Anne E Nigra, PhD
Academic Appointment:
Assistant Professor of Epidemiology
Education:
PhD, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, 2020
ScM, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 2017
BA, Oberlin College, 2014
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Research Interests: Dr. Anne (Annie) Nigra is an internationally recognized environmental epidemiologist and environmental health scientist whose research evaluates regulatory policies, characterizes inequities in exposures, develops epidemiological effect estimates, and supports community-directed research and training efforts. Her research focuses on US drinking water regulations and exposures, metal exposures, metal-related chronic disease, and environmental justice, and utilizes collaborations with several large epidemiological cohorts. As the founder and leader of the WATer Exposure Research for Epidemiology, Policy, and Intervention (WATER EPI) Lab and Director of the EARTH Program, a summer environmental health sciences research program for high school students in the Northern Plains, she is dedicated to developing the next generation of environmental health scientists while translating research findings to support meaningful public health action.
Dr. Nigra’s interdisciplinary research spans exposure assessment, environmental epidemiology, intervention evaluation, and community-engaged participatory research.
Websites and Affiliations:
WATER EPI Lab - WATer Exposure Research for Epidemiology, Policy, and Intervention Lab