Sandrah Proctor Eckel, PhD

Associate Professor of Population and Public Health Sciences

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Overview

I am an Associate Professor in the Division of Biostatistics of the Department of Population and Public Health Sciences at the University of Southern California (USC). My work focuses on on statistical methods and applications in environmental epidemiology and climate change and health. I led an NIEHS-funded R01 on statisical methods for exhaled nitric oxide and I led the statistical group working on methods for sensor-based, integrated health monitoring systems for measuring environmental, physiological, and behavioral factors in epidemiological studies of asthma in children. I direct the PhD Program in Biostatistics at USC.

Education and Training

  • Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD — PhD — 2009 — Biostatistics

Research Funding

  • Statistical methods for exhaled breath biomarkers in environmental epidemiology
    NIH · R01ES027860 · Sep 30, 2017 – Jun 30, 2021 · Role: Principal Investigator
  • Pediatric Research using Integrated Sensor Monitoring Systems (PRISMS): Data and Software Coordination and Integration Center (DSCIC)
    NIH · U24EB021996 · Sep 30, 2015 – Sep 29, 2019 · Role: Multiple Principal Investigator
  • Methods for modeling air pollution effects on exhaled biomarkers
    NIH · K22ES022987 · Aug 15, 2013 – Jul 31, 2017 · Role: Principal Investigator

Publications

  • Prospective association of tobacco retailer density and neighbourhood walkability with youth vaping initiation in California, USA. Tob Control. 2026 04 13; 35(2):215-222.. View in PubMed
  • Prenatal heat stress and predicted postpartum cardiovascular disease risk: a longitudinal cohort study. Sci Rep. 2026 Apr 02; 16(1).. View in PubMed
  • Distance to a Drying Saline Lake and Lung Function Development in a Rural Border Cohort of Children. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 04 01; 9(4):e264812.. 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
  • Electric vehicle adoption, gentrification, and housing prices: a longitudinal study in California. Environ Res Commun. 2026 Mar 01; 8(3):031004.. View in PubMed
  • Metabolites and proteins may mediate the relationship between diet quality and insulin sensitivity in young adult cohort. J Diabetes Metab Disord. 2026 Jun; 25(1):90.. View in PubMed
  • Prenatal exposure to extreme heat and autism in children. Sci Total Environ. 2026 Feb 20; 1017:181373.. View in PubMed
  • Zero-emissions vehicle adoption and satellite-measured NO2 air pollution in California, USA, from 2019 to 2023: a longitudinal observational study. Lancet Planet Health. 2026 Jan; 10(1):101379.. View in PubMed
  • Prenatal Exposure to Wildfire and Autism in Children. Environ Sci Technol. 2026 Feb 03; 60(4):2907-2916.. View in PubMed
  • Third-trimester diet and prenatal depression in the MADRES cohort. Nutrition. 2026 May; 145:113110.. View in PubMed