Professional Summary
John Meeker's work focuses on defining sources, magnitudes and consequences of human exposure to environmental and occupational contaminants, as well as identifying and evaluating strategies to control harmful exposures. Dr. Meeker obtained an M.S. in Environmental Science and Engineering with an emphasis on Industrial Hygiene in 2001. In 2004, he earned a Doctor of Science (Sc.D.) in Exposure Assessment with minors in both Biostatistics and Environmental & Occupational Epidemiology, followed by additional postdoctoral research and training in Environmental Epidemiology in 2005.
Courses Taught
EHS550: Introduction to Occupational and Environmental Health
EHS657: Advanced Exposure Assessment
EHS658: Physical Hazards
EHS668: Professional Seminar in Occupational Health
Education
Sc.D., Exposure, Epidemiology & Risk, Harvard University, 2004
M.S., Environmental Science & Engineering, Harvard University, 2001
B.S., Industrial Technology, Iowa State University, 1999
Research Interest & Projects
Dr. Meeker has been involved in research projects that span a range of topics in environmental and occupational health. Recent interests include exposure assessment and epidemiology studies investigating health impacts associated with exposure to pesticides, PCBs, tobacco smoke, and other agents, as well as approaches to evaluate, minimize, and account for exposure measurement error in epidemiology studies. Other related research interests are the study of exposure biomarkers, environmental factors associated with reproductive health, and assessment of occupational exposures and engineering controls within the construction industry.
Maternal Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Pregnancy Outcomes
Principal Investigator: Meeker, J
Sponsor: Flight Attendant Medical Research Institute
Environmental Agents and Reproductive Health (EARtH)
Principal Investigator: Hauser, R (Harvard SPH)
Sponsor: NIEHS
Tools and Programs for Health in Construction (TAPS)
Principal Investigator: Stafford, P (CPWR)
Sponsor: NIOSH
Environmental Challenges to Pregnancy
Principal Investigator: Hauser, R. (Harvard SPH)
Sponsor: NIEHS
Selected Publications
Meeker, J.D., Sathyanarayana, S., Swan, S.H. (2009). Phthalates and other additives in plastics: Human exposure and associated health outcomes Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, Biological Sciences, 1526, 2097-2113.
Meeker, J.D., Missmer, S.A., Altshul, L., Vitonis, A.F., Ryan, L., Cramer, D.W., Hauser, R. (2009). Serum and follicular fluid organochlorine concentrations among women undergoing assisted reproduction Environmental Health, 32.
Meeker, J.D., Rossano, M.G., Protas, B., Diamond, M.P., Puscheck, E., Daly, D., Paneth, N., Wirth, J.J. (2009). Multiple metals predict prolactin and thyrotropin (TSH) levels in men Environmental Research, 7, 869-873.
Meeker, J.D., Hu, H., Cantonwine, D.E., Lamadrid-Figueroa, H., Calafat, A.M., Ettinger, A.S., Hernandez-Avila, M., Loch-Caruso, R., TīŋŠllez-Rojo, M.M. (2009). Urinary phthalate metabolites in relation to preterm birth in Mexico City Environmental Health Perspectives, 10, 1587-1592.
Meeker, J.D., Johnson, P.I., Camann, D., Hauser, R. (2009). Polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) concentrations in house dust are related to hormone levels in men Science of the Total Environment, 10, 3425-3429.
Meeker, J.D., Calafat, A.M., Hauser, R. (2009). Urinary metabolites of di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate are associated with decreased steroid hormone levels in adult men Journal of Andrology, 3, 287-297.
Meeker, J.D., Cooper, M.R., Lefkowitz, D., Susi, P. (2009). Engineering control technologies to reduce occupational silica exposures in masonry cutting and tuckpointing Public Health Reports, Suppl 1, 101-111.
Meeker, J.D. (2009). Human epidemiologic studies of exposure to EDCs and altered hormone levels. In Shaw, I. (Ed.) Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals in Food. Woodhead Publishing, Oxford, UK.
Meeker, J.D., Barr, D.B., Hauser, R. (2008). Human semen quality and sperm DNA damage in relation to urinary metabolites of pyrethroid insecticides. Human Reproduction, 8, 1932-1940.
Meeker, J.D., Susi, P. and Flynn, M.R. (2007). Manganese and welding fume exposure and control in construction. Journal of Occupational Environmental Hygiene, 4(12), 943-51.
Professional Affiliations
International Society of Exposure Science
International Society for Environmental Epidemiology
American Industrial Hygiene Association
American Society for Reproductive Medicine
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