Leadership
Andrea Baccarelli, MD, PhD
Director of NIEHS Center for Environmental Health in Northern Manhattan, Leon Hess Professor, and Chair of Environmental Health Sciences
Endocrinologist and Environmental Epidemiologist
Areas of Research Focus: Aging and Elderly, Healthy Aging and Longevity, Big Data, Child Health and Development, Cardiovascular Disease, Chronic Disease, Diabetes, Neurological Disease / Disorders, Osteoporosis, Stress, Environmental Epidemiology, Environmental Toxins, Epigenetics, Urban Health.
Matthew Perzanowski, PhD
Deputy Director of NIEHS Center for Environmental Health in Northern Manhattan, Director of the Pilot Projects Program, and Interim Director of the Community Engagement Core, Associate Professor of Environmental Health Sciences
Pulmonary Epidemiologist
Areas of Research Focus: Child Health and Development, Asthma, Pollution--Air/Ground/Water, Environmental Epidemiology, Environmental Risk Factors, Molecular Epidemiology, Global Health, Public Health Education, Urban Health.
Pam Factor-Litvak, PhD
Director of the Study Design and Data Analytics Facility Core, Professor of Epidemiology, Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Epidemiology and Associate Dean for Research Resources
Environmental Epidemiologist
Areas of Research Focus: Lifecourse epidemiology and endocrine disruptors.
Regina Santella, PhD
Director of the Integrative Health Sciences Facility Core and Professor of Environmental Health Sciences
Biochemist
Areas of Research Focus: Cancer, Oncogenes, Chemical Hazards, Environmental Risk Factors, Molecular Epidemiology, Epigenetics, Gene-Environment Interactions, Genetic Susceptibility.
Julie Herbstman, PhD, ScM
Director of the Career Development Program and Associate Professor of Environmental Health Sciences
Environmental and Molecular Epidemiologist
Areas of Research Focus: Aging and Elderly, Breastfeeding, Child Health and Development, Environmental Epidemiology, Environmental Risk Factors, Environmental Toxins, Molecular Epidemiology, Epigenetics, Maternal Health, Perinatal Epidemiology, Prenatal/Perinatal Care, Urban Health.
Steven Chillrud, PhD
Director of the Exposure Assessment Facilty Core and Lamont Research Professor in the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Geochemist
Areas of Research Focus: Air and water pollution, Metals exposures, Personal exposure assessment, Geochemistry, Atmospheric Chemistry, Biogeochemistry, Environmental Chemistry, Groundwater Geochemistry, Low Temperature Geochemistry.
Full Members
Alan S. Brown, MD, MPH
Professor of Psychiatry & Epidemiology
Research Psychiatrist
Areas of Research Focus: Large-scale birth cohorts, Prenatal exposures & risk of psychiatric disorders, Autism.
Alfred Neugut, MD, PhD
Myron M. Studner Professor of Cancer Research in Medicine and Professor of Epidemiology at the CUIMC
Medical Oncologist and Cancer Epidemiologist
Areas of Research Focus: Outcomes Research, Risk Assessment and Communication, Cancer, Cancer Breast, Cancer Colon, Cancer Esophageal and Gastric, Cancer Lung, Cancer Prostate, Cancer Screening, Disparities / Inequalities in Health, Genetics, Ethics.
Allison Kupsco, PhD (New 2021)
Assistant Professor of Environmental Health Sciences
Environmental Toxicologist and Epidemiologist
Areas of Research Focus: Child Health and Development, Environmental Epidemiology, Molecular Epidemiology, Toxicity of Heavy Metals, Epigenetics.
Ana Navas-Acien, MD, PhD
Professor of Environmental Health Sciences and Director of the Columbia Superfund Research Program
Physician and Epidemiologist
Areas of Research Focus: Aging and Elderly, Clinical Trials, Intervention Studies, Longitudinal Studies, Survival Analysis, Cancer, Cardiovascular Disease, Chronic Disease, Diabetes, Disparities / Inequalities in Health, Pollution--Air/Ground/Water, Arsenic Exposure, Environmental Epidemiology, Lead Exposure, Molecular Epidemiology, Toxicity of Heavy Metals, Water Quality and Access, Obesity, Epigenetics, Gene-Environment Interactions, Genetic Susceptibility, Smoking (Tobacco).
Arianna Kim, PhD (New 2021)
Assistant Professor of Dermatology at CUIMC
Research Scientist
Areas of Research Focus: Understanding the molecular/signaling components that influence cell survival and how these components contribute to the pathological features of human cancer.
Brandon Pearson, PhD
Assistant Professor of Environmental Health Sciences
Behavioral Neuroscientist, Cell Biologist,Toxicologist
Areas of Research Focus: Healthy Aging and Longevity, Autism, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Neurological Disease / Disorders, Chemical Hazards, Toxicology, Epigenetics, Gene-Environment Interactions, Genetics, Mental Health.
Darby Jack, PhD
Associate Professor of Environmental Health Sciences
Areas of Research Focus: Risk Assessment and Communication, Pollution--Air/Ground/Water, Climate and Health, Environmental Risk Factors, Global Health, Poverty.
Deliang Tang, Md, DrPH
Associate Professor of Environmental Health Sciences
Molecular Epidemiologist
Areas of Research Focus: Child Health and Development, Low Birth Weight, Environmental Risk Factors, Gene-Environment Interactions, Global Health.
Diana Hernandez, PhD
Associate Professor of Sociomedical Sciences
Sociologist
Areas of Research Focus: Community Programs and Outreach, Disparities / Inequalities in Health, Minority Health, Social Factors in Health, Underserved Populations, Climate and Health, Environmental Risk Factors, Hunger/Food Insecurity, Poverty, Smoking (Tobacco), Urban Health.
Diane Re, PhD
Assistant Professor of Environmental Health Sciences
Neuroscientist
Areas of Research Focus: Neurological Disease/Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Chemical Hazards, Environmental Risk Factors, Environmental Toxins, Toxicity of Heavy Metals, Toxicology
Ezra Susser, MD, DrPH
Director of the Psychiatric Epidemiology Training Program and Professor of Epidemiology & Psychiatry
Psychiatric Epidemiologist
Areas of Research Focus: Child Health and Development, Autism, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Community Programs and Outreach, Discrimination/Bias, Disparities / Inequalities in Health, Homelessness, Immigrant Health, Social / Cultural Issues, Underserved Populations, Environmental Risk Factors, Lead Exposure, Molecular Epidemiology, Hunger/Food Insecurity, Nutrition, Epigenetics, Gene-Environment Interactions, Genomics, Global Health, Human Rights, Poverty, Rural Health, Health Systems Strengthening, Healthcare Providers, Healthcare Reform, History of Public Health, Perinatal Epidemiology, Prenatal/Perinatal Care, Mental Health, Schizophrenia, Life-course Approach to Prevention, Smoking (Tobacco).
Frederica Perera, PhD, DrPH
Professor of Environmental Health Sciences
Molecular Epidemiologist
Areas of Research Focus: Risk Assessment and Communication, Child Health and Development, Low Birth Weight, Asthma, Cancer, Neurological Disease / Disorders, Environmental Risk Factors, Gene-Environment Interactions, Genetic Susceptibility, Genetics, Global Health, Birth Outcomes.
Gary Miller, PhD
Professor of Environmental Health Sciences
Pharmacologist, Toxicologist, Molecular Neuroscientist
Areas of Research Focus: Alzheimer's Disease, Neurological Disease / Disorders, Parkinson's Disease, Chemical Hazards, Environmental Risk Factors, Environmental Toxins, Exposomics, Toxicology, Gene-Environment Interactions, Addiction/Drug Abuse.
Hiroshi Mitsumoto, MD
Wesley J. Howe Professor of Neurology at CUIMC
Neurologist and Physician Scientist
Areas of Research Focus: ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis), Lou Gehrig's Disease, Neuromuscular Disease, Oxidative stress & genetic-environmental factors.
Huichen Wu, DrPH
Assistant Professor of Environmental Health Sciences
Environmental Epidemiologist
Areas of Research Focus: DNA methylation markers of breast and liver cancer.
Jeanette Stingone, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Epidemiology
Pediatric Environmental Epidemiologist
Areas of Research Focus: Data Science, Child Health and Development, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Pollution--Air/Ground/Water, Environmental Epidemiology, Birth Outcomes, Perinatal Epidemiology, Urban Health.
Jeanine D'Armiento, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine (in Anesthesiology, Physiology & Cellular Biophysics) at CUIMC
Physician Scientist, Molecular Medicine
Areas of Research Focus: Lung disease and MMP biology/animal models.
Jeanine Genkinger, PhD, MHS
Associate Professor of Epidemiology
Epidemiologist and Nutritional Scientist
Areas of Research Focus: Longitudinal Studies, Survival Analysis, Cancer, Cancer Ovarian, Cancer Prostate, Chronic Disease, Nutrition, Obesity, Epigenetics.
Jeffrey Shaman, PhD
Professor of Environmental Health Sciences and Director of the Climate and Health Program at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
Geophysicist
Areas of Research Focus: Climate and Health, Emerging Infections, Epidemics, Infectious Disease.
Joan Casey, PhD
Assistant Professor of Environmental Health Sciences
Environmental Epidemiologist
Areas of Research Focus: Alzheimer's Disease, E-health, Spatial Analysis, Disparities / Inequalities in Health, Social Factors in Health, Pollution--Air/Ground/Water, Climate and Health, Environmental Epidemiology, Environmental Risk Factors, Birth Outcomes, Maternal Health, Perinatal Epidemiology, Mental Health.
Karen Marder, MD, MPH
Sally Kerlin Professor of Neurology at CUIMC
Physician and Behavioral Neurologist
Areas of Research Focus: Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia, Memory Loss, Behavioral Disorders, Huntington's Disease.
Manuela Orjuela-Grimm, MD, ScM
Assistant Professor of Epidemiology & Pediatrics (in the HICCC) at CUIMC
Molecular Epidemiologist and Pediatric Oncologist
Areas of Research Focus: Child Health and Development, Cancer, Disparities / Inequalities in Health, Immigrant Health, Molecular Epidemiology, Hunger/Food Insecurity, Nutrition, Epigenetics, Gene-Environment Interactions, Genetic Susceptibility, Global Health, Poverty.
Marianthi Kioumourtzoglou, ScD
Assistant Professor of Environmental Health Sciences
Environmental Engineer & Environmental Epidemiologist
Areas of Research Focus: Big Data, Data Science, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Neurological Disease / Disorders, Disparities / Inequalities in Health, Pollution--Air/Ground/Water, Climate and Health, Environmental Epidemiology, Environmental Toxins, Perinatal Epidemiology, Mental Health, Urban Health.
Associate Professor of Environmental Health Sciences
Civil Engineer
Areas of Research Focus: Cancer, Pollution--Air/Ground/Water, Chemical Hazards, Environmental Risk Factors, Urban Health.
Mary Beth Terry, PhD
Professor of Epidemiology in Environmental Health Sciences
Epidemiologist
Areas of Research Focus: Longitudinal Studies, Research Design and Methods, Adolescent Health, Cancer, Cancer Breast, Cancer Screening, Community Programs and Outreach, Disparities / Inequalities in Health, Women's Health, Environmental Epidemiology, Molecular Epidemiology, Genetic Susceptibility, Genetics, Perinatal Epidemiology, Life-course Approach to Prevention.
Mary Gamble, PhD
Associate Professor of Sociomedical Sciences
Nutritional Biochemist
Areas of Research Focus: Arsenic Exposure, Nutrition, Global Health.
Maya Deyssenroth, PhD
Assistant Professor of Environmental Health Sciences
Molecular Epidemiologist
Areas of Research Focus: Bioinformatics, Child Health and Development, Environmental Epidemiology, Molecular Epidemiology, Genomics, Birth Outcomes, Maternal Health, Perinatal Epidemiology.
Muhammad 'Faruque' Parvez, DrPH
Research Scientist in Environmental Health Sciences
Public Health Researchers in International Programs
Areas of Research Focus: Metals, air pollution, molecular toxicology & immune function.
R. Graham Barr, MD, DrPH
Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology
Physician Scientist and Epidemiologist
Areas of Research Focus: Air pollution & cardiopulmonary disease, Longitudinal Studies, Research Design and Methods.
Ronald Wapner, MD
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at CUIMC
Physician Scientist and OBGYN
Areas of Research Focus: Multi-center trials, environmental exposures & child health development, fetal anomalies, genetic testing, fetal testing, preterm birth prevention.
Sen Pei, PhD (New 2021)
Assistant Professor of Environmental Health Sciences
Biostatistician
Areas of Research Focus: Bayesian Methods, Epidemics, Infectious Disease.
Tom Hei, PhD
Professor of Radiation Oncology & Environmental Health Sciences (in the Center for Radiologic Research)
Radiation and Environmental Cancer Expert
Areas of Research Focus: Extracellular effects of ionizing radiation, Asbestos, Arsenic, Radon, Lung cancer, Animal models.
Virginia Rauh, PhD
Professor of Population & Family Health
Perinatal Epidemiologist
Areas of Research Focus: Child Health and Development, Low Birth Weight, Minority Health, Social / Cultural Issues, Social Epidemiology, Environmental Risk Factors, Birth Outcomes, Perinatal Epidemiology.
Ying Wei, PhD
Associate Professor of Biostatistics
Biostatistician
Areas of Research Focus: Biostatistics, Quantile regression, Longitudinal studies.
de8 [at] columbia.edu (David Evans, PhD)
Professor of Emeritus of Sociomedical Sciences (in Pediatrics) at CUIMC
Social Scientist
Areas of Research Focus: Asthma self-management education, community engagement.
Associate Members
Adana Llanos, PhD, MPH (New 2021)
Associate Professor of Epidemiology
Cancer and Molecular Epidemiologist
Areas of Research Focus: Cancer, Cancer Breast, Cancer--Chemical/Environmental Causes, Stress, Disparities / Inequalities in Health, Minority Health, Underserved Populations, Environmental Risk Factors, Molecular Epidemiology, Obesity, Epigenetics, Genetics.
Amy Margolis, MD
Assistant Professor of Medical Psychology (in Psychiatry) at CUIMC Pediatric Neuropsychologist
Areas of Research Focus: Children's health, Neurotoxicants, Learning disorders.
Beizhan Yan, PhD
Lamont Associate Research Professor
Geochemist
Areas of Research Focus: Biogemochemistry, environmental bioremediation.
Cecilia Sorensen, MD (New 2021)
Associate Professor of Environmental Health Sciences and Medicine at the CUIMC and Director of the Global Consortium on Climate and Health Education
Emergency Medicine Physician Investigator
Areas of Research Focus: Community-Based Healthcare, Women's Health, Climate and Health, Global Health, Refugee Health, Health Worker Education, Physician Education, Public Health Education.
Greg Freyer, PhD
Professor of Environmental Health Sciences
Molecular Biologist and Biochemist
Areas of Research Focus: Cancer, Oncogenes, Oncoproteins, Radiation Exposure, Gene-Environment Interactions, Genetic Susceptibility, Genetics.
Jasmine McDonald, PhD
Assistant Professor of Epidemiology
Epidemiologist
Areas of Research Focus: Longitudinal Studies, Adolescent Health, Breastfeeding, Child Health and Development, Cancer Breast, Chronic Disease, Disparities / Inequalities in Health, Minority Health, Women's Health, Environmental Risk Factors, Molecular Epidemiology, Epigenetics, Gene-Environment Interactions, Infectious Disease, Life-course Approach to Prevention, Risk Factors.
Kathrin Schilling, PhD (New 2021)
Assistant Professor of Environmental Health Sciences
Isotope Geochemist
Areas of Research Focus: Cancer, Cancer--Chemical/Environmental Causes, Pollution--Air/Ground/Water, Chemical Hazards, Climate and Health, Environmental Toxins, Toxicity of Heavy Metals, Water Quality and Access
Lewis Ziska, PhD
Assistant Professor of Environmental Health Sciences
Plant Physiologist
Areas of Research Focus: Climate change and rising carbon dioxide that address: agriculture and food security; invasive species; and plant biology and public health.
Linda Valeri, PhD, MSc
Assistant Professor of Biostatistics
Biostatistician
Areas of Research Focus: Data Science, Longitudinal Studies, Missing Data, Disparities / Inequalities in Health, Environmental Epidemiology, Mental Health, Schizophrenia.
Lynn Petukhova, PhD (New 2021)
Associate Professor of Epidemiology
Genetic Epidemiologist
Areas of Research Focus: Rare skin diseases, Exome sequencing, Genetic polymorphisms, Translational research.
Matthew Neidell, PhD
Professor of Health Policy and Management
Health Economist
Areas of Research Focus: Research Design and Methods, Pollution--Air/Ground/Water, Climate and Health, Healthcare Economics.
Assistant Professor of Environmental Health Sciences
Molecular Biologist/Ophthalmology
Areas of Research Focus: Aging and Elderly, Cancer, Cancer--Chemical/Environmental Causes, Arsenic Exposure, Chemical Hazards, Environmental Risk Factors, Environmental Toxins, Radiation Exposure, Toxicity of Heavy Metals, Toxicology, Epigenetics, Gene-Environment Interactions, Genetic Susceptibility, Genetics, Genomics, Public Health Education.
Stephanie Lovinsky-Desir, MD, MS
Director of the Division of Pulmonary Medicine in the Department of Pediatrics and Assistant Professor of Pediatric Pulmonology
Physician Scientist and Pediatric Pulmonologist
Areas of Research Focus: Children's respiratory health, Asthma, Physical activity, Air pollution.
Tiffany Sanchez, PhD
Assistant Professor of Environmental Health Sciences
Environmental and Molecular Epidemiologist
Areas of Research Focus: Big Data, Data Science, Longitudinal Studies, Multilevel Modeling, Chronic Disease, Underserved Populations, Pollution--Air/Ground/Water, Arsenic Exposure, Environmental Epidemiology, Environmental Risk Factors, Molecular Epidemiology, Toxicity of Heavy Metals, Water Quality and Access, Global Health, Smoking (Tobacco).
Administration/Technicians/Biostatistical Support Staff
Richard Buchsbaum
Qixuan Chen
Bin Cheng
Carolina Montes Garcia
Irina Gurvich
Nancy LoIacono
Jeremy Porter
Peggy Shepard (WE ACT)
Vesna Slavkovich
Seamus Thompson
Wei-Yann Tsai
Shuang Wang