Time-Sensitive Research Opportunities in Environmental Health

Active Grantees

2024

Principal Investigator (contact)	Grant Number	Title	Institution	Year
Beier, Juliane I.	R21ES036032-01	East Palestine Community-Engaged Environmental Exposure, Health Data, and Biospecimen Bank	University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh	2024
Gao, Peng	R21ES036033-01	Profiling the Post-Accident Exposome in East Palestine	University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh	2024
Golomb, Beatrice A.	R21ES036163-01	Uncovering the Short-Term Public Health Impact of Toxin Release in East Palestine, Ohio: Outcomes and Effect Modifiers	University of California, San Diego	2024
Haynes, Erin N.	R21ES036036-01	R21-UKY East Palestine Train Derailment Health Tracking Study	University of Kentucky	2024
Johnson, Natalie M.	R21ES036034-01	Responding to Air Pollution in Disasters (RAPID) Air Sampling and Symptom Monitoring in East Palestine, OH	Texas A&M University Health Science Center	2024
Schumacher, Fredrick Ray	R21ES036031-01	Healthy Futures Research Study: Linking Somatic Mutation Rate With Baseline Exposure in East Palestine	Case Western Reserve University	2024

2023

Principal Investigator (contact)	Grant Number	Title	Institution	Year
Cho, Seung-Hyun	R21ES035913-01	Community-Engaged Environmental Monitoring for Biowaste Treatment Transitions	Research Triangle Institute	2023
Fleisch, Abby	R21ES035596-01	Exposure Pathways and Mental Health Impact of PFAS-Contaminated Biosolids	Maine Health	2023
Haynes, Erin N.	R21ES035322-01	Extent of PFAS Contamination Resulting From a Fire at a Hazardous Waste Incinerator in East Liverpool, Ohio	University of Kentucky	2023
Haynes, Erin N.	R21ES035320-01	Impact of Landfill Mitigation Efforts to Reduce Air Toxics in Bristol, Tennessee and Virginia	University of Kentucky	2023
Kumar, Naresh	R21ES035565-01	Health Effects of Hurricane Ian	University of Miami School of Medicine	2023

2022

Principal Investigator (contact)	Grant Number	Title	Institution	Year
Johnston, Jill E.	R21ES034720-01	Health Symptoms and Risk Perception of Urban Environmental Justice Communities After a Hydrogen Sulfide Disaster	University of Southern California	2022
Ng, Carla	R21ES034701-01	Studying AFFF Fate and Exposure to Pursue Outcomes that Restore Trust: SAFE PORT	University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh	2022
Nunn, Brook Leanne	R21ES034337-01	Using Microbiomes As Microsensors to Forecast Toxic Algae Blooms	University of Washington	2022
Ramirez-Andreotta, Monica	R21ES034591-01	Wildfires and Flash Floods: Using Exposure Science to Identify Rural Arizona Mining Communities at Risk From the Release and Remobilization of Contaminants	University of Arizona	2022
Theberge, Ashleigh Brooks	R21ES034338-01	Assessing the Interplay Between Stress, Health, Behavior, and Inflammatory Gene Expression Response to Wildfire Smoke Exposures Using Community Engaged and Remote Sampling Approaches	University of Washington	2022

Past Grantees

Principal Investigator (contact)	Grant Number	Title	Institution	Year
Aagaard, Kjersti Marie	R21ES029462	Impact of Hurricane Harvey on the Maternal and Infant Microbiome and Birth Outcomes	Baylor College Of Medicine	2018
Adgate, John L.	R21ES029394	Exposure and Health Effects from Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl Substances in Colorado Water	University Of Colorado Denver	2018
Adgate, John L.	R21ES025140	Quality of Life and Stress Effects in Communities with Oil and Gas Development	University Of Colorado Denver	2014
Anderson, Kim A.	R21ES029460	Hurricane Harvey DR2: Individual Chemical Exposure Assessments	Oregon State University	2018
Anderson, Kim A.	R21ES020120	BRIDGES for Evaluation of Health Outcomes, Repercussions and Impacts in Zones of Oil-Spills in Nature	Oregon State University	2011
Beamer, Paloma I.	R21ES026948	To Litso, the water is yellow: Investigating short term exposure and risk perception of Navajo communities to the Gold King Mine toxic Spill	University Of Arizona	2016
Bondy, Melissa L.	R21ES029616	Environmental Health Outcomes Research Among Hurricane Harvey Survivors	Baylor College Of Medicine	2018
Burgess, Jefferey L.	R21ES032680	Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) Exposures and COVID-19 in Firefighters	University of Arizona	2020
Carroll, Stephanie Russo	R21ES032767	Investigating linkages between arsenic exposure, diabetes, and COVID-19 infections and risks on the Navajo Nation	University of Arizona	2020
Cavallin, Humberto	R21ES029762	Taking a Breath after the Disaster: Homes, Mold and Health in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria	University Of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras	2018
Factor-Litvak, Pam R.	R21ES023582	Effects of a Major Climatic Event -Superstorm Sandy- on Pregnancy Outcomes and Telomere Length	Columbia University Health Sciences	2013
Gaasterland, Theresa	R21ES024105	Time-sensitive Collection and Analysis of a Marine-Derived Toxic Event	University Of California, San Diego	2014
Gonzalez, Adam	R21ES023583	Effects of Hurricane Sandy on the Respiratory and Mental Health of WTC Responders	State University New York Stony Brook	2013
Grattan, Lynn M.	R21ES028060	Rapid Risk Assessment of Chronic Domoic Acid Exposure in WA Razor Clam Harvesters	University Of Maryland Baltimore	2017
Hamilton, Winifred J.	R21ES029690	Environmental Exposures, Health and Resilience before and after Hurricane Harvey in a Houston-Area Cohort of African-American Adults with Poorly Controlled Asthma	Baylor College Of Medicine	2018
Hernandez, Diana	R21ES024108	Assessing the Impact of Clean Heat Policy Intervention in New York City	Columbia University Health Sciences	2014
Hertz-Picciotto, Irva	R21ES029693	Wildfires & Health - Assessing the Toll on NOrthWest California (WHAT-NOW California)	University Of California At Davis	2018
Hoppin, Jane	R21ES029353	Assessing impact of drinking water exposure to GenX (hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid) in the Cape Fear River Basin, North Carolina	North Carolina State University	2018
Hui, Hu	R21ES032762	The External Exposome and COVID-19 Severity	University of Florida	2020
Johnston, Jill E.	R21ES027695	Health and Air Pollution Near Urban Oil Drilling Sites	University Of Southern California	2016
Kumar, Naresh	R21ES029765	Environmental PCB Redistribution and Community Exposure after Hurricane Maria	University Of Miami School Of Medicine	2018
Lu, Chensheng	R21ES019773	DNA Methylation and Endocrine Disrupting Chemical Exposure in Children	Harvard School Of Public Health	2010
Mcconnell, Rob S.	R21ES024707	Air pollution, immune modulation of adipose tissue and type-2 diabetes risk factors	University Of Southern California	2014
McElmurry, Shawn P.	R21ES027199	Rapid Response to Contaminants in Flint Drinking Water	Wayne State University	2016
Migliaccio, Christopher Todd	R21ES029679	Acute and chronic effects of an extreme wood smoke exposure event in a rural community	University Of Montana	2018
Miranda, Marie L.	R21ES029461	Time Sensitive Award Mechanism - Using Exposure Science to Identify Populations at Risk in the Aftermath of Hurricane Harvey	Rice University	2018
Nadeau, Kari C.	R21ES033049	Interaction between genetic, lifestyle and environmental factors determining circulating angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 protein expression: implications for the severity of COVID-19 infection	Stanford University	2021
Pan, William Kuang-Yao	R21ES026960	Impact of El Nino on Environmental Mercury and Human Exposure	Duke University	2016
Petrosino, Joseph Frank	R21ES029493	Incorporating the Microbiome into DR2 Activities to Inform Health Outcomes	Baylor College Of Medicine	2018
Polivka, Barbara J.	R21ES033118	The Changing COVID-19 Landscape: A Feasibility Study to Capture Momentary Residential Environmental Exposures and Asthma Symptoms in Adults	University of Kansas Medical Center	2021
Satterwhite, Lisa L.	R21ES027990	Protecting Neurodevelopment in Latino Migrant Children by Reduced Exposure to Organophosphate Pesticides	Duke University	2017
Schaeffer, Joshua	R21ES029766	After the flood: Investigating the health consequences of mold growth in homes damaged during Hurricane Harvey	Colorado State University	2018
Schmidt, Rebecca Jean	R21ES029852	Bio-Specimen Assessment of Fire Effects (B-SAFE) Study	University Of California At Davis	2018
Trapido, Edward J.	R21ES020061	Health Effects of MC252 Gulf Incident	LSU Health Sciences Center	2011
Watkins, Deborah J.	R21ES029751	Environmental exposures and prenatal stress related to Hurricane Maria among pregnant women in Puerto Rico: Characterization and impact on birth outcomes	University Of Michigan At Ann Arbor	2018