John Meeker
Principle Investigator
John Meeker, ScD, CIH
Professor of Environmental Health Sciences,
Professor of Global Public Health and
Senior Associate Dean for Research, School of Public Health
meekerj@umich.edu
1415 Washington Heights
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-2029
Phone: (734) 764-7184
Dr. John Meeker is a Professor of Environmental Health Sciences and Associate Dean for Research at the University of Michigan School of Public Health. He holds a B.S. in Industrial Technology from Iowa State University, as well as M.S. and Doctor of Science (Sc.D.) degrees in Environmental Science & Engineering and Exposure, Epidemiology & Risk, respectively, from Harvard University, where he also completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Environmental and Reproductive Epidemiology. He is a Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH). Dr. Meeker's work is wide-ranging, and 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. Much of his current research involves human exposure science and reproductive and developmental epidemiology studies of known or suspected endocrine disrupting chemicals, such as phthalates, BPA, pesticides, flame retardants, and others. Dr. Meeker is principal investigator on numerous large-scale research studies, is Associate Editor of Environmental Health Perspectives, and has served on various peer-review and advisory panels for EPA, NIH, and others in recent years.
Research Interests:
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, phthalates, bisphenol A, flame retardants, 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.
Education:
Harvard University, School of Public Health
ScD, Exposure, Epidemiology, and Risk
April 2004
Harvard University, School of Public Health
MS, Environmental Health / Industrial Hygiene
June 2001
Iowa State University
BS, Industrial Technology
May 1999