Study Partners

The New York-Northern New Jersey NCS Center includes research partners from throughout New York and New Jersey, bringing together the best experts on children’s environmental health.

Partner institutions and their lead investigators include:

Mount Sinai School of Medicine

The Mount Sinai School of Medicine leads the New York-Northern New Jersey NCS Center, providing coordination of National Children’s Study efforts in communities in New York and New Jersey.

Investigators:
Philip Landrigan 
Barbara Brenner
David Savitz
Anne Golden
Ilene Wilets
Men-Jean Lee

Battelle Memorial Institute

Investigators:
Warren Strauss
Timothy Pivetz

Columbia University – College of Physicians and Surgeons

Investigators:
Ronald Wapner
Mary D’Alton

Columbia University – Mailman School of Public Health

Investigators:
Ezra Susser
Virginia Rauh
Federica Perera
Deliang Tang
Robin Whyatt
Pam Factor-Litvak
Howard Andrews
William Fifer

Nassau County Department of Health

Investigators:
Abby Greenberg
Tavora Buchman
Shelly Schecter

New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

Investigator:
Lorna Thorpe

Public Health Solutions

Investigator:
Mary Ann Chiasson

University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) - Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute

Investigators:
Paul Lioy
Cliff Weisel
Panos Georgopoulos
Stuart Shalat

University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) – School of Public Health

Investigators:
George Rhoads
Stephen Marcella
John Smulian
Kitaw Demissie
Susan Adubato
Sandra Echeverria

University of Rochester

Investigators:
Shanna Swan
Peter Szilagyi
Nancy Bennett
James Campbell
Carl D’Angio
Richard Miller
Gary Myers
Eva Pressman
Edwin VanWijngaarden
Stephen Well