Robin Cantor

Dr. Cantor has a faculty appointment in the graduate part-time program in engineering of the Johns Hopkins University. She was president of the Society for Risk Analysis in 2002, and from 2001 to 2003 served as an appointed member of the Research Strategies Advisory Committee of the US Environmental Protection Agency’s Science Advisory Board.

Dr. Cantor is a fellow of the Society for Risk Analysis and president for the Women’s Council on Energy and the Environment. She also serves or has served on science review and advisory boards for the Climate and Decision Making Center at Carnegie Mellon University, Johns Hopkins University’s graduate part-time program in Environmental Engineering, Science and Management, the National Center for Environmental Decision-making Research, the Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the National Academy of Public Administration, and the Consortium for International Earth Science Information Network.

Dr. Cantor’s consulting practice focuses on economics at the interface of science and technology. Many of her projects involve science-based economic analysis used in litigation support, expert testimony, risk assessment, and other advisory services addressing energy, environmental, and health issues. Dr. Cantor’s testimonial experience includes analysis of market share theories of product liability, fair market compensation in eminent domain matters, healthcare reimbursement, economic damages, product liability estimation in bankruptcy matters and insurance disputes, asbestos settlements, premises and product claims, cost contribution allocation in Superfund disputes, derailment risks, reliability of statistical models and estimation methods, and class certification issues.

Dr. Cantor has prepared expert reports that address economic issues in healthcare and energy markets, antitrust, commercial practices and contracts, intellectual property, employment discrimination, false advertising, regulation, and other areas of product and market analysis. She has submitted analysis, testimony, and affidavits in federal arbitration, regulatory and Congressional proceedings, and state and federal courts. Her publications include refereed journal articles, book chapters, expert reports, reports for federal sponsors, a book on economic exchange under alternative institutional and resource conditions, and an edited book on product liability published by the American Bar Association. Dr. Cantor was recognized as a top insurance and reinsurance expert witness by Who’s Who Legal, which stated that she “offers clean and concise judgements on complex matters.”