Alicia Richards
About Alicia Richards
Alicia Richards is a biologist specializing in the toxicokinetics of environmental chemicals. She has held various research positions, including her current role at SRC, where she supports the Environmental Health Analysis Division.
Work at SRC
Alicia Richards has been employed at SRC as a Biologist since 2019. In this role, she supports the Environmental Health Analysis Division, contributing her expertise in toxicokinetics of environmental chemicals. Her work involves conducting research and analysis to assess the impact of various environmental factors on health.
Education and Expertise
Alicia Richards holds a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Environmental Health from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, which she completed from 2013 to 2017. She furthered her education with a Master of Science (M.S.) in Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering from the same institution, graduating in 2018. Additionally, she studied Public Health at IES Abroad and Universitat Pompeu Fabra in 2016.
Background
Prior to her current position at SRC, Alicia Richards gained experience in various roles. She interned at Pack for a Purpose from 2013 to 2015 and worked as an Associate Health Scientist at Cardno ChemRisk for eight months in 2018. She also served as a Scientific and Regulatory Affairs Intern at Reynolds American Inc. for two months in 2019 and was a Graduate Student Research Fellow at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences from 2016 to 2018.
Research Focus
Alicia Richards focuses her research on the toxicokinetics of environmental chemicals. Notably, she has conducted research on the effects of GenX on ATP-binding cassette transporter proteins at the Blood-Brain Barrier. This research contributes to a better understanding of how environmental contaminants affect human health.