Rob S. McConnell , M.D. Professor Rob S. McConnell is Professor of Preventive Medicine and Deputy Director of the NIEHS/EPA-supported Children's Environmental Health Center. His research interests include effects of air pollution on the development and exacerbation of asthma, and he is the principal investigator of a large prospective cohort study in the Children's USC Health Study to investigate these relationships. His work examining the associations between ozone and fresh traffic emissions with the development of asthma has contributed to the current policy debate on proper regulation of these exposures. Dr. McConnell is also interested in the effects of psychosocial stress and other social characteristics on asthma and on the application of new biomarkers of exposure to air pollutants in population based studies. He teaches the survey course on environmental health in the USC Masters of Public Health program.Research Interests
Health effects of environmental exposures, including new onset asthma and respiratory symptoms, with a special emphasis on air pollution
Degrees
University of California, San Francisco, MD, 1980
Residencies
Montefiore Hospital, Bronx, New York., 1980 - 1983
Centers for Disease Control, Epidemic Intelligence Service., 1983 - 1985
Occupational Health, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health., 1984 - 1985
Fellowships
University of Colorado, OB/GYN Endocrinology University of Colorado, OB/GYN Endocrinology Laboratories, Summer , - 1973
Ford Foundation/Stanford Center for Latin American Studies Research Fellowship, Lima, Peru., - 1976
Charles A. Dana Foundation environmental medicine fellowship, 1989 - 1990
University of Colorado Medical Center, Department of Preventive Medicine, Summer, - 1977
U.S. Agency for Toxic Substances Disease Registry fellowship in clinical environmental medicine, 1990 - 1992
Professional Experience
Medical Officer, Hazard Evaluations and Technical Assistance Branch, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health., 1983 - 1986
Epidemiologist, CARE International and American Friends Service Committee, Leon, Nicaragua., 1986 - 1989
Advisor to Karolinska Institute on pesticide and mining health and safety in Nicaragua, 1987 - 1989
Adjunct Professor, Center for Health Studies and Research (School of Public Health), Ministry of Health, Managua, Nicaragua., - 1988
Instructor, Division of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Department of Community Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York City., 1989 - 1991
U.S. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Clinical Fellow in Environmental Medicine., 1990 - 1992
Assistant Professor, Division of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Department of Community Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine., 1991 - 1993
Deputy Director, World Health Organization Collaborating Center in Environmental Epidemiology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine., 1993 - 1994
Director, Pan American Center for Human Ecology and Health, Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization., 1994 - 1997
Awards
Chemistry Honors Program, Stanford University. , 1971
Phi Beta Kappa, Stanford University. , 1976
Specialty Certification: Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine. , 1983
Selected Publications Rosenstock L, Keifer M, Daniell WE, McConnell R, Claypoole K. Chronic central nervous system effects of acute organophosphate pesticide intoxication. The Pesticide Health Effects Study Group. Lancet 338(8761):223-227, 1991.
McConnell R, Hruska AJ. An epidemic of pesticide poisoning in Nicaragua: implications for prevention in developing countries. Am J Public Health 83(11):1559-1562, 1993.
McConnell R, Berhane K, Gilliland F, London SJ, Islam T, Gauderman WJ, Avol E, Margolis HG, Peters JM. Asthma in exercising children exposed to ozone: a cohort study. Lancet 359(9304):386-391, 2002.
McConnell R, Berhane K, Gilliland F, Molitor J, Thomas D, Lurmann F, Avol E, Gauderman WJ, Peters JM. Prospective Study of Air Pollution and Bronchitic Symptoms in Children with Asthma. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 168(7):790-797, 2003.
Gauderman WJ, Avol E, Gilliland F, Vora H, Thomas D, Berhane K, McConnell R, Kuenzli N, Lurmann F, Rappaport E, Margolis H, Bates D, Peters J. The effect of air pollution on lung development from 10 to 18 years of age. N Engl J Med 351(11):1057-1067, 2004.
McConnell R, Milam J, Richardson J, Galvan J, Jones C, Thorne PS, Berhane K. Educational intervention to control cockroach allergen exposure in the homes of hispanic children in Los Angeles: results of the La Casa study. Clin Exp Allergy 35(4):426-433, 2005.
McConnell R, Berhane K, Yao L, Jerrett M, Lurmann F, Gilliland F, K?i N, Gauderman J, Avol E, Thomas D, Peters J. Traffic, susceptibility, and childhood asthma. Environ Health Perspect 114(5):766-772, 2006.
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