Gerstenberger SL & Divine DD (2006) Lead Shot Deposition and Distribution in Southern Nevada , Journal of the Nevada Public Health Association 3(1): 8-13  

Gerstenberger SL , Divine DD, Cross CL, Gulmatico M and Rothweiler A (2006). An Assessment of Mercury Concentrations in Small Mammals Collected Near Las Vegas , Nevada , USA , Environmental Toxicology 21(6):583-589

Bernatis J, Gerstenberger SL , and McGaw I (2006) Behavioral Responses of the Dungeness crab, Cancer magister , During Feeding and Hypoxia. Marine Biology 227:1-11

Baldridge MG, Stahl RL, Gerstenberger SL , Tripoli V and Hutz RJ (2004). In utero and lactational exposure of Long-Evans rats to ammonium perchlorate (AP) disrupts ovarian follicle maturation. Reproductive Toxicology 19(2):155-161

Chiu A, Beaubier J, Chiu J, Chan L, Gerstenberger SL (2004). Epidemiologic Studies of PCB congener Profiles in North American Fish Consuming Populations. Journal of Environmental Science and Health 22:13-35

Cizdziel JV and Gerstenberger SL (2004). Determination of Total Mercury in Human Hair and Animal Fur by Combustion Atomic Absorption Spectrometry. Talanta

Osemwengie L and Gerstenberger SL (2004). Levels of Synthetic Musk Compounds in Municipal Wastewater for Potential Estimation of Biota Exposure in Receiving Waters. Journal of Environmental Monitoring 6:1-8.

Gerstenberger SL, Kelly WE, and Cross CL (2004). Environmental concern: The influence of an introductory science class on environmental perceptions. The Journal of Natural Resources and Life Science Education 3: TBA.

Gerstenberger SL (2004). Mercury Concentrations in Migratory Waterfowl Harvested from Southern Nevada Wildlife Management Areas, USA. Environmental Toxicology 19(1):35- 44.

Baldridge MG, Stahl RL, Gerstenberger SL, Tripoli V, and Hutz RJ (2003). Modulation of ovarian follicle maturation in Long-Evans rats exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in utero and lactationally. Reproductive Toxicology 17(5):567-573.

Gerstenberger SL and Dellinger JA (2002). PCBs, Mercury and Organochlorine Concentrations in Lake Trout, Walleye, and Whitefish from Selected tribal fisheries of the upper Great Lakes Region. Environmental Toxicology 17:513-519.

Gerstenberger SL Gerstenberger SLand Eccleston B (2002). Development of a Fish Contaminant Monitoring Protocol for Lake Mead, Nevada. Journal of Lake and Reservoir Management 18(2):118-128.

Gerstenberger SL Gerstenberger SLand Pearson R (2002). Mercury Concentrations in Bullfrogs (Rana castebiena) Collected from a Southern Nevada Wetland. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 69(2):21-218.

Gerstenberger SL (2002). Rana catesbeiana diet. Herpetological Review 33(2):129-130.

Gerstenberger SL and Tripoli V (2001). Developmental Landmarks in Offspring of Rats Exposed Singly, and in Combination to Aroclor 1016 and Levo-Thyroxine. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination Toxicology 67(2):155-162.

Gerstenberger SL >, Hansen LG, and Dellinger JA (2000). Concentrations and Frequencies of Polychlorinated Biphenyl Congeners in a Native American Population who Consumes Great Lakes Fish. Journal of Toxicology-Clinical Toxicology 38(7):729-746.

Gerstenberger SL Heilmer I, Smies R, Hutz RJ, Dasmahapatra AK, Dellinger JA and Tripoli V (2000). Minimal Endocrine Alterations in Rodents after Consumption of Lake Trout (Salvelinus namaycush). Archives of Environmental Contamination Toxicology 38(4):371-376.

Gerstenberger SL , Gallinet MP and Dellinger JA (1997). Polychlorinated Biphenyl Congeners and Selected Organochlorines in Great Lakes Region Fish: Lake Superior. Environmental Toxicology Chemistry 16(11):2222-2228.

Gerstenberger SL Tavris DR, Hansen LK, Pratt-Shelley J and Dellinger JA (1997). Concentrations of Blood and Hair Mercury and Serum PCBs in an Ojibwa Population that Consumes Fish. Journal of Toxicology-Clinical Toxicology 35(4):377-386.

Gerstenberger SL Gilbert JH and Dellinger JA (1996). Environmental Contaminants and Cholinesterase Activity in the Brain of Fisher (Martes pennanti) Harvested in Northern Wisconsin. Bulletin Environmental Contamination Toxicology. 56:866-872.

Beattie MK, Gerstenberger SL, Hoffman RH and Dellinger JA (1996). Rodent Neurotoxicity Bioassays for Screening Contaminated Great Lakes Fish. Environmental Toxicology Chemistry. 15:313-318.

Dellinger JA, Kmiecik N, Gerstenberger SL and Ngu H (1995). Mercury Contamination of Fish in the Ojibwa Diet: I. Walleye Fillets and Skin-On Versus Skin-Off Sampling. Water Air Soil Pollution. 80:69-76.

Gerstenberger SL Pratt-Shelly J, Beattie MS and Dellinger JA (1993). Mercury Concentrations of Walleye (Stizostedion vitreum vitreum) in 34 Northern Wisconsin lakes. Bulletin Environmental Contamination Toxicology. 50:612-617.

SUBMITTED MANUSCRIPTS

Fels H, Cross C and Gerstenberger SL (submitted) Lead Contamination in Candies Imported from Latin America : An Investigation into International and Domestic Food Quality Regulations. Environmental Health Perspectives

RESEARCH GRANTS AND CONTRACTS
Principal Investigator, US Fish and Wildlife Service, 100^th Meridian Project, September 2002, $10,052.

Principal Investigator, US Air Force/Parsons Inc., The effects of Las Vegas Wash water containing elevated levels of perchlorate (CLO₄) on development and metamorphosis in the Northern Leopard Frog (Rana pipiens), June 2002, $32,776.>

Principal Investigator, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Project Thread, Using WebCt to support large classroom instruction, December 12, 2001, $16,000.

Co-Investigator, NSF-EPSCoR Seed Grant, Isotopic composition and fractionation of mercury in the environment, November 2001, $25,694.

Principal Investigator, An investigation of small mammal diversity in the Las Vegas Wash. U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, April 2002, $46,605.

Principal Investigator, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Hair mercury concentrations in a fish-consuming Native American population. September 2001, $10,000.

Principal Investigator, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, Hair mercury concentrations in a fish-consuming Native American population. June 2001, $10,000.

Principal Investigator, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Hair mercury concentrations in a fish-consuming Native American population. September 2000, $15,000.

Principal Investigator, University of Wisconsin, Neurobehavioral Testing, June 2000, $14,999.

Principal Investigator, Southern Nevada Water Authority. Lake Mead Fish Consumption Study, June 11, 1999, $20,000.

Principal Investigator, UNLV Office of Research and Department of Environmental Studies. An Assessment of the Deposition, Distribution, and Uptake of Lead at the Overton Wildlife Management Area, March 17, 1998, $14,369.

Principal Investigator, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission, Baseline Water Quality Study of the Flambeau River, July 3, 1990, $3,000.

Co-Investigator, Agency for Toxic Substance Disease Registry, Ojibwa Health Study III, August 1999, $900,000.

Co-Investigator, Agency for Toxic Substance Disease Registry, Ojibwa Health Study II, August 1995, $599,000.

Co-Investigator, The Agency for Toxic Substances Disease Registry, An Assessment of a Human Population at Risk: The Impact of Consuming Contaminated Great Lakes Fish on Native American Communities, July 15, 1992, $574,000.

Co-Investigator, Great Lakes Protection Fund, Assessment of Human Populations at Risk: Red Cliff Indian Consumption of Contaminated Lake Superior Fish, October 12, 1990, $267,000.

Co-Investigator, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Support Activities for the Institutional Arrangements Technical Advisory Committee for the St. Louis River Remedial Action Plan, April 1990, $20,000.

Co-Investigator, Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission, Mercury Contamination of the Walleye (Stizostedion vitreum), March 1990, $30,000.

PUBLISHED POSTERS/ABSTRACTS

Cabb E, Rothweiler A and Gerstenberger SL. Preliminary Findings of Non-Paint Sources in Childhood Lead Poisoning Cases for Clark County , Nevada . Nevada Public Health Association, Henderson , Nevada , October 5-6, 2006 .

Gerstenberger SL , Donnelly T, Fels H, and Cross C. Assessing imported candies for lead using XRF. Nevada Public Health Association, Oct 13-14, 2005 .

Baldridge MG, Stahl RL, Gerstenberger SL , Tripoli V, and Hutz RJ. Modulation of ovarian follicle maturation in long-evans rats exposed to ammonium perchlorate (AP) in utero and lactationally. Biology of Reproduction 68:484 Suppl. 1 2003.

Dellinger JA, Gerstenberger SL , Dewailly E, Hayes J. Whole Blood and Hair Mercury Concentrations in Upper Great Lakes Fisheaters: Total and Inorganic Mercury. North American Congress of Clinical Toxicology, Chicago , IL , Sept 4-9, 2003 .

Dellinger JA, Gerstenberger SL , Hayes J. Ojibwe Health Study: Assessing Exposures to Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPS) and Communicating the Risks. Global Threats to Large Lakes, IAGLR/ILEC, DePaul University , June 22-23, 2003 .

Baldridge MG, Stahl RL, Gerstenberger SL , Tripoli V, Johnson A, Words C, Hutz RJ. Modulation of ovarian follicle maturation in long-evans rats exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls (pcbs) in utero and lactationally. Society for the Study of Reproduction. 2002

Dellinger JA & Gerstenberger SL. Polychlorinated Biphenyls in the Serum of Native American Fish Consumers, Abstract #407, p. 301, 11th Annual Meeting of the Society of Exposure Analysis, Charleston, SC, Nov 4-8,2001.

Dellinger JA, Tavris DR , Gerstenberger SL , Kanarek MS, Kmiecik NE. Hair mercury, serum PCB concentrations, and chronic health conditions in the Ojibwa of the Upper Great Lakes region of the United States of America . Epidemiology 11(4)Supplements:S-151, 2000.

Gerstenberger SL and Tripoli V. Developmental Landmarks in Rodents Exposed Singly, and in Combination to Aroclor 1016 and Levo-thyroxine. PCB Conference, Lexington , Kentucky , April 9-12, 2000 .

Gerstenberger SL , Divine DD, Apfel PJ, Goldsworthy RE, Pearson R. Investigate techniques for the differentiation between lead shot and non-toxic shot. The Wildlife Society, Austin , Texas , September 7-10, 1999 .

Tavris DR , Malek LL, Dellinger JA, Gerstenberger SL , Hegmann KT. Age and sex adjusted comparison of Wisconsin Native American mortality, 1986-1995. American College of Occupational Medicine, State-of-the-Art-Conference, October 19-22, 1998 .

Beckmann MA, Conrad CA, Hegmann KT, Dellinger JA, and Gerstenberger SL . Measurement of mercury concentrations in whole blood, serum, and clot. Health Conference 97, May 12-15, 1997 , Montreal , Quebec .

Gerstenberger SL , Clay R, and Dellinger JA. Developmental neurotoxicity in rat pups exposed throughout gestation and lactation to diets of walleye (Stizostedion vitreum vitreum). Health Conference 97, May 12-15, 1997 , Montreal , Quebec .

Hansen LK, Gerstenberger SL , and Dellinger JA. Environmental risk perception on Ojibwa Reservations. Health Conference 97, May 12-15, 1997 , Montreal , Quebec .

Dellinger JA, Gerstenberger SL , Hansen LK, and Malek LL. Ojibwa Health Study II. Assessing the health risks from consuming contaminated Great Lakes fish. Health Conference 97, May 12-15, 1997 , Montreal , Quebec .

Gerstenberger SL and Dellinger JA. Concentrations of organochlorines and mercury in Great Lakes region Lake Trout, walleye, and whitefish. Health Conference 97, May 12-15, 1997 , Montreal , Quebec .

Gerstenberger SL , Conrad CA, Beckmann MA, Hegmann KT, and Dellinger JA. Hair mercury concentrations in an Ojibwa population during months of reported high fish consumption: An exposure assessment. Health Conference 97, May 12-15, 1997 , Montreal , Quebec .

Tavris DA, Hegmann KT, Gerstenberger SL , Malek LL, and Dellinger JA. Association of mercury and PCB levels with chronic health effects in Native Americans. Health Conference 97, May 12-15, 1997 , Montreal , Quebec .

Gerstenberger SL , Gilbert JH and Dellinger JA. Environmental contaminants and cholinesterase activity in the brain of the fisher (Martes pennanti) harvested in northern Wisconsin . Association of Official Analytical Chemists, Midwest Regional Meeting. June 26-28, 1995 , St. Paul , Minnesota .

Gerstenberger SL and Dellinger JA. Congener specific polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) profiles in rodents and humans after consuming Great Lakes fish. Association of Official Analytical Chemists, Midwest Regional Meeting. April 21-23, 1994 , Columbia , Missouri .

Gerstenberger SL , Beattie MK, Hill-Stolls C and Dellinger JA. Congener specific polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) analysis of rat brain and blood tissue after dietary exposure to Great Lakes fish. Association of Official Analytical Chemists, Midwest Regional Meeting. June 7-9, 1993 , Des Moines , Iowa .

Dellinger JA, Beattie MK, Kuykendall M and Gerstenberger SL . Rodent neurotoxicity bioassays and human health risks from consuming Great Lakes fish. Abstract at the Fourteenth Annual Meeting of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, November, 1993, Houston , Texas .

SEMINARS

Session Moderator, Safeguarding Environmental Health in Nevada: Assessing Lead Contamination in Clark County, Nevada Public Health Association, Henderson, Nevada, October 5-6, 2006.

Lead Poisoning In Nevada: Statistics, Sources and Solutions, Nevada Public Health Association, Henderson, Nevada, October 5-6, 2006.

Lead Detection in Imported Candies: Developing a Fast, Effective Protocol for Testing Lead in Imported Candy Products (Co-presenter with Tracy Donnelly). Nevada Public Health Association, Henderson, Nevada, October 5-6, 2006.

Recommendations for air monitoring during environmental investigations of childhood lead poisonings, 2006 National Environmental Health Association Meeting, San Antonio Texas, June 27, 2006.

Health District Television (HDTV). Analysis of lead in imported candy and policies enacted to ban the sale of these candies in Clark County. Television Interview for Channel 4, May 2006.

UNLV Television, Lead in imported Candies, Television Interview which airs on UNLV TV Channel 71. January 2006.

Not All Candies Are Sweet, Discovery Channel, Daily Planet Video, November 30, 2005. Video can be accessed at the following link: http://www.exn.ca/dailyplanet/view.asp?date=11/30/2005

PCBs and Mercury in the Ojibwe population, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Nevada Las Vegas. Nov 25, 2004.

An analysis of environmental contaminants in small mammals collected near the Las Vegas Wash. Las Vegas Wash Coordination Team, Research Environmental Monitoring Study Team, August 6, 2003.

Environmental Toxicology and Environmental Health, Health Careers Opportunity Program, Community College of Southern Nevada, Cheyenne Campus, August 1, 2003.

The effects of Las Vegas Wash water containing elevated levels of perchlorate (CLO₄) on development and metamorphosis in the Northern Leopard Frog (Rana pipiens), Las Vegas Wash Coordination Committee, June 4, 2003.

The effects of Las Vegas Wash water containing elevated levels of perchlorate (CLO₄) on development and metamorphosis in the Northern Leopard Frog (Rana pipiens), University of Nevada-Reno, Department of Environmental Sciences and Health, March 28, 2003.

Environmental Toxicology, Health Careers Opportunity Program, Season of Discovery, Rancho High School, Las Vegas, NV, July 10, 2002.

Final Report: Lake Mead Fish Consumption Study. Lake Mead Water Quality Forum, July 16, 2001.

Influence of Ammonium Perchlorate and Aroclor 1016 on Developmental Landmarks in Rodents. Southern Nevada Water Authority, February 14, 2000.

Lake Mead Fish Consumption Study Update, Southern Nevada Water Authority, February 14, 2000.

Southern Nevada Baseline Radiologic Health Assessment, University of Nevada Las Vegas, May 5, 1999.

Session Moderator, Current Environmental and Occupational Toxicological Issues, American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine State-of-the-Art-Conference, October 18-22, 1998.

Interactions of environmental contaminants with thyroid hormones, American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine State-of-the-Art-Conference, October 18-22, 1998.

Update on the status of contaminants in Lake Mead fish. September 23, 1998, Nevada Water Resources Association Annual Nevada Water Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada.

An exposure assessment of mercury accumulation in fish and Native American fish consumers, University of Nevada-Reno, Department of Environmental Science, September 15, 1998.

Lake Mead Fish Consumption Study, September 10, 1998. Presented to the Lake Mead Water Quality Forum, Las Vegas, Nevada.

The toxicity of mercury and polychlorinated biphenyls, June 4, 1998. WIINISIGAMIIG ANNOJGIIGOOYAG ANISHINAABEG IGAYE (Fish Consumption, Environmental Contaminants and You), Ashland, WI.

The Ojibwa Health Study II: A review of fish and rodent studies, June 5, 1998. WIINISIGAMIIG ANNOJGIIGOOYAG ANISHINAABEG IGAYE (Fish Consumption, Environmental Contaminants and You), Ashland, WI.

Session Moderator, Development of Native American specific fish consumption advisories, June 5, 1998. WIINISIGAMIIG ANNOJGIIGOOYAG ANISHINAABEG IGAYE (Fish Consumption, Environmental Contaminants and You), Ashland, WI.

PCBs and Dioxins, June 20, 1997. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Marine and Freshwater Biomedical Sciences Center, Minority Students Program, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Bioaccumulation of contaminants in human tissue following sportfish consumption, June 9, 1997. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Marine and Freshwater Biomedical Sciences Center, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Commencement Speaker, South Shore High School, Port Wing, WI, May 31, 1997.

Hair mercury concentrations in an Ojibwa population during months of reported high fish consumption: An exposure assessment. Health Conference 97, May 12-15, 1997, Montreal, Quebec.

Developmental neurotoxicity in rat pups exposed throughout gestation and lactation to diets of walleye (Stizostedion vitreum vitreum). Health Conference 97, May 12-15, 1997, Montreal, Quebec.

Environmental and Endocrine Effects of Polychlorinated Biphenyls. April 10, 1997. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Marine and Freshwater Biomedical Sciences Center, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Aroclor Based vs Congener Based Standards for PCB Analyses. November 15, 1996. Great Lakes Basin QA/QC Polychlorinated Biphenyl Workshop, Detroit, MI.

PCBs and Dioxins, June 21, 1996. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Marine and Freshwater Biomedical Sciences Center, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Environmental Toxicology of PCBs, June 12, 1996. Bureau of Consumer Protection and Environmental Health, City of Milwaukee Health Department.

Polychlorinated Biphenyl Congeners and Consumption of Great Lakes Fish, April 24, 1996. Practical Clinical Toxicology Forum, Department of Pathology, Medical College of Wisconsin.

Polychlorinated Biphenyl Congeners in Fish, Rat, and Human Tissues, March 7, 1996. Department of Preventive Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin.

Polychlorinated Biphenyl Congeners in Fish, Rat, and Human Tissues; The Effects of Consuming Great Lakes Fish, March 3, 1996. Department of Veterinary Biosciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Comparison of Polychlorinated Biphenyl Profiles in Great Lakes Fish. PCB Conference, Lexington, KY, May 18-19, 1995.

Great Lakes Fish and The Ojibwa People: Contaminants, Consumption, and Consequences, December 8, 1995. Department of Veterinary Biosciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Environmental Methylmercury Contamination in Walleye (Stizostedion vitreum vitreum) found in the Ceded Territory of Northern Wisconsin: A Human Health Perspective, April 29, 1993. Department of Veterinary Biosciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

COMMITTEE SERVICE

University
National Network for Environmental Management Studies (NNEMS) for the US EPA (Chair 5 years)
New Investigator Award (NIA) Committee (Chair 3 years)
SITE Grant Committee (Chair 2 years)
Faculty and Student Issues Committee (Chair 2 years)
Graduate Dean's Executive Committee (member 2 years)
Research Advisory Board for Sponsored Programs (member 3 years)
Graduate Council (member 5 years)
Distance Education Task Force Committee (member)
Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Committee (member)
Search committee- Executive Director of the Harry Reid Center for Environmental Studies
Search Committee- VP for Research and Graduate Dean
Search Committee- UCCSN Environmental Restoration

During the 2004 academic year, I held the responsibility of drafting, editing and submitting the appropriate forms to establish the School of Public Health , the Program in Environmental and Occupational Health, the Biostatistics and Epidemiology Program and the Master of Public Health (MPH) degree. I committed substantial amounts of time and effort to be sure that we could meet the projected start dates and timelines as prescribed the College, University, Provost's office and Board of Regents. Obviously, these efforts were successful and resulted in the formation of the SPH and MPH, in addition the following year I successfully drafted and submitted the proposal to change the Program in Environmental and Occupational Health into a fully functional Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, of which I am the Chair.

School/College
Graduate Coordinator (MPH)
MPH program development committee (Chair)
SPH program development committee (Chair)
SPH Website Construction Committee (SPH-Chair)
Admissions Committee MPH (Chair)
Bylaws Committee SPH (member)
Promotion, Tenure and Merit Committee (SPH and Environmental Studies)
Search Committee- Biostatistics (member)
Developed Fast-track and Public Health Scholars Program in conjunction with the College of Sciences
Search committee –Health Promotion
Search Committee- Biostatistics
SPH Executive Committee
Academic Probation and Separation Policies (SPH, Chair)
Drafted the curriculum approval forms for the concentration areas in the MPH, titled course approval form page 2 of 2 by the graduate college

Departmental

Promotion Tenure and Merit Committee (chair)
Environmental and Occupational Health Program (Program Director)
EPSCOR Mentor Program
Coordinated the on-line admissions process with the graduate college
Created all electronic correspondence for admissions and recruitment in the absence of a website
Completed all SPH and MPH paperwork and correspondence in the absence of an Administrative Assistant.
Schedule Classes for the MPH and SPH
Addition of classes to AD ASTRA
Assisted with construction of flyer for MPH recruitment
Created Informational flyer for new student recruitment
Created the Departmental Objectives, Mission Statement and Evaluation Plans
Submission of Doctoral Degree in Environmental and Occupational Health

AWARDS

Greenspun College of Urban Affairs Outstanding Research Award 2002

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS