Edward Fitzgerald, Ph.D.
Academic Appointment Title
Professor
Environmental Health Sciences
Secondary Academic Appointment
Professor
Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Contact Information:
Address:
Department of Environmental Health Sciences
School of Public Health, University at Albany
One University Place, Room 105
Rensselaer, NY 12144-3456
Phone Number: (518) - 402-2510
Fax Number: (518) - 402-0329
Email Address: efitzgerald@albany.edu
Education:
Ph.D. Epidemiology
Yale University, 1982
M.A. Social Psychology
University of Toronto, 1974
B.A. Psychology
University of Connecticut, 1973
Engineering and Chemistry
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1971
Courses Frequently Taught:
EHS 603 Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology
EHS 665 Risk Assessment
EPI 500 Introduction to Epidemiological Principles and Methods
Research Interests:
Human Health Effects of Persistent Organic Pollutants; Environmental Epidemiology; Reproductive Epidemiology; Neuroepidemiology; Exposure Assessment
Select Publications:
Fitzgerald, E.F., Shrestha, S., Gomez, M.I., McCaffrey, R.J., Zimmerman, E.A., Kannan, K. Hwang, S.A. “Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and Neuropsychological Status among Older Adults in New York”. NeuroToxicology 33; 8–15, 2012
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22079442
Fitzgerald, E.F, Shrestha, S., Palmer, P.M., Wilson, L.R., Belanger, E. E., Gomez, M.I, Cayo, M.R., Hwang, S.A. "Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in indoor air and in serum among older residents of upper Hudson River communities." Chemosphere 85: 225-31, 2011
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21724230
Fitzgerald, EF, Fletcher, BA Belanger E, Tao, L, Kannan, K Hwang, SA. Fish Consumption and Concentrations of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) in the Serum of Older Residents of Upper Hudson River Communities. Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health, 65: 183 – 190, 2010
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21186423
Fitzgerald, E.F., Wartenberg, D., Thompson, W. D., Houston, A. “Birth and fetal death records and environmental exposures: promising data elements for environmental public health tracking of reproductive outcomes.” Public Health Reports, 124: 625-30, 2009
http://www.publichealthreports.org/issueopen.cfm?articleID=2295
Fitzgerald EF, Belanger EE, Gomez MI, Cayo M, McCaffrey RJ, Seegal RF, Jansing RL, Hwang SA, and Hicks HE. ”Polychlorinated biphenyl exposure and neuropsychological status among older residents of upper Hudson River communities.” Environmental Health Perspectives,16:209-15, 2008
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18288320
Fitzgerald, E.F., E.E. Belanger, M.I. Gomez, S.A. Hwang, R.L. Jansing, and H.E. Hicks (2007) Environmental exposures to PCBs among older residents of upper Hudson River communities. Environmental Research, 104:352-60, 2007
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17382313
Fitzgerald,E.F., Hwang, S.A., Gomez, M., Bush, B., Yang, B.Z., and Tarbell, A. “Environmental and Occupational Exposures and Serum PCB Concentrations and Patterns Among Mohawk Men at Akwesasne”. Journal of Exposure Science and and Environmental Epidemiology, 17:269-78, 2006
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16736058
Fitzgerald, E.F., Hwang, S.A., Lambert, G., M. Gomez, and A. Tarbell. “PCB exposure and in vivo CYP1A2 activity among Native Americans. Environmental Health Perspectives, 113: 272-277, 2005
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15743714
Fitzgerald, E.F., Hwang, S.A., Langguth, K. Cayo, M.R., Yang, B.Z., Bush, B., Worswick, P,and Lauzon, T. “Fish Consumption and Other Environmental Exposures and Their Associations with Serum PCB Concentrations among Mohawk Women at Akwesasne”. Environmental Research, 94: 160-170, 2004
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14757379
Fitzgerald, E.F., Hwang, S.A., Deres, D.A., Bush, B., Cook, K., and Worswick, P. “Fish Consumption and Breast Milk p,p-DDE, Mirex, and HCB Concentrations Among Mohawk Women at Akwesasne”. Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology, 11 : 381-388, 2001
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11687911
