About Joseph V. Rodricks Books
Joseph Rodricks is a founding Principal of ENVIRON International Corporation, and an internationally recognized expert in toxicology and risk analysis. He has consulted for hundreds of manufacturers, government agencies, and for the World Health Organization in the evaluation of health risks associated with human exposure to chemical substances of all types. Dr. Rodricks came to consulting after a 15-year career as a scientist at the US Food and Drug Administration. In his last four years at the Agency, he served as Associate Commissioner for Health Affairs. His experience extends from pharmaceuticals, medical devices, consumer products, and foods, to occupational chemicals and environmental contaminants. He has served on the National Research Council's Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, and on 30 Boards and Committees of the National Academy of Sciences and the Institute of Medicine, including the Committees that produced the seminal works Risk Assessment in the Federal Government: Managing the Process (1983), and Science and Decisions -- Advancing Risk Assessment (2009). He has nearly 150 scientific publications and he has received honorary awards from three professional societies for his contributions to toxicology and risk analysis. He is author of the widely-used book of popular science, Calculated Risks, now in its second edition, published by Cambridge University Press.
