Environmental Epidemiology, Community-Based Research, Exposure Assessment
Dr. Dana Barr is an exposure scientist and environmental epidemiologist at Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health. Her work focuses on using analytical chemistry techniques to understand human exposure to environmental toxicants, particularly as it relates to maternal-child health.
Oil & Gas Epidemiology
Dr. Joan A. Casey is an Assistant Professor at the University of Washington. She has experience in conducting epidemiological studies using electronic health record data and birth certificates to evaluate the potential health implications of oil and gas development on population health.
Environmental Epidemiology, Exposure Assessment
Dr. Nicole C. Deziel is an Associate Professor in the Departmental of Environmental Health Sciences at the Yale School of Public Health. Dr. Deziel is an exposure scientist whose research uses statistical models, biomonitoring techniques, and environmental measurements to quantitatively estimate exposure to traditional and emerging environmental contaminants in population-based health studies, focusing on oil and gas development and carcinogenic and endocrine-disrupting chemicals in consumer products.
Toxicology, Environmental Science
Dr. Tee Lamont Guidotti is a Physician and independent consultant with Occupational + Environmental Health & Medicine. He has a career interest and publications on occupational and environmental hazards in the oil and gas industry, including oversight of a seven-year, $8M epidemiological study on downwind effects of natural gas exposure in western Canada.
Environmental Epidemiology, Reproductive and Perinatal Health
Dr. Germaine Buck Louis is the former Dean of the College of Health and Human Services at George Mason University and former Senior Investigator and Director of the Division of Intramural Population Health Research at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Dr. Louis has extensive experience conducting environmental and clinical research focusing on the health of fetuses, pregnant women, children, and young adults. Her specific expertise focuses on the impact of environmental chemicals, noise and air pollution, stress, and lifestyle on human reproduction and development and the implications for health across the lifespan.
Mental Health, Disaster Behavior Health
Dr. Sarah Lowe is a clinical psychologist and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences at Yale School of Public Health. Her research focuses on the long-term mental health consequences of a range of potentially traumatic events, as well as the impact of such events on other domains of functioning, such as physical health, social relationships and economic wellbeing.
Cancer Epidemiology
Dr. Sophia S. Wang is a professor in the Division of Health Analytics and the City of Hope's Comprehensive Cancer Center. As a cancer researcher focused on the immunologic underpinnings of cancer development, particularly heme malignancies, she also has ongoing and pending studies on air pollution and other environmental exposures based in California.
Toxicology, Community-Based Research
Mehdi Hazari is a Research Physiologist in the Cardiopulmonary and Immunotoxicology Branch, Public Health and Integrated Toxicology Division in the Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment. He has been investigating the effects of air pollutants on cardiovascular and respiratory health for more than 20 years, and his work focuses on the neurophysiological mechanisms that underlie these phenomena. Overall, this work seeks to identify potential mediators that drive the effects, biological markers that can point to severity, and appropriate mitigation strategies. His research ranges from studying the role of living conditions on body resiliency and subsequent responsiveness to air pollution, to the impact of increased living temperature and extreme heat exposures on cardiopulmonary health.
Air Monitoring and Remote Sensing
Dr. Schroeder is the manager of the Integrated Measurements of Air Pollution Section in the Research Division at CARB. Dr. Schroeder holds a PhD in Analytical Chemistry and previously worked as a researcher at NASA Langley Research Center. Dr. Schroeder's group develops new methods for using remote sensing - particularly from satellites - to provide new insights about air pollutants and greenhouse gases in California. Dr. Schroeder's group has a special interest in the topic of methane emissions and developing new methane-monitoring techniques that support methane emissions reductions in California.
Epidemiology
Dr. Megha Shah is the Director of the Office of Health Assessment and Epidemiology at the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. She leads various health assessment and epidemiology efforts for the Department and has also conducted research on child health disparities and social determinants of health. She is board certified in both pediatrics and preventive medicine.
Exposure Assessment, Cancer Epidemiology
Dr. Ian W. Tang is a Research Scientist in the Environmental Health Investigations Branch (EHIB) at the California Department of Public Health (CDPH). He works with Biomonitoring California to assess chemical exposures among Californians, and investigates potential exposures related to cancer clusters. He has previously conducted epidemiological studies that have investigated the health effects of exposure to persistent organic pollutants, metals, and living near point sources.
Toxicology
Dr. Rima Woods is a Senior Toxicologist in the Air Toxicology and Risk Assessment Section in the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA). She has investigated the health effects of pesticides and air pollutants for over 15 years, with an emphasis on susceptible subpopulations and risk communication.
