Cynthia Curl
Assistant Professor
Department of Community and Environmental Health
Boise State University
United States of America
Biography
Cynthia Curl earned her Ph.D. (Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences) from the University of Washington in 2014, and her M.S. from the same program in 2000. She earned her B.A. (Chemistry) from Swarthmore College in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania in 1998.
Research Interest
Curl’s research interests are focused on environmental health and exposure science, with a particular emphasis on understanding exposures to agricultural chemicals and their effects on farmworkers, agricultural communities and the general public.
Publications
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Gill EA, Curl CL, Adar SD, Allen RW, Auchincloss AH, O’Neill MS, Park SK, Van Hee VC, Diez Roux AV, Kaufman JD. Air pollution and cardiovascular disease in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Prog Cardiovas Dis. 2011; 53(3):353-60.
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Curl CL, Beresford SA, Hajat A, Kaufman JD, Moore K, Nettleton JA, Diez-Roux AV. Associations of organic produce consumption with socioeconomic status and the local food environment: Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). PLoS One. 2013; Jul 31;8(7):e69778.
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Leary PJ, Kaufman JD, Barr RG, Bluemke DA, Curl CL, Hough CL, Lima JA, Szpiro AA, Van Hee VC, Kawut SM. Traffic related air pollution and the right ventricle: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2014; 189(9):1092-1100.
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Curl CL, Beresford SA, Fenske RA, Nettleton JA, Kaufman JD. Estimating pesticide exposure from dietary intake and organic food choices in The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Environ Health Perspect. 2015; 123(5):475-83.
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Spalt EW, Curl CL, Allen RW, Cohen M, Williams K, Hirsch JA, Adar SD, Kaufman JD. Factors influencing time-location patterns and their impact on estimates of exposure: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis and Air Pollution (MESA Air). J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2016; 26(4):349-355.
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Spalt EW, Curl CL, Allen RQ, Cohen M, Adar SD, Stukovsky KH, Avol E, Castro-Diehl C, Nunn C, Mancera-Cuevas K, Kaufman JD. Time-location patterns of a diverse population of older adults: the MultiEthnic Study of Atherosclerosis and Air Pollution (MESA Air). J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2016; 26(4):349-355.
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Weuve J, Kaufman JD, Szpiro AA, Curl CL, Puett R, Beck T, Evans D, Mendes de Leon CF. Exposure to traffic-related air pollution in relation to progression in disability. Environ Health Perspect. 2016; 124(7):1000-1008.
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Kaufman JD, Adar SD, Barr RG, Budoff M, Burke G, Curl CL, Daviglus ML, Diez Roux AV, Gassett AJ, Jacobs DR, Kronmal R, Larson TV, Navas-Acien A, Olives C, Sampson PD, Sheppard L, Siscovick DS, Stein JH, Szpiro AA, Watson KE. Air pollution and coronary artery calcification within six metropolitan areas in the USA. The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis and Air Pollution. The Lancet. May 24 2016 [epub ahead of print].
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Kaufman JD, Spalt EW, Curl CL, Hajat A, Jones MR, Kim SY, Vedal S, Szpiro AA, Gassett A, Sheppard L, Daviglus ML, Adar S. Advances in understanding air pollution and cardiovascular diseases: The MultiEthnic Study of Atherosclerosis and Air Pollution (MESA Air). 2016. In Press at Global Heart.
