Anna Zulema Pollack, Ph.D., M.P.H. Curriculum Vitae

6100 Executive Blvd. Suite 7B03A Rockville, MD 20852 • (301) 594-9149 • pollacka@mail.nih.gov

EDUCATION

Ph.D.

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
Epidemiology, March 2011
Dissertation: Metals, Reproductive Hormones, and Oxidative Stress in Women and Consideration of Correlated Biomarker Measurement Error
Advisor: Lynn R. Goldman

M.P.H.

The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, Washington, DC
Environmental and Occupational Health, June 2007
Thesis: A Follow-up Report on Occupational Exposure to Carbofuran and Cancer in the Agricultural Health Study
Inducted into Omega Chapter, Delta Omega, public health honor society, 2006

B.A.

Smith College, Northampton, MA
Biology, May 2001
Inducted into Sigma Xi, scientific research honor society, 2001

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Eunice Kennedy ShriverNational Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Epidemiology Branch, Bethesda, MD
Intramural Research Training Award (IRTA) Postdoctoral Fellow, 2011 – Present
IRTA Predoctoral Fellow, 2009 – 2011
IRTA Summer Fellow, 2007, 2008

University of California at San Francisco, Program on Reproductive Health and Environment, Washington, DC
Fellow, Reach the Decision Makers, 2011 – 2012
Worked with a diverse team to advocate for improved risk assessment policy regarding early-life stage exposure to environmental chemicals and carcinogens. Requested that EPA modify the Supplemental

World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
Consultant, 2008 – 2009

Cadmus Group, Arlington, VA
Senior Analyst, 2006 – 2007
Analyst, 2005 – 2006
Research Analyst, 2004 – 2005
Managed contract to provide assistance on environmental tobacco smoke issues to EPA regional offices. Coordinated national meeting, administered subcontracts for asthma experts, and planned asthma forum sessions. Supervised a team of five.

PUBLICATIONS

  1. Filiberto AC, Mumford SL, Pollack AZ, Zhang C, Yeung EH, Perkins NJ, Wactawski-Wende J, Schisterman EF. Habitual dietary isoflavone intake is associated with decreased C-reactive protein concentrations among healthy premenopausal women. Journal of Nutrition [in press]
  2. Hambridge HL, Mumford SL, Mattison DR, Ye A, Pollack AZ, Bloom MS, Mendola P, Lynch KL, Wactawski-Wende J, Schisterman EF.   Sporadic anovulation and hormone levels across two menstrual cycles: Findings from the BioCycle Study.  Human Reproduction [in press]
  3. Mumford SL, Dasharathy SS, Pollack AZ, Perkins NJ, Mattison DR, Cole SR, Wactawski-Wende J, Schisterman EF.  A longitudinal study of serum uric acid in relation to endogenous reproductive hormones during the menstrual cycle: findings from the BioCycle Study. Human Reproduction [in press]
  4. Mumford SL, Steiner AZ, Pollack AZ, Perkins NJ, Filiberto AC, Albert PS, Mattison DR, Wactawski-Wende J, Schisterman EF. The utility of menstrual cycle length as an indicator of cumulative hormonal exposure. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism [in press]
  5. Mendola P, Brett K, DiBari JN, Pollack AZ, Tandon R, Shenassa E. Menopause and lead body burden among US women aged 45-55, NHANES 1999-2010. Environmental Research 2013;121:110-3. [PMID: 23352036]
  6. Schliep KC, Schisterman EF, Mumford SL, Pollack AZ, Perkins NJ, Ye A, Zhang C, Stanford JB, Porucznik CA, Hammoud AO, Wactawski-Wende J. Energy-containing beverages: reproductive hormones and ovarian function in the BioCycle Study. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2013;97(3):621-30. [PMID: 23364018]
  7. Schliep KC, Schisterman EF, Mumford SL, Perkins NJ, Ye A, Pollack AZ, Zhang C, Porucznik CA, VanDerslice JA, Stanford JB, Wactawski-Wende J. Validation of different instruments for caffeine measurement among premenopausal women in the BioCycle Study. American Journal of Epidemiology 2013;177(7):690-9. [PMID:23462965]
  8. Pollack AZ, Mumford SL, Wactawski-Wende J, Yeung E, Mendola P, Mattison D, Schisterman EF. Bone mineral density and blood metals in premenopausal women. Environmental Research 2013;120:76-81. [PMID: 23122770]
  9. Pollack AZ, Perkins NJ, Mumford SL, Ye A, Schisterman EF. Correlated biomarker measurement error is an important threat to inference in environmental epidemiology. American Journal of Epidemiology 2013; 177(1):84-92. [PMID: 23221725]
  10. Gaskins AJ, Mumford SL, Chavarro J, Zhang C, Pollack AZ, Wactawski-Wende J, Perkins NJ, Schisterman EF. The impact of dietary folate intake on reproductive function in premenopausal women: a prospective cohort study. PLOS One 2012; 7(9):e46276. [PMID: 23050004]
  11. Schleip K, Schisterman EF, Mumford SL, Pollack AZ, Ye A, Stanford JB, Hammoud AO, Wactawski-Wende. Caffeinated beverage intake and reproductive hormones among premenopausal women in the BioCycle Study. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2012;95(2):488-97. [PMID: 22237060]
  12. Pollack AZ, Schisterman EF, Goldman LR, Mumford SL, Perkins NJ, Bloom MS, Rudra C, Browne R, Wactawski-Wende J. Blood metals in relation to biomarkers of lipid peroxidation in premenopausal women. American Journal of Epidemiology 2012;175(7):645-52. [PMID: 22302120]
  13. Dasharathy S, Mumford SL, Pollack AZ, Whitcomb BW, Perkins NJ, Mattison DR, Wactawski-Wende J, Schisterman EF. Menstrual bleeding patterns among regularly menstruating women. American Journal of Epidemiology 2012;175(6):536-45. [PMID: 22350580]
  14. Mumford SL, Dasharathy S, Pollack AZ, Schisterman EF. Variations in lipid levels according to menstrual cycle phase: Clinical implications. Clinical Lipidology 2011;6(2):225-234. [PMID: 21743815]
  15. Pollack AZ, Schisterman EF, Goldman LR, Mumford SL, Albert PS, Jones RL, Wactawski-Wende J. Cadmium, lead, and mercury in relation to reproductive hormones and anovulation in premenopausal women. Environmental Health Perspectives 2011;119(8):1156-61. [PMID: 21543284]
  16. Mumford SL, Schisterman EF, Gaskins AJ, Pollack AZ, Perkins NJ, Whitcomb BW, Ye A, Wactawski-Wende J. Realignment and multiple imputation of longitudinal data: an application to menstrual cycle data.  Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology 2011;25(5):448-459. [PMID: 21819426]
  17. Pollack AZ, Buck Louis GM, Lynch CD, Kostyniak PJ. Persistent organochlorine exposure and risk of pregnancy loss: a prospective cohort study with a biomarker of pregnancy. Journal of Environmental Protection 2011;6(2):683-691. [PMID: 22140635]
  18. Pollack AZ, Buck Louis GM, Sundaram R, Lum K. Caffeine consumption and miscarriage: a prospective cohort study. Fertility and Sterility 2010;93(1):304-6. [PMID: 19732873]

Under Review

  1. Pollack AZ, Schisterman EF, Mumford SL, Perkins NJ, Mendola P, Wactawski-Wende J. Kidney and liver biomarkers in relation to metals exposure in premenopausal women.
  2. Lopez T, Pumarega JA, Pollack AZ, Lee DH, Richiardi L, Jacobs DR, Schisterman EF, Porta M. Adjusting serum concentrations of organochlorine compounds by lipids and symptoms: a causal framework for the association with K-ras mutations in patients with pancreatic cancer.
  3. Filiberto AC, Mumford SL, Pollack AZ, Zhang C, Yeung EH, Schliep KC, Perkins NJ, Wactawski-Wende J, Schisterman EF. Impact of usual dietary isoflavone intake on reproductive function: The BioCycle Study.
  4. Lynch KE, Mumford SL, Whitcomb BW, Gaskins AJ, Bertone-Johnson ER, Pollack AZ, Wactawski-Wende J, Schisterman EF. Comparison of methods for identifying sporadic anovulatory menstrual cycles.
  5. Pollack AZ, Louis GM, Sundaram R, Chen Z, Sun L, Hediger M, Parsons P, Steuerwald A, Kannan K. Trace elements and endometriosis: The ENDO Study.

In Preparation

  1. Pollack AZ, Schisterman EF, Mumford SL, Perkins NJ, Mendola P, Wactawski-Wende J. Kidney and liver biomarkers in relation to metals exposure in premenopausal women.
  2. Lopez T, Pumarega JA, Pollack AZ, Lee DH, Richiardi L, Jacobs DR, Schisterman EF, Porta M. Adjusting serum concentrations of organochlorine compounds by lipids and symptoms: a causal framework for the association with K-ras mutations in patients with pancreatic cancer.
  3. Filiberto AC, Mumford SL, Pollack AZ, Zhang C, Yeung EH, Schliep KC, Perkins NJ, Wactawski-Wende J, Schisterman EF. Impact of usual dietary isoflavone intake on reproductive function: The BioCycle Study.
  4. Lynch KE, Mumford SL, Whitcomb BW, Gaskins AJ, Bertone-Johnson ER, Pollack AZ, Wactawski-Wende J, Schisterman EF. Comparison of methods for identifying sporadic anovulatory menstrual cycles.
  5. Pollack AZ, Louis GM, Sundaram R, Chen Z, Sun L, Hediger M, Parsons P, Steuerwald A, Kannan K. Trace elements and endometriosis: The ENDO Study.

INVITED TALKS/SEMINARS

  1. Metals and women's health. The George Washington School of Public Health and Health Services, Environmental and Occupational Health Speaker Series, Washington, DC, April 1, 2013
  2. Introduction to directed acyclic graphs. DAGs in Everyday Life: Design, Implementation, and Interpretation. Workshop as part of the 2012 Annual Meeting of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, Columbia, SC, August 30, 2012
  3. To adjust or not adjust for serum lipids in studies of the health effects of lipophilic environmental contaminants. DAGs in Everyday Life: Design, Implementation, and Interpretation. Workshop as part of the 2012 Annual Meeting of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, Columbia, SC, August 30, 2012
  4. Early life environmental exposure and female reproductive disease. Teratology Society Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD, June 26, 2012
  5. Kidney and liver biomarkers and metals exposure in premenopausal women. Research in Progress, Program in Reproductive and Adult Endocrinology, NICHD, Bethesda, MD, September 30, 2011
  6. Correlated biomarker measurement error is an important threat to inference in environmental epidemiology. ICCA-LRI and Health Canada Workshop – Advancing Exposure Science to Improve Chemical Safety, Quebec City, Quebec, June 22, 2011
  7. Metals and reproductive hormones in women. The George Washington School of Public Health and Health Services, Environmental and Occupational Health Speaker Series, Washington, DC, May 23, 2011
  8. A follow-up report on occupational exposure to carbofuran and cancer in the Agricultural Health Study. The George Washington School of Public Health and Health Services, Environmental and Occupational Health Speaker Series, Washington, DC, October 31, 2007

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

  1. Pollack AZ, Perkins NJ, Mumford SL, Ye A, Schisterman EF. Correlated biomarker measurement error: are we missing the boat due to bias. Annual Meeting of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, Columbia, SC, August 2012
  2. Mendola P, Mumford SL, Pollack AZ, Ye A, Vinikoor-Imler L, Messer LC, Wactawski-Wende J, Schisterman EF. Night and rotating shift work in relation to hormones across the menstrual cycle: The BioCycle Study. Submitted to the 25th Annual Meeting of the Society for Pediatric & Perinatal Epidemiologic Research, Minneapolis, MN, June 2012
  3. Mumford SL, Steiner A, Pollack AZ, Perkins NJ, Filiberto AC, Albert PS, Mattison DR, Wactawski-Wende J, Schisterman EF. Menstrual cycle length: a window for understanding the hormonal exposome. Submitted to the 25th Annual Meeting of the Society for Pediatric & Perinatal Epidemiologic Research, Minneapolis, MN, June 2012
  4. Mumford SL, Schisterman EF, Dasharathy SS, Pollack AZ, Zhang C, Wactawski-Wende J. Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Ovulatory Function.  Selected for oral presentation, American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), Orlando, FL, October 2011
  5. Gaskins AJ, Mumford SL, Chavarro J, Zhang C, Pollack AZ, Wactawski-Wende J, Perkins NJ, Schisterman E. The Impact of Dietary Folate Intake on Reproductive Function in Premenopausal Women: The BioCycle Study. Society for Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiologic Research (SPER) Annual Meeting, Montreal, Quebec, June 2011
  6. Buck Louis GM, Pollack AZ. Early Origins of Uterine Leiomyomas: Case for the Exposome Paradigm. Advances in Uterine Leiomyoma Research: 3rd NIH International Congress, Bethesda, MD, November, 2010
  7. Schliep K, Mumford SL, Gaskins AJ, Gollenberg A, Pollack AZ, Zhang C, Albert P, Wactawski-Wende J, Schisterman EF. Effect of caffeine and associated beverages on reproductive hormones and ovulatory function in the BioCycle Study. Society for Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiologic Research (SPER) Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, June 2010

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

  1. Njei B, Rotman Y, Mumford SL, Ye A, Pollack AZ, Wactawski-Wende J, Schisterman EF. Fluctuations of Liver Enzymes During the Menstrual Cycle are Modulated by Obesity and Serum Lipids: the BioCycle Study. Submitted to the Digestive Disease Week Annual Meeting, Orlando, FL May 2013
  2. Pollack AZ, Mumford SL, Perkins NJ, Wactawski-Wende J, Schisterman EF. Blood metals associated with kidney and liver biomarkers in healthy, premenopausal women. Annual Meeting of the Society for Epidemiologic Research, Minneapolis, MN, June 2012
  3. Malik F, Pollack AZ, Mumford SL, Schisterman EF, Wactawski-Wende J. Metals exposure in relation to homocysteine and C-reactive protein in premenopausal women. National Institutes of Health Summer Research Day, Bethesda, MD, August 9, 2012
  4. Mendola P, Mumford SL, Pollack AZ, Ye A, Vinikoor-Imler L, Messer LC, Wactawski-Wende J, Schisterman EF. Sleep impacts hormone levels among healthy premenopausal night-shift workers in the BioCycle Study. Annual Meeting of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, Columbia, SC, August 2012
  5. Pollack AZ, Perkins NJ, Mumford SL, Schisterman EF. Correlated biomarker measurement error is an important threat to inference in environmental epidemiology. Society for Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiologic Research (SPER) Annual Meeting, Montreal, Quebec, June 2011
  6. Dasharathy SS, Mumford SL, Pollack AZ, Whitcomb BW, Perkins NJ, Mattison D, Wactawski-Wende J, Schisterman EF. Menstrual bleeding patterns among regularly menstruating women. Society for Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiologic Research (SPER) Annual Meeting, Montreal, Quebec, June 2011
  7. Schliep KC, Mumford SL, Schisterman EF, Zhang C, Pollack AZ, Perkins NJ, Wactawski-Wende J. Self-reported intake of caffeine: comparing measurement tools in the BioCycle Study. Society for Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiologic Research (SPER) Annual Meeting, Montreal, Quebec, June 2011
  8. Lynch KE, Whitcomb BW, Mumford SL, Bertone-Johnson ER, Gaskins AJ, Pollack AZ, Wactawski-Wende J, EF Schisterman. Comparison of methods for identifying anovulatory menstrual cycles: implications for prevalence and effect estimates. Society for Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiologic Research (SPER) Annual Meeting, Montreal, Quebec, June 2011
  9. Pollack AZ, Schisterman EF, Goldman LR, Mumford SL, Perkins NJ, Bloom MS, Rudra CB, Browne RW, Wactawski-Wende J. Metals and lipid peroxidation in women. Society for Epidemiologic Research Annual Meeting, Montreal, Quebec, June 2011
  10. Bertone-Johnson E, Mumford S, Pollack A, Luisi N, Wactawski-Wende J, Schisterman E, Whitcomb B. Premenstrual syndrome and cytokine levels across the menstrual cycle. Society for Epidemiologic Research Annual Meeting, Montreal, Quebec, June 2011
  11. Pollack AZ, Yeung EH, Hediger ML, Louis GM, Wactawski-Wende J, Schisterman EF. Bone mineral density and heavy metals in premenopausal women. Society for Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiologic Research (SPER) Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, June 2010
  12. Mumford SL, Schisterman EF, Gaskins AJ, Pollack AZ, Perkins NJ, Wactawski-Wende J. Menstrual cycle length: it's a survivor. Society for Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiologic Research (SPER) Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, June 2010
  13. Pollack A, Schisterman EF, Goldman L, Navas-Acien A, Witter F, Wactawski-Wende J. Heavy metals and hormones in premenopausal women. Society for Epidemiologic Research Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, June 2010
  14. Pollack AZ, Louis GM, Lynch CD, Kostyniak PJ. Persistent organochlorine exposure and risk of pregnancy loss: a prospective study with a biomarker of pregnancy. Society of Toxicology, PPTOX II Annual Meeting, Miami, FL, December 2009
  15. Pollack AZ, Buck Louis GM, Sundaram R, Lum K. Caffeine consumption and pregnancy loss. Presented poster at the Society for Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiologic Research (SPER) Annual Meeting, Anaheim, CA, June 2009
  16. Pollack AZ, Buck Louis GM, Sundaram R, Lum K. Caffeine consumption and pregnancy loss. Presented poster at National Institutes of Health Summer Research Day, Bethesda, MD, August 2008
  17. Pollack AZ, Lynch CD, Buck Louis GM, McGuinness BM, Kostyniak PJ. The Impact of Polychlorinated Biphenyl Exposure on the Incidence of Infertility and Pregnancy Loss. National Institutes of Health Summer Research Day, Bethesda, MD, August 2007

COMPETITIVE AWARDS

2012 Honorable Mention, Student Paper Prize, Society of Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology. Pollack AZ, Perkins NJ, Mumford SL, Schisterman EF. Correlated biomarker measurement error is an important threat to inference in environmental epidemiology
2011 Finalist, Stallones Student Prize Paper, Congress of Epidemiology, Pollack AZ, Perkins NJ, Mumford SL, Schisterman EF. Correlated biomarker measurement error is an important threat to inference in environmental epidemiology
2010 NIH Merit Award, Reproductive and Perinatal Epidemiology Team, for organization of an interdisciplinary team that created an innovative study in reproductive and perinatal epidemiology
2010 Charlotte Ferencz Scholarship, Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
2009 IRTA Postdoctoral Fellowship (2011-Present), Predoctoral Fellowship (2009-2011), Summer Student (2007, 2008), Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Epidemiology Branch, Division of Epidemiology, Statistics and Prevention Research, NIH
2009 Student Travel Award, Society of Toxicology, PPTOXII Meeting
2008 Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology Training Grant (awarded to one epidemiology student annually $10,000), Departments of Epidemiology and Maternal and Child Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
2007 Excellence in Culminating Experience Award, Environmental and Occupational Health Department, The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, awarded to one student annually
2004 Dean Rheuland Fellowship, The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services
2004 Presidential Scholarship, The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services

FUNDING

2012

Investigator, Measurement of environmental phenols and parabens in the BioCycle Study.
Total $134,588; August 2012 – September 2013

2010 Co-Investigator, Office of Dietary Supplements, Longitudinal measurements of dietary caffeine intake and biochemical markers in women participating in the BioCycle Study.  Total $98,699; October 2010 – September 2011

INTRAMURAL RESEARCH SUPPORT

Estimating the Effect of Modeled Air Pollution Exposure on Ovarian Function and Complications of Labor and Delivery. PI: Pauline Mendola. Role: Co-Investigator

Folic Acid and Zinc Supplementation Trial. PIs: Enrique Schisterman, Sunni Mumford. Role: Co-Investigator

Pregnancy Exposome. PI: Germaine Louis. Role: Co-Investigator

GRANT REVIEW

2012

Technical reviewer for RFP “Measurement of environmental phenols and parabens in the BioCycle Study”

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Division of Epidemiology Statistics and Prevention Research, NICHD, Rockville, MD
Lecturer, Summer 2011, 2012
Course: Reproductive Epidemiology

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Fall 2008
Course: Epidemiologic Methods 752, Department of Epidemiology

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
Graduate Teaching Assistant, Fall 2008
Course: Epidemiologic Methods 752, Department of Epidemiology

MENTORING EXPERIENCE

2012 NIH Summer Intern, Farah Malik, MPH student, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. Project Title: Cadmium, lead and mercury in relation to homocysteine and C-reactive protein in premenopausal women

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND SERVICE

Journal Clubs and Seminars

2011 – 2012Coordinator, Epidemiology Journal Club, NICHD
2011 – Epidemiologic Methods Journal Club, NICHD
2010 – 2011Reproductive Endocrinology for Epidemiologists, NICHD
2008 – 2009Coordinator, Environmental Epidemiology Journal Club, Johns Hopkins University

Affiliation to Professional Organizations

2009 – Member, Society for Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiologic Research
2007 – Member, Society for Epidemiologic Research
2006 – 2008 Member, American Public Health Association

Other Activities

2012 – 2013Student Representative, Society for Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiologic Research
2012 Session Co-Chair, Methodologic Challenges Using Biomarkers in Environmental Epidemiology; 2012 Annual Meeting of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, Columbia, SC, August 29, 2012
2012 Session Co-Chair, Improving Reviews, Methods, and Transparency in Environmental Epidemiology to Inform Timely Public Health Decision-Making, Part II; 2012 Annual Meeting of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, Columbia, SC, August 29, 2012
2008 – 2009Doctoral Student Representative, Epidemiology Student Organization, Johns Hopkins University

Professional Development

2012Scientists Teaching Science Course, Office of Intramural Training and Education NIH, August – October 2012
2012Presentation Training, Oratorio Media and Presentation Training, Washington, DC, August 9, 2012
2012Research Mentor Training Course, Office of Intramural Training and Education NIH, June – July 2012
2011Media Training, Oratorio Media and Presentation Training, Washington DC, November 2, 2011
2011Measurement Error in Dietary Intake Data Webinar Series, Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, September – December 2011
2011Writing Your NIH Grant Application, NIH, July 22, 2011

Reviewer

American Journal of Epidemiology
Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health
Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention
Human Reproduction
Epidemiology
Environmental Health
Environmental Health Perspectives
Fertility and Sterility
Journal of Community Epidemiology and Health
Journal of Environmental and Analytical Toxicology
Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology
Reproductive Toxicology
Radiation Research
Science of the Total Environment

Last updated: 4/8/2013