Pacific University Chemistry Professor Julie Layshock has been named a Fulbright Scholar for 2022-2023.
Julie Layshock, PhD
Associate Professor
503-352-2127
UC Box
A-121
Murdock Hall 106 (Forest Grove)
Areas I Teach
Course Information
At Pacific University, all faculty teach a variety of different courses. Typically, we do not use graduate teaching assistants, which means that your classes will be taught by professors and that you will have plenty of opportunities to get to know the faculty in your discipline.
Below I have listed some of the courses that I teach. We are always developing and trying out new classes, so the list may change now and then.
CHEM 230 | General Chemistry II & Lab
CHEM 340 | Quantitative Analysis
CHEM 341 | Quantitative Analysis Lab
CHEM 361 | Lab Techniques Env Toxicology & Chem
CHEM 444 | Instrumental Methods of Analysis & Lab
CHEM 460 | Environmental Chemistry
CHEM 486 | Capstone Research
CHEM 495 | Research
Education
PhD in Molecular and Environmental Toxicology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR in 2010
BS in Forensic Science Toxicology, John Jay College, City University of New York, NY in 2005
Research Interests
I am interested in chemical contaminant monitoring and assessment of human exposure routes for chemicals of concern. Because the environment is vast and complex, research topics include air quality monitoring, pesticide toxicity testing, analysis of chemicals in consumer products, and environmental forensics among other topics. I am also committed to green chemistry principles and develop new analytical methods that enable research to be conducted in an environmentally friendly manner.
Students currently working in my lab are measuring contaminants in products and environmental samples in order to understand how chemicals move, accumulate, and transform under natural conditions. Students collect environmental samples, learn sample processing techniques, and explore, refine, and develop green methods of chemical analysis.
Publications
Julie Layshock, Molly Webb, Olaf Langness, John Carlos Garza, Laura Heironimus, and Deke Gundersen, Organochlorine and metal contaminants in the blood plasma of green sturgeon caught in Washington coastal estuaries, Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, doi: 10.1007/s00244-021-00896-2, 2021
Geneva Diepenheim, Stephen C. Gift, Christopher Harb, Madeleine Wallace, and Julie Layshock, Survey of phthalate mitigation and distribution in water, sediment, and Typha in a fully operational constructed wetland- a pilot study, Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 105 (2), pp. 205-210, 2020
Marielle Remillard, Laura Taylor, Julie Layshock, and Sheila Van Cuyk, Detecting Laboratory DNA Contamination Using Polyester-Rayon Wipes: A Method Validation Study, The Journal of Microbiological Methods, 92 (3), pp. 358-365, 2013
Julie Layshock, Katie Crockett, Brooke Pearson, Sheila Van Cuyk, Michael Brown, Brent Daniels, and Kristin Omberg, Reaerosolization of Bacillus spp in Outdoor Environments: A Review of the Experimental Literature, Biosecurity and Bioterrorism, 10 (3), pp. 299-303, 2012
Sheila Van Cuyk, Alina Deshpande, Attelia Hollander, David Franco, Nerayo Teclemariam, Julie Layshock,Lawrence Ticknor, Michael Brown, and Kristin Omberg, Transport of Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki from an Outdoor Release into Buildings: Pathways of Infiltration and a Rapid Method to Identify Contaminated Buildings, Biosecurity and Bioterrorism, 10 (2), pp. 215-227, 2012
Sheila Van Cuyk, Alina Deshpande, Attelia Hollander, Nathan Duval, Lawrence Ticknor, Julie Layshock, LaVerne Gallegos-Graves, and Kristin Omberg, Persistence of Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki in Urban Environments Following Spraying, Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 77 (22), pp.7954-61, 2011
Julie Layshock, Staci Massey Simonich, and Kim Anderson, Effect of Dibenzopyrene Measurement on Assessing Air Quality and Cancer Risk in Beijing Air, Journal of Environmental Monitoring, 12 (12), pp. 2290-2298, 2010
Julie Layshock, Glenn Wilson, and Kim Anderson, Ketone and Quinone Substituted PAHs in Environmental Media, Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 29 (11), pp. 2450-2460, 2010
Conrad Mauclair, Julie Layshock, and Anthony Carpi, Quantifying the Effect of Humic Matter on the Emission of Mercury from Artificial Soil Surfaces. Applied Geochemistry, 23 (3), pp. 594-601, 2008
Presentations
^ represents presenting author; Underline for undergraduate author
2021 Julien Dagan^ and Layshock, JA. Considerations for the Quantitation and Detection of Naloxone and its Metabolites in Surface Water, Murdock Undergraduate Research Conference, Vancouver, WA
2021 Kristin Pilgrim^ and Layshock, JA. Developing Methods for Easy and Rapid Analysis of Smoke Taint in Wine and Grapes, Murdock Undergraduate Research Conference, Vancouver, WA
2021 Nicole Henry^, Katelyn Wyatt,^ and Layshock, JA. Investigating the Potential Migration of Phthalates in “Green”Drinking Water Packaging, Murdock Undergraduate Research Conference, Vancouver, WA
2020 Humphreys, N^ and Layshock, JA. Analysis of organochlorines and polychlorinated biphenyls in green sturgeon plasma, ACS National Meeting, Baltimore, MD – cancelled due to COVID-19
2019 Smith, L^ and Layshock, JA. An Analysis of Bisphenol migration from Bio-Based Plastic during Simulated Food Contact, Society of Toxicology and Environmental Chemistry regional conference, Vancouver, WA
2019 Smith, L^ and Layshock, JA. An Analysis of Bisphenol Migration from Bio-Based Plastic During Simulated Food Contact, ACS National Meeting, Orlando, FL
2019 Diepenheim, G^, Harb, C^, Gift, S^, Layshock, JA. Chemicals of Emerging Concern in Plants, Sediment, and Water in a Constructed Wetland ACS National Meeting, Orlando, FL
2018 Smith, L^ and Layshock, JA. An Analysis of Bisphenol Migration from Bio-Based Plastic During Simulated Food Contact, Murdock Undergraduate Research Conference, Vancouver, WA
2018 Diepenheim, G^, Harb, C, Gift, S, Layshock, JA. Chemicals of Emerging Concern in Plants, Sediment, and Water in a Constructed Wetland Murdock Undergraduate Research Conference, Vancouver, WA
2018 Virgen, S^, Burns, A^, Smith, L^, Layshock, JA. Investigating the Green Claims of Bio-Based Plastic by Determining Chemical Migration During Simulated Food Contact, ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA
2018 Virgen, S^, Burns, A, Smith, L, Layshock, JA. Investigating the Green Claims of Bio-Based Plastic by Determining Chemical Migration During Simulated Food Contact, Murdock Undergraduate Research Conference, Spokane, WA
Headlines
Dr. Layshock is an environmental/analytical chemist who teaches courses on quantitative chemistry, instrumental analysis and environmental toxicology in Pacific’s undergraduate chemistry and environmental science programs.