Amelia K Wesselink, PhD, MPH
Research Associate Professor, Epidemiology - Boston University School of Public Health
Biography
Dr. Amelia Wesselink (she/her) is a Research Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at the Boston University School of Public Health. Her research focuses on how climate change and neighborhood context can influence reproductive and gynecologic health. Her overarching research goal is to identify how environmental threats and the social context in which they occur contribute to reproductive injustices. She leads research on environmental exposures and infertility in the Black Women's Health Study. She is a co-investigator on Pregnancy Study Online, where she has led work on the reproductive health effects of air pollution and heat, and the Study of Environment, Lifestyle, and Fibroids, where she has focused on exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals and gynecologic health. She also leads a BUSPH-funded pilot study on the pregnancy health of transgender and gender diverse people.
Other Positions
- Postdoctoral Associate (previously held) - Boston University School of Public Health
Education
- Boston University School of Public Health, PhD
- University of California, Berkeley, MPH
- Georgetown University, BS
Publications
- Published on 5/16/2026
Schildroth S, Wesselink AK, Kuriyama AS, Pentz EP, Koenig MR, Wegienka G, Maroli AS, Bond JC, Petrick LM, Hatch EE, Wise LA. Sociodemographic and Reproductive Correlates of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance Concentrations in a Preconception Cohort Study. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2026 May 16; 15409996261450001. PMID: 42141958.
Read At: PubMed
- Published on 5/7/2026
Wise LA, Schildroth S, Lovett SM, Geller RJ, Patchel SA, Gaston SA, Jackson CL, Bethea TN, Coleman CM, Wegienka G, Wesselink AK, Harmon QE, Baird DD, Noel NL. Use of chemical hair straighteners in relation to incidence and growth of uterine leiomyomata: a prospective ultrasound study. Am J Epidemiol. 2026 May 07; 195(5):1462-1467. PMID: 41469322.
Read At: PubMed
- Published on 4/1/2026
Wesselink AK, Geller RJ, Lovett SM, Nillni YI, Savitz DA, Rothman KJ, Hatch EE, Wise LA. A prospective study of periconceptional perceived stress and rate of miscarriage. Hum Reprod. 2026 Apr 01; 41(4):606-615. PMID: 41677054.
Read At: PubMed
- Published on 3/17/2026
Kuriyama AS, Lovett SM, Wesselink AK, Kuan KE, Hoffman MN, Nillni YI, Ncube CN, Wise LA, Boynton-Jarrett R. Childhood adversity and spontaneous abortion in a North American preconception cohort study. Am J Epidemiol. 2026 Mar 17; 195(4):982-990. PMID: 41222293.
Read At: PubMed
- Published on 3/17/2026
Lovett SM, Wise LA, Richardson AS, Campbell EJ, Vrkljan KA, Kirwa K, Wesselink AK, Rothman KJ, Willis MD. A preconception cohort study of historical mortgage lending discrimination and present-day fecundability. Am J Epidemiol. 2026 Mar 17; 195(4):1185-1194. PMID: 41342351.
Read At: PubMed
- Published on 3/10/2026
Geller RJ, Schildroth S, Noel NL, James-Todd T, Baird DD, Wise LA, Wesselink AK. Use of Chemical Hair Straighteners and Menstrual Disturbances. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2026 Jul; 35(7):641-653. PMID: 41804279.
Read At: PubMed
- Published on 2/28/2026
Gause EL, Kuriyama AS, Kirwa K, Spangler KR, Hystad P, Wellenius GA, Wise LA, Wesselink AK. Using wearable devices to measure personal heat exposure in a preconception cohort. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2026 Feb 28. PMID: 41764349.
Read At: PubMed
- Published on 2/27/2026
Schildroth S, Claus Henn B, Lovett SM, Wesselink AK, Nillni YI, Heiger-Bernays W, Harmon QE, Vines AI, Baird DD, Wise LA. A prospective study of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), stress, and birth size in a cohort of U.S. Black women. Environ Health. 2026 Feb 27; 25(1). PMID: 41761315.
Read At: PubMed
- Published on 2/1/2026
Coleman CM, Wesselink AK, Yland JJ, Sommer GJ, Eisenberg ML, Bertisch SM, Rothman KJ, Hatch EE, Wise LA. A North American preconception study of sleep health and semen quality. Hum Reprod. 2026 Feb 01; 41(2):275-284. PMID: 41330355.
Read At: PubMed
- Published on 1/29/2026
Willis MD, Sheng C, Lovett SM, Feldscher T, Sims KD, Francis B, Hicks JM, Holder EX, Wise LA, Cozier YC, Wesselink AK. Historical Neighborhood Redlining and Fertility in a Cohort of US Black Women. Epidemiology. 2026 Mar 01; 37(2):268-277. PMID: 41397260.
Read At: PubMed
View 155 more publications:View Full Profile at BUMC
News & In the Media
-
Published on April 2, 2026
Pregnancy and Heat in Pakistan: Researchers Seek to Fill Dangerous Knowledge Gaps
- Published on June 5, 2025
-
Published on May 10, 2025
Does Cannabis Lower Sperm Quality? New Study Reveals a Surprise Result
-
Published on November 24, 2024
This Family Made a Change That Many Are Debating: They Got Their Home off Fossil Fuels
- Published on October 25, 2024
-
Published on June 14, 2024
Following Dobbs, PRESTO Pregnancy Planners Reduced Engagement with Fertility App
- Published on October 20, 2023
-
Published on August 3, 2023
Does Heat Cause Miscarriages? A Novel Study Seeks to Find Out
- Published on July 26, 2023
-
Published on June 29, 2023
What a Short Menstrual Cycle Says about Your Pregnancy Chances
-
Published on May 19, 2023
Green Space Exposure May Play Modest Role in the Ability to Conceive
-
Published on November 9, 2022
Why It May Be More Likely You’ll Conceive over the Holiday Season
- Published on September 2, 2022
- Published on August 24, 2022
-
Published on August 15, 2022
Study Shows Miscarriages Are More Common in the Summer – Therapists Explain How to Navigate Them
- Published on August 3, 2022
-
Published on July 25, 2022
Warning to Pregnant Women as Risk of Complication Soars in Summer Months
-
Published on July 19, 2022
How do vaccines affect periods? A big COVID survey lays out some clues.
- Published on July 15, 2022
- Published on July 11, 2022
- Published on June 29, 2022
- Published on June 22, 2022
-
Published on June 17, 2022
The 19th Explains: How Pregnant People Can Prepare for a Summer of Heat Waves
-
Published on April 15, 2022
No Link Found between COVID-19 Vaccines and Male Infertility
-
Published on April 13, 2022
Fact Check-No Evidence That COVID-19 Vaccination Negatively Impacts Male Fertility
-
Published on April 13, 2022
No Link Found between COVID-19 Vaccines and Male Infertility
- Published on April 12, 2022
- Published on February 8, 2022
- Published on February 8, 2022
-
Published on February 3, 2022
The COVID Vaccine Doesn’t Affect Fertility, but COVID Itself Does
-
Published on February 2, 2022
Study Finds ‘No Adverse Association between COVID-19 Vaccination and Fertility’
-
Published on January 31, 2022
What You Need to Know About Pregnancy, COVID-19 and the Vaccines
- Published on January 28, 2022
-
Published on January 26, 2022
Research Shows COVID-19 Vaccines Do Not Affect Fertility Outcomes
-
Published on January 25, 2022
Study Finds Men Who Got COVID-19 Had Fertility Issues for 60 Days; Expert Explains Why
- Published on January 24, 2022
- Published on January 23, 2022
-
Published on January 22, 2022
Getting Vaccinated Doesn’t Affect Your Fertility — But Getting COVID Might for Men, New Study Says
- Published on January 22, 2022
-
Published on January 21, 2022
New Study Says COVID-19 Vaccines Do Not Impact Fertility, but Positive Infection Might
- Published on January 21, 2022
-
Published on January 21, 2022
COVID-19 Vaccinations Do Not Impair Fertility in Men or Women, Study Finds
- Published on January 21, 2022
-
Published on January 20, 2022
Climate Change Linked to Early Birth and Damage to Babies’ Health, Scientists Find
-
Published on January 20, 2022
COVID-19 Vaccination Does Not Reduce Chances of Conception, Study Suggests
-
Published on January 20, 2022
COVID-19 Vaccines Don’t Cause Infertility or Harm Pregnancy Chances, BU Research Shows
-
Published on January 20, 2022
COVID Vaccines Have No Impact on Pregnancy Chances, Study Finds
-
Published on January 19, 2022
Climate Change’s Adverse Effects on Health Starts in the Womb, Studies Find
-
Published on January 19, 2022
Global Heating Linked to Early Birth and Damage to Babies’ Health, Scientists Find
-
Published on January 19, 2022
New Studies Link Global Warming to Early Births and Effects on Babies’ Health
-
Published on September 9, 2021
Researchers Receive $300K NIH Grant to Study COVID-19 Vaccination and Menstruation
-
Published on May 21, 2021
Ozone in Air Pollution is Linked to Fibroid Development in Black Women
- Published on May 19, 2021
- Published on May 19, 2021
- Published on May 17, 2021
- Published on April 9, 2021
- Published on November 25, 2020
-
Published on November 16, 2020
When Does Fertility Return After Stopping Contraceptive Use?
-
Published on May 6, 2020
DDT Was Banned Decades Ago. Why Is It Still Detectable in These Women?
- Published on April 10, 2020
-
Published on February 24, 2020
What’s the Best Time of Year to Conceive? The Science Is Out
-
Published on February 24, 2020
Fall Is the Best Time to Conceive, According to New BU Study
- Published on February 20, 2020
-
Published on February 20, 2020
Women May Be More Likely to Become Pregnant in Autumn or Winter
-
Published on February 18, 2020
Babies Are More Likely to Be Conceived in Autumn but We Don’t Know Why
- Published on February 18, 2020
-
Published on December 9, 2019
Fertility Trackers That Can Cost Hundreds of Pounds ‘Are No Better Than Using a Calendar’
- Published on October 16, 2019
- Published on July 22, 2019
- Published on July 12, 2019
- Published on June 27, 2019
-
Published on June 27, 2019
Aprende a reducir tu estrés para quedar embarazada, aquí una pequeña guía
-
Published on June 17, 2019
Los suplementos de hierro no aumentan las posibilidades de concepción
- Published on June 12, 2019
- Published on June 10, 2019
- Published on June 6, 2019
- Published on April 17, 2019
-
Published on February 27, 2019
Several Factors Linked to Endocrine-Disrupting Chemical Levels in Black Women
- Published on February 7, 2019
- Published on January 24, 2019
- Published on December 20, 2018
-
Published on November 29, 2018
Vaccine Boom, Population Bust: Study Queries the Link Between HPV Vaccine and Soaring Infertility
- Published on January 22, 2018