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Jaymie MelikerProfessor of Public HealthProgram in Public HealthFamilyPopulation & Preventive MedicineRenaissance School of Medicine
Biography
Dr. Meliker’s research contributes to the fields of exposure science, health geography, and environmental epidemiology. Highlights of his work include pioneering development of space-time information systems for lifetime exposure reconstruction, and epidemiology of low-level exposure to arsenic in drinking water.
Education
- PhD, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Michigan School of Public Health
- MS, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Michigan School of Public Health
- BA, Neuroscience, Oberlin College
News Highlights
April 22, 2023Fighting fire with water from arsenic-laced wellsCanada's National ObserverRead ArticleJune 17, 2023Smoke caused Long Island's worst air quality since at least 1999, pollution data showsNewsdayRead ArticleDecember 8, 2024Long Island rejected fluoride in its water even before RFK Jr. Here's the scienceNewsdayRead ArticleMarch 6, 2023What Is Cadmium? Health Effects, Risk Factors for Exposure, and MoreEveryday HealthRead ArticleJanuary 10, 2023Westhampton Beach High School Senior’s Research PublishedDan's PapersRead Article