Bio
As an environmental health scientist, I use knowledge of environmental exposures coupled with epidemiological methods to investigate questions regarding human health. My research is focused on environmental influences on reproductive, prenatal, fetal and children’s health. I am particularly interested in environmental exposures that affect vulnerable populations, and how such early exposures impact health across the lifespan consistent with the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease research paradigm. I currently work as a Health Scientist Administrator and Program Officer in the Population Health Branch of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS).
Areas of Interest
- Environmental Health
- Endocrine Disruptors
- Reproductive Health
- Air Pollution
- Maternal and Child Health
- Women’s Health
- Social Determinants of Health
Education
- B.S., North Carolina Central University
- Ph.D., University of Michigan School of Public Health
- Postdoctoral Fellowship Reproductive Epidemiology, Eunice Kennedy-Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Courses Taught
- EH 572 - Environmental Justice
Affiliations
- Society for Epidemiologic Research
- Society for Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiologic Research
- International Society for Environmental Epidemiology
In The News
Study Investigates PFAS Exposures and Birth Outcomes in Pregnant African American Women
Exposures to PFAS have been associated with numerous adverse pregnancy and birth outcomes, such as lower birth weight. This is the first study of its kind to focus explicitly on African American women.
