Lynn R. Goldman was born in 1951 in Galveston, Texas. She is an American public health physician, a pediatrician and an epidemiologist. She is the Dean of the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services

George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services

Established in July 1997, the School of Public Health and Health Services brought together three longstanding university programs in the schools of medicine, business, and education that we have since expanded substantially. Today, more than 900 students from nearly every U.S. state and more than...

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Formerly a professor of environmental health at the Bloomberg School of Public Health she is perhaps best known for her role in helping craft the Food Protection Act passed by Congress in 1996, the first national environmental law to explicitly require measures to protect children from pesticides.

Goldman is a graduate of the University of California - Berkeley College of Natural Resources, University of California - San Francisco School of Medicine and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

In 1993, Goldman was appointed by President Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton

William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...

 and confirmed by the US Senate as Assistant Administrator for Toxic Substances at the US Environmental Protection Agency

United States Environmental Protection Agency

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is an agency of the federal government of the United States charged with protecting human health and the environment, by writing and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by Congress...

, becoming the first physician to serve in this capacity. During her five years at the EPA, from 1993 to 1998, she promoted pesticide legislation reform, assessment of industrial-chemical hazards, and children's health issues.

Goldman has served on numerous national boards and expert committees including the Committee on Environmental Health of the American Academy of Pediatrics

American Academy of Pediatrics

The American Academy of Pediatrics is the major professional association of pediatricians in the United States. The AAP was founded in 1930 by 35 pediatricians to address pediatric healthcare standards. It currently has 60,000 members in primary care and sub-specialist areas...

, the Centers for Disease Control Lead Poisoning Prevention Advisory Committee and the National Research Council

United States National Research Council

The National Research Council of the USA is the working arm of the United States National Academies, carrying out most of the studies done in their names.The National Academies include:* National Academy of Sciences...

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External links

• EPA Biography
• Biography at National Library of Medicine
• 16th Annual Heinz Awards (with special focus on global change)