Education

B.S. in Geology, College of William and Mary

Duties/Specialties

Sample preparation, processing, and analysis.  Lab management. Participation in protocol development and experiment planning and running.  Gel permeation chromatography. Byrd Hall Wet Lab operation crew member

Publications and Presentations

• La Guardia, M. J., R. C. Hale, E. P. Harvey, E. O. Bush, T. M. Mainor, and M. O. Gaylor. 2004. Organic contaminants of emerging concern in land-applied sewage sludge (biosolids). J. Residuals Sci. Technol. 1(2): 111-122.

• LaGuardia, M. J., R. C. Hale, E. Harvey, E. O. Bush, T. M. Mainor, and M. O. Gaylor. 2003. Emerging chemicals of concern in biosolids. Conference and exhibition on Residuals and Biosolids Management sponsored by WEF/AWWA/CWEA. Baltimore, MD.

• Hale, R. C., M. J. La Guardia, E. P. Harvey, T. M. Mainor, M. O. Gaylor, E. Bush, and W. H. Duff. 2001. Is land application of sewage sludge safe? Emerging organic contaminant issues. North American Meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. Baltimore, MD.

• La Guardia, M. J., R. C. Hale, E. P. Harvey, E. O. Bush, T. M. Mainor, and M. O. Gaylor. 2001. Fate of alkylphenol ethoxylates (APEOs) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in biosolids. Workshop on Endocrine Disruptors sponsored by DC W.A.S.A. Washington, D. C.

• Hale, R. C., Smith, C. L., de Fur, P. O., Harvey, E., Bush, E. O., La Guardia, M. J., and Vadas, G. G. 2000. Nonylphenols in sediments and effluents associated with diverse wastewater outfalls. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry 19, 946-952.

• Gallagher, K., Hale, R. C., Greaves, J., Bush, E. O., and Stillwell, D. A. 1993. Accumulation of polychlorinated terphenyls in aquatic biota of an estuarine creek. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 26, 302-312.

• Hale, R. C., Bush, E., Gallagher, K., Gundersen, J. L., and Mothershead, R. F. 1991. Separation of polychlorinated terphenyls from lipoidal material by preparative gel permetion chromatography and gas chromatography. Journal of Chromatography 539, 149-156.

Professional affiliations

American Chemical Society

Honors

• Biography:  Who's Who of American Women, 26th ed.;Marquis Who's Who, Inc., 2006.

• Biography: Who's Who in America, 61st ed.; Marquis Who's Who LLC, 2006.

• Biography: Who's Who of American Women, 25th ed.; Marquis Who's Who, Inc., 2005

• Biography: Who's Who in the World, 24th ed.; Marquis Who's Who LLC, 2006