About me
Dr. Bernard Singleton is a native of New Orleans. He is an Associate Professor of Biology at Dillard University. He is also a Dillard Alumnus. He earned his DVM, a MS in Microbiology, and a second B.S. in Animal and Poultry Sciences at Tuskegee University. He was commissioned as an Officer in the United States Army (11 years of service). Dr. Singleton’s research in Environmental/Microbiological/Toxicological Health Sciences has contributed to the knowledge, expansion, and the quality of life in his community. Dr. Singleton’s research work with his students has definitely encouraged additional research and has gained national attention. His most recent work includes the 2010 B.P. Oil Spill” and 2015 Santa Barbara, California Pipeline Oil Spill Environmental Toxicology, and the 2016 Louisiana Multi-Parish Flooding-air quality. He established a record of leadership by sending his students to Graduate, Medical, and professional schools. He established and Direct DU-REU Program –Research in Environmental Health Sciences. He is Assist. Director/Coordinator of the DU-LS-LAMP Research Mentoring Program. Dr. Singleton co-founded and is the Research Director of the CSED Environmental Research Internship (coming to sixth year). The mission is to encourage more underserved middle to high school students to take an interest in Environmental Sciences as a career so that they can play a role in protecting and help their communities to recover from natural disasters as well as fight for the health of their waterways including the Mississippi River.
