Theresa received a Ph.D. in Marine Biomedicine and Environmental Health Sciences from the Medical University of South Carolina. Her dissertation work focused on environmental contaminants and associated health effects in Nile crocodiles. Theresa is currently an Environmental Scientist II at Arcadis. Her previous research focused on using geographic information system (GIS) models to understand the extent of PFAS contamination from fluorochemical production facilities (Parkersburg, WV and Fayetteville, NC)