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Kate Hoffman

Associate Research Professor of Environmental Natural Sciences
Environmental Natural Science
450 Research Drive, LSRC A333, Durham, NC 27708
Duke Box 90328, Durham, NC 27708

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Associate Research Professor of Environmental Natural Sciences · 2024 - Present Environmental Natural Science, Nicholas School of the Environment
Associate Professor of Pediatrics · 2023 - Present Pediatrics, Children's Health Discovery Institute, Pediatrics
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute · 2023 - Present Duke Cancer Institute, Institutes and Centers
Affiliate of the Center for Child and Family Policy · 2024 - Present Center for Child and Family Policy, Sanford School of Public Policy

In the News


Published March 17, 2025
What’s the Cancer Risk for Firefighters? A Study Seeks to Find Out.
Published August 4, 2022
EPA Grant Will Support New Study of PFAS in Homes
Published May 11, 2022
$3.4M Grant Will Fund Study of How Early-Life Exposure to SVOCs Affects Immune Function

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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 Cite

Monitoring 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 Cite

Children'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 Cite
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Recent Grants


Duke University Program in Environmental Health

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2019 - 2029

Impact 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 - 2027

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Education, Training & Certifications


Boston University · 2010 Ph.D.