Publications
Here we highlight some of our recent work organized by topics of special interest to our research group. A complete list of our publications can be found here.
Health effects of exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances during pregnancy and early life.
Romano ME, Gallagher LG, Price G, Crawford KA, Criswell R, Baker E, Botelho JC, Calafat AM, Karagas MR. Plasma per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance mixtures during pregnancy and duration of breastfeeding in the New Hampshire Birth Cohort Study. Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2024 (Download available until May 11, 2024).
Rokoff LB, Wallenborn JT, Harris MH, Rifas-Shiman SL, Criswell R, Romano ME, Young JG, Calafat AM, Oken E, Sagiv SK, Fleisch AF. Plasma concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in pregnancy and breastfeeding duration in Project Viva. Science of The Total Environment. 2023;891:164724.
Timmermann, A.; Avenbuan, O.N.; Romano, M.E.; Braun, J.M.; Tolstrup, J.S.; Vandenberg, L.N.; Fenton, S.E. Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and Breastfeeding as a Vulnerable Function: A Systematic Review of Epidemiological Studies. Toxics 2023, 11, 325.
Laue, HE, Moroishi Y, Palys TJ, Christensen BC, Criswell RL, Peterson LA; Huset CA, Baker ER, Karagas MR, Madan JC, Romano ME. Early-life exposure to per-and polyfluroalkly substances and infant gut microbial composition. Environ Epidemiol 7(1):p e238, February 2023.
Criswell R, Romano ME. Unpacking the Relationship Between Perfluoroalkyl Substances and Placental Hormones in Lactation. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2022 Feb 17;107(3):e1312-e1314. doi: 10.1210/clinem/dgab702. PubMed PMID: 34562075; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8852160.
Romano ME, Gallagher LG, Eliot MN, Calafat AM, Chen A, Yolton K, Lanphear B, Braun JM. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance mixtures and gestational weight gain among mothers in the Health Outcomes and Measures of the Environment study. Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2021 Jan;231:113660. doi: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2020.113660. Epub 2020 Nov 9. PubMed PMID: 33181449; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7799649.
Lebeaux RM, Doherty BT, Gallagher LG, Zoeller RT, Hoofnagle AN, Calafat AM, Karagas MR, Yolton K, Chen A, Lanphear BP, Braun JM, Romano ME. Maternal serum perfluoroalkyl substance mixtures and thyroid hormone concentrations in maternal and cord sera: The HOME Study. Environ Res. 2020 Jun;185:109395. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.109395. Epub 2020 Mar 16. PubMed PMID: 32222633; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7657649.
Exposure assessment and identification of predictors of environmental endocrine-disrupting chemicals.
Crawford, K.A., Gallagher, L.G., Giffard, N.G. et al. Patterns of Seafood Consumption Among New Hampshire Residents Suggest Potential Exposure to Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances. Expo Health (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12403-024-00640-w
Doherty BT, Pearce JL, Anderson KA, Karagas MR, Romano ME. Assessment of Multipollutant Exposures During Pregnancy Using Silicone Wristbands. Front Public Health. 2020;8:547239. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2020.547239. eCollection 2020. PubMed PMID: 33117768; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7550746.
Romano ME, O'Connell K, Du M, Rehm CD, Kantor ED. Use of dietary supplements in relation to urinary phthalate metabolite concentrations: Results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Environ Res. 2019 May;172:437-443. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2018.12.033. Epub 2018 Dec 17. PubMed PMID: 30826666; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6800060.
Romano ME, Kalloo G, Etzel T, Braun JM. Re: Seasonal Variation in Exposure to Endocrine-disrupting Chemicals. Epidemiology. 2017 Sep;28(5):e42-e43. doi: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000000696. PubMed PMID: 28570386; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5539945.
Impacts of environmental co-exposures and complex mixtures on maternal and child health.
Yim G, McGee G, Gallagher L, Baker E, Jackson BP, Calafat AM, Botelho JC, Gilbert-Diamond D, Karagas MR, Romano ME, Howe CG. Metals and per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances mixtures and birth outcomes in the New Hampshire Birth Cohort Study: Beyond single-class mixture approaches. Chemosphere 2023, 329, 138644.
McRitchie SL, Pathmasiri WW, Stewart DA, Kirchner D, Anderson KA, Gui J, Madan JC, Hoen AG, Sumner SJ, Karagas MR, Romano ME. Chemical exposures assessed via silicone wristbands and endogenous plasma metabolomics during pregnancy. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2022 Mar;32(2):259-267. doi: 10.1038/s41370-021-00394-6. Epub 2021 Oct 26. PubMed PMID: 34702988; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8930423.
Doherty BT, Romano ME, Gui J, Punshon T, Jackon BP, Karagas MK, Korrick SA. Periconceptional and prenatal exposure to metal mixtures in relation to behavioral development at three years of age. Environ Epidemiol. 2020; 4(4) e0106. PMCID: PMC7595192.
Romano ME, Eliot MN, Zoeller RT, Hoofnagle AN, Calafat AM, Karagas MR, Yolton K, Chen A, Lanphear BP, Braun JM. Maternal urinary phthalate metabolites during pregnancy and thyroid hormone concentrations in maternal and cord sera: The HOME Study. Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2018 May;221(4):623-631. doi: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2018.03.010. Epub 2018 Mar 23. PubMed PMID: 29606598; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5972051.Doherty BT,