Much of the work carried out by DTT is in support of the National Toxicology Program (NTP), an interagency partnership of the Food and Drug Administration, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, and NIEHS.
Health Assessment and Translation
Brandiese E. Beverly, Ph.D., is a health scientist with the Integrative Health Assessments Branch in the Division of Translational Toxicology (DTT) at NIEHS. Beverly chairs DTT’s Cardiovascular Health Effects Innovation Program Management Team. Her areas of expertise include systematic literature evaluations and developing, evaluating, and promoting harmonization of systematic review methods, particularly in the areas of evidence integration. Beverly conducts evaluations about the effects of environmental exposures on cardiovascular-related outcomes, including atherosclerosis and high blood pressure during pregnancy.
Beverly earned her Ph.D. in molecular medicine from the University of Maryland, Baltimore, where she investigated changes in hormonal function and blood flow during pregnancy. She received her postdoctoral training in reproductive and developmental toxicology at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Before joining IHAB, Beverly worked in the Integrated Risk and Information Systems (IRIS) Program, using her reproductive and developmental toxicology expertise to draft IRIS assessments.
Recent Publications
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Radke E, Mehta S, Christensen K, Glenn B, Rooney A, Whaley P, Morgan R, Beverly B, Thayer K, Taylor K, Barbic F, Akl E, Schünemann H, GRADE Working Group. GRADE concept article: Evaluating risk of bias in a body of evidence from studies of environmental and other exposures.
Environment international.
2026 Jul;213:110310.
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AbstractRadke E, Mehta S, Christensen K, Glenn B, Rooney A, Whaley P, Morgan R, Beverly B, Thayer K, Taylor K, Barbic F, Akl E, Schünemann H, GRADE Working Group. GRADE concept article: Evaluating risk of bias in a body of evidence from studies of environmental and other exposures. Environment international. 2026 Jul
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Taylor K, Howdeshell K, Singh A, Walker V, Wang A, Boyles A, Beverly B, Rooney A. Comment on "Evidence Synthesis of Observational Studies in Environmental Health: Lessons Learned from a Systematic Review on Traffic-Related Air Pollution".
Environmental health perspectives.
2024 Aug;132(8):88001.
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AbstractTaylor K, Howdeshell K, Singh A, Walker V, Wang A, Boyles A, Beverly B, Rooney A. Comment on "Evidence Synthesis of Observational Studies in Environmental Health: Lessons Learned from a Systematic Review on Traffic-Related Air Pollution". Environmental health perspectives. 2024 Aug
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Howdeshell K, Beverly B, Blain R, Goldstone A, Hartman P, Lemeris C, Newbold R, Rooney A, Bucher J. Evaluating endocrine disrupting chemicals: A perspective on the novel assessments in CLARITY-BPA.
Birth defects research.
2023 Sep 01;115(15):1345-1397.
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AbstractHowdeshell K, Beverly B, Blain R, Goldstone A, Hartman P, Lemeris C, Newbold R, Rooney A, Bucher J. Evaluating endocrine disrupting chemicals: A perspective on the novel assessments in CLARITY-BPA. Birth defects research. 2023 Sep 01
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De Vries R, Angrish M, Browne P, Brozek J, Rooney A, Wikoff D, Whaley P, Edwards S, Morgan R, Druwe I, Hoffmann S, Hartung T, Thayer K, Avey M, Beverly B, Falavigna M, Gibbons C, Goyak K, Kraft A, Nampo F, Qaseem A, Sears M, Singh J, Willett C, Yost E, Schünemann H, Tsaioun K. Applying evidence-based methods to the development and use of adverse outcome pathways.
ALTEX.
2021;38(2):336-347.
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AbstractDe Vries R, Angrish M, Browne P, Brozek J, Rooney A, Wikoff D, Whaley P, Edwards S, Morgan R, Druwe I, Hoffmann S, Hartung T, Thayer K, Avey M, Beverly B, Falavigna M, Gibbons C, Goyak K, Kraft A, Nampo F, Qaseem A, Sears M, Singh J, Willett C, Yost E, Schünemann H, Tsaioun K. Applying evidence-based methods to the development and use of adverse outcome pathways. ALTEX. 2021
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Boyles A, Beverly B, Fenton S, Jackson C, Jukic A, Sutherland V, Baird D, Collman G, Dixon D, Ferguson K, Hall J, Martin E, Schug T, White A, Chandler K. Environmental Factors Involved in Maternal Morbidity and Mortality.
Journal of women's health (2002).
2021 Feb;30(2):245-252.
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AbstractBoyles A, Beverly B, Fenton S, Jackson C, Jukic A, Sutherland V, Baird D, Collman G, Dixon D, Ferguson K, Hall J, Martin E, Schug T, White A, Chandler K. Environmental Factors Involved in Maternal Morbidity and Mortality. Journal of women's health (2002). 2021 Feb
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