Christine C. Ekenga, Ph.D., MPH

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1 Christine C. Ekenga, Ph.D., MPH BUSINESS ADDRESS Brown School Washington University in St. Louis One Brookings Drive Campus Box 1196 Saint Louis, MO Office: (314) Fax: (314) EDUCATION New York University, New York, NY Ph.D Environmental Health Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Epidemiology San Diego State University, San Diego, CA MPH 2007 Environmental and Occupational Graduate School of Public Health Health Northwestern University, Evanston, IL B.A Environmental Science, College of Arts and Sciences Chemistry ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS present Assistant Professor of Public Health Brown School, Washington University in St. Louis, Saint Louis, MO present Faculty Scholar, Institute for Public Health Washington University in St. Louis, Saint Louis, MO present Member, Prevention and Control Program Siteman Cancer Center, Saint Louis, MO PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE T32 Research Scholar, Cancer Prevention and Control Washington University School of Medicine / Siteman Cancer Center, Saint Louis, MO Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Chronic Disease Epidemiology Epidemiology Branch, NIEHS/National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC Research Scientist, Division of Epidemiology New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, New York, NY Graduate Assistant, Division of Epidemiology New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY Graduate Assistant, School of Public Health San Diego State University, San Diego, CA 2005 Public Health Intern, National Center for Environmental Health Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA HONORS & AWARDS 2014 Intramural paper of the month, NIEHS/National Institutes of Health 2010 Charles C. Shepard Science Award nomination in Assessment and Epidemiology

2 category, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2010 Graduate Student Research Festival selection, National Institutes of Health 2010 Dean s Student Travel Grant recipient, New York University GSAS 2009 SER Doctoral Dissertation workshop selection, Society for Epidemiologic Research 2006 Outstanding Student in Environmental Public Health selection, NCEH/ATSDR Center for Disease Control and Prevention PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS In Print or Published Online Ekenga CC, Perez M, Margenthaler J, Jeffe D. Early-stage breast cancer and employment participation after two years of follow-up: a comparison with age-matched controls. Cancer. In Press. Ekenga CC, McElwain C, Sprague N. Examining public perceptions about lead in school drinking water: a mixed-methods analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. In Press. Werder EJ, Gam KG, Engel LS, Kwok RK, Ekenga CC, Curry MD, Chambers DM, Blair A, Miller A, Birnbaum L, Sandler DP. Predictors of BTEX compounds measured in blood among Gulf coast residents. Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology. In Press. Doherty BT, Kwok RK, Curry MD, Ekenga CC, Chambers D, Sandler DP, Engel LS. Associations between blood BTEXS concentrations and hematologic parameters among US adults. Environmental Research Jul; 156, Komaie G, Ekenga CC, Sanders VL, Goodman M. Increasing community research capacity to address health disparities. Journal of Empirical Research on Human Research Ethics Feb; 12(1): Cone JE, Osahan S, Ekenga CC, Miller-Archie SA, Stellman SD, Fairclough MA, Friedman SM, Farfel MR. Asthma among Staten Island Fresh Kills Landfill and Barge Workers following the World Trade Center terrorist attacks. American Journal of Industrial Medicine Sep; 59(9), Ekenga CC, Parks CG, Sandler DP. A prospective study of occupational physical activity and breast cancer risk. Cancer Causes and Control Dec;26(12): Fairclough MA, Miller-Archie SA, Cone JE, Dechen T, Ekenga CC, Osahan S, Perlman SE, Gargano LM, Imasuen J, Farfel MR. Relationship between persistent Post-traumatic Stress disorder and human remains exposure for Staten Island large and landfill recovery and clean-up workers after 9/11. International Journal of Emergency Mental Health and Human Resilience October 16. Ekenga CC, Parks CG, Sandler DP. Chemical exposures in the workplace and breast cancer risk: A prospective cohort study. International Journal of Cancer Oct 1;137(7): Ekenga CC, Parks CG, Wilson LE, Sandler DP. Leisure-time physical activity in relation to occupational physical activity among women. Preventive Medicine May; 74 :93-6. Ekenga CC, Parks CG, D'Aloisio AA, DeRoo LA, Sandler DP. Breast cancer risk after occupational solvent exposure: the influence of timing and setting. Cancer Research Jun 1;74(11): Nair HP, Ekenga CC, Cone JE, Brackbill RM, Farfel MR, Stellman SD. Co-occurring lower respiratory symptoms and posttraumatic stress disorder 5 to 6 years after the World Trade Center terrorist attack. American Journal of Public Health Oct;102(10): Ekenga, Page 2

3 Ekenga, CC and Friedman-Jiménez, G Epidemiology of respiratory health outcomes among World Trade Center disaster workers. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness Sep;5 Suppl 2: S Ekenga CC, Scheu KE, Cone JE, Stellman SD, Farfel MR. 9/11-related experiences and tasks of landfill and barge workers: qualitative analysis from the World Trade Center Health Registry. BMC Public Health May 16; 11:321. Brackbill RM, Hadler JL, DiGrande L, Ekenga CC, Farfel MR, Friedman S, Perlman SE, Stellman SD, Walker DJ, Wu D, Yu S, Thorpe LE. Asthma and posttraumatic stress symptoms 5 to 6 years following exposure to the World Trade Center terrorist attack. JAMA Aug 5;302(5): MANUSCRIPTS UNDER REVIEW Dale AM, Ekenga CC, Buckner-Perry S, Merlino L, Thiese M, Bao S, Meyers A, Harris-Adamson C, Kapellusch J, Eisen E, Gerr F, Hegmann K, Silverstein B, Garg A, Rempel D, Zeringue A, Evanoff B. Incident CTS in a large pooled cohort study. Manuscript under revision at Occupational and Environmental Medicine. Ekenga CC and Ziyu L N. Public health emergency preparedness among U.S. adults. Manuscript under review. SELECTED PRESENTATIONS Peer-reviewed scientific conference abstracts - oral presentations 2017 Ekenga CC and Ziyu L. Social and environmental determinants of public health emergency preparedness International Society of Exposure Science Annual Meeting. Research Triangle Park, NC Evanoff B, Ekenga CC, Buckner-Perry S, Dale AM. Comparison of individually observed exposures versus a Job Exposure Matrix on associations between workplace physical factors. International Epidemiology in Occupational Health (EPICOH) Conference, Barcelona, Spain EKENGA CC, Yang L, Kibel A, Wolin K, Grubb R, Mun J, Izadi S, Imm K, Colditz C, Sutcliffe S. Neighborhood environment and objectively measured physical activity and sedentary behavior in cancer survivors. Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C EKENGA CC, Kwok RK, Engel LS, Sandler DP. Communicating current biomonitoring results to gulf coast residents. Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference, Houston, TX Gam KB, Kwok RK, Engel LS, EKENGA CC, Sandler DP. Lung function in oil spill clean-up workers and non-workers in the GuLF STUDY cohort. Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science Conference, Houston, TX EKENGA CC, Parks CG, Sandler DP. Lifetime occupational physical activity and breast cancer risk. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA EKENGA CC, Parks CG, Sandler DP. Occupational sitting is associated with leisure-time inactivity among working women. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA. Ekenga, Page 3

4 2014 Sandler DP, Engel LS, Rose K, Payne J, Curry M, EKENGA CC, Miller A, Birnbaum L, Blair A, Kwok RK. Respiratory symptoms in oil spill clean-up workers participating in the GuLF STUDY. International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, Seattle WA Kwok RK, Engel LS, Payne J, EKENGA CC, Miller A, Blair A, Sandler DP. Mental health symptoms among GuLF STUDY participants involved in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill clean-up. The 25 th International Epidemiology in Occupational Health (EPICOH) Conference, Chicago, IL. Peer-reviewed scientific conference abstracts - poster presentations 2017 Ekenga CC, Perez M, Margenthaler J, Jeffe D. Employment participation after early-stage breast cancer: patterns and determinants. Tenth American Association for Cancer Research Conference on The Science of Cancer Health Disparities, Atlanta, GA EKENGA CC, Parks CG, Sandler DP. A prospective study of breast cancer risk associated with exposure to endocrine disrupting compounds. American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA EKENGA CC, Parks CG, D Aloisio AA, DeRoo LA, Sandler DP. Breast cancer risk in association with occupational exposure to organic solvents. American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C EKENGA CC, Friedman-Jimenez, G. Respiratory health outcomes among World Trade Center disaster workers. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C EKENGA CC, Scheu KE, Cone JE, Stellman SD, Farfel MR. Exposure assessment of World Trade Center recovery and cleanup workers after the September 11 World Trade Center disaster. International Conference on Urban Health Meeting, New York, NY EKENGA CC and Friedman-Jimenez G. Disparities in workplace exacerbation of asthma in an urban population. Assuring Equity through Health and Health Care Reform Conference, New York, NY. (selected for student poster award) 2009 EKENGA CC, Stellman SD, Fung L, Friedman S, Maslow C, Cone JE. Reactive airways dysfunction syndrome among World Trade Center rescue and recovery workers. American Thoracic Society Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA Brackbill RM, Hadler JL, EKENGA CC, Farfel MR, Stellman SD. Diagnosed asthma among persons exposed to the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA EKENGA CC, Berger Z, Luo LY, Reibman J, Friedman-Jiménez G. Workplace aggravation of asthma symptoms among immigrants with asthma in an urban working population. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C EKENGA CC, Wilhelm M, Quintana PJE. The Effects of the 2003 San Diego County wildfires on birth outcomes in San Diego County. National Environmental Public Health Conference, Atlanta, GA. (selected for student poster award) Ekenga, Page 4

5 TEACHING EXPERIENCE Current Teaching George Warren Brown School of Social Work present S Foundations of Public Health: Environmental Health, fall 2017, spring 2018 S Epidemiology Methods, spring 2017 S Foundations of Public Health: Epidemiology, fall 2016 S Public Health Seminar I, fall 2016 Past Teaching Teaching Assistant Introduction to Clinical Epidemiology, fall 2015 Washington University School of Medicine Teaching Assistant Introduction to Epidemiology, fall 2007, fall 2009 New York University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Preventive Medicine, spring 2008, winter 2009 New York University School of Medicine PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 2012-present American Association for Cancer Research 2010-present International Society of Exposure Science 2007-present American Public Health Association 2009-present Society for Epidemiologic Research PROFESSIONAL SERVICE Committees 2016-present Member, Disaster Epidemiology Workgroup, CDC/National Center for Environmental Health Member, Siteman Cancer Center 2017 Survivorship Symposium planning committee 2013 Moderator, Cumulative Exposures session, NIH Environmental Health Disparities Meeting 2012 Session co-chair, Environment and Cancer session, International Society for Environmental Epidemiology Annual Conference Student liaison, Occupational Health section, American Public Health Association Ad Hoc Reviewer American Journal of Industrial Medicine Environmental Research Preventive Medicine Social Science & Medicine PLoS One International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health MEDIA April Riverfront Times: Gateway to the Great Outdoors is teaching kids about the great outdoors at Ekenga, Page 5

6 June Medical Xpress research summary: Switching away from soda cut more than 60 trillion calories from the American diet from 2000 to 2015 at April US Bureau of Labor Statistics Monthly Labor Review: Sitting on the job slows women down at August Interview with Breast Cancer Fund regarding chemical exposures and breast cancer risk at June Interview with Chemical Watch Limited: US study links occupational solvent exposure to breast cancer. Researchers call for more research during vulnerable periods at chemicalwatch.com May NBC News research summary: Breast cancer risk after occupational exposure to organic solvents: the influence of timing and setting of exposure at Ekenga, Page 6