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John D. Meeker is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Environmental Science and Medicine, with a substantial focus on Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Nutrition and Dietetics, and Obstetrics and Gynecology.

The scientist's work has centered on several key topics, including:

  • Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
  • Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
  • Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research

Meeker's recent publications illustrate their contributions to environmental and child health epidemiology. Selected papers include:

  • "The Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO)-Wide Cohort," 2023, American Journal of Epidemiology
  • "Maternal blood metal and metalloid concentrations in association with birth outcomes in Northern Puerto Rico," 2020, Environment International
  • "Exposure to Contemporary and Emerging Chemicals in Commerce among Pregnant Women in the United States: The Environmental influences on Child Health Outcome (ECHO) Program," 2022, Environmental Science & Technology
  • "Predictors of urinary and blood Metal(loid) concentrations among pregnant women in Northern Puerto Rico," 2020, Environmental Research
  • "Associations Between Prenatal Urinary Biomarkers of Phthalate Exposure and Preterm Birth," 2022, JAMA Pediatrics

Frequent co-authors in their research include:

  • Akram N. Alshawabkeh
  • José F. Cordero
  • Deborah J. Watkins
  • Carmen M. Vélez-Vega
  • Bhramar Mukherjee

Their work has frequently been published in venues such as ISEE Conference Abstracts, Environmental Research, Environment International, Environmental Health Perspectives, and The Science of The Total Environment. This reflects a consistent engagement with environmental and public health scientific communities.

Best Publications

  • Phthalates and other additives in plastics: human exposure and associated health outcomes

    John D. Meeker;Sheela Sathyanarayana;Shanna H. Swan

  • House Dust Concentrations of Organophosphate Flame Retardants in Relation to Hormone Levels and Semen Quality Parameters

    John D. Meeker;Heather M. Stapleton

  • Body mass index in relation to semen quality, sperm DNA integrity, and serum reproductive hormone levels among men attending an infertility clinic.

    Jorge E. Chavarro;Jorge E. Chavarro;Thomas L. Toth;Diane L. Wright;John D. Meeker

  • Altered Semen Quality in Relation to Urinary Concentrations of Phthalate Monoester and Oxidative Metabolites

    Russ Hauser;John D. Meeker;Susan Duty;Manori J. Silva

  • DNA damage in human sperm is related to urinary levels of phthalate monoester and oxidative metabolites.

    R. Hauser;J.D. Meeker;N.P. Singh;M.J. Silva

  • Temporal Variability of Urinary Phthalate Metabolite Levels in Men of Reproductive Age

    Russ B. Hauser;John D. Meeker;Sohee Park;Manori J. Silva

  • Semen quality and sperm DNA damage in relation to urinary bisphenol A among men from an infertility clinic.

    John D. Meeker;Shelley Ehrlich;Thomas L. Toth;Diane L. Wright

  • Relationship between urinary phthalate and bisphenol A concentrations and serum thyroid measures in U.S. adults and adolescents from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2007-2008.

    John D. Meeker;Kelly K. Ferguson

  • Distribution, Variability, and Predictors of Urinary Concentrations of Phenols and Parabens among Pregnant Women in Puerto Rico

    John D. Meeker;David E. Cantonwine;Luis O. Rivera-González;Kelly K. Ferguson

  • Environmental Phthalate Exposure and Preterm Birth

    Kelly K. Ferguson;Thomas F. McElrath;John D. Meeker

  • Cadmium, lead, and other metals in relation to semen quality: human evidence for molybdenum as a male reproductive toxicant.

    John D. Meeker;Mary G. Rossano;Bridget Protas;Michael P. Diamond

  • URINARY CONCENTRATIONS OF PARABENS AND SERUM HORMONE LEVELS, SEMEN QUALITY PARAMETERS, AND SPERM DNA DAMAGE

    John D. Meeker;Tiffany Yang;Xiaoyun Ye;Antonia M. Calafat

  • Phthalate exposure and male reproductive outcomes: A systematic review of the human epidemiological evidence.

    Elizabeth G. Radke;Joseph M. Braun;John D. Meeker;Glinda S. Cooper

  • Exposure to Environmental Endocrine Disruptors and Child Development

    John D. Meeker

  • Urinary Metabolites of Organophosphate Flame Retardants: Temporal Variability and Correlations with House Dust Concentrations

    John D. Meeker;Ellen M. Cooper;Heather M. Stapleton;Russ Hauser

  • Temporal Variability and Predictors of Urinary Bisphenol A Concentrations in Men and Women

    Shruthi Mahalingaiah;John D. Meeker;Kimberly Hope Pearson;Antonia M. Calafat

  • Urinary Bisphenol A Concentrations in Relation to Serum Thyroid and Reproductive Hormone Levels in Men from an Infertility Clinic

    John D. Meeker;Antonia M. Calafat;Russ Hauser

  • Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate Metabolites May Alter Thyroid Hormone Levels in Men

    John D. Meeker;Antonia M. Calafat;Russ B. Hauser

  • Relationships between serum hormone levels and semen quality among men from an infertility clinic

    John D Meeker;Linda Godfrey-Bailey;Russ Hauser

  • Exposure assessment issues in epidemiology studies of phthalates.

    Lauren E. Johns;Glinda S. Cooper;Audrey Galizia;John D. Meeker

Frequent Co-Authors

Kelly K. Ferguson
Kelly K. Ferguson National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Russ Hauser
Russ Hauser Harvard University
Akram N. Alshawabkeh
Akram N. Alshawabkeh Northeastern University
Karen E. Peterson
Karen E. Peterson University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Antonia M. Calafat
Antonia M. Calafat Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Paige L. Williams
Paige L. Williams Harvard University
Dana B. Barr
Dana B. Barr Emory University
Heather M. Stapleton
Heather M. Stapleton Duke University
Howard Hu
Howard Hu University of Southern California
Stacey A. Missmer
Stacey A. Missmer Michigan State University

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