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  • 2013 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Rob McConnell is affiliated with the University of Southern California in the United States. The main fields of their research include Environmental Science and Medicine, with a significant focus on health-related environmental impacts.

Their subfields of study encompass Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Physiology, Pollution, Speech and Hearing, and Environmental Chemistry. Specific research topics include Air Quality and Health Impacts, Smoking Behavior and Cessation, Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research, Energy and Environment Impacts, Climate Change and Health Impacts, Noise Effects and Management, and Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging.

Rob McConnell has contributed to numerous scholarly articles published in various venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • ISEE Conference Abstracts
  • Environment International
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • JAMA Network Open
  • Environmental Research

Some recent papers authored or co-authored by Rob McConnell are:

  • "Trends in the Age of Cigarette Smoking Initiation Among Young Adults in the US From 2002 to 2018," 2020, JAMA Network Open
  • "Outdoor Air Pollution and New-Onset Airway Disease. An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report," 2020, Annals of the American Thoracic Society
  • "Prevalence of Electronic Cigarette Dependence Among Youth and Its Association With Future Use," 2020, JAMA Network Open
  • "Prenatal Exposure to Perfluoroalkyl Substances Associated With Increased Susceptibility to Liver Injury in Children," 2020, Hepatology
  • "Association of lead-exposure risk and family income with childhood brain outcomes," 2020, Nature Medicine

Rob McConnell has collaborated frequently with a number of co-authors, including:

  • Sandrah P. Eckel
  • David V. Conti
  • Damaskini Valvi
  • Lida Chatzi
  • Jessica L. Barrington-Trimis

Among their recognitions, they were named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2013.

Best Publications

  • The effect of air pollution on lung development from 10 to 18 years of age.

    W. James Gauderman;Edward Avol;Frank Gilliland;Hita Vora

  • Asthma in exercising children exposed to ozone: a cohort study.

    Rob McConnell;Kiros Berhane;Frank Gilliland;Stephanie J London

  • Association between Air Pollution and Lung Function Growth in Southern California Children

    W. J. Gauderman;R. McConnell;F. Gilliland;S. London

  • Effect of exposure to traffic on lung development from 10 to 18 years of age: a cohort study

    W James Gauderman;Hita Vora;Rob McConnell;Kiros Berhane

  • Traffic, Susceptibility, and Childhood Asthma

    Rob McConnell;Kiros Berhane;Ling Yao;Michael Jerrett

  • Traffic-related air pollution, particulate matter, and autism.

    Heather E. Volk;Fred Lurmann;Bryan Penfold;Irva Hertz-Picciotto

  • Association between air pollution and lung function growth in southern California children: results from a second cohort.

    W. James Gauderman;W. James Gauderman;G. Frank Gilliland;G. Frank Gilliland;Hita Vora;Hita Vora;Edward Avol;Edward Avol

  • Association of Improved Air Quality with Lung Development in Children

    W. James Gauderman;Robert Urman;Edward Avol;Kiros Berhane

  • Childhood incident asthma and traffic-related air pollution at home and school

    Rob McConnell;Talat Islam;Ketan Shankardass;Michael Jerrett

  • Chronic central nervous system effects of acute organophosphate pesticide intoxication

    L. Rosenstock;M. Keifer;W.E. Daniell;R. McConnell

  • Childhood asthma and exposure to traffic and nitrogen dioxide.

    W James Gauderman;Edward Avol;Fred Lurmann;Nino Kuenzli

  • Obesity and the Risk of Newly Diagnosed Asthma in School-age Children

    Frank D. Gilliland;Kiros Berhane;Talat Islam;Rob McConnell

  • Maternal smoking during pregnancy, environmental tobacco smoke exposure and childhood lung function

    F D Gilliland;K Berhane;R McConnell;W J Gauderman

  • Childhood obesity and proximity to urban parks and recreational resources: A longitudinal cohort study

    Jennifer Wolch;Michael Jerrett;Kim D. Reynolds;Rob McConnell

  • E-Cigarettes and Future Cigarette Use

    Jessica L Barrington-Trimis;Robert Urman;Kiros Berhane;Jennifer B Unger

  • What are the respiratory effects of e-cigarettes?

    Jeffrey E Gotts;Sven-Eric Jordt;Sven-Eric Jordt;Rob McConnell;Robert Tarran

  • Residential proximity to freeways and autism in the CHARGE study.

    Heather E. Volk;Irva Hertz-Picciotto;Lora Delwiche;Fred Lurmann

  • Traffic-Related Air Pollution and Asthma Onset in Children: A Prospective Cohort Study with Individual Exposure Measurement

    Michael Jerrett;Ketan Shankardass;Kiros Berhane;W. James Gauderman

  • Effects of glutathione S-transferase M1, maternal smoking during pregnancy, and environmental tobacco smoke on asthma and wheezing in children.

    Frank D. Gilliland;Yu-Fen Li;Louis Dubeau;Kiros Berhane

  • Effect of exposure to traffic on lung development from 10 to 18 years of age : a cohort study. Commentary

    Thomas Sandström;Bert Brunekreef;W. James Gauderman;Hita Vora

Frequent Co-Authors

Frank D. Gilliland
Frank D. Gilliland University of Southern California
Edward L. Avol
Edward L. Avol University of Southern California
Fred Lurmann
Fred Lurmann University of Southern California
W. James Gauderman
W. James Gauderman University of Southern California
Adam M. Leventhal
Adam M. Leventhal University of Southern California
Michael Jerrett
Michael Jerrett University of California, Los Angeles
Nino Künzli
Nino Künzli University of Basel
Jennifer B. Unger
Jennifer B. Unger University of Southern California
Tess Boley Cruz
Tess Boley Cruz University of Southern California
Scott Fruin
Scott Fruin University of Southern California

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