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Authors and Contributors to CADDIS

Helpful Links
  • The Causal Analysis Team
  • Web Design and Implementation
  • Contracting Support
  • Reviewers

Volume Specific Contributors

  • Volume 1: Stressor Identification
  • Volume 2: Sources, Stressors & Responses
  • Volume 3: Examples & Applications
  • Volume 4: Data Analysis
  • Volume 5: Causal Databases

CADDIS is managed and maintained by the U.S. EPA's Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment (CPHEA), formerly known as the National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA) Causal Analysis Team. Team members, CADDIS reviewers, and contributor details for both past and present site management are provided below.

The Causal Analysis Team

Team Members: 2010 Release & Current

Laurie Alexander, U.S. EPA, ORD, NCEA, Washington, DC
Hunter Anderson, U.S. EPA, ORD, NCEA, Cincinnati, OH
Susan M. Cormier, U.S. EPA, ORD, NCEA, Cincinnati, OH;
David Farrar, U.S. EPA, ORD, NCEA, Cincinnati, OH
Michael Griffith, U.S. EPA, ORD, NCEA, Cincinnati, OH
Maureen Johnson, U.S. EPA, ORD, NCEA, Washington, DC
Michael Kravitz, U.S. EPA, ORD, NCEA, Washington, DC
Michael McManus, U.S. EPA, ORD, NCEA, Cincinnati, OH
Susan B. Norton, U.S. EPA, ORD, NCEA, Washington, DC
John Paul, U.S. EPA, ORD, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory (NHEERL), Research Triangle Park, NC
Kate Schofield, U.S. EPA, ORD, NCEA, Washington, DC
Robert Spehar, U.S. EPA, ORD, NHEERL, Duluth, MN
Glenn W. Suter II, U.S. EPA, ORD, NCEA, Cincinnati, OH
Brooke Todd, U.S. EPA, ORD, NCEA, Cincinnati, OH

Past Members

Walter Berry
Robert Cantilli
Maeve Foley
Scott Freeman
Jeff Hollister
Evan Hornig
Phil Kaufman
Kathryn Kazior
Jan Kurtz
Chuck Lane
Phil Larsen
Suzanne M. Marcy
Matthew Morrison
Chris Nietch
Doug Norton
Amina Pollard
Leela Rao
Keith Sappington
Victor Serveiss
Patricia Shaw-Allen
Treda Smith
William Swietlik
Debra Taylor
Sharon Taylor
Joe Williams
Lester Yuan
Rick Ziegler

Web Design and Implementation

2017/18 Web Re-Design and Implementation

Kate A. Schofield, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S.EPA), Office of Research and Development (ORD), Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment (CPHEA), formerly known as the National Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA), Washington, DC
Maureen Johnson, U.S. EPA, ORD, CPHEA, Washington DC
Former employee Susan B. Norton, U.S. EPA, ORD, NCEA, Washington DC

2010 Web Design and Implementation

Leads

Lester Yuan, U.S. EPA, ORD, Washington, DC
Rick Ziegler, U.S. EPA, ORD, Washington, DC
Kate Schofield, U.S. EPA, ORD, Washington, DC

Contributors

Susan M. Cormier, U.S. EPA, ORD, Cincinnati, OH
Maureen Johnson, U.S. EPA, ORD, Washington, DC


Contracting Support

2017 Contracting Support

  • Contracting support for the CADDIS 2017 conversion to the Drupal content management system was provided by Patrick Campbell and Lisa Cameron through contract EP-C-15-012 with GD-IT (formerly known as CSRA).
  • CADStat updates were implemented and tested by David Rebhuhn and Valdimir Predovic, ORAU Student Contractors, and David Gibbs, ORISE Fellow

2010 Contracting Support

  • Contracting support for CADDIS 2010 provided through contract EP-C-07-068 (Tetra Tech), EP-C-07-025 (Versar, Inc.), and GS-10F-0073K (Neptune).
  • Tetra Tech Inc., Fairfax, VA and Owings Mills, MD: Penny Dimler, David Du, Lynn Fan, Eric Leppo, Jocelyn Li, Mike Paul, Qiang Pei, Esther Peters, Vladi Royzman, Sunitha Sajjan, Dritan Tako, Jeffrey White, Liejun Wu, John Zastrow, and Lei Zheng
  • Neptune and Co., Los Alamos, NM: Tom Stockton
  • Versar, Inc., Springfield, VA: Nicole Mostaghim and Karie Riley

2007 Contracting Support

  • Contracting support for CADDIS 2007 provided through contracts 68-C-04-004, 68-C-02-061, GS-00F-0007L, and GS-10F-0036K
  • TN and Associates, Oak Ridge, TN: David Eskew, Don Catanzaro, Art Stewart, Kirby Timm, Jean Mayo, Eric Lingerfelt and Jennifer Hendricks
  • TetraTech Inc., Fairfax, VA and Owings Mills, MD: Jeffrey White, Vladi Royzman, Lynn Fan, Mike Paul, Liejun Wu, Qiang Pei, John Zastrow, Jocelyn Li, David Du, Penny Dimler, and Esther Peters
  • Neptune and Co., Los Alamos, NM: Paul Black, Tom Stockton, and Mark Fitzgerald
  • Versar, Inc., Springfield, VA: David Bottimore and Nica Mostaghim
  • Eastern Research Group (ERG), Lexington, MA: Jan Connery and Laurie Waite

CADDIS Reviewers

2010 External Review Panel

Peter L. deFur, Environmental Stewardship Concepts, Richmond, VA
Rebecca Efroymson, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN
Donald A Essig, Idaho Department of Environmental Quality, Boise, ID
Roman P. Lanno, Entomology Dept., Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Mark Southerland, Versar, Inc. ESM Operations, Columbia, MD

2007 External Review Panel

Bruce Hope, Chair, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Portland, OR
Marty D. Matlock, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
Chuck Hawkins, Western Center for Monitoring and Assessment of Freshwater Ecosystems, College of Natural Resources, Utah State University, Logan, UT
Robert Miltner, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, Columbus, OH
Lucinda Johnson, Natural Resources Research Institute, University of Minnesota, Duluth, MN

2005 External Review Panel

Mark T. Southerland, Chair, Versar, ESM Operations, Columbia, MD
Daren M. Carlisle, U.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA
Marty D. Matlock, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
Robert W. Plotnikoff, Washington Department of Ecology, Olympia, WA
Barbara S. Washburn, California EPA, Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, Sacramento, CA
Two anonymous reviewers

Internal Reviewers

Before being reviewed by the 2005 external review panel, each section of CADDIS was reviewed by Causal Analysis Team members, other researchers within U.S. EPA, and contractors. The following people have served as internal reviewers for one or more sections of CADDIS (affiliation at time of review listed; Causal Analysis Team members not included):

Candice Bauer, U.S. EPA Region 5, Chicago, IL
Karen Blocksom, U.S. EPA, ORD, NERL, Cincinnati, OH
Robert Burgess, U.S. EPA, ORD, NHEERL, Narragansett, RI
Glenn F. Cada, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN
Luis Cruz, U.S. EPA, Office of Water (OW), Office of Science and Technology (OST), Washington, DC
Naomi Detenbeck, U.S. EPA, ORD, NHEERL, Narragansett, RI
Jerry Diamond, Tetra Tech, Inc., Owings Mills, MD
Christine Dibble, U.S. EPA, Office of Public Affairs (OPA), Washington, DC
Ken Fritz, U.S. EPA, ORD, National Exposure Research Laboratory (NERL), Athens, GA
Jeroen Gerritsen, Tetra Tech, Inc., Owings Mills, MD
Rick Greene, U.S. EPA, ORD, NHEERL, Narragansett, RI
Jeff Hollister, U.S. EPA, ORD, NHEERL, Narragansett, RI
C. Evan Hornig, U.S. EPA, OW, OST, Washington, DC
Henriette I. Jager, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN
Maureen Johnson, U.S. EPA, ORD, NCEA, Washington, DC
Tom Johnson, U.S. EPA, ORD, NCEA, Washington, DC
Dru Keenan, U.S. EPA, Region 10, Seattle, WA
Jan Kurtz, U.S. EPA, ORD, NHEERL, Gulf Breeze, FL
Phil Larsen, U.S. EPA, ORD, NHEERL, Corvallis, OR
Henry Latimer, Tetra Tech, Inc., Owings Mills, MD
John Lehrter, U.S. EPA, ORD, NHEERL, Gulf Breeze, FL
Suzanne Marcy, U.S. EPA, ORD, NCEA, Washington, DC
Mary Means, U.S. EPA, ORD, NCEA, Washington, DC
Jeff Morin, U.S. EPA, OPA, Washington, DC
David Mount, U.S. EPA, ORD, NHEERL, Duluth, MN
Teresa Norberg-King, U.S. EPA, ORD, NHEERL, Duluth, MN
Amy Parker, U.S. EPA, OW, OST, Washington, DC
Greg Pond, U.S. EPA Region 3, Wheeling, WV
Allison Roy, U.S. EPA, ORD, National Risk Management Research Laboratory (NRMRL), Cincinnati, OH
Christine Russom, U.S. EPA, ORD, NHEERL, Duluth, MN
Keith Sappington, U.S. EPA, Office of Pesticide Programs, Washington, DC
Chuck Stephan, ORD, NHEERL, Duluth, MN
Debra Taylor, U.S. EPA, ORD, NHEERL, Duluth, MN
John Van Sickle, U.S. EPA, ORD, NHEERL, Corvallis, OR
Paul Wagner, U.S. EPA, ORD, NERL, Research Triangle Park, NC


Volume 1: Stressor Identification

Step-by-Step Guide

Authors

Susan B. Norton, U.S. EPA, ORD, NCEA, Washington, DC
Susan M. Cormier, U.S. EPA, ORD, NCEA, Cincinnati, OH
Glenn W. Suter II, U.S. EPA, ORD, NCEA, Cincinnati, OH

Contributors

Lester Yuan, U.S. EPA, ORD, NCEA, Washington, DC
Kate Schofield, U.S. EPA, ORD, NCEA, Washington, DC
Leela Rao, U.S. EPA, ORD, NCEA, Washington, DC

Acknowledgements

Donna Reed-Judkins, Maeve Foley, Chuck Lane, Scott Freeman, Doug Norton, Treda Smith, Maureen Johnson

Causal Assessment Background

Author

Glenn Suter II, U.S. EPA, ORD, NCEA, Cincinnati, OH


Volume 2: Sources, Stressors & Responses

Author(s) for each source, stressor, & response modules are as follows (affiliation listed at time module was written):

Ammonia

Glenn Suter II, U.S. EPA, ORD, NCEA, Cincinnati, OH
Susan Cormier, U.S. EPA, ORD, NCEA, Cincinnati, OH
Kate Schofield, U.S. EPA, ORD, NCEA, Washington, DC
Marcus Bowersox, Tetra Tech, Inc., Owings Mills, MD
Henry Latimer, Tetra Tech, Inc., Owings Mills, MD

Dissolved Oxygen

Suzanne M. Marcy, U.S. EPA, ORD, NCEA, Washington, DC
Glenn Suter II, U.S. EPA, ORD, NCEA, Cincinnati, OH
Susan Cormier, U.S. EPA, ORD, NCEA, Cincinnati, OH

Flow Alteration

Rick Ziegler, U.S. EPA, ORD, NCEA, Washington, DC

Herbicides

Brooke Todd, U.S. EPA, ORD, NCEA, Cincinnati, OH
Glenn Suter II, U.S. EPA, ORD, NCEA, Cincinnati, OH

Insecticides

Glenn Suter II, U.S. EPA, ORD, NCEA, Cincinnati, OH
Susan Cormier, U.S. EPA, ORD, NCEA, Cincinnati, OH
Kate Schofield, U.S. EPA, ORD, NCEA, Washington, DC
Chad Barbour, Tetra Tech, Inc., Owings Mills, MD
Jerry Diamond, Tetra Tech, Inc., Owings Mills, MD

Ionic Strength

Rick Ziegler, U.S. EPA, ORD, NCEA, Washington DC
Glenn Suter II, U.S. EPA, ORD, NCEA, Cincinnati, OH
B.J. Kefford, RMIT University, Bundoora, Victoria, Australia
Kate Schofield, U.S. EPA, ORD, NCEA, Washington, DC
Greg Pond, U.S. EPA, ORD, Region 3, Wheeling, WV

Metals

Patricia Shaw-Allen, U.S. EPA, ORD, NCEA, Cincinnati, OH
Glenn W. Suter II, U.S. EPA, ORD, NCEA, Cincinnati, OH

Nutrients

Jan Kurtz, U.S. EPA, ORD, NHEERL, Gulf Breeze, FL
Michael B. Griffith, U.S. EPA, ORD, NCEA, Cincinnati, OH
Matthew A. Morrison, U.S. EPA, ORD, NRMRL, Cincinnati, OH
C. Evan Hornig, U.S. EPA, OW, OST, Washington, DC

pH

Glenn Suter II, U.S. EPA, ORD, NCEA, Cincinnati, OH
Susan Cormier, U.S. EPA, ORD, NCEA, Cincinnati, OH
Kate Schofield, U.S. EPA, ORD, NCEA, Washington, DC
Jaime Gilliam, Tetra Tech, Inc., Owings Mills, MD
Chad Barbour, Tetra Tech, Inc., Owings Mills, MD

Physical Habitat

Michael Griffith, U.S. EPA, ORD, NCEA, Cincinnati, OH
Brenda Rashleigh, U.S. EPA, ORD, NERL, Athens, GA
Kate Schofield, U.S. EPA, ORD, NCEA, Washington, DC

Sediments

Robert Spehar, U.S. EPA, ORD, NHEERL, Duluth, MN
Susan Cormier, U.S. EPA, ORD, NCEA, Cincinnati, OH
Debra Taylor, U.S. EPA, ORD, NHEERL, Duluth, MN

Temperature

Keith Sappington, U.S. EPA, Office of Pesticide Programs, Washington, DC
Susan B. Norton, U.S. EPA, ORD, NCEA, Washington, DC

Unspecified Toxic Chemicals

Suzanne M. Marcy, U.S. EPA, ORD, NCEA, Washington, DC
Glenn Suter II, ORD, NCEA, Cincinnati, OH

Urbanization

Kate Schofield, U.S. EPA, ORD, NCEA, Washington, DC
Michael Paul, Tetra Tech, Inc., Owings Mills, MD


Volume 3: Examples & Applications

Analytical Examples

Lester Yuan, U.S. EPA, ORD, NCEA, Washington, DC
Susan B. Norton, U.S. EPA, ORD, NCEA, Washington, DC
Amina Pollard, U.S. EPA, ORD, NCEA, Washington, DC

Full Case Studies

Authors for the full U.S. EPA case study reports listed on the Full Case Studies page are as follows:

Elk Hills, CA: G. Suter II, T. O'Farrell
Willimantic River, CT: C. Bellucci, G. Hoffman, S. Cormier
Little Floyd River, IA: D. Haake, T. Wilton, K. Krier, A. Stewart, S. Cormier
Long Creek, ME: R. Ziegler, J. Varricchione, K. Schofield, S. Norton, S. Meidel
Groundhouse River, MN: C. Lane, S. Cormier
Bogue Homo, MS: M. Hicks, K. Whittington, J. Thomas, J. Kurtz, A. Stewart, G. Suter II
Little Scioto River, OH: S. Cormier, S. Norton, G. Suter II
Touchet River, WA: C. Wiseman, M. LeMoine, R. Plotnikoff, J. Diamond, A. Stewart, S. Cormier
Clear Fork Watershed, WV: J. Bailey, B. Lowman, C. Boschen, J. Burton, J. Gerritsen, L. Zheng

State Examples

Amina Pollard, U.S. EPA, ORD, NCEA, Washington, DC

Galleries

Michael Griffith, U.S. EPA, ORD, NCEA, Cincinnati, OH
John Paul, U.S. EPA, ORD, NHEERL, Research Triangle Park, NC
Patricia Shaw-Allen, U.S. EPA, ORD, NCEA, Cincinnati, OH
Lester L. Yuan, U.S. EPA, ORD, NCEA, Washington, DC


Volume 4: Data Analysis

Section Editor

Lester Yuan, U.S. EPA, ORD, NCEA, Washington, DC

Authors

Laurie Alexander, U.S. EPA, ORD, NCEA, Washington, DC
Susan M. Cormier, U.S. EPA, ORD, NCEA, Cincinnati, OH
David Farrar, U.S. EPA, ORD, NCEA, Cincinnati, OH
Michael Griffith, U.S. EPA, ORD, NCEA, Cincinnati, OH
Michael McManus, U.S. EPA, ORD, NCEA, Cincinnati, OH
Susan B. Norton, U.S. EPA, ORD, NCEA, Washington, DC
John Paul, U.S. EPA, ORD, NHEERL, Research Triangle Park, NC
Amina Pollard, U.S. EPA, ORD, NCEA, Washington, DC
Patricia Shaw-Allen, U.S. EPA, ORD, NCEA, Cincinnati, OH
Glenn W. Suter II, U.S. EPA, ORD, NCEA, Cincinnati, OH
Lester Yuan, U.S. EPA, ORD, NCEA, Washington, DC

CADStat (2017 update)

Laurie Alexander, U.S. EPA ORD, NCEA, Washington, DC
Micah Bennett, U.S. EPA ORD, NCEA, Washington, DC
Allen Brookes, U.S. EPA, ORD, NHEERL, Corvallis, OR
Susan Norton, U.S. EPA, ORD, NCEA, Washington, DC
Lester Yuan, U.S. EPA, Office of Water, Washington, DC


Volume 5: Causal Databases

Interactive Conceptual Diagram Tool

Kate A. Schofield, U.S. EPA, ORD, NCEA, Washington, DC
Susan B. Norton, U.S. EPA, ORD, NCEA, Washington, DC
Michael Griffith, U.s. EPA, ORD, NCEA, Cincinnati, OH

CADLink

Kate A. Schofield, U.S. EPA, ORD, NCEA, Washington, DC
Susan B. Norton, U.S. EPA, ORD, NCEA, Washington, DC
Michael Griffith, U.S. EPA, ORD, NCEA, Cincinnati, OH

CADLit

Michael Griffith, U.S. EPA, ORD, NCEA, Cincinnati, OH
Patricia Shaw-Allen, U.S. EPA, ORD, NCEA, Cincinnati, OH

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