Amira Aker, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Epidemiology - Boston University School of Public Health
Biography
I am an environmental epidemiologist who applies interdisciplinary research to identify risks associated with exposures to contaminants of emerging concern. My community-based participatory research centers around the health effects of PFAS in Inuit communities. I also study the health effects associated with living in proximity to unconventional oil and gas development.
Education
- University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, PhD Field of Study: Environmental Health
- George Washington University, MPH Field of Study: Environmental Health
- University of Waterloo, BSc Field of Study: Health Studies
Websites
Publications
- Published on 3/28/2026
Clark CJ, Campbell E, Grady ST, Buonocore J, Aker A, Deziel NC, Casey JA, Willis M. School-based exposures to oil and gas development for public school children in the United States. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2026 Mar 28. PMID: 41904266.
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- Published on 3/10/2026
J Clark C, C Bond J, A Vrkljan K, Rowse M, Polka E, J Campbell E, K Wesselink A, Aker A, D Willis M. Oil and Gas Development and Adverse Birth Outcomes: A Qualitative and Quantitative Bias Analysis of the Epidemiologic Literature. Curr Environ Health Rep. 2026 Mar 10; 13(1). PMID: 41806058.
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- Published on 2/18/2026
Aker A, Zafrir B. Familial hypercholesterolaemia in a multi-ethnic regional health service: a decade follow-up of a population-based cohort study. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2026 Feb 18; 33(3):446-448. PMID: 40692480.
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- Published on 12/17/2025
Kogevinas M, Kioumourtzoglou MA, Aker A, Houdou A, Grady S, Menouni A, Oulhote Y, Ritz B, Wells EM, Al-Delaimy WK. Why Scientists Must Engage: Environmental Health in Times of Armed Conflict. Int J Public Health. 2025; 70:1609353. PMID: 41480580.
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- Published on 7/4/2025
Ayotte P, Lemire M, Dumas P, Achouba A, Yedjenou M, Barrette AB, Ouellet N, Little M, Aker A. Wild foods as drivers of blood ergothioneine and selenoneine concentrations among Inuit living in Nunavik: results from the cross-sectional Qanuilirpitaa? 2017 survey. Am J Clin Nutr. 2025 Aug; 122(2):582-592. PMID: 40754389.
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- Published on 7/1/2025
Abuawad A, Griffiths M, Edwards GH, Eftekhari A, Al-Ebweini M, Al-Najar H, Butmeh A, Abu Dayyeh R, El-Shewy M, Aker A. The Ongoing Environmental Destruction and Degradation of Gaza: The Resulting Public Health Crisis. Am J Public Health. 2025 Jul; 115(7):1053-1061. PMID: 40499107.
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- Published on 2/5/2025
Doris M, Daley C, Aker A, McGregor M, Verner MA, Owens-Beek N, Caron-Beaudoin É, MacLean HL, Hatzopoulou M. Inequity of Exposure to Unconventional Natural Gas Development in Northeastern British Columbia, Canada-An Environmental Justice Analysis. Environ Sci Technol. 2025 Feb 18; 59(6):3098-3110. PMID: 39908575.
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- Published on 10/26/2024
Aker AM, Ayotte P, Gaudreau É, Lemire M. Current-use pesticide exposures in remote Inuit communities. Int J Circumpolar Health. 2024 Dec; 83(1):2421048. PMID: 39460982.
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- Published on 10/12/2024
Aker A, Courtemanche Y, Ayotte P, Robert P, Gaudreau É, Lemire M. Per and poly-fluoroalkyl substances and respiratory health in an Inuit community. Environ Health. 2024 Oct 12; 23(1):83. PMID: 39394583.
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- Published on 9/17/2024
Adlard B, Bonefeld-Jørgensen EC, Dudarev AA, Olafsdottir K, Abass K, Averina M, Ayotte P, Berner J, Byrne S, Caron-Beaudoin É, Drysdale M, Dumas P, Garcia-Barrios J, Gyllenhammar I, Laird B, Lemire M, Aker A, Lignell S, Long M, Norström K, Packull-McCormick S, Petersen MS, Ratelle M, Rautio A, Timmerman A, Toft G, Weihe P, Nøst TH, Wennberg M. Levels and trends of persistent organic pollutants in human populations living in the Arctic. Int J Circumpolar Health. 2024 Dec; 83(1):2392405. PMID: 39288300.
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