research and agency decisions. Potential changes include eliminating ORD as a stand-alone office and shifting some of its functions into other program offices at EPA.
This webinar is one of a series of conversations related to on-going changes at the federal level. These conversations will include a variety of opinions and perspectives.
Featured Speaker
Dr. Jennifer Orme-Zavaleta served at EPA from 1981-2021. From 2017-2021, she served as the Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator in the Office of Research and Development and EPA’s Science Advisor. She began with EPA as a student intern conducting research on the potential health effects of drinking water contaminants. Over the course of her career, she worked in the Office of Toxic Substances and Office of Water in the areas of human health and ecological research, risk assessment, policy and regulation development, strategic planning, and program implementation. As EPA’s Science Advisor, she chaired the Agency’s Science and Technology Policy Council and worked to refocus the Risk Assessment Forum. In 2008, she served as the President of the Society of Toxicology’s Risk Assessment Specialty Section. In 2021, Dr. Orme-Zavaleta received EPA’s Distinguished Career Service Award as well as a Distinguished Executive Presidential Rank Award. Dr. Orme-Zavaleta received her B.A. in Zoology from Ohio Wesleyan University, an M.S. in Zoology and Toxicology from Miami University, and a Ph.D. in Wildlife Science with a minor in Public Health from Oregon State University.
This webinar is hosted by the EDC Strategies Partnership, which is co-chaired by Sharyle Patton (Biomonitoring Resource Center), Jerry Heindel and Sarah Howard (Environmental Health Sciences' Healthy Environment and Endocrine Disruptor Strategies, HEEDS), Génon Jensen (Health and Environment Alliance, HEAL), and Rachel Massey (Collaborative for Health and Environment, CHE). Any opinions expressed in these webinars are those of the speakers, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the organizations in the EDC Strategies Partnership. To see a full list of past calls and webinars related to EDCs and listen to or view recordings, please visit our partnership page.