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Qualifications
Dr. Ritchie received a BA in Psychology, with a minor in Chemistry, from Ohio Wesleyan University (Delaware, Ohio) and then a MA in Physiological Psychology, with a minor in Statistics, and a Ph.D. in Neuroscience, with a minor in Animal Behavior, from The Ohio State University (Columbus, Ohio). Dr. Ritchie has more than 300 peer-reviewed scientific publications, conference posters presentations, and platform presentations. Dr. Ritchie has been a member of the Society for Neuroscience, the Society for Toxicology, and the Society for Safety Pharmacology.
Dr. Ritchie served as Assistant Director and Senior Scientist for the Neurobehavioral Effects Laboratory, U.S. Navy/U.S. Air Force Environmental Health Effects Institute, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (Dayton, Ohio) from 1993 to 2003. In this capacity, Dr. Ritchie was responsible for a wide range of research studies of chemical and other stressor exposures of military tri-service troops. Dr. Ritchie then joined (2004-present) Battelle Memorial Institute (Columbus, Ohio) as Group Leader of the Central Nervous System Safety Pharmacology, responsible for evaluating the effects of pharmacological drugs and drug candidates during drug discovery for domestic and international pharmacological clients. Dr. Ritchie has served as a Principal Investigator for the National Toxicology Program (NTP) studies conducted at Battelle.
Additionally, Dr. Ritchie serves (2004-present) as Vice-President of Operations and Senior Toxicologist for SciScout LLC (Apex, North Carolina), providing a wide range of chemical toxicity reports related primarily to pharmaceutical and consumer product leachables and extractables for international manufacturers. Dr. Ritchie offers significant experience with exposure of military and non-military personnel to hydrocarbon and other chemical stressors, and has served as military tri-service expert for hydrocarbon and refrigerant toxicities. Dr. Ritchie served as a Principal Investigator for the US Department of Veterans Affairs Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses, and presented a research summary to a Senate Subcommittee September 19-21, 2005 in Washington, DC.