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Dr. Plunkett is the owner and President of Integrative Biostrategies, LLC, a health and environmental sciences consulting firm based in Houston, Texas. She has over twenty years experience in the areas of pharmacology and toxicology. In addition to her consulting experience, she worked in both government and academic research, and has taught pharmacology and toxicology at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels.


President.  Integrative Biostrategies, LLC, Houston, TX. 2001 - present.
Owner.        Plunkett & Associates, Houston, TX.               
1997 – 2001.
Manager.    ENVIRON Corporation, Houston, TX.                1992 – 1997.

Manager.    ENVIRON Corporation, Arlington, VA.              1989 – 1992.
   

       Consultant to a variety of clients in areas of pharmacology, toxicology,
risk assessment and regulatory strategy. Focus on products regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Provides litigation support services as both consulting expert and testifying expert.

Assistant Professor.  University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology.                  1986 – 1989.

      Taught medical and graduate student courses in pharmacology (lecture and laboratory), neurosciences, cardiovascular pharmacology, and neuropharmacology. Performed basic research in area of autonomic control of cardiovascular function and neurochemical systems involved in autonomic function. Recipient of extramural funding from the Arkansas Heart Association (principal investigator). 

Postdoctoral fellow.  National Institute of General Medical Sciences, Pharmacology Research Associate Training Program (PRAT Fellowship).
                                                                                                      1984 – 1986.
  

      Performed basic research in area of neurochemical control of cardiovascular function and neurochemical systems involved in autonomic function.

Research Assistant.  University of Georgia, College of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology.                   1980 – 1984. 

      Taught laboratory courses in pharmacology to pharmacy students
as part of graduate student
assistantship responsibilities.


      Ph.D. Pharmacology, The University of Georgia.  1984

B.S. Zoology, The University of Georgia.  1980

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS 

Diplomate, American Board of Toxicology, 1993 - present.

Registered Patent Agent, 1999.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS 

Member, Society for Toxicology 1992 - present.

Member, American College of Toxicology, 1997 - present.

Member, Society for Risk Analysis, 2007 - present.

President, Lone Star Chapter of the Society for Risk Analysis, 1998.

Counselor, Lone Star Chapter, Society for Risk Analysis, 1999 - 2000.

Member, Society for Neuroscience 1985 - present.

Member, American Association for Pharmaceutical Sciences 1992 - present.

Member, Society for Environmental Geochemistry and Health 1992 - present.

Member, ASTM Committee E06, 1990 - present. 

HONORS AND AWARDS 

Chosen for PRAT program at National Institutes of Health. Pharmacology Research Associate Training Program, 1984 - 1986. 

Rho Chi. The University of Georgia, College of Pharmacy, Initiated, 1984.

Recipient of Excellence in Graduate Research Award. The University of Georgia, College of Pharmacy, 1983.

Alpha Lambda Delta. The University of Georgia Chapter, 1978.
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