Environmental Scientist/Biologist

Deborah S. Millsap

Odum School of Ecology

River Basin Center

University of Georgia

Athens, GA 30602-2102

Education:

MS Environmental Science Indiana University 2009

MS Entomology and Plant Pathology University of Tennessee 1983

BS Biology East Tennessee State University 1978

Experience:

9/08 – present Etowah Habitat Conservation Plan Outreach Coordinator, River Basin Center, Odum School of Ecology, The University of Georgia, Athens, GA

• Responsible for managing outreach activities associated with the Etowah Aquatic Habitat Conservation

Plan (HCP).

• Served as liaison for HCP development and implementation with local county and city officials,

non-profit groups, homeowners associations, home builders associations, other public and private

stakeholders, and the press.

• Presented information about the importance of maintaining and recovery of imperiled species habitat

to scientific, non-profit organizations, local civic groups, and local county and city officials

6/03 – 5/08 Wildlife Biologist, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Bloomington, Indiana

• Conducted contaminants assessments for natural resource damage assessments on passerine and

piscivore animals developmentally and chronically exposed to PCBs, focusing on the effects on the

heart, liver, and reproductive system.

• Data of growth, fecundity, and overall health parameters were quantified, recorded, and analyzed for

inclusion in damage assessment reports.

• Results of contaminants assessments were communicated to the public through presentations at

regional and national meetings.

9/03 – 5/09 Graduate Student, Indiana University, School of Public and Environmental

Affairs, Bloomington, IN

• Investigated the effects and possible mechanisms of near infra-red light on embryo development and

metabolism using Gallus gallus, the domestic chicken as a model.

• Investigated the attenuation of the effects of in ovo exposure to TCDD on embryologic development by

treatment with near infra-red light.

o Quantitative histological assessment of embryologic development was made using H&E stained serial

sections of embryos

o Biochemical assays measuring changes in ATP/ATPase, superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione

reductase concentrations between the control and treatment embryos were conducted

8/98 – 6/02 Adjunct Faculty, Biology, Tri-Cities Community College, Blountville,

Tennessee; Virginia Highlands Community College; Abingdon, Virginia

Walters State Community College, Morristown, Tennessee

• Responsible for teaching Biology I and II at regional community colleges.

6/96 - 11/98 Environmental Consultant, Millsap Enterprises, Blountville, Tennessee

2/93 - 6/96 Senior Environmental Scientist, Fernald Environmental Restoration Management Corporation,

Cincinnati, Ohio

• Liaison between project engineers, analytical laboratories, and information systems personnel to

provide an accurate data set for use in characterization, risk analysis of ecological and human

risks, and remediation decision making during the remedial investigation and feasibility study and

subsequent Record of Decision (ROD) of a CERCLA/RCRA DOE Superfund Site.

• Operable Unit 3 RI/FS Section Lead; Task Manager for assessment of Operable Unit 1 data.

• Wrote sections of the OU1 and OU3 RI/FS documents and responded to comments from OEPA, USEPA, and

USDOE after document submittal

• Provided technical information relating to ecological and human health assessment of site to diverse

stakeholder groups within public meetings

9/88 - 2/93 Scientist, Aquatic Toxicology Biomonitoring Group, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak

Ridge National Laboratory

• Performed environmental assessments as part of EPA, DOE, and DOD projects investigating the effects

of PCBs and other contaminants on the fish and wildlife habitats within these and other waters

• Developed cost and labor estimates, aided client in task development, and resolved data management

problems. Successfully managed and completed concurrently running tasks within scheduled timetables.

• Wrote reports documenting assessment and evaluation of chemical and ecological data as per EPA, DOE,

and Navy requirements.

Professional Associations

Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Selected Publications

1. DeWitt JC, Millsap DS, Yeager RL, Heise SS, Sparks DW, Henshel DS. 2006. External heart

deformities in passerine birds exposed to environmental mixtures of polychlorinated biphenyls

during development. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 25:541-551.

2. Yeager RL, Franzosa JA, Millsap DS, Lim J, Hansen CM, Jasevicius AV, Heise SS, Wakhungu P,

Whelan HT, Eells JT, Henshel DS. 2006. Embryonic growth and hatching implications of

developmental 670-nm phototherapy and dioxin co-exposure. Photomedicine and Laser Surgery

24:410-413.

3. Yeager RL, Lim J, Millsap DS, Jasevicius AV, Sanders RA, Whelan HT, Watkins JB, Ells JT,

Henshel DS. 2006. 670 nanometer light treatment attenuates dioxin toxicity in the developing chick

embryo. Journal of Biochemical and Molecular Toxicology 20:271-278.

4. Yeager RL, Oleske DA, Millsap DS, Henshel DS. 2006. Severe craniofacial malformations

resulting from developmental exposure to dioxin. Reproductive Toxicology 22:811-812.

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