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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 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

Racial and ethnic differences in prenatal exposure to environmental phenols and parabens in the ECHO Cohort.
Bloom MS, Upadhyaya S, Nzegwu AW, Kuiper JR, Buckley JP, Aschner J, Barr D, Barrett ES, Bennett DH, Dabelea D, Dunlop AL, Fuller A, Karagas M, Liang D, Meeker J, Miller R, O'Connor TG, Romano ME, Sathyanarayana S, Starling AP, Stroustrup A, Watkins DJ, ECHO Cohort Consortium
J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2025 Feb 15; doi: 10.1038/s41370-025-00750-w. Epub 2025 Feb 15.
PMID: 39955434

Geographic Clustering of Systemic Sclerosis in Areas of Environmental Pollution.
Kosarek NN, Romano ME, Moen EL, Simms RW, Erickson A, Khanna D, Pioli PA, Whitfield ML
Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). 2025 Feb 2; doi: 10.1002/acr.25504. Epub 2025 Feb 2.
PMID: 39895067

Maternal diet quality and circulating extracellular vesicle and particle miRNA during pregnancy.
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
Eur J Nutr. 2025 Feb 1;64(2):75. doi: 10.1007/s00394-025-03589-x. Epub 2025 Feb 1.
PMID: 39891736

Changes in urinary concentrations of contemporary and emerging chemicals in commerce during the COVID-19 pandemic: Insights from the Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) program.
Romano ME, Buckley JP, Li X, Herbstman JB, Kannan K, Lee S, Schantz SL, Trasande L, Karagas MR, Perera F, ECHO Cohort Consortium
PLoS One. 2025;20(1):e0317358. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0317358. Epub 2025 Jan 24.
PMID: 39854307

Associations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances with human milk metabolomic profiles in a rural North American cohort.
Criswell RL, Bauer JA, Christensen BC, Meijer J, Peterson LA, Huset CA, Walker DI, Karagas MR, Romano ME
Environ Epidemiol. 2024 Dec;8(6):e352. doi: 10.1097/EE9.0000000000000352. Epub 2024 Oct 28.
PMID: 39474471

Gestational exposure to organophosphate ester flame retardants and risk of childhood obesity in the environmental influences on child health outcomes consortium.
Peterson AK, Alexeeff SE, Ames JL, Feng J, Yoshida C, Avalos LA, Barrett ES, Bastain TM, Bennett DH, Buckley JP, Croen LA, Dunlop AL, Hedderson MM, Herbstman JB, Kannan K, Karagas MR, McEvoy CT, O'Connor TG, Romano ME, Sathyanarayana S, Schantz SL, Schmidt RJ, Starling AP, Trasande L, Woodruff TJ, Zhao Q, Zhu Y, Ferrara A, ECHO Cohort Consortium
Environ Int. 2024 Nov;193:109071. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2024.109071. Epub 2024 Oct 17.
PMID: 39437621

Maternal glucose levels and late pregnancy circulating extracellular vesicle and particle miRNAs in the MADRES pregnancy cohort.
Anderson EC, Foley HB, Levy JJ, Romano ME, Gui J, Bentz JL, Maldonado LE, Farzan SF, Bastain TM, Marsit CJ, Breton CV, Howe CG
Epigenetics. 2024 Dec;19(1):2404198. doi: 10.1080/15592294.2024.2404198. Epub 2024 Sep 18.
PMID: 39292753

Considerations and challenges in support of science and communication of fish consumption advisories for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
Petali JM, Pulster EL, McCarthy C, Pickard HM, Sunderland EM, Bangma J, Carignan CC, Robuck A, Crawford KA, Romano ME, Lohmann R, von Stackelburg K
Integr Environ Assess Manag. 2024 Nov;20(6):1839-1858. doi: 10.1002/ieam.4947. Epub 2024 May 16.
PMID: 38752651

Association of diet with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in plasma and human milk in the New Hampshire Birth Cohort Study.
Wang Y, Gui J, Howe CG, Emond JA, Criswell RL, Gallagher LG, Huset CA, Peterson LA, Botelho JC, Calafat AM, Christensen B, Karagas MR, Romano ME
Sci Total Environ. 2024 Jul 10;933:173157. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.173157. Epub 2024 May 11.
PMID: 38740209

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