Nicole Deziel

Over the past 15 years, her research has involved applying existing and advanced statistical models, biomonitoring techniques, and environmental measurements to provide comprehensive and quantitative assessments of exposure to combinations of traditional and emerging environmental contaminants. Dr. Deziel’s work involves the use of large administrative datasets in conjunction with detailed field-based studies. Her exposure assessment strategies aim to reduce exposure misclassification for epidemiologic studies, advancing understanding of relationships between of exposure to environmental chemicals and risk of adverse health outcomes, particularly among women and children. She served as Principal Investigator of a study funded by the American Cancer Society evaluating co-exposures to multiple flame retardants, pesticides, and other persistent pollutants and thyroid cancer risk in adult women. She is also leading an inter-disciplinary team of investigators on a project entitled “Drinking water vulnerability and neonatal health outcomes in relation to oil and gas production in the Appalachian Basin,” which is evaluating whether exposure to water contaminants from the process of hydraulic fracturing is associated with adverse human developmental and teratogenic effects. Dr. Deziel serves as Associate Editor for the Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology and is on the Editorial Board of Environment International. She is also a member of the National Academies of Sciences Standing Committee the Use of Emerging Science for Environmental Health Decisions.