Marisa Millenson

MD-PhD Student in Epidemiology

mem369@pitt.edu

Marisa received her Bachelor of Science, with Honors, in Statistics from Brown University and her Master of Science in Biostatistics from the Brown University School of Public Health. Currently, Marisa is a trainee in the Medical Scientist Training Program through the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University, where she is co-enrolled as a medical student in the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and as a doctoral student in the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health Department of Epidemiology. Her epidemiology doctoral work is conducted under the mentorship of Dr. Lisa Bodnar.

Marisa’s research interests focus on environmental exposures during pregnancy and their effects on maternal and infant health. Marisa is particularly interested in understanding how nutrition and pharmaceutical use during early pregnancy influence children’s long-term development and wellbeing. Marisa aims to use this expertise as the foundation for a future career as a physician-epidemiologist practicing preventive medicine.

Select publications 

  • Millenson ME, Braun JM, Calafat AM, et al. Urinary organophosphate insecticide metabolite concentrations during pregnancy and children’s interpersonal, communication, repetitive, and stereotypic behaviors at 8 years of age: the HOME study. Environmental Research. 2017 Aug 1;157:9-16. 

Research Area(s) of Emphasis 

Environmental Epidemiology 

Reproductive, Perinatal, & Pediatric Epidemiology 

Women’s Health Epidemiology 

Education

ScB in Statistics,
Brown University 

ScM in Biostatistics,
Brown College School of Public Health