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Dr. Wayne Landis is a Research Professor at Western Washington University. He specializes in ecological risk assessment, focusing on large-scale spatial and temporal analyses, climate change impacts, and Bayesian network modeling. He has authored over 130 peer-reviewed publications and serves on editorial boards for journals like Human and Ecological Risk Assessment and Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management. A Fellow of the Society for Risk Analysis (2007), he also advises the Puget Sound Partnership on ecosystem restoration.
Education:
- PhD in Zoology, Indiana University
- MA in Biology, Indiana University
- BA in Biology, Wake Forest University
Research Interests: Dr. Landis pioneers methodologies for ecological risk assessment, including the Action at a Distance Hypothesis for landscape toxicology and the Relative Risk Model for multiple stressor analysis. His work integrates climate change projections, microplastics, nanoplastics, and synthetic biology risks. He advocates for probabilistic approaches to address gaps in regulatory frameworks and combats anti-scientific trends in policy-making.
Awards & Recognition:
- Fellow of the Society for Risk Analysis (2007)
- Member of the Science Panel for the Puget Sound Partnership
- SETAC Board of Directors (2000–2003)
Advising & Grants: While no formal advisees are listed, Dr. Landis has led collaborative projects with federal agencies, NGOs, and international workshops (e.g., SETAC Pellston Workshops on climate change). His grants include NSF-funded studies on microplastics and gene drives.
Labs & Teams: Dr. Landis is affiliated with the Institute of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (IETC), advancing tools like environmental DNA (eDNA) for multi-stressor assessments in coastal ecosystems.
