RECENT & SIGNIFICANT PUBLICATIONS :

2008              
Impact of pollution on physiological systems: Taking Science from the Laboratory to the Field. L.M. Schell, in, Human Variation: From the laboratory to the Field, edited by N. Mascie-Taylor and Rie Goto, SSHB series vol 48. in press.

Industrial Pollutants and Human Evolution. L.M. Schell, In Human Evolutionary Biology, edited by M. Muhlenbein, Cambridge University Press, in press.
                       
Relationship of thyroid hormone levels to levels of  polychlorinated biphenyls, lead p,p’-DDE, and other toxicants in Akwesasne Mohawk youth. Environmental Health Perspectives, L. M. Schell, M.V. Gallo, M. Denham, J. Ravenscroft, A. P. DeCaprio, and D. O. Carpenter. Environmental Health Perspectives 111 (6):806-813.

2007              
Advancing biocultural models by working with communities: A partnership approach. L.M. Schell, J Ravenscroft, M.V. Gallo, M. Denham.  American Journal of Human Biology. 19 (4): 511-524.

Selected anthropometric measurements of Akwesasne Mohawk youth: skinfolds, circumferences and breadths. M. V. Gallo, L. M. Schell, Akwesasne Task Force on the Environment. American Journal of Human Biology. 19 (4): 525-536.

2006
PCBs and cognitive functioning of Mohawk adolescents. J. Newman, A. Aucompaugh, L. M. Schell, M. Denham, A. P. DeCaprio, M. Gallo, J. Ravenscroft, C.-C. Kao, M. Rougas Hanover, D. David, A. M. Jacobs, A. M. Tarbell, P. Worswick, Akwesasne Task Force on the Environment. Neurotoxicology and Teratology, 28(4):439-45.

Growth and development. L. M. Schell, M. V. Gallo, F. E. Johnston. In, Handbook of North American Indians, W. Sturtevant editor; V.3 Environment, Origins and Population, D. Ubelaker (ed), Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution, pp. 727-739.

Effects of pollution on human growth and development: an introduction. L. M. Schell, M. V. Gallo, M. Denham, J. Ravenscroft. Journal of Physiological Anthropology, 25 (1):103-112.

2005:
Health Disparities and Toxicant Exposure of Akwesasne Mohawk Young Adults: A Partnership Approach to Research. L. M. Schell, J. Ravenscroft, M. Cole, A. Jacobs, J. Newman. Environmental Health Perspectives113(12):1826-32.

Height, weight and body mass index among Akwesasne Mohawk youth. M.V. Gallo, L.M. Schell and Akwesasne Task Force on the Environment. American Journal of Human Biology, 17(3):269-279.

Relationship of lead, mercury, mirex, DDE, HCB, and PCBs to age at menarche among Akwesasne Mohawk girls. M. Denham, L. M. Schell, Glenn Deane, M. V. Gallo, J. Ravenscroft, A. P. Decaprio, and Akwesasne Task Force on the Environment. Pediatrics 115(2): e125-e134.

Adaptive and Maladaptive Dissociation: An Epidemiological and Anthropological Comparison and Proposition for an Expanded Dissociation Model. C.D. Lynn. Anthropology of Consciousness 16(2).

2004:
Thyroid function in relation to burden of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB’s), p,p’-DDE, HCB, Mirex, and Lead among Akwesasne Mohawk youth: A preliminary study. L.M. Schell, M.V. Gallo, A. DeCaprio, L. Hubicki, M. Denham, J. Ravenscroft and Akwesasne Task Force on the Environment. Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology 18: 91-99.

Relationship between blood lead and dietary intakes of infants from 3 to 12 months of age. L.M. Schell, M. Denham, A.D. Stark, J. Ravenscroft, P. Parsons and E. Schulte. Environmental Research 96(3): 264-73.

Urban pollution, disease and the health of children. L.M. Schell and E. Hills. In, The Changing Face of Disease: Implications for Society. N. Mascie-Taylor , J. Peters and S.T. McGarvey (eds), Boca Raton , FL : CRC Press. Pp. 85-103.

2003:
Environmental pollution in urban environments and human biology. L.M. Schell and M.M. Denham. Annual Review of Anthropology, 32:111-134.

Maternal blood lead concentration, diet during pregnancy and anthropometry predict neonatal blood lead in a socioeconomically disadvantaged population. L.M. Schell, M. Denham, A. D. Stark, M. Gomez, J. Ravenscroft, P. J. Parsons, A. Aydermir, R. Samelson. Environmental Health Perspectives, 111 (2):195-200.

Organochlorines, lead and mercury in Akwesasne Mohawk youth. L. M. Schell, L. A. Hubicki, A. P. DeCaprio, M. V. Gallo, J. Ravenscroft, A. Tarbell, A. Jacobs, D. David, P. Worswick, and Akwesasne Task Force on the Environment. Environmental Health Perspectives, 111 (7): 954-961.

2002:
Polluted environments as extreme environments: evidence for effects on growth. Schell, L.M. and E.A. Hills. In, Human Growth from Birth to Maturity. G. Gilli, L. Benso and L. Schell (eds), London: Smith-Gordon. pp. 249-261.

Human Growth from Birth to Maturity . G. Gilli, L. Benso and L. Schell (eds), London: Smith-Gordon.

Longitudinal study of energy and nutrient intakes for infant from low income, urban families. K. Nolan, L. M. Schell, A. D. Stark, M. I. Gomez. Public Health Nutrition 5: 405-13.

"Environmental Effects on Growth." Schell, LM, Knutsen, KL. N Cameron (ed). Human Growth and Development. New York: Academic Press, 2002:165-196.

Schell, L.M. Cities and Human Health. In, Urban Life, 4th ed., G. Gmelch and W. Zenner (eds.) Prospect Hts., IL: Waveland Press, pp. 104-127.

2000:
Variation in blood Lead and Hemocrit Levels during Pregnancy in a Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Population. LM Schell, S. Czerwinski, AD Stark, PJ Parsons, M Gomez, R Samelson. Archives of Environmental Health, 55(2):134-140.

1999:
Human physical growth and exposure to toxicants: lead and polychlorinated biphenyls. Schell, L.M. In, Human Growth in Context. F.E. Johnston, P. Eveleth & B. Zemel (eds). London: Smith Gordon, Pp. 221-238.

Urbanism, Health and Human Biology in Industrialised Nations. L. Schell and S. Ulijaszek (eds) Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

1998:
Using patterns of child growth and development to assess community-wide effects of low-level exposure to toxic materials. L. M. Schell. In, Hazardous Waste: Toxicology and Health Effects. Barry L. Johnson, John S. Andrews, Charles Xintara and Myron A. Mehlman (eds.) Princeton , N.J. : Princeton Scientific Publishing Co., pp. 259-265.

Commentary: A Partnership Study of PCBs and the Health of Mohawk Youth: Lessons from our Pasts, and Guidelines for our Future. L. M. Schell and A. Tarbell. Environmental Health Perspectives 106 (Suppl 3):833-840.

Environmental health, social inequality and biologic difference. L. M. Schell and S. Czerwinski. In, Human Biology of Social Inequality. S. Strickland and P. Shetty (eds.), Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 114-131.

A Partnership Study of PCBs and the Health of Mohawk Youth: Lessons from Our Past and Guidelines for Our Future. LM Schell & AM Tarbell. Environmental Heatlh Perspectives, 106(3):833-840.

1997:
Culture as a stressor: a revised model of biocultural interaction. L.M. Schell. Amer. J. Phys. Anthropol. 102:67-77.

Social Support and Adverse Pregnancy Outcome in a High-Risk Population. LM Schell, J Ravenscroft, SA Czerwinski, AD Stark, WA Grattan, & M Gordon. J Public Health Management Practice, 3(2):13-26.

Blood Lead Level, by Year and Season, among Poor Pregnant Women. LM Schell, AD Stark, MI Gomez, & WA Grattan. Archives of Environmental Health, 52(4):286-291.

1993:
Urban Ecology and Health in the Third World. edited by L.M. Schell, M. Smith and A. Bilsborough. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Auxological epidemiology and methods for the study of effects of pollution. L.M. Schell, M. Madan, and G.K. Davidson. Acta Medica Auxologica 24 (3):181-188.

1992:
Risk focusing: An example of biocultural interaction. L.M. Schell. MASCA Research Papers in Science and Archaeology, Volume 9: Health and Lifestyle Change, R. Huss-Ashmore, J. Schall and M. Hediger (eds.), pp. 137-144.

1991:
Effects of pollutants on human prenatal and postnatal growth: Noise, lead, polychlorinated compounds and toxic wastes. L.M. Schell. Yearbook of Physical Anthropology, 34 (Supplement 13 to the Am. J. Phys, Anthropol.):157-188.

1986:
Community Health Assessment and Physical Anthropology: Auxological Epidemiology. L.M. Schell. Human Organization, 45:321-327.