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dr. karen

frances gaines

Professor and
Dean, College of Arts & Sciences

Dr. Gaines is currently a professor and Dean for the College of Arts & Sciences. Having
started her post-secondary education in philosophy, Dr. Gaines later switched to
studying the environment, which resulted in her becoming an environmental

toxocologist, who specializes in radiation.

Her enthusiasm for the environment shines in her interview and list of impressive
publications, some of which are listed below.

To learn more about Dr. Karen Frances Gaines, be sure to listen to her interview with
Kenneth Hunt posted by the Office of Diveristy, Equity and Inclusion.

EDUCATION
Ph.D. - Doctor of Philosophy in Environmental Health Sciences: Environmental

Quality, University of South Carolina-Columbia
M.S. - Master of Science in Forestry and Natural Resources: Wildlife Science, Purdue
University-Main Campus
B.S. - Bachelor of Science in Environmental and Forest Biology, SUNY College of

Environmental Science and Forestry
PUBLICATIONS

"Tissue–diet discrimination factors and turnover of stable carbon and nitrogen
isotopes in white-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus)", RL DeMots, JM Novak, KF
Gaines, AJ Gregor, CS Romanek, DA Soluk, Canadian Journal of Zoology 88 (10), 961-967

"Raccoon (Procyon lotor) as a bioindicator of mercury contamination at the US
Department of Energy's Savannah River Site", CG Lord, KF Gaines, CS Boring, IL
Brisbin Jr, M Gochfeld, J Burger, Archives of Environmental Contamination and
Toxicology 43 (3), 0356-0363
"A spatially explicit model of the wild hog for ecological risk assessment activities at

the Department of Energy's Savannah River Site", KF Gaines, DE Porter, T Punshon, I
Lehr Brisbin Jr., Human and Ecological Risk Assessment 11 (3), 567-589