Nora L. Lee, PhD

Assistant Research Professor

General Info
Bio
Research & Publications

Departments and Research Centers

Epidemiology and Biostatistics

Research Focus

Maternal and child health
Environmental determinants of autism spectrum disorders
Perinatal epidemiology
Second-hand smoke
Environmental exposures
Autism spectrum disorders
Low birth weight
Preterm birth
Macrosomia
Racial and ethnic health disparities

Education

PhD, Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health
BS, Physiology, University of California at Davis

Awards and Honors

2002, Charlotte Silverman Award, Johns Hopkins University
2001, Charlotte Ferencz Scholarship, Johns Hopkins University
2000, Delta Omega Scholarship, Johns Hopkins University

Bio Abstract

Before she joined the faculty in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Nora Lee managed epidemiologic studies for 10 years at both the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Drexel University School of Public Health. Dr. Lee received a PhD in epidemiology from Johns Hopkins, where her dissertation research focused on perinatal outcomes in northeast China. Her work has examined prenatal second-hand smoke exposure and prepregnancy maternal BMI in relation to birth outcomes. She was a contributing author of the 2006 Surgeon General’s Report on The Health Consequences of Involuntary Exposure to Tobacco Smoke. Dr. Lee is a co-investigator on the Early Autism Risk Longitudinal Investigation (EARLI) Study, a multi-site study following pregnant women who already have an older child with autism and assessing the newborn’s development up to three years of age.

Research Interests: Perinatal epidemiology; low birth weight; preterm birth; macrosomia; maternal and child health; second-hand smoke; environmental exposures; autism spectrum disorders; China.

Teaching:
PBHL 638: Perinatal Epidemiology

Community Service

2009 – present ENRICH (ENhancing uRban Involvement in Community Health) Philadelphia: Volunteer Program Teaching Public Health and Epidemiology in Philadelphia Public High Schools, Drexel University School of Public Health, Philadelphia, PA.

Recent Research

2012 - present Exposure to Airborne Pollutants and Associations with Autism Phenotype (PEAP), Co-Investigator, funded by Autism Speaks.

2012 - present Community Transformation Grant – Smoke Free Housing Evaluation, Philadelphia Department of Public Health, Co-Investigator, funded by CDC Community Transformation Grant

2006 - present Early Autism Risk Longitudinal Investigation (EARLI) Network, Co-Investigator, funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

Selected Publications

Lee NL, Samet JM, Yang G, Zhou M, Yang J, Correa A, Lees PSJ. Prenatal secondhand smoke exposure and infant birth weight in China. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 2012; 9(10):3398-3420 (online).

Newschaffer CJ, Croen LA, Fallin MD, Hertz-Picciotto I, Nguyen DV, Lee NL, Berry CA, Farzadegan H, Hess HN, Landa RJ, Levy SE, Massolo ML, Meyerer SC, Mohammed SM, Oliver MC, Ozonoff S, Pandey J, Schroeder A, Shedd-Wise KM. Infant siblings and the investigation of autism risk factors. Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders 2012; 4:7 (online).

Karapurkar T, Lee NL, Kresch Curran L, Newschaffer CJ, Yeargin-Allsopp M. The epidemiology of autism and autism spectrum disorders. In: Autistic Spectrum Disorders in Children, Gupta VB (ed.). New York, NY: Marcel Dekker, Inc., 2004, pp. 17-42.

Lee NL, Samet JM. ACE Forum Report: The making of an epidemiologist--necessary components for doctoral education and training. Annals of Epidemiology 2003 Sep; 13(8):552-556.

Newschaffer CJ, Fallin MD, Lee NL. Heritable and non-heritable risk factors for autism. Epidemiologic Reviews 2002; 24(2):137-153.

Samet JM, Lee NL. Bridging the gap: Perspectives on translating epidemiologic evidence into policy. American Journal of Epidemiology 2001 Dec 15; 154(12 Suppl):S1-S3.

Jackson LW, Lee NL, Samet JM. Frequency of policy recommendations in epidemiologic publications. American Journal of Public Health 1999 Aug; 89(8):1206-11.

Freedman DM, Cantor KP, Lee NL, Chen L-S, Lei H-H, Ruhl CE, Wang SS. Bladder cancer and drinking water: A population-based case-control study in Washington County, Maryland (United States). Cancer Causes and Control 1997 Sep; 8(5):738-44.

Carlo GL, Jablinske MR, Lee NL, Sund KG, Corn M. Reduced mortality among workers at a rubber plant. Journal of Occupational Medicine 1993 Jun; 35(6):611-16.

Munro I, Carlo GL, Orr J, Sund K, Wilson R, Kennepohl E, Lynch B, Jablinske M, Lee NL. A comprehensive, integrated review and evaluation of the scientific evidence relating to the safety of the herbicide 2,4-D. Journal of the American College of Toxicology 1992 Dec; 11(5):559-664.

Carlo GL, Sund KG, Lee NL, Jablinske MR, Pettygrove SD. The Health Scientist Survey: Identifying consensus on assessing human health risk. Environment International 1992 Jul/Aug; 18(4):331-9.

Carlo GL, Lee NL, Sund KG, Pettygrove SD. The interplay of science, values and experiences among scientists asked to evaluate the hazards of dioxin, radon and environmental tobacco smoke. Risk Analysis 1992 Mar; 12(1):37-43.

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