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Jennifer M. Cavallari, Sc.D., C.I.H.Assistant Professor, Community Medicine and Health Care
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Education
Post-Graduate Training
Awards
Degree | Institution | Major |
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B.S. | University of Connecticut | Chemistry |
M.S. | Harvard School of Public Health | Industrial Hygiene |
Sc.D. | Harvard School of Public Health | Occupational Epidemiology |
Post-Graduate Training
Training | Institution | Specialty |
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Postdoctoral | Harvard School of Public Health | Occupational Epidemiology and Exposure Assessment |
Awards
Name of Award/Honor | Awarding Organization |
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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
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
Name & Description | Category | Role | Type | Scope | Start Year | End Year |
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Connecticut Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health | Professional/Scientific Organization | Board Member | External | State | 2014 | |
Connecticut Institute for Clinical and Translational Science: Occupational Health and Safety Core Interest Group | Professional/Scientific Organization | Leader | UConn Health | State | 2013 | |
American Public Health Association | Professional/Scientific Organization | Member | External | National | 2011 | |
American Public Health Association | Professional/Scientific Organization | Member | External | National | 2011 | |
American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists | Professional/Scientific Organization | Member | External | National | 2010 | |
American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists | Professional/Scientific Organization | Member | External | National | 2010 | |
X2009: Innovations in Exposure Assessment Conference | Advisory Committee | Planning Committee Member | External | National | 2009 | |
International Commission on Occupational Health | Professional/Scientific Organization | Member | External | International | 2007 | |
American Board of Industrial Hygienists | Professional/Scientific Organization | Member | External | National | 2007 | |
International Commission on Occupational Health | Professional/Scientific Organization | Member | External | International | 2007 | |
American Board of Industrial Hygienists | Professional/Scientific Organization | Member | External | National | 2007 | |
International Society for Environmental Epidemiology | Professional/Scientific Organization | Member | External | International | 2006 | |
International Society for Environmental Epidemiology | Professional/Scientific Organization | Member | External | National | 2006 | |
Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health | Professional/Scientific Organization | Intern | External | State | 2004 | 2005 |
American Industrial Hygiene Association | Professional/Scientific Organization | Member | External | National | 2003 | |
American Industrial Hygiene Association | Professional/Scientific Organization | Member | External | National | 2003 | |
American Journal of Epidemiology | Professional/Scientific Journal | Ad-hoc peer-reviewer | External | National | ||
Annals of Occupational Hygiene | Professional/Scientific Journal | Ad-hoc peer-reviewer | External | National | ||
Cancer Causes and Control | Professional/Scientific Journal | Ad-hoc peer-reviewer | External | National | ||
Environmental Health | Professional/Scientific Journal | Ad-hoc peer-reviewer | External | National | ||
Environmental Health Perspectives | Professional/Scientific Journal | Ad-hoc peer-reviewer | External | National | ||
Environmental Research | Professional/Scientific Journal | Ad-hoc peer-reviewer | External | National | ||
European Journal of Epidemiology | Professional/Scientific Journal | Ad-hoc peer-reviewer | External | International | ||
International Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health | Professional/Scientific Journal | Ad-hoc peer-reviewer | External | International | ||
Journal of Breath Research | Professional/Scientific Journal | Ad-hoc peer-reviewer | External | National | ||
Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology | Professional/Scientific Journal | Ad-hoc peer-reviewer | External | International | ||
PLOS ONE | Professional/Scientific Journal | Ad-hoc peer-reviewer | External | International |
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
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Spatial and temporal determinants of A-weighted and frequency specific sound levels-An elastic net approach.
Environmental research 2017 Aug;159491-499
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Application of linear mixed-effects model with LASSO to identify metal components associated with cardiac autonomic responses among welders: a repeated measures study.
Occupational and environmental medicine 2017 Jun;
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An epigenome-wide association analysis of cardiac autonomic responses among a population of welders.
Epigenetics 2017 Jan;1-6
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Sex differences in the prevalence of musculoskeletal symptoms among custodians.
American Journal of Industrial Medicine 2016 Jul;59(10):841-52
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Cardiovascular and stress responses to short-term noise exposures-A panel study in healthy males.
Environmental research 2016 Jun;150391-397
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Environmental and occupational particulate matter exposures and ectopic heart beats in welders.
Occupational and environmental medicine 2016 Apr;
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Are the Associations of Cardiac Acceleration and Deceleration Capacities With Fine Metal Particulate in Welders Mediated by Inflammation?
Journal of occupational and environmental medicine / American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2016 Mar;58(3):232-7
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Long-Term Metal PM2.5 Exposures Decrease Cardiac Acceleration and Deceleration Capacities in Welders.
Journal of occupational and environmental medicine / American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2016 Mar;58(3):227-31
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Time Course of Heart Rate Variability Response to PM2.5 Exposure from Secondhand Smoke.
PloS one 2016 Jan;11(5):e0154783
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Short-term metal particulate exposures decrease cardiac acceleration and deceleration capacities in welders: a repeated-measures panel study.
Occupational and environmental medicine 2015 Dec;
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Characterization of Urinary Phthalate Metabolites Among Custodians.
The Annals of Occupational Hygiene 2015 Aug;59(8):982-99
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Traditional and environmentally preferable cleaning product exposure and health symptoms in custodians.
American Journal of Industrial Medicine 2015 Jun;58(9):988-95
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Demographic, health-related, and work-related factors associated with body mass index and body fat percentage among workers at six Connecticut manufacturing companies across different age groups: a cohort study.
BMC obesity 2015 Jan;243
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Office workers with high effort-reward imbalance and overcommitment have greater decreases in heart rate variability over a 2-h working period.
International archives of occupational and environmental health 2014 Sep;88(5):565-75
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Inverse association between toenail arsenic and body mass index in a population of welders.
Environmental research 2014 Apr;131131-3
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The association between global DNA methylation and telomere length in a longitudinal study of boilermakers.
Genetic epidemiology 2014 Apr;38(3):254-64
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Heart rate variability and DNA methylation levels are altered after short-term metal fume exposure among occupational welders: a repeated-measures panel study.
BMC public health 2014 Jan;141279
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Toenail metal concentration as a biomarker of occupational welding fume exposure.
Journal of occupational and environmental hygiene 2014 Jan;11(6):397-405
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A panel study of occupational exposure to fine particulate matter and changes in DNA methylation over a single workday and years worked in boilermaker welders.
Environmental health : a global access science source 2013 Jan;12(1):47
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Personal breathing zone exposures among hot-mix asphalt paving workers; preliminary analysis for trends and analysis of work practices that resulted in the highest exposure concentrations.
Journal of occupational and environmental hygiene 2013 Jan;10(12):663-73
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Secondhand tobacco smoke exposure and heart rate variability and inflammation among non-smoking construction workers: a repeated measures study.
Environmental health : a global access science source 2013 Jan;12(1):83
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Traffic-related air pollution exposures and changes in heart rate variability in Mexico City: a panel study.
Environmental health : a global access science source 2013 Jan;127
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Traffic-related exposures and biomarkers of systemic inflammation, endothelial activation and oxidative stress: a panel study in the US trucking industry.
Environmental health : a global access science source 2013 Jan;12105
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Using urinary biomarkers of polycyclic aromatic compound exposure to guide exposure-reduction strategies among asphalt paving workers.
The Annals of occupational hygiene 2012 Nov;56(9):1013-24
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Predictors of airborne exposures to polycyclic aromatic compounds and total organic matter among hot-mix asphalt paving workers and influence of work conditions and practices.
The Annals of occupational hygiene 2012 Mar;56(2):138-47
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Predictors of dermal exposures to polycyclic aromatic compounds among hot-mix asphalt paving workers.
The Annals of occupational hygiene 2012 Mar;56(2):125-37
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Temperature-dependent emission concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in paving and built-up roofing asphalts.
The Annals of occupational hygiene 2012 Mar;56(2):148-60
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Toenail, blood, and urine as biomarkers of manganese exposure.
Journal of occupational and environmental medicine / American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2011 May;53(5):506-10
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Neuropsychological effects of low-level manganese exposure in welders.
Neurotoxicology 2011 Mar;32(2):171-9
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Acute decrease in HDL cholesterol associated with exposure to welding fumes.
Journal of occupational and environmental medicine / American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2011 Jan;53(1):17-21
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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
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons 2011 Jan;
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Study design and methods to investigate inhalation and dermal exposure to polycyclic aromatic compounds and urinary metabolites from asphalt paving workers: Research conducted through partnership
Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons 2011 Jan;31243-269
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Circadian variation of heart rate variability among welders.
Occupational and environmental medicine 2010 Oct;67(10):717-9
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Assessment of occupational exposure to manganese and other metals in welding fumes by portable X-ray fluorescence spectrometer.
Journal of occupational and environmental hygiene 2010 Aug;7(8):456-65
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Circulating adhesion molecules after short-term exposure to particulate matter among welders.
Occupational and environmental medicine 2010 Jan;67(1):11-6
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Vascular function, inflammation, and variations in cardiac autonomic responses to particulate matter among welders.
American journal of epidemiology 2009 Apr;169(7):848-56
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Acute changes in vascular function among welders exposed to metal-rich particulate matter.
Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.) 2008 Mar;19(2):217-25
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Time course of heart rate variability decline following particulate matter exposures in an occupational cohort.
Inhalation toxicology 2008 Feb;20(4):415-22
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Urinary 8-isoprostane and 8-OHdG concentrations in boilermakers with welding exposure.
Journal of occupational and environmental medicine / American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2008 Feb;50(2):182-9
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PM2.5 metal exposures and nocturnal heart rate variability: a panel study of boilermaker construction workers.
Environmental health : a global access science source 2008 Jan;736
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Night heart rate variability and particulate exposures among boilermaker construction workers.
Environmental health perspectives 2007 Jul;115(7):1046-51
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Obesity is a modifier of autonomic cardiac responses to fine metal particulates.
Environmental health perspectives 2007 Jul;115(7):1002-6
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Dermal exposure and urinary 1-hydroxypyrene among asphalt roofing workers.
Journal of occupational and environmental hygiene 2007 Jan;4 Suppl 1118-26
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Digital video clips for improved pedagogy and illustration of scientific research - with illustrative video clips on atomic spectrometry.
Spectrochimica Acta Part B: Atomic Spectroscopy 1999 Jan;54(13):1903-1918
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Synthesis and characterization of new amine-imine ligands based on trans-2,5-disubstituted pyrrolidines.
Tetrahedron: Asymmetry 1997 Jan;8(2):207-211
Book Chapters
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Epidemiology
Occupational and Environmental Health: Recognizing and Preventing Disease and Injury 2010 Jan;
Title or Abstract | Type | Sponsor/Event | Date/Year | Location |
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Advancing health and well-being in the aging workforce. | Talk | ConnOSHA Breakfast Roundtable | 2015 | Wethersfield, CT |
Motivators and Barriers to the Use of Personal Protective Equipment Among Custodians. | Lecture | American Public Health Association Annual Meeting | 2015 | Chicago, IL |
Designing Healthy Workplaces: The CPH-NEW Healthy Workplace Participatory Program. | Lecture | Connecticut Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Conference. | 2015 | Waterbury, CT |
Time course of heart rate variability response to PM2.5 exposure from secondhand smoke | Lecture | American Public Health Association Annual Meeting | 2015 | Chicago, IL |
Gender Disparities in Musculoskeletal Symptoms in Tasks Performed Amongst Custodians | Lecture | American Public Health Association Annual Meeting | 2015 | Chicago, IL |
Factors associated with change in body mass index and body fat percentage in manufacturing workers across different age groups. | Lecture | The Obesity Society Annual Meeting | 2015 | los Angeles, CA |
Designing Healthy Workplaces: The Center for the Promotion of Health in the New England Workplace Participatory Program. | Lecture | The ASSE New England Chapter Professional Development Conference | 2015 | Falmouth, MA |
Cleaning chemical exposures and respiratory, dermatological and musculoskeletal symptoms among custodians using traditional and green cleaners. | Talk | American Public Health Association Annual Meeting | 2014 | New Orleans, LA |
Acute inflammatory response to secondhand smoke exposure among non-smoking construction workers: a repeated measures study. | Talk | 24th EPICOH Conference | 2014 | Chicago, IL |
Building partnerships for healthier Connecticut workers - A grassroots approach to collaborative research. | Talk | CPH-NEW Symposium | 2014 | Sturbridge, MA |
An index to identify differences in custodians' exposure to cleaning chemicals. | Talk | American Public Health Association Annual Meeting | 2014 | New Orleans, LA |
Cleaning tasks and respiratory, dermatological and musculoskeletal symptoms among custodians using traditional and green cleaners. | Talk | 24th International EPICOH Conference | 2014 | Chicago, IL |
Green Cleaning in your home and office | Talk | ConnectiCOSH Annual Convention | 2014 | Farmington, CT |
Understanding and addressing the needs of the aging workforce | Talk | Connecticut River Valley Industrial Hygiene Association Annual Conference | 2014 | |
Effects of training on custodians' satisfaction and acceptance of environmentally preferable products. | Poster | American Public Health Association Annual Meeting | 2014 | |
Building Partnerships for Healthier Connecticut Workers: The Occupational Safety and Health Core Interest Group (OSH-CIG) of UConn Health | Poster | UMass Center for Clinical and Translational Science 4th Annual Symposium | 2014 | Worchester, MA |
Acute Effects of Second Hand Tobacco Smoke Exposure on Inflammatory Cytokine and Adhesion Molecule Levels in Construction Workers | Poster | Flight Attendant's Medical Research Institute Symposium | 2014 | Miami, FL |
An evaluation of the design and implementation of a green cleaning professional development program using community based participatory research. | Talk | American Evaluation Association Annual Meeting | 2013 | Washington, DC |
Urinary phthalate metabolite concentrations among custodians using green cleaners. | Talk | American Public Health Association Annual Meeting | 2013 | Boston, MA |
Biologically relevant exposure assessment: Panel studies among construction workers | Talk | Yale University, Occupational and Environmental Medicine Clinic | 2013 | |
Toenail metals as a biomarker for metal exposures in welders. | Poster | Conference of ISEE, ISES and ISIAQ | 2013 | Basel, Switzerland |
Effects of second hand tobacco smoke exposure on heart rate variability and inflammation among construction workers. | Poster | 23rd Conference on Epidemiology on Occupational Health EPICOH | 2013 | Utrecht, Netherlands |
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 |
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 |
Panel Studies Among Construction Workers: Biomarkers for Environmental Epidemiology | Talk | Brown University, Department of Epidemiology | 2011 | Providence, Rhode Island |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |