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Lynn R. Goldman Faculty Member
Positions
- Dean, Environmental and Occupational Health , Milken Institute School of Public Health 2010 -
- Michael and Lori Milken Dean of Public Health, Milken Institute School of Public Health , The George Washington University 2010 -
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Affiliation
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Publications
selected publications
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letter
- Access to chemical data used in regulatory decision making. Environmental Health Perspectives. 2013
- Misuse of blood serum to assess exposure to bisphenol A and phthalates. Breast Cancer Research. 2013
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academic article
- Methyl mercury, but not inorganic mercury, associated with blood pressure during pregnancy. Environmental Research. 2017
- Prenatal exposure to tobacco smoke leads to increased mitochondrial DNA content in umbilical cord serum associated to reduced gestational age. International Journal of Environmental Health Research. 2017
- Concluding commentary: Children in all cancer prevention policy decisions 2016
- Advancing the Health of Communities and Populations: A Vital Direction for Health and Health Care (Discussion Paper). NAM Vital Directions for Health and Health Care. 2016
- Cord Blood Methylmercury and Fetal Growth Outcomes in Baltimore Newborns: Potential Confounding and Effect Modification by Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Selenium, and Sex.. Environmental health perspectives. 2016
- Drinking water system, treatment, and contamination in Shatila Refugee Camp in Beirut, Lebanon. Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 2016
- Putting the health of communities and populations first 2016
- Paternal sperm DNA methylation associated with early signs of autism risk in an autism-enriched cohort.. International journal of epidemiology. 2015
- Prenatal mercury concentration is associated with changes in DNA methylation at TCEANC2 in newborns.. International journal of epidemiology. 2015
- Optimal Exposure Biomarkers for Nonpersistent Chemicals in Environmental Epidemiology.. Environmental health perspectives. 2015
- Elucidating the molecular basis of adverse health effects from exposure to anthropogenic polyfluorinated compounds using toxicoproteomic approaches.. Journal of proteome research. 2015
- Association of selenium and copper with lipids in umbilical cord blood.. Journal of developmental origins of health and disease. 2014
- Assuring access to data for chemical evaluations. Environmental Health Perspectives. 2013
- Automated high-throughput fatty acid analysis of umbilical cord serum and application to an epidemiological study. Lipids. 2012
- Prioritization of biomarker targets in human umbilical cord blood: identification of proteins in infant blood serving as validated biomarkers in adults.. Environmental health perspectives. 2012
- Relation of blood cadmium, lead, and mercury levels to biomarkers of lipid peroxidation in premenopausal women. 2012
- Selenium and maternal blood pressure during childbirth.. Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology. 2012
- DNA methylation shows genome-wide association of NFIX, RAPGEF2 and MSRB3 with gestational age at birth.. International journal of epidemiology. 2012
- Children’s vulnerability to toxic chemicals: A challenge and opportunity for health and environmental policy 2011
- Low-level lead exposure and elevations in blood pressure during pregnancy.. Environmental health perspectives. 2011
- Body burdens of mercury, lead, selenium and copper among Baltimore newborns.. Environmental research. 2011
- Epigenomic biomonitors: global DNA hypomethylation as a biodosimeter of life-long environmental exposures.. Epigenomics. 2011
- Fetal exposure to chlordane and permethrin mixtures in relation to inflammatory cytokines and birth outcomes.. Environmental Science and Technology. 2011
- Birth delivery mode modifies the associations between prenatal polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) and polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) and neonatal thyroid hormone levels.. Environmental health perspectives. 2008
- Maternal, infant, and delivery factors associated with neonatal thyroid hormone status.. Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association. 2008
- Determinants of prenatal exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in an urban population.. Environmental health perspectives. 2007
- Cord serum concentrations of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoate (PFOA) in relation to weight and size at birth.. Environmental health perspectives. 2007
- Determinants of fetal exposure to polyfluoroalkyl compounds in Baltimore, Maryland.. Environmental science technology. 2007
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article
- Inconclusive findings: now you see them, now you don't!. Environmental Health Perspectives. 2014
- Chemical safety, health care costs and the Affordable Care Act. American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 2014
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book
- Attack Asthma: Why America Needs a Public Health Defense System to Battle Environmental Threats. Pew Environmental Health Commission, Baltimore, MD. 2000
- Healthy From the Start: Why America Needs a Better System to Track and Understand Birth Defects and the Environment. Pew Environmental Health Commission, Baltimore, MD. 1999
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chapter
- Environmental public health: from theory to practice. Environmental Health: From Global to Local. 2016
- Food Safety (Chapter 18). Pediatric Environmental Health. 2012
- Water (Chapter 17). Pediatric Environmental Health. 2012
- Children's environmental health: General overview. Encyclopedia of Environmental Health. 2011
- Food. American Academy of Pediatrics Handbook of Pediatric Environmental Health. 2010
- Water. American Academy of Pediatrics Handbook of Pediatric Environmental Health. 2010
- Environmental Health Practice. Oxford Textbook of Public Health. 2009
- Toxic Chemicals and Pesticides: Not Yet Preventing Pollution. Agenda for a Sustainable America. 2009
- Public health perspective. Human Developmental Neurotoxicology. 2006
- Regulating Carcinogens (Chapter 72). Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention. 2006
- Environmental Health Overview (Chapter 2). Rebuilding the Unity of Health and the Environment. The Greater Houston Metropolitan Area: Workshop Summary. 2005
- Linking hazards and public health: communication and environmental health (Chapter 1). Public Health Risks of Disasters. Communication, Infrastructure, and Preparedness: Workshop Summary. 2005
- Preface. From Source Water to Drinking Water: Workshop Summary. 2004
- Environmental health practice. Oxford Textbook of Public Health. 2002
- Preventing pollution? U.S. toxic chemicals and pesticides policies and sustainable development. Stumbling Toward Sustainability. 2002
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conference paper
- International Society of Exposure Sciences 2009
- Review of National Health Security Strategy 2009
- TSCA Reform 2009
- First Responder Communications 2008
- Superfund and Public Health 2007
- Climate Change and Health 2007
- Improving Public Health Infrastructure for Emergency Preparedness 2007
- Pre-Event Public Education for Event-Specific Warning Response Health-Related Public Announcements 2007
- Symposium on US Chemicals Regulatory Approaches and REACH 2007
- Workshop on Teaching Preparedness and Response 2007
presentations
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presentation
- Prenatal Programming of Adult Diseases, Society of Toxicology PPTOXII, Miami, FL 2009
- Reproductive Health and the Environment, St. Joseph’s Hospital Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Towson, MD 2009
- National Children’s Study, Society of Toxicology, Baltimore, MD 2009
- White House Clean Energy Briefing 2009
- Ethic of Communicating Scientific Findings of Autism Risk, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 2009
- Public Health and Energy, NAS Sustainability Roundtable, Washington, DC 2009
- Environment and Children’s Health, Miriam Koshland Science Museum 2009
- Emerging Science and Public Health Policy, NAS Standing Committee on Risk Assessment at EPA, Washington, DC 2009
- National Children’s Study, Society of Toxicology, Baltimore, MD 2009
- Green Chemistry, Irvine, CA 2008
- Pediatric Grand Rounds, “Children’s Environmental Health, Johns Hopkins University 2008
- Uncertainties in Risk Assessment at the EPA 2008
- Public Health Grand Rounds, “Chemicals: Making Public Health Policy in the Face of Uncertainty”, George Washington University School of Public Health 2007
- Public Health Practice Grand Rounds, “Children’s Environmental Health, Johns Hopkins University 2007
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Teaching
teaching activities
- DrPH Seminar in Public Health Leadership (550.9)
- Epidemiologic Methods: Design and Analytic Considerations (340.6)
- Food and Water Borne Diseases (182.6)
- Global Environment and Public Health (180.6)
- Introduction to Public Health Practice (305.6)
- Principles of Environmental Health I and II (180.609 and 180.610)
- Terrorism and Public Health (180.7)
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Service
reviewer of
- American Journal of Industrial Medicine (Journal)
- Eastern Research Group (Journal)
- Environmental Health Perspectives (Journal)
- Environmental Health Perspectives (Journal)
- Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source (Journal)
- Environmental Research (Journal)
- Environmental Science and Technology (Journal)
- International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health (Journal)
- Journal of the American Medical Association (Journal)
- Journal of the American Public Health Association (Journal)
- National Toxicology Program, Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction, Alexandria, VA (Journal)
- New England Journal of Medicine (Journal)
- Oxford University Press Book Proposa (Journal)
professional service activities
- Environmental Advisory Council, American Cancer Society Other 2008 -
- missing activity Member 2007 -
- Delta Omega Honor Society Other 2007 -
- Hawaii Heptachlor Foundation Scientific Advisory Council Other 2002 -
- missing activity Other 2001 -
- missing activity Member 1999 -
- Collegium Ramazzini Society Other 1999 -
- International Society of Environmental Epidemiology Other
- Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research and Medicine. IOM Other
- Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research and Medicine. IOM Vice-President
- Society for Occupational and Environmental Health Other
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Background
education and training
- MD degree in Medicine 1979 - 1981
- MS degree in Health and Medical Sciences, University of California, Berkeley 1977 - 1979
- MPH degree in Master of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health 1976 - 1977
- BS degree in Conservation of Natural Resources, University of California Berkeley 1974 - 1976
awards and honors
- NAM Council, 2016
- Walsh-McDermott Award, 2016
- 150th Anniversary Alumni Excellence Award, conferred by UC San Francisco, 2015
- Heinz Award for Global Change, conferred by Heinz Foundation, 2010
- Maryland’s Top 100 Women, conferred by Maryland Daily Record, Annapolis, MD, 2009
- Child Health Advocate Award, conferred by Children’s Environmental Health Network, 2008
- Changing the Face of Women in Medicine, conferred by National Library of Medicine, 2003
- Alumna of the Year, conferred by UC Berkeley, School of Public Health, 2002
- Stueland Scholar, conferred by National Farm Medicine Center, Marshfield Clinic, 2001
- Woodrow Wilson Award for Distinguished Government Service, conferred by Johns Hopkins University Alumni Association, 1999
- WISE Honoree, conferred by Women in Science and Engineering, 1996
- Supervisory Performance Award, conferred by California Department of Health Services, 1990
- National Science Research Award, conferred by NIEHS, 1985
- Graduated with Honors, conferred by University of California, Berkeley, 1976
- Honors Scholar, conferred by University of Houston, Honors Program, 1972
- Best First Year Russian Student, conferred by None, 1971
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Contact
full name
- Lynn R. Goldman
mailing address
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GW School of Public Health and Health Services
950 New Hampshire Ave NW Fl 7
Washington, DC 20037-2301
USA
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