Jennifer L. Peel

Principal Investigator, Environmental & Radiological Health Sciences

Jennifer.Peel@colostate.edu

Epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of disease states in populations. Epidemiologists study a diverse range of health conditions as well as the impact that various exposures have on the manifestation of disease. The objectives of epidemiology include identifying the etiology or cause of a disease, determining the extent of disease found in the community, studying the natural history and prognosis of disease, evaluating preventive and therapeutic measures, and providing a foundation for developing public policy and making regulatory decisions.

Dr. Peel's research focuses on environmental epidemiology, specifically the health effects of ambient air pollution. Ongoing projects include studies of ambient air pollution in relation to several health outcomes, including emergency department visits for respiratory and cardiovascular conditions, arrhythmic events in patients equipped with implanted defibrillators, apnea and bradycardia in high-risk infants on home cardiorespiratory monitors, and adverse birth outcomes such as preterm birth and low birth weight.

Bio

• Ph.D., Epidemiology, Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health
• MPH, Epidemiology, Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health
• B.S., Molecular and Cell Biology, Pennsylvania State University

Select Publications

Peel JL, Tolbert PE., Klein M, Metzger KB, Flanders WD, Mulholland JA, Freed G. Ambient air pollution and cardiorespiratory events in high-risk infants on home monitors, in preparation.

Donovan RM, Nelson TL, Peel JL, Lipsey T, Voyles W, and Israel RG. Cardiovascular Fitness, C-Reactive Protein, and the Metabolic Syndrome in Firefighters. Med Sci Sports Exercise, 2007, submitted. 

Tolbert PE, Klein M, Peel JL, Sarnat, SE, Sarnat JA. Multipollutant modeling issues in a study of ambient air quality and emergency department visits in Atlanta. J Exp Sci Environ Epidemiol, 2007, in press. 

Metzger KB, Klein M, Flanders WD, Peel JL, Mulholland JA, Langberg JJ, Tolbert PE. Ambient air pollution and tachyarrhythmic events in patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators. Epidemiology 2007:18:585-592. 

Peel JL, Metzger KB, Klein M, Flanders WD, Mulholland JA, Tolbert PE.  Ambient air pollution and cardiovascular emergency department visits in potentially sensitive populations. American Journal of Epidemiology, 2007;165:625-633. 

Wade KS, Mulholland JA, Marmur A, Russell AG, Hartsell B, Edgerton E, Klein M, Waller L, Peel JL, Tolbert PE. Effects of Instrument Precision and Spatial Variability on the Assessment of the Temporal Variation of Ambient Air Pollution in Atlanta, Georgia. J Air Waste Management Assoc. 2006;56:876-888. 

Peel JL, Tolbert PE, Klein M, Metzger K, Flanders WD, Todd K, Mulholland J, Ryan PB, Frumkin H.   Ambient air pollution and respiratory emergency department visits. Epidemiology 2005;16: 164-174. 

Metzger KB, Tolbert PE, Klein M, Peel JL, Flanders WD, Todd K, Mulholland JA, Ryan PB, Frumkin, H.  Ambient air pollution and cardiovascular emergency department visits. Epidemiology 2004;15: 46-56. 

Baker DW, Gazmararian JA, Williams MV, Scott T, Parker RM, Green D, Ren J, Peel J. Health literacy and use of outpatient physician services by Medicare managed care enrollees. J Gen Intern Med 2004;19:215-20. 

Gazmararian JA, Williams MW, Baker DW, Peel J.  Health literacy and patient knowledge of chronic diseases. Patient Education and counseling. 2003;51: 267-75. 

Baker DW, Gazmararian JA, Williams MV, Scott T, Parker RM, Green D, Ren J, Peel J. Functional health literacy and the risk of hospital admission among Medicare managed care enrollees.  American Journal of Public Health 2002;92: 1278-1283. 

Waller EK, Rosenthal H, Jones TW, Peel J, Lonial S, Langston A, Redel I, Jurickova I, Boyer MW.  Larger numbers of CD4bright dendritic cells in donor bone marrow are associated with increased relapse after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation.  Blood 2001;97:2948-2956. 

Tolbert PE, Klein M, Metzger KB, Peel J, Flanders WD, Todd K, Mulholland JA, Ryan PB, Frumkin H. Interim results of the Study of Particulates and Health in Atlanta (SOPHIA).  Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental  Epidemiology 2000;20:446-460.