EDUCATION:
University of Oklahoma, Ph.D. (1976)
University of Arizona, B.S. (Honors, 1969); MA (1973)

EXPERTISE:
Risk Assessment, Simulation/Modeling, Technology Evaluation, Decision Analysis

RESEARCH INTERESTS:
Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Terrorism Countermeasures
Transmission Dynamics of Infectious Diseases
Environmental Health

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

2004 - Present - Director, Center for Biosecurity Research, and  Professor, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, College of Public Health, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
2001 - 2004 - Director, Institute for Science and Public Policy, and Professor, School of Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences, University of Oklahoma
1992 - 2001 - Freeport-McMoRan Chair, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine and Founding Director, Entergy Spatial Analysis Research Laboratory, Tulane University Health Sciences Center
1982 - 1983 - Assistant Director for Science Policy, Office of International Activities, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington DC
1981 - 1982 - Senior Technical Advisor to the Deputy Administrator, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington DC
1980 - 1981 - Senior Policy Analyst (NASPAA Fellow), Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington DC
1978 - Visiting Research Fellow, Energy Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
1977 - 1992 - Professor, University of Georgia (initially hired as Assistant Professor in 1977)
1976 - 1977 - Assistant Professor, Northern Arizona University
1975 - 1976 - Assistant Professor, University of Puget Sound

HONORS:
▪ Chair, International Atomic Energy Agency Technical Committee, Planning for the Remediation of Sites Undergoing Decommissioning, 2004-
▪ U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Peer Review Panel, Homeland Security Center for Risk and Economic Analysis of Terrorism Events, 2003
▪ Chair, International Atomic Energy Agency Technical Committee, Remediation of Sites with Low Levels of Disperse Radioactive Contamination, 2002-2003
▪ National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Peer Review Panel for Novel Therapeutic, Diagnostic, and Vector Control Strategies in Infectious Disease, 2002
▪ Chair, International Atomic Energy Agency Technical Committee, Non-Technical Factors Impacting on the Decision Making Processes in Environmental Remediation, 1999-2002
▪ Recipient, Superior Achievement Award, U.S. Department of Energy, 1999 Guest Editor, Ecosystem Health, March 1996
▪ Recipient, Commander's Award for Public Service, Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 1995
▪ Vice Chair and Member, Environmental Advisory Board, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army, 1991-1995
▪ Research Fellowship, Scientific Affairs Division, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, 1985-1987
▪ Recipient, James E. Webb Award, American Society for Public Administration, 1985
▪ Recipient, Bronze Medal for Commendable Service, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 1983
▪ Chair, Group on Energy and Environment, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, 1981-1983
▪ Joint Chair, National Acid Precipitation Assessment Program, 1981-1983
▪ Research Fellow, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 1978

CONSULTING:
Numerous organizations including the International Atomic Energy Agency, National Institutes of Health, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, National Academy of Engineering, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Department of Energy, Argonne National Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Southern States Energy Board, and the Ukrainian State Committee on Nuclear Power Utilization.

MEMBERSHIPS:
Society for Risk Analysis
Health Physics Society
Sigma Xi
American Public Health Association
American Association for the Advancement of Science

SELECTED PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS (200+ total including 8 books):

• A.P. Vasquez, J.L. Regens, & J.T. Gunter, “Environmental Persistence of 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-Dioxin in Soil around Hardstand 7 at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida,” J. of Soils & Sediments (in press).
•  J.T. Gunter, D.G. Hodges, & J.L. Regens, “Probability Models for Local Water Quality Management Regulation,” Forest Policy and Economics (in press).
• C. Travis, K.R. Obenshain, J.T. Gunter, J.L. Regens, & C. Whipple, “Using Multimedia Modeling to Expedite Site Characterization,” Env Sci & Pollution Res (in press).
• V.P. Reshetin & J.L. Regens, “Estimating Bacillus anthracis Spore Dispersion in a High-rise Building,” Journal of Engineering Physics & Thermophysics 77 (2004): 1-10.
• J.I. Shililu, C.M. Mbogo, C.M. Mutero, J.T. Gunter, C. Swalm, J.L. Regens, J. Keating, G. Yan, J.I. Githure, & J.C. Beier, “Spatial Distribution of Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles funestus and Malaria Transmission in Suba District, Western Kenya,” Insect Science and its Application 23 (2004): 187 – 196.
• V.P. Reshetin & J.L. Regens, “Simulation Modeling of Anthrax Spore Dispersion in a Bioterrorism Incident,” Risk Analysis 23 (2003): 1135-1145.
• E.N. Avrorin, A.G. Tsvetokhin, A.I. Xenofontov, E.I. Kourbatova, J.L. Regens, & J.T. Gunter, “A Theoretical Approach to Modeling Ionizing Radiation Migration and Dose in Aquatic Environments using Monte Carlo Simulation,” Human & Eco Risk Assess 9 (2003): 1493-1504.
• B.G. Jacob, J.L. Regens, C.M. Mbogo, A.K. Githeko, J. Keating, C.M. Swalm, J.T. Gunter, J.I. Githure, & J.C. Beier, “Occurrence and Distribution of Anopheles (diptera: culicidae) Larval Habitats on Land Cover Change Sites in Urban Kisumu and Urban Malindi, Kenya,” Journal of Medical Entomology 40 (2003): 777-784.
• J.L. Regens, “Cancer Risk from Exposure to Hazardous Air Pollutants in Russia,” Env Sci & Pollution Res 10 (2003): 152-154.
• V.P. Reshetin, V.I. Kazazyan, J.L. Regens, & J.T. Gunter, “Adult Cancer Mortality and Ambient Formaldehyde Concentrations in Russian Urban Areas,” Env Sci & Pollution Res 10 (2003): 155-157.
• V.P. Reshetin, V.I. Kazazyan, J.L. Regens, & J.T. Gunter, “Benzene Concentrations in Urban Air and Cancer Mortality in Russia,” Env Sci & Pollution Res 10 (2003): 158-161.
• V.P. Reshetin, V.I. Kazazyan, J.L. Regens, & J.T. Gunter, “Cancer Risk Assessment and Ambient Cadmium Concentrations: Mortality Estimates from Moscow, Samara, and Saratov,” Env Sci & Pollution Res 10 (2003): 162-164.
• V.P. Reshetin, V.I. Kazazyan, J.L. Regens, & J.T. Gunter, “Ambient Hexavalent Chromium Concentrations and Cancer Mortality in Nihzi Novogorod, Russia,” Env Sci & Pollution Res 10 (2003): 165-166.
• T.P. Eisle, J. Keating, C. Swalm, C.M. Mbogo, A.K. Githeko, J.L. Regens, J.I. Githure, L. Andrews, & J.C. Beier, “Linking Field-based Ecological Data with remotely Sensed Data Using a Geographic Information System in Two Malaria Endemic Urban Areas of Kenya,” Malaria Journal 2 (2003): 1-17.
• C. M. Mbogo, J. M. Mwangangi, J. Nzovu, W. Gu, G. Yan, J. T. Gunter, C. Swalm, J. Keating, J. L. Regens, J. I. Shililu, J. I. Githure, & J. C. Beier, “Spatial and Temporal Heterogeneity of Anopheles Mosquitoes and Plasmodium falciparum Transmission along the Kenya Coast,” Am J Trop Med and Hygiene 68 (2003): 734-742.
• W. Gu, G. F. Killeen, C. M. Mbogo, J. L. Regens, J. I. Githure, & J. C. Beier, “An Individual-based Model of Plasmodium falciparum Malaria Transmission on the Coast of Kenya,” Trans Royal Soc Trop Med & Hygiene 97 (2003): 43-50.
• J. Keating, J.L. Regens, C.M. Mbogo, K. Macintyre, L. Kibe, L.J. Steinberg, A. Githeko, C.M. Swalm, J.I. Githure, & J.C. Beier, “A Geographic Sampling Strategy for Studying Relationships between Human Activity and Malaria Vectors in Urban Africa,” Am J Trop Med and Hygiene 68 (2003): 357-365.
• W. Gu, C.M. Mbogo, J.I. Githure, J.L. Regens, G.F. Killeen, F.E. McKenzie, C.M. Swalm, G. Yan, & J.C. Beier, “Low Recovery Rates Stabilizing Malaria in Low Transmission Areas in the Coast of Kenya” Acta Tropica 86 (2003): 71-81.
• A. Martin, J.T. Gunter, & J.L. Regens, “Estimating Erosion in a Riverine Watershed: Bayou Liberty-Tchefuncta River in Louisiana,” Env Sci & Pollution Res 10 (2003): 245-250.
• V.P. Reshetin & J.L. Regens, “Function of Receptor Sensitivity and Adjoint Equations," Journal of Engineering Physics & Thermophysics 76 (2003): 804-812.
• V. P. Reshetin & J.L. Regens, “Estimating Receptor Sensitivity to Spatial Proximity of Emissions Sources,” Env Sci & Pollution Res 9 (2002): 392-396.
• V. V. Kondrashov, V.P. Reshetin, J. L. Regens, & J. T. Gunter, “Modeling Mobile Source Emissions During Traffic Jams in a Micro Urban Environment,” Env Sci & Pollution Res 9 (2002): 333-336.
• J.L. Regens, K.R. Obenshain, C. Travis, & C.G. Whipple, "Conceptual Site Models and Multimedia Modeling," Human & Eco Risk Assess 8 (2002): 391-403.
• C. Travis, K.R. Obenshain, J.L. Regens, & C.G. Whipple, "Limitations of Multimedia Models for Use in Environmental Decision Making," Env Monitoring & Assess 71 (2001): 51-60.
• J.L. Regens, K.R. Obenshain, J.T. Gunter, & V. Miller, “Modeling Radiological Risks to Human Health from Contaminated Soils,” Human & Eco Risk Assess 6(2000): 777-888.
• J.L. Regens & D.G. Hodges, "GIS and Remote Sensing Applications to Evaluate Public Health Effects of Global Warming," World Resources Review 12 (2000): 458-464.
• J.L. Regens, R.E. Zimmerman, P.L. Wilkey, D.G. Hodges, A.Q. Armstrong, & L. Kelley, “Evaluating Environmental Technology for Meeting Remediation End Points and Long-Term Stewardship Options,” Env Sci & Pollution Res 7 (2000): 49-56.
• R.K. Gaddie & J.L. Regens, Regulating Wetlands Protection (Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 2000).
• J.L. Regens, K.R. Obenshain, C. Travis, & M. Clauberg, “Applying Multimedia Modeling to Karst Systems,” Env Geosciences 6 (1999): 115-122.
• J.L. Regens, D.G. Hodges, P.L. Wilkey, E. Zimmerman, A.Q. Armstrong, L. Kelley, T.A. Hall, & E.A. Hughes, “An Integrated Framework for Evaluating Subsurface Contamination Remediation Technologies,” Env Geosciences 6 (1999): 82-89.