Superfund Research Program
Veronica M. Vieira
University of California-Irvine
Department of Public Health
653 East Peltason Drive, AIRB 2042
Irvine, California 92617
Phone: 949-824-7017
Fax: 949-824-0527
Email: vvieira@uci.edu
Projects
- Boston University: Analyzing Patterns in Epidemiologic and Toxicologic Data (1995-2017)
Hazardous Waste Sites
New Bedford Harbor
- Boston University: Analyzing Patterns in Epidemiologic and Toxicologic Data
Otis Air National Guard Base/Camp Edwards
- Boston University: Analyzing Patterns in Epidemiologic and Toxicologic Data
Publications
2021
- Vieira VM, Levy JI, Fabian MP, Korrick SA. 2021. Assessing the relation of chemical and non-chemical stressors with risk-taking related behavior and adaptive individual attributes among adolescents living near the New Bedford Harbor Superfund site. Environ Int 146:106199. doi:10.1016/j.envint.2020.106199 PMID:33126063 PMCID:PMC7775916
2020
- Aschengrau A, Winter MR, Gallagher L, Vieira VM, Butler L, Fabian MP, Carwile JL, Wesselink AK, Mahalingaiah S, Janulewicz PA, Weinberg JM, Webster TF, Ozonoff DM. 2020. Reproductive and developmental health effects of prenatal exposure to tetrachloroethylene-contaminated drinking water. Environ Sci Process Impacts 22:555-566. doi:10.1039/c9em00590k PMID:32051987
- DeVille N, Khalili R, Levy JI, Korrick SA, Vieira VM. 2020. Prenatal environmental exposures and associations with teen births. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol 14:doi:10.1038/s41370-020-00262-9 PMID:32913222
2019
- Bai L, Gillen DL, Bartell SM, Vieira VM. 2019. Mapping smoothed spatial effect estimates from individual-level data: MapGAM. R J (in press)
- Khalili R, Bartell SM, Levy JI, Fabian MP, Korrick SA, Vieira VM. 2019. Using birth cohort data to estimate prenatal chemical exposures for all births around the New Bedford Harbor Superfund Site in Massachusetts. Environ Health Perspect 127:doi:10.1289/EHP4849 PMID:31449464 PMCID:PMC6792387
- Padilla CM, Painblanc F, Soler-Michael P, Vieira VM. 2019. Mapping variation in breast cancer screening: Where to intervene?. Int J Environ Res Public Health 16(13):2274. doi:10.3390/ijerph16132274 PMID:31252599 PMCID:PMC6651541
- Ribeiro AI, Santos AC, Vieira VM, Barros H. 2019. Hotspots of childhood obesity in a large metropolitan area: does neighbourhood social and built environment play a part?. Int J Epidemiol doi:10.1093/ije/dyz205 PMID:31603208 PMCID:PMC7394944
2018
- Aschengrau A, Gallagher L, Winter MR, Butler L, Patricia FM, Vieira VM. 2018. Modeled exposure to tetrachloroethylene-contaminated drinking water and the risk of placenta-related stillbirths. Environ Health 17:58. doi:10.1186/s12940-018-0402-1 PMID:29970097 PMCID:PMC6029409
- Aschengrau A, Gallagher LG, Winter MR, Butler L, Fabian MP, Vieira VM. 2018. Modeled exposure to tetrachloroethylene-contaminated drinking water and the occurrence of birth defects: a case-control study from Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Environ Health 17(1):75. doi:10.1186/s12940-018-0419-5 PMID:30400949 PMCID:PMC6219161
- Vieira VM, Hansen J, Gredal O, Weisskopf MG. 2018. Spatial analyses of ALS incidence in Denmark over three decades. Amyotroph Lateral Scler Frontotemporal Degener 19:275-284. doi:10.1080/21678421.2018.1432658 PMID:29383960
- Wesselink AK, Hatch EE, Wise L, Rothman KJ, Vieira VM, Aschengrau A. 2018. Exposure to tetrachloroethylene-contaminated drinking water and time to pregnancy. Environ Res 167:136-143. doi:10.1016/j.envres.2018.07.012 PMID:30014895
2017
- Hoffman K, Weisskopf MG, Roberts AL, Raz R, Hart JE, Lyall K, Hoffman E, Laden F, Vieira VM. 2017. Geographic patterns of autism spectrum disorder among children of Nurses’ Health Study II women. Am J Epidemiol 186:834–842. doi:10.1093/aje/kwx158 PMID:28525627
- Vieira VM, Fabian MP, Webster TF, Levy JI, Korrick SA. 2017. Spatial variability in ADHD-related behaviors among children born to mothers residing near the New Bedford Harbor superfund site. Am J Epidemiol 185(10):1-9. doi:10.1093/aje/kww208 PMID:28444119 PMCID:PMC5430935 (ahead of print)
- Vieira VM, Villanueva C, Chang J, Ziogas A, Bristow RE. 2017. Impact of community disadvantage and air pollution burden on geographic disparities of ovarian cancer survival in California. Environ Res 156:388-393. doi:10.1016/j.envres.2017.03.057 PMID:28395243 PMCID:PMC546773
2016
- Aschengrau A, Gallagher LG, Winter MR, Vieira VM, Webster TF, Janulewicz PA, Ozonoff DM. 2016. No association between unintentional head injuries and early-life exposure to tetrachloroethylene (PCE)-contaminated drinking water. J Occup Environ Med 58(10):1040-1045. doi:10.1097/JOM.0000000000000850 PMID:27513173 PMCID:PMC5704661
- Aschengrau A, Janulewicz PA, White RF, Vieira VM, Gallagher LG, Getz KD, Webster TF, Ozonoff DM. 2016. Long-term neurotoxic effects of early-life exposure to tetrachloroethylene-contaminated drinking water. Ann Glob Health 82(1):169-179. doi:10.1016/j.aogh.2016.01.013 PMID:27325074 PMCID:PMC4916338
- Girguis M, Strickland M, Hu X, Liu Y, Bartell SM, Vieira VM. 2016. Maternal exposure to traffic-related air pollution and birth defects in Massachusetts. Environ Res 146:1-9. doi:10.1016/j.envres.2015.12.010 PMID:26705853 PMCID:PMC4761511
- Padilla CM, Kihal-Talantikite W, Vieira VM, Deguen S. 2016. City-specific spatiotemporal infant and neonatal mortality clusters: links with socioeconomic and air pollution spatial patterns in France. Int J Environ Res Public Health 13(6):doi:10.3390/ijerph13060624 PMID:27338439 PMCID:PMC4924081
2015
- Aschengrau A, Winter MR, Vieira VM, Webster TF, Janulewicz PA, Gallagher LG, Weinberg JM, Ozonoff DM. 2015. Long-term health effects of early life exposure to tetrachloroethylene (PCE)-contaminated drinking water: a retrospective cohort study. Environ Health 14:36. doi:10.1186/s12940-015-0021-z PMID:25889838 PMCID:PMC4397674
- Bristow RE, Chang J, Ziogas A, Gillen DL, Bai L, Vieira VM. 2015. Spatial analysis of advanced-stage ovarian cancer mortality in California. Am J Obstet Gynecol 213(1):43.e1-43.e8. doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2015.01.045 PMID:25644440 PMCID:PMC4485540
- Di Salvo F, Meneghini E, Vieira VM, Baili P, Mariottini M, Baldini M, Micheli A, Sant M. 2015. Spatial variation in mortality risk for hematological malignancies near a petrochemical refinery: a population-based case-control study. Environ Res 140:641-648. doi:10.1016/j.envres.2015.05.022 PMID:26073202 PMCID:PMC4492869
- Hoffman K, Aschengrau A, Webster TF, Bartell SM, Vieira VM. 2015. Associations between residence at birth and mental health disorders: a spatial analysis of retrospective cohort data. BMC Public Health 15:688. doi:10.1186/s12889-015-2011-z PMID:26195105 PMCID:PMC4508761
- Yazdy MM, Werler MM, Anderka M, Langlois PH, Vieira VM. 2015. Spatial analysis of gastroschisis in Massachusetts and Texas. Ann Epidemiol 25(1):7-14. doi:10.1016/j.annepidem.2014.10.001 PMID:25454289 PMCID:PMC4255145
- Yazdy MM, Werler MM, Feldkamp M, Shaw GM, Mosley B, Vieira VM. 2015. Spatial analysis of gastroschisis in the National Birth Defects Prevention Study. Birth Defects Res A Clin Mol Teratol 103(6):544-553. PMID:25850424
2014
- Bristow RE, Chang J, Ziogas A, Anton-Culver H, Vieira VM. 2014. Spatial analysis of adherence to treatment guidelines for advanced-stage ovarian cancer and the impact of race and socioeconomic status. Gynecol Oncol 134(1):60-67. doi:10.1016/j.ygyno.2014.03.561 PMID:24680770 PMCID:PMC4095874
- Hoffman K, Vieira VM, Daniels J. 2014. Diminishing geographic variability in autism spectrum disorders over time?. J Autism Dev Disord 44:712-718. doi:10.1007/s10803-013-1907-7 PMID:23959585 PMCID:PMC3997746
- Padilla CM, Kihal-Talantikite W, Vieira VM, Rossello P, Le Nir G, Zmirou-Navier D, Deguen S. 2014. Air quality and social deprivation in four French metropolitan areas--a localized spatio-temporal environmental inequality analysis. Environ Res 134:315-324. doi:10.1016/j.envres.2014.07.017 PMID:25199972 PMCID:PMC4294705
- Reitzel AM, Karchner SI, Franks DG, Evans BR, Nacci DE, Champlin D, Vieira VM, Hahn ME. 2014. Genetic variation at aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR) loci in populations of Atlantic killifish (Fundulus heteroclitus) inhabiting polluted and reference habitats. BMC Evol Biol 14:6. doi:10.1186/1471-2148-14-6 PMID:24422594 PMCID:PMC3899389
2013
- Vieira VM, Holmqvist M, Hart JE, Costenbader K, Bengtsson C, Klareskog L, Karlson E, Alfredsson L. 2013. Regional differences regarding risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis in Stockholm County, Sweden: results from the Swedish Epidemiological Investigation of Rheumatoid Arthritis (EIRA) study. Scand J Rheumatol 42(5):337-343. doi:10.3109/03009742.2013.769062 PMID:23611369 PMCID:PMC3815679
2012
- Bliss RL, Weinberg JM, Webster TF, Vieira VM. 2012. Determining the probability distribution and evaluating sensitivity and false positive rate of a confounder detection method applied to logistic regression. J Biom Biostat 3(4):142. doi:10.4172/2155-6180.1000142 PMID:23420565 PMCID:PMC3571096
- Getz KD, Janulewicz PA, Rowe S, Weinberg JM, Winter MR, Martin BR, Vieira VM, White RF, Aschengrau A. 2012. Prenatal and early childhood exposure to tetrachloroethylene and adult vision. Environ Health Perspect doi:10.1289/ehp.1103996 PMID:22784657 PMCID:PMC3440105
- Janulewicz PA, White RF, Martin BR, Winter MR, Weinberg JM, Vieira VM, Aschengrau A. 2012. Adult neuropsychological performance following prenatal and early postnatal exposure to tetrachloroethylene (PCE)-contaminated drinking water. Neurotoxicol Teratol 34(3):350–359. doi:10.1016/j.ntt.2012.04.001 PMID:22522125 PMCID:PMC3553661
- Weinberg JM, Vieira VM, Webster TF, Bliss RL. 2012. Adjusted significance cutoffs for hypothesis tests applied with generalized additive models with bivariate smoothers. Spat Spatiotemporal Epidemiol 2(4):291-300. doi:10.1016/j.sste.2011.09.001 PMID:22748227 PMCID:PMC3389351
2010
- Bliss RL, Weinberg JM, Vieira VM, Ozonoff A, Webster TF. 2010. Power of permutation tests using generalized additive models with bivariate smoothers. J Biom Biostat 1:doi:10.4172/2155-6180.1000104 PMID:21701694 PMCID:PMC3119353
- Gallagher LG, Webster TF, Aschengrau A, Vieira VM. 2010. Using residential history and groundwater modeling to examine drinking water exposure and breast cancer. Environ Health Perspect 118(6):749-755. doi:10.1289/ehp.0901547 PMID:20164002 PMCID:PMC2898849
- Hoffman K, Webster TF, Weisskopf MG, Weinberg JM, Vieira VM. 2010. Exposure to polyfluoroalkyl chemicals and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder in U.S. children 12-15 years of age. Environ Health Perspect 118:1762-1767. doi:10.1289/ehp.1001898 PMID:20551004 PMCID:PMC3002197
- Vieira VM, Hart JE, Webster TF, Weinberg JM, Laden F, Costenbader K, Karlson E, Puett R. 2010. Association between residences in US northern latitudes and rheumatoid arthritis: a spatial analysis of the Nurses' Health Study. Environ Health Perspect 118(7):957-961. doi:10.1289/ehp.0901861 PMID:20338859 PMCID:PMC2920915
- Young RL, Weinberg JM, Vieira VM, Aschengrau A, Webster TF. 2010. A multilevel non-hierarchical study of birth weight and socioeconomic status. Int J Health Geogr 9:36. doi:10.1186/1476-072X-9-36 PMID:20618954 PMCID:PMC2909180
2008
- Aschengrau A, Weinberg JM, Rogers S, Gallagher LG, Winter MR, Vieira VM, Webster TF, Ozonoff DM. 2008. Prenatal exposure to tetrachloroethylene-contaminated drinking water and the risk of adverse birth outcomes. Environ Health Perspect 116(6):814-820. doi:10.1289/ehp.10414 PMID:18560539 PMCID:PMC2430239
- Janulewicz PA, White RF, Winter MR, Weinberg JM, Gallagher LG, Vieira VM, Webster TF, Aschengrau A. 2008. Risk of learning and behavioral disorders following prenatal and early postnatal exposure to tetrachloroethylene (PCE)-contaminated drinking water. Neurotoxicol Teratol 30(3):175-185. doi:10.1016/j.ntt.2008.01.007 PMID:18353612 PMCID:PMC2494864
- Vieira VM, Webster TF, Weinberg JM, Aschengrau A. 2008. Spatial-temporal analysis of breast cancer in upper Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Int J Health Geogr 7:46. doi:10.1186/1476-072X-7-46 PMID:18700963 PMCID:PMC2538515
- Webster TF, Hoffman K, Weinberg JM, Vieira VM, Aschengrau A. 2008. Community- and individual-level socioeconomic status and breast cancer risk: multilevel modeling on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Environ Health Perspect 116(8):1125-1129. doi:10.1289/ehp.10818 PMID:18709175 PMCID:PMC2516595
2006
- Vieira VM, Webster TF, Weinberg JM, Aschengrau A. 2006. Temporal-Spatial analysis of breast cancer on upper Cape Cod, Massachusetts. In: Proceedings of the Spatial Epidemiology Conference, 2006. London, United Kingdom. pp.115-119.
- Vieira VM, Webster TF, Weinberg JM, Aschengrau A. 2006. Temporal-spatial analysis of breast cancer risk on upper Cape Cod, Massachusetts, USA. Epidemiology 19:S484.
- Webster TF, Vieira VM, Weinberg JM, Aschengrau A. 2006. Method for mapping population-based case-control studies: an application using generalized additive models. Int J Health Geogr 5:26. doi:10.1186/1476-072X-5-26 PMID:16764727 PMCID:PMC1526437
- Webster TF, Weinberg JM, Vieira VM, Hoffman K, Aschengrau A. 2006. The impact of community and individual-level socioeconomic status on the risk of breast cancer: multi-level modeling in Massachusetts. Epidemiology 17(6):S210.
2005
- Ozonoff A, Webster TF, Vieira VM, Weinberg JM, Ozonoff DM, Aschengrau A. 2005. Cluster detection methods applied to the Upper Cape Cod cancer data. Environ Health 4:19. doi:10.1186/1476-069X-4-19 PMID:16164750 PMCID:PMC1242352
- Vieira VM, Aschengrau A, Ozonoff DM. 2005. Impact of tetrachloroethylene-contaminated drinking water on the risk of breast cancer: using a dose model to assess exposure in a case-control study. Environ Health 4(1):3. doi:10.1186/1476-069X-4-3 PMID:15733317 PMCID:PMC554766
- Vieira VM, Webster TF, Weinberg JM, Aschengrau A. 2005. Spatial analysis of low birth weight on Cape Cod, MA using generalized additive modeling. Epidemiology 16(5):S104.
- Vieira VM, Webster TF, Weinberg JM, Aschengrau A, Ozonoff DM. 2005. Spatial analysis of lung, colorectal, and breast cancer on Cape Cod: an application of generalized additive models to case-control data. Environ Health 4:11. doi:10.1186/1476-069X-4-11 PMID:15955253 PMCID:PMC1183231
- Webster TF, Vieira VM. 2005. Negative confounding in spatial epidemiology: an example from breast cancer. Epidemiology 16(5):S105-S106.
2003
- Webster TF, Vieira VM, Weinberg JM, Aschengrau A. 2003. Spatial Analysis of Lung, Breast and Colorectal Cancer Using Generalized Additive Models. In: Proceedings of the EUROHEIS-SAHSU (European Health and Environment Information System-Small Area Health Statistics Unit) Conference 2003. Small Area Health Statistics Unit. Imperial College, London, England.
2002
- Vieira VM, Webster TF, Aschengrau A, Ozonoff DM. 2002. A method for spatial analysis of risk in a population-based case-control study. Int J Hyg Environ Health 205(1-2):115-120. PMID:12018004