Current Appointments & Affiliations
Associate Research Professor of Environmental Natural Sciences
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2024 - Present
Environmental Natural Science,
Nicholas School of the Environment
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
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2023 - Present
Pediatrics, Children's Health Discovery Institute,
Pediatrics
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute
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2023 - Present
Duke Cancer Institute,
Institutes and Centers
Affiliate of the Center for Child and Family Policy
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2024 - Present
Center for Child and Family Policy,
Sanford School of Public Policy
Recent Publications
The Climate Change Burden on Immune Health: Are Persons Living with HIV More at Risk?
Journal Article AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses · October 2024 Climate change poses one of the most significant modern threats to overall human health,especially for vulnerable populations including persons living with HIV (PLWH). In this perspective, we specifically explore the concept of immune resilience in human h ... Full text Link to item CiteMonitoring human exposure to four parabens and triclosan: comparing silicone wristbands with spot urine samples as predictors of internal dose.
Journal Article Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology · July 2024 BackgroundPeople are exposed to a variety of chemicals each day as a result of their personal care product (PCP) use.ObjectiveThis study was designed to determine if silicone wristbands provide a quantitative estimate of internal dose for ... Full text CiteChildren's exposure to brominated flame retardants in the home: The TESIE study.
Journal Article Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987) · July 2024 Due to differences in chemical properties and half-lives, best practices for exposure assessment may differ for legacy versus novel brominated flame retardants (BFRs). Our objective was to identify the environment matrix that best predicted biomarkers of c ... Full text CiteRecent Grants
Duke University Program in Environmental Health
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2019 - 2029Impact of Early-life Exposure to Semi-Volatile Organic Compounds (SVOCs) on Neonatal and Early Childhood Immune Function
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · 2022 - 2027The North Carolina Firefighter Cancer Cohort Study (NC-FCCS): Investigating PFAS & Chemical Exposures as Cancer Risks
ResearchRes. Prof. · Awarded by NC Policy Collaboratory · 2024 - 2026View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Boston University ·
2010
Ph.D.