Moussa M. Diawara, Ph.D.
Professor Entomology and Toxicology / University Grievance Officer
Bio
Education
- Ph.D. in Entomology (1991), University of Georgia
- M.S. in Agronomy/Weed Science (1987), University of Georgia
- B.S. in Agricultural Science Engineering (1979), University of Mali
Positions Held
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Position |
Institution/Location |
From |
To |
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University Grievance Officer |
Colorado State University Pueblo |
August 2023 |
Present |
|
Professor, Department of Biology |
Colorado State University Pueblo |
August 2006 |
Present |
|
Colorado Independent Redistricting Commissioner Colorado Independent Redistricting Commissions |
State of Colorado and US Congress |
March 2021 |
Dec 2021 |
|
Chair, Department of Biology |
Colorado State University Pueblo |
May 2016 |
May 2019 |
|
University Grievance Officer |
Colorado State University Pueblo |
May 2011 |
May 2016 |
|
Visiting Scientist |
University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore MD |
August 2003 |
August 2004 |
|
Associate Professor, Department of Biology |
Colorado State University Pueblo |
August 1997
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August 2002
|
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Director, Master of Science in Applied Natural Science (MSANS) program |
Colorado State University Pueblo
|
August 1994 |
August 2001 |
|
Collaborator, Center for Toxicology |
University of Arizona, Tucson |
May 1998 |
May 2003 |
|
Collaborator, Center for Toxicology |
Oregon State University |
May 1995 |
May 2001 |
|
Assistant Professor, Department of Biology |
Colorado State University Pueblo |
Aug 1993 |
May 1997 |
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Director, Fruits and Vegetable Research Center |
Baguineda/Bamako, Mali |
Nov 1981 |
Dec 1984 |
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Assistant Director, Fruits and Vegetable Research Center |
Baguineda/Bamako, Mali |
June 1980 |
Oct 1981 |
Research Interests
Active Research Projects
- Studies on geochemical characterization of topsoil in Pueblo, Colorado for exposure to heavy metals. This research raised concerns about heavy metal contamination around old smelters in Pueblo and resulted, in part, to the listing of some neighborhoods of Pueblo on the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Superfund National Priority List in 2014. The subsequent $70 million EPA Superfund remediation process is currently underway in affected neighborhoods in Pueblo, Colorado.
- Studies on Blood Lead Level in children around the city of Pueblo, Colorado to address public health concerns.
- Studies on the environmental and socio-economic impact of the Superfund remediation in Pueblo, Colorado.
- Studies on the effect of lead (Pb) exposure on cancer gene modulation of the insect Manduca sexta.
- Studies on the biomagnification of lead (Pb) in terrestrial ecosystem in Pueblo Colorado.
- Studies on the impact of cannabidiol (C
Publications
Select Publications (from over 50)
- Peterson EK, Carsella J., Varian-Ramos CW, Schiffer T, Staples SK, Diawara M. 2024. Effects of Lead (Pb) from Smelter Operations in an Urban Terrestrial Food Chain at a Colorado Superfund Site. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 112, 17. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-023-03846-x
- Diawara MM, Shrestha S, Carsella J, Farmer S. 2018. Smelting remains a public health risk nearly a century later: a case study in Pueblo, Colorado, USA. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 15(5), 932. doi: 10.3390/ijerph15050932 https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/15/5/932
- Diawara MM and Unis D. 2009. Arsenic toxicity to preimplantation stage embryo. In Environmental Health Risks: Lead Poisoning and Arsenic Exposure