Juleen Lam

Welcome to my webpage!

My name is Juleen Lam (she/her/hers). I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Sciences at California State University, East Bay. My research interests include environmental epidemiology, evaluation of population exposures to environmental contaminants, assessment and communication of environmental risks, and reproductive/developmental health. I specialize in analysis of environmental health data, development and application of risk assessment methods, and the translation of scientific findings into making timely and informed decisions and policies. In particular, I have been involved in developing systematic review methods for environmental health data for several years and have been a pivotal part in implementing, publishing, and disseminating these approaches in both academic and government settings.

I am always open to collaborations with other academic researchers, scientists, and policy-makers so please contact me to chat more about ways that our research may intersect or complement one another! I am also always looking to recruit more students to my research group (and usually have funding available to support the work), so if you are interested please do reach out to learn more about available opportunities!

Education

Ph.D. in Environmental Health Policy (Johns Hopkins University)
MHS in Biostatistics (Johns Hopkins University)
MS in Environmental Engineering Management (George Washington University)
BS in Mathematics (University of California, Davis)
BS in Environmental Toxicology (University of California, Davis)

Work

Assistant Professor, CSUEB Department of Public Health (current)
Affiliate Associate Protessional Researcher, University of California, San Francisco (current)
Associate Professional Researcher, UCSF
Postdoctoral Fellow, Johns Hopkins University
Postdoctoral Fellow, Environmental Protection Agency
Data Analyst, U.S. Department of Agriculture

I have over a decade of experience teaching undergraduate, masters and doctoral level students, and medical students with class sizes ranging from 10-100 students, both online and in-class formats. I have experience developing syllabi and teaching materials (lectures, class activities, homework assignments and exams) for new classes as well as modifying existing materials. Courses I have taught include:

Environmental Health
Environmental Health Policy
Introduction to Environmental Risk Assessment
Health Disparities and Health Equity
Senior Capstone section
Environmental Science
Environmental Justice
Introduction to Biostatistics
Data Analysis Workshop
Statistical Methods in Public Health I-IV
Public Health Practices
Introduction to the Risk Sciences and Public Policy (in-class and online)
Methods in Quantitative Risk Assessment
Elementary Algebra
Developmental Mathematics

My research interests are in environmental epidemiology, evaluation of population exposures to environmental contaminants, assessment and communication of environmental risks, and reproductive and developmental health. In particular, most of my current research focuses on the analysis of environmental health data and development and application of risk assessment methods. Below are a sample of some of my current research projects and a highlight of projects where I am currently seeking undergraduate students to work on funded projects.

Project 1: The Economic Impact of Tobacco Product Waste	Project 2: Financial Conflicts of Interest Impact on Research	Project 3: Machine Learning to Assist with Systematic Review	*Project 4: in vitro* screening of environmental chemicals**
Description: This is a collaborative project with San Diego State University. We are investigating the economic burden to society from the disposal of tobacco product waste, including cigarettes and e-cigarette waste.	Description: This is a collaborative project with Touro University. We are investigating whether industry-funded research by organizations with clear conflicts of interest influence the reported findings of published research.	Description: This is a collaborative project with an industry group to train computers to automatically categorize published environmental health research studies. This will ideally automate some of the more manual components of systematic review, expediting the overall process.	Description: This is a new project funded by the National Institutes of Health! Students will gain experience working in the lab using in vitro methods to screen environmental chemicals for toxicity using novel rapid screening models.

I am currently seeking students to work on this project! Please contact me if interested.	I am currently seeking students to work on this project! Please contact me if interested.	I am currently seeking students to work on this project! Please contact me if interested.	I am currently seeking students to work on this project! Please contact me if interested.

My community service includes work with several Bay Area community groups

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I have volunteered with Mount Tamalpais College (formerly Prison University Project) since 2015, instructing college-level courses to persons who are incarcerated at San Quentin Prison.

I have volunteered with Canine Companions since 2018, raising puppies that ultimately go on to become service dogs for persons who have physical disabilities, hearing impairments, neurological/developmental disorders, or other conditions.

I have volunteered with College Track since 2016, tutoring Oakland high school students in math/science and providing program evaluating data analysis to the organization.

For a full list of my research publications, please visit my Google Scholar page!

Recent publications:

Krewski, D., Saunders-Hastings, P., Baan, R., …. , Lam, J., … et al. 2022. Development of an Evidence-Based Risk Assessment Framework: Workshop Report. ALTEX. https://doi.org/10.14573/altex.2004041 (published online first)
Lam, J., Schneider, J., Shadbegian, R., Pega, F., Schotte, K., Novotny, T.E. 2022. Modeling the Global Economic Costs of Tobacco Product Waste. Bulletin of the World Health Organization. Article ID: BLT.22.288344 (published online first)
Lam, J., Elmore, R., Howard, B., Shah, R.R. 2022. Low-Calorie Sweeteners and Health Outcomes: An Evaluation of Rapid Versus Traditional Evidence Mapping. BMC Research Notes, 15(1), 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-022-05926-3
Nambiema, A., Sembajwe, G., Lam, J., Woodruff, T.J., Mandrioli, D., Chartres, N., et al. 2021. A Protocol for the Use of Case Reports/Studies and Case series in Systematic Reviews for Clinical Toxicology. Frontiers in Medicine. 8:708380. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2021.708380
Lam, , Koustas, E., Sutton, P., Padula, A., Cabana, M.D., Vesterinen, H.I., Griffiths, C., Dickie, M., Daniels, N., Whitaker, E., Woodruff, T.J. 2021. Exposure to Formaldehyde and Asthma Outcomes: A Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis, and Economic Assessment. PLOS One. 16(3): 30248258. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0248258

I'm a Bay Area native, born and raised in Berkeley. Although I've spent most of my life in the Bay, I spent 12 years living in the DC/Baltimore area where I learned how to appreciate everything that this beautiful area has to offer.

I love to travel, hike, and spend time with my two toddlers and house full of animals (4 dogs, a chinchilla, and a giant tortoise). I'm a huge sports fan and spend most of my evenings rooting on all the bay area teams (go 49ers, Sharks, Warriors, A's, and yes even the Giants).