Ellen A. Eisen , Sc.D.
Adjunct Professor, Environmental Health Sciences
PHONE: (510) 643-5310
FAX: (510) 642-5815
LOCATION: 721 University Hall
E-MAIL: eeisen@berkeley.edu
WEB SITE: http://ehs.sph.berkeley.edu/people/eisen.htm
Research Interests
- Exposure-response models for occupational health studies
- Healthy worker survivor bias
- Occupational respiratory disease
Selected Publications
Applebaum KM, Malloy EJ, Eisen EA. Reducing healthy worker survivor bias by restricting date of hire in a cohort study of Vermont granite workers. Occup Environ Medicine (Epub April 2007). [abstract]
Govindarajulu US, Spiegelman D, Thurston SW, Ganguli B, Eisen EA. Comparing smoothing techniques for modeling exposure-response relationships in Cox models. Stat Med. Epub 2007 [abstract]
Malloy EJ, Miller KL, Eisen EA. Rectal cancer and exposure to metalworking fluids in the automobile manufacturing industry. Occup Environ Medicine 2007 Apr;64(4):244-9. Epub 2006 Aug 15 (Epub) August 15 2006. [abstract]
Eisen EA, Agalliu I, Thurston SW, Coull BA, Checkoway H. Smoothing methods applied to occupational cohort studies; illustrated by penalized splines. Occ Environ Med 2004 61:85460. [abstract]
Eisen EA, Bardin J, Gore R, Woskie SR, Hallock MF, Monson RR. Exposure-Response Models Based on Extended Follow-up of a Cohort Mortality Study in the Automobile Industry. Scand J Work, Environ Health 2001; 27(4):240-9. [abstract]
Eisen EA, Holcroft CR, Greaves IA, Wegman DH, Woskie SR, Monson RR. A Strategy to reduce healthy worker effect in cross-sectional study of asthma and metalworking fluids. Am J Indus Med1997;31:671-77. [abstract]
Other Interests
- National Academy of Science; member on Panels on “Asbestos:Selected Health Effects ”, “Assuring safety of DOD mail”, “Long term health effects of Mustard Gas and Lewisite”
- National Cancer Institute Chair, Advisory Board for studies of “Low level effects of benzene exposure”
- Semiconductor Industry Association , Science Advisory Committee
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Board of Scientific Counselors
- E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co., Epidemiology Review Board
Profile updated: August 27, 2007