Selected Presentations & Appearances
Impacts of Cannabis Use on Spermatogenesis
- National Institute on Drug Abuse Course: Frontiers in Addiction Research and Pregnancy
· June 8, 2021
Instructional Course, Workshop, or Symposium
Virtual
The paternal preconception environment: Don't discount dads
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Epigenetics and Stem Cell Laboratories Seminar Series
· February 18, 2021
Invited Talk
Virtual
Packing a Punch: Preconception Paternal Priming of Potential Prental and Postnatal Problems from Partaking in Pot
- Beyond Genes: Heritable Impacts of Tobacco, Cannabis and Related Products
· November 20, 2020
International Meeting or Conference
Virtual
Our Heritage: Beyond Our Father’s Genes?
· October 20, 2020
National Scientific Meeting
Womxn'sHealthCollaborative,
Virtual
Cannabinoids and the sperm epigenome
- Altered States of Cannabis Regulation: Informing Policy with Science
· April 17, 2019
Invited Talk
Duke Center on Addiction & Behavior Change,
Duke Institute for Brain Sciences, Durham, NC
Is Smoking Weed Destroying Your Sperm?
- Sunday Night Live with Cormac Moore
· February 3, 2019
- February 3, 2019
Interview
FM104 Dublin,
Ireland
Paternal cannabinoid exposure alters the sperm methylome
- Advanced Genetics, Genomic Medicine Conference
· 2019
National Scientific Meeting
Baltimore, MD
Keynote: Cannabis Use and the Sperm Epigenome
- GradX Talks at Duke
· April 4, 2018
Keynote/Named Lecture
Society of Duke Fellows,
Environment Hall, Duke University
Are there Earlier Origins of Early Origins?
- Reproductive Sciences Laboratories Seminar Series
· 2018
Invited Talk
National Institute of Environmental Health Science,
Research Triangle Park, NC
Cannabis Use Modifies the Human Sperm Methylome
- Environmental Mutagenesis and Genomics Society Annual Meeting
· 2017
Invited Talk
Raleigh, NC
Environmental Influence on Preconceptional and Gestational DNA Methylation Profiles
- Environmental Mutagenesis and Genomics Society Annual Meeting
· 2016
Invited Talk
Kansas City, Missouri
Communicating the Complexities of Scientific Research
- Dissemination and Integration Session
· 2016
Invited Talk
Environmental Health Sciences Fest, 50-Year Anniversary Festival Honoring the NIEHS,
Durham, NC
Epigenetic Impacts of Exposure, Past, Present and Future
- United States Environmental Protection Agency, Cutting Edge Talk
· 2016
Invited Talk
Research Triangle Park, NC
Life Course of the Methylome
- Barretos Cancer Hospital Research Seminars
· 2016
International Meeting or Conference
Barretos, Sao Paulo, Brazil
#duetoepigenetics #whatdoesthatmean #mustbevoodooscience
- Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units joint meeting with the Children’s Environmental Health Centers
· 2015
Invited Talk
Washington, DC
Life Cycle of the Epigenome
- Toxicology Seminar Series
· 2015
Invited Talk
North Carolina State University
Communicating Epigenetics to the Public
- Science Retreat on Epigenetics
· 2015
Invited Talk
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Division of Extramural Research and Training,
Research Triangle Park, NC
Epigenetics and Imprinting in Preterm Birth: Implications for the Future,
- Annual Meeting, Satellite Symposium
· 2013
Invited Talk
Society of Gynecologic Investigation,
Orlando, FL
Dynamics of the Epigenome
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
· 2012
Invited Talk
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus,
Denver, CO
DNA Methylation at Imprinted Gene Regulatory Regions: Utility as Biosensors for Historical Exposures
- Qiagen Automation Roadshow
· 2011
Invited Talk
Qiagen,
NC Biotech Center, Research Triangle Park, NC
Epigenetic Mechanisms and Genomic Imprintin
- Epigenetics of Autism Spectrum Disorders: Current Knowledge, Existing Opportunities and Future Directions
· 2011
Invited Talk
Autism Speaks,
Washington, DC
Seeking the Silenced in Epithelial Ovarian Cancer
- Cellular and Molecular Biology Seminar Series
· 2010
Invited Talk
National Institute of Environmental Health Science,
Research Triangle Park, NC
The Newborn Epigenetics STudy (NEST)
- Qiagen Seminar
· 2009
Invited Talk
Qiagen Facility, Germantown, MD
The Newborn Epigenetics STudy (NEST)
- Qiagen Roadshow
· 2009
Invited Talk
NC Biotech Center,
Research Triangle Park, NC
Methylation of the IGF2/H19 Imprinted Domain in Early Development: the Newborn Epigenetics STudy (NEST).
· 2008
Invited Talk
Association of Molecular Pathology Meeting
Alteration of Cancer Causing Genes: Mutation and Promoter Methylation
· 2005
Invited Talk
Society of Gynecologic Oncologists 36th Annual Meeting,
Miami, FL
Alteration of Cancer Causing Genes: Mutation and Promoter Methylation
· 2005
Invited Talk
Society of Gynecologic Oncologists 36th Annual Meeting,
Miami, FL
Sequence-Dependent and -Independent Features of the Paramyxovirus Promoter that Govern Viral RNA Replication
- Triangle Virology Spring Symposium
· 1998
Invited Talk
North Carolina Biotechnology Center,
Research Triangle Park, NC
Outreach & Engaged Scholarship
Bass Connections Team Leader - Impacts of Maternal Exposure to E-waste on Birth Outcomes
· 2020
- 2021
Projects & Field Work
China
Global Health
Before Conception: Impact of Exposure on the Methylome - NIEHS Partnerships for Environmental Public Health Webinar Series
· 2017
Community Outreach
Epigenetic links between secondhand smoke exposure and ADHD - EPA/NIEHS Children's Centers Webinar Series
· 2014
Community Outreach
Traffic Cops of the Genome - Periodic Tables Science Café
· 2012
Community Outreach
Durham Museum of Life and Science,
Durham
North Carolina
Speaker - Gail Parkins Memorial Ovarian Cancer Awareness Educational Forum
· 2011
Community Outreach
Raleigh
North Carolina
Service to the Profession
Member, Grants Committee
- Society for Reproductive Investigation
·
2022
- 2025
Committee Service
Reviewer, Pennsylvania Department of Health
·
2021
Other
NIH Study Section, ad hoc reviewer.
- ZRG1 PSE-C (02) M NICHD Infectious Disease, Reproductive Health, Cancer and Aging
·
2021
Committee Service
National Institutes of Health
Chair
- Triangle Consortium for Reproductive Biology
·
2020
- 2021
Event/Organization Administration
Advisor
·
November 2019
Consulting
Ohana Biosciences,
Boston, MA
NIH Study Section, ad hoc member. Infectious Diseases, Reproductive Health, Asthma and Pulmonary Conditions (IRAP)
·
2019
Committee Service
National Institutes of Health
NIH Study Section, ad hoc member
- ZES1 LWJ-K (U)2 NIEHS Human Health Exposure Analysis Resource (HHEAR) U2Cs UnTargeted Analysis Review Committee
·
2019
Other
NIH Study Section, ad hoc member
- ZES1 LWJ-K (U2)2, NIEHS Human Health Exposure Analysis Resource (HHEAR) U2Cs Targeted Analysis Review Committee
·
2019
Other
Co-Chair
- Triangle Consortium for Reproductive Biology
·
2018
- 2019
Event/Organization Administration
Grant Reviewer
·
2018
- 2019
Other
John Templeton Foundation
Grant Reviewer
·
2018
Other
Pennsylvania Department of Health
NIH Study Section, ad hoc member
- ZHD1 DSR-L (50) NICHD Integrative Research in Gynecology Health
·
2017
Other
NIH Study Section, ad hoc member
- ZGM1 RCB-Y (C1) NIGMS Review of COBRE Applications
·
2017
Other
Grant reviewer
- Target Ovarian Cancer (UK), Innovation in Ovarian Cancer Award
·
2016
Other
Organizer
- EHS Fest, Dissemination and Integration Panel
·
2016
Event/Organization Administration
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences,
Durham Convention Center, Durham, NC
NIH Study Section, ad hoc member
- ZES1 LWJ-J (UC) Environmental Evaluation and Support Review Committee
·
2015
Other
Peer Reviewer
- Cancer and the Environment, DOHaD, Environmental Epigenetics, JCI, Nature Communications, Neurotoxicology, Placenta, Reproductive Toxicology, Epigenetics, Epigenomics, iScience
·
2015
Editorial Activities
Editorial Review Board
- Environmental Epigenetics
·
2015
Editorial Activities
Oxford Academic
Editorial Board
- Genetics and Epigenetics
·
2014
Editorial Activities
Libertas Academica
Leader
- Epigenetics Working Group
·
2014
- 2017
Committee Service
NIH/USEPA Children's Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research Centers
Organizer
- Cognitive Impairment Caused by Developmental Neurotoxic Exposure: Mechanisms, Consequences and Therapeutic Treatment
·
2014
Event/Organization Administration
Durham, NC
Director
- Duke Epigenetics and Epigenomics Program
·
2014
- 2015
Event/Organization Administration
Duke University
Grant reviewer
- Department of Defense Ovarian Cancer Research Program, ECI Panel Member
·
2014
Other
Grant reviewer
- The John Templeton Foundation
·
2014
Other
Grant reviewer
- University of California at Los Angeles Seed Grant for Biomedical Research
·
2014
Other
Grant reviewer
- University of North Carolina Nutrition Center Grant
·
2014
Other
Grant reviewer
- Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research
·
2013
Other
Organizer
- How Epigenomic Effects Mediate Persisting Actions of Developmental Toxicants
·
2013
Event/Organization Administration
Durham, NC
Grant reviewer
- Autism Speaks Basic and Clinical Grants Review Meeting
·
2012
Other
NIH Study Section, ad hoc member
- ZRG1 GGG-R (02) S Genes, Genomes and Genetics Review Group
·
2012
Other
Grant reviewer
- Mary Kay Foundation Innovative/Translational Research Grants
·
2011
Other
Executive Committee Member
- Duke Epigenetics and Epigenomics Program
·
2011
Event/Organization Administration
Duke University
Organizer
- Environmental Epigenetics of Autism Spectrum Disorders Meeting
·
2011
Event/Organization Administration
Autism Speaks,
Washington, DC
Grant reviewer
- Autism Speaks Basic and Clinical Grants Review Meeting
·
2011
Other
NIH Study Section, ad hoc member
- ZRG1 OBT-A (55) R, Recovery Act Limited Competition
·
2010
Other
Discussant
- Society of Gynecologic Oncologists 39th Annual Meeting
·
2008
Other
Society of Gynecologic Oncologists,
Tampa, Florida
Consultant
- United States Department of Justice Autism vs. Secretary of Health and Human Services
·
2008
Consulting
Grant Reviewer
- Cancer Research UK
·
2006
Other
Session Moderator
- Stem Cells session; Environmental Epigenomics, Imprinting and Disease Susceptibility Conference
·
2006
Event/Organization Administration
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences,
Durham, NC
Abstract Coordinator and Senior Reviewer
- Environmental Epigenomics, Imprinting and Disease Susceptibility Conference
·
2006
Event/Organization Administration
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Study section member
- Department of Defense Ovarian Cancer Research Program OC-1 Panel Member
·
2005
Other
NIH Study Section, ad hoc member
- ZHD1 DRG-D (SG) Special Emphasis Panel Review Committee
·
2004
Other
Treasurer
- Beta Beta Beta Biological Honor Society
·
1989
- 1991
Event/Organization Administration
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Service to Duke
Co-Leader
. PRIME Faculty Mentoring / Coaching Committee
·
2022
Professional Development
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Curriculum Review Committee, Duke University Program in Environmental Health
(Program)
·
2021
Committee Service
Reviewer, Duke REACH Equity Career Development Awards
·
2020
Other
Duke Women’s Reproductive Health Research Advisory Committee
(Department)
·
2020
Committee Service
Chair, Integrated Toxicology and Environmental Health Program Admissions Committee
(Program)
·
2020
Committee Service
Duke University
Academic Programs Committee
(University)
·
2018
- 2021
Committee Service
Office of the Provost, Duke University
Charles Hammond Research Fund Committee
(Department)
·
2015
Committee Service
Obstetrics and Gynecology
MGM702 Pathogenesis and Immunity Study Section
·
2014
Editorial Activities
School of Medicine
Director and Organizer
. Duke Epigenetics and Epigenomics Program (DEEP) Mini-Symposium: Environmental Epigenetics
·
2014
Event/Organization Administration
Duke University
Director
. Duke Epigenetics and Epigenomics Program
·
2014
- 2015
Event/Organization Administration
School of Medicine
Director and Organizer
. Duke Epigenetics and Epigenomics Program Monthly Journal Club
·
2014
- 2015
Other
Duke University
DCI Gynecologic Cancer Research Meetings
·
2012
- 2015
Event/Organization Administration
Gynecologic Oncology
Reviewer
. Path to Independence / K Club
·
2011
Professional Development
School of Medicine
Judge
. AOA Medical Honor Society Scientific Research Symposium
·
2011
- 2012
Event/Organization Administration
School of Medicine
Executive Committee
. Duke Epigenetics and Epigenomics Program (DEEP)
·
2011
Event/Organization Administration
School of Medicine
Academic & Administrative Activities
2020-2021 Faculty Advisor, DevilThon, Fundraising Organization for Duke Children’s Hospital, Part of the Children’s Miracle Network
2020- Co-PI, T32ES021432 Training Grant, Duke University Program in Environmental Health