Patricia Nance

Patricia Nance , MA, MEd, BS

Ms.

Toxicology Excellence for Risk Assessment Center
University of Cincinnati, Department of Environmental Health
160 Panzeca Way
Cincinnati, Ohio 45267
Phone 513-558-1054
Email patricia.nance@uc.edu

Professional Summary

Patricia Nance is the Science Outreach & Education Coodinator at the Risk Science Centerr in the Department of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati.  Ms. Nance leads a broad range of the Center's corporate communications activities, supports new initiatives, develops news and highlights milestones. She drives communication initiatives for the Center’s marketing and community activities (website, science meetings, community service activities, science education initiatives etc.).  Ms. Nance also works on toxicological adn risk assessment projects involving risk assessment and human health sciences, including writing oral and inhalation toxicological reviews, acute and chronic health assessments, and summaries, leading and participating in teams for scientific reviews and report preparation, and developing work plans and budgets.  She has 21 years experience in environmental science, risk assessment, project management, writing, and instructional design; as well as in developing, maintaining and support of a variety of databases. 
 
Ms. Nance manages two standing offer contracts with Health Canada.  The contracts cover services that include peer reviews and consultations, oral and inhalation toxicological assessments, risk assessment regulatory guidance development, toxicology support and training.  She has managed over 70 letter reviews for Health Canada that involved the review of oral and inhalation toxicology for non-cancer and cancer assessments.  She also currently manages education and training projects at the Center, including a week long intensive course in dose-response risk assessment.  Ms. Nance has been involved in reviews and analysis of acute and chronic toxicity studies, including animal, mechanistic, epidemiological, and developmental studies.  She has participated in the development of databases used for compiling an array of toxicological data.  Ms. Nance has gathered, validated, and screened human health data under contracts with U.S. EPA, Health Canada, Department of Defense, and private companies. 
 
She contributes to a variety of projects.  She has been the meeting coordinator for numerous meetings.  Some of her functions included developing meeting webpages, meeting packet information, and handling logistics.  Ms. Nance managed 7 non-lethal projects that developed Human Effectiveness and Risk Characterizations (HERCs) reports on numerous non-lethal weapons.  She has also prepared detailed meeting notes for many scientific and technical meetings, including peer reviews.  Ms. Nance writes toxicological summaries for incorporation into material safety data sheets (MSDSs). 
 
Ms. Nance has worked as the Project Manager/Technical Information Specialist for International Consultants, Inc. and IntelliTech Systems, Inc.  Ms. Nance reviewed and edited provisional human health toxicity papers, prepared literature searches for human health toxicity information, obtained supporting material for use in developing surrogate chemicals by quantitative structural analysis relationship (QSAR) analysis, and maintaining a variety of databases for tracking information requests, chemical information, superfund site activity, and QSAR surrogate predictions. 

Education

Master of Arts: University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH, 2002 (English, Concentration Professional Writing & Editing)

Master of Education: University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH, 2000 (Curriculum and Instruction, Concentration in Instructional Design and Technology)

Bachelor of Science: Marshall University Hungtington, WV, 1995 (Geology)

Publications

Peer Reviewed Publications

Dourson, M., Reichard, J., Nance, P., Burleigh-Flayer, H., Parker, A., Vincent, M., McConnell, E.E. (2014. ) Mode of action analysis for liver tumors from oral 1,4-dioxane exposures and evidence-based dose response assessment .Regul.Toxicol. Pharm. , , 68 (3 ) ,387

Rosen, JS; Whelton, AJ; McGuire, MJ; Clancy, JL; Bartrand, T; Eaton, A; Patterson, J; Dourson, M,Nance, P; Adams, C. (2014. ) The crude MCHM chemical spill in Charleston .Journal AWWA, , 106 ,65

Maier, A., M. Kohrman-Vincent, C.E. Hack, P. Nance, W. Ball (2012. ) Derivation of an Occupational Exposure Limit for Inorganic Borates Using a Weight of Evidence Approach .Regul.Toxicol. Pharm. , , 68 (3 ) ,424

Nance, P; Patterson, J; Willis, A; Foronda, N; Dourson, M. (2012. ) Human Health Risks from Mercury Exposure from Broken Compact Fluorescent Lamps .Regul.Toxicol. Pharm. , , 62 (3 ) ,542

Beck,Nancy B., Becker,Richard A., Erraguntla,Neeraja, Farland,William H., Grant,Roberta L., Gray,George, Kirman,Christopher, LaKind,Judy S., Jeffrey Lewis,R., Nance,Patricia, Pottenger,Lynn H., Santos,Susan L., Shirley,Stephanie, Simon,Ted, Dourson,Michael L. (2016. ) Approaches for describing and communicating overall uncertainty in toxicity characterizations: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency';s Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) as a case study .Environment international, , 89â€;"90 ,110 -128

Nance,P., Patterson,J., Willis,A., Foronda,N., Dourson,M. (2012. ) Human health risks from mercury exposure from broken compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) .Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology, , 62 (3 ) ,542 -552

Beck, Nancy B; Becker, Richard A; Erraguntla, Neeraja; Farland, William H; Grant, Roberta L; Gray, George; Kirman, Christopher; LaKind, Judy S; Jeffrey Lewis, R; Nance, Patricia; Pottenger, Lynn H; Santos, Susan L; Shirley, Stephanie; Simon, Ted; Dourson, Michael L Approaches for describing and communicating overall uncertainty in toxicity characterizations: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) as a case study.Environment international, , 89-90 ,110-28 More Information

Book Chapter

Nance,P., Kroner,O., Haber,L., Dourson,M. (2010 ) 3.02 - Assessing Risks to Human Health* Comprehensive Toxicology (Second Edition) .(pp. 3 -15).Oxford, Elsevier

Nance,Patricia M. (2005 ) Appendix 1.13: Environmental Protection Agency, US Encyclopedia of Toxicology (Second Edition) .(pp. 502 -504).New York, Elsevier

Nance,Patricia M. (2005 ) Appendix 1.48: Trade Associations Encyclopedia of Toxicology (Second Edition) .(pp. 571 -573).New York, Elsevier

Sullivan,Michele R., Nance,Patricia M. (2005 ) Chemical Hazard Communication and Material Safety Data Sheets Encyclopedia of Toxicology (Second Edition) .(pp. 505 -515).New York, Elsevier

Nance,Patricia M. (2005 ) Food Quality Protection Act, US Encyclopedia of Toxicology (Second Edition) .(pp. 357 -359).New York, Elsevier

Nance,Patricia M. (2005 ) Non-Lethal Weapons, Chemical Encyclopedia of Toxicology (Second Edition) .(pp. 258 -260).New York, Elsevier

Nance,Patricia M. (2005 ) Reference Concentration (RfC) Encyclopedia of Toxicology (Second Edition) .(pp. 632 -633).New York, Elsevier

Nance,Patricia M. (2005 ) Reference Dose (RfD) Encyclopedia of Toxicology (Second Edition) .(pp. 633 -634).New York, Elsevier

Nance,Patricia M. (2005 ) Risk Perception Encyclopedia of Toxicology (Second Edition) .(pp. 743 -744).New York, Elsevier

Contact Information

Academic - Toxicology Excellence for Risk Assessment Center
University of Cincinnati, Department of Environmental Health
Cincinnati  Ohio, 45267
Phone: 513-558-1054
patricia.nance@uc.edu