Biographical Profile
Interest Background
International Activity
Professional Preparation
Positions & Appointments
Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships
Websites
Publications
Burch, James
Academic Affiliate
Occupational, environmental, and molecular epidemiology, shift work, circadian rhythm disruption and cancer; role of environmental, social, genetic and endocrine factors in cancer risk; racial cancer disparities, role of melatonin as an anticarcinogenic hormone; biological effects of non-ionizing andionizing radiation.
Biographical Profile
- College
- Arnold School of Public Health
- Department
- Epidemiology & Biostatistics
- Tenure Status
- Tenured
International Activity
- International Activities
- Yes
- Type of Activity
- Research, Service
- Countries
- Honduras
- Description
- The 24th annual conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE) is this August 26-30 at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center. This conference is one of the most important global forums for the presentation of human health research as it relates to hazardous substances and contaminants in the environment. The local Executive Planning Committee chairman is Jim Burch.
- Institution/Entity
- International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE)
- Institutional Focus Areas
- Environmental Sciences, Health Disparities
- Extended Residence in Foreign Country
- Yes (Germany, Venezuela)
- Speaks Non-English Language
- Yes (Spanish)
Interest Background
- Do you include students in your research?
- Undergraduates and Graduates
- Interest Keywords
- Shift Work, Circadian Rhythms, Cancer
- Institutional Focus Areas
- Environmental Sciences, Health Disparities
- Personal Focus Areas
- Environmental, Occupational and Molecular Epidemiology
Professional Preparation(Education & Training)
| Dates | Institution | Location | Degree | Field of Study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Colorado State University | Fort Collins, Colorado | PhD | Environmental Health Sciences (Specialization: Epidemiology) |
| 1984 | University of Colorado | Boulder, Colorado | MS | Pharmaceutical Sciences (Major: Pharmacology) |
| 1980 | University of Colorado | Boulder, Colorado | BA | Psychology (Minors: Chemistry & Biology) |
Positions & Appointments
| Dates | Description | Institution/Entity |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 - 1984 | Graduate Research Assistant, School of Pharmacy, University of Colorado | |
| 1986 - 1991 | Health & Safety Officer / Asst. Project Scientist, Woodward-Clyde, Denver, CO and Frankfurt, Germany | |
| 1992 - 1993 | Project Scientist, Hazardous Waste Site Health Risk Assessments, Woodward-Clyde Consultants, Denver, CO | |
| 1994 - 1995 | Consultant, Hazardous Waste Site Health Risk Assessment, SM Stoller Corp, Boulder, CO | |
| 1995 - 1996 | Graduate Research Assistant, Environmental Epidemiology, Dept. of Environmental Health, Colorado State University | |
| 1997 - 1999 | Post-Doctoral Fellow / Res. Assoc., Department of Environmental Health, Colorado State University | |
| 2000 - 2005 | Assistant Professor (Research Track), Dept. of Environmental & Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University | |
| 1994 | Graduate Teaching Assistant, Environmental Sanitation 1, Dept. of Environmental Health, Colorado State University, Fall | |
| 2006 | Health Research Specialist, Dorn Department of Veteran's Affairs Medical Center, Columbia, SC | |
| 2008 | Consultant, South Carolina Department of Health & Environmental Control, Columbia, SC | |
| 2005 | Assistant Professor (Tenure Track), Environmental, Occupational and Molecular Epidemiology, Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Cancer Prevention and Control Program, Arnold School of Public Heath, University of South Carolina |
Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships
| Dates | Type | Description | Foundation/Entity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Award | Rho Chi Pharmaceutical Honor Society & Graduate Student Dean's Award, 1983-1984, School of Pharmacy, U. of Colo. (Scholarly) | |
| 1993 | Award | Citizen's Advisory Board, Colo. Dept. of Health, USEPA, USDOE, Golden, CO | |
| 2008 | Award | Award for Excellence in Research | South Carolina Cancer Alliance, Columbia, South Carolina |
| Award | Merit in Authorship Award, American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, San Francisco, CA | ||
| Award | DEED Scholarship, 1995, American Public Power Association, Washington, DC | ||
| Award | Project Excellence Award, Woodward-Clyde Consultants, Denver, CO | ||
| Award | Expert Panel Member, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences EMF Science Review Symposium on Clinical and In Vivo Laboratory Findings, Phoenix, AZ |
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