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College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Neuroscience Program

Susan L Schantz

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

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

Nakiwala, D., Adgate, J. L., Wilkening, G., Barrett, E. S., Ghassabian, A., Ruden, D. M., Schantz, S. L., Dunlop, A. L., Brennan, P. A., Meeker, J. D., Dabelea, D., & Starling, A. P. (2025). Neurobehavioral effects of gestational exposure to mixtures of non-persistent endocrine disruptors in preschool-aged children: The environmental influences on child health outcomes (ECHO) program. Environmental Research, 272, Article 121131. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2025.121131

Romano, M. E., Buckley, J. P., Li, X., Herbstman, J. B., Kannan, K., Lee, S., Schantz, S. L., Trasande, L., Karagas, M. R., & Perera, F. (2025). Changes in urinary concentrations of contemporary and emerging chemicals in commerce during the COVID-19 pandemic: Insights from the Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) program. PloS one, 20(1 January), Article e0317358. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0317358

for the ECHO Cohort Consortium (2025). Associations of prenatal urinary melamine, melamine analogues, and aromatic amines with gestational duration and fetal growth in the ECHO Cohort. Environment international, 195, Article 109227. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2024.109227

program collaborators for Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (2025). Demographic Correlates of Autism: How Do Associations Compare Between Diagnosis and a Quantitative Trait Measure? Autism Research, 18(3), 648-659. https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.3296

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