Publications by authors named "Melissa J Perry"

92Publications

The association of cadmium and lead exposures with red cell distribution width.

Authors:
Junenette L Peters Melissa J Perry Eileen McNeely Robert O Wright Wendy Heiger-Bernays Jennifer Weuve

PLoS One 2021 11;16(1):e0245173. Epub 2021 Jan 11.

Department of Epidemiology, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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January 2021

The Association Between Race, Obesity, and Sperm Quality Among Men Attending a University Physician Practice in Washington, DC.

Authors:
Nathan L McCray Heather A Young Michael S Irwig David Frankfurter Arnold M Schwartz Jeannine Witmyer Marijane Hynes Vimala V Jayanthi Mia Marcus Mihir Patel Melissa J Perry

Am J Mens Health 2020 May-Jun;14(3):1557988320925985

Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Milken Institute School of Public Health, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.

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July 2020

It is currently unknown whether SARS-CoV-2 is viable in semen or whether COVID-19 damages spermatozoa.

Authors:
Melissa J Perry Suzanne Arrington Laura M Neumann Douglas Carrell Christopher N Mores

Andrology 2020 May 29. Epub 2020 May 29.

Department of Global Health, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.

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May 2020

Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of human exposure to pesticide residues in honey and other bees' products.

Authors:
Daria Sgargi Balazs Adam Lygia T Budnik Giovanni Dinelli Horatiu Remus Moldovan Melissa J Perry Paul Tj Scheepers Vivi Schlünssen João Paulo Teixeira Daniele Mandrioli Fiorella Belpoggi

Environ Res 2020 07 3;186:109470. Epub 2020 Apr 3.

Cesare Maltoni Cancer Research Center, Ramazzini Institute, Bologna, Italy.

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July 2020

Determinants of Childhood Zoonotic Enteric Infections in a Semirural Community of Quito, Ecuador.

Authors:
Christopher Lowenstein Karla Vasco Soledad Sarzosa Liseth Salinas Andrea Torres Melissa J Perry Samuel J Simmens Gabriel Trueba Joseph N S Eisenberg Jay P Graham

Am J Trop Med Hyg 2020 06;102(6):1269-1278

University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health, Berkeley, California.

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June 2020

Talking About Public Health With African American Men: Perceptions of Environmental Health and Infertility.

Authors:
Nathan McCray Lance Thompson Francesca Branch Nicholas Porter James Peterson Melissa J Perry

Am J Mens Health 2020 Jan-Feb;14(1):1557988320901375

Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Milken Institute School of Public Health, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.

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January 2020

Pesticide interactions and risks of sperm chromosomal abnormalities.

Authors:
Zaida I Figueroa Heather A Young Sunni L Mumford John D Meeker Dana B Barr George M Gray Melissa J Perry

Int J Hyg Environ Health 2019 08 13;222(7):1021-1029. Epub 2019 Jul 13.

George Washington University, Milken Institute School of Public Health, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Washington, DC, USA. Electronic address:

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August 2019

Historical evidence of glyphosate exposure from a US agricultural cohort.

Authors:
Melissa J Perry Daniele Mandrioli Fiorella Belpoggi Fabiana Manservisi Simona Panzacchi Courtney Irwin

Environ Health 2019 05 7;18(1):42. Epub 2019 May 7.

Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Milken Institute School of Public Health, The George Washington University, 950 New Hampshire Ave, Washington, DC, 20052, USA.

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May 2019

The Ramazzini Institute 13-week pilot study glyphosate-based herbicides administered at human-equivalent dose to Sprague Dawley rats: effects on development and endocrine system.

Authors:
Fabiana Manservisi Corina Lesseur Simona Panzacchi Daniele Mandrioli Laura Falcioni Luciano Bua Marco Manservigi Marcella Spinaci Giovanna Galeati Alberto Mantovani Stefano Lorenzetti Rossella Miglio Anderson Martino Andrade David Møbjerg Kristensen Melissa J Perry Shanna H Swan Jia Chen Fiorella Belpoggi

Environ Health 2019 03 12;18(1):15. Epub 2019 Mar 12.

Cesare Maltoni Cancer Research Center (CMCRC), Ramazzini Institute (RI), Via Saliceto, 3, 40010, Bentivoglio, Bologna, Italy.

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March 2019

Climate change and sleep: A systematic review of the literature and conceptual framework.

Authors:
Daniel I Rifkin Michael W Long Melissa J Perry

Sleep Med Rev 2018 12 4;42:3-9. Epub 2018 Aug 4.

Milken Institute School of Public Health, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.

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December 2018

The Ramazzini Institute 13-week study on glyphosate-based herbicides at human-equivalent dose in Sprague Dawley rats: study design and first in-life endpoints evaluation.

Authors:
Simona Panzacchi Daniele Mandrioli Fabiana Manservisi Luciano Bua Laura Falcioni Marcella Spinaci Giovanna Galeati Giovanni Dinelli Rossella Miglio Alberto Mantovani Stefano Lorenzetti Jianzhong Hu Jia Chen Melissa J Perry Philip J Landrigan Fiorella Belpoggi

Environ Health 2018 05 29;17(1):52. Epub 2018 May 29.

Cesare Maltoni Cancer Research Center (CMCRC), Ramazzini Institute (RI), Via Saliceto, 3, 40010 Bentivoglio, Bologna, Italy.

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May 2018

Residential distance to major roadways and semen quality, sperm DNA integrity, chromosomal disomy, and serum reproductive hormones among men attending a fertility clinic.

Authors:
Feiby L Nassan Jorge E Chavarro Lidia Mínguez-Alarcón Paige L Williams Cigdem Tanrikut Jennifer B Ford Ramace Dadd Melissa J Perry Russ Hauser Audrey J Gaskins

Int J Hyg Environ Health 2018 06 22;221(5):830-837. Epub 2018 May 22.

Departments of Nutrition, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States; Channing Division of Network Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, United States.

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June 2018

Semi-automated scoring of triple-probe FISH in human sperm using confocal microscopy.

Authors:
Francesca Branch GiaLinh Nguyen Nicholas Porter Heather A Young Sheena E Martenies Nathan McCray Glen Deloid Anastas Popratiloff Melissa J Perry

Cytometry A 2017 09 5;91(9):859-866. Epub 2017 Jul 5.

Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University, Washington, DC.

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September 2017

Prevalence of serious psychological distress among slaughterhouse workers at a United States beef packing plant.

Authors:
Jessica H Leibler Patricia A Janulewicz Melissa J Perry

Work 2017 ;57(1):105-109

Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Milken Institute School of Public Health, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.

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January 2018

Aneuploidy: a common and early evidence-based biomarker for carcinogens and reproductive toxicants.

Authors:
Daniele Mandrioli Fiorella Belpoggi Ellen K Silbergeld Melissa J Perry

Environ Health 2016 10 12;15(1):97. Epub 2016 Oct 12.

Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Milken Institute School of Public Health, The George Washington University, 950 New Hampshire Ave. NW, 4th Floor, Washington, DC, 20052, USA.

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October 2016

Self-reported occupational injuries among industrial beef slaughterhouse workers in the Midwestern United States.

Authors:
Jessica H Leibler Melissa J Perry

J Occup Environ Hyg 2017 01;14(1):23-30

b Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics , Milken Institute School of Public Health, The George Washington University , Washington , DC.

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January 2017

Commentary: the role of epidemiologists in funding biomedical education and research.

Authors:
Melissa J Perry

Ann Epidemiol 2016 09 20;26(9):601-4. Epub 2016 Jul 20.

Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Milken Institute School of Public Health, The George Washington University, Washington, DC. Electronic address:

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September 2016

Effects of Neonicotinoid Pesticide Exposure on Human Health: A Systematic Review.

Authors:
Andria M Cimino Abee L Boyles Kristina A Thayer Melissa J Perry

Environ Health Perspect 2017 02 6;125(2):155-162. Epub 2016 Jul 6.

Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.

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February 2017

Differences in the carcinogenic evaluation of glyphosate between the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).

Authors:
Christopher J Portier Bruce K Armstrong Bruce C Baguley Xaver Baur Igor Belyaev Robert Bellé Fiorella Belpoggi Annibale Biggeri Maarten C Bosland Paolo Bruzzi Lygia Therese Budnik Merete D Bugge Kathleen Burns Gloria M Calaf David O Carpenter Hillary M Carpenter Lizbeth López-Carrillo Richard Clapp Pierluigi Cocco Dario Consonni Pietro Comba Elena Craft Mohamed Aqiel Dalvie Devra Davis Paul A Demers Anneclaire J De Roos Jamie DeWitt Francesco Forastiere Jonathan H Freedman Lin Fritschi Caroline Gaus Julia M Gohlke Marcel Goldberg Eberhard Greiser Johnni Hansen Lennart Hardell Michael Hauptmann Wei Huang James Huff Margaret O James C W Jameson Andreas Kortenkamp Annette Kopp-Schneider Hans Kromhout Marcelo L Larramendy Philip J Landrigan Lawrence H Lash Dariusz Leszczynski Charles F Lynch Corrado Magnani Daniele Mandrioli Francis L Martin Enzo Merler Paola Michelozzi Lucia Miligi Anthony B Miller Dario Mirabelli Franklin E Mirer Saloshni Naidoo Melissa J Perry Maria Grazia Petronio Roberta Pirastu Ralph J Portier Kenneth S Ramos Larry W Robertson Theresa Rodriguez Martin Röösli Matt K Ross Deodutta Roy Ivan Rusyn Paulo Saldiva Jennifer Sass Kai Savolainen Paul T J Scheepers Consolato Sergi Ellen K Silbergeld Martyn T Smith Bernard W Stewart Patrice Sutton Fabio Tateo Benedetto Terracini Heinz W Thielmann David B Thomas Harri Vainio John E Vena Paolo Vineis Elisabete Weiderpass Dennis D Weisenburger Tracey J Woodruff Takashi Yorifuji Il Je Yu Paola Zambon Hajo Zeeb Shu-Feng Zhou

J Epidemiol Community Health 2016 08 3;70(8):741-5. Epub 2016 Mar 3.

College of Pharmacy, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA.

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August 2016

Staphylococcus aureus Nasal Carriage among Beefpacking Workers in a Midwestern United States Slaughterhouse.

Authors:
Jessica H Leibler Jeanne A Jordan Kirsten Brownstein Lina Lander Lance B Price Melissa J Perry

PLoS One 2016 11;11(2):e0148789. Epub 2016 Feb 11.

Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Milken Institute School of Public Health, The George Washington University, Washington, District of Columbia, United States of America.

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July 2016

An Overview of Occupational Risks From Climate Change.

Authors:
Katie M Applebaum Jay Graham George M Gray Peter LaPuma Sabrina A McCormick Amanda Northcross Melissa J Perry

Curr Environ Health Rep 2016 Mar;3(1):13-22

Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Milken School of Public Health, George Washington University, 950 New Hampshire Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC, 20052, USA.

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March 2016

Sperm Aneuploidy in Faroese Men with Lifetime Exposure to Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (p,p´-DDE) and Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) Pollutants.

Authors:
Melissa J Perry Heather A Young Philippe Grandjean Jónrit Halling Maria Skaalum Petersen Sheena E Martenies Parisa Karimi Pál Weihe

Environ Health Perspect 2016 07 4;124(7):951-6. Epub 2015 Nov 4.

Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.

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July 2016

Dialkyl phosphate urinary metabolites and chromosomal abnormalities in human sperm.

Authors:
Zaida I Figueroa Heather A Young John D Meeker Sheena E Martenies Dana Boyd Barr George Gray Melissa J Perry

Environ Res 2015 Nov 28;143(Pt A):256-65. Epub 2015 Oct 28.

Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, George Washington University, Milken Institute School of Public Health, 950 New Hampshire Ave. NW (4th Floor), Washington, DC 20052, United States. Electronic address:

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November 2015

Is depression a risk factor for meatpacking injuries?

Authors:
Lina Lander Gary S Sorock Lynette M Smith Terry L Stentz Seung-Sup Kim Murray A Mittleman Melissa J Perry

Work 2015 ;53(2):307-11

Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.

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December 2016

Leisure-Time Physical Activity, Falls, and Fall Injuries in Middle-Aged Adults.

Authors:
Alberto J Caban-Martinez Theodore K Courtney Wen-Ruey Chang David A Lombardi Yueng-Hsiang Huang Melanye J Brennan Melissa J Perry Jeffrey N Katz David C Christiani Santosh K Verma

Am J Prev Med 2015 Dec 29;49(6):888-901. Epub 2015 Jul 29.

Center for Injury Epidemiology, Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety, Hopkinton, Massachusetts; Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts. Electronic address:

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December 2015

IARC monographs: 40 years of evaluating carcinogenic hazards to humans.

Authors:
Neil Pearce Aaron Blair Paolo Vineis Wolfgang Ahrens Aage Andersen Josep M Anto Bruce K Armstrong Andrea A Baccarelli Frederick A Beland Amy Berrington Pier Alberto Bertazzi Linda S Birnbaum Ross C Brownson John R Bucher Kenneth P Cantor Elisabeth Cardis John W Cherrie David C Christiani Pierluigi Cocco David Coggon Pietro Comba Paul A Demers John M Dement Jeroen Douwes Ellen A Eisen Lawrence S Engel Richard A Fenske Lora E Fleming Tony Fletcher Elizabeth Fontham Francesco Forastiere Rainer Frentzel-Beyme Lin Fritschi Michel Gerin Marcel Goldberg Philippe Grandjean Tom K Grimsrud Per Gustavsson Andy Haines Patricia Hartge Johnni Hansen Michael Hauptmann Dick Heederik Kari Hemminki Denis Hemon Irva Hertz-Picciotto Jane A Hoppin James Huff Bengt Jarvholm Daehee Kang Margaret R Karagas Kristina Kjaerheim Helge Kjuus Manolis Kogevinas David Kriebel Petter Kristensen Hans Kromhout Francine Laden Pierre Lebailly Grace LeMasters Jay H Lubin Charles F Lynch Elsebeth Lynge Andrea 't Mannetje Anthony J McMichael John R McLaughlin Loraine Marrett Marco Martuzzi James A Merchant Enzo Merler Franco Merletti Anthony Miller Franklin E Mirer Richard Monson Karl-Cristian Nordby Andrew F Olshan Marie-Elise Parent Frederica P Perera Melissa J Perry Angela Cecilia Pesatori Roberta Pirastu Miquel Porta Eero Pukkala Carol Rice David B Richardson Leonard Ritter Beate Ritz Cecile M Ronckers Lesley Rushton Jennifer A Rusiecki Ivan Rusyn Jonathan M Samet Dale P Sandler Silvia de Sanjose Eva Schernhammer Adele Seniori Costantini Noah Seixas Carl Shy Jack Siemiatycki Debra T Silverman Lorenzo Simonato Allan H Smith Martyn T Smith John J Spinelli Margaret R Spitz Lorann Stallones Leslie T Stayner Kyle Steenland Mark Stenzel Bernard W Stewart Patricia A Stewart Elaine Symanski Benedetto Terracini Paige E Tolbert Harri Vainio John Vena Roel Vermeulen Cesar G Victora Elizabeth M Ward Clarice R Weinberg Dennis Weisenburger Catharina Wesseling Elisabete Weiderpass Shelia Hoar Zahm

Environ Health Perspect 2015 Jun 24;123(6):507-14. Epub 2015 Feb 24.

Department of Medical Statistics, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom.

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June 2015

Urinary bisphenol A and semen quality, the LIFE Study.

Authors:
Alexandra E Goldstone Zhen Chen Melissa J Perry Kurunthachalam Kannan Germaine M Buck Louis

Reprod Toxicol 2015 Jan 11;51:7-13. Epub 2014 Nov 11.

Division of Intramural Population Health Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, 6100 Executive Blvd, Rockville, MD 20852, USA. Electronic address:

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January 2015

Preventing slips and falls through leisure-time physical activity: findings from a study of limited-service restaurants.

Authors:
Alberto J Caban-Martinez Theodore K Courtney Wen-Ruey Chang David A Lombardi Yueng-Hsiang Huang Melanye J Brennan Melissa J Perry Jeffrey N Katz Santosh K Verma

PLoS One 2014 16;9(10):e110248. Epub 2014 Oct 16.

Center for Injury Epidemiology, Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety, Hopkinton, Massachusetts, United States of America; Environmental and Occupational Medicine and Epidemiology Program, Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America; Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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October 2015

The impact of shift starting time on sleep duration, sleep quality, and alertness prior to injury in the People's Republic of China.

Authors:
David A Lombardi Kezhi Jin Céline Vetter Theodore K Courtney Simon Folkard Anna Arlinghaus Youxin Liang Melissa J Perry

Chronobiol Int 2014 Dec 12;31(10):1201-8. Epub 2014 Sep 12.

Center for Injury Epidemiology, Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety , Hopkinton, MA , USA .

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December 2014

Duration of slip-resistant shoe usage and the rate of slipping in limited-service restaurants: results from a prospective and crossover study.

Authors:
Santosh K Verma Zhe Zhao Theodore K Courtney Wen-Ruey Chang David A Lombardi Yueng-Hsiang Huang Melanye J Brennan Melissa J Perry

Ergonomics 2014 10;57(12):1919-26. Epub 2014 Sep 10.

a Center for Injury Epidemiology, Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety , Hopkinton , MA , USA.

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September 2016

Environmental exposure to pyrethroids and sperm sex chromosome disomy: a cross-sectional study.

Authors:
Heather A Young John D Meeker Sheena E Martenies Zaida I Figueroa Dana Boyd Barr Melissa J Perry

Environ Health 2013 Dec 17;12:111. Epub 2013 Dec 17.

Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, Washington, DC 20037, USA.

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December 2013

Internet and telephonic IVR mixed-mode survey for longitudinal studies: choice, retention, and data equivalency.

Authors:
Santosh K Verma Theodore K Courtney David A Lombardi Wen-Ruey Chang Yueng-Hsiang Huang Melanye J Brennan Melissa J Perry

Ann Epidemiol 2014 Jan 14;24(1):72-4. Epub 2013 Oct 14.

Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, The George Washington University, School of Public Health and Health Services, 2100 M Street, NW Suite 203A, Washington, DC 20037.

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January 2014

The effects of rest breaks, work shift start time, and sleep on the onset of severe injury among workers in the People's Republic of China.

Authors:
David A Lombardi Kezhi Jin Theodore K Courtney Anna Arlinghaus Simon Folkard Youxin Liang Melissa J Perry

Scand J Work Environ Health 2014 Mar 25;40(2):146-55. Epub 2013 Oct 25.

Center for Injury Epidemiology, Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety, 71 Frankland Road, Hopkinton, MA 01748, USA.

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March 2014

Gain of employment and depressive symptoms among previously unemployed workers: a longitudinal cohort study in South Korea.

Authors:
Seung-Sup Kim Carles Muntaner Hyun Kim Christie Y Jeon Melissa J Perry

Am J Ind Med 2013 Oct 21;56(10):1245-50. Epub 2013 Jun 21.

Department of Healthcare Management, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.

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October 2013

Modeling exposures to organophosphates and pyrethroids for children living in an urban low-income environment.

Authors:
Susan C Wason Rhona Julien Melissa J Perry Thomas J Smith Jonathan I Levy

Environ Res 2013 Jul 10;124:13-22. Epub 2013 May 10.

Harvard School of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health, 401 Park Drive West, Boston, MA 02215, USA.

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July 2013

Environmental and occupational pesticide exposure and human sperm parameters: a systematic review.

Authors:
Sheena E Martenies Melissa J Perry

Toxicology 2013 May 22;307:66-73. Epub 2013 Feb 22.

Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, George Washington University, School of Public Health and Health Services, 2100 M Street, NW Suite 203A, Washington, DC 20037, USA.

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May 2013

Determinants of exposure to 2-butoxyethanol from cleaning tasks: a quasi-experimental study.

Authors:
Anila Bello Margaret M Quinn Donald K Milton Melissa J Perry

Ann Occup Hyg 2013 Jan 20;57(1):125-35. Epub 2012 Sep 20.

Department of Work Environment, University of Massachusetts Lowell, One University Avenue, Lowell, MA 01854, USA.

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January 2013

Perception of slipperiness and prospective risk of slipping at work.

Authors:
Theodore K Courtney Santosh K Verma Wen-Ruey Chang Yueng-Hsiang Huang David A Lombardi Melanye J Brennan Melissa J Perry

Occup Environ Med 2013 Jan 30;70(1):35-40. Epub 2012 Aug 30.

Center for Injury Epidemiology, Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety, Hopkinton, MA 01748, USA.

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January 2013

Using physiologically-based pharmacokinetic models to incorporate chemical and non-chemical stressors into cumulative risk assessment: a case study of pesticide exposures.

Authors:
Susan C Wason Thomas J Smith Melissa J Perry Jonathan I Levy

Int J Environ Res Public Health 2012 05 22;9(5):1971-83. Epub 2012 May 22.

Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, 401 Park Drive West, Boston, MA 02215, USA.

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May 2012

Association between perceived union connection and upper body musculoskeletal pains among unionized construction apprentices.

Authors:
Seung-Sup Kim Melissa J Perry Cassandra A Okechukwu

Am J Ind Med 2013 Feb 27;56(2):189-96. Epub 2012 Apr 27.

Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, Washington, District of Columbia.

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February 2013

A case-crossover study of laceration injuries in pork processing.

Authors:
Lina Lander Gary Sorock Terry L Stentz Lynette M Smith Murray Mittleman Melissa J Perry

Occup Environ Med 2012 Jun 12;69(6):410-6. Epub 2012 Apr 12.

Department of Epidemiology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198-4395, USA.

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June 2012

The effect of rest breaks on time to injury - a study on work-related ladder-fall injuries in the United States.

Authors:
Anna Arlinghaus David A Lombardi Theodore K Courtney David C Christiani Simon Folkard Melissa J Perry

Scand J Work Environ Health 2012 Nov 19;38(6):560-7. Epub 2012 Mar 19.

Gesellschaft für Arbeits-, Wirtschafts- und Organisationspsychologische Forschung (GAWO) e.V., Achterdiek 50, 26131 Oldenburg, Germany.

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November 2012

Management commitment to safety vs. employee perceived safety training and association with future injury.

Authors:
Yueng-Hsiang Huang Santosh K Verma Wen-Ruey Chang Theodore K Courtney David A Lombardi Melanye J Brennan Melissa J Perry

Accid Anal Prev 2012 Jul 8;47:94-101. Epub 2012 Feb 8.

Center for Behavioral Science, Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety, Hopkinton, MA, USA.

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July 2012

Supervisor vs. employee safety perceptions and association with future injury in US limited-service restaurant workers.

Authors:
Yueng-Hsiang Huang Santosh K Verma Wen-Ruey Chang Theodore K Courtney David A Lombardi Melanye J Brennan Melissa J Perry

Accid Anal Prev 2012 Jul 3;47:45-51. Epub 2012 Feb 3.

Center for Behavioral Sciences, Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety, Hopkinton, MA, USA.

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July 2012

Association between change in employment status and new-onset depressive symptoms in South Korea - a gender analysis.

Authors:
Seung-Sup Kim Sv Subramanian Glorian Sorensen Melissa J Perry David C Christiani

Scand J Work Environ Health 2012 Nov 27;38(6):537-45. Epub 2012 Feb 27.

Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, 2300 Eye Street, NW, Washington, DC 20037, USA.

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November 2012

Association between interpersonal trust, reciprocity, and depression in South Korea: a prospective analysis.

Authors:
Seung-Sup Kim Yeonseung Chung Melissa J Perry Ichiro Kawachi S V Subramanian

PLoS One 2012 18;7(1):e30602. Epub 2012 Jan 18.

Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, Washington, D. C., United States of America.

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July 2012

Association of hexachlorobenzene (HCB), dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT), and dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE) with in vitro fertilization (IVF) outcomes.

Authors:
Shruthi Mahalingaiah Stacey A Missmer Arnab Maity Paige L Williams John D Meeker Katharine Berry Shelley Ehrlich Melissa J Perry Daniel W Cramer Russ Hauser

Environ Health Perspect 2012 Feb 29;120(2):316-20. Epub 2011 Aug 29.

Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

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February 2012

Environmental exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls and p,p'-DDE and sperm sex-chromosome disomy.

Authors:
Megan E McAuliffe Paige L Williams Susan A Korrick Larisa M Altshul Melissa J Perry

Environ Health Perspect 2012 Apr 21;120(4):535-40. Epub 2011 Dec 21.

Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

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April 2012

Humanitarian relief workers and trauma-related mental illness.

Authors:
Ellen Connorton Melissa J Perry David Hemenway Matthew Miller

Epidemiol Rev 2012 15;34:145-55. Epub 2011 Dec 15.

Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard School of Public Health and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02215, USA.

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May 2012

Occupational trauma and mental illness--combat, peacekeeping, or relief work and the national co-morbidity survey replication.

Authors:
Ellen Connorton Melissa J Perry David Hemenway Matthew Miller

J Occup Environ Med 2011 Dec;53(12):1360-3

Department of Health Policy and Management, Harvard School of Public Health, The George Washington University, USA.

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December 2011

A case-crossover study of work-related acute traumatic hand injuries in the People's Republic of China.

Authors:
Kezhi Jin David A Lombardi Theodore K Courtney Gary S Sorock Mingqiang Li Rong Pan Xin Wang Jie Lin Youxin Liang Melissa J Perry

Scand J Work Environ Health 2012 Mar 23;38(2):163-70. Epub 2011 Nov 23.

Department of Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Fudan University, 138 Yi Xue Yuan Road, Shanghai 200032, People's Republic of China.

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March 2012

Factors associated with use of slip-resistant shoes in US limited-service restaurant workers.

Authors:
Santosh K Verma Theodore K Courtney Helen L Corns Yueng-Hsiang Huang David A Lombardi Wen-Ruey Chang Melanye J Brennan Melissa J Perry

Inj Prev 2012 Jun 23;18(3):176-81. Epub 2011 Aug 23.

Center for Injury Epidemiology, Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety, Hopkinton, Massachusetts 01748, USA.

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June 2012

Work-related falls from ladders--a follow-back study of US emergency department cases.

Authors:
David A Lombardi Gordon S Smith Theodore K Courtney Melanye J Brennan Jae Young Kim Melissa J Perry

Scand J Work Environ Health 2011 Nov 13;37(6):525-32. Epub 2011 Jun 13.

Center for Injury Epidemiology, Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety, 71 Frankland Road, Hopkinton, MA 01748, USA.

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November 2011

Semi-automated scoring of triple-probe FISH in human sperm: methods and further validation.

Authors:
Melissa J Perry Xing Chen Megan E McAuliffe Arnab Maity Glen M Deloid

Cytometry A 2011 Aug 12;79(8):661-6. Epub 2011 May 12.

Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, Washington, DC 20037, USA.

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August 2011

Is renovation riskier than new construction?: an observational comparison of risk factors for stepladder-related falls.

Authors:
Christopher J Ronk Jack T Dennerlein Elaine Hoffman Melissa J Perry

Am J Ind Med 2011 Aug 22;54(8):579-85. Epub 2011 Apr 22.

Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

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August 2011

Serum concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls in relation to in vitro fertilization outcomes.

Authors:
John D Meeker Arnab Maity Stacey A Missmer Paige L Williams Shruthi Mahalingaiah Shelley Ehrlich Katharine F Berry Larisa Altshul Melissa J Perry Daniel W Cramer Russ Hauser

Environ Health Perspect 2011 Jul 24;119(7):1010-6. Epub 2011 Feb 24.

Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA.

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July 2011

Mental health and unintentional injurers: results from the national co-morbidity survey replication.

Authors:
Ellen Connorton Matthew Miller Melissa J Perry David Hemenway

Inj Prev 2011 Jun 29;17(3):171-5. Epub 2010 Dec 29.

Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.

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June 2011

Quantitative assessment of airborne exposures generated during common cleaning tasks: a pilot study.

Authors:
Anila Bello Margaret M Quinn Melissa J Perry Donald K Milton

Environ Health 2010 Nov 30;9:76. Epub 2010 Nov 30.

Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, 410 Park Drive, Boston, MA 02215, USA.

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November 2010

Rushing, distraction, walking on contaminated floors and risk of slipping in limited-service restaurants: a case--crossover study.

Authors:
Santosh K Verma David A Lombardi Wen Ruey Chang Theodore K Courtney Yueng-Hsiang Huang Melanye J Brennan Murray A Mittleman James H Ware Melissa J Perry

Occup Environ Med 2011 Aug 22;68(8):575-81. Epub 2010 Nov 22.

Center for Injury Epidemiology, Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety, Hopkinton, Massachusetts, USA.

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August 2011

A prospective study of floor surface, shoes, floor cleaning and slipping in US limited-service restaurant workers.

Authors:
Santosh K Verma Wen Ruey Chang Theodore K Courtney David A Lombardi Yueng-Hsiang Huang Melanye J Brennan Murray A Mittleman James H Ware Melissa J Perry

Occup Environ Med 2011 Apr 8;68(4):279-85. Epub 2010 Oct 8.

Center for Injury Epidemiology, Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety, Hopkinton, Massachusetts, USA.

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April 2011

Near-miss reporting system as an occupational injury preventive intervention in manufacturing.

Authors:
Lina Lander Ellen A Eisen Terry L Stentz Kathleen J Spanjer Bryce E Wendland Melissa J Perry

Am J Ind Med 2011 Jan;54(1):40-8

Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198-4395, USA.

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January 2011

Organophosphorous pesticide exposures and sperm quality.

Authors:
Melissa J Perry Scott A Venners Xing Chen Xue Liu Genfu Tang Houxun Xing Dana Boyd Barr Xiping Xu

Reprod Toxicol 2011 Jan 17;31(1):75-9. Epub 2010 Sep 17.

Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, 665 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA.

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January 2011

A case-crossover study of occupational laceration injuries in pork processing: methods and preliminary findings.

Authors:
Lina Lander Gary S Sorock Terry L Stentz Ellen A Eisen Murray Mittleman Russ Hauser Melissa J Perry

Occup Environ Med 2010 Oct;67(10):686-92

Harvard School of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health, 665 Huntington Avenue, Building 1 Room 1413, Boston, MA 02115, USA.

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October 2010

Clinical consequences of road traffic injuries among the elderly in Japan.

Authors:
Takashi Nagata Hajime Uno Melissa J Perry

BMC Public Health 2010 Jun 28;10:375. Epub 2010 Jun 28.

Department of Emergency Medicine, Himeno Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.

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June 2010

Workers' experience of slipping in U.S. limited-service restaurants.

Authors:
Santosh K Verma Wen-Ruey Chang Theodore K Courtney David A Lombardi Yueng-Hsiang Huang Melanye J Brennan Murray A Mittleman Melissa J Perry

J Occup Environ Hyg 2010 Sep;7(9):491-500

Center for Injury Epidemiology, Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety, Hopkinton, Massachusetts, USA.

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September 2010

Patterns of work-related traumatic hand injury among hospitalised workers in the People's Republic of China.

Authors:
Kezhi Jin David A Lombardi Theodore K Courtney Gary S Sorock Mingqiang Li Rong Pan Xin Wang Jie Lin Youxin Liang Melissa J Perry

Inj Prev 2010 Feb;16(1):42-9

Fudan School of Public Health, Shanghai, PR China.

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February 2010

Portable ladder assessment tool development and validation-quantifying best practices in the field.

Authors:
Jack T Dennerlein Christopher J Ronk Melissa J Perry

Saf Sci 2009 May;47(5):636-639

Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA USA.

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May 2009

Sperm DNA: organization, protection and vulnerability: from basic science to clinical applications--a position report.

Authors:
Christopher L R Barratt R John Aitken Lars Björndahl Douglas T Carrell Peter de Boer Ulrik Kvist Sheena E M Lewis Sally D Perreault Melissa J Perry Liliana Ramos Bernard Robaire Steven Ward Armand Zini

Hum Reprod 2010 Apr 6;25(4):824-38. Epub 2010 Feb 6.

Reproductive and Developmental Biology, Maternal and Child Health Science Laboratories, Centre for Oncology and Molecular Medicine, Ninewells Hospital, University of Dundee, Dundee DD1 9SY, UK.

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April 2010

Cadmium exposure in association with history of stroke and heart failure.

Authors:
Junenette L Peters Todd S Perlstein Melissa J Perry Eileen McNeely Jennifer Weuve

Environ Res 2010 Feb 8;110(2):199-206. Epub 2010 Jan 8.

Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Landmark Center, P.O. Box 15697, 401 Park Drive, Boston, MA 02215, USA.

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February 2010

Validation of self-reported occupational exposures in meatpacking workers.

Authors:
Lina Lander Gary Sorock Terry L Stentz Ellen A Eisen Murray Mittleman Russ Hauser Melissa J Perry

Am J Ind Med 2009 Sep;52(9):707-15

Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.

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September 2009

Factors influencing worker use of personal protective eyewear.

Authors:
David A Lombardi Santosh K Verma Melanye J Brennan Melissa J Perry

Accid Anal Prev 2009 Jul 18;41(4):755-62. Epub 2009 Apr 18.

Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety, Center for Injury Epidemiology, 71 Frankland Road, Hopkinton, MA 01748, USA.

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July 2009

Characterization of occupational exposures to cleaning products used for common cleaning tasks--a pilot study of hospital cleaners.

Authors:
Anila Bello Margaret M Quinn Melissa J Perry Donald K Milton

Environ Health 2009 Mar 27;8:11. Epub 2009 Mar 27.

Work Environment Department, University of Massachusetts Lowell, One Univ, Ave, Lowell, MA 01854, USA.

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March 2009

Effects of environmental and occupational pesticide exposure on human sperm: a systematic review.

Authors:
Melissa J Perry

Hum Reprod Update 2008 May-Jun;14(3):233-42. Epub 2008 Feb 15.

Environmental and Occupational Medicine and Epidemiology Program, Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, 665 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA.

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May 2008

Assessing noise exposures in farm youths.

Authors:
Lina I Lander Stephen N Rudnick Melissa J Perry

J Agromedicine 2007 ;12(2):25-32

Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA.

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January 2008

Automated scoring of multiprobe FISH in human spermatozoa.

Authors:
Melissa J Perry Xing Chen Xin Lu

Cytometry A 2007 Nov;71(11):968-72

Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.

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November 2007

The challenge of cross-cultural collaborative research: lessons learnt from a pilot case-crossover study of severe occupational hand trauma in the People's Republic of China.

Authors:
Kezhi Jin David A Lombardi Theodore K Courtney Gary S Sorock Melissa J Perry Hong Chen Xin Wang Youxin Liang

Inj Prev 2007 Apr;13(2):133-6

School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, PR China.

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April 2007

Prevalence and physical determinants of low back pain in a rural Chinese population.

Authors:
Lope H Barrero Yi-Hsiang Hsu Henry Terwedow Melissa J Perry Jack T Dennerlein Joseph D Brain Xiping Xu

Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2006 Nov;31(23):2728-34

Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.

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November 2006

A prospective study of serum DDT and progesterone and estrogen levels across the menstrual cycle in nulliparous women of reproductive age.

Authors:
Melissa J Perry Fengxiu Ouyang Susan A Korrick Scott A Venners Changzhong Chen Xiping Xu Bill L Lasley Xiaobin Wang

Am J Epidemiol 2006 Dec 5;164(11):1056-64. Epub 2006 Oct 5.

Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA.

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December 2006

Environmental pyrethroid and organophosphorus insecticide exposures and sperm concentration.

Authors:
Melissa J Perry Scott A Venners Dana B Barr Xiping Xu

Reprod Toxicol 2007 Jan 1;23(1):113-8. Epub 2006 Sep 1.

Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA.

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January 2007

Urinary estrogen and progesterone metabolite concentrations in menstrual cycles of fertile women with non-conception, early pregnancy loss or clinical pregnancy.

Authors:
Scott A Venners Xue Liu Melissa J Perry Susan A Korrick Zhiping Li Fan Yang Jianhua Yang Bill L Lasley Xiping Xu Xiaobin Wang

Hum Reprod 2006 Sep 23;21(9):2272-80. Epub 2006 Jun 23.

Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Illinois at Chicago, School of Public Health, Chicago, IL, USA.

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September 2006

Work-related ladder fall fractures: identification and diagnosis validation using narrative text.

Authors:
Gordon S Smith Robert A Timmons David A Lombardi Dheeresh K Mamidi Simon Matz Theodore K Courtney Melissa J Perry

Accid Anal Prev 2006 Sep 5;38(5):973-80. Epub 2006 Jun 5.

Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety, 71 Frankland Rd., Hopkinton, MA 01748, USA.

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September 2006

Nonpersistent pesticide exposure self-report versus biomonitoring in farm pesticide applicators.

Authors:
Melissa J Perry Anne Marbella Peter M Layde

Ann Epidemiol 2006 Sep 17;16(9):701-7. Epub 2006 Apr 17.

Occupational Health Program, Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA.

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September 2006

Noise and chemical induced hearing loss: special considerations for farm youth.

Authors:
Melissa J Perry John J May

J Agromedicine 2005 ;10(2):49-55

Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.

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January 2006

Body mass index and serum 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)ethane in nulliparous Chinese women.

Authors:
Melissa J Perry Fengxiu Ouyang Susan Korrick Scott A Venners Larisa Altshul Xiping Xu Xiaobin Wang

Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2005 Oct;14(10):2433-8

Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Room 1413, Building 1, 665 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA.

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October 2005

Emergency department surveillance of occupational injuries in Shanghai's Putuo District, People's Republic of China.

Authors:
Melissa J Perry Bi-Xioang Sun Hong-Xi Zhang Xiaorong Wang David Christiani

Ann Epidemiol 2005 May;15(5):351-7

Occupational Health Program, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA.

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May 2005

Laceration injuries among workers at meat packing plants.

Authors:
Chunbo Cai Melissa J Perry Gary S Sorock Russ Hauser Kathleen J Spanjer Murray A Mittleman Terry L Stentz

Am J Ind Med 2005 May;47(5):403-10

Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.

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May 2005

Tracking gender-based human rights violations in postwar Kosovo.

Authors:
Sapna Desai Melissa J Perry

Am J Public Health 2004 Aug;94(8):1304-7

Department of Population and International Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA.

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August 2004

Intimate partner abuse perpetrated by employees.

Authors:
Emily F Rothman Melissa J Perry

J Occup Health Psychol 2004 Jul;9(3):238-246

Department of Maternal and Child Health.

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July 2004

Children's agricultural health: traumatic injuries and hazardous inorganic exposures.

Authors:
Melissa J Perry

J Rural Health 2003 ;19(3):269-78

Occupational Health Program, Harvard School of Public Health, 665 Huntington Ave., Boston, MA 02115, USA.

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July 2003

An exposure prevention rating method for intervention needs assessment and effectiveness evaluation.

Authors:
Anthony D LaMontagne Richard A Youngstrom Marvin Lewiton Anne M Stoddard Melissa J Perry Janelle M Klar David C Christiani Glorian Sorensen

Appl Occup Environ Hyg 2003 Jul;18(7):523-34

Monash University Medical School, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.

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July 2003

Farm pesticides: outcomes of a randomized controlled intervention to reduce risks.

Authors:
Melissa J Perry Peter M Layde

Am J Prev Med 2003 May;24(4):310-5

Occupational Health Program, Harvard School of Public Health, 665 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA.

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May 2003

Compliance with required pesticide-specific protective equipment use.

Authors:
Melissa J Perry Anne Marbella Peter M Layde

Am J Ind Med 2002 Jan;41(1):70-3

Occupational Health Program, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.

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January 2002