Jennifer Hoffman | Scholars@Duke

Jennifer Hoffman
Assistant Research Professor in Environmental Sciences and Policy

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Assistant Research Professor in Environmental Sciences and Policy, Environmental Sciences and Policy, Nicholas School of the Environment 2017

Contact Information

LSRC A150A, Durham, NC 27708
kate.hoffman@duke.edu (919) 684-6952

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., Boston University 2010
Duke Appointment History
- Visiting Assistant Professor in Environmental Sciences and Policy, Environmental Sciences and Policy, Nicholas School of the Environment 2015 - 2017
Research
Selected Grants
- Children Exposure to SVOC Mixtures Indoors and Associations with Obesity awarded by National Institutes of Health 2017 - 2019
- Immune function in children exposed to organophosphate flame retardants awarded by Gerber Foundation 2016 - 2018
- Prenatal Exposure to Organophosphates and Associations with Child Growth awarded by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill 2014 - 2017
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Journal Articles
  - Hammel, SC, Phillips, AL, Hoffman, K, and Stapleton, HM. "Evaluating the Use of Silicone Wristbands To Measure Personal Exposure to Brominated Flame Retardants." Environmental Science & Technology (October 2, 2018). Full Text
  - Hoffman, K, Hammel, SC, Phillips, AL, Lorenzo, AM, Chen, A, Calafat, AM, Ye, X, Webster, TF, and Stapleton, HM. "Biomarkers of exposure to SVOCs in children and their demographic associations: The TESIE Study." Environment International 119 (October 2018): 26-36. Full Text
  - Kollitz, EM, Kassotis, CD, Hoffman, K, Ferguson, PL, Sosa, JA, and Stapleton, HM. "Chemical Mixtures Isolated from House Dust Disrupt Thyroid Receptor β Signaling." Environmental Science & Technology (September 25, 2018). Full Text
  - Hoffman, K, Stapleton, HM, Lorenzo, A, Butt, CM, Adair, L, Herring, AH, and Daniels, JL. "Prenatal exposure to organophosphates and associations with birthweight and gestational length." Environment International 116 (July 2018): 248-254. Full Text
  - Phillips, AL, Hammel, SC, Hoffman, K, Lorenzo, AM, Chen, A, Webster, TF, and Stapleton, HM. "Children's residential exposure to organophosphate ester flame retardants and plasticizers: Investigating exposure pathways in the TESIE study." Environment International 116 (July 2018): 176-185. Full Text
  - Hammel, SC, Hoffman, K, Lorenzo, AM, Chen, A, Phillips, AL, Butt, CM, Sosa, JA, Webster, TF, and Stapleton, HM. "Associations between flame retardant applications in furniture foam, house dust levels, and residents' serum levels." Environment International 107 (October 2017): 181-189. Full Text
  - Hoffman, K, Weisskopf, MG, Roberts, AL, Raz, R, Hart, JE, Lyall, K, Hoffman, EM, Laden, F, and Vieira, VM. "Geographic Patterns of Autism Spectrum Disorder Among Children of Participants in Nurses' Health Study II." American Journal of Epidemiology 186, no. 7 (October 2017): 834-842. Full Text
  - Lantos, PM, Hoffman, K, Permar, SR, Jackson, P, Hughes, BL, and Swamy, GK. "Geographic Disparities in Cytomegalovirus Infection During Pregnancy." Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society 6, no. 3 (September 2017): e55-e61. Full Text
  - Hoffman, K, Gearhart-Serna, L, Lorber, M, Webster, TF, and Stapleton, HM. "Estimated Tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) Phosphate Exposure Levels for U.S. Infants Suggest Potential Health Risks." Environmental Science & Technology Letters 4, no. 8 (August 8, 2017): 334-338. Full Text
  - Kassotis, CD, Hoffman, K, and Stapleton, HM. "Characterization of Adipogenic Activity of House Dust Extracts and Semi-Volatile Indoor Contaminants in 3T3-L1 Cells." Environmental Science & Technology 51, no. 15 (August 2017): 8735-8745. Full Text
  - Jensen, ET, Hoffman, K, Cotton, CC, Green, DJ, Tapia, A, Turner, K, Genta, RM, and Dellon, ES. "Assessment of Proximity to Swine Farming Operations as a Risk Factor for Eosinophilic Esophagitis." Gastroenterology 152, no. 5 (April 2017): S861-S861. Full Text
  - Hoffman, K, Butt, CM, Webster, TF, Preston, EV, Hammel, SC, Makey, C, Lorenzo, AM, Cooper, EM, Carignan, C, Meeker, JD, Hauser, R, Soubry, A, Murphy, SK, Price, TM, Hoyo, C, Mendelsohn, E, Congleton, J, Daniels, JL, and Stapleton, HM. "Temporal Trends in Exposure to Organophosphate Flame Retardants in the United States." Environmental Science & Technology Letters 4, no. 3 (March 2017): 112-118. Full Text
  - Hoffman, K, Butt, CM, Webster, TF, Preston, EV, Hammel, SC, Makey, C, Lorenzo, AM, Cooper, EM, Carignan, C, Meeker, JD, Hauser, R, Soubry, A, Murphy, SK, Price, TM, Hoyo, C, Mendelsohn, E, Congleton, J, Daniels, JL, and Stapleton, HM. "Temporal Trends in Exposure to Organophosphate Flame Retardants in the United States." ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY LETTERS 4, no. 3 (March 2017): 112-118. Full Text Link to Item
  - Hoffman, K, Webster, TF, Sjödin, A, and Stapleton, HM. "Toddler's behavior and its impacts on exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ethers." Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology 27, no. 2 (March 2017): 193-197. Full Text
  - Hoffman, K, Lorenzo, A, Butt, CM, Adair, L, Herring, AH, Stapleton, HM, and Daniels, JL. "Predictors of urinary flame retardant concentration among pregnant women." Environment International 98 (January 2017): 96-101. Full Text
  - Hoffman, K, Sosa, JA, and Stapleton, HM. "Do flame retardant chemicals increase the risk for thyroid dysregulation and cancer?." Current Opinion in Oncology 29, no. 1 (January 2017): 7-13. (Review) Full Text
  - Leonetti, C, Butt, CM, Hoffman, K, Hammel, SC, Miranda, ML, and Stapleton, HM. "Brominated flame retardants in placental tissues: associations with infant sex and thyroid hormone endpoints." Environmental Health : a Global Access Science Source 15, no. 1 (November 25, 2016): 113-null. Full Text
  - Hoffman, K, Mendez, M, Siega-Riz, AM, Herring, AH, Sjödin, A, and Daniels, JL. "Lactational Exposure to Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers and Its Relation to Early Childhood Anthropometric Measurements." Environmental health perspectives 124, no. 10 (October 2016): 1656-1661. Full Text
  - Butt, CM, Hoffman, K, Chen, A, Lorenzo, A, Congleton, J, and Stapleton, HM. "Regional comparison of organophosphate flame retardant (PFR) urinary metabolites and tetrabromobenzoic acid (TBBA) in mother-toddler pairs from California and New Jersey." Environment International 94 (September 2016): 627-634. Full Text
  - Hammel, SC, Hoffman, K, Webster, TF, Anderson, KA, and Stapleton, HM. "Correction to Measuring Personal Exposure to Organophosphate Flame Retardants using Silicone Wristbands and Hand Wipes." Environmental science & technology 50, no. 18 (September 2016): 10291-. Full Text
  - Gomes, G, Ward, P, Lorenzo, A, Hoffman, K, and Stapleton, HM. "Characterizing Flame Retardant Applications and Potential Human Exposure in Backpacking Tents." Environmental science & technology 50, no. 10 (May 2016): 5338-5345. Full Text
  - Hammel, SC, Hoffman, K, Webster, TF, Anderson, KA, and Stapleton, HM. "Measuring Personal Exposure to Organophosphate Flame Retardants Using Silicone Wristbands and Hand Wipes." Environmental Science & Technology 50, no. 8 (April 2016): 4483-4491. Full Text
  - Leonetti, C, Butt, CM, Hoffman, K, Miranda, ML, and Stapleton, HM. "Concentrations of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and 2,4,6-tribromophenol in human placental tissues." Environment International 88 (March 2016): 23-29. Full Text
  - Mendelsohn, E, Hagopian, A, Hoffman, K, Butt, CM, Lorenzo, A, Congleton, J, Webster, TF, and Stapleton, HM. "Nail polish as a source of exposure to triphenyl phosphate." Environment International 86 (January 2016): 45-51. Full Text
  - Hoffman, K, Butt, CM, Chen, A, Limkakeng, AT, and Stapleton, HM. "High Exposure to Organophosphate Flame Retardants in Infants: Associations with Baby Products." Environmental science & technology 49, no. 24 (December 2015): 14554-14559. Full Text
  - Lantos, PM, Permar, SR, Hoffman, K, and Swamy, GK. "The Excess Burden of Cytomegalovirus in African American Communities: A Geospatial Analysis." Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2, no. 4 (December 2015): ofv180-null. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Hoffman, K, Aschengrau, A, Webster, TF, Bartell, SM, and Vieira, VM. "Associations between residence at birth and mental health disorders: a spatial analysis of retrospective cohort data." BMC public health 15 (July 21, 2015): 688-. Full Text
  - Hoffman, K, Garantziotis, S, Birnbaum, LS, and Stapleton, HM. "Monitoring indoor exposure to organophosphate flame retardants: hand wipes and house dust." Environmental Health Perspectives 123, no. 2 (February 2015): 160-165. Full Text
  - Kalkbrenner, AE, Windham, GC, Serre, ML, Akita, Y, Wang, X, Hoffman, K, Thayer, BP, and Daniels, JL. "Particulate matter exposure, prenatal and postnatal windows of susceptibility, and autism spectrum disorders." Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.) 26, no. 1 (January 2015): 30-42. Full Text
  - Stapleton, HM, Misenheimer, J, Hoffman, K, and Webster, TF. "Flame retardant associations between children's handwipes and house dust." Chemosphere 116 (December 2014): 54-60. Full Text
  - Butt, CM, Congleton, J, Hoffman, K, Fang, M, and Stapleton, HM. "Metabolites of organophosphate flame retardants and 2-ethylhexyl tetrabromobenzoate in urine from paired mothers and toddlers." Environmental Science & Technology 48, no. 17 (September 2014): 10432-10438. Full Text
  - Hoffman, K, Fang, M, Horman, B, Patisaul, HB, Garantziotis, S, Birnbaum, LS, and Stapleton, HM. "Urinary tetrabromobenzoic acid (TBBA) as a biomarker of exposure to the flame retardant mixture Firemaster® 550." Environmental Health Perspectives 122, no. 9 (September 2014): 963-969. Full Text
  - Jensen, ET, Hoffman, K, Shaheen, NJ, Genta, RM, and Dellon, ES. "Esophageal eosinophilia is increased in rural areas with low population density: results from a national pathology database." The American journal of gastroenterology 109, no. 5 (May 2014): 668-675. Full Text
  - Hoffman, K, Vieira, VM, and Daniels, JL. "Brief report: diminishing geographic variability in autism spectrum disorders over time?." Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 44, no. 3 (March 2014): 712-718. Full Text
  - Hoffman, K, Daniels, JL, and Stapleton, HM. "Urinary metabolites of organophosphate flame retardants and their variability in pregnant women." Environment International 63 (February 2014): 169-172. Full Text
  - Taylor, KW, Hoffman, K, Thayer, KA, and Daniels, JL. "Polyfluoroalkyl chemicals and menopause among women 20-65 years of age (NHANES)." Environmental health perspectives 122, no. 2 (February 2014): 145-150. Full Text
  - Adgent, MA, Hoffman, K, Goldman, BD, Sjödin, A, and Daniels, JL. "Brominated flame retardants in breast milk and behavioural and cognitive development at 36 months." Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology 28, no. 1 (January 2014): 48-57. Full Text
  - Stapleton, HM, Misenheimer, J, Hoffman, K, and Webster, TF. "Flame retardant associations between children's handwipes and house dust." Chemosphere 116 (January 1, 2014): 54-60. Full Text
  - Vieira, VM, Hoffman, K, Shin, H-M, Weinberg, JM, Webster, TF, and Fletcher, T. "Perfluorooctanoic acid exposure and cancer outcomes in a contaminated community: a geographic analysis." Environmental Health Perspectives 121, no. 3 (March 2013): 318-323. Full Text
  - Balbus, JM, Barouki, R, Birnbaum, LS, Etzel, RA, Gluckman, PD, Grandjean, P, Hancock, C, Hanson, MA, Heindel, JJ, Hoffman, K, Jensen, GK, Keeling, A, Neira, M, Rabadán-Diehl, C, Ralston, J, and Tang, K-C. "Early-life prevention of non-communicable diseases." Lancet (London, England) 381, no. 9860 (January 2013): 3-4. Full Text
  - Vieira, V, Hoffman, K, and Fletcher, T. "Assessing the Spatial Distribution of Perfluorooctanoic Acid Exposure via Public Drinking Water Pipes Using Geographic Information Systems." Environmental health and toxicology 28 (January 2013): e2013009-. Full Text
  - Hoffman, K, Kalkbrenner, AE, Vieira, VM, and Daniels, JL. "The spatial distribution of known predictors of autism spectrum disorders impacts geographic variability in prevalence in central North Carolina." Environmental Health : a Global Access Science Source 11 (October 31, 2012): 80-null. Full Text
  - Hoffman, K, Adgent, M, Goldman, BD, Sjödin, A, and Daniels, JL. "Lactational exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ethers and its relation to social and emotional development among toddlers." Environmental health perspectives 120, no. 10 (October 2012): 1438-1442. Full Text
  - Hoffman, K, Webster, T, Bartell, S, Weisskopf, M, Fletcher, T, and Vieira, V. "Private Drinking Water Wells as a Source of Exposure to Perfluorooctanoic Acid in Communities Surrounding a Washington, West Virginia Fluoropolymer Production Facility." Epidemiology 22 (January 2011): S85-S86. Full Text
  - Hoffman, K, Webster, TF, Bartell, SM, Weisskopf, MG, Fletcher, T, and Vieira, VM. "Private drinking water wells as a source of exposure to perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) in communities surrounding a fluoropolymer production facility." Environmental health perspectives 119, no. 1 (January 2011): 92-97. Full Text
  - Hoffman, K, Webster, TF, Weisskopf, MG, Weinberg, J, and Vieira, VM. "Exposure to polyfluoroalkyl chemicals and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder in U.S. children 12-15 years of age." Environmental health perspectives 118, no. 12 (December 2010): 1762-1767. Full Text
  - Hoffman, K, Webster, TF, Weinberg, JM, Aschengrau, A, Janulewicz, PA, White, RF, and Vieira, VM. "Spatial analysis of learning and developmental disorders in upper Cape Cod, Massachusetts using generalized additive models." International Journal of Health Geographics 9 (February 12, 2010): 7-null. Full Text
Teaching & Mentoring
Recent Courses
- ENVIRON 537: Environmental Health 2018
- ENVIRON 899: Master's Project 2018

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Education, Training, & Certifications

Duke Appointment History

Selected Grants

Selected Publications

Journal Articles

Recent Courses