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)

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 Jul 29)
Epidemiology
Racciatti M, Dearborn LC, Casey JA, Szpiro AA, Carroll KN, Kaufman JD, LeWinn KZ, Zhao Q, Derefinko K, Sathyanarayana S, Karr CJ, Loftus CT
Dietary guidelines adherence and pregnancy exposure to 10 classes of priority chemicals: an observational study in the Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes Cohort.
(2026 Aug)
Am J Clin Nutr 124(2): 101393
Pacyga DC, Xun X, Bennett DH, Bloom MS, Braun JM, Carignan CC, Howe CG, Karagas MR, Kannan K, Meeker JD, Melough MM, Morello-Frosch R, Perng W, Porucznik CA, Quirós-Alcalá L, Rivera-Núñez Z, Sathyanarayana S, Schmidt RJ, Strakovsky RS, Rosen Vollmar AK, Zhu Y, Woodruff TJ, Buckley JP, ECHO Cohort Consortium
Gestational Exposure to 10 Classes of Priority Chemicals and Birth Outcomes in the ECHO Cohort.
(2026 Jun 1)
JAMA Netw Open 9(6): e2618883
Buckley JP, Pacyga DC, Xun X, Barr DB, Barrett ES, Bastain T, Bennett DH, Braun JM, Breton CV, Carignan C, Croen LA, Dunlop AL, Farzan SF, Ferrara A, Gilliland FD, Herbstman JB, Karagas MR, Karr CJ, Kuiper JR, Meeker JD, Miller RL, Morello-Frosch R, O'Connor TG, Oh J, Perera FP, Porucznik CA, Romano ME, Sathyanarayana S, Schantz SL, Schmidt RJ, Sherris AR, Trasande L, Volk H, Watkins DJ, Zhao Q, Zhu Y, Li Z, Pellizzari E, Kannan K, Woodruff TJ, Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Cohort Consortium
Prenatal over-the-counter acetaminophen use and birth outcomes in the ECHO Cohort.
(2026 Aug 5)
Am J Epidemiol 195(8): 2158-2169
Huff KK, Galai N, Fuselier G, Wu G, Hartwell HJ, Bulka CM, Adgent MA, Alshawabkeh AN, Baker BH, Talavera-Barber MM, Bekelman TA, Cowell W, Duberstein ZT, Elliott AJ, Enquobahrie DA, Ghassabian A, Karagas MR, Kautz A, Lester BM, Ma T, McEvoy CT, McKee KS, Meeker JD, Nguyen RHN, O'Connor TG, Paneth N, Perng W, Porucznik CA, Sathyanarayana S, Simhan HN, Swan SH, Woodbury ML, Ehrhardt S, O'Shea TM, Fry RC, For The Echo Cohort Consortium
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