Johnson, Natalie
individual record
Associate Professor
Positions:
- Associate Professor, Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Public Health
overview
My research focuses on evaluating exposure to air pollutants in susceptible populations, such as pregnant women and children, and investigating mechanisms underlying prenatal air pollution exposure and offspring respiratory dysfunction.
education and training
- Ph.D. in Toxicology, Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States)
- B.S. in Biology, Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States)
- Johns Hopkins University - (Baltimore, Maryland, United States), Postdoctoral Training
selected publications
Academic Articles36
- Mendoza-Sanchez, I., Uwak, I., Myatt, L., Van Cleve, A., Pulczinski, J. C., Rychlik, K. A., ... Johnson, N. M. (2022). Maternal exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in South Texas, evaluation of silicone wristbands as personal passive samplers.. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 32(2), 280-288.
- Behlen, J. C., Lau, C. H., Li, Y., Dhagat, P., Stanley, J. A., Rodrigues Hoffman, A., ... Johnson, N. M. (2021). Gestational Exposure to Ultrafine Particles Reveals Sex- and Dose-Specific Changes in Offspring Birth Outcomes, Placental Morphology, and Gene Networks. Toxicological Sciences. 184(2), 204-213.
- Zhang, R., Johnson, N. M., & Li, Y. (2021). Establishing the exposure–outcome relation between airborne particulate matter and children’s health. Thorax. thoraxjnl-2021-217915.
- Casillas, G. A., Johnson, N. M., Chiu, W. A., Ramirez, J., McDonald, T. J., & Horney, J. A. (2021). Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Houston Parks After Hurricane Harvey. Environmental Justice. 14(4), 277-287.
- Johnson, N. M., Hoffmann, A. R., Behlen, J. C., Lau, C., Pendleton, D., Harvey, N., ... Zhang, R. (2021). Air pollution and children's health-a review of adverse effects associated with prenatal exposure from fine to ultrafine particulate matter.. Environ Health Prev Med. 26(1), 72.
Chapters3
- Fox, M., Koehler, K., & Johnson, N. (2020). Established and emerging effects of traffic-related air pollution. Traffic-Related Air Pollution. 207-228. Elsevier.
- Johnson, N. M., Carrillo, G., & Mehta, R. K. (2016). Academic and Psychosocial Impact of Air Pollution on Children. Riccio, C. A., & Sullivan, J. R.. (Eds.), Pediatric Neurotoxicology. 167-180. Springer International Publishing.
- Carrillo, G., Mehta, R. K., & Johnson, N. M. (2016). Neurocognitive Effects of Pesticides in Children. Riccio, C. A., & Sullivan, J. R.. (Eds.), Pediatric Neurotoxicology. 127-141. Springer International Publishing.
Conference Papers6
- Behlen, J. C., Carmen, L. H., Li, Y., Stanley, J. A., Zhang, R., & Johnson, N. M. (2020). Exposure to Ultrafine Particulate Matter During Gestation Potentially Disrupts Placental Function. BIRTH DEFECTS RESEARCH. 112(11), 853-853.
- Behlen, J. C., Carmen, L. H., Li, Y., Stanley, J. A., Zhang, R., & Johnson, N. M. (2020). Exposure to Ultrafine Particulate Matter During Gestation Potentially Disrupts Placental Function. BIRTH DEFECTS RESEARCH. 112(11), 853-853.
- Johnson, N. M., Rychlik, K. A., Pulczinski, J. C., Langley, R., Seacrest, J., Zhang, R., Rodrigues-Hoffmann, A., & Lau, C. (2018). Prenatal Air Pollution Exposure and Offspring Pulmonary Immunosupression. BIRTH DEFECTS RESEARCH. 110(9), 720-720.
- Livingstone, M. C., Johnson, N. M., Roebuck, B. D., Kensler, T. W., & Groopman, J. D. (2018). Abstract 5401: Dysregulated microRNAs in aflatoxin-induced hepatocellular carcinoma: Serum miR-182 as a potential predictive biomarker. Cancer Research. 78(13_Supplement), 5401-5401.
- Livingstone, M. C., Roebuck, B. D., Johnson, N. M., Kensler, T. W., & Groopman, J. D. (2017). Abstract 4448: Elevated levels of circulating miR-34a-5p and miR-181c-3p during cancer initiation by aflatoxin B1. Molecular and Cellular Biology, Genetics, Proceedings: AACR Annual Meeting 2017; April 1-5, 2017; Washington, DC. 4448-4448.
Repository Documents / Preprints1
- Chiu, W., Johnson, N., Lam, J., Xu, X., Taylor, B., Foster, M., ... Taiwo, S. (2017). Association between prenatal exposures to ambient air pollution and birthweight.
in the news
- Neighborhood group calls for more area testing after lead is found at former Shingle Mountain site The Dallas Morning News August 2, 2021
- A&M researchers developing wristbands to protect pregnant women from pollutants KRHD 25 July 27, 2021
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Principal Investigator2
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awards and honors
recent teaching activities
- BICH491 Hnr-research Instructor
- BICH491 Research Instructor
- GENE491 Hnr-research Instructor
- GENE491 Research Instructor
- PHEO630 Environ/occuptnl Diseases Instructor
chaired theses and dissertations
- Rychlik, Kristal Ann (2017-05). Prenatal Exposure to Particulate Air Pollution and Effects on Postnatal Immune Response. (Doctoral Dissertation)
- Pulczinski, Jairus Cyril (2016-08). Exposure to Traffic-Related Air Pollution among Pregnant Women in South Texas. (Master's Thesis)
Email
nmjohnson@tamu.edu
First Name
Natalie
Last Name
Johnson
mailing address
Texas A&M Health Science Center; Environmental And Occupational Health; 1266 TAMUS
College Station, TX 77873
USA