Professor Emerita, Comparative Biosciences
Research: Neurotoxicology, Prenatal Chemical Exposure, and Early Cognitive Development

Additional Campus Affiliations

Professor Emerita, Comparative Biosciences
Professor Emerita, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology

Recent Publications

Morris, K. A., Cinzori, M. E., Ryva, B. A., Talge, N., Pathak, K. V., Lovell, B., Pirrotte, P., Schantz, S. L., & Strakovsky, R. S. (2026). Associations of glyphosate and aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA) concentrations with birth outcomes in pregnant women from the Midwestern U.S. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, 272, Article 114733. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheh.2025.114733

Woodbury, M. L., Cragoe, N. G., & Schantz, S. L. (2026). Associations of Exposure to Parabens During Pregnancy with Behavior in Early Childhood. Toxics, 14(3). https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics14030211

for the ECHO Cohort Consortium (2026). Prenatal exposure to organophosphate ester flame retardants and child cognition: Findings from the environmental influences on child Health Outcomes cohort. Environmental Pollution, 390, Article 127446. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2025.127446

Cragoe, N., Sprowles, J., Eick, S. M., Harvey, L., Ramirez, X. R., Sugg, G. A., Morello-Frosch, R., Woodruff, T., & Schantz, S. L. (2025). Associations of prenatal maternal psychosocial stress and depression with neurodevelopmental outcomes in 7.5-month-old infants in the ECHO.CA.IL prospective birth cohorts. Neurotoxicology and Teratology, 108, Article 107431. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ntt.2025.107431

Martinez-Mier, E. A., Castiblanco-Rubio, G. A., Tamayo-Cabeza, G., Aguiar, A., Bashash, M., Bastain, T., Brunst, K., Breton, C., Cantoral, A., Figueroa, J. L., Goodman, C., Hu, H., Ibarluzea-Maurolagoitia, J., Lanphear, B., Malin, A., Martinez, M., Peterson, K. E., Roberts, E. F. S., Schantz, S., ... Lippert, F. (2025). International fluoride symposium: effects of fluoride on human health and its mechanisms of action – a meeting report. BMC Proceedings, 19(Suppl 26), Article 28. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12919-025-00345-1

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