Faculty

Sheela Sathyanarayana

Adjunct Professor, Epidemiology
Professor, Pediatrics - General Pediatrics
Professor, Env. and Occ. Health Sciences

206-884-1037

Education

MPH Epidemiology, University of Washington,
MD Medicine, University of Southern California,
BA Environmental Science, Duke University,

Contact

206-884-1037

Office 2001 8th Avenue
Box CW8-6, PO Box 5371
Seattle, WA 98145

Bio

Our research interests focus on exposures to endocrine disrupting chemicals such as phthalates and bisphenol A and their impact on childhood development. Public concern regarding these chemicals has risen in recent years and demands current research that addresses mechanisms of action and impact on health outcomes. We have ongoing pregnancy cohort and childhood epidemiologic studies. As a pediatric environmental health specialist and member of the University of Washington Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit, I also conduct consults on environmental health exposures and childhood health impacts. I also practice general pediatrics at Harborview Medical Center and the University of Washington Newborn Nursery.

Research Areas

Research Interests

Sustainable Communities, COVID-19, Children's Health, Environmental Health, Environmental Justice, Toxicology

Recent Publications (PubMed)

Intra-individual variability of urinary non-persistent chemical concentrations during pregnancy in the ECHO Cohort.
(2026 Oct 7)
J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol
Choi G, Xun X, Bennett DH, Meeker JD, Sathyanarayana S, Schantz SL, Trasande L, Watkins DJ, Pellizzari E, Li W, Kannan K, Woodruff TJ, Buckley JP, ECHO Cohort Consortium
Joint and independent associations of maternal childhood trauma and prenatal stress with child respiratory outcomes.
(2026 Sep 22)
J Psychosom Res 211(): 113001
Baker BH, Miller RL, Bush NR, Swan SH, Nguyen RHN, Barrett ES, Szpiro AA, Sathyanarayana S
Phthalate and Terephthalate Mixtures, Cardiometabolic Risk Factors, and the Role of Oxidative Stress: Evidence from NHANES 2015-2018.
(2026 Sep 11)
Cardiovasc Toxicol 26(10):
Webb MD, Sathyanarayana S, Day DB, Trabulsi JC, Park JW, Melough MM
Exposure to Organophosphate Ester Flame Retardants and Plasticizers during Pregnancy and Autism-Related Outcomes in the ECHO Cohort.
(2026 Aug 4)
Environ Health Perspect 134(4): 423-437
Ames JL, Ferrara A, Feng J, Alexeeff S, Avalos LA, Barrett ES, Bastain TM, Bennett DH, Buckley JP, Carignan CC, Cintora P, Ghassabian A, Hedderson MM, Hernandez-Castro I, Kannan K, Karagas MR, Karr CJ, Kuiper JR, Liang D, Lyall K, McEvoy CT, Morello-Frosch R, O'Connor TG, Oh J, Peterson AK, Quiros-Alcala L, Sathyanarayana S, Schantz S, Schmidt RJ, Starling AP, Woodruff TJ, Volk HE, Zhu Y, Croen LA, ECHO Cohort Consortium
Air Pollution Exposure in Infancy and Incidence of Atopic Dermatitis in Preschool-Aged Children.
(2026 Nov 1)
Epidemiology 37(6): 828-836
Racciatti M, Dearborn LC, Casey JA, Szpiro AA, Carroll KN, Kaufman JD, LeWinn KZ, Zhao Q, Derefinko K, Sathyanarayana S, Karr CJ, Loftus CT
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