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Leila W. Jackson, Ph.D., M.P.H. Office: School of Medicine, Wood Bldg. WG-37 |
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- Education
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2003-2005. Postdoctoral training in Reproductive Epidemiology. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health. Rockville, MD.
2003. Ph.D. Program in Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology, Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Baltimore , MD. Dissertation: A case-control study of parental occupational lead exposure and total anomalous pulmonary venous return in children.
1995. MPH. Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans , LA.
- Research Interests
- Dr. Jackson’s research interests relate to environmental, occupational and lifestyle factors and their impact on female reproductive capacity. She is particularly interested in exposures that act as reproductive toxicants and that may result in subtle markers of decreased fecundity including alterations in puberty, menstrual cycle characteristics, hormone levels, and menopause. These exposures may have direct or indirect effects on the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis through teratogenic, epigenetic, or cytotoxic mechanisms. The critical window of exposure for many of these toxicants is unknown; but likely ranges from the peri-conceptual period through the menopausal transition, with potential transgenerational effects as observed with diethylstilbestrol. As couples delay child bearing until later in life when fecundity is already decreasing due to normal biological reasons, it is essential to understand the effect these compounds may have on a couples’ ability to conceive. Subtle changes in reproductive function may provide early indicators of decreased fecundity and aid clinicians in advising couples about their reproductive capacity; therefore, another aspect of Dr. Jackson’s research revolves around identifying valid and reliable markers of fecundity that can be used in both research and clinical settings.
- Courses Taught
- EPBI 490: Epidemiology - Introduction to Theory/Methods
- EPBI 501: Research Seminar
- Professional Memberships
- American College of Epidemiology
- American Society for Reproductive Medicine
- International Society for Environmental Epidemiology
- Society for Epidemiologic Research
- Society for Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiologic Research
- Recent Publications
- Link to Publications on PubMed
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