Jennifer Weuve
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Jennifer Weuve, MPH, ScD

Professor, Epidemiology - Boston University School of Public Health

(617) 358-3646
jweuve@bu.edu
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Biography

Jennifer Weuve, MPH, ScD is a Professor in the Department of Epidemiology of the Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH). In her research, she pursues answers to questions in two major realms of human health: (1) the forces that accelerate the aging of the brain and body, and (2) the health effects of being exposed to environmental toxicants. Underlying all of her research is a foundation in epidemiologic methods.

Dr. Weuve is a Co-Director of the international initiative, MEthods in LOngitudinal research on DEMentia (MELODEM) and PI of the NIH grant that supports it. She is also PI or co-investigator of several projects that encompass both the dementia and environmental exposure realms. For example, she is PI of two NIH-funded epidemiologic studies of air pollution and dementia risk.  The first study, the Air-Noise-Dementia Study (ANDS) examines the hypothesis that long-term exposure to air pollution and noise from the community affect brain changes that we can see on magnetic resonance images (MRI) and, ultimately, the development of dementia.  The second study is entitled “Air Pollution and Alzheimer's Dementia: Neuropathologic and Olfactory Mechanisms in Multi-Ethnic Longitudinal Cohorts Dementia” (AERONoSE).  With engagement of a multi-disciplinary team including Dr. Jayant Pinto (University of Chicago), this study evaluates olfactory pathways linking air pollution exposure to dementia risk. With other co-PIs, Dr. Weuve validated a portable XRF instrument for quantifying lead in bone and mercury and manganese in toe nail (NIEHS). Such an instrument potentially could be used in large-scale investigations into the health effects of cumulative exposures to these metals. Collectively, these projects comprise a foundation for extending inquiries in numerous informative directions, such as the role of environmental injustice in generating dementia inequities.

Dr. Weuve is a member of the editorial board of EPIDEMIOLOGY. She earned degrees in epidemiology at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health (MPH) and the T.H. Chan Harvard School of Public Health (ScD), and held a post-doctoral fellowship in environmental health at the T.H. Chan Harvard School of Public Health. Prior to joining BUSPH, she was on the faculty of the Rush Institute for Healthy Aging in Chicago.

Education

  • Harvard School of Public Health, ScD Field of Study: Epidemiology
  • University of Minnesota, MPH Field of Study: Epidemiology
  • Luther College, BA Field of Study: Chemistry/Mathematics

Websites

Classes Taught

  • SPHEP855

Publications

  • Published on 11/16/2024

    Patton AP, Boogaard H, Vienneau D, Brook JR, Smargiassi A, Kutlar Joss M, Szpiro AA, Sagiv SK, Samoli E, Hoffmann B, Chang HH, Atkinson RW, Weuve J, Forastiere F, Lurmann FW, Hoek G. Assessment of long-term exposure to traffic-related air pollution: An exposure framework. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2024 Nov 16. PMID: 39550493.

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  • Published on 10/25/2024

    Willis MD, Mooney F, Weuve J, Hystad P, Walker H, Walker A, Stelly A, Fox S, Lees L. The Promises and Potential Pitfalls of Highway Reclamation for Population Health: A Research Framework. J Urban Health. 2024 Oct 25. PMID: 39455537.

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  • Published on 9/26/2024

    Gao J, Mendes de Leon CF, Zhang B, Weuve J, Langa KM, D'Souza J, Szpiro A, Faul J, Kaufman JD, Hirth R, Adar SD. Long-term air pollution exposure and incident physical disability in older US adults: a cohort study. Lancet Healthy Longev. 2024 Oct; 5(10):100629. PMID: 39342952.

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  • Published on 9/3/2024

    Rubenstein E, Tewolde S, Michals A, Weuve J, Fortea J, Fox MP, Pescador Jimenez M, Scott A, Tripodis Y, Skotko BG. Alzheimer Dementia Among Individuals With Down Syndrome. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Sep 03; 7(9):e2435018. PMID: 39312235.

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  • Published on 8/13/2024

    Boogaard H, Atkinson RW, Brook JR, Chang HH, Hoek G, Hoffmann B, Sagiv SK, Samoli E, Smargiassi A, Szpiro AA, Vienneau D, Weuve J, Lurmann FW, Forastiere F. Response to "Comment on 'Evidence Synthesis of Observational Studies in Environmental Health: Lessons Learned from a Systematic Review on Traffic-Related Air Pollution'". Environ Health Perspect. 2024 Aug; 132(8):88002. PMID: 39136589.

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  • Published on 6/3/2024

    Zhang B, Mendes de Leon CF, Langa KM, Weuve J, Szpiro A, Faul J, D'Souza J, Kaufman JD, Hirth RA, Lisabeth LD, Gao J, Adar SD. Source-Specific Air Pollution and Loss of Independence in Older Adults Across the US. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Jun 03; 7(6):e2418460. PMID: 38941096.

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  • Published on 5/28/2024

    Schildroth S, Wesselink AK, Bethea TN, Henn BC, Friedman A, Fruh V, Coleman CM, Lovett SM, Vines AI, Sjodin A, Botelho JC, Calafat AM, Wegienka G, Weuve J, Baird DD, Wise LA. A Prospective Cohort Study of Persistent Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals and Perceived Stress. Am J Epidemiol. 2024 May 28. PMID: 38803157.

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  • Published on 11/22/2023

    Boogaard H, Atkinson RW, Brook JR, Chang HH, Hoek G, Hoffmann B, Sagiv SK, Samoli E, Smargiassi A, Szpiro AA, Vienneau D, Weuve J, Lurmann FW, Forastiere F. Evidence Synthesis of Observational Studies in Environmental Health: Lessons Learned from a Systematic Review on Traffic-Related Air Pollution. Environ Health Perspect. 2023 Nov; 131(11):115002. PMID: 37991444.

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  • Published on 10/1/2023

    Zhang B, Weuve J, Langa KM, D'Souza J, Szpiro A, Faul J, Mendes de Leon C, Gao J, Kaufman JD, Sheppard L, Lee J, Kobayashi LC, Hirth R, Adar SD. Comparison of Particulate Air Pollution From Different Emission Sources and Incident Dementia in the US. JAMA Intern Med. 2023 Oct 01; 183(10):1080-1089. PMID: 37578757.

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  • Published on 9/5/2023

    Zhang B, Langa KM, Weuve J, D'Souza J, Szpiro A, Faul J, Mendes de Leon C, Kaufman JD, Lisabeth L, Hirth RA, Adar SD. Hypertension and Stroke as Mediators of Air Pollution Exposure and Incident Dementia. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Sep 05; 6(9):e2333470. PMID: 37728927.

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