Mildred Maisonet
Mildred Maisonet
Associate Professor
Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology
Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology
EDUCATION
PhD, Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Public HealthMS, Epidemiology, University of Puerto Rico School of Public Health
BS, Biology, University of Puerto Rico
PREVIOUS ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
2012 - 2014 Lecturer, University of Oulu Faculty of Medicine, Oulu, Finland2007 Adjunct Assistant Professor, Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2007 - 2012 Epidemiologist- TKC Global- Centers for Desease Control and Prevention, National Center for Environmental Health2003 - 2006 Regional Advisor in Sustainable Development and Environmental Health - Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization Representation in Chile
2000 - 2003 Regional Advisor in Environmental Epidemiology - Pan American Health Organization, Pan American Center for Sanitary Engineering and Environmental Sciences, Peru
1998 - 2000 Epidemiologist - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/ATSDR
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Fetal origins of diseaseEndocrine disrupting chemicals
Children's environmental health
SELECTED PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
Namulanda G, Taylor E, Maisonet M, Barr DB, Flanders WD, Olson D, Qualters JR, Vena J, Northstone K, Naeher L. In utero
exposure to atrazine analytes and early menarche in the Avon Longitudinal Study of
Parents and Children Cohort. Environmental Research. 2017; 156: 420-25.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28410519
Namulanda G, Maisonet M, Taylor E, Flanders WD, Olson D, Sjodin A, Qualters JR, Vena J, Northstone K, Naeher
L. In utero exposure to organochlorine pesticides and early menarche in the Avon Longitudinal
Study of Parents and Children. Environment International. 2016; 94: 467-472.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27297227
Maisonet M, Calafat AM, Marcus M, Jaakkola JJK, Lashen H. Prenatal exposure to perfluoroalkyl
acids and serum testosterone concentrations at 15-years of age in Female ALSPAC Study
Participants. Environmental Health Perspectives. 2015; 123(12): 1325-30.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26034840
Maisonet M, Näyhä S, Lawlor DA, Marcus M. Prenatal exposures to perfluoroalkyl acids and serum
lipids at ages 7 and 15 in females. Environment International. 2015; 82: 49-60. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26010307
Verner MA, Loccisano AE, Morken NH, Yoon M, Wu H, McDougall R, Maisonet M, Marcus M, Kishi R, Miyashita C, Chen MH, Hsieh WS, Andersen ME, Clewell H, Longnecker
MP. The epidemiologic association of perfluoroalkyl substances (PAAS) with lower birth
weight is partially due to confounding by glomerular filtration rate using a Physiologically
Based Pharmacokinetic Model (PBPK). Environmental Health Perspectives. 2015; 123(12): 1317-24.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26008903
Maisonet M, Jaakkola JJ, Taylor CM, Holmes AK, Marcus M, Golding J. (2014). Prenatal lead exposure
and puberty timing in girls. Epidemiology. 2014; 25(1): 153-155.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24296930.
Maisonet M, Terrell ML, McGeehin MA, Christensen KY, Holmes A, Calafat AM, Marcus M. Maternal
concentrations of polyfluoroalkyl compounds during pregnancy and fetal and postnatal
growth in British girls. Environmental Health Perspectives. 2012; 120(10): 1432-7.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22935244
Christensen KY, Maisonet M, Rubin C, Holmes A, Calafat AM, Kato K, Flanders WD, Heron J, McGeehin MA, Marcus
M. Exposure to polyfluoroalkyl chemicals during pregnancy is not associated with offspring
age at menarche in a contemporary British cohort. Environment International. 2011; 37(1): 129-135.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20843552
SELECTED PRESENTATIONS
Maisonet M, Yadav R, Leinaar T. Role of Perfluorooctanoic Acid on Serum Fatty Acids, NHANES, 2003-2004. 27th Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Aug 30-Sep 3, 2015.
Maisonet M, Yadav R, Leinaar T. Role of PFOA and PFOS on Serum Apolipoprotein B, NHANES, 2005-2006.
27th Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, Sao Paulo,
Brazil, Aug 30-Sep 3, 2015.
Maisonet M, Taylor CM, Holmes AK, Marcus M, Jaakkola JKK, Golding J. Gestational lead concentrations
and timing of menarche in girls enrolled in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents
and Children. Joint conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology,
International Society of Exposure Science, and International Society of Indoor Air
Quality, Basel, Switzerland, Aug 19-23, 2013.
RESEARCH FUNDING
Tennessee Board of RegentsTitle: Train the leaders – guided development, presentation and evaluation of a pesticide training curriculum by Latino youth
PI: Silver K, Co-I: Maisonet M.
Funding period: 07/01/2015-06/30/2016