Elizabeth Hatch
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Elizabeth E. Hatch, PhD

Adjunct Professor, Epidemiology - Boston University School of Public Health

(617) 358-3987
eehatch@bu.edu
Talbot - 318E
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Biography

Dr. Hatch’s research interests are focused on exposures related to fertility and pregnancy outcomes. She has been principal investigator of two NIH-funded grants to evaluate factors related to reproductive health in Denmark. Currently, in collaboration with Dr. Wise, she is leading a five year study to continue enrollment and combine data from the Danish cohort and the similarly-designed PRESTO cohort in North America. The study uses internet-based recruitment and follow-up and is evaluating factors related to fertility, miscarriage, and adverse pregnancy outcomes, with a particular focus on diet and medication use. With support from the Oak Foundation and the National Toxicology Program, Dr. Hatch is evaluating exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals a subset of women in the cohort, and whether they may affect fertility and pregnancy outcomes. Dr. Hatch is also interested in prenatal and childhood exposures in relation to long-term health outcomes such as hormonally-related cancers, reproductive outcomes, and obesity. She teaches cancer epidemiology and has conducted research on several cancer sites including brain cancer, childhood leukemia, and breast and cervical cancer. Prior to joining the faculty at BU in 2000, she was an investigator at the National Cancer Institute, where she led a large cohort study on the health risks of exposure to the synthetic hormone, diethylstilbestrol (DES) among women exposed during pregnancy and their offspring exposed in utero. She continues her involvement with the DES study as a co-investigator of the BU DES study site, where 2nd and 3rd generation offspring are being followed for cancer and other conditions.

Other Positions

  • Member, Boston Nutrition Obesity Research Center - Boston University

Education

  • Yale University, PhD Field of Study: Epidemiology
  • Harvard School of Public Health, MS Field of Study: Health Policy Management
  • Harvard University, BA Field of Study: Biology

Websites

Publications

  • Published on 7/11/2025

    Lovett SM, Sommer GJ, Krivorotko D, Wesselink AK, Rothman KJ, Hatch EE, Eisenberg ML, Wise LA. A prospective study of semen quality and fecundability among North American couples planning pregnancy. Andrology. 2025 Jul 11. PMID: 40646671.

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  • Published on 7/3/2025

    Le AD, Zhang CA, Chen AL, Basran S, Seranio N, Scott M, Li S, Hatch EE, Rothman KJ, Wesselink AK, Harlow AF, Wise LA, Eisenberg ML. A Preconception Cohort Study of Nicotine Vaping and Incidence of Spontaneous Abortion. Nicotine Tob Res. 2025 Jul 03. PMID: 40607772.

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  • Published on 6/1/2025

    Christensen MH, Mikkelsen EM, Wise LA, Hatch EE, Laursen ASD. The association between sleep and fecundability: a Danish preconception cohort study. Eur J Public Health. 2025 Jun 01; 35(3):512-520. PMID: 40139814.

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  • Published on 5/7/2025

    Julián-Serrano S, Koenig MR, Wang TR, Wesselink AK, Hatch E, Wise LA, Tucker KL. Agreement between the National Cancer Institute's Diet History Questionnaire II and III in a preconception cohort. Am J Epidemiol. 2025 May 07; 194(5):1371-1380. PMID: 39004601.

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  • Published on 5/6/2025

    Joseph MD, Krivorotko D, Koenig MR, Wesselink AK, Eisenberg ML, Sommer GJ, Rothman KJ, Stuver SO, Hatch EE, Wise LA. A North American preconception cohort study of cannabis use and semen quality. Andrology. 2025 May 06. PMID: 40326424.

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  • Published on 3/13/2025

    Koenig MR, Wesselink AK, Kuriyama AS, Chaiyasarikul A, Hatch EE, Wise LA. Corrigendum: Feasibility of mail-based biospecimen collection in an online preconception cohort study. Front Reprod Health. 2025; 7:1582697. PMID: 40182957.

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  • Published on 3/1/2025

    Willis SK, Kuan KE, Hatch EE, Crowe HM, Wesselink AK, Rothman KJ, Mumford SL, Wise LA. Self-reported diagnoses of dietary allergens and fecundability in a North American cohort. Hum Reprod. 2025 Mar 01; 40(3):553-560. PMID: 39719047.

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  • Published on 2/1/2025

    Wise LA, Wang TR, Ulrichsen SP, Krivorotko D, Mikkelsen EM, Kuriyama AS, Laursen ASD, Jørgensen MD, Eisenberg ML, Rothman KJ, Sorensen HT, Hatch EE. A prospective study of male physical activity and fecundability. Hum Reprod. 2025 Feb 01; 40(2):360-371. PMID: 39680487.

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  • Published on 1/28/2025

    Wesselink AK, Johannesen BR, Wang TR, Ketzel M, Mikkelsen EM, Brandt J, Khan J, Hertel O, Laursen ASD, Willis MD, Levy JI, Rothman KJ, Sørensen HT, Wise LA, Hatch EE. Residential Exposure to PM2.5 Constituents and Fecundability in a Danish Preconception Cohort. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2025 Mar; 39(3):256-261. PMID: 39876487.

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  • Published on 12/5/2024

    Schildroth S, Bond JC, Wesselink AK, Abrams J, Calafat AM, Cook Botelho J, White KO, Wegienka G, Hatch EE, Wise LA. Associations between per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and female sexual function in a preconception cohort. Environ Res. 2025 Feb 01; 266:120556. PMID: 39644984.

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