Faculty Directory

Education

Degree	Institution	Major
Sc.D.	Harvard School of Public Health	Occupational Epidemiology
M.S.	Harvard School of Public Health	Industrial Hygiene
B.S.	University of Connecticut	Chemistry

Post-Graduate Training

Training	Institution	Specialty
Postdoctoral	Harvard School of Public Health	Occupational Epidemiology and Exposure Assessment

Awards

Name of Award/Honor	Awarding Organization
Post-Doctoral National Research Service Award, Environmental Epidemiology	National Institute of Environmental Health Science
Best Poster by Young Investigator	19th International Conference on Epidemiology in Occupational Health
19th Annual Conference Travel Scholarship Award	International Society for Environmental Epidemiology
Pre-Doctoral National Research Service Award, Occupational Epidemiology	National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
Student Poster Award at the ISEE/ISEA 18th Annual Conference	International Society for Environmental Epidemiology
John F. and Virginia B. Taplin Fellowship	Harvard School of Public Health
Albert Schweitzer Fellowship	Harvard School of Public Health

Instructor, 2013- present University of Connecticut Health Center Occupational and Environmental Health: Exposures, Risks and Prevention Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Instructor, 2008-present Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA Epidemiology of Environmental & Occupational Health Regulations Lecturer, 2011-2012 Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA Environmental & Occupational Epidemiology

Dr. Cavallari uses her skills in exposure assessment and industrial hygiene to evaluate exposure pathways including inhalation and dermal exposure routes. She is also interested in the use of biomarkers both as measures of exposure and preclinical markers of disease, especially cardiovascular disease. She has taken an active role on numerous exposure and health studies, including characterizing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon exposures in asphalt paving and examining the cardiovascular health effects from occupational and environmental particulate matter exposures. Current research projects include evaluating exposure to diesel exhaust among truck terminal workers, identifying the cardiovascular responses to second hand smoke exposures among construction workers, exposure characterization and evaluating adoption process among custodians using green cleaning, and understanding the cardiovascular effects of noise exposures.

Journal Articles

Book Chapters

Title or Abstract	Type	Sponsor/Event	Date/Year	Location
Cardiovascular Autonomic Responses to Welding Fume Exposures Among Boilermaker Construction Workers and HRV Responses to Short-Term, Controlled Noise Exposures in Healthy Volunteers	Talk	Workshop 2012: Heart Rate Variability and Noise - Methodological Challenges	2012	University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
Inflammatory Effects of Secondhand Tobacco Smoke in Non-Smoking Construction Workers.	Talk	Flight Attendants Medical Research Institute, Tenth Scientific Symposium	2012	Miami, Florida
Biologically Relevant Exposure Assessment: Panel Studies Among Construction Workers	Talk	Harvard School of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health	2012	Boston, Massachusetts
Panel Studies Among Construction Workers: Biomarkers for Environmental Epidemiology.	Talk	University of Massachusetts	2012	Lowell, Massachusetts
Toenail Metals as a Biomarker for Cumulative PM Metal Exposures in Welders.	Other	X2012: 7th International Conference on the Science of Exposure Assessment	2012	Edinburgh, Scotland
Characterization and Evaluation of Variability in Current Exposure Levels in the US Trucking Industry.	Other	X2012: 7th International Conference on the Science of Exposure Assessment	2012	Edinburgh, Scotland
Exposure Routes and Job Characteristics Associated With Biomarkers of Polycyclic Aromatic Compound Exposure Among Asphalt Paving Workers.	Other	X2012: 7th International Conference on the Science of Exposure Assessment	2012	Edinburgh, Scotland
Exposure Assessment in the Harvard Trucking Studies	Talk	Drexel University	2012	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Biologically Relevant Exposure Assessment: Panel Studies Among Construction Workers	Talk	University of Connecticut Health Center, Department of Community Medicine	2012	Farmington, Connecticut
Inflammatory Effects of Second Hand Tobacco Smoke and Welding Fume Exposures in Construction Workers.	Other	139th American Public Health Association Annual Meeting	2011	Washington D.C.
Predictors of Dermal Exposures to Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds Among Hot-Mix Asphalt Paving Workers.	Other	5th International Conference on Occupational and Environmental Exposure of	2011	Toronto, Canada
Panel Studies Among Construction Workers: Biomarkers for Environmental Epidemiology	Talk	Brown University, Department of Epidemiology	2011	Providence, Rhode Island
Field Investigations of the Cardiovascular Effects of Metal-Rich Particle Exposures.	Talk	Brown University, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine	2010	Providence, Rhode Island
Cardiovascular Responses to Welding Fume Exposures Among Boilermaker Construction Workers.	Talk	Boston University School of Public Health	2010	Boston, MA
Polycyclic Aromatic Compound Metabolites in Urine of Asphalt Paving Workers; Preliminary Results of Baseline Conditions Only.	Other	International Symposium on Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds	2009	Charleston, South Carolina
Dermal Monitoring of Asphalt Paving Workers: Preliminary Baseline Results.	Talk	International Symposium on Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds	2009	Charleston, South Carolina
Pilot Study for the Investigation of Inhalation and Dermal Exposure Using Levels of Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds (PAC) and PAC Metabolites in the Urine of Hot-Mix Asphalt Paving Workers.	Other	International Symposium on Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds	2009	Charleston, South Carolina
Partnerships, Processes and Study Design to Investigate the Contribution of Inhalation and Dermal Exposure to Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds and Related Metabolites in the Urine of Hot-Mix Asphalt Workers.	Other	International Symposium on Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds	2009	Charleston, South Carolina
Characterization of Particle Mass and Number Concentrations During Welding	Poster	X2009: Innovations in Exposure Assessment Conference	2009	Boston, Massachusetts
Inhalation Exposure Monitoring of Asphalt Paving Workers: Preliminary Baseline Results with Emphasis on Polycyclic Aromatic Compound Content	Talk	International Symposium on Polycyclic Aromatic Compounds	2009	Charleston, South Carolina
Mexico City Traffic-Related Air Pollution Exposures and Changes in Heart Rate Variability in a Young Population.	Other	International Society for Environmental Epidemiology 20th International Con	2008	Pasadena, California
Ventricular Ectopic Beats in Boilermaker Construction Workers Exposed to Metal Rich Fine Particles.	Other	20th International Conference on Epidemiology in Occupational Health (EPICO	2008	Costa Rica
20th International Conference: Modification by Vascular Function of Particulate Associated Declines in Heart Rate Variability Among Welders	Other	Scientific Committee on Epidemiology in Occupational Health	2008	Costa Rica
19th International Conference: Ventricular Arrhythmia Events in Boilermaker Construction Workers Exposed to Metal Rich Fine Particles.	Other	Scientific Committee on Epidemiology in Occupational Health	2007	Banff, Canada
19th International Conference: Circadian Variation of Heart Rate Variability Following Metal-Rich Fine Particulate Exposures in Boilermaker Construction Workers.	Poster	Scientific Committee on Epidemiology in Occupational Health	2007	Banff, Canada
19th International Conference: The Time Course of Changes in Heart Rate Variability Subsequent to Metal-Rich Workday Particulate Exposures.	Poster	International Society for Environmental Epidemiology	2007	Mexico City, Mexico
19th International Conference: Blood Markers of Endothelial Function and Occupational Exposure to Metal-Rich Particulate Matter	Poster	International Society for Environmental Epidemiology	2007	Mexico City, Mexico
Fine Particulate Metal Exposures and Night Heart Rate Variability: Application of Energy Adjustment Methods.	Poster	Society for Epidemiologic Research Annual Conference	2007	Boston, Massachusetts
Vascular Responses to Metal-Rich Particulate Matter: Acute Changes in Arterial Stiffness among Welders.	Poster	Society for Epidemiologic Research Annual Conference	2007	Boston, Massachusetts
18th International Conference: Particulate Exposures and Heart Rate Variability during Sleep among Boilermaker Construction Workers	Poster	International Society for Environmental Epidemiology	2006	Paris, France
Cardiovascular Effects of Occupational and Environmental Particulate Exposures.	Poster	American Thoracic Society International Conference	2006	San Diego, California
Measurement of Indirect Personal Chemical Exposures in a Batch Chemical Manufacturing Facility	Poster	American Industrial Hygiene Conference & Exposition	2004	Atlanta, Georgia
Industrial Hygiene Experiences of a Polaroid Intern.	Talk	New England Chapter of the American Industrial Hygiene Association	2003	Natick, Massachusetts
131st Annual Meeting: Surveillance of Occupational Silicosis in California	Poster	American Public Health Association	2003	San Francisco, California
Construction Related Non-Fatal Falls in California	Poster	3rd Annual National Occupational Injury Research Symposium	2003	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania