A5081014155- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Cancer Risks and Factors
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Environmental Justice and Health Disparities
- Energy and Environment Impacts
- Air Quality Monitoring and Forecasting
- Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research
- Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment
- Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Noise Effects and Management
- Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research
- Environmental Education and Sustainability
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Atmospheric and Environmental Gas Dynamics
- Mobile Health and mHealth Applications
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
- Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols
- Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
- Advanced Causal Inference Techniques
- Vitamin D Research Studies
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
2022-2025
National Institutes of Health
2022-2024
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
2020-2022
University of Texas Health Science Center at Dallas
2018-2022
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
2018-2022
Center for Environmental Health
2022
Baylor College of Medicine
2021-2022
Southwest Center for Educational Excellence
2019
Abstract Background Outdoor air pollution is a ubiquitous exposure that includes endocrine-disrupting and carcinogenic compounds may contribute to the risk of hormone-sensitive outcomes such as uterine cancer. However, there limited evidence about relationship between outdoor cancer incidence. Methods We investigated associations residential particulate matter less than 2.5 µm in aerodynamic diameter (PM2.5) nitrogen dioxide (NO2) with among 33 417 Sister Study participants an intact uterus...
Background: We evaluated air emissions of industrial compounds, many which have carcinogenic or endocrine disrupting properties, in relation to breast cancer incidence. Methods: Using the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s Toxics Release Inventory, we quantified 28 compounds near Sister Study participants’ residences during 10 years leading up study enrollment (2003-2006; n=46,150). used Cox proportional hazards regression estimate adjusted hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence...
DNA methylation-based measures of biological aging have been associated with air pollution and may link pollutant exposures to aging-related health outcomes. However, evidence is inconsistent there little information for Black women. We examined associations ambient particulate matter <2.5 μm <10 in diameter (PM2.5 PM10) nitrogen dioxide (NO2) methylation, including epigenetic individual CpG sites, evaluated whether differ between non-Hispanic White (NHW) Validated models were used estimate...
Biologic pathways underlying the association between outdoor air pollution and breast cancer risk are poorly understood. Breast tissue composition may reflect cumulative exposure to factors has been associated with among patients benign disease. Herein, we evaluated whether fine particulate matter (PM
Use of electronic secure messaging (SM) is rapidly growing in various healthcare settings. However, there a large number patients that choose not use SM or it minimally. Thus, understanding preferences for patient-provider communication modalities critically important, particularly among military beneficiaries. The purpose this study was to assess (in person, telephone, SM, mail) sample patients, providers, and staff located at five Air Force treatment facilities across the USA.We recruited...
Abstract Background The purpose of this study was to examine the mental wellbeing self-employed, Hispanic female domestic cleaners in San Antonio, Texas. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional pilot and administered short questionnaire 56 participants. Mental assessed using World Health Organization Well-Being Index (WHO-5). calculated age-adjusted prevalence poor wellbeing, both overall stratified by socioeconomic, neighborhood, health characteristics. Results Almost half participants...
While the epidemiologic literature suggests certain maternal occupational exposures may be associated with reduced measures of size at birth, employing fetal biometry data to assess growth is sparse. The present study examines associations between and ultrasound-measured growth. We included 1,739 singleton pregnancies from INfancia y Medio Ambiente (INMA) project (2003-2008). At 32 weeks pregnancy, interviewers ascertained mothers’ employment status assessed job-related physical loads, work...
While prior studies report associations between fine particulate matter (PM
Background: This study explores sociodemographic disparities in residential proximity to unconventional gas development (UGD) among pregnant women. Methods: We conducted a secondary analysis using data from retrospective birth cohort of 164,658 women with live or fetal death November 2010 2012 the 24-county area comprising Barnett Shale play, North Texas. considered both individual- and census tract-level indicators status computed Indexes Concentration at Extremes (ICE) quantify relative...
Background: We previously identified associations between trimester-specific NO 2 exposures and reduced fetal growth in the Spanish INfancia y Medio Ambiente (INMA) project. Here, we use temporally refined exposure estimates to explore impact of narrow (weekly) windows on growth. Methods: included 1,685 women from INMA with serial ultrasounds at 12, 20, 34 gestational weeks. measured biparietal diameter (BPD), femur length, abdominal circumference (AC) them calculated estimated weight (EFW)....
Background: The epidemiologic literature supports an association between air pollution exposure and adverse fetal development. Our group previously published associations maternal to nitrogen dioxide (NO2), averaged across pregnancy trimesters, reduced growth in the INMA (INfancia y Medio Ambiente) project. Here, we apply novel statistical methods with greater flexibility identify narrower (i.e., weekly) periods of potential sensitivity NO2 exposure. Methods: This study includes 2,141 women...
BACKGROUND AND AIM: Distributed non-linear lag models (DNLM) provide flexible methods to model exposure-response relationships over time, with common applications in environmental epidemiology. When the functions of cross-basis include a spline function, number and placement knots for function are specified although preferred may not be known priori. Our goal is develop algorithm explore impact knot selection on final model. METHODS: We use data describing weekly maternal exposure nitrogen...
BACKGROUND AND AIM: Despite evidence that suggests fetal brain development is particularly sensitive to endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs), limited data exist regarding childhood neurodevelopment in relation maternal exposure EDCs at levels relevant occupational settings. This study's objective was examine the association between EDC exposures and neurocognitive function 4-5 years of age. METHODS: analysis included 1,058 mother-child pairs {INfancia y Medio Ambiente} (INMA) project...