Courtney Roper
Assistant Professor of Environmental Toxicology and Research Assistant Professor in the Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Courtney Roper, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Environmental Toxicology in the BioMolecular Sciences Department at the University of Mississippi.
Research Interests
- Air quality assessments (indoor and outdoor air quality)
- Chemical characterization of air pollutants
- Developmental toxicity assessments of air pollutants
- Partnering with community members to study air quality
- Human health effects of exposure to air pollution
Biography
Dr. Courtney Roper is an Assistant Professor of Environmental Toxicology in the BioMolecular Sciences Department at the University of Mississippi’s School of Pharmacy, where she started her laboratory focused on understanding the complex mixtures of air pollution using environmental chemistry and developmental toxicology techniques. She received her doctorate in Molecular Toxicology from the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Public Health and was a National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences postdoctoral fellow at Oregon State University in the Environmental and Molecular Toxicology Department. She is an author on over 25 peer-reviewed publications and 2 textbook chapters as well as recipient of over 15 regional, national, and international awards. She was selected as a JPB Foundation Environmental Health Fellow and works with experts in community engagement and environmental health to address air quality issues in the Mississippi Delta.
Education
B.S. Pre-Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Main Campus (2007)
M.Sc Biology, New York University (2011)
Ph.D. Toxicology, University of Pittsburgh Main Campus (2015)