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Overview

Virginia Rauh is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States and is engaged primarily in research related to environmental science and medicine. Their work spans several interconnected areas within these fields, focusing on health impacts related to environmental exposures and pediatric outcomes.

The main fields of study for Virginia Rauh include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Medicine

Within these broader fields, Rauh's work emphasizes specific subfields such as:

  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Speech and Hearing
  • Plant Science

The scientist's research covers key topics including:

  • Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
  • Air Quality and Health Impacts
  • Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
  • Noise Effects and Management
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity
  • Asthma and respiratory diseases

Among recent publications, Virginia Rauh contributed to several studies addressing prenatal and early childhood environmental exposures and their effects on health and development:

  • The association between prenatal exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances and childhood neurodevelopment, 2020, Environmental Pollution
  • Prenatal exposure to air pollution is associated with altered brain structure, function, and metabolism in childhood, 2022, Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
  • Associations Between Prenatal Urinary Biomarkers of Phthalate Exposure and Preterm Birth, 2022, JAMA Pediatrics
  • Prenatal and early childhood exposure to phthalates and childhood behavior at age 7 years, 2020, Environment International
  • Prenatal exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons modifies the effects of early life stress on attention and Thought Problems in late childhood, 2020, Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Virginia Rauh include:

  • Julie B. Herbstman
  • Amy Margolis
  • David Pagliaccio
  • Frederica P. Perera
  • Pam Factor-Litvak

Virginia Rauh's research has been published repeatedly in various scientific venues, with a focus on journals and conferences related to environment and health, including:

  • Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
  • ISEE Conference Abstracts
  • Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
  • Environment International
  • Environmental Research

Best Publications

  • Impact of Prenatal Chlorpyrifos Exposure on Neurodevelopment in the First 3 Years of Life Among Inner-City Children

    Virginia A. Rauh;Robin Garfinkel;Frederica P. Perera;Howard F. Andrews

  • Association between a single general anesthesia exposure before age 36 months and neurocognitive outcomes in later childhood

    Lena S. Sun;Guohua Li;Tonya L. K. Miller;Cynthia Salorio

  • PRENATAL EXPOSURE TO PBDES AND NEURODEVELOPMENT

    Julie B. Herbstman;Andreas Sjödin;Matthew Kurzon;Sally A. Lederman

  • Effects of transplacental exposure to environmental pollutants on birth outcomes in a multiethnic population.

    Frederica P. Perera;Virginia Rauh;Wei Yann Tsai;Patrick Kinney

  • Seven-Year Neurodevelopmental Scores and Prenatal Exposure to Chlorpyrifos, a Common Agricultural Pesticide

    Virginia Rauh;Srikesh Arunajadai;Megan Horton;Frederica Perera

  • Prenatal Insecticide Exposures and Birth Weight and Length among an Urban Minority Cohort

    Robin M. Whyatt;Virginia Rauh;Dana B. Barr;David E. Camann

  • Effect of prenatal exposure to airborne polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons on neurodevelopment in the first 3 years of life among inner-city children.

    Frederica P. Perera;Virginia Rauh;Robin M. Whyatt;Wei Yann Tsai;Wei Yann Tsai

  • Brain anomalies in children exposed prenatally to a common organophosphate pesticide.

    Virginia A. Rauh;Frederica P. Perera;Megan K. Horton;Robin M. Whyatt

  • Prenatal airborne polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon exposure and child IQ at age 5 years.

    Frederica P. Perera;Zhigang Li;Robin Whyatt;Lori Hoepner

  • Stress, infection and preterm birth: a biobehavioural perspective

    Pathik D. Wadhwa;Jennifer F. Culhane;Virginia Rauh;Shirish S. Barve

  • Prenatal polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) exposure and child behavior at age 6-7 years.

    Frederica P. Perera;Deliang Tang;Shuang Wang;Julia Vishnevetsky

  • Molecular epidemiologic research on the effects of environmental pollutants on the fetus.

    F P Perera;W Jedrychowski;V Rauh;R M Whyatt

  • Prenatal exposure to airborne polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and children's intelligence at 5 years of age in a prospective cohort study in Poland

    Susan Claire Edwards;Wieslaw Jedrychowski;Maria Butscher;David Camann

  • Effects of Prenatal Exposure to Air Pollutants (Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons) on the Development of Brain White Matter, Cognition, and Behavior in Later Childhood

    Bradley S. Peterson;Bradley S. Peterson;Virginia A. Rauh;Ravi Bansal;Ravi Bansal;Xuejun Hao;Xuejun Hao

  • Stress and Preterm Birth: Neuroendocrine, Immune/Inflammatory, and Vascular Mechanisms

    Pathik D. Wadhwa;Jennifer F. Culhane;Virginia Rauh;Shirish S. Barve

  • Nine-Year Outcome of the Vermont Intervention Program for Low Birth Weight Infants

    Thomas M. Achenbach;Catherine T. Howell;Melanie F. Aoki;Virginia A. Rauh

  • Prenatal Bisphenol A Exposure and Child Behavior in an Inner-City Cohort

    Frederica Perera;Julia Vishnevetsky;Julie B Herbstman;Antonia M Calafat

  • Maternal Prenatal Urinary Phthalate Metabolite Concentrations and Child Mental, Psychomotor, and Behavioral Development at 3 Years of Age

    Robin M. Whyatt;Xinhua Liu;Virginia A. Rauh;Antonia M. Calafat

  • The Effects of the World Trade Center Event on Birth Outcomes among Term Deliveries at Three Lower Manhattan Hospitals

    Sally Ann Lederman;Virginia Rauh;Lisa Weiss;Janet L. Stein

  • Impact of Prenatal Chlorpyrifos Exposure on Neurodevelopment in the First Three Years of Life Among Inner-City Children

    V A. Rauh;R Garfinkel;R Perera;H Andrews

Frequent Co-Authors

Frederica P. Perera
Frederica P. Perera Columbia University
Robin M. Whyatt
Robin M. Whyatt Columbia University
Deliang Tang
Deliang Tang Columbia University
Howard Andrews
Howard Andrews Columbia University
Dana B. Barr
Dana B. Barr Emory University
David Camann
David Camann Southwest Research Institute
Antonia M. Calafat
Antonia M. Calafat Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Rachel L. Miller
Rachel L. Miller Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Andrew Rundle
Andrew Rundle Columbia University
Bradley S. Peterson
Bradley S. Peterson University of Southern California

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