Elaine Symanski, Ph.D.

Professor

Email

elaine.symanski@bcm.edu

Positions

Professor: Center for Precision Environmental Health
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas

Professor: Department of Medicine
Epidemiology and Population Sciences
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas, United States

Addresses

Neurosensory (Office): Neurosensory NB 315
6550 Fannin Street
Houston, TX, 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 798-6547
elaine.symanski@bcm.edu

Education

PhD from University of North Carolina: Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

MSPH from University of North Carolina: Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Professional Statement

I am a Professor in the Center for Precision Environmental Health and Department of Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine and serve as Director of the Program in Population and Environmental Health Disparities (PiPEHD). With training in environmental sciences and epidemiology, my research has focused on health impacts of environmental exposures particularly among vulnerable populations. Work is ongoing to evaluate the impact of the chemical and non-chemical stressors in the environmental riskscape on maternal and infant health.

Websites

Gulf Coast Center for Precision Environmental Health (GC-CPEH)

The MIEHR Center

Program in Population and Environmental Health Disparities

Selected Publications

Rammah A, Whitworth KW, Symanski E. " Particle air pollution and gestational diabetes mellitus in Houston, Texas " Environ Res. 2020 Nov ; 190
Pubmed PMID: 32745750.
Han I, Richner D, An Han H, Hopkins L, James D, Symanski E. " Evaluation of metal aerosols in communities adjacent to metal recycling facilities in Houston, Texas " J Air Waste Manag Assoc. 2020 May ; 70 (5) : 568-579.
Pubmed PMID: 32315255.
Symanski E, An Han H, Raun L, Smith MA, McCurdy S, Han I, Jimenez M, Flores J, Markham C, Richner D, James D. " Metal Air Pollution Partnership Solutions: Building an academic-government-community-industry-collaboration to improve air quality and health in environmental justice communities in Houston " Environ Health. 2020 Apr 5; 19 (1) : 39.
Pubmed PMID: 32248802.
Han I, Whitworth KW, Zhang X, Afshar M, Berens PD, Symanski E. " Characterization of urinary concentrations of heavy metals among socioeconomically disadvantaged black pregnant women " Environ Monitoring Assess. 2020 Feb 27; 192 (3) : 200.
Pubmed PMID: 32107644.
An Han H, Han I, McCurdy S, Whitworth KW, Delclos GI, Rammah A, Symanski E. " The Intercontinental Terminals Chemical Fire Study: A Rapid Response to an Industrial Disaster to Address Resident Concerns in Deer Park, Texas " Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Feb 5; 17 (3) : 996.
Pubmed PMID: 32033278.
Rammah A, Whitworth KW, Han I, Chan W, Symanski E. " Temperature, placental abruption and stillbirth " Environ Int. 2019 Oct ; 131
Pubmed PMID: 31376592.
Symanski E, An Han H, McCurdy S, Hopkins L, Flores J, Han I, Smith MA, Caldwell J, Fontenot C, Wyatt B, Markham C. " Data to Action: Community-Based Participatory Research to Address Concerns about Metal Air Pollution in Overburdened Neighborhoods near Metal Recycling Facilities in Houston " Environ Health Perspect. 2023 Jun ; 131 (6) : 67006.
Pubmed PMID: 37285285.
Whitworth KW, Moussa I, Salihu HM, Chardon Fabien A, Suter M, Aagaard KM, Symanski E.. " Environmental justice burden and Black-White disparities in spontaneous preterm birth in Harris County, Texas " Front Reprod Health. 2023 Dec 19; 5 : 1296590.
Pubmed PMID: 38179111.