Education

1967	B.A., Zoology	University of California, Riverside,
1972	M.S., Microbiology	San Diego State University, San Diego
1975	M.P.H., Epidemiology	University of California, Los Angeles
1978	Ph.D., Microbiology	University of California, Los Angeles

 

Biography

Before joining Southern California Edison (a Fortune 500 investor owned utility) in February of 2008 as the executive in charge of Corporate Environment, Health and Safety, Rick was the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research – Administration, at UCLA where he managed the almost one billion dollar annual research portfolio for the institution. Prior to that position he was the Director of the UCLA Office of Environment, Health and Safety for 12 years. He has also been on the Epidemiology faculty in the School of Public Health since 1980 where he holds the title of Adjunct Professor. Rick has consulted for numerous biotechnology companies in a variety of disciplines ranging from infectious diseases to health and safety and served as a Science Advisor for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. He has also been a member of advisory groups such as the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases study group on sexually transmitted diseases and the U.C. Irvine Cancer Control and Prevention Board.

Rick has also been involved with a number of successful business ventures. In the mid-1980s he established a diagnostic laboratory in Irvine, California, developed the business, and then sold it to Nichols Institute (an AMEX traded national laboratory). One of the divisions of the laboratory also produced diagnostic reagents and this portion of the business was sold to Clinical Standards Laboratories. In the early 1990s he and a partner established a manufacturing business for quality control microorganisms – Quality Technologies. Four years ago the business was sold to the Pelican Group (a venture capital firm).

Research Interest

My current research interest is toxin producing marine microorganisms at the stream, ocean interface.

 

Scientific Activities:

Elected Offices

• 1996 President, Southern California Public Health Association (American Public Health Association affiliate)
• 2001-02 Vice-chairman, Board of Directors, Public Health Foundation Enterprises
• 2001-04 Board of Directors, Whitley Heights Civic Association

Other Experience

• 1978 Consultant, Max Factor Cosmetics, Division Norton Simon Industries
• 1978 Consultant, Sitmar Steamship Lines 3
• 1978-81 Consultants in Microbiology, Ross-Loos Medical Group and Hospital
• 1979-80 Consultant, Hyland, Division Travenol Laboratories
• 1979 Consultant, Inolex Biomedical, Division American Can Company
• 1979-81 Member/Technical Advisory Committee, Orange County Water District
• 1980 Member, Study Group on Sexually Transmitted Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
• 1980-82 Chairman, Committee on Public Health Laboratory Standards, California Association of Public Health Laboratory Directors
• 1982-83 Representative-at-large, California Association of Public Health Laboratory Directors
• 1983-85 Chairman, Committee on Research, California Association of Public Health Laboratory Directors
• 1983-89 Science Advisor, U.S. Food & Drug Administration, Los Angeles District Office
• 1983-86 Member, Environmental Review Committee, Board of Education and Training, American Society for Microbiology
• 1984-94 Consultant, Trainex Division, Medcom Incorporated
• 1985-89 Member, Microbiology Advisory Council, California State University, Long Beach
• 1985-86 Representative to California Conference of Local Health Officers, Environmental Health Committee
• 1985 Member, March of Dimes Health Professional Advisory Committee, Orange County Chapter
• 1986-93 Instructor, Center for Disease Control/Long Beach City Health Department, Model Sexually Transmitted Diseases Clinic (through UCI Department of Medicine)
• 1986-93 Consultant, CIGNA Medical Group
• 1987 Member, Tuberculosis Advisory Committee, Orange County Chapter, American Lung Association
• 1987 Consultant in Infectious Diseases, Hybritech Incorporated
• 1987-88 Chairman, Committee on Training for Public Health Microbiologists, California Association of Public Health Laboratory Directors
• 1987-88 Member, Statewide Policy Committee, AIDS Alternative Test Site Program
• 1989 Vice-Chairman, Health Professional Advisory Committee, March of Dimes, Orange County Chapter 4
• 1989 Co-Chairman, California Sexually Transmitted Disease Control Association
• 1989-90 Member, Board of Directors, AIDS, Walk Orange County
• 1991-92 Co-Chairman, California Sexually Transmitted Disease Control Association
• 1992-93 Representative-at-large, Southern California Public Health Association
• 1992-00 Science Advisor, U.S. Food & Drug Administration, Los Angeles District Office
• 1993-96 Member, Cancer Prevention and Control Advisory Board, Epidemiology Division, University of California, Irvine, College of Medicine
• 1994-95 President Elect, Southern California Public Health Association
• 1994-95 Member, Statewide Committee to Eliminate Lead Poisoning in California, California Department of Health Services
• 1995-02 Member, Board of Directors, Public Health Foundation Enterprises
• 2002 Health & Safety Consultant, Art Center College of Design
• 2002 Health & Safety Consultant, Amgen
• 2002-03 Committee Chair, Mayor’s City of Los Angeles Landfill Oversight Committee
• 2002- Member, Los Angeles Terrorism Early Warning (TEW) Group
• 2002-06 Sector Chair (Universities), FBI InfraGard Program – Los Angeles Field Office
• 2002 Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Citizens’ Academy – Los Angeles Field Office
• 2003-10 Specialist Reserve Police Officer – Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD)
• 2008- Executiv eVice President, FBI InfraGard Program - Los Angeles Field Office
• 2012- Steering Committee Member - Los Angeles Regional Collaborative for Climate Change and Sustainability (LARC)

 

Publications

1. Greenwood, J.R., Flanigan, S.M., Pickett, M.J., and Martin, W.J., 1975. Clinical Isolation of Yersinia enterocolitica: Cold Temperature Enrichment. J. Clin. Microbiol. 2:559-560.
2. Greenwood, J.R., and Pickett, M.J., 1976. Deoxyribonuclease: Detection with a Three-hour Test. J. Clin. Microbiol. 4:453-454
3. Harvey, S., Greenwood, J.R., Pickett, M.J., and Mah, R.A., 1976. Recovery of Yersinia enterocolitica from Streams and Lakes of California. Appl. Envir. Microbiol. 32:352-354.
4. Greenwood, J.R., and Steenbergen, J.F., 1976. A Unique Thermal Aquatic Environment: A Microbial Characterization. Hydrobiologia. 51:265-273.
5. Greenwood, J.R., Pickett, M.J., Martin, W.J., and Mack, E.G., 1977. Haemophilus vaginalis (Corynebacteruim vaginale): Method for Isolation and Rapid Biochemical Identification. Health Lab Sci. 14:102-106.
6. Greenwood, J.R., and Picket, M.J., 1979. Salient Features of Haemophilus vaginalis, J. Clin. Microbiol. 9:200-204.
7. Newman, M.G., Sutter, V.L., Pickett, M.J., Blackman, U., Greenwood, J.R., Grienko, V., and Citron, D., 1979. Detection, Identification, and Comparison of Capnocytophaga, Bacteroides ochraceus, and DF-1. J. Clin. Microbiol. 10:557-562.
8. Greenwood, J.R., and Pickett, M.J., 1980. Transfer of Haemophilus vaginalis Gardner and Dukes to a New Genus, Gardnerella: G. vaginalis (Gardner and Dukes) Comb. Nov. Inter. J. System. Bacteriol. 30:170-178.
9. Pickett, M.J., and Greenwood, J.R., 1980. A Study of the VA-1 Group of Psuedomonads and Its Relationship to Pseudomonas pickettii. J. Gen. Microbiol. 120:439-446.
10. Greenwood, J.R., 1981. Gardnerella vaginalis (Haemophilus vaginalis, Corynebacteruim vaginale). Clin. Microbiol. Newsletter. 3:23-25.
11. Greenwood, J.R., and Kirk-Hillare, K., 1981. Evaluation of Acridine Orange Stain for Detection of Trichomonas vaginalis in Vaginal Specimens. J. Clin. Microbiol. 14:669.
12. Minh, Vu-Dinh, Engle, P., Greenwood, J.R., Prendergast, T.J., Salnes, K,. and St. Clair, R., 1981. Pleural Paragonimiasis in a S.E. Asian Refugee, Am. Rev. of Rep. Dis. 124:186-188.
13. Greenwood, J.R., and Mack, E.G., 1982. Gardnerella vaginalis. Microbiology Check Sample No., MB 82-2. Am. Society for Clin.Path., Chicago, IL.
14. Hannah, P. and Greenwood, J.R., 1982. Isolation and Rapid Identification of Haemophilus ducreyi. J. Clin. Microbiol. 16:861-864.
15. Ascher, M.S., Horwith, G.S., Thornton, M.F., Greenwood, J.R., and Berman, M.A., 1983. A Rapid Immunofluorescent Procedure for Serodiagnosis of Q Fever in Mice, Guinea Pigs, Sheep, and Humans. Diag. Immunol. 1:33-38.
16. Harvey, S.M. and Greenwood, J.R., 1983. Relationship Among Catalase-Positive Campylobacters Determined by Deoxyribonucleic Acid-Deoxyribonucleic Acid Hybridization. Int. J. System. Bacteriol. 33:257-284.
17. Greenwood, J.R., 1983. A New Approach to Identifying Non-fermentative Bacilli. Particulate Microb. Control. 2:51-54.
18. Harvey, S.M. and Greenwood, J.R., 1983. Probable Campylobacter fetus subsp.fetus Gastroenteritis. J. Clin. Microbiol. 18:1 78-79.
19. Greenwood, J.R., Current Taxonomic Status of Gardenerella vaginalis, 1983. Scand.J.Infect.Dis., Suppl. 40:11-14.
20. Greenwood, J.R. and Robertson, C.A. Haemophilus ducreyi Infections. Microbiology Check Sample. Am. Soc. for Clin. Path., Chicago, Il, 1983.
21. Harvey, S.M. and Greenwood, J.R., 1985. Isolation of Campylobacter fetus from a Pet Turtle. J. Clin Microbiol. 21:260-261.
22. Backmore, C.A., Limpakarnjanarat,K., Rigau-Perez, J.G., Albritton, W.L., and Greenwood, J.R., 1985. An outbreak of Chancroid in Orange County, California: Descriptive Epidemiology and Disease Control Measures. J. Infec. Dis. 151:840-844.
23. Pickett, M.J. and Greenwood, J.R., 1986. Pseudomonas alcaligenes and Pseudomonas testosteroni: Characterization and identification. Current Microbiology 13:197-201.
24. Pickett, M.J. and Greenwood, J.R., 1986. Identification of Oxidase-Positive, Glucose-Negative, Motile Species of Nonfermentative Bacilli. J. Clin. Microbiol., 23:920-923.
25. Greenwood, J.R., Voss, J., Smith, R.F., Wallace, H., Peter, C., Nachtigall, M., Maier, T., Wilner, J., and Busumyo, A., 1986. Comparative Evaluation of Media for Isolation of Neisseria gonorrhoeae. J. Clin. Microbiol. 24:111-112.
26. Evans, K.D., Peterson, E.M., Curry, J.I., Greenwood, J.R., and de La Maza, Luis M., 1986. Effect of Holding Temperature on Isolation of Neisseria gonorrhoeae. J. Clin. Microbiol. 24:1109-1110.
27. Greenwood, J.R. and Alexander, R.C. Rapid Diagnosis of Genital Chlamydia trachomatis Infections. Microbiology Check Sample. Am. Soc. of Clin. Path., 1986.
28. Peterson, E. M., Alexander, R., Aarnaes, S. L., King, S., Greenwood, J. R., and de la
29. Maza, L. M. 1987. Evaluation of the Cellmatics and direct monoclonal fluorescence antibody staining for detection of genital chlamydial infections. Diag. Microbiol. And Infect. Dis. 6:139-43.
30. Peterson, E. M., Oda, R., Alexander, R., Greenwood, J. R., and de la Maza, L. M. 1989. Molecular techniques for the detection of Chlamydia trachomatis. J. Clin. Microbiol. 27:2359-63.
31. Pickett, M. J., Greenwood, J. R., and Harvey, S. M. 1991. Tests for detecting degradation of Gelatin: Comparison of five methods. J. Clin. Microbiol. 29:2322-2325.

Chapters in Books

1. Greenwood, J.R., Harvey, S.M., and Pickett, M.J. Haemophilus Infections. In, Diagnostic Procedures for Bacterial, Mycotic and Parasitic Infections, 6th Ed. Am. Public Health Assoc., Inc., New York, 1981.
2. Von Gravenitz, A., Greenwood, J.R., and Price, K. Miscellaneous Gram-negative Rods/In, Diagnostic Procedures for Bacterial, Mycotic and Parasitic Infections, 6th Ed., Am. Public Health Assoc., New York, 1981.
3. Asher, M.S., Greenwood, J.R., and Thornton, M.P. A Rapid Immunofluorescent Procedure for Serodiagnosis of Q Fever. In, Rocky Mountain Laboratory Conference on rickettsia and Rickettsial Diseases. Academic Press, New York, 1981.
4. Greenwood, J.R., Gardnerella vaginalis infections. In, Bottone (Ed.) Gram-negative Fastidious Species. Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, 1983.
5. Greenwood, J.R., Gardnerella vaginalis. In, Krieg (Ed.) Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 9th Edition. The William and Wilkins Co., 1984.
6. Greenwood, J.R., Gardnerella vaginalis. In, Mcgraw-Hill 1985 Yearbook of Science and Technology, Mcgraw-Hill, New York, 1984.
7. Greenwood, J.R. Methods of Isolation and Identification of Glucose-Nonfermenting Gram-negative Rods. In, Gilardi (Ed.) Nonfermenting Gram-negative Rods. Marcell Dekker, Inc., New York, 1985.
8. Greenwood, J.R. and Harvey, S.M. Miscellaneous Gram-negative Rod Infections: Fastidious Organisms. In, Diagnostic Procedures for Bacterial, Mycotic and Parasitic Infections, 7th Edition American Public Health Association, Inc. 1987.
9. Pickett, M. J., Greenwood, J. R. and S. M. Harvey. Gardnerella Vaginalis. In, The Procaryotes (2nd Ed.), Springer-Verlag, New York, 1991.
10. Harvey, S. M. and J. R. Greenwood. Genus Cardiobacterium. In. The Procaryotes (2nd Ed.), Springer-Verlag, New York, 1991.
11. Greenwood, J. R. and S. M. Harvey. Streptobacillus moniliformis. In, The Procaryotes (2nd Ed.) Springer-Verlag, New York, 1991.
12. Baron, E. J., G. H. Cassell, L. B. Duffy, D. A. Eschenbach, J. R. Greenwood, S. M. Harvey, N. E. Madinger, E. M. Peterson, and K. B. Waites. Laboratory Diagnosis of Female Genital Tract Infections. In, Cumulative Techniques and Procedures in Clinical Microbiology, American Society for Microbiology, Washington, 1993.
13. Sorvillo, F., Greenwood, J. R., and R. Detels. Bioterrorism. In, The Oxford Textbook of Public Health, 4th Edition, Oxford University Press, 2002.