Tisha King-Heiden

Tisha King-Heiden currently serves on the Health Professionals Advisory Board for the International Joint Commission, a position held since September 2023. With a long-standing role as a Professor at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse since September 2008, Tisha emphasizes inclusive learning and assessment strategies in the classroom while leading research on the effects of environmental contaminants on health. Prior experience includes serving as an Immediate Past President and President of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry from November 2022 to April 2024, and work as a Post-doctoral Scientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison from January 2006 to July 2008, focusing on the impacts of sublethal toxic exposures. Educational credentials include a Ph.D. in Reproductive Physiology and Toxicology from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, alongside a Master’s in Reproductive Physiology from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and a Bachelor’s in Biology with a marine biology emphasis from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.