Marianne Sullivan Professor • Department of Public Health Marianne Sullivan is an interdisciplinary public health researcher. The overall aim of her research is to critically analyze developments in society, science, government, and industry that contribute to or cause environmental and occupational health problems. She received her doctorate in public health from the Department of Sociomedical Sciences, at the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University and a master of public health degree from the University of California, Berkeley. She has also held teaching appointments at Hofstra University and New York University. Prior to working in academia, she was an Epidemiologist at Public Health - Seattle & King County, where she worked on many community based participatory research projects. Her book, Tainted Earth: Smelters, Public Health and the Environment was published in 2014 by Rutgers University Press. She has also published numerous papers on occupational and environmental health policy and community based participatory research in peer-reviewed journals. Professional Interests Environmental health, children's health, occupational health, lead poisoning prevention, tobacco control, environmental justice Degrees Sociomedical Sciences, DrPH, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University New York, NY MPH Behavioral Science, University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA BA Cultural Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA Specialization environmental and occupational health policy, lead exposure prevention policy, toxic metal exposure in mining and smelting communities Representative Publications Tainted Earth: smelters, public health and the environment; New Brunswick, NJ; Rutgers University Press; 2014 Toward eliminating children's lead exposure: a comparison of policies and their outcomes in three lead producing and using countries. Environmental Research Letters; Volume 15, Issue 10 2020 https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/abb55e/meta Misled about lead: an assessment of online public health education material from Australia's lead mining and smelting towns. Environmental Health; Volume 15, 2016 Awards and Honors New York Academy of Medicine Student Essay Prize in the History of Public Health and Medicine New York Academy of Medicine 10/01/2006 Media Pregnant Women and Parents Misled About Dangers of Living with Lead Pollution https://theconversation.com/pregnant-women-and-parents-misled-about-dangers-of-living-with-lead-pollution-52752 Fellowships, Grants and Research Examining Childrens Environmental Health Science and Science-Based Regulatory Policy Grant Environmental Protection Agency, Science to Achieve Results grant, 2005-2008 Research Support grant 2015-2016, Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Harvard University Notable Courses Taught Environmental Determinants of Health (honors), Epidemiology, Research Methods, Tobacco as a Public Health Issue, Environmental Health Email 973 720 3481 368 University Hall By appointment
