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

Cinzori, M. E., Ryva, B. A., Murphy, A., Gardiner, J. C., Schantz, S. L., & Strakovsky, R. S. (2026). Associations of endocrine disrupting chemicals with anogenital distance across infancy. The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism, 111(9), 2557-2572. https://doi.org/10.1210/clinem/dgag135

Cragoe, N., Woodbury, M., Shen, S., Aguiar, A., Calafat, A. M., Botelho, J. C., & Schantz, S. L. (2026). Associations of gestational maternal urinary concentrations of individual and mixtures of parabens with cognition in 7.5-month-old infants. Environmental Epidemiology, 10(2), e463. https://doi.org/10.1097/EE9.0000000000000463

Marsit, C. J., Bennett, D. H., Birnbaum, L. S., Brody, C., Eskenazi, B., Gartner, E., Hertz-Picciotto, I., Hirtz, D., Miller, P., Perera, F., Schantz, S. L., Swanson, M., Khemet Taiwo, T., & Ritz, B. (2026). Protecting the developing brains of children from Plastics-Derived chemicals and microplastic particles. Environment international, 212, Article 110284. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2026.110284

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

Morris, K. A., Pacyga, D. C., Schantz, S. L., & Strakovsky, R. S. (2026). Improvement in Maternal Diet Quality Across Pregnancy Is Associated With Lower Gestational Weight Gain in Women With Obesity From the Illinois Kids Development Study. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 126(5), Article 156286. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jand.2026.156286

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