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Publications and Presentations, 1999-2004

Peer Reviewed Publications :

Alkon A, Lippert S, Vujan N, Rodriquez ME, Boyce WT, Eskenazi B. The ontogeny of autonomic measures in 6- and 12-month-old infants. Dev Psychobiol 48:197-208, 2006.

Bradman, A., Barr, D., Claus, B., Drumheller, T., Curry, C., Eskenazi, B. Measurement of pesticides and other toxicants in amniotic fluid as a potential biomarker of prenatal exposure: A validation study. Environmental Health Perspectives, 111(14):1779-1782, 2003.

Bradman A, Chevrier J, Tager I, Lipsett M, Sedgwick J, Macher J, Vargas AB, Cabrera EB, Camacho JM, Weldon R, Kogut K, Jewell NP, Eskenazi B. Association of housing disrepair indicators with cockroach and rodent infestations in a cohort of pregnant Latina women and their children. Environmental Health Perspectives 113:1795-801, 2005.

Bradman A, Eskenazi B, Barr D, Bravo R, Castorina R, Chevrier J, Kogut K, Harnly ME, McKone TE. Organophosphate urinary metabolite levels during pregnancy and after delivery in women living in an agricultural community. Environmental Health Perspectives 113:1802-7, 2005.

Bradman, A., Eskenazi, B., Sutton, P., Athanasoulis, M., Goldman, L.R. Iron deficiency associated with higher blood lead in children living in contaminated environments. Environmental Health Perspectives, 109(10):1079-1084, 2001. Abstract | Full-Text (PDF) (11 pp, 600 K) | PubMed

Bradman A, Fenster L, Sjödin A, Jones R, Patterson DG, Jr., Eskenazi B. Polybrominated diphenyl ether levels in the blood of pregnant women living in an agricultural community in California. Environ Health Perspect. In press, 2006.

Bradman A, Schwartz JM, Fenster L, Barr D, Holland NT, Eskenazi B. 2006a. Factors predicting organochlorine pesticide levels in pregnant women living in the Salinas Valley, California. JESEE. In Press, 2006.

Bradman A, Whitaker D, Quiros L, Castorina R, Henn BC, Nishioka M, Morgan J, Barr DB, Harnly M, Brisbin JA, Kauffman PE, Sheldon LS, McKone TE, Eskenazi B. Pesticides and their Metabolites in the Homes and Urine of Farmworker Children Living in the Salinas Valley, CA. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol, 2006.

Bradman A, Whyatt RM. Characterizing exposures to nonpersistent pesticides during pregnancy and early childhood in the National Children's Study: a review of monitoring and measurement methodologies. Environ Health Perspect 113:1092-9, 2005.

Bravo, R., Caltabiano, L.M., Weerasekera, G., Whitehead, R.D., Fernandez, C., Needham, L.L., Bradman, A., Barr, D.B. Measurement of dialkyl phosphate metabolites of organophosphorus pesticides in human urine using lyophilization with gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry and isotope dilution quantification. Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology, 14(3):249-59, 2004. Abstract | PubMed

Castorina, R., Bradman, A., McKone, T.E, Barr, D.B., Harnly, M.E., Eskenazi, B. Cumulative Organophosphate Pesticide Exposure and Risk Assessment among Pregnant Women Living in an Agricultural Community: A Case Study from the CHAMACOS Cohort. Environmental Health Perspectives, 111(13):1640-1648, 2003. Abstract | Full-Text (PDF) (9 pp, 197 K) | PubMed

Castorina, R., Woodruff, T.J. Assessment of potential risk levels associated with EPA reference values. Environmental Health Perspectives, 111(10):1318-1325, 2003. Abstract | Full-Text (PDF) (8 pp, 169 K) | PubMed

Dietrich, K.N., Eskenazi, B., Schantz, S., Yolton, K., Rauh, V.A., Johnson, C.B., Alkon, A., Canfield, R.L., Pessah, I.N., Berman, R.F. Principles and practices of neurodevelopmental assessment in children: lessons learned from the Centers for Children’s Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research, Environmental Health Perspectives 113:1437-46, 2005.

Duramad P, McMahon CW, Hubbard A, Eskenazi B, Holland NT. Flow cytometric detection of intracellular TH1/TH2 cytokines using whole blood: validation of immunologic biomarker for use in epidemiologic studies. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention, 13(9):1452-8, 2004. Abstract | Full-Text (PDF) (7 pp, 285 K) | PubMed

Eggleston, P.A., Diette, G., Lipsett, M., Lewis, T., Tager, I., McConnell, R., Chrischilles, E., Lanphear, B., Miller, R., Krishnan, J. Lessons learned for the study of childhood asthma from the Centers for Children’s Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research, Environmental Health Perspectives 113:1430-6, 2005.

Eskenazi, B., Bradman, A., Castorina, R. Exposures of children to organophosphate pesticides and their potential adverse health effects. Environmental Health Perspectives, 107(suppl 3):409-419, 1999. Abstract | Full-Text (PDF) (11 pp, 2.2 MB) | PubMed

Eskenazi, B., Bradman, A., Gladstone, E., Jaramillo, S., Birch, K., Holland, N. CHAMACOS, A Longitudinal Birth Cohort Study: Lessons from the Fields. Journal of Children’s Health, 1(1):3-27, 2003. Abstract | Full-Text (PDF) (25 pp, 604 K)

Eskenazi, B., Bradman, A. Longitudinal investigation of pesticides and allergen exposures to children living in agricultural communities in California. Urban Health and Development Bulletin, (4)2:33-44, 2001.

Eskenazi, B., Gladstone, E.A., Berkowitz, G.S., Drew, C.H., Faustman, E.M., Holland, N.T., Lanphear, B., Meisel, S.J., Perera, F.P., Rauh, V.A., Sweeney, A., Whyatt, R.M., Yolton, K. Methodological issues in conducting longitudinal birth cohort studies: lessons learned from the Centers for Children’s Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research, Environmental Health Perspectives 113:1419-29, 2005.

Eskenazi, B., Harley, K., Bradman, A., Weltzien, E., Jewell, N., Barr, D., Furlong, C., Holland, N. Association of in utero organophosphate pesticide exposure and fetal growth and length of gestation in an agricultural population. Environmental Health Perpectives, 112(10): 1116-1124, 2004. Abstract | Full-Text (PDF) (9 pp, 150 K) | PubMed

Eskenazi B, Marks AR, Bradman A, Fenster L, Johnson C, Barr DB, Jewll NP. In Utero Exposure to Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) and Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE) and Neurodevelopment Among Young Mexican American Children. Pediatrics 118:233-241, 2006.

Fenske, R.A., Bradman, A., Whyatt, R.M., Wolff, M.S., Barr, D.B. Lessons learned for the assessment of children’s pesticide exposure: critical sampling and analytical issues for future studies, Environmental Health Perspectives 113:1455-62, 2005.

Fenster L, Eskenazi B, Anderson M, Bradman A, Harley K, Hernandez H, Hubbard A, Barr DB. Association of in utero organochlorine pesticide exposure and fetal growth and length of gestation in an agricultural population. Environmental Health Perspectives 114:597-602, 2006.

Furlong CE, Holland N, Richter RJ, Bradman A, Ho A, Eskenazi B. PON1 status of farmworker mothers and children as a predictor of organophosphate sensitivity. Pharmacogenet Genomics 16:183-190, 2006.

Goldman, L., Eskenazi, B., Bradman, A., Jewell, N. Risk behaviors of pesticide exposure among pregnant farmworkers in Salinas, California. American Journal of Industrial Medicine, 45(6):491-9, 2004. Abstract | PubMed

Harnly M, McLaughlin R, Bradman A, Anderson M, Gunier R. Correlating agricultural use of organophosphates with outdoor air concentrations: a particular concern for children, Environmental Health Perspectives 113:1184-9, 2005.

Harley K, Eskenazi B. Time in the United States, social support and health behaviors during pregnancy among women of Mexican descent. Soc Sci Med 62:3048-61, 2006.

Harley, K., Eskenazi, B., Block, G. The effect of time in the United States on diet during pregnancy in women of Mexican descent. Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology. 19(2): 125-134, 2005.

Holland N, Furlong C, Bastaki M, Richter R, Bradman A, Huen K, Beckman K, Eskenazi B. Paraoxonase polymorphisms, haplotypes, and enzyme activity in latino mothers and newborns. Environ Health Perspect 114:985-91, 2006.

Holland, N., Smith, M.T., Eskenazi, B., Bastaki, M. Biological sample collection and processing for molecular epidemiological studies. Reviews in Mutation Research, 543:217-234, 2003. Abstract | Full-Text (PDF) (18 pp, 322 K) | PubMed

Israel, B.A., Parker, E.A., Rowe, Z., Salvatore, A., Minkler, M., López, J., Butz, A., Mosley, A., Coates, L., Lambert, G., Potito, P.A., Brenner, B., Rivera, M., Romero, H., Thompson, B., Coronado, G., Halstead, S. Community-based participatory research: lessons learned from the Centers for Children’s Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research, Environmental Health Perspectives 113:1463-71, 2005.

Kimmel, C.A., Collman, G.W., Fields, N., Eskenazi, B. Lessons learned from the NIEHS/EPA Centers for Children’s Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research for the National Children’s Study, Environmental Health Perspectives 113:1414-8, 2005.

Landrigan, P., Kimmel, C.A., Correa, A., Eskenazi, B. Children’s health and the environment: Public health issues and challenges for risk assessment. Environmental Health Perspectives, 112(2):257-65, 2004. Abstract | Full-Text (PDF) (9 pp, 214 K) | PubMed

Longnecker, M.P., Bellinger, D.C., Crews, D., Eskenazi, B., Silbergeld, E.K., Woodruff, T.J., Susser, E.S. An approach to assessment of endocrine disruption in the National Children’s Study. Environmental Health Perspectives, 111(13):1691-7, 2003. Abstract | Full-Text (PDF) (7 pp, 122 K) | PubMed

Needham LL, Özkaynak H, Whyatt RM, Barr DB, Wang RY, Naeher L, Akland G, Bahadori T, Bradman A, Fortmann R, Liu L-JS, Morandi M, O'Rourke MK, Thomas K, Quackenboss J, Ryan PB, and Zartarian V. 2005. Mini-Monograph: Exposure assessment in the National Children's Study - introduction Environ Health Perspect..

Riley, W.J., McKone, T.E., Hubal-Cohen, E. Estimating contaminant dose for intermittent dermal contact: Model development, testing and application. Risk Analysis, 24(1):73-85, 2004. Abstract | PubMed

Warner M, Harley K, Bradman A, Vargas G, Eskenazi B. Soda consumption and overweight status of 2-year-old Mexican-American children: The CHAMACOS birth cohort. Obesity Research. In press, 2006.

Young, J., Eskenazi, B., Gladstone, E.A., Bradman, A., Pedersen, L. Johnson, C., Barr, D.B., Furlong C.E., Holland N.T. Association between in utero organophosphate pesticide exposure and neurobehavioral functioning in neonates. NeuroToxicology. 26(2):199-209, 2005.

Published Abstracts:

Beamer, P., Canales, R., Leckie, J.O. Determination of probability distributions for transfer efficiencies. Epidemiology, 13(4):S183-S183, 2002.

Bennett, D.H., Furtaw, E.J., McKone, T.E. A fugacity-based indoor residential pesticide fate model. Proceedings of Indoor Air, 261-266, 2002.

Bradman, A., Barr, D., Drumheller, T., Eskenazi, B. Feasibility of using amniotic fluid to assess fetal pesticide exposure. Epidemiology, 13(4):S322, 2002.

Bradman, A., Eskenazi, B., McKone, T., Castorina, R., Harnly, M., Barr, D. Organophosphate pesticide exposures to pregnant women living in an agricultural community. Epidemiology, 13(4):S307, 2002.

Bradman, A., Hernandez, R., McKone, T., Harnly, M., Chavira, R., Tager, I., Lipsett, M., Macher, J., Castorina, R., Cabrera, E., Vargas, A., Camacho, J., Kavanagh-Baird, G. Home environmental health assessment for epidemiological and exposure studies. Epidemiology, 13(4):S533, 2002.

Canales, R., Naylor, K., Leckie, J.O. Algorithm for using contact-specific surface area data in dermal and non-dietary exposure models. Epidemiology , 13(4):S182, 2002.

Canales, R.A., Leckie, J.O. Methodology for simulating sequential micro-level activity patterns for modeling human exposure to contaminants. Epidemiology, 13(4):S257, 2002.

Castorina, R., Bradman, A., Barr, D., Eskenazi, B. Using specific urinary organophosphate pesticide metabolites to estimate cumulative dose among pregnant women in the Salinas Valley, CA. Epidemiology, 13(4):S204, 2002.

Chavira, R., Bradman, A., Eskenazi, B., Nishioka, M. In-vehicle dust assessment: A pilot study. Epidemiology, 13(4):S902, 2002.

Eskenazi, B. CHAMACOS: Exposures and health of migrant children in a US agricultural community. Research Priorities in Children, Environment & Health in South Africa - A workshop report, 4.5, 19-20, 2001.

Ferguson, A., Leckie, J.O. The adhesive forces in the transfer of contaminants to the skin for dermal exposure. Epidemiology , 13(4):S183, 2002.

Ferguson, A.C., Mason, C., Leckie, J.O. Aerosol and gas deposition to human skin for dermal exposure. Epidemiology, 13(4):S183, 2002.

Presentations and Posters :

Beamer, P, AuYeung, W, Ferguston, AC, Canales, RA, and Leckie JO. "Time Activity Assessment of Young Farmworker Children in Salinas, California." 13th Annual Conference of the International Society of Exposure Analysis, Stresa, Italy, September 21-25, 2003.

Beamer, P., Canales, R., Leckie, J.O. "Determination of probability distributions for transfer efficiencies." Presented at the International Society for Exposure Analysis Conference. Vancouver, BC. August, 2002.

Bennett, D.H. and McKone, T.E. "Defining impacts at multiple geographical scales for aggregate exposure to persistent pesticides." Presented at the International Society of Exposure Analysis Conference. Monterey, CA. October, 2000.

Boeniger, M., Stull, J., Que Hee, S., Phalen, R., Buclkey, T., Ann, D., Bradman, A., Salvatore, A., Liu, Y., Vo, E., Gao, P. "Recent methods, developments and informational needs being addressed in chemical protective clothing with support by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health." Presented at the ASTM Eighth Symposium of Performance of Protective Clothing. Tampa, FL. January, 2004.

Bradman, A. "Community/university partnership to investigate children and environmental health in an agricultural community." Presented at the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, California Environmental Protection Agency, Children's Environmental Health - Risk Assessment Symposium. Sacramento, CA. May, 2002.

Bradman, A. "Environment, health and children: The CHAMACOS community/university partnership." Presentation at the EPA Region IX Meeting. San Francisco, CA. August, 2003.

Bradman, A. "Environment, health and farmworker children: Perspectives from a community/university partnership." Presented at the Workshop on Environmental Exposures Among Migrant Farmworker Children: Research Needs, Centers for Disease Control. Atlanta, GA. February, 2003.

Bradman, A. "Environmental exposures and health effects in children living in an agricultural community." Presented at the EPA STAR Grantee Meeting. San Francisco, CA. October, 2003.

Bradman, A. "Iron deficiency associated with higher blood lead levels in children living in contaminated environments." Presented to the Sacramento County Health Department. Sacramento, CA. April, 2002.

Bradman, A. "Linking practice to your community." Presented at the Physicians for Social Responsibility Conference held at Stanford University and titled "In Harms Way: Toxic Threats to Children's Development." Palo Alto, CA. April, 2002.

Bradman, A. "Organophosphate pesticide exposures to pregnant women living in an agricultural area." Presented to the Stanford University Civil Engineering Department. Palo Alto, CA. May, 2002.

Bradman, A. "The CHAMACOS Study." Presented at the Department of Civil Engineering, Stanford University. Palo Alto, CA. May, 2000.

Bradman, A. "The lead-iron deficiency connection". C linical Summit: Lead throughout the Life Cycle. Alameda County Lead Poisoning Prevention Program. Oakland, CA September 2004

Bradman, A. "The link between clinical practice and public health: Health care professionals as public health advocates." Presented to the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital and Stanford University Medical School Training Program for Health Professionals. Palo Alto, CA. April, 2002.

Bradman, A. Environment, Health and Children: The CHAMACOS community/university partnership. Presentation to EPA Region IX Environmental Health Seminar. San Francisco, CA. August 2003.

Bradman, A. Environmental exposures and health effects in children living in an agricultural community. Presented at the EPA STAR (Science to Achieve Results) Grantee Meeting. San Francisco, CA. October, 2003.

Bradman, A. Research activities of the Center for Children's Environmental Health Research. Presented to the Breast Cancer Fund, San Francisco, CA, 2004.

Bradman, A., Challenges in assessing pesticide exposures to children living in an agricultural community. Presented at the 6th Annual Environmental Health Conference, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Atlanta, GA. December, 2003.

Bradman, A., Chevrier, J., Tager, I., Lipsett, M., Macher, J., Sedgwick, J., Hernandez, R., Vargas, A., Kavanagh-Baird, G., Camacho, J., Cabrera, E., Eskenazi, B. "Housing quality, pest infestations and pesticide use among a cohort of Latina pregnant women and their children." Presented at the APHA Meeting. San Francisco, CA. November, 2003.

Bradman, A., Chevrier, J., Tager, I., Lipsett, M., Macher, J., Sedgwick, J., Hernandez, R., Vargas, A., Kavanagh-Baird, G., Camacho, J., Cabrera, E., Salvatore, A., Eskenazi, B. "Housing quality, pest infestations, and pesticide use among a cohort of Latina pregnant women and their children." Presented at the Western Migrant Stream Forum. Seattle, WA. February, 2004.

Bradman, A., Claus, B., Barr, D., McKone, T., Drumheller, T., Curry, C., Eskenazi, B. "Pesticides and other environmental chemicals in amniotic fluid: A pilot study." Presented at the International Society for Exposure Analysis Conference. Vancouver, BC. August, 2002.

Bradman, A., D. Barr, B. Claus, T. Drumheller, C.Curry, B. Eskenazi, Pesticides and other toxicants in amniotic fluid: a validation study. Presented at the 6th Annual Environmental Health Conference, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Atlanta, GA. December, 2003.

Bradman, A., Eskenazi, B., Castorina, R., McKone, T., Holland, N., Hernandez, R. "Pesticide exposure assessment of mothers and children of the Salinas Valley." Presented at the School of Public Health Student Poster Session, University of California. Berkeley, CA. March, 2001.

Bradman, A., Eskenazi, B., Castorina, R., McKone, T., Holland, N., Hernandez, R. "Pesticide exposure assessment of mothers and children of the Salinas Valley." Presented at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health Student Poster Session. Berkeley, CA. March, 2001.

Bradman, A., Eskenazi, B., Chevrier, J., Barr, D., Harnly, M., McKone, T., Castorina, R. "Organophosphate pesticide exposures to pregnant women living in an agricultural area." Presented at the International Society for Exposure Analysis Conference. Vancouver, BC. August, 2002.

Bradman, A., Eskenazi, B., McKone, T., Castorina, R., Barr, D. "Behavioral and environmental correlates of pesticide exposure to pregnant women." Presented at the International Society for Exposure Analysis Annual Meeting. Charleston, SC. November, 2001.

Bradman, A., Eskenazi, B., Sutton, P., Athanasoulis, M., Goldman, L. "Iron deficiency associated with higher blood lead levels in children living in contaminated environments." Presented at the International Society of Exposure Analysis Conference. Monterey, CA. October, 2000.

Bradman, A., Harnly, M., McKone, T., Chevrier, J., Eskenazi, B. "Factors predicting organophosphate exposures to infants." Presented at the ISEA Conference. Stresa, Italy. September, 2003.

Bradman, A., Hernandez, R., McKone, T., Harnly, M., Chavira, R., Tager, I., Lipsett, M., Macher, J., Castorina, R., Cabrera, E., Vargas, A., Camacho, J., Kavanagh-Baird, G. "Home environmental health assessment for epidemiological and exposure studies." Poster presentation at the NIEHS/EPA Children's Centers Meeting. Washington, DC. May, 2003.

Bradman, A., McKone, T., Barr, D., Harnly, M., Castorina, R., Weltzien, E., Jaramillo, S., Chavira, R., Holland, N., Birch, K., Amster, E., Hernandez, R., Eskenazi, B. "Organophosphate pesticide exposures to pregnant women living in an agricultural community." Poster presentation at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Environmental Protection Agency Children's Centers Meeting. Durham, NC. January, 2002.

Bradman, A., McKone, T., Barr, D., Harnly, M., Castorina, R., Weltzien, E., Jaramillo, S., Holland, N., Birch, K., Eskenazi, B. "A community university partnership to study exposures and health of children living in an agricultural community." Poster presentation at the Center for Disease Control, National Center for Environmental Health. Atlanta, GA. January, 2002.

Bradman, A., McKone, T., Castorina, R., Harnly, M., Chavira, R., Cuevas, M., Holland, N., Eskenazi, B. "Community partnership to assess and prevent pesticide exposures to young children." Presented at the International Society for Exposure Analysis Conference. Monterey, CA. October, 2000.

Bradman, A., McKone, T., Chavira, R., Fenster, L., Harnly, M., Holland, N., Nishioka, M., Eskenazi, B. "Exposure assessment of children living in an agricultural community." Poster presentation at the NIEHS/EPA Children's Centers Meeting. Washington, DC. May, 2003.

Bradman, A., McKone, T., Eskenazi, B., Young, J., Hattis, D., Ginsberg, G., Mattison, D. "Modeling organophosphate pesticide excretion during the postpartum period. PBPK modeling workshop. Neuroprotective Agents Conference, Asilomar, Montery, CA. November, 2004.

Canales, R., Naylor, K., Leckie, J.O. "Algorithm for using contact-specific surface area data in dermal and non-dietary exposure dodels." Presented at the International Society for Exposure Analysis Conference. Vancouver, BC. August, 2002.

Canales, R.A., Leckie, J.O. "Methodology for simulating sequential micro-level activity patterns for modeling human exposure to contaminants." Presented at the International Society for Exposure Analysis Conference. Vancouver, BC. August, 2002.

Castorina, R. "CHAMACOS and toxics in the 21 st century." Presented at the University of California Toxic Substances Research and Training Program Annual Symposium. San Diego, CA. April, 2000.

Castorina, R. "Using biomarker data to assess the potential health risks of organophospate pesticide exposure to pregnant women and their fetuses." Presented at the Human Exposure Research Branch US Environmental Protection Agency. Las Vegas, NV. September, 2000.

Castorina, R., Bradman, A., Barr, D., Eskenazi, B. "Approaches to assessing cumulative organophosphate pesticide exposure among pregnant women living in an agricultural community." Presented at the Environmental Protection Agency Meeting. Washington, DC. April, 2002.

Castorina, R., Bradman, A., Barr, D., Eskenazi, B. "Using chemical specific urinary metabolites to assess cumulative organophosphate pesticide exposure among pregnant women in the Salinas Valley, CA." Presented at the International Society for Exposure Analysis Conference. Vancouver, BC. August, 2002.

Castorina, R., Bradman, A., Barr, D., Eskenazi, B. "Using pesticide specific urinary metabolites to assess cumulative exposure among pregnant women living in the Salinas Valley, CA." Poster presentation at the ISEA Conference. Stresa, Italy. September, 2003.

Castorina, R., Bradman, A., Eskenazi, B., Barr, D. "Preliminary approaches to assessing organophosphate pesticide exposure and potential health risks to pregnant women living in the Salinas Valley." Presented at the International Society for Exposure Analysis Annual Meeting. Charleston, SC. November, 2001.

Castorina, R., Bradman, A., McKone, T., Harnly, M., Holland, N., Eskenazi, B. "Approaches to assessing organophosphate exposure and potential health risks to pregnant women living in the Salinas Valley, California." Presented at the Toxic Substances Research and Teaching Program Annual Symposium. Lake Tahoe, CA. April, 2001.

Castorina, R., Eskenazi, B., Bradman, A., Salvatore, A. "Overview of the CHAMACOS study: Pesticide and allergen exposures to pregnant women and children." Presented at the University of California, Davis, Children's Health Symposium. Davis, CA. April, 2003.

CHAMACOS Investigators & Field Staff. "The Center for Children's Environmental Health Research: The Last Five Years and the Next 5 Years." Oral Presentation at the Center for Children's Environmental Health Research Science Day. Berkeley, CA. May, 2004 .

Chavira, R., Bradman, A., Eskenazi, B., Nishioka, M. "Pilot study of in-vehicle pesticide residues: A preliminary assessment." Presented at the International Society of Exposure Analysis Conference. Vancouver, BC. August, 2002.

Chevrier, J. "Body weight loss, breast milk concentrations of pesticides, and neurodevelopment in children from an underprivileged agricultural community." Presented at the Toxic Substances Research and Teaching Program Annual Symposium. Long Beach, CA. April, 2002.

Chevrier, J., Fenster, L., Bradman, A., Gladstone, E., Barr, D., Johnson, C., Eskenazi, B. "Effects of in-utero exposure to potential endocrine disrupters on the thyroid function in newborns." Presented at the University of California Toxic Substances Research and Teaching Program 16 th Annual Symposium. Oakland, CA. April, 2003.

Eskenazi B., Bradman A. "The CHAMACOS Study." Presented at the Berkeley School of Public Health Alumni Association Health Matters Conference, University of California. Berkeley, CA. April, 1999.

Eskenazi, B. "A study of exposures and health of farmworker children living in an agricultural community." Presented at the Environmental Protection Agency Meeting. Washington, DC. April, 2002.

Eskenazi, B. "A study of exposures and health of migrant children living in an agricultural community." Presented to the School of Journalism, University of California. Berkeley, CA. March, 2002.

Eskenazi, B. "Center for Children's Environmental Health Research, University of California, Berkeley." Presented at the NIEHS/EPA Children's Centers Meeting. Washington DC. May, 2003.

Eskenazi, B. "CHAMACOS: A longitudinal birth cohort study of the latino agricultural community of the Salinas Valley." Presented at the International Society for Exposure Analysis Annual Meeting. Charleston, SC. November, 2001.

Eskenazi, B. "CHAMACOS: A study of exposures and health of migrant children living in an agricultural community and health in South Africa." Presented at the University of Capetown. Capetown, South Africa. May, 2001.

Eskenazi, B. "CHAMACOS: A Study of exposures and health of migrant children living in an agricultural community." Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting. Atlanta, GA. October, 2001.

Eskenazi, B. "CHAMACOS: A study of exposures and health of migrant children living in an agricultural community." Presented at the CICH Global Forum. Washington, DC. September, 2001.

Eskenazi, B. "CHAMACOS: A study of exposures and health of migrant children living in an agricultural community." Presented at the School of Public Health Annual Research Symposium, University of California. Berkeley, CA. October, 2001.

Eskenazi, B. "CHAMACOS: Health effects of pesticide exposure in children living in an agricultural community." Presented at the NIEHS/EPA Children's Centers Meeting. Washington, DC. May, 2003.

Eskenazi, B. "Community partnership for evaluating and preventing environmental exposures to children." Presented to the American Public Health Association. Boston, MA. November, 2000.

Eskenazi, B. "Consultation II: Longitudinal cohort study of environmental effects on child health and development." Presented to the President's Task Force on Environmental and Safety Risks to Children. Washington, DC. December, 2000.

Eskenazi, B. "Hazards and Hope: Update on community based research." Presented at the Pediatric Environmental Health Conference. San Francisco, CA. June, 1999.

Eskenazi, B. "Longitudinal birth cohort study of children's development: Lessons from the fields." Presented at the University of California Institute of Human Development Conference: The Future of Longitudinal Studies. Berkeley, CA. March, 2003.

Eskenazi, B. "Long-term longitudinal studies: Prospects and pitfalls, learning from the past - lessons for the present and future." Presented to the American Psychological Association. San Francisco, CA. August, 2001.

Eskenazi, B. "Potential impacts of pesticides on children's health." Presented at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Regional Town Hall Meeting: Protecting Children's Health with a Focus on Healthy Schools. Berkeley, CA. February, 1999.

Eskenazi, B. Invited Discussant, "Special vulnerabilities of the endocrine system in childhood." Children's Environmental Health-Risk Assessment Issues and Challenges. California Environmental Protection Agency (sponsor), Office of Environmental Health Assessment. Oakland, CA. May, 2000.

Eskenazi, B. Invited Panelist, "Epidemiology and assessment of outcome." Presented at the Endocrine Disruptors and Children's Health workshop titled: "A Workshop to Examine the Effects of Endocrine Disruptors and Child Development for a National Longitudinal Study." National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and Pew Charitable Trust (sponsors), New York Academy of Medicine. New York, NY. March, 2000.

Eskenazi, B., Bradman, A, Goldman, L., Meuter, M., Cuevas, M., Lopez, J., Jaramillo, S., Winkleby, M., Wallerstein, N., Boeniger, M., Meyers, J. "Community cased intervention to reduce pesticide xposures to farmworker children." Poster presentation at National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Environmental Protection Agency Children's Centers Meeting. Durham, NC. January, 2002.

Eskenazi, B., Bradman, A. "Community/university partnership to assess pesticide and allergen exposures and their health effects on young children." Poster presentation at the NIEHS/EPA Children's Centers Meeting. Washington, DC. May, 2003.

Eskenazi, B., Bradman, A. "The CHAMACOS Study." Presented at the Natividad Medical Center Grand Rounds. Salinas, CA. July, 1999.

Eskenazi, B., Bradman, A. "The CHAMACOS Study." Presented at the US Environmental Protection Agency Region 9. San Francisco, CA. February, 1999.

Eskenazi, B., Bradman, A., Fenster, L., Barr, D., Chevrier, J., Harnly, M., McLaughlin, B., Scalf, R., Gladstone, E., Alkon, A., Warner, M. "Endocrine disrupting pesticides and neurodevelopmental outcomes in farmworker children, Salinas Valley." Poster presentation at the NIEHS/EPA Children's Centers Meeting. Washington, DC. May, 2003.

Eskenazi, B., Bradman, A., Fenster, L., Barr, D., Chevrier, J., Harnly, M., McLaughlin, B., Scalf, R., Gladstone, E., Alkon, A., Warner, M. "Endocrine disrupting pesticides and neurodevelopmental outcomes in farmworker children, Salinas Valley." Presented at the Environmental Protection Agency Endocrine Disruptors Workshop. Research Triangle Park, NC. October, 2002.

Eskenazi, B., Bradman, A., Gladstone, E. "Community/university partnership to assess pesticide and allergen exposures and their health effects on young children." Poster presentation at the Symposium on Children's Environmental Health: Identifying and Preventing Environmental Risks. Bethesda, MD. February, 2003.

Eskenazi, B., Bradman, A., Gladstone, E., Jaramillo, S. "CHAMACOS overview: Health effects of environmental exposures to children living in an agricultural community." Poster presentation at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Environmental Protection Agency Children's Centers Meeting. Durham, NC. January, 2002.

Eskenazi, B., Bradman, A., Gladstone, E., Jaramillo, S. "Health effects of environmental exposures to children living in an agricultural community." Poster presentation at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting. Atlanta, GA. October, 2001.

Eskenazi, B., Bradman, A., Gladstone, E., Jaramillo, S., Birch, K., Holland, N. "Lessons from the fields: Including children from agricultural communities in the National Children's Study." Presented at the APHA Meeting. San Francisco, CA. November, 2003.

Eskenazi, B., Gladstone, E., Jaramillo, S., Alkon, A., Boyce, T., Johnson, C., Lipsett, M., Macher, J., Tager, I., Weltzien, E., Harley, K., Lippert, S., Chevrier, J., Jewell, N., Bradman, A. "Characterizations of neurodevelopment, growth, and respiratory disease in pregnant women and children living in the Salinas Valley, California." Poster presentation at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Environmental Protection Agency Children's Centers Meeting. Durham, NC. January, 2002.

Eskenazi, B., Harley, K., Bradman, A., Weltzein, E., Jewell, N., Barr, D. "Association of organophosphate pesticide exposure during pregnancy and fetal growth and length of gestation in the CHAMACOS cohort." Presented at the Society for Epidemiologic Research 36 th Annual Meeting. Atlanta, GA. June, 2003.

Eskenazi, B., Holland, N. "Biorepository facility core: Changes, plans, and budget." Presented at the Environmental Health Sciences Center Annual Meeting, University of California. Berkeley, CA. September, 2002.

Eskenazi, B., Jaramillo, S. "CHAMACOS lessons from the fields: Partnering with communities." Presented at the Voices for a Healthy Community Conference. San Rafael, CA. October, 2002.

Fenster, L. "Endocrine disrupting pesticides and neurodevelopmental outcomes in farmworker children of the Salinas Valley." Presented to the Environmental Health Investigations Branch, California Department of Health Services. Oakland, CA. March, 2002.

Ferguson, A., Leckie, J.O. "The adhesive forces in the transfer of contaminants to the skin for dermal exposure." Presented at the International Society for Exposure Analysis Conference. Vancouver, BC. August, 2002.

Ferguson, A.C., Mason, C., Leckie, J.O. "Aerosol and gas deposition to human skin for dermal exposure." Presented at the International Society for Exposure Analysis Conference. Vancouver, BC. August, 2002.

Gladstone, E. "Demystifying the IRB process: Lessons from CHAMACOS." Presented at the Professional Development Workshop Series, Center for Public Health Practice, School of Public Health, University of California. Berkeley, CA. April, 2002.

Goldman, L. "Real world experiences: CHAMACOS." Presented to the University of California, Berkeley, Ecosystems Change and Human/Wildlife Health Working Group. Berkeley, CA. April, 2002.

Goldman, L., Eskenazi, B., Bradman, A., Jewell, N. "Risk behaviors for pesticide exposure among pregnant farmworkers in a Mexican immigrant community." Presented at the APHA Meeting. San Francisco, CA. November, 2003.

Harley, K., Eskenazi, B. "Role of diet and social support in the decreased birth weight of infants of US-born Mexican-Americans compared to Mexico-born immigrants." Presented at the APHA Meeting. San Francisco, CA. November, 2003.

Harley, K., Eskenazi, B. "The role of diet and social support in the increased risk of low birth weight among US-born women of Mexican descent." Poster Presentation at the Society for Epidemiologic Research 36 th Annual Meeting. Atlanta, GA. June, 2003.

Harley, K., Eskenazi, B., Block, G. "Is increased time in the Unites States associated with poorer diet during pregnancy in Mexican immigrant women?" Poster presentation at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting. Atlanta, GA. October, 2001.

Harley, K., Eskenazi, B., Block, G. "Is increasing time in the United States associated with poorer diet during pregnancy among Mexican immigrant women?" Poster presentation at the NIEHS/EPA Children's Centers Meeting. Washington, DC. May, 2003.

Harnly, M., Bradman, A., Weltzien, E., Anderson, M., McLaughlin, R. "Predictors of pesticide household dust levels in an area with intense agriculture." Presented at the ISEA Conference. Stresa, Italy. September, 2003.

Harnly, M., McLaughlin, R., Lee, S., Gunier, R., Anderson, M. "Correlating agricultural use of chlorpyrifos and diazinon with outdoor air concentrations." Presented at the International Society for Exposure Analysis Conference. Vancouver, BC. August, 2002.

Holland, N., Bradman, A., Birch, K, Gladstone, E., Jaramillo, S., Eskenazi, B. "Health effects of environmental exposures to children living in an agricultural community." Presented at the World Health Organization Conference on Children's Environmental Health. Bangkok, Thailand. March, 2002.

Holland, N., Eskenazi, B., Smith, M.T., Birch, K., Bradman, A., Woldeselassie, E., Wu, Y. "Challenges of biological sample collection and processing for large epidemiologic projects." Presented at the International Society of Biological and Environmental Repositories Annual Meeting. Atlanta, GA. May, 2001.

Jaramillo, S. "An introduction to the CHAMACOS project." Presented at the Global Exchange and Rural Development Center Farm Tour. Salinas and Chualar, CA. May, 2000.

Jaramillo, S. "An introduction to the CHAMACOS study." Presented at the Bi-National Health Symposium. Salinas, CA. October, 2002.

Jaramillo, S. "An overview of the CHAMACOS study in Salinas." Presented at the Children and Environmental Health Risks Meeting, School of Journalism, University of Maryland. Baltimore, MD. January, 2002.

Jaramillo, S. "An overview of the CHAMACOS study." Presented to the California State University at Monterey Bay's Department of Earth System, Science and Policy. Monterey, CA. April, 2002.

Jaramillo, S. "CHAMACOS." Presented at the Healthy Start Collaborative Community Meeting. Greenfield, CA. February, 2000.

Jaramillo, S. "CHAMACOS." Presented at the SCORE Community Outreach Event. Greenfield, CA. March, 2003.

Jaramillo, S. "CHAMACOS." Presented at the South County Outreach Effort Meeting. Greenfield, CA. October, 2001.

Jaramillo, S. "CHAMACOS." Presented to the Soledad High School Childcare Assistants Class. Soledad, CA. March, 2003.

Jaramillo, S. "Introduction to CHAMACOS." Presented at the California State University Monterey Bay Sixth Annual Social Justice Colloquium. Monterey, CA. March, 2002.

Jaramillo, S. "The CHAMACOS community-university partnership." Presented at the California State University Monterey Bay Fourth Annual Social Justice Colloquium: Women's Lives in the Global Economy. Monterey, CA. March, 2000.

Jaramillo, S. "The CHAMACOS project." Presented at the Community Services Information Session for San Ardo, San Lucas, and Surrounding Areas. San Ardo, CA. April, 2003.

Jaramillo, S., Bradman, A. "Environmental health research in the Salinas Valley." Presented at the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science Annual Conference. Anaheim, CA. September, 2002.

Jaramillo, S., Lopez, J. "Introduction to the CHAMACOS study." Presented to the Alternative Spring Break - Cityyear Americorps Program. San Jose, CA. March, 2002.

Jaramillo, S., Martinez, D. "CHAMACOS." Presented at the SCORE community outreach event. Greenfield, CA. August, 2003.

Jaramillo, S., Vasquez, D. "Introduction to CHAMACOS-The cohort and interventions studies." Presented to the Class of David Tacaks, Instructor, Environmental Justice, California State University Monterey Bay. Monterey, CA. April, 2003.

Jaramillo, S., Vasquez, D. Videotaped interview for documentary film class project "Farmworker Health." Salinas, CA. March, 2003.

Jaramillo, S., Vasquez, D., Vargas, A., Camacho, J.M. "CHAMACOS intervention and outreach." Presented at the Growers' Appreciation Award Luncheon. Salinas, CA. March, 2003.

Lipsett, M., Eskenazi, B., Bradman, A., Tager, I.B., Macher, J., Holland, N. "The CHAMACOS Study: Respiratory health among latino women and children in the Salinas Valley." Presented at the Second Annual Spring Symposium: Impact of the Environment on Asthma. Center for Occupational and Environmental Health (sponsor), University of California. Berkeley, CA. March, 2001.

Lucero, S. "Building a dermal exposure model." Presented at the Stanford University Summer Undergraduate Research Fellows Program Seminar. Palo Alto, CA. August, 2001.

Salvatore, A ., Camacho, J., Vargas, A., Cabrera, E., Kavanagh-Baird, G., Lopez, J., Bradman, A., Eskenazi, B. CHAMACOS Community-Based Participatory Intervention Research Studies. Oral presentation. UC Berkeley School of Public Health. DrPH Seminar. Berkeley, CA. October 2004.

Salvatore, A ., Camacho, J., Vargas, A., Cabrera, E., Kavanagh-Baird, G., Lopez, J., Bradman, A., Eskenazi, B. Impact of a Work-site Intervention to Reduce Pesticide Exposure to Farmworkers and their Children. Poster presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association. Washington, DC. November 2004.

Salvatore, A ., Camacho, J., Vargas, A., Cabrera, E., Kavanagh-Baird, G., Lopez, J., Bradman, A., Eskenazi, B. Pesticide Exposure to Farmworkers and their Children: Multiple Determinants of the Problem. Oral presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association. Washington, DC. November 2004.

Salvatore, A ., Camacho, J., Vargas, A., Kavanagh-Baird, G., Lopez, J., Bradman, A., Eskenazi, B. Pesticide Exposure to Farmworkers and their Children: Multiple Determinants of the Problem. Oral resentation at the Western Migrant Stream Forum. San Diego, CA. January, 2005.

Salvatore, A ., Gladstone, E., Bradman, A., Eskenazi, B. Lessons Learned from the Fields: The CHAMACOS Study. Oral presentation at the Marin Breast Cancer Watch Biomonitoring Forum. San Francisco, CA. November 2004.

Salvatore, A ., Martinez, D., Camacho, J., Vargas, A., Kavanagh-Baird, G., Lopez, J., Bradman, A., Eskenazi, B. Selected Results from the CHAMACOS Technical Intervention to Reduce Pesticide Exposure to Farmworkers' Children. Oral presentation at CHAMACOS Study Participant Forum. Salinas, CA. November 2004.

Salvatore, A ., Martinez, D., Hernandez, J., Camacho, J., Vargas, A., Kavanagh-Baird, G., Lopez, J., Bradman, A., Eskenazi, B. Selected Results from the CHAMACOS Technical Intervention to Reduce Pesticide Exposure to Farmworkers' Children. Oral presentation at CHAMACOS Farmworker Council Meeting. Salinas, CA. November 2004.

Salvatore, A ., Martínez, D., Hernández, J., Sadasivaiah, S., Camacho, J., Vargas, A., Calderon, N., Gomez, M., Chevrier, J., Cabrera, E., Kavanagh-Baird, G., Lopez, J., Bradman, A., Eskenazi, B. Home-Based Intervention to Reduce Pesticide Exposure to Farmworkers' Children. Poster presentation at the Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association. Washington, DC. November 2004.

Salvatore, A., Eskenazi, B. "CHAMACOS CBPR Intervention Study: Reducing pesticide exposures to farmworker children." NIEHS CBPR Site Visit. Berkeley, CA. November, 2003.

Salvatore, A., Lopez, J., Winkleby, M., Wallerstein, N., Boeninger, M., Meuter, M., Bradman, A., Eskenazi, B. "CHAMACOS CBPR Intervention Study: Reducing pesticide exposures to farmworker children." Poster presentation at the NIEHS Annual Grantee Meeting for Environmental Justice and Community-Based Participatory Research Programs. Albuquerque, NM. July, 2004.

Salvatore, A., Martinez, D., Cabrera, C., Camacho, J., Vargas, A. "CHAMACOS Home Education Intervention Study." Presented at the CHAMACOS Farmworker Council Meeting. Salinas, CA. February, 2004.

Salvatore, A., Salvatore, A., Vasquez, D., Stamm, N., Vargas, A., Kavanagh-Baird, G., Lopez, J., Bradman, A., Eskenazi, B. "CHAMACOS CBPR Intervention Study: Reducing pesticides exposures to farmworker children." Presented at the Stanford University Medical School. Palo Alto, CA. November, 2003.

Salvatore, A., Vasquez, D., G., Perez Garnica, L., Vargas, A. "CHAMACOS Technical Intervention Study: Reducing pesticides exposures to farmworker children." Presented at the CHAMACOS Farmworker Council Meeting. Salinas, CA. November, 2003.

Salvatore, A., Vasquez, D., Goldman, L., Stamm, N., Bradman, A., Eskenazi, B. "CHAMACOS community based participatory intervention study." Poster presentation at the NIEHS/EPA Children's Centers Meeting. Washington, DC. May, 2003.

Salvatore, A., Vasquez, D., Goldman, L., Stamm, N., Bradman, A., Eskenazi, B. "CHAMACOS community based participatory intervention study." Poster presentation at the Symposium on Children's Environmental Health: Identifying and Preventing Environmental Risks. Bethesda, MD. February, 2003.

Salvatore, A., Vasquez, D., Stamm, N., Camacho, J., Vargas, A., Kavanagh-Baird, G., Lopez, J., Bradman, A., Eskenazi, B. "A field-based technical intervention to reduce pesticide exposure to farmworkers' children." Presented at the APHA Meeting. San Francisco, CA. November, 2003.

Salvatore, A., Vasquez, D., Stamm, N., Lopez, J., Winkleby, M., Wallerstein, N., Boeninger, M., Meuter, M., Bradman, A., Eskenazi, B. "CHAMACOS CBPR Intervention Study: Reducing pesticide exposures to farmworker children." Poster presentation at the NIEHS Annual Grantee Meeting for Environmental Justice and Community-Based Participatory Research Programs. Philadelphia, PA. July, 2003.

Salvatore, A., Vasquez, D., Stamm, N., Vargas, A., Kavanagh-Baird, G., Lopez, J., Bradman, A., Eskenazi, B. "CHAMACOS CBPR Intervention Study: Reducing pesticides exposures to farmworker children." Presented at UC Berkeley School of Public Health. Public Health 201E. Public Health Interventions: Theory, Practice, and Research. Berkeley, CA. March, 2003.

Salvatore, A., Vasquez, D., Vargas, A., Camacho, J., Perez-Garnica, L., Lopez, J., Bradman, A., Eskenazi, B. "A field-based technical intervention to reduce pesticide exposure to farmworkers' children." Presented at the Eskenazi Research Group Seminar. Berkeley, CA. January, 2004.

Salvatore, A., Vasquez, D., Vargas, A., Camacho, J., Perez-Garnica, L., Lopez, J., Bradman, A., Eskenazi, B. "A field-based technical intervention to reduce pesticide exposure to farmworkers' children." Presented at the Western Migrant Stream Forum. Seattle, WA. February, 2004.

Stamm, N., Salvatore, A., Vasquez, D., Vargas, A., Camacho, J., Perez-Garnica, L., Lopez, J., Bradman, A., Eskenazi, B. "A participatory pilot study of protective clothing, gloves and soaps with farmworkers in the Salinas Valley, CA". Presented at the APHA Meeting. San Francisco, CA. November, 2003.

Awards :

2001-2002 Outstanding Service Learning Partnership Award, California State University Monterey Bay Service Learning Institute, May 2002.

Certificate of Appreciation Contributions to Día del Trabajador Agrícola , South County Outreach Effort, August 2002.

Certificate of Excellence for Outstanding Community Service and Participation, South County Outreach Effort, August 2001.

Thesis Excellence Award for Jennifer McErvin, California State University Monterey Bay, April 2003.

University and Community Partnerships Recognition, University of California, Berkeley, September 2002.

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UC Berkeley Center for Children's Environmental Health Research Publications

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