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WHO WE AREWe are a collaborative of leading scientists,health professionals, and children’s health,environment and disabilities advocates,co-founded and co-directed by MaureenSwanson, The Arc, and Dr. Irva HertzPicciotto, The MIND Institute, UC Davis.2815ScientistsChildren’s Health, Environmentand Disabilities Advocates1716Health Professionalsand ProvidersSupporting and EndorsingOrganizationsOUR MISSIONOur mission is to protect pregnant womenand children from chemicals and pollutantsthat harm brain development and to eliminatedisproportionate exposures to children ofcolor and low-income children. We do thisby joining scientific evidence with advocacyto inform and empower change makersto create policies ensuring no child isexposed to chemicals contributing toneurodevelopmental disorders.www.projecttendr.com @ProjectTENDRProject TENDR Membership List 20201
TENDR ScientistsLeading experts from diverse disciplines—including epidemiologists, toxicologists,and exposure scientists—who study theeffects of toxic chemicals on children’s braindevelopment. They direct research teamsat major universities, publish studies intop peer-reviewed journals, and serve onnational and international expert panels.Deborah Bennett, PhDBrenda Eskenazi PhDProfessor, Department of Public Health Sciences,School of Medicine, University of California, DavisJennifer and Brian Maxwell Professor of Maternal and ChildHealth and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Universityof California, BerkeleyDavid C. Bellinger, PhD, MScResearch Director, Boston Children’s Hospital;Professor, Harvard Medical School; Harvard T.H. ChanSchool of Public HealthSylvia and Harold Halpert Professor and Chair, Dept. ofMental Health; Director, Wendy Klag Center for Autism andDevelopmental Disabilities, Johns Hopkins UniversityLinda S. Birnbaum, PhD, DABT, ATSScientist Emeritus and Former Director (retired),National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences andNational Toxicology ProgramScholar in Residence, Nicholas School of the EnvironmentDuke UniversityAsa Bradman, PhD, MSProfessor, Department of Public HealthSchool of Sciences, Humanities and ArtsUniversity of California, MercedAimin Chen, MD, PhDProfessor of Epidemiology, Department of Biostatistics,Epidemiology and Informatics (DBEI),Center of Excellence in Environmental Toxicology (CEET)Perelman School of Medicine, University of PennsylvaniaDeborah A. Cory-Slechta, PhDAlycia Halladay, PhDChief Science Officer, Autism Science Foundation; Adjunct,Dept. of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Rutgers UniversityRuss Hauser, MD, ScD, MPHChair, Department of Environmental HealthFrederick Lee Hisaw Professor of Reproductive Physiology,Professor of Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology,Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health;Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and ReproductiveBiology, Harvard Medical SchoolIrva Hertz-Picciotto, PhD, MPHDirector, UC Davis Environmental Health Sciences Center;Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences & MedicalInvestigations of Neurodevelopmental Disorders (MIND)Institute, University of California, DavisProfessor of Environmental Medicine,Pediatrics and Public Health Sciences;Acting Chair, Department of Environmental Medicine;Director, University of Rochester Medical SchoolEnvironmental Health Sciences CenterMargaret R. Karagas, MS, PhDKristie Ellickson, PhDBruce P. Lanphear, MD, MPHResearch Scientist, Minnesota Pollution Control AgencyStephanie M. Engel, PhDProfessor, Department of Epidemiology,Gillings School of Global Public Health,University of North Carolina, Chapel Hillwww.projecttendr.com @ProjectTENDRM. Daniele Fallin, PhDProfessor & Chair, Department of Epidemiology;Director, Children’s Environmental Health & DiseasePrevention Research Center, Geisel School of Medicine,Dartmouth CollegeInvestigator, BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute;Professor Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University,Vancouver, BCMelanie Marty, PhDRetired, California Environmental Protection AgencyProject TENDR Membership List 20202
TENDR ScientistsLeading experts from diverse disciplines—including epidemiologists, toxicologists,and exposure scientists—who study theeffects of toxic chemicals on children’s braindevelopment. They direct research teamsat major universities, publish studies intop peer-reviewed journals, and serve onnational and international expert panels.Rachel Morello-Frosch, Ph.D., M.P.H.Robin M. Whyatt, DrPHProfessor, Department of Environmental Science, Policyand Management, and School of Public Health, Universityof California, BerkeleyProfessor Emeritus, Department of EnvironmentalHealth Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health,Columbia UniversityDevon Payne-Sturges, DrPHTracey J. Woodruff, PhD, MPHAssistant Professor, Maryland Institute for AppliedEnvironmental Health, School of Public Health, Universityof MarylandAlison S Carlson Endowed Professor & Director, Program onReproductive Health and the Environment, Dept. Ob/Gyn,PRL Institute for Health Policy Studies, UCSFHeather B. Patisaul, PhDR. Thomas Zoeller, PhDAssociation Dean for Research and Professor, College ofSciences, Center for Human Health and the Environment,WM Keck Center for Behavioral Biology, NC StateUniversityProfessor Emeritus, Biology Department,University of Massachusetts AmherstFrederica Perera, DrPH, PhDProfessor of Public Health, Director Translational Researchand Founding Director, Columbia Center for Children’sEnvironmental Health, Mailman School of Public Health,Columbia UniversityAmi Zota, ScD, MSAssistant Professor, Dept. of Environmental andOccupational Health, Milken Institute School of PublicHealth, The George Washington UniversityBeate Ritz MD, PhDProfessor of Epidemiology, Center for Occupational andEnvironmental Health, Fielding School of Public Health,University of California Los AngelesSusan L. Schantz, PhDProfessor Emeritus of Toxicology and Neuroscience, BeckmanInstitute for Advanced Science and Technology, Universityof Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignHeather Volk, PhD,Associate Professor, Department of Mental Health,Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public HealthThomas F. Webster, DScProfessor, Department of Environmental Health, BostonUniversity School of Public Healthwww.projecttendr.com @ProjectTENDRProject TENDR Membership List 20203
TENDR Health Professionalsand ProvidersPediatricians, obstetrician-gynecologists,nurses, midwives, and public healthspecialists, with a common focus onfetal and children’s brain health. Theyinclude directors of the national PediatricEnvironmental Health Specialty Units,along with representatives of the AmericanCollege of Obstetricians and Gynecologists,National Medical Association and NationalHispanic Medical Association.Laura Anderko, PhD, RNPhilip J. Landrigan, MD, MSc, FAAPRobert and Kathleen Scanlon Endowed Chair in Values BasedHealth Care & Professor, School of Nursing and HealthStudies, Georgetown University; Director, Mid-AtlanticCenter for Children’s Health and the EnvironmentDirector, Global Public Health Program;Director, Global Observatory on Pollution and Health;Professor of Biology, Boston CollegeArthur Lavin, MD, FAAPJohn R. Balmes, MDProf. of Medicine, UCSF; Prof. Environmental Health Sciences,UC Berkeley; Director, Northern Calif Center for Occupational& Environmental Health, UC Berkeley-UC Davis-UCSF;Director, UC Berkeley-UCSF Joint Medical ProgramPediatrician, Advanced PediatricsAssociate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics, Case WesternReserve University School of MedicineKelly McCue, MDPediatrician and Public Health Physician, Las Cruces,New MexicoOb-Gyn, Chief, NVLY, Permanente Medicine; ACOG, CA(District 9) Secretary and Co-Chair Legislative Committee;California Medical Association, Vice Chair Counsel onLegislationJeanne A. Conry, MD, PhDMark Miller, MD, MPHPast President, American College of Obstetricians andGynecologists; President, The Environmental HealthLeadership Foundation; President-Elect, InternationalFederation of Gynecology & ObstetricsDirector, University of California San Francisco PediatricEnvironmental Health Specialty UnitCarla Campbell, MD, MS, FAAPNathaniel DeNicola, MD, MSHP, FACOGPhysician, Johns Hopkins MedicineDigital Health Expert, American College of Obstetricians& GynecologistsMark A. Mitchell, MD, MPHAssoc. Prof, Climate Change, Energy & EnvironmentalHealth Equity, Health & Climate Solutions Program,George Mason University; Co-Chair, Commission onEnvironmental Health, National Medical AssociationJerome A. Paulson, MD, FAAPRobert M. Gould, MDAssociate Adjunct Prof, Program on Reproductive Healthand Environment, UCSF School of Medicine;Past President, Physicians for Social ResponsibilityProfessor Emeritus, Pediatrics and of Environmental &Occupational Health; George Washington University Schoolof Medicine and Health Sciences, George WashingtonUniversity Milken Institute School of Public HealthDeborah Hirtz, MDElena Rios, MD, MSPHProfessor, Neurological Sciences and Pediatrics,University of Vermont School of Medicine;Representative, Child Neurology SocietyPresident & CEO, National Hispanic Medical AssociationTanya Khemet Taiwo, PhD, CPM, MPHAssistant Professor, Department of Midwifery,Bastyr University; Co-Director, Environmental HealthSciences Center, UC DavisLeslie Rubin, MDAssoc. Prof., Dept. of Pediatrics, Morehouse School ofMedicine; Co-director, Southeast Pediatric EnvironmentalHealth Specialty Unit, Emory University;Founder, Break the Cycle of Health Disparities, Inc.Hu Luong Tran, MD, MPHPresident, CEO, National Council of Asian Pacific IslanderPhysicianswww.projecttendr.com @ProjectTENDRProject TENDR Membership List 20204
TENDR Children’s Health,Environment andDisabilities AdvocatesAnnie Acosta, MSWJennifer Sass, PhDDirector of Fiscal and Family Support Policy, The ArcSenior Scientist, Natural Resources Defense Council;Professorial Lecturer, George Washington UniversityNational Director, Healthy Babies Bright FuturesTed Schettler, MD, MPHDirectors of national organizations andprograms working to ensure a futurein which all children live, play, grow,and learn safe from toxic chemicals andpollution.Eve Gartner, JDScience Director, Science and Environmental HealthNetworkManaging Attorney, Toxic Exposure & Health Program,EarthjusticeVeena Singla, PhDCharlotte Brody, RNSenior Scientist, Natural Resources Defense CouncilTracy GregoireHealthy Children Project Director, Learning DisabilitiesAssociation of AmericaInvestor and Market Strategies Advisor, Coming CleanStephanie Stohler, MPS, PRCCCommunications Director, Toxic-Free FutureMaureen Swanson, MPAKatie Huffling, RN, MS, CNMExecutive Director, Alliance of Nurses for HealthyEnvironmentsDirector of Environmental Risk Reduction & Project TENDR,The ArcNsedu Obot Witherspoon, MPHMichelle Mabson, MPH, MSStaff Scientist, EarthjusticeExecutive Director, Children’s Environmental HealthNetworkEmily Marquez, PhDStaff Scientist, Pesticide Action Network North AmericaJennifer McPartland, PhDSenior Scientist, Environmental Defense FundPamela Miller, MSExecutive Director, Alaska Community Action on Toxicswww.projecttendr.com @ProjectTENDRProject TENDR Membership List 20205
TENDR Supporting andEndorsing OrganizationsAlliance of Nurses for Healthy EnvironmentsAmerican College of Obstetricians and GynecologistsAmerican Nurses AssociationAmerican Public Health AssociationChild Neurology SocietyDevelopmental Neurotoxicology SocietyEndocrine SocietyInternational Neurotoxicology AssociationInternational Society for Children’s Health andthe EnvironmentInternational Society for Environmental EpidemiologyNational Association of Pediatric Nurse PractitionersNational Council of Asian Pacific Islander PhysiciansNational Hispanic Medical AssociationNational Medical AssociationPediatric Epilepsy Research FoundationPhysicians for Social Responsibilitywww.projecttendr.com @ProjectTENDRProject TENDR Membership List 20206
Director, UC Berkeley-UCSF Joint Medical Program Carla Campbell, MD, MS, FAAP Pediatrician and Public Health Physician, Las Cruces, New Mexico Jeanne A. Conry, MD, PhD Past President, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists; President, The Environmental Health Leadership Foundation; President-Elect, International
