New Publication in the Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology

I co-authored an article in the Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology entitled “Association between solar radiation and mood disorders among Gulf Coast residents” led by Dr. Xinlei Deng. We assessed the potential relationship between multiple mental health outcomes (mood disorders: depression and distress) and multiple windows of exposure to solar radiation (7-, 14-, and 30-days prior to home visit) for participants within the Gulf Long-Term Follow-up Study. We linked Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) Daymet data to participant residential addresses at home visit. Using adjusted generalized linear mixed models we observed higher levels of 7-days prior solar radiation exposure were associated with lower levels of mood disorders. This is my first peer-reviewed publication as an Epidemiologist at DLH Corporation.