Todd Everson

Biography

My academic path has taken me across the country, obtaining my BS from Colorado State University, MPH from Oregon Health and Science University, and PhD from University of South Carolina. Throughout my different academic stops, I have been involved in many different research areas including liver disease, injury/trauma, and environmental health. I found all of these topics both important and interesting, but my work in epigenetic epidemiology captivated me the most. At USC I worked with researchers involved in the Isle of Wight birth cohort, studying the role that DNA methylation plays in complex diseases such as allergy and asthma. Now I'm continuing my work in epigenetic epidemiology at the Marsit Lab. I am particularly interested in exploring how environmental exposures can alter the epigenetic landscape, determining whether those alterations result in physiologic changes, and whether those changes can yield new insights into early life health outcomes. I will be investigating these topics within the Rhode Island Child Health Study and the New Hampshire Birth Cohort. When I'm not busy crunching the numbers and writing manuscripts, I enjoy playing piano, hiking or running the local trails, and trying my hand at home-brewing mead, beer, and wine (results are highly variable). I'm looking forward to exploring the White and Green Mountains in the summers and snowboarding and cross-country skiing in the winters.

Research Interest

 liver disease, injury, trauma, and environmental health