Erin N. Haynes, DrPH, MS is the Kurt W. Deuschle Professor of Preventive Medicine and Environmental Health in the Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health at the University of Kentucky (UK), College of Public Health. She is also the director of a NIEHS-funded Environmental Health Sciences Core Center at the UK Center for Appalachian Research in Environmental Sciences (UK-CARES). She is a community-engaged environmental health scientist with broad experiencing with exposure science and environmental epidemiology.
Hallmarks of her research include a strong multidisciplinary research team that focuses and prioritizes community environmental health research needs. She is currently a member of the Board of Scientific Counselors for the National Toxicology Program, served on the National Academies of Sciences Committee on the Guidance for PFAS Testing and Health Outcomes and the NASEM East Palestine Train Derailment Workshop, has served as a standing study section member of NIEHS Environmental Health Study Section, and co-Chair of the NIEHS Disaster Response Research (DR2) Network Committee. Dr. Haynes has worked with communities facing issues related to hazardous waste incineration, PFAS, manganese refining and processing, landfill emissions, and disasters. Her research expands environmental epidemiology, biomarkers of exposure and effect, health outcomes including neurodevelopment, and report-back for individual participants and for the community. She is the ideal contact for communities concerned about their exposure and for researchers wanting to engage with communities and develop strong partnerships and data communication strategies.
Dr. Haynes received a Master of Science in Toxicology from the University of Cincinnati and a Doctorate in Public Health in Environmental Health Science from the University of Michigan School of Public Health. She was an inaugural postdoctoral fellow on the University of Cincinnati's T32 training program focused on Molecular Epidemiology in Children's Environmental Health.
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Sydney Shafer, a Ph.D. student at the University of Kentucky College of Public Health, is on a mission to better understand air quality and chemical exposures in East Palestine, Ohio, following the derailment of a freight train carrying hazardous materials in early 2023.
Cole Watson, a University of Kentucky College of Public Health (CPH) undergraduate research student, has been working with a team to analyze data collected to address this crucial issue, focusing specifically on volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in homes in East Palestine, Ohio.
University of Kentucky College of Public Health (CPH) Department of Epi
The University of Kentucky College of Public Health is undergoing a review by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH) for re-accreditation. Part of this process includes the invitation to provide third-party comments. Anyone, including students, alumni, employers, community partners, etc., is allowed to share relevant information about the college directly with CEPH. If you would like to provide input to CEPH to inform their review, send your comments to submissions@ceph.org by May 4th, 2025.
