David A Savitz Editor & Author

David A. Savitz, PhD, is Professor of Epidemiology and Obstetrics and Gynecology at Brown University. He has held leadership positions at the University of North Carolina (Chair of the Department of Epidemiology) and at Brown University (Vice President for Research), as well as in a number of professional organizations. His research is focused primarily on reproductive and environmental epidemiology. He was elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 2007. Gregory A. Wellenius, ScD, is Associate Professor of Epidemiology at Brown University. His research focuses on the effects of our environment on cardiovascular health, with an emphasis on the adverse health effects of air pollution and the built environment. He has taught advanced graduate courses in epidemiologic methods, provided invited expert testimony before the US House of Representatives and US Senate, and mentored a number of undergraduate, medical, masters, and doctoral students.