Got the BUSPH Environmental Health together for a photo! Off to enjoy a Portuguese meal and celebrate the chance to be in person again! #ISES2022

Ending the day at #ISES2022 with a great talk by Paige Brochu on Developing a Fine Scale Exposure Nature Index for the State of Massachusetts in the US in the New and emerging exposures session! Catch Paige taking over our BUSPH Environmental Health Twitter tomorrow.

Are you applying for a #PhD program in public health? When I applied as a #firstgen student I felt extremely lost. So w/ Catherine Connolly, PhD & folks at BUSPH Environmental Health, I put together thing I wish I knew about applying. You can read more here: #phdlife #gradschool alexafriedman.medium.com/things-i-wish-…

And I got to see not one but TWO incredible talks given by Aisha S. Dickerson, PhD, so glad you were able to visit Boston University School of Public Health!

Some advice I give my graduate students about how to keep on top of the literature in their field. A 🧵: 1/

Please spread the word! @WHCEQ is seeking current undergraduate & graduate students for in-person, paid #internships for Spring 2023. Deadline to apply is Friday, October 28, 2022. Apply here: whitehouse.gov/ceq/internship…

I’ve gotten a lot of questions about what to include in DEI statements given my previous tweet. Here are my thoughts for people of various demographic identities 🧵🪡

In honor of #FirstGenDay, an outstanding essay from Alexa Friedman, PhD demystifying the process of applying for PhD programs. There are lots of unwritten rules in academia, and this essay starts to write some of them down. alexafriedman.medium.com/things-i-wish-…

It’s that time of the year… grad school interview season. As a #firstgen student, I remember feeling as though I didn’t know how to prepare. So myself and colleagues from BUSPH Environmental Health put together a things I wish we know.. check it out here. alexafriedman.medium.com/things-i-wish-…

Huge congrats to Samantha Schildroth on her successful defense! Now introducing Dr. Schildroth - I’m so proud and grateful to be able to see you reach this incredible accomplishment! 🥂🍾

Check out our newly published paper— we examine iron, an essential nutrient, as a modifier of a complex metal mixture in relation to adolescent learning + memory #neuro #metals #epi Alexa Friedman, PhD dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envr…

To avoid straining your eyes at work, use the 20-20-20 rule: Every 20 minutes, go for a 20-minute hike and spend the next 20 years in the woods.

Great time @ISEE_NAC! So fun to see old friends and meet new ones. Bravo to the organizing committee for putting together a wonderful program 👏🏼

New paper out now! We used BKMR-CMA to examine Fe status as a mediator of associations between a metal mixture and neurodevelopment in adolescents. Thank you to all of our wonderful collaborators! sciencedirect.com/science/articl… Alexa Friedman, PhD

Early life tooth Mn is associated with better scores for attention-related behaviors and verbal learning and memory in adolescence w/ evidence of critical periods of exposure in two of our recent studies: Alexa Friedman, PhD journals.lww.com/environepidem/… sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Faculty position available in our department - area of focus can be environmental health and justice Applications due now for consideration aprecruit.ucsf.edu/JPF04498

Advocacy works - new EWG report Many of the toxic chemicals found in original 1995 report were not detected in baby foods today. Nine pesticides still detected, but more advocacy & regulation can reduce chemical exposure and protect children health ewg.org/research/pesti…

Join EWG in Seville! Senior Toxicologist Dr. Alexis Temkin will be co-chairing #SETACSeville session 7.07 One Health Approach: PFAS Exposure in Wildlife and Shared Health Risks Across Species Including Humans. Submit your #PFAS abstract by Nov 29 at setac.confex.com/setac/europe20…

“Everyone – adults and kids – should eat more fruits and vegetables, whether organic or not.” - Alexa Friedman, Ph.D. Alexa Friedman, PhD #ShoppersGuide #DirtyDozen #Clean15 ewg.org/news-insights/…

"We recommend using the Shopper's Guide as a way to prioritize which fruits and vegetables to buy organic to reduce your pesticide exposure," Alexa Friedman, PhD of EWG said. commondreams.org/news/ewg-2024-…