Martha Rhoades

Contact Information
My Story
Publications
Background
Interests
Grants
Courses Taught

Contact Information

Title	Environmental Toxicologist
Faculty Rank	Research Assistant Professor
Address	102 Kiesselbach Crop Research Laboratory 1870 North 37th Street Lincoln NE 68583–0817 East Campus
Phone	office: 402-472-1633 fax: 402-472-7904
E-mail	mrhoades1@unl.edu
Vitae	Download file

Contact Preference

Phone 402-472-1633 Walk-ins 102 Kiesselbach Crop Research East Campus

Office Hours

by appointment

My Story

Selected Grants

October 1, 2025-September 30, 2030. Empowering future scientific leaders in agriculture, water quality and health (Hatch multi-state committee W_Temp_5045). $250,000. Agricultural Research Division Hatch Multistate Enhancement Program (USDA/NIFA). Principal Investigator.
January 1, 2024-December 31, 2027. Groundwater monitoring for public health. $196,602. Nebraska Environmental Trust. Collaborator. Lower Elkhorn Natural Resources District-project sponsor.
January 1, 2024-December 31, 2025. Can knowledge-based research incentives promote the health and safety of Nebraskans? $19,750. UNL Research Council. Co-investigators: Pennisi L, Rhoades M, PytlikZillig L, Herpel R, Weisbrod J.
January 1, 2023-December 31, 2025. Graduate student support. $17,304 (Yr 1); $18,060 (Yr 2); $17,304 (Yr 3). Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute. Principal Investigator.
February 1, 2022- January 31, 2024. Evaluating placental passage and teratogenicity of N-nitrosoatrazine in a pregnant rat model. $14,908. Child Health Research Institute. Co-investigator. PI-Kim K, Peeples E, Rhoades M.
November 1, 2017-June 30, 2022. Risk of Adverse Fetal Outcomes Associated with Maternal Exposure to Nitrate and Nitrosatable Compounds in Drinking Water. $19,600. Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute. Co-Principal Investigator.
July 1, 2017-June 30, 2022. Risk of Adverse Fetal Outcomes Associated with Maternal Exposure to Nitrate and Nitrosatable Compounds in Drinking Water. $149,964. NU Collaboration Initiative Seed Grant. Collaborator/Project Leader.

Selected Publications

Rhoades MG, Meza JL, Beseler CL, Shea PJ, Kahle A, Vose JM, Exner ME, Spalding RF. 2014. Evaluating mixtures in drinking water supplies as risk factors for cancer: A case study of nitrate and atrazine. Chapter 2, p. 21-62
Joshi N, Rhoades MG, Bennett GD, Wells SM, Mirvish SS, Breitbach MJ, Shea PJ. 2013. Developmental abnormalities in chicken embryos exposed to N-nitrosoatrazine. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A. 76(17):1015-1022.	Online
Rhoades MG, Meza JM, Beseler CL, Shea PJ, Kahle A, Vose JM, Eskridge, KM, Spalding RF. 2013. Atrazine and Nitrate in Public Drinking Water Supplies Associated with non-Hodgkin Lymphoma in Nebraska USA. Environmental Health Insights 2013:7 15-27.	Online

Background

Education

Degree	Major	Institution	Year Awarded
Doctorate of Philosophy	Toxicology	University of Nebraska-Medical Center	2010
Bachelor of Science	Chemistry/Psychology	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	2001

Professional Organizations

Name	Position
American Chemical Society	Member (2000-present)
Society of Toxicology	Member (2004-present)

Websites

Birth Outcomes and Water

SNR Program Areas

Environmental Science

Areas of Interest/Expertise

Environmental Toxicology
Drinking Water
Public Health

Grants

Currently this page only displays grants that were awarded on 1/1/ 2009 to the present. If a grant was awarded prior to 1/1/ 2009 and is still active, it will not be displayed on this page.

Grant Title	Nitrate and Atrazine: Is the mixture toxic to the developing embryo?
Starting Date	01/01/2016	Investigator(s) Martha Rhoades
Ending Date	12/31/2016
Funding Level	$10,000.00
Funding Agency	Research Council Faculty Seed Grant

Courses Taught

Course Number	Course Title	Fall Even Years	Fall Odd Years	Spring Even Years	Spring Odd Years	Summer Session	Cross Listing
NRES 330	Environmental Health			X	X		NUTR 330
NRES 484/884	Water Resources Seminar			X	X		AGRO/GEOG/ GEOL/WATS 484/884