Lisa Rokoff, PhD
Staff Scientist II
Research Interests
- Environmental Epidemiology
- Maternal and Child Health
Lisa Rokoff, PhD is an environmental epidemiologist. She received her BA in Environmental Science from Boston University, SM in Environmental Health from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and PhD in Population Health Sciences from the Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.
Dr. Rokoff’s research is focused on the impact of prenatal and postnatal exposures to environmental toxicants, such as heavy metals, pesticides, and chemicals in consumer and household products, on maternal and child health.
Rokoff LB, Seshasayee SM, Carwile JL, Rifas-Shiman SL, Botelho JC, Gordon CM, Hauser R, James-Todd T, Young JG, Rosen CJ, Calafat AM, Oken E, Fleisch AF. Associations of urinary metabolite concentrations of phthalates and phthalate replacements with body composition from mid-childhood to early adolescence. Environmental Res. 2023; 226:115629. PMID: 36889566.
Rokoff LB, Coull BA, Enlow MB, Korrick SA. Associations of Prenatal Chemical and Nonchemical Stressors with Early-Adulthood Anxiety and Depressive Symptoms. Environ Health Perspect. 2023; 131(2):27004. PMID: 36749608.
Cluett R, Seshasayee SM, Rokoff LB, Rifas-Shiman SL, Ye X, Calafat AM, Gold DR, Coull B, Gordon CM, Rosen CJ, Oken E, Sagiv SK, Fleisch AF. Exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and bone mineral density in mid-childhood. Environ Health Perspect. 2019; 127(8):87006. PMID: 31433236.
Rokoff LB, Rifas-Shiman SL, Coull BA, Cardenas A, Calafat AM, Ye X, Gryparis A, Schwartz J, Sagiv SK, Gold DR, Oken E, Fleisch AF. Cumulative exposure to environmental pollutants during early pregnancy and reduced fetal growth: The Project Viva cohort. Environ Health. 2018; 17(1):19. PMID: 29458383.