Rob Scot McConnell, MD

Dr. Rob McConnell is a physician and environmental epidemiologist, and Professor of Preventive Medicine. He directs the NIH/Environmental Protection Agency-supported Southern California Children’s Environmental Health Center. He has studied the effects of air pollution on children’s health, including the development of asthma and lung function deficits, and early markers for cardiovascular disease. Dr. McConnell has investigated susceptibility to the effects of environmental exposures conferred by psychosocial stress and social factors, exercise, genetics and co-exposures associated with housing conditions. He has interest, in addition, in the development of methods for estimating the burden of disease associated with near-roadway air pollution and for assessing exposure in environmental epidemiology. Currently funded research is focused on environmental determinants of autism and of obesity and its metabolic consequences in children; on respiratory hazards of e-cigarette use; and on the determinants of tobacco product use as a project director in the USC Tobacco Center for Regulatory Science. He co-directs the NIEHS T32 training program in environmental genomics and the Career Development Program of the NIEHS-supported Southern California Environmental Health Sciences Center. Prior to coming to USC, he directed a World Health Organization regional environmental health center for Latin America and the Caribbean. Dr. McConnell is a member of EPA’s Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) Particulate Matter Panel. He is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Selected peer-reviewed publications (from over 140):

1. Impact of air pollution on childhood respiratory disease and lung function and asthma.

a. McConnell R, Berhane K, Gilliland F, London SJ, Islam T, Gauderman WJ, Avol E, Margolis HG, Peters JM. Asthma in exercising children exposed to ozone: a cohort study. Lancet. 2002 Feb 2;359(9304):386-91. PubMed PMID: 11844508
b. Gauderman WJ, Vora H, McConnell R, Berhane K, Gilliland F, Thomas D, Lurmann F, Avol E, Kunzli N, Jerrett M, Peters J. Effect of exposure to traffic on lung development from 10 to 18 years of age: a cohort study. Lancet. 2007 Feb 17;369(9561):571-7. PubMed PMID: 17307103.
c. McConnell R, Islam T, Shankardass K, Jerrett M, Lurmann F, Gilliland F, Gauderman J, Avol E, Künzli N, Yao L, Peters J, Berhane K. Childhood incident asthma and traffic-related air pollution at home and school. Environ Health Perspect. 2010 Jul;118(7):1021-6. PubMed PMID: 20371422; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2920902.
d. *Urman R, McConnell R, Islam T, Avol EL, Lurmann FW, Vora H, Linn WS, Rappaport EB, Gilliland FD, Gauderman WJ. Associations of children’s lung function with ambient air pollution: joint effects of regional and near-roadway pollutants. Thorax. 2014 Jun;69(6):540-7. PubMed PMID: 24253832; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4191894.
e. Gauderman WJ, Urman R, Avol E, Berhane K, McConnell R, Rappaport E, Chang R, Lurmann F, Gilliland F. Association of improved air quality with lung development in children. N Engl J Med. 2015 Mar 5;372(10):905-13. PubMed PMID: 25738666; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4430551.

2. Novel risk factors for respiratory disease and their interactions with air pollution that may provide clues to relevant biological pathways.

a. McConnell R, Berhane K, Molitor J, Gilliland F, Künzli N, Thorne PS, Thomas D, Gauderman WJ, Avol E, Lurmann F, Rappaport E, Jerrett M, Peters JM. Dog ownership enhances symptomatic responses to air pollution in children with asthma. Environ Health Perspect. 2006 Dec;114(12):1910-5. PubMed PMID: 17185284; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC1764158.
b. *Shankardass K, McConnell R, Jerrett M, Milam J, Richardson J, Berhane K. Parental stress increases the effect of traffic-related air pollution on childhood asthma incidence. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2009 Jul 28;106(30):12406-11. PubMed PMID: 19620729; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2718368.
c. *Islam T, McConnell R, Gauderman WJ, Berhane K, Avol E, Peters JM,Gilliland FD. Glutathione-S-Transferase (GST) P1, exercise, ozone and asthma incidence in school children. Thorax. 2009 Mar; 64(3):197-202. PubMed PMID: 18988661; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC2738935.
d. *Islam T, Urman R, Gauderman WJ, Milam J, Lurmann F, Shankardass K, Avol E, Gilliland F, McConnell R. Parental Stress Increases the Detrimental Effect of Traffic Exposure on Children’s Lung Function. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2011 Oct 1;184(7):822-7. PubMed PMID: 21700914; PMCID: PMC3208647.
3. Neurological effects of diverse environmental exposures in studies of children and workers.
a. Rosenstock L, Keifer M, Daniell WE, McConnell R, Claypoole K. Chronic central nervous system effects of acute organophosphate pesticide intoxication. The Pesticide Health Effects Study Group. Lancet. 1991 Jul 27;338(8761):223-7. PubMed PMID: 1676786.
b. *Volk HE, Hertz-Picciotto I, Delwiche L, Lurmann F, McConnell R. Residential proximity to freeways and autism in the CHARGE study. Environ Health Perspect. 2011 Jun;119(6):873-7. PubMed PMID: 21156395; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3114825.
c. *Volk HE, Lurmann F, Penfold B, Hertz-Picciotto I, McConnell R. Traffic-related air pollution, particulate matter, and autism. JAMA Psychiatry. 2013 Jan;70(1):71-7. PubMed PMID: 23404082; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4019010.
d. *Volk HE, Kerin T, Lurmann F, Hertz-Picciotto I, McConnell R, Campbell DB. Autism spectrum disorder: interaction of air pollution with the MET receptor tyrosine kinase gene. Epidemiology. 2014 Jan;25(1):44-7. PubMed PMID: 24240654; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4019012.

4. Associations of air pollution in children with obesogenic and cardiometabolic outcomes.

a. Breton CV, Wang X, Mack WJ, Berhane K, Lopez M, Islam TS, Feng M, Lurmann F, McConnell R, Hodis HN, Künzli N, Avol E. Childhood air pollutant exposure and carotid artery intima-media thickness in young adults. Circulation. 2012 Sep 25;126(13):1614-20. PubMed PMID: 22896588; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3474843.
b. Jerrett M, McConnell R, Wolch J, Chang R, Lam C, Dunton G, Gilliland F, Lurmann F, Islam T, Berhane K. Traffic-related air pollution and obesity formation in children: a longitudinal, multilevel analysis. Environ Health. 2014 Jun 9;13:49. PubMed PMID: 24913018; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4106205.
c. McConnell R, Shen E, Gilliland FD, Jerrett M, Wolch J, Chang CC, Lurmann F, Berhane K. A longitudinal cohort study of body mass index and childhood exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke and air pollution: the Southern California Children’s Health Study. Environ Health Perspect. 2015 Apr;123(4):360-6. PubMed PMID: 25389275; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4384197.
d. *Ghosh R, Gauderman W, Minor H, Youn H, Lurman F, Cromar K, Chatzi L, Belcher B, Ren Fielding C, McConnell R. Air pollution, weight loss and metabolic benefits of bariatric surgery: A potential model for study of metabolic effects of environmental exposures. International Journal of Pediatric Obesity in press.

5. Emerging risks of e-cigarettes, cigarettes, and other alternative tobacco products

a. *Barrington-Trimis, JL, Samet, JM, McConnell, R. Flavorings in Electronic Cigarettes: An Unrecognized Respiratory Health Hazard? JAMA. 2014 Dec 17;312(23):2493-4.doi:10.1001/jama.2014.14830.
b. *Barrington-Trimis JL, Urman R, Berhane K, Unger JB, Cruz TB, Pentz MA, Samet JM, Leventhal AM, McConnell R. E-Cigarettes and Future Cigarette Use. Pediatrics. 2016;138(1). PubMed PMID: 27296866; PMCID: PMC4925085.
c. *Barrington-Trimis JL, Urman R, Leventhal AM, Gauderman WJ, Cruz TB, Gilreath TD, Howland S, Unger JB, Berhane K, Samet JM, McConnell R. E-cigarettes, Cigarettes, and the Prevalence of Adolescent Tobacco Use. Pediatrics. 2016; 138(2). PubMed PMID: 27401102; PMCID: PNC4960723.
d. McConnell R, Barrington-Trimis JL, Wang K, Urman R, Hong H, Unger J, Samet J, Leventhal A, Berhane K. Electronic-cigarette Use and Respiratory Symptoms in Adolescents. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2017;195(8):1043-1049. PubMed PMID: 27806211.

6. Novel methods for assessing burden and cost of disease associated with near-roadway air pollution and applications to engagement of Southern California stakeholders

a. Künzli N, Perez L, Lurmann F, Hricko A, Penfold B, McConnell R. An attributable risk model for exposures assumed to cause both chronic disease and its exacerbations. Epidemiology. 2008;19(2):179-85. PubMed PMID: 18300703
b. *Brandt S, Perez L, Künzli N, Lurmann F, McConnell R. Costs of childhood asthma due to traffic-related pollution in two California communities. European Respiratory Journal. 2012 Aug;40(2):363-70. PubMed PMID: 22267764; PMCID: PMC4396740.
c. *Perez L, Lurman F, Wilson J, Pastor M, Brandt S, Kunzli N, McConnell R. Near-Roadway Pollution and Childhood Asthma: Implications for Developing “Win-Win” Compact Urban Development and Clean Vehicle Strategies. Environ Health Perspect. 2012; 120(11):1619-26. PubMed PMID: 23008270; PMCID: PMC3556611.
d. Brandt, S, Perez, L, Kunzil, N, Lurman, F, Wilson, J, Pastor, McConnell, R. Cost of near-roadway and regional air pollution–attributable childhood asthma in Los Angeles County.Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2014,134:5;1028-1035. PubMed PMID: 25439228; PMCID: PMC4257136.
e. *Ghosh R, Lurmann F, Perez L, Penfold B, Brandt S, Wilson J, Milet M, Künzli N, McConnell R. Near-Roadway Air Pollution and Coronary Heart Disease: Burden of Disease and Potential Impact of a Greenhouse Gas Reduction Strategy in Southern California. Environ Health Perspect. 2016 Aug;124(2):193-200. PubMed PMID: 26149207; PMCID: PMC4749075.

*Student or junior faculty mentored by McConnell

A complete list of peer reviewed publications is available at:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/myncbi/rob.mcconnell.1/bibliography/40704438/public/?sort=date&direction= descending

• Southern California Center for Children?s Environmental Health Translational Research
  NIH · P2CES033433 · Dec 9, 2021 – Nov 30, 2026 · Role: Principal Investigator
• Particulate Air Pollutants and Autism Risk: Exposure Characteristics, Indicators of Susceptibility, and Mechanistic Pathways
  NIH · R01ES029963 · Aug 1, 2019 – May 31, 2024 · Role: Co-Principal Investigator
• Diacetyl in e-cigarette flavorings: Acute and subacute pulmonary effects
  NIH · R21HD084812 · Aug 1, 2015 – Jul 31, 2020 · Role: Principal Investigator
• Air pollution, immune modulation of adipose tissue and type-2 diabetes risk factors
  NIH · R21ES024707 · Jul 10, 2014 – Jun 30, 2018 · Role: Principal Investigator
• Southern California Children's Enviromental Health Center (SC-CEHC)
  NIH · P01ES022845 · Jul 1, 2013 – May 31, 2021 · Role: Principal Investigator
• Investigating Gene-Environment Interaction in Autism: Air Pollution x
  NIH · R21ES019002 · Sep 28, 2009 – Jul 31, 2012 · Role: Principal Investigator
• Childhood Asthma, Susceptibility and Biological Activity of Ambient Particles
  NIH · R01ES016535 · Sep 10, 2008 – Jun 30, 2015 · Role: Principal Investigator
• Socioeconomic Status, Stress, Air Pollution and Asthma
  NIH · R03ES014046 · Sep 1, 2005 – Aug 31, 2008 · Role: Principal Investigator
• Environmental Genomics
  NIH · T32ES013678 · Apr 30, 2005 – Jun 30, 2025 · Role: Co-Principal Investigator
• Environmental Exposures, Host Factors and Human Disease
  NIH · P30ES007048 · Apr 1, 1996 – Apr 30, 2031 · Role: Principal Investigator

• Corrigendum to “Effects of ambient fine particulates, nitrogen dioxide, and ozone on maturation of functional brain networks across early adolescence” [Environ. Int. 177 (2023) 108001]. Environ Int. 2026 Jul 30; 110417.. View in PubMed
• Palliative care inpatients favour research participation irrespective of prognosis, performance or socioeconomic status: multicentre cohort study. BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2026 Jun 29; 16(4):973-978.. View in PubMed
• Newborn metabolomics linking prenatal air pollution exposure and autism spectrum disorder risk in children. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2026 Apr 27.. View in PubMed
• Intersections as Hot Spots: Assessing the Contribution of Localized Nontailpipe Emissions and Noise on the Association Between Traffic and Children’s Lung Function. Res Rep Health Eff Inst. 2026 04.. View in PubMed
• The potential effects of hypothetical PM2.5 interventions on childhood autism in different neighborhood socioeconomic contexts. Am J Epidemiol. 2026 03 05; 195(3):689-698.. View in PubMed
• Prenatal exposure to extreme heat and autism in children. Sci Total Environ. 2026 Feb 20; 1017:181373.. View in PubMed
• Prenatal Exposure to Wildfire and Autism in Children. Environ Sci Technol. 2026 Feb 03; 60(4):2907-2916.. View in PubMed
• Exposure to Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and Liver Cancer: A Systematic Review of Animal and Epidemiological Studies. Environ Sci Technol. 2026 Feb 03; 60(4):2816-2831.. View in PubMed
• Susceptible windows of long-term childhood exposure to air pollution on adult self-reported bronchitic symptoms. Int J Epidemiol. 2026 Jan 02; 55(1).. View in PubMed
• Effects of exposure to snus marketing with versus without modified risk tobacco product claims on snus use intention and perceived harm among young adults. Tob Control. 2025 Dec 10; 34(6):733-738.. View in PubMed
• Impact of heat exposure on sleep health and its population vulnerability in the United States. Environ Int. 2025 Dec; 206:109942.. View in PubMed
• Polyfluoroalkyl substances and altered glucose homeostasis in adolescents following bariatric surgery. Environ Endocrinol. 2026 Jan; 2(1):wkaf003.. View in PubMed
• Associations between per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease in adolescents and young adults: modifying roles of age, lifestyle factors, and PNPLA3 genotype. Environ Res. 2026 Jan 01; 288(Pt 2):123320.. View in PubMed
• Mediating role of proteomics in the association between per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance exposure and blood pressure in youth. Environ Pollut. 2025 Dec 15; 387:127336.. View in PubMed
• Dietary Macronutrient Intake and the Gut Microbiome in Adults Undergoing Bariatric Surgery for Obesity. medRxiv. 2025 Oct 30.. View in PubMed
• Translational framework linking perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA) exposure to metabolic dysfunction associated steatotic liver disease in adolescents. Commun Med (Lond). 2025 Oct 29; 5(1):430.. View in PubMed
• Plasma Metabolomic and Proteomic Signatures of Blood Pressure Management After Bariatric Surgery Among Adolescents. Hypertension. 2025 Dec; 82(12):2183-2196.. View in PubMed
• PFAS Exposure and Postoperative Weight Regain in Adolescents After Bariatric Surgery: Findings From the Teen-LABS Study. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2025 Oct; 33(10):1930-1954.. View in PubMed
• Chrome Plating Facility Siting Is Associated with Neighborhood Demographic and Socioeconomic Factors and Elevated Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Blood in California. Environ Sci Technol. 2025 Jul 01; 59(25):12520-12532.. View in PubMed
• Beyond the Surface: Mapping DDE’s Metabolic Footprint on Adolescent Obesity. Environ Health Perspect. 2025 Jun 03.. View in PubMed
• Longitudinal patterns of e-cigarette use initiation and progression to frequent vaping from mid-to-late adolescence to young adulthood. Addiction. 2025 Aug; 120(8):1571-1581.. View in PubMed
• Childhood Exposure to Air Pollution, Body Mass Index Trajectories, and Insulin Resistance Among Young Adults. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 04 01; 8(4):e256431.. View in PubMed
• Frequentist Grouped Weighted Quantile Sum Regression for Correlated Chemical Mixtures. Stat Med. 2025 Mar 30; 44(7):e70078.. View in PubMed
• Discordant sibling analysis of autism risk associated with prenatal exposure to tailpipe and non-tailpipe particulate matter pollution. Environ Res. 2025 Jun 15; 275:121449.. View in PubMed
• Proteins and pathways involved in inflammation are longitudinally associated with total body bone mineral density among primarily Hispanic overweight/obese adolescents and young adults. J Bone Miner Res. 2025 Mar 15; 40(3):372-381.. View in PubMed
• Integrated Spheroid-to-Population Framework for Evaluating PFHpA-Associated Metabolic Dysfunction and Steatotic Liver Disease. Res Sq. 2025 Mar 04.. View in PubMed
• Air Pollution Exposure, Prefrontal Connectivity, and Emotional Behavior in Early Adolescence. Res Rep Health Eff Inst. 2025 03.. View in PubMed
• Metabolic Signatures in Adipose Tissue Linking Lipophilic Persistent Organic Pollutant Mixtures to Blood Pressure Five Years After Bariatric Surgery Among Adolescents. Environ Sci Technol. 2025 Mar 11; 59(9):4364-4375.. View in PubMed
• Associations between per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and county-level cancer incidence between 2016 and 2021 and incident cancer burden attributable to PFAS in drinking water in the United States. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2025 May; 35(3):425-436.. View in PubMed
• Examining disparities in PFAS plasma concentrations: Impact of drinking water contamination, food access, proximity to industrial facilities and superfund sites. Environ Res. 2025 Jan 01; 264(Pt 1):120370.. View in PubMed
• Associations between Fine Particulate Matter Components, Their Sources, and Cognitive Outcomes in Children Ages 9-10 Years Old from the United States. Environ Health Perspect. 2024 Oct; 132(10):107009.. View in PubMed
• Impact of childhood exposure to traffic related air pollution on adult cardiometabolic health: Exploring the role of perceived stress. Environ Res. 2024 Dec 15; 263(Pt 2):120130.. View in PubMed
• Childhood Air Pollution Exposure Associated with Self-reported Bronchitic Symptoms in Adulthood. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2024 10 15; 210(8):1025-1034.. View in PubMed
• Prenatal Exposure to Source-Specific Fine Particulate Matter and Autism Spectrum Disorder. Environ Sci Technol. 2024 Oct 22; 58(42):18566-18577.. View in PubMed
• Decomposing the variance: The unique and shared associations of fine and ultrafine particulate matter exposed during pregnancy with child autism spectrum disorder. Sci Total Environ. 2024 Dec 01; 954:176609.. View in PubMed
• Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances and disrupted sleep: mediating roles of proteins. Environ Adv. 2024 Oct; 17.. View in PubMed
• The future of climate health research: An urgent call for equitable action- and solution-oriented science. Environ Epidemiol. 2024 Oct; 8(5):e331.. View in PubMed
• Recall of Flavor at First E-cigarette Use and Its Association with E-cigarette Progression: The Mediating Effects of First Sensory Experience. J Pediatr. 2024 12; 275:114246.. View in PubMed
• Dysregulated metabolic pathways associated with air pollution exposure and the risk of autism: Evidence from epidemiological studies. Environ Pollut. 2024 Nov 15; 361:124729.. View in PubMed
• Carotid Artery Wall Echogenicity Measured by Gray Scale Median of the Intima-Media Complex From Childhood to Young Adulthood. J Am Heart Assoc. 2024 Aug 06; 13(15):e034821.. View in PubMed
• Integrating Multi-Omics with environmental data for precision health: A novel analytic framework and case study on prenatal mercury induced childhood fatty liver disease. Environ Int. 2024 Aug; 190:108930.. View in PubMed
• Exposure to multiple ambient air pollutants changes white matter microstructure during early adolescence with sex-specific differences. Commun Med (Lond). 2024 Aug 01; 4(1):155.. View in PubMed
• Association Between Cardiovascular Health and Subclinical Atherosclerosis Among Young Adults Using the American Heart Association’s “Life’s Essential 8” Metrics. J Am Heart Assoc. 2024 Aug 06; 13(15):e033990.. View in PubMed
• Association between cannabis use and nicotine use persistence among adolescents. Addict Behav. 2024 11; 158:108106.. View in PubMed
• Prevalence of Thyroid Nodules in Residents of Ukraine Exposed as Children or Adolescents to Iodine-131 from the Chornobyl Accident. Thyroid. 2024 07; 34(7):890-898.. View in PubMed
• Exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and alterations in plasma microRNA profiles in children. Environ Res. 2024 Oct 15; 259:119496.. View in PubMed
• Estimating near-roadway air pollution from multi-frequency noise measurements. Sci Total Environ. 2024 Sep 20; 944:173900.. View in PubMed
• Does socioeconomic and environmental burden affect vulnerability to extreme air pollution and heat? A case-crossover study of mortality in California. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2025 Apr; 35(2):294-302.. View in PubMed
• Changes in plasma concentrations of per- and Polyfluoroalkyl substances after bariatric surgery in adolescents from the Teen-Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric Surgery (Teen-LABS) study. Sci Total Environ. 2024 Jun 20; 930:172840.. View in PubMed
• Longitudinal Transitions Between Use of Combustible, Noncombustible, and Multiple Cannabis Products From Adolescence to Young Adulthood and Intersections With Nicotine Use. Am J Epidemiol. 2024 04 08; 193(4):617-625.. View in PubMed
• Disposable E-Cigarette Use and Subsequent Use Patterns in Adolescents and Young Adults. Pediatrics. 2024 Apr 01; 153(4).. View in PubMed
• Exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and high-throughput proteomics in Hispanic youth. Environ Int. 2024 Apr; 186:108601.. View in PubMed
• Exposure to 4,4′-DDE in visceral adipose tissue and weight loss in adolescents from the Teen-LABS cohort. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2024 05; 32(5):1023-1032.. View in PubMed
• Neighborhood Disadvantage and Autism Spectrum Disorder in a Population With Health Insurance. JAMA Psychiatry. 2024 02 01; 81(2):209-213.. View in PubMed
• Circulating microRNA expression and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in adolescents with severe obesity. World J Gastroenterol. 2024 Jan 28; 30(4):332-345.. View in PubMed
• Prospective study of e-cigarette use and respiratory symptoms in adolescents and young adults. Thorax. 2024 01 18; 79(2):163-168.. View in PubMed
• Perceived Stress From Childhood to Adulthood and Cardiometabolic End Points in Young Adulthood: An 18-Year Prospective Study. J Am Heart Assoc. 2024 02 06; 13(3):e030741.. View in PubMed
• Exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances and longitudinal changes in bone mineral density in adolescents and young adults: A multi-cohort study. Environ Res. 2024 Mar 01; 244:117611.. View in PubMed
• Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, polychlorinated biphenyls, organochlorine pesticides, and polybrominated diphenyl ethers and dysregulation of MicroRNA expression in humans and animals-A systematic review. Environ Res. 2024 Mar 01; 244:117832.. View in PubMed
• Predicting the Climate Impact of Healthcare Facilities Using Gradient Boosting Machines. Clean Environ Syst. 2024 Mar; 12.. View in PubMed
• Air pollution and age-dependent changes in emotional behavior across early adolescence in the U.S. Environ Res. 2024 Jan 01; 240(Pt 1):117390.. View in PubMed
• Associations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, polychlorinated biphenyls, organochlorine pesticides, and polybrominated diphenyl ethers with oxidative stress markers: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Environ Res. 2023 12 15; 239(Pt 1):117308.. View in PubMed
• Paired Liver:Plasma PFAS Concentration Ratios from Adolescents in the Teen-LABS Study and Derivation of Empirical and Mass Balance Models to Predict and Explain Liver PFAS Accumulation. Environ Sci Technol. 2023 10 10; 57(40):14817-14826.. View in PubMed
• The interaction of e-cigarette use and mental health symptoms on risk of cigarette smoking initiation among young adults in the United States. Addiction. 2023 12; 118(12):2317-2326.. View in PubMed
• Sex-specific effects in how childhood exposures to multiple ambient air pollutants affect white matter microstructure development across early adolescence. Res Sq. 2023 Aug 17.. View in PubMed
• Prenatal air pollution, maternal immune activation, and autism spectrum disorder. Environ Int. 2023 09; 179:108148.. View in PubMed
• Disparities in greenspace associated with sleep duration among adolescent children in Southern California. Environ Epidemiol. 2023 Aug; 7(4):e264.. View in PubMed
• Effects of ambient fine particulates, nitrogen dioxide, and ozone on maturation of functional brain networks across early adolescence. Environ Int. 2023 07; 177:108001.. View in PubMed
• Effects of dual use of e-cigarette and cannabis during adolescence on cigarette use in young adulthood. Tob Control. 2023 May 05.. View in PubMed
• Air pollution and emotional behavior in adolescents across the U.S. medRxiv. 2023 Apr 25.. View in PubMed
• Adaptation Resources and Responses to Wildfire Smoke and Other Forms of Air Pollution in Low-Income Urban Settings: A Mixed-Methods Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 04 04; 20(7).. View in PubMed
• Racial, Ethnic, and Education Differences in Age of Smoking Initiation Among Young Adults in the United States, 2002 to 2019. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 03 01; 6(3):e235742.. View in PubMed
• Ambient temperature and air pollution associations with suicide and homicide mortality in California: A statewide case-crossover study. Sci Total Environ. 2023 May 20; 874:162462.. View in PubMed
• California’s early transition to electric vehicles: Observed health and air quality co-benefits. Sci Total Environ. 2023 Apr 01; 867:161761.. View in PubMed
• Ambient fine particulate exposure and subcortical gray matter microarchitecture in 9- and 10-year-old children across the United States. iScience. 2023 Mar 17; 26(3):106087.. View in PubMed
• Prenatal exposure to tailpipe and non-tailpipe tracers of particulate matter pollution and autism spectrum disorders. Environ Int. 2023 01; 171:107736.. View in PubMed
• Associations of Autism Spectrum Disorder with PM2.5 Components: A Comparative Study Using Two Different Exposure Models. Environ Sci Technol. 2023 01 10; 57(1):405-414.. View in PubMed
• Willingness to Use Commercial Nicotine Gums, Lozenges, and Gummies Among Nontobacco Using Adolescents in Southern California. J Adolesc Health. 2023 02; 72(2):277-286.. View in PubMed
• Underage E-Cigarette Purchasing and Vaping Progression Among Young Adults. J Adolesc Health. 2023 02; 72(2):260-266.. View in PubMed
• The Effects of Coexposure to Extremes of Heat and Particulate Air Pollution on Mortality in California: Implications for Climate Change. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2022 11 01; 206(9):1117-1127.. View in PubMed
• Estimating traffic noise over a large urban area: An evaluation of methods. Environ Int. 2022 Dec; 170:107583.. View in PubMed
• Vulnerable, Resilient, or Both? A Qualitative Study of Adaptation Resources and Behaviors to Heat Waves and Health Outcomes of Low-Income Residents of Urban Heat Islands. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 09 04; 19(17).. View in PubMed
• Prospective association between e-cigarette use frequency patterns and cigarette smoking abstinence among adult cigarette smokers in the United States. Addiction. 2022 12; 117(12):3129-3139.. View in PubMed
• Exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances and risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in a multiethnic cohort. JHEP Rep. 2022 Oct; 4(10):100550.. View in PubMed
• Motivations for E-cigarette use and associations with vaping frequency and smoking abstinence among adults who smoke cigarettes in the United States. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2022 09 01; 238:109583.. View in PubMed
• Temperature variability associations with cardiovascular and respiratory emergency department visits in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Environ Int. 2022 06; 164:107267.. View in PubMed
• Exposure to per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and Markers of Liver Injury: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Environ Health Perspect. 2022 04; 130(4):46001.. View in PubMed
• Exposure models for particulate matter elemental concentrations in Southern California. Environ Int. 2022 07; 165:107247.. View in PubMed
• Near-roadway air pollution, immune cells and adipokines among obese young adults. Environ Health. 2022 03 19; 21(1):36.. View in PubMed
• Prenatal Exposure to Air Pollution and Autism Spectrum Disorder: Sensitive Windows of Exposure and Sex Differences. Environ Health Perspect. 2022 01; 130(1):17008.. View in PubMed
• Secondhand nicotine vaping at home and respiratory symptoms in young adults. Thorax. 2022 07; 77(7):663-668.. View in PubMed
• Tobacco-free Nicotine – New Name, Same Scheme? N Engl J Med. 2021 Dec 23; 385(26):2406-2408. Cwalina SN, McConnell R , Benowitz NL , Barrington-Trimis JL . . View in PubMed
• Evidence of susceptibility to autism risks associated with early life ambient air pollution: A systematic review. Environ Res. 2022 05 15; 208:112590.. View in PubMed
• Association of Outdoor Ambient Fine Particulate Matter With Intracellular White Matter Microstructural Properties Among Children. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 12 01; 4(12):e2138300.. View in PubMed
• Prenatal exposure to persistent organic pollutants and childhood obesity: A systematic review and meta-analysis of human studies. Obes Rev. 2022 01; 23.. View in PubMed
• Risk of lead exposure, subcortical brain structure, and cognition in a large cohort of 9- to 10-year-old children. PLoS One. 2021; 16(10):e0258469.. View in PubMed
• In Utero Exposure to Mercury Is Associated With Increased Susceptibility to Liver Injury and Inflammation in Childhood. Hepatology. 2021 09; 74(3):1546-1559.. View in PubMed
• Association of Local Variation in Neighborhood Disadvantage in Metropolitan Areas With Youth Neurocognition and Brain Structure. JAMA Pediatr. 2021 08 01; 175(8):e210426.. View in PubMed
• Prenatal and childhood exposure to air pollution and traffic and the risk of liver injury in European children. Environ Epidemiol. 2021 Jun; 5(3):e153.. View in PubMed
• Prevalence of Young Adult Vaping, Substance Vaped, and Purchase Location Across Five Categories of Vaping Devices. Nicotine Tob Res. 2021 05 04; 23(5):829-835.. View in PubMed

• Leventhal, Adam
• Peters, Anne
• Barrington-Trimis, Jessica