About
Dr. Sheela Sathyanarayana is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Adjunct Professor within the Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences at the University of Washington. Her research interests focus on exposures to endocrine disrupting chemicals including phthalates and bisphenol A and their impact on reproductive development. Dr. Sathyanarayana serves as the center director for The Infant Development and Environment Study and is MPI of the NIH funded center grant: Prenatal And early Childhood Pathways To Health (PATHWAYS) that examines phthalates, air pollution, and maternal stress during the prenatal period and child health outcomes. She served as past chair of the US Environmental Protection Agency’s Children’s Health Protection Advisory Committee and as well as on the National Academies of Sciences, National Research Council Committee on Endocrine-Related Low Dose Toxicity. She currently serves on the US EPA’s Scientific Advisory Board for the Toxics Substances Control Act.