Education:
Post Doc
6/03 – 9/04: PostDoctoral Scholar, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University MS, PhD
1/95 – 5/03: Environmental Engineering, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University , Stanford , CA .
Research Interest :
The primary focus of my research work has been in understanding the structure of the human skin, and in mathematically defining mass transfer across the skin barrier for dermal dose using a developed two-layer, time-varying, numerical model and other previously developed simpler analytical dermal uptake models. In addition, I have spent a significant amount of time developing methodologies for the collection of micro-level activity time series (MLATS) data for children using video taping and video -translation techniques, and assessing the relationship between contact frequencies and durations with chemical mass loadings on the skin surface. I am extending and refining particular areas of my research work, for example, extending the use of video taping and video -translation techniques in occupational settings. I am also focused on improving the estimates of dermal exposure and dose by understanding dry deposition of particles and gases to the human skin, and, in particular, the adhesion of liquids and particles to the human skin. I also hope to extend some of my work in understanding how chemicals cross the ingestion and inhalation boundaries, and in understanding the relationship between all three routes of exposure as they relate to relevance of route for classes of chemicals and groups of people.
Selected Publications:
A. Ferguson, R. Canales, P. Beamer, W. AuYeung, M. Key, A. K. Tse-Wing Lee, A. Robertson and J. Leckie, “Videotaping Methods in the Quantification of Children's Exposures”, Accepted Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology, 2005
AuYeung, W., Canales, R.A., Beamer, P., Ferguson , A.C., and J.O. Leckie. (2004) “Young Children's Mouthing Behavior: An Observation Study via Videotaping in a Primarily Outdoor Residential Setting.” Journal of Children's Health, 2(3-4): 271-295.
A.C. Ferguson , “Protecting Our Children from the Dangers Within: Pesticide Poisonings and Exposures” Little Rock , City and Town, May 2005
A.C. Ferguson, V. Viera, R. Canales, J. O. Leckie, “Methodologies to Capture Children's Activity Patterns Relevant for Non-Dietary Ingestion Exposure, In Preparation, Journal of Exposure and Environmental Epidemiology, 2005.
A. C. Ferguson, R. Canales, J.O. Leckie, “Dermal Exposure and Dose” Chapter in Book “Entitled Exposure Analysis”, (Editor: Wayne Ott), In Press 2004
V.G. Zartarian, A. C. Ferguson, J. O. Leckie, “Quantified Mouthing Activity Data from a Four-Child Pilot Field Study” Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology, 8(4), 1998.
V.G. Zartarian, A.C. Ferguson , J. O. Leckie, “Quantified Activity Patterns: Video Translation Software and Training Methodologies” Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology, 7(4), 1997
V.G. Zartarian, A.C. Ferguson, J. O. Leckie, “Quantified Dermal Data from a Four-Child Pilot Field Study” Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology, 7(4), 1997.
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