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Recent Publications

  1. Obeng-Gyasi, B., Nolting, T. M., Byrd, K., Obeng-Gyasi, E., & Obeng, C. S. (2025). A review of the current status, challenges, and opportunities of human milk banks in Africa for reducing infant mortality. Women. https://doi.org/10.3390/women5010006
     
  2. Haruna, I., Broaddus, R., Gladen, A., Subedi, K., & Obeng-Gyasi, E. (2025). The combined effects of urine zinc, cadmium, mercury, lead, and copper on endometrial cancer staging. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22020245
     
  3. Akinbodye, O. L., & Obeng-Gyasi, E. (2025). Combined effects of arsenic, cadmium, and mercury with cardiovascular disease risk: Insights from the All of Us Research Program. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22020239
     
  4. Obeng-Gyasi, E., & Parker, S. (2025). Combined effects of social and behavioral factors on stress and depression. Diseases, 12(2), 46. https://doi.org/10.3390/diseases13020046
     
  5. Ogundipe, E., & Obeng-Gyasi, E. (2025). Joint effects of lifestyle habits and heavy metals exposure on chronic stress among U.S. adults: Insights from NHANES 2017–2018. Journal of Xenobiotics. https://doi.org/10.3390/jox15010007
     
  6. Marfo, A., & Obeng-Gyasi, E. (2024). Empowering communities: The effect of physical activity on combined cadmium, lead, and mercury exposure. Medical Sciences. https://doi.org/10.3390/medsci12040071
     
  7. Obeng, C. S., Nolting, T. M., Jackson, F., Obeng-Gyasi, B., Brandenburg, D., Byrd, K., & Obeng-Gyasi, E. (2024). Women’s perspectives on Black infant mortality in the United States. Women. https://doi.org/10.3390/women4040038
     
  8. Ogundare, O., & Obeng-Gyasi, E. (2023). Association of combined effect of metals exposure and behavioral factors on depressive symptoms in women. Toxics. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics12120879
     
  9. Obeng-Gyasi, E., & Ford, Y. R. (2024). Combined effects of environmental metals and physiological stress on lipid dysregulation. Medical Sciences. https://doi.org/10.3390/medsci12040051
     
  10. Obeng-Gyasi, E. (2024). How will severe acute respiratory syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) and lead (Pb) exposure interact in the cardiovascular system? International Public Health Journal. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11321597/
     
  11. Obeng-Gyasi, E., & Obeng-Gyasi, B. (2024). Association of combined lead, cadmium, and mercury with systemic inflammation. Frontiers in Public Health. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1385500
     
  12. Odediran, A., & Obeng-Gyasi, E. (2024). Association of combined metals and PFAS exposure with dietary patterns: A preliminary study. Environments. https://doi.org/10.3390/environments11060127
     
  13. Adetunji, A., & Obeng-Gyasi, E. (2024). Investigating the interplay of toxic metals and essential elements in liver disease. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21060762
     
  14. Ferguson, A. C., Adelabu, F., Solo-Gabriele, H., Obeng-Gyasi, E., Fayad Martinez, C., Gidley, M., Honan, J., Ogunseye, O., & Beamer, P. (2024). Methodologies for the collection of parameters to estimate dust/soil ingestion for young children. Frontiers in Public Health. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1357346
     
  15. Obeng-Gyasi, E., & Merrick, J. (2024). Understanding the impact of environmental pollutants on public health. International Public Health Journal.
     
  16. Sackey, W. D., & Obeng-Gyasi, E. (2024). A review on the potential lead pollution in domestic water use in the State of Mississippi. International Public Health Journal.
     
  17. Ayodele, A., & Obeng-Gyasi, E. (2024). How combined PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) and metals may contribute to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. International Public Health Journal.
     
  18. Obeng-Gyasi, E., & Merrick, J. (2024). Understanding the impact of environmental pollutants on public health. International Public Health Journal.
     
  19. Barbee, E., & Obeng-Gyasi, E. (2024). Association of arsenic exposure with allostatic load and cardiovascular disease risk. International Public Health Journal.
     
  20. Howard, H., & Obeng-Gyasi, E. (2024). Association of mercury exposure with allostatic load and cardiovascular disease risk. International Public Health Journal.
     
  21. Balogun, M., & Obeng-Gyasi, E. (2024). Association of combined PFOA, PFOS, metals and allostatic load on hepatic disease risk. Journal of Xenobiotics. https://doi.org/10.3390/jox14020031
     
  22. Haruna, I., & Obeng-Gyasi, E. (2024). Association of combined per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and metals with chronic kidney disease. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21040468
     
  23. Hill, M., Mostafa, S., & Obeng-Gyasi, E. (2024). Chronic Stress Indicator: A novel tool for comprehensive stress analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21030302
     
  24. Ayodele, A., & Obeng-Gyasi, E. (2024). Exploring the potential link between PFAS exposure and endometrial cancer: A review of environmental and sociodemographic factors. Cancers. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers16050983
     
  25. Adetunji, A., & Obeng-Gyasi, E. (2024). Occupational determinants of health. International Public Health Journal. (Accepted)
     
  26. Marfo, A., & Obeng-Gyasi, E. (2024). Empowering communities: The role of wearable devices in environmental justice. International Public Health Journal. (Accepted)
     
  27. Boafo, Y. S., Mostafa, S., & Obeng-Gyasi, E. (2023). Association of combined metals and PFAS with cardiovascular disease risk. Toxics. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics11120979 → Article selected as Editor’s Choice
     
  28. Babekir, A., Mustafa, S., & Obeng-Gyasi, E. (2023). The association of Toxoplasma gondii with the combination of cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease, or chronic liver disease: A preliminary study. Medical Sciences. https://doi.org/10.3390/medsci11040065
     
  29. Boafo, Y., Mostafa, S., & Obeng-Gyasi, E. (2023). Association of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances with allostatic load stratified by herpes simplex virus 1 and 2 exposure. Toxics. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics11090745
  30. Obeng, C., & Obeng-Gyasi, E. (2023). Activities that early care educators are implementing in their childcare environments during the COVID-19 era. Frontiers in Education. https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2023.1255172
     
  31. Hill, M., Mostafa, S., Muganda, P. M., Jeffers-Francis, L. K., & Obeng-Gyasi, E. (2023). The association of cytomegalovirus and allostatic load by country of birth and length of time in the United States. Diseases, 11(3). https://doi.org/10.3390/diseases11030101
     
  32. Bashir, T., & Obeng-Gyasi, E. (2023). Combined effects of multiple per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances exposure on allostatic load using Bayesian kernel machine regression. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. https://doi.org/10.3390/diseases11010052
     
  33. Obeng, C., Jackson, F., Amissah-Essel, S., Nsia Asamoah, C., Perry, C., Gonzalez-Casanova, I., & Obeng-Gyasi, E. (2023). Women's perspectives on human milk banking in Ghana: Results from a preliminary cross-sectional study. Frontiers in Public Health. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1128375
     
  34. Olarewaju, E., & Obeng-Gyasi, E. (2023). Cadmium, lead, chronic physiological stress and endometrial cancer: How environmental policy can alter the exposure of at-risk women in the United States. Healthcare. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11091278
     
  35. Obeng, C., Jackson, F., Golzarri-Arroyo, L., Allison, H., Byrd, J., & Obeng-Gyasi, E. (2023). Men’s breastfeeding perceptions: Need for targeted intervention among male sub-populations. International Public Health Journal.
     
  36. Bashir, T., & Obeng-Gyasi, E. (2022). The association of combined per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and metals with allostatic load using Bayesian kernel machine regression. Diseases, 11(1), 52. https://doi.org/10.3390/diseases11010052
     
  37. Hill, M., & Obeng-Gyasi, E. (2022). The association of cytomegalovirus IgM and allostatic load. Diseases. https://doi.org/10.3390/diseases10040070
     
  38. Obeng-Gyasi, E. (2022). Sources of lead exposure in West Africa. Sci, 4(3), 33. https://doi.org/10.3390/sci4030033
     
  39. Bashir, T., Asiseh, F., Jefferson-Moore, K., & Obeng-Gyasi, E. (2022). The association of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances serum levels and allostatic load by country of birth and length of time in the United States. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19159438
     
  40. Obeng-Gyasi, E., Tarver, W., & Obeng-Gyasi, S. (2022). Allostatic load and breast cancer: A systematic review of the literature. Current Breast Cancer Reports. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12609-022-00459-x
     
  41. Obeng, C., Slaughter, M., & Obeng-Gyasi, E. (2022). Childcare issues and the pandemic: Working women’s experiences in the face of COVID-19. Societies. https://doi.org/10.3390/soc12040103
     
  42. Obeng-Gyasi, E. (2022). Factors associated with elevated per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances serum levels in older adults. Aging and Health Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahr.2022.100086
     
  43. Babekir, A., Mustafa, S., Minor, R., Williams, L., Harrison, S., & Obeng-Gyasi, E. (2022). The association of Toxoplasma gondii IgG and liver injury in US adults. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19127515
     
  44. Obeng, C., Amissah-Essel, S., Jackson, F., & Obeng-Gyasi, E. (2022). Preschool environment: Teacher experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ghana. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19127286
     
  45. Bashir, T., & Obeng-Gyasi, E. (2022). The association of multiple per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances serum levels with allostatic load. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19095455
     
  46. Bashir, T., & Obeng-Gyasi, E. (2022). Interaction of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and allostatic load among adults in various occupations. Diseases. https://doi.org/10.3390/diseases10020026
     
  47. Obeng-Gyasi, E. (2022). Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances: Toxic chemicals of concern in North Carolina. North Carolina Medical Journal. https://doi.org/10.18043/ncm.83.2.90
     
  48. Obeng-Gyasi, E., Antwi, G., & Obeng, C. (2022). Immigrant parents' perspectives on the healthful nature and suitability of lunches and snacks served to their children in the school environment. International Public Health Journal.
     
  49. Babekir, A., Mustafa, S., & Obeng-Gyasi, E. (2022). The association of Toxoplasma gondii IgG antibody and chronic kidney disease biomarkers. Microorganisms. https://doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms10010115 → Article selected as Editor’s Choice
     
  50. Obeng-Gyasi, E., Ferguson, A., Stamatakis, K., & Province, M. (2021). Combined effect of lead exposure and allostatic load on cardiovascular disease mortality—A preliminary study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18136879
  51. Armijos, R., Weigel, M., Obeng-Gyasi, E., & Racines-Orbe, M. (2021). Elevated blood lead and metal/metalloid levels and environmental exposure sources in urban Ecuadorian school-age children and mothers. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, 235, 113770. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheh.2021.113770
     
  52. Babekir, A., Mustafa, S., & Obeng-Gyasi, E. (2021). The association of Toxoplasma gondii IgG and cardiovascular biomarkers. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18094908
     
  53. Obeng-Gyasi, E., Roostaeri, J., & Gibson, J. M. (2021). Lead distribution in urban soil in a medium-sized city: Household-scale analysis. Environmental Science & Technology. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.0c07317
     
  54. Ferguson, A., Dwivedi, A., Adelabu, F., Ehindero, E., Lamssali, M., Obeng-Gyasi, E., Mena, K., & Solo-Gabriele, H. (2021). Quantified activity patterns for young children in beach environments relevant for exposure to contaminants. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(6), 3274. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18063274
     
  55. Ferguson, A., Rattler, K., Perone, H., Dwivedi, A. K., Obeng-Gyasi, E., Mena, K. D., & Solo-Gabriele, H. (2021). Soil–skin adherence measures from hand press trials in a gulf study of exposures. Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41370-020-00269-2
     
  56. Obeng-Gyasi, E. (2020). Cumulative effects of low-level lead exposure and chronic physiological stress on hepatic dysfunction—A preliminary study. Medical Sciences, 8(3), 30. https://doi.org/10.3390/medsci8030030
     
  57. Obeng-Gyasi, E., & Obeng-Gyasi, B. (2020). Chronic stress and cardiovascular disease among individuals exposed to lead: A pilot study. Diseases, 8(1), 7. https://doi.org/10.3390/diseases8010007
     
  58. Obeng-Gyasi, E. (2020). Chronic cadmium exposure and cardiovascular disease in adults. Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A. https://doi.org/10.1080/10934529.2020.1737459
     
  59. Obeng-Gyasi, E., Antwi, G., & Obeng, C. (2020). “Food is environmentally and culturally specific!”: A preliminary qualitative study on US immigrant parents’ perceptions of school lunch. European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education, 10(1), 240–249. https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe10010019
     
  60. Obeng, C., Antwi, G., Obeng-Gyasi, B., & Obeng-Gyasi, E. (2020). Immigrants’ reported health status and the kind of home remedies from their native countries: A preliminary study. Journal of Alternative Medicine Research, 11(2). https://search.proquest.com/docview/2438617028
     
  61. Obeng-Gyasi, E. (2019). Lead exposure and cardiovascular disease among young and middle-aged adults. Medical Sciences, 7(11), 103. https://doi.org/10.3390/medsci7110103
     
  62. Ferguson, A., Del Donno, C., Obeng-Gyasi, E., Mena, K., Kaur Altomare, T., Guerrero, R., Gidley, M., Montas, L., & Solo-Gabriele, H. M. (2019). Children exposure-related behavior patterns and risk perception associated with recreational beach use. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(15), 2783. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16152783
     
  63. Obeng-Gyasi, E. (2019). Cholesterol and oxidative stress in US pregnant women exposed to lead. Medical Sciences, 7(3), 42. https://doi.org/10.3390/medsci7030042
     
  64. Obeng-Gyasi, E. (2019). Sources of lead exposure in various countries. Reviews on Environmental Health. https://doi.org/10.1515/reveh-2018-0037
     
  65. Obeng-Gyasi, E., & Obeng-Gyasi, B. (2018). Blood pressure and oxidative stress among US adults exposed to lead in military environments—A preliminary study. Diseases, 6(4), 97. https://doi.org/10.3390/diseases6040097
     
  66. Obeng-Gyasi, E., Weinstein, M., Hauser, J., & Obeng, C. S. (2018). Teachers’ strategies in combating diseases in preschool environments. Children. https://doi.org/10.3390/children5090117
     
  67. Obeng-Gyasi, E. (2018). Lead exposure and oxidative stress—A life course approach in US adults. Toxics, 6(3). https://doi.org/10.3390/toxics6030042
     
  68. Obeng-Gyasi, E., Armijos, R. X., Weigel, M. M., Filippelli, G. M., & Sayegh, M. A. (2018). Cardiovascular-related outcomes in US adults exposed to lead. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15(4), 759. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15040759
     
  69. Obeng-Gyasi, E., Armijos, R. X., Weigel, M. M., Filippelli, G., & Sayegh, M. A. (2018). Hepatobiliary-related outcomes in US adults exposed to lead. Environments, 5(4), 46. https://doi.org/10.3390/environments5040046
     
  70. Obeng-Gyasi, E., Weigel, M., Armijos, R., Cevallos, W., & Puebla, E. (2017). Traditional and conventional treatment for cutaneous leishmaniasis in an endemic Rainforest Area of Northern Ecuador. Annals of Global Health, 83(1).http://doi.org/10.1016/j.aogh.2017.03.358 

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