CEHS Graduate

Melinda Denham, Ph.D.

Post-Doctoral Associate

University at Albany
Arts & Sciences 103
Albany, NY 12222
518-442-4810 ph / 518-442-4563 fax
md7168@albany.edu

Research Interests
I received my Ph.D. from the UAlbany anthropology department in December 2005. My dissertation explored egg donation through the experiences of infertile women who have received donor eggs. My research interests include new reproductive technologies, infertility, gender, women's health, and environmental influences on health. I have worked on several of the Children's Environmental Health Studies, and co-written papers on the effects of toxicants on sexual maturation and thyroid hormones; and the influence of prenatal and infant nutrition on lead levels during infancy.

Dissertation

Experiences of in vitro fertilization donor egg recipients: The impact of technology on reproduction
(link to abstract currently unavailable but available thru University Library digital abstracts)

Publications

In Press:
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.

2006:
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.

Modern Urbanism and Human Growth. L. M. Schell, M. Denham, M. Schneeberger, N. Codru. In, Human Growth in Sickness and Health. I Nicoletti, L M Schell and G Gilli (eds). Florence, Italy: Nicomp LE. Pp 43-70.

2005:
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.

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.

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.