2026
Walker E, Rodriguez-Carmona Y, Wang X, Mukherjee B, Arboleda-Merino L, Hao W, Dodge H, Albin RL, Paulson HL, Park SK, Bakulski KM. Cadmium exposure and incidence of all-cause dementia and Alzheimer’s disease in the US adults. J Alzhemier’s Disease 2026 (accepted).
Zhang X, Park SK, Smith LM, Neitzel RL. Association between environmental and headphone noise and heart rate variability: observations from Apple Hearing Study cohort. J Exp Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2026 (in press). PMID: 42697936.
Jang H*, Harlow SD, Zhang W, Reeves A, Ebisu K, Wu X, Gold EB, Derby CA, Kravitz HM, Greendale GA, Schwartz J, Park SK.† Association between exposure to air pollution and age at natural menopause: The Study of Women's Health Across the Nation J Clin Endocrinol Metabol 2026 (in press). PMID: 42610449.
Zhang Y*, Zhang W, Karvonen-Gutierrez CA, Calafat AM, Herman WH, Mukherjee B, Park SK.† Per-/polyfluoroalkyl substances, hemostatic/inflammatory biomarkers, and incident hypertension: the Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation. JACC: Adv 2026;5(8):103071. PMID: 42520653; PMCID: PMC13430187.
Park S, Woodbury ML, Hao W, Park SK, Mukherjee B, Huerta-Montañez G, Rosario-Pabón Z, Vélez-Vega CM, Cordero JF, Alshawabkeh A, Watkins DJ, Meeker JD. Maternal inflammation and oxidative stress during pregnancy and emotional-behavioral problems in children aged 1.5-3 years: A longitudinal repeated-measures study. J Affect Disord. 2026;412:122162. PMID: 42336328.
Park S, Watkins DJ, Mukherjee B, Park SK, Montañez GH, Rosario-Pabón ZY, Vélez-Vega CM, Cordero JF, Alshawabkeh A, Meeker JD. Prenatal phthalate exposure and emotional-behavioral problems in children aged 1.5 to 3 years from the PROTECT birth cohort. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2026. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 42236583.
Desai S, Wu XM, Hyun J, Derby CA, Waetjen LE, Appelhans BM, Park SK, Ebisu K. Residential green space, walkability, and cardiometabolic biomarkers in midlife women: a longitudinal cohort study. Environm Res: Health. 2026;4(2):025013. PMID: 42147258. PMCID: PMC13176898.
Winkles JF, Santoro N, El Khoudary SR, deSouza P, Matuk J, Crawford S, Colvin A, Sammel M, Park SK. Associations between pollutants, the regularity of daily sex hormone patterns, and hormone profiles over a complete menstrual cycle. Reprod Toxicol. 2026:109247. PMID: 41997547. PMCID: PMC13257933.
Kessler BR*, Zhang W, Karvonen-Gutierrez CA, Herman WH, Mukherjee B, Park SK.† Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and incident metabolic syndrome in midlife women: The Study of Women's Health Across the Nation (SWAN). Environ Res. 2026;300:124487. PMID: 41967749.
McGrath S, Wang Y, Lin Y-T, Meeker JD, Park SK, Warren JL, Mukherjee B. A comparison and evaluation of statistical methods for mediation analysis with mixtures of environmental exposures. BMC Med Res Methodol 2026;26(1):93. PMID: 41851631. PMCID: PMC13123030.
Zhu MQ*, Van Wyk H*, Park SK†. Lead exposure as a contributor to the Black-White racial disparity in blood pressure: Evidence from NHANES 1988-1994 and 2017-2020. Int J Epidemiol 2026;55(2):dyag020. PMID: 41782487.
Harlow SD, Hood MM, Brooks R, Calafat AM, Randolph JF, Gold EB, Park SK†. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and menstrual cycle characteristics in midlife women: the Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation. Repro Toxicol 2026;109207. PMID: 41763333. PMCID: PMC13229287.
Park S, Watkins DJ, Park SK, Mukherjee B, Hao W, Montanez GH, Pabon ZR, Velez Vega CM, Cordero JF, Alshawabkeh A, Meeker JD. Maternal inflammation and oxidative stress during pregnancy in relation to early childhood neurodevelopment. Brain Behavior and Immunity 2026;106514. PMID: 41740871.
Wang X, Bakulski KM, Walker E, Mukherjee B, Dodge H, Albin RL, Paulson HL, Park SK†. Exposure to lead and incidence of Alzheimer’s disease and all-cause dementia in the United States. Alzhemier’s & Dementia 2026;22(2):e71075. PMID: 41676992. PMCID: PMC12895363.
Hwang S-H, Jang H, Park SK, Shin H-M. Associations between low-dose drinking water lithium exposure and dementia: a nationwide U.S. ecological study. Environ Pollut 2026;394:127766. PMID: 41643982.
Siwakoti RC, Ferguson KK, Hao W, Cantonwine DE, Mukherjee B, Park SK, Zeng L, Pennathur S, McElrath TF, Meeker JD. Associations between prenatal per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and repeated measures of bioactive lipids during pregnancy in the LIFECODES cohort. Sci Tot Environ 2026;1016:181465. PMID: 41610549.
Rodriguez-Carmona Y*, Baylin A, Song PXK, Ruiz-Narvaez E, Leung C, Hebert JR, Shivappa N, Wirth MD, Cantoral A, Meeker JD, Basu N, Tellez-Rojo MM, Peterson KE, Park SK.† Metal exposures and their interactions with the dietary inflammatory index on inflammatory biomarkers in Mexican adolescents. Environ Epidemiol 2026;10(1):e458. PMID: 41585506. PMCID: PMC12829675.
Banack HR, Rosella LC, Shiau S, Howe CJ, Martinez-Amezcua P, Fox MP, Adar SD, Harville EW, Young HA, Bassiouni SS, McBurney SH, Swift SL, Miller WC, Strickland MJ, Marino FR, Ehrhardt S, Pinney SM, Olola OO, Prins C, Zagarins SE, Haw NJL, Pollack AZ, Park SK, Goldmann E, Henkle EM, Kapadia F, Odegaard AO, Nguyen USDT, Oldenburg CE, Lesko CR. Defining methodologic and other core competencies for PhD-level training in epidemiology. Am J Epidemiol 2026;195(2):307-318. PMID: 40202499.
2025
Walker E, Cockell S, Needham BL, Cardenas A, Park SK, Bakulski KM. DNA methylation clocks and cognitive status among older adults in the US, NHANES 1999-2002. Epigenetics Reports 2025;3(1).
Shkembi A, Payne-Sturges D, Park SK, Neitzel R. Occupational heat exposure incidence and sociodemographic disparities for outdoor workers in the United States, 2010-2019. J Exp Sci Environ Epidemiol 2025 (in press). PMID: 41068476.
Park S, Woodbury ML, Park SK, Mukherjee B, Hao W, Zeng L, Pennathur S, Montañez GH, Rosario-Pabón Z, Vélez-Vega CM, Cordero JF, Alshawabkeh A, Watkins DJ, Meeker JD. Maternal bioactive lipids during pregnancy and early childhood neurodevelopment and behavior. Pediatr Res 2025; 10.1038/s41390-025-04465-4. PMID: 41062816. PMCID: PMC12914742.
Rodriguez-Carmona Y*, Baylin A, Song PXK, Ruiz-Narvaez E, Leung C, Cantoral A, Meeker JD, Basu N, Tellez-Rojo MM, Peterson KE, Park SK.† Dietary intake is associated with biomarkers of lead, arsenic, and cadmium in a cohort of Mexican adolescents. J Nut 2025;155(8):2729-2744. PMID: 40480419; PMCID: PMC12405921.
Park S, Cathey AL, Hao W, Park SK, Mukherjee B, Montanez GH, Pabón ZYR, Vega CMV, Cordero JF, Alshawabkeh A, Watkins DJ, Meeker JD, Prenatal exposure to phthalate mixtures and child neurodevelopment in toddlers aged 1–3 years from the PROTECT birth cohort, Int J Hyg Environ Health 2025; 268:114599. PMID: 40472722; PMCID: PMC12289413.
Wang X, Bakulski KM, Karvonen-Gutierrez CA, Park SK, Morgan D, Jackson BP, Albin RL, Paulson HL. Blood essential trace elements and Alzheimer's disease biomarkers in midlife. Front Aging Neurosci 2025;17:1539749. PMID: 40520530; PMCID: PMC12162987.
Shkembi A, Park SK, Zelner J, Neitzel RL. Racial and ethnic inequities to cumulative environmental and occupational impacts in Michigan. GeoHealth 2025;9(6):e2025GH001482. PMID: 40546872; PMCID: PMC12179436.
Lin N, Li Z, Ding N, Park SK, Batterman S, Du W, Dai J, Zhu Y. Estimation of dermal exposure to volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from feminine hygiene products: Integrating measurement data and physiologically based toxicokinetic (PBTK) model. Environ Health Perspect 2025;133(6):67020. PMID: 40344599; PMCID: PMC12180445.
Middleton LYM*, Walker E*, Cockell S, Dou J, Nguyen VK, Schrank M, Patel CJ, Ware EB, Colacino JA, Park SK, Bakulski KM. Exposome-wide association study of cognition among older adults in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Exposome 2025;5(1):osaf002. PMID: 39926246. PMCID: PMC11805339.
Seo S-H, Batterman SB, Karvonen-Gutierrez CA, Park SK†. Determinants of urinary dialkyl phosphate metabolites in midlife women: the Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation Multi-Pollutant Study (SWAN-MPS). J Exp Sci Environ Epidemiol 2025;35:590-601. PMID: 38719906; PMCID: PMC11720950.
2024
Wu J*, Harlow SD, Randolph JF, Gold EB, Park SK†. Endocrine disrupting chemicals and female reproductive aging. Semin Reprod Med 2024;42(4):330-360. PMID: 39879998.
Campbell KA, Colacino JA, Dou J, Dolinoy DC, Park SK, Loch-Caruso R, Padmanabhan V, Bakulski KM. Placental and immune cell DNA methylation reference panel for bulk tissue cell composition estimation in epidemiological studies. Epigenetics 2024;19(1):2437275. PMID: 39648517; PMCID: PMC11633140.
Fansler SD, Bakulski KM, Park SK, Walker E, Wang X. Use of biomarkers of metals to improve prediction performance of cardiovascular disease mortality. Environ Health 2024;23(1):96. PMID: 39511585. PMCID: PMC11542438.
Wang X, Karvonen-Gutierrez CA, Mancuso P, Gold EB, Derby CA, Kravitz HM, Greendale G, Wu X, Ebisu K, Schwartz J, Park SK. Exposure to Air Pollution is associated with Adipokines in Midlife Women: the Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation. Sci Tot Environ 2024;956:177334. PMID: 39488293. PMCID: PMC11632973.
Shkembi A, Zelner J, Park SK, Neitzel RL. Workplace exposures vary across neighborhoods in the US: Implications on social vulnerability and racial/ethnic health disparities. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities 2024;12(5):3388-3400. PMID: 39212906. PMCID: PMC12446402.
Kang H, Park SK, Kim DH, Choi YH. Exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and age-related macular degeneration in U.S. middle-aged and older adults. Chemosphere 2024;364:143167. PMID: 39181460.
Han P, Li HY, Park SK, Mukherjee B, Taylor JMG. Improving prediction of linear regression models by integrating external information from heterogeneous populations: James-Stein Estimators. Biometrics. 2024;80(3):ujae072. PMID: 39101548. PMCID: PMC11299067.
Grant-Alfieri A*, Herman WH, Watkins DJ, Batterman S, Karvonen-Gutierrez C, Park SK†. Associations of serum persistent organic pollutant concentrations with incident diabetes in midlife women: the Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation Multi-Pollutant Study. Environ Res 2024;260:119582. PMID: 38992756. PMCID: PMC11656409.
Baumert BO, Wang H, Samy S, Park SK, Lam CN, Dunn K, Pinto-Pacheco B, Walker D, Landero J, Conti D, Chatzi L, Hu H, Goodrich JA. Environmental Pollutant Risk Factors for Worse COVID-19 Related Clinical Outcomes in Predominately Hispanic and Latino Populations. Environ Res 2024;252(Pt 4):119072. PMID: 38729411; PMCID: PMC11198996.
Middleton LYM, Nguyen VK, Dou J, Wang H, Patel C, Park SK, Colacino JA, Bakulski KM. Environmental chemical-wide associations with immune biomarkers in US adults: A cross-sectional analysis. Environ Res 2024;252(Pt 3):118956. PMID: 38640990. PMCID: PMC11707796.
Park SK, Wang X, Lee S, Hu H. Do we underestimate risk of cardiovascular mortality due to lead exposure? Sci Tot Environ 2024;923:171511. PMID: 38453073. NIHMSID: 2048738.
Grant-Alfieri A*, Devasurendra A, Batterman S, Karvonen-Gutierrez C, Park SK†. Changes in adipose tissue and circulating concentrations of persistent organic pollutants in midlife women. Environ Health (Wash) 2024;2(4):243-252. PMID: 38660427. PMCID: PMC11036386.
Ding N, Wang X, Harlow SD, Randolph JF, Gold EB, Park SK†. Heavy metals and trajectories of anti-Müllerian hormone during the menopausal transition. J Clin Endocrinol Metabol 2024;109(11):e2057-e2064. PMID: 38271266. PMCID: PMC12107241.
Wang X, Bakulski KM, Karvonen-Gutierrez CA, Park SK, Morgan D, Albin RL, Paulson HL. Blood-based biomarkers for Alzheimer's Disease and cognitive function from mid-to-late life. Alzheimer’s & Dementia 2024;20(3):1807-1814. PMID: 38126555. PMCID: PMC10984504. Top-viewed article published in Alzheimer’s & Dementia.
Yang CL, Leung CW, Lee JT, Park SK, Jansen EC, Seo YA. Manganese and sleep outcomes in United States adults: Results from the 2017-2020 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). J Nutr 2024;154:213-223. PMID: 37984743. PMCID: PMC10925890.
Wang X, Karvonen-Gutierrez CA, Gold EB, Derby C, Greendale G, Wu X, Schwartz J, Park SK. Associations between exposure to air pollution and sex hormones during the menopausal transition. Sci Total Environ 2024;908:168317. PMID: 37949144. PMCID: PMC11639416.
2023
Lin N, Ding N, Meza-Wilson E, Devasurendra AM, Godwin C, Park SK, Batterman S. Volatile organic compounds in disposable diapers and baby wipes in the US: A survey of products and health risks. Environ Sci Technol 2023;57:13732-13743. PMID: 37683294. PMCID: PMC11714667.
Kim SH, Park MJ, Park SK. Urinary concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon metabolites and childhood obesity. Heliyon. 2023;9(9):e19335. PMID: 37674840. PMCID: PMC10477474.
Kang H*, Ding N*, Karvonen-Gutierrez CA, Mukherjee B, Calafat AM, Park SK†. Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) and Lipid Trajectories in Women 45-56 Years of Age: The Study of Women's Health Across the Nation. Environ Health Perspect. 2023;131(8):87004. PMID: 37552133. PMCID: PMC10408595.
Wang X, Bakulski KM, Paulson HL, Albin RL, Park SK. Associations of healthy lifestyle and socioeconomic status with cognitive function in U.S. older adults. Sci Rep. 2023;13(1):7513. PMID: 37160962. PMCID: PMC10170128.
Ding N*, Karvonen-Gutierrez CA, Zota AR, Mukherjee B, Harlow SD, Park SK†. The role of exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in racial/ethnic disparities in hypertension: Results from the Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation. Environ Res 2023;227:115813. PMID: 37004857. PMCID: PMC10227830
Boss J, Datta J, Wang X, Park SK, Kang J, Mukherjee B. Group Inverse-Gamma Gamma Shrinkage for Sparse Linear Models with Block-Correlated Regressors. Bayesian Analysis 2024;19:785-814.
Ding N,* Zheutlin E,* Harlow SD, Randolph JF, Mukherjee B, Park SK†. Associations between Repeated Measures of Urinary Phthalate Metabolites with Hormones and Timing of Natural Menopause. J Endocr Soc 2023;7(4):bvad024. PMID: 36846211. PMCID: PMC9945847.
Peng MQ,* Karvonen-Gutierrez CA, Herman WH, Mukherjee B, Park SK†. Phthalates and incident diabetes in midlife women: The Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation (SWAN). J Clin Endocrinol Metabol 2023;108:1947-1957. PMID:36752637. PMCID: PMC10348472.
Xu W, Park SK, Gruninger SE, Charles S, Franzblau A, Basu N, Goodrich JM. Associations between mercury exposure with blood pressure and lipid levels: a cross-sectional study of dental professionals. Environ Res. 2023;220:115229. PMID:36610536. PMCID: PMC10173801.
Kang H,* Calafat AM, Karvonen-Gutierrez CA, Park SK†. Isomer-specific serum concentrations of perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) among U.S. adults: Results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) and the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation Multi-Pollutant Study (SWAN-MPS). Environ Sci Technol. 2023;57(1):385-394. PMID:36534511. PMCID: PMC10103141.
Wang X, Ding N, Harlow SD, Randolph JF, Mukherjee B, Gold EB, Park SK†. Exposure to heavy metals and hormone levels in midlife women: the Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation (SWAN). Environ Pollution. 2023;317:120740. PMID:36436662. PMCID: PMC9897061.
Peng MQ,* Karvonen-Gutierrez CA, Herman WH, Mukherjee B, Park SK†. Phthalate exposure is associated with more rapid body fat gain in midlife women: the Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation (SWAN) Multi-Pollutant Study. Environ Res 2023;216(Pt 3):114685. PMID:36341787. PMCID: PMC9870605.
2022
Wang X, Bakulski KM, Mukherjee B, Hu H, Park SK. Predicting cumulative lead (Pb) exposure using the Super Learner algorithm. Chemosphere 2022;311(Pt 2):137125. PMID:36347347. PMCID: PMC10160242.
Wang X, Karvonen-Gutierrez CA, Gold EB, Derby C, Greendale G, Wu X, Schwartz J, Park SK. Longitudinal Associations of Air Pollution with Body Size and Composition in Midlife Women: The Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation. Diabetes Care 2022;45:2577-2584. PMID:36084038. PMCID: PMC9679268.
Park SK, Wang X, Karvonen-Gutierrez CA. Potential confounders in the association between per- and polyfluoroalkyl Substance exposure and diabetes. Reply to Harada KH, Harada Sassa M [letter]. Diabetologia 2022;65:1747-1750. PMID:35849164.
Ding N, Karvonen-Gutierrez CA, Mukherjee B, Calafat AM, Harlow SD, Park SK. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and incident hypertension in multi-racial/ethnic women: The Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation. Hypertension 2022;79(8):1876-1886. PMID: 35695012. PMCID: PMC9308661.
Park SK, Wang X, Ding N, Karvonen-Gutierrez CA, Calafat AM, Herman WH, Mukherjee B, Harlow SD. Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) and Incident Diabetes in Midlife Women: the Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation (SWAN). Diabetologia 2022;65(7):1157-1168. PMID: 35399113. PMCID: PMC9177697.
Lee S, Karvonen-Gutierrez CA, Mukherjee B, Herman WH, Park SK. Race-specific associations of urinary phenols and parabens with adipokines in midlife women: the Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation (SWAN). Environ Pollution 2022;303:119164. PMID: 35306088.
Ding N, Harlow SD, Randolph JF, Mukherjee B, Batterman S, Gold EB, Park SK. Perfluoroalkyl Substances and Incident Natural Menopause in Midlife Women: The Mediating Role of Sex Hormones. Am J Epidemiol 2022;191(7):1212–1223. PMID: 35292812.
Wang X, Karvonen-Gutierrez CA, Herman WH, Mukherjee B, Park SK. Metals and risk of incident metabolic syndrome in a prospective cohort of midlife women in the United States. Environ Res 2022; 210:112976. PMID: 35202625.
Featured as an NIEHS Extramural Papers of the Month (May 2022).
Ju MJ, Park SK, Kim S-Y, Choi Y-H. Long-term exposure to ambient air pollutants and hearing loss in Korean adults. Sci Total Environ 2022;820:153124. PMID: 35051467
Kang H, Hu H, Park SK. Serum antioxidant status and mortality from influenza and pneumonia in US adults. Public Health Nutrition 2022. PMID: 35000647
2021
Lee S, Karvonen-Gutierrez CA, Mukherjee B, Herman WH, Harlow SD, Park SK. Urinary concentrations of phenols and parabens and incident diabetes in midlife women: the Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation. Environ Epidemiol 2021;00:e171.
Ding N, Lin N, Batterman S, Park SK. Feminine hygiene products and volatile organic compounds in reproductive-aged women across the menstrual cycles: a longitudinal pilot study. J Women’s Health 2021 (Online ahead of print)
Volatile Organic Compounds in Feminine Hygiene Products (Press release, J Women's Health, Sep 14, 2021)
Li X, Wang X, Park SK. Associations between rice consumption, arsenic metabolism, and insulin resistance in adults without diabetes. Int J Hyg Environ Health 2021;237:113834.
Ju MJ, Kim J, Park SK, Kim DH, Choi Y-H. Long-term exposure to ambient air pollutants and age-related macular degeneration in middle-aged and older adults. Environ Res 2021;204(Pt A):1111953.
Wang X, Ding N, Harlow SD, Randolph JF, Mukherjee B, Gold EB, Park SK. Urinary metals and metal mixtures and timing of natural menopause in midlife women: the Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation. Environ Int 2021;157:106781.
Harlow SD, Hood MM, Ding N, Mukherjee B, Calafat AM, Randolph JF, Gold EB, Park SK. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and hormone levels during the menopausal transition. J Clin Endocrinol Metabol 2021 Epub ahead of print.
Lee S, Park SK, Park H, Lee W, Lee JH, Hong Y-C, Ha M, Kim Y, Lee B, Ha E. Joint association of prenatal bisphenol-A and phthalates exposure with risk of atopic dermatitis in 6-month-old infants. Sci Total Environ 2021;789:147953.
Wang X, Karvonen-Gutierrez CA, Herman WH, Mukherjee B, Harlow SD, Park SK. Urinary heavy metals and longitudinal changes in blood pressure in midlife women: the Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation. Hypertension 2021;78(2):543-551.
Ding N, Karvonen-Gutierrez CA, Herman WH, Calafat AM, Mukherjee B, Park SK. Associations of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and PFAS mixtures with adipokines in midlife women. Int J Hyg Environ Health 2021;235:113777.
Ding N, Karvonen-Gutierrez CA, Herman WH, Calafat AM, Mukherjee B, Park SK. Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances and body size and composition trajectories in midlife women: the Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation 1999-2018. Int J Obesity 2021;45(9):1937-48.
Wang X, Seo YA, Park SK. Serum selenium and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in U.S. adults: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2011-2016. Environ Res 2021;197:111190.
Park SK, Hu H. Response to “Comment on ‘Environmental Cadmium and Mortality from Influenza and Pneumonia in U.S. Adults’”. Environ Health Perspect 2021;129:48004.
Lee S, Park SK, Park H, Lee W, Kwon JH, Hong Y-C, Ha M, Kim Y, Lee B, Ha E. Prenatal heavy metal exposures and atopic dermatitis with gender difference in 6-month-old infants using multipollutant analysis. Environ Res 2021;195:110865.
Wang X, Karvonen-Gutierrez CA, Mukherjee B, Herman WH, Park SK. Urinary metals and adipokines in midlife women: The Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation (SWAN). Environ Res 2021;110426. PMID: 33157106. PMCID:PMC8093324.
2020
Park SK, Sack C, Sirén MJ, Hu H. Environmental cadmium and mortality from influenza and pneumonia in U.S. adults. Environ Health Perspect 2020;128:127004. PMID: 33325772. PMCID:PMC7739956.
Davis E, Malig B, Broadwin R, Ebisu K, Basu R, Gold EB, Qi L, Derby CA, Park SK, Wu XM. Association between coarse particulate matter and inflammatory and hemostatic markers in a cohort of midlife women. Environ Health. 2020;19(1):111. PMID: 33153486. PMCID:PMC7643259.
Park SK, Ding N, Han D. Perfluoroalkyl Substances and Cognitive Function in Older Adults: Should We Consider Non-Monotonic Dose-Responses and Chronic Kidney Disease? Environ Res 2021;192:110346. PMID: 33068581. PMCID:PMC7736478.
Wang X, Karvonen-Gutierrez CA, Herman WH, Mukherjee B, Harlow SD, Park SK. Urinary metal mixtures and longitudinal changes in glucose homeostasis: The Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation (SWAN). Environ Int 2020;145:106109. PMID: 32927284. PMCID:PMC7577932.
Sitarik AR, Arora M, Austin C, Bielak LF, Eggers S, Johnson CC, Lynch SV, Park SK, Wu KH, Yong GJM, Cassidy-Bushrow AE. Fetal and early postnatal lead exposure measured in teeth associates with infant gut microbiota. Environ Int 2020;144:106062. PMID: 32871381. PMCID:PMC7572588.
Featured as an NIEHS Extramural Papers of the Month (December 2020).
Lin N, Ding N, Meza-Wilson E, Devasurendra AM, Godwin C, Park SK, Batterman S. Volatile organic compounds in feminine hygiene products sold in the US market: A survey of products and health risks. Environ Int 2020;144:105740. PMID: 32866732. PMCID: in progress.
Kho MJ, Smith JA, Verweij N, Shang L, Ryan KA, Zhao W, Ware EB, Gansevoort TR, Irvin MR, Lee JE, Turner ST, Sung J, van der Harst P, Arnett DK, Baylin A, Park SK, Seo YA, Kelly KM, Chang YPC, Zhou X, Lieske JC, Kardia SLR. Genome-wide association meta-analysis of individuals of European ancestry identifies suggestive loci for sodium intake, potassium intake, and their ratio measured from 24-hour or half-day urine samples. J Nutr 2020;150(10):2635-2645. PMID: 32840624. PMCID:PMC7549298.
Campbell KA, Colacino JA, Park SK, Bakulski KM. Cell types in environmental epigenetic studies: Biological and epidemiological frameworks. Curr Environ Health Rep 2020;7(3):185-197. PMID: 32794033. PMCID:PMC7493967.
Wang X, Karvonen-Gutierrez CA, Herman WH, Mukherjee B, Harlow SD, Park SK. Urinary metals and incident diabetes in midlife women: The Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation (SWAN). BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care 2020;8(1):e001233. PMID: 32747380. PMCID:PMC7398092.
Bakulski KM, Seo YA, Hickman RC, Brandt D, Vadari HS, Hu H, Park SK. Heavy metals exposure and Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. J Alzheimers Dis 2020;76(4):1215-1242. PMID: 32651318. PMCID:PMC7454042.
Ding N, Harlow SD, Randolph JF, Calafat AM, Mukherjee B, Batterman S, Gold EB, Park SK. Associations of Perfluoroalkyl Substances with Incident Natural Menopause: the Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation. J Clin Endocrinol Metabol 2020;105(9):e3169-e3182. PMID: 32491182. PMCID:PMC7418447.
Featured as an NIEHS Extramural Papers of the Month (August 2020).
Featured at Endocrine Society (https://www.endocrine.org/news-and-advocacy/news-room/2020/study-finds-pfas-exposure-may-cause-early-menopause-in-women)
Medscape (https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/931709)
Medpage Today (https://www.medpagetoday.com/endocrinology/menopause/86889)
Selected for the Endocrine Society Thematic Issue on Endocrine-disrupting Chemicals 2021.
Ding N, Park SK. Perfluoroalkyl substances exposure and hearing impairment in US adults. Environ Res 2020;187:109686. PMID: 32474307. PMCID:PMC7331829.
Ding N, Harlow SD, Randolph Jr JF, Loch-Caruso R, Park SK. Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and their effects on the ovary. Human Reproduction Update 2020;26(5):724-752. PMID: 32476019. PMCID:PMC7456353.
Ding N, Harlow SD, Batterman S, Mukherjee B, Park SK. Longitudinal trends in per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances among multiethnic midlife women from 1999 to 2011: the Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation. Environ Int. 2020;135:105381. PMID: 31841808. PMCID:PMC7374929.
Aker A, Mukherjee B, Vélez-Vega CM, Huerta-Montanez G, Cordero J, McConnell RR, Loch-Caruso R, Park SK, Rosario ZY, Meeker JD. Interactions between chemicals and non-chemical stressors: The modifying effect of life events on the association between triclocarban, phenols and parabens with gestational length in a Puerto Rican cohort. Sci Total Environ. 2020;708:134719. PMID: 31785910. PMCID: PMC6957748.
Bakulski KM, Hu H, Park SK. Chapter 51. Lead, cadmium and Alzheimer’s disease. In: Genetics, Neurology, Behavior, and Diet in Dementia. The Neuroscience of Dementia, Volume 2. (edited by Martin CR, Preedy VR). Academic Press, Elsevier. London, United Kingdom. 2020. ISBN: 978-0-12-815868-5. 2020.
2019
Wang X, Kim D, Tucker KL, Weisskopf MG, Sparrow D, Hu H, Park SK. Effect of dietary sodium and potassium intake on the mobilization of bone lead among middle-aged and older men: the Veterans Affairs Normative Aging Study. Nutrients 2019;11(11):2750. PMID: 31766133. PMCID: PMC6893449.
Wang X, Mukherjee B, Park SK. Does information on blood heavy metals improve cardiovascular mortality prediction? J Am Heart Assoc 2019;8:e013571. PMID: 31631727. PMCID: PMC6898859.
Ding N, Batterman S, Park SK. Exposure to Volatile Organic Compounds and Use of Feminine Hygiene Products among Reproductive-Aged Women in the United States. J Women’s Health. 2020;27:65-73. PMID: 31532304. PMCID: PMC6998054.
Park SK, Peng Q, Ding N, Mukherjee B, Harlow SD. Determinants of per- and polyfluoroakyl substances (PFAS) in midlife women: Evidence of racial/ethnic and geographic differences in PFAS exposure. Environ Res 2019;175:186-199. PMID: 31129528. PMCID: PMC6579633.
Wang X, Mukherjee B, Batterman S, Harlow SD, Park SK. Urinary metals and metal mixtures in midlife women: The Study of Women’s Health Across the Nation (SWAN). Int J Hyg Environ Health 2019;222:778-789. PMID: 31103473. PMCID: PMC6583796.
Wu X, Broadwin R, Basu R, Malig B, Ebisu K, Gold EB, Qi L, Derby C, Park SK, Green S. Associations between fine particulate matter and changes in lipids/lipoproteins among midlife women. Sci Total Environ. 2019;654:1179-1186. PMID: 30841392. PMCID: PMC6413864.
Park J, Park SK, Choi Y-H. Environmental pyrethroid exposure and diabetes in U.S. adults. Environ Res 2019;172:399-407. PMID: 30825691.
Cassidy-Bushrow AE, Wu KHH, Sitarik AR, Park SK, Bielak LF, Austin C, Gennings C, Curtin P, Johnson CC, Arora M. In utero metal exposures measured in deciduous teeth and birth outcomes in a racially-diverse urban cohort. Environ Res 2019;171:444-451. PMID: 30735952. PMCID: PMC6402585.
Nwanaji-Enwerem JC, Wang W, Nwanaji-Enwerem O, Vokonas P, Baccarelli A, Weisskopf M, Herndon LW, Wiggs JL, Park SK, Schwartz J. Association of long-term ambient black carbon exposure and oxidative stress allelic variants with intraocular pressure in older men. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2019;137:129-137. PMID: 30419128. PMCID: PMC6440251.
Ding N, Wang X, Tucker KL, Weisskopf MG, Sparrow D, Hu H, Park SK. Dietary patterns, bone lead and incident coronary heart disease among middle-aged to elderly men. Environ Res 2019;168:222-9. PMID: 30317107. PMCID: PMC6263823.
Reed B, McKee KS, Plegue M, Haefner H, Park SK, Harlow SD. Environmental exposure history and vulvodynia risk: a population-based study. J Women’s Health 2019;28:69-76. PMID: 30307787. PMCID: PMC6343193.
Duan C. Talbott E, Brooks M, Park SK, Broadwin R, Matthews K, Barinas-Mitchell E. Five-year exposure to PM2.5 and ozone and subclinical atherosclerosis in late midlife women: the Study of Women’s Health across the Nation. Int J Hyg Environ Health 2019;222:168-176. PMID: 30236459. PMCID: PMC6408975.
Xu J, Hu H, Wright R, Schnaas L, Bellinger DC, Park SK, Wright RO, Tellez-Rojo MM. Prenatal lead exposure modifies the association of maternal self-esteem with child adaptive ability. Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2019;222:68-75. PMID: 30146178.
2018
Adar SD, Chen Y-H, D’Souza J, O’Neill MS, Szpiro AA, Auchincloss AH, Park SK, Daviglus ML, Diez-Roux AV, Kaufman JD. Longitudinal analysis of long-term air pollution levels and blood pressure: a cautionary tale from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Environ Health Perspect 2018;126(10):107003. PMID: 30392401. PMCID: PMC6371645.
Wang X, Mukherjee B, Park SK. Associations of cumulative exposure to heavy metal mixtures with obesity and its comorbidities among U.S. adults in NHANES 2003-2014. Environ Int. 2018;121:683-94. PMID: 30316184. PMCID: PMC6268112.
Zheutlin AR, Hu H, Weisskopf MG, Sparrow D, Vokonas PS, Park SK. Low-level cumulative lead and resistant hypertension: a prospective study of men participating in the Veterans Affairs Normative Aging Study. J Am Heart Assoc 2018;7:e010014. PMID: 30608198. PMCID: PMC6404221.
Featured at American Heart Association (https://newsroom.heart.org/news/lead-accumulation-in-shin-bone-may-be-associated-with-resistant-high-blood-pressure).
Medscape: Lead Accumulation in Shin Bone Tied to Resistant Hypertension. (https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/904437).
Healio/Cardiology Today (https://www.healio.com/cardiology/vascular-medicine/news/online/%7Ba0c588ef-324f-4090-a595-80d04a1f93da%7D/lead-exposure-may-be-risk-factor-for-resistant-hypertension).
MedicalResearch.com (https://medicalresearch.com/author-interviews/low-level-lead-exposure-linked-to-resistant-hypertension/45492/).
MedPage Today (https://www.medpagetoday.com/cardiology/hypertension/75893).
Wang W, Moroi S, Bakulski K, Mukherjee B, Weisskopf MG, Schaumberg D, Sparrow D, Vokonas PS, Hu H, Park SK. Bone lead levels and risk of incident primary open-angle glaucoma: the VA Normative Aging Study. Environ Health Perspect 2018;126(8):087002. PMID: 30102601. PMCID: PMC6108844.
Featured as an NIEHS Extramural Papers of the Month (October 2018).
Featured in Environ Health Perspect as a Science Selection. (May 2019).
Ndlovu N, Musenge E, Park SK, Girdler-Brown B, Richards G, Murray J. Four decades of pulmonary tuberculosis in deceased South African miners: trends and determinants. Occup Environ Med 2018;75:767-775. PMID: 29934377.
Cheng W, Taylor JMG, Vokonas PS, Park SK, Mukherjee B. Improving estimation and prediction in linear regression incorporating external information from an established reduced model. Stat Med 2018;37:1515-30. PMID: 29365342. PMCID: PMC5889759.
2017
Jhun MA, Smith JA, Ware EB, Kardia SLR, Mosley TH Jr, Turner ST, Peyser PA, Park SK. Modeling the causal role of DNA methylation in the association between cigarette smoking and inflammation in African Americans: A 2-step epigenetic Mendelian randomization study. Am J Epidemiol 2017;186(10):1149-58 PMID: 29149250. PMCID: PMC5860475.
Park SK, Zhao Z, Mukherjee B. Construction of environmental risk score beyond standard linear models using machine learning methods: Application to metal mixtures, oxidative stress and cardiovascular disease in NHANES. Environ Health 2017;16(1):102. PMID: 28950902. PMCID: PMC5615812.
Cassidy-Bushrow AE, Sitarik AR, Havstad S, Park SK, Bielak LF, Johnson CC, Arora M. Burden of higher lead exposure in African-Americans starts in utero and persists into childhood. Environment International 2017;108:221-7. PMID: 28886415. PMCID: PMC5623116.
Featured as an NIEHS Extramural Papers of the Month (January 2018).
West C, Fekedulegn D, Andrew M, Burchfiel CM, Harlow S, Bingham CR, McCullagh M, Park SK, Violanti J. On-duty non-fatal injury that lead to work absences among police officers and level of perceived stress. J Occup Environ Med 2017;59(11):1084-8. PMID: 28816733.
Wang X, Ding N, Tucker KL, Weisskopf MG, Sparrow D, Hu H, Park SK. A Western diet pattern is associated with higher concentrations of blood and bone lead among middle-aged and elderly men. J Nutr 2017;147(7):1374-83. PMID: 28592514, PMCID: PMC5483966.
Sun Z, Mukherjee B, Estes JP, Vokonas PS, Park SK. Exposure enriched outcome dependent designs for longitudinal studies of gene-environment interaction. Stat Med 2017;36(18):2947-60. PMID: 28497531, PMCID: PMC5523112.
Park SK. Ambient air pollution and type 2 diabetes: Do the metabolic effects of air pollution start early in life? Diabetes 2017;66(7):1755-1757 (invited commentary). PMID: 28637828, PMCID: PMC5482079.
Choi Y-H, Park SK. Environmental exposures to lead, mercury, and cadmium and hearing loss in adults and adolescents: KNHANES 2010-2012. Environ Health Perspect 2017;125(6):067003. PMID: 28599263, PMCID: PMC5743444.
Peng Q, Bakulski K, Nan B, Park SK. Cadmium and Alzheimer’s disease mortality in U.S. adults: Updated evidence with a urinary biomarker and extended follow-up time. Environ Res 2017;157:44-51. PMID: 28511080, PMCID: PMC5513740.
Park SK, Harlow SD, Zheng H, Karvonen-Gutierrez C, Thurston RC, Ruppert K, Janssen I, Randolph Jr JF. Association between changes in oestradiol and FSH during the menopausal transition and risk of diabetes. Diabetic Medicine 2017;34(4):531-538. PMID: 27973745, PMCID: PMC5352524.
Featured at Endocrine Today
Farooqui Z, Bakulski KM, Power MC, Weisskopf MG, Sparrow D, Spiro III A, Vokonas PS, Nie H, Hu H, Park SK. Associations of cumulative Pb exposure and longitudinal changes in Mini-Mental Status Exam scores, global cognition and domains of cognition: The VA Normative Aging Study. Environ Res 2017;152:102-108. PMID: 27770710, PMCID: PMC5135609.
Publications before 2017 can be found at Sung Kyun Park's Google Scholar