| Name: |
Allison Coffin |
| Position |
Assistant Professor |
| Department |
Integrative Physiology and Neuroscience |
| College |
Veterinary Medicine |
| Campus |
Vancouver |
| Address |
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| Phone |
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| Email |
allison.coffin@wsu.edu |
| Web |
https://directory.vancouver.wsu.edu/people/allison-coffin |
| CEREO Theme |
Global Environmental Change |
| Specialty |
neurotoxicity of aquatic contaminants |
| Env Courses |
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| Env Research |
Completing a study showing BPA is toxic to fish sensory cells, implicating BPA as a potential hearing toxin. Future work will examine sensory and neurotoxicity of other aquatic pollutants. |
| Env Outreach |
Supervised a team of high school students for an Imagine Tomorrow project on aquatic contaminants. I also give outreach talks at local schools and will speak at Vancouver Science on Tap later this year. |
| Keywords |
chemicals/chemistry, fish/invertebrae |