Rachel Donham
Lecturer
Contact
(707) 468-3169
donham@sonoma.edu
Dr. Donham teaches primarily in the Liberal Studies - Ukiah Program at SSU. Note: this link will take you to the Liberal Studies - Ukiah Program website.
Education:
Ph.D., Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of California, Davis.
Dissertation: Glutathione S-Transferases in Juvenile Anadromous Fishes and the Influence of Salinity on Activity. Advisor: Dr. Ronald S. Tjeerdema.
Degree awarded December 2004.
Background as a Science Educator:
Sonoma State University Lecturer, 2010- present
Mendocino College Professor, 2006-present
Cosumnes River College Adjunct, 2004-2006
UC Davis Lecturer, 2005-2006
Areas of Expertise:
Environmental Toxicology, Microbiology, Physiology, Disease Pathology, and Human Biology.
Courses taught at Sonoma State University and elsewhere:
Environmental Toxicology
Biology of Cancer
Biology of Aging
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Microbiology
Human Biology
Physiology
Principles of Biology
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Diversity, Evolution and Ecology
Diversity, Form and Function
Principles of Anatomy and Physiology
Environmental Fate of Toxicants
Selected Publications & Presentations
Donham, R.T.; Luna, A.D.; Chang, S.; Morin, D.; Jewell, W.T.; Tjeerdema, R.S. (2007), Characterization of cytosolic glutathione S-transferases in California Halibut (Paralichthys californicus), Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 66(2): 133-138.
Chang, S., Donham, R.T., Luna, A.D., Morin, D., Jewell, W.T., Tjeerdema, R.S. (2007) Characterization of cytosolic glutathione S-transferases in striped bass (Morone saxatilis). Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 69(1), 58-63, 2008.
Donham, R. T., Morin, D., & Tjeerdema, R. S. (2006). Salinity effects on activity and expression of glutathione S-transferases in white sturgeon and Chinook salmon. Ecotoxicology and environmental safety, 63(2), 293–298. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2005.01.007
Donham, R.T., Morin, D., Jewell, W.T., Burns, S.A., Mitchell, A.E., Lame, M.W., Segall, H.J., Tjeerdema, R.S. Characterization of glutathione S-transferases in juvenile white sturgeon. 2005. Aquatic Toxicology, 71(3): 203-214.
Donham, R.T., Morin, D., Jewell, W.T., Lame, M.W., Segall, H.J., Tjeerdema, R.S. Characterization and identification of glutathione S-transferases in juvenile Chinook salmon. 2005. Aquatic Toxicology, 73(3): 221-229