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Megan E Romano, PhD

Title(s)
Associate Professor of Epidemiology

Department(s)
Epidemiology

Education
University of Washington, PhD 2013
Boston University, MPH 2007
Allegheny College, BS 2004

Websites
https://www.romanolabepidemiology.org/

Contact Information

Office: Williamson 758
Phone: 603-646-5495
Email: Megan.E.Romano@Dartmouth.edu


Professional Interests

Dr. Romano's research explores the influence of exposure to environmental endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) during the sensitive windows of pregnancy and gestation on pregnancy complications, maternal and infant hormones, breastfeeding, infant feeding behaviors, and early life growth. Her research is primarily focused on the effects of EDCs commonly found in consumer products in the United States, including bisphenol A, phthalates, perfluoroalkyl substances, parabens, and flame retardants. Dr. Romano also works with local and regional stakeholders to address community concerns related to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance contamination in New England.

Grant Information

R21 ES032187, NIEHS: Chen & Romano (multi-PI)
P20 GM104416, NIGMS: Karagas (PI) ; Role: Project Leader
Project 2018-2539, NIH/NIEHS (CHEAR/HHEAR): Romano(PI)

Courses Taught

QBS 131/BIOL 073 Foundations of Epidemiology II: Theory and Methods


Selected Publications

 

Prenatal exposure to essential and toxic elements in relation to infant growth trajectories.
Yim G, Heggeseth BC, Gilbert-Diamond D, Peacock JL, Margetaki K, Baker ER, Palys TJ, Jackson BP, Madan JC, Romano ME, Karagas MR, Howe CG
Environ Health. 2026 Jan 9; doi: 10.1186/s12940-025-01252-w. Epub 2026 Jan 9.
PMID: 41514328

Supporting informed decisions about breast cancer screening in communities with known environmental contamination: a pre-post study.
St Angelo M, Romano ME, Gallagher L, Gunn CM
Cancer Causes Control. 2025 Dec 27;37(1):11. doi: 10.1007/s10552-025-02100-5. Epub 2025 Dec 27.
PMID: 41455034

Using a neural network to derive early childhood neurodevelopmental profiles in the New Hampshire Birth Cohort Study.
Bauer JA, Korrick SA, Pearce JL, Bellinger DC, Romano ME, Karagas MR
BMJ Public Health. 2025;3(2):e001757. doi: 10.1136/bmjph-2024-001757. Epub 2025 Aug 12.
PMID: 40820998

Maternal Diet Quality in Pregnancy and Human Milk Extracellular Vesicle and Particle microRNA.
Muse ME, Wang Y, Gilbert-Diamond D, Armstrong DA, Hoen AG, Romano ME, Gui J, Palys TJ, Kolling FW, Christensen BC, Karagas MR, Howe CG
Epigenet Rep. 2025;3(1):1-10. doi: 10.1080/28361512.2025.2508883. Epub 2025 May 30.
PMID: 40631350

Corrigendum to "Evaluating the environmental occurrence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and potential exposure risk for recreational shellfish harvesters in the Great Bay Estuary, New Hampshire" [Sci. Total Environ. Volume 986, 15 July 2025, 179747].
Gardiner CL, Petali JM, Chen CY, Giffard NG, Fernando S, Holsen TM, Varghese JR, Romano ME, Crawford KA
Sci Total Environ. 2025 Aug 25;992:180004. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.180004. Epub 2025 Jul 5.
PMID: 40617719

Blood Pressure and Late Pregnancy Circulating miRNAs in the MADRES Study.
Anderson EC, Muse ME, Niu Z, Foley HB, Levy JJ, Romano ME, Gui J, Bentz JL, Farzan SF, Bastain TM, Marsit CJ, Breton CV, Howe CG
J Am Heart Assoc. 2025 Jun 17;14(12):e040416. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.124.040416. Epub 2025 Jun 11.
PMID: 40497511

Evaluating the environmental occurrence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and potential exposure risk for recreational shellfish harvesters in the Great Bay Estuary, New Hampshire.
Gardiner CL, Petali JM, Chen CY, Giffard NG, Fernando S, Holsen TM, Varghese JR, Romano ME, Crawford KA
Sci Total Environ. 2025 Jul 15;986:179747. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.179747. Epub 2025 May 30.
PMID: 40449359

Association of urinary arsenic concentrations with inflammation: overall and by folate intake, body mass index, and gender.
Gonzalez GF, O'Connell K, Du M, Romano ME, Kantor ED
Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2025 Jun;267:114585. doi: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2025.114585. Epub 2025 May 28.
PMID: 40441120

Prenatal per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance mixtures and weight for length from birth to 12 months: The New Hampshire Birth Cohort Study.
Yim G, Howe CG, Gallagher LG, Gilbert-Diamond D, Calafat AM, Botelho JC, Karagas MR, Romano ME
Sci Total Environ. 2025 Jun 10;980:179446. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2025.179446. Epub 2025 Apr 30.
PMID: 40311330

Prenatal per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and blood pressure trajectories in the New Hampshire Birth Cohort Study.
Wang Y, Anderson EC, Howe CG, Gui J, Gallagher LG, Heggeseth B, Botelho JC, Calafat AM, Karagas MR, Romano ME
Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2025 May;266:114556. doi: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2025.114556. Epub 2025 Mar 8.
PMID: 40058195

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