I am a PhD candidate in the Department of Epidemiology with a background in environmental and social epidemiology. Most of my research has focused on health impacts of chemical pollution in water, air, and diet on children's health and chronic conditions. I have a strong interest in broadening the view of "environmental" exposures beyond chemical pollution, and have researched mental health impacts of economic welfare policies and disasters. My dissertation work explores pathways by which certain persistent endocrine-disrupting chemicals may lead to carcinogenesis, including via mediators (e.g., pubertal timing, body composition, epigenetic changes) and effect modifying factors (e.g., life stage at exposure, chronic stress, chemical co-exposures).
Areas of Interest
- Cancer Prevention
- Environmental Health
- Epidemiology
- Maternal and Child Health
- Mental Health
- Public Health Policy
- Social Epidemiology
Education
- MPH 2014, Emory University
- BA 2011, University of California, Berkeley
Affiliations & Activities
Society for Epidemiologic Research
International Society for Environmental Epidemiology
American Public Health Association
Publications
- Kaufman JA, Mattison C, Fretts AM, Umans JG, Cole SA, Voruganti VS, Goessler W, Best LG, Zhang Y, Tellez-Plaza M, Navas-Acien A, Gribble MO, 2020, Arsenic, blood pressure, and hypertension in the Strong Heart Family Study, Environmental Research, ,
- Kaufman JA, Wright JM, Evans A, Rivera-Núñez Z, Meyer A, Narotsky MG, 2020, Disinfection by-product exposures and the risk of musculoskeletal birth defects, Environmental Epidemiology, ,
- Kaufman JA, Salas-Hernández LK, Komro KA, Livingston MD, 2020, Effects of increased minimum wages by unemployment rate on suicide in the USA, J Epidemiol Community Health, 74, 219-224
- Kaufman JA, Livingston MD, Komro KA, 2020, Unemployment insurance program accessibility and suicide rates in the United States, Preventive Medicine, ,
- Kaufman JA, Wright JM, Rice G, Connolly N, Bowers K, Anixt J, 2019, Ambient ozone and fine particulate matter exposures and autism spectrum disorder in metropolitan Cincinnati, Ohio, Environmental Research, ,
- Kaufman JA, Goldman ZE, Sharpe JD, Wolkin AF, Gribble MO, 2019, Mechanisms of resiliency against depression following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill , J. Environmental Psychology, ,
- Kaufman JA, Wright JM, Evans A, Rivera-Núñez Z, Meyer A, Narotsky MG, 2018, Associations Between Disinfection By-Product Exposures and Craniofacial Birth Defects, J Occupational and Environmental Health, ,
- Wright JM, Evans A, Kaufman JA, Rivera-Núñez Z, Narotsky MG, 2017, Disinfection By-Product Exposures and the Risk of Specific Cardiac Birth Defects, Environmental Health Perspectives, ,