S. Katharine Hammond

Background

Hammond, S. Katharine was born on February 6, 1949 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Daughter of Elton Foster and M. Katharine (Strong) Hammond.

Education

Bachelor, Oberlin College, 1971; Doctor of Philosophy, Brandeis U., 1976; Master of Science, Harvard University, 1981.

Career

Instructor science, Boston University, 1975-1976; assistant professor of chemistry, Wheaton College, Norton, Massachusetts, 1976-1980; postdoctoral training fellow, School Public Health Harvard University, Boston, 1980-1981; research associate, School Public Health Harvard University, 1981-1985; visiting lecturer industrial hygiene, School Public Health Harvard University, since 1985; assistant professor family and community medicine and pharmacology, U. Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, 1985-1989; associate professor, U. Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, 1989-1995; head environmental health division, U. Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, 1993-1995; associate professor environmental health science division School Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, since 1994; director indsnl. hygiene program, University of California, Berkeley, since 1994. Consultant United States Environmental Protection Agency Science Advisory Board, 1990-1994, National Cancer Institute, United States Environmental Protection Agency onpassive smoking exposure, 1986-1990, Occupl. Safety and Health Administration, 1994-1995, 97-.

Member commission on health effects of incineration National Research Council/NAS, since 1994. Member commission on health effects in Vietnam veterans of exposure toherbicides biennial update Institute Medicine/NAS, 1995-1997, member committee onassessment of exposure to herbicides among Vietnam Veterans, since 1996. Member of advisory panel on acrylonitrite National Cancer Institute, 1995-1997.

Achievements

• S. Katharine Hammond has been listed as a noteworthy science researcher, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

National board directors American Youth Hostels, 1971-1975, president Greater Boston county, 1973-1976. Consultant bicycle program Youth Enrichment Superior vena cava syndrome, Boston, 1976-1981. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, APHA, American Chemical Society, American Industrial Hygiene Association (Vice-President occupational epidemiology committee 1989-1991, chair 1991-1992), American Council Government Industrial Hygienists (threshold limit value committee since 1992), International Society for Exposure Analysis (councilor 1993-1996, treasurer since 1996), Harriet Hardy Institute(board directors 1988-1994), Institute Medicine.

Interests

• Avocations: bicycling, hiking, playing bassoon.

Connections

Father:

Elton Foster Hammond

Mother:

M. Katharine (Strong) Hammond