Amber M. Hall, PhD (she/her) is a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Department of Epidemiology at Brown University. She is an environmental molecular epidemiologist, with a strong interest in understanding how prenatal environmental exposures impact perinatal, pediatric, and maternal health. To date she has published over 35 peer-reviewed publications, gaining over 2,000 citations, as well as co-authored a community health status assessment.
Dr. Hall’s research focuses on understanding the impact of anthropogenic chemicals such as PFAS on pediatric and maternal health. Her research utilizes prospective cohort studies such as the MIREC and HOME Studies that contain prenatal maternal biospecimens and long-term follow-up on children and/or their parents. In addition to traditional methods, Dr. Hall’s research applies mixture-based analyses such as BKMR and quantile-based g-computation to understand chemical exposures in the context of mixtures. In addition, Dr. Hall utilizes untargeted metabolomics in tandem with pathway enrichment and high-dimensional data analysis techniques to gain insight into the metabolic perturbations and biological pathways associated with and connecting these chemicals to perinatal, pediatric and maternal health.
Dr. Hall completed her PhD in Epidemiology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2022 and her MPH in Public Health from East Tennessee State University in 2013. Before her PhD, Dr. Hall worked as a Biostatistician at Boston Children’s Hospital.
| Hall, Amber M., Fleury, Elvira, Papandonatos, George D., Buckley, Jessie P., Cecil, Kim M., Chen, Aimin, Lanphear, Bruce P., Yolton, Kimberly, Walker, Douglas I., Pennell, Kurt D., Braun, Joseph M., Manz, Katherine E. "Associations of a Prenatal Serum Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance Mixture with the Cord Serum Metabolome in the HOME Study." Environmental Science & Technology, vol. 57, no. 51, 2023, pp. 21627-21636. |
| Hall AM, Ramos AM, Drover SS, Choi G, Keil AP, Richardson DB, Martin CL, Olshan AF, Villanger GD, Reichborn-Kjennerud T, Zeiner P, Øvergaard KR, Sakhi AK, Thomsen C, Aase H, Engel SM. "Gestational organophosphate ester exposure and preschool attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in the Norwegian Mother, Father, and Child cohort study." International journal of hygiene and environmental health, vol. 248, 2023, pp. 114078. |
| Manz KE, Feerick A, Braun JM, Feng YL, Hall A, Koelmel J, Manzano C, Newton SR, Pennell KD, Place BJ, Godri Pollitt KJ, Prasse C, Young JA. "Non-targeted analysis (NTA) and suspect screening analysis (SSA): a review of examining the chemical exposome." Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology, vol. 33, no. 4, 2023, pp. 524-536. |
| Hall, Amber M., Braun, Joseph M. "Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances and Outcomes Related to Metabolic Syndrome: A Review of the Literature and Current Recommendations for Clinicians." American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, 2023, pp. 155982762311628. |
| Hall, Amber M., Keil, Alexander P., Choi, Giehae, Ramos, Amanda M., Richardson, David B., Olshan, Andrew F., Martin, Chantel L., Villanger, Gro D., Reichborn-Kjennerud, Ted, Zeiner, Pål, Øvergaard, Kristin R., Sakhi, Amrit K., Thomsen, Cathrine, Aase, Heidi, Engel, Stephanie M. "Prenatal organophosphate ester exposure and executive function in Norwegian preschoolers." Environmental Epidemiology, vol. 7, no. 3, 2023, pp. e251. |
| Hall AM, Thistle JE, Manley CK, Roell KR, Ramos AM, Villanger GD, Reichborn-Kjennerud T, Zeiner P, Cequier E, Sakhi AK, Thomsen C, Aase H, Engel SM. "Organophosphorus Pesticide Exposure at 17 Weeks' Gestation and Odds of Offspring Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Diagnosis in the Norwegian Mother, Father, and Child Cohort Study." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 19, no. 24, 2022. |
| Manley CK, Villanger GD, Thomsen C, Cequier E, Sakhi AK, Reichborn-Kjennerud T, Herring AH, Øvergaard KR, Zeiner P, Roell KR, Engel LS, Kamai EM, Thistle J, Hall A, Aase H, Engel SM. "Prenatal Exposure to Organophosphorus Pesticides and Preschool ADHD in the Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, vol. 19, no. 13, 2022. |
| Thistle JE, Ramos A, Roell KR, Choi G, Manley CK, Hall AM, Villanger GD, Cequier E, Sakhi AK, Thomsen C, Zeiner P, Reichborn-Kjennerud T, Øvergaard KR, Herring A, Aase H, Engel SM. "Prenatal organophosphorus pesticide exposure and executive function in preschool-aged children in the Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study (MoBa)." Environmental Research, vol. 212, no. Pt D, 2022, pp. 113555. |
| Sheean P, Gonzalez MC, Prado CM, McKeever L, Hall AM, Braunschweig CA. "American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition Clinical Guidelines: The Validity of Body Composition Assessment in Clinical Populations." Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, vol. 44, no. 1, 2020, pp. 12-43. |
| Tadphale SD, Zurakowski D, Bird LE, Yohannan TM, Agrawal VK, Lloyd HG, Allen KJ, Waller BR 3rd, Hall AM, Sathanandam SK. "Construction of Femoral Vessel Nomograms for Planning Cardiac Interventional Procedures in Children 0-4 Years Old." Pediatr Cardiol, vol. 41, no. 6, 2020, pp. 1135-1144. |
| Kovacevich DS, Corrigan M, Ross VM, McKeever L, Hall AM, Braunschweig C. "American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition Guidelines for the Selection and Care of Central Venous Access Devices for Adult Home Parenteral Nutrition Administration." Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, vol. 43, no. 1, 2019, pp. 15-31. |
| Mirek E, Logan D, Boullard K, Hall AM, Staffa SJ, Sethna N. "Physical Therapy Outcome Measures for Assessment of Lower Extremity Chronic Pain-Related Function in Pediatrics." Pediatric physical therapy : the official publication of the Section on Pediatrics of the American Physical Therapy Association, vol. 31, no. 2, 2019, pp. 200-207. |
| Michel ME, Konczyk DJ, Yeung KS, Murillo R, Vivero MP, Hall AM, Zurakowski D, Adams D, Gupta A, Huang AY, Chung BHY, Warman ML. "Causal somatic mutations in urine DNA from persons with the CLOVES subgroup of the PIK3CA-related overgrowth spectrum." Clinical genetics, vol. 93, no. 5, 2018, pp. 1075-1080. |
| Kumpf VJ, de Aguilar-Nascimento JE, Diaz-Pizarro Graf JI, Hall AM, McKeever L, Steiger E, Winkler MF, Compher CW, FELANPE, American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition. "ASPEN-FELANPE Clinical Guidelines." Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, vol. 41, no. 1, 2017, pp. 104-112. |
| Ramappa A, Walley KC, Herder LM, Iyer S, Zurakowski D, Hall A, DeAngelis JP. "Comparison of Anterior and Posterior Cortico-steroid Injections for Pain Relief and Functional Improvement in Shoulder Impingement Syndrome." American journal of orthopedics (Belle Mead, N.J.), vol. 46, no. 4, 2017, pp. E257-E262. |
| Mehta NM, Skillman HE, Irving SY, Coss-Bu JA, Vermilyea S, Farrington EA, McKeever L, Hall AM, Goday PS, Braunschweig C. "Guidelines for the Provision and Assessment of Nutrition Support Therapy in the Pediatric Critically Ill Patient: Society of Critical Care Medicine and American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition." Pediatric critical care medicine : a journal of the Society of Critical Care Medicine and the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies, vol. 18, no. 7, 2017, pp. 675-715. |
| Fullerton BS, Sparks EA, Hall AM, Velazco CS, Modi BP, Lund DP, Jaksic T, Hendren WH. "High prevalence of same-sex twins in patients with cloacal exstrophy: Support for embryological association with monozygotic twinning." Journal of Pediatric Surgery, vol. 52, no. 5, 2017, pp. 807-809. |
| Sparks EA, Velazco CS, Fullerton BS, Fisher JG, Khan FA, Hall AM, Jaksic T, Rodriguez L, Modi BP. "Ileostomy Prolapse in Children with Intestinal Dysmotility." Gastroenterology research and practice, vol. 2017, 2017, pp. 7182429. |
| Rottgers SA, Lim SY, Hall AM, Zurakowski D, Mulliken JB. "Longitudinal Photogrammetric Analysis of the Columellar-Labial Angle following Primary Repair of Bilateral Cleft Lip and Nasal Deformity." Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, vol. 139, no. 5, 2017, pp. 1190-1199. |
| Onwubiko C, Weil BR, Bairdain S, Hall AM, Perkins JM, Thangarajah H, McSweeney ME, Smithers CJ. "Primary laparoscopic gastrojejunostomy tubes as a feeding modality in the pediatric population." Journal of Pediatric Surgery, vol. 52, no. 9, 2017, pp. 1421-1425. |
| Hall AM, Lee S, Zurakowski D. "Quality Assessment of Meta-analyses Published in Leading Anesthesiology Journals From 2005 to 2014." Anesthesia and analgesia, vol. 124, no. 6, 2017, pp. 2063-2067. |
| Hambright, Dustin S., Walley, Kempland C., Hall, Amber, Appleton, Paul T., Rodriguez, Edward K. "Revisiting Tension Band Fixation for Difficult Patellar Fractures." Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma, vol. 31, no. 2, 2017, pp. e66-e72. |
| Hambright DS, Walley KC, Hall A, Appleton PT, Rodriguez EK. "Revisiting Tension Band Fixation for Difficult Patellar Fractures." Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma, vol. 31, no. 2, 2017, pp. e66-e72. |
| Sanderson A, Hall AM, Wolfe J. "Advance Care Discussions: Pediatric Clinician Preparedness and Practices." Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, vol. 51, no. 3, 2016, pp. 520-8. |
| Schwarzkopf R, Bauer A, Chaurasia A, Hall AM, Zurakowski D, Scott RD. "Distal femoral aspect ratios throughout childhood: an MRI study of normative data and sex comparisons." Journal of pediatric orthopedics. Part B, vol. 25, no. 3, 2016, pp. 241-4. |
| Fullerton BS, Sparks EA, Hall AM, Duggan C, Jaksic T, Modi BP. "Enteral autonomy, cirrhosis, and long term transplant-free survival in pediatric intestinal failure patients." Journal of Pediatric Surgery, vol. 51, no. 1, 2016, pp. 96-100. |
| Fullerton BS, Sparks EA, Hall AM, Chan YM, Duggan C, Lund DP, Modi BP, Jaksic T, Hendren WH. "Growth morbidity in patients with cloacal exstrophy: a 42-year experience." Journal of Pediatric Surgery, vol. 51, no. 6, 2016, pp. 1017-21. |
| Zhang M, Mani SB, He Y, Hall AM, Xu L, Li Y, Zurakowski D, Jay GD, Warman ML. "Induced superficial chondrocyte death reduces catabolic cartilage damage in murine posttraumatic osteoarthritis." Journal of Clinical Investigation, vol. 126, no. 8, 2016, pp. 2893-902. |
| Alamian A, Wang L, Hall AM, Pitts M, Ikekwere J. "Infant sleep problems and childhood overweight: Effects of three definitions of sleep problems." Preventive Medicine Reports, vol. 4, 2016, pp. 463-8. |
| Rodriguez EK, Zurakowski D, Herder L, Hall A, Walley KC, Weaver MJ, Appleton PT, Vrahas M. "Mechanical Construct Characteristics Predisposing to Non-union After Locked Lateral Plating of Distal Femur Fractures." Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma, vol. 30, no. 8, 2016, pp. 403-8. |
| Sparks EA, Khan FA, Fisher JG, Fullerton BS, Hall A, Raphael BP, Duggan C, Modi BP, Jaksic T. "Necrotizing enterocolitis is associated with earlier achievement of enteral autonomy in children with short bowel syndrome." Journal of Pediatric Surgery, vol. 51, no. 1, 2016, pp. 92-5. |
| DeFroda SF, Kriz PK, Hall AM, Zurakowski D, Fadale PD. "Risk Stratification for Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injury in Major League Baseball Players: A Retrospective Study From 2007 to 2014." Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, vol. 4, no. 2, 2016, pp. 2325967115627126. |
| Plummer P, Zukowski LA, Giuliani C, Hall AM, Zurakowski D. "Effects of Physical Exercise Interventions on Gait-Related Dual-Task Interference in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis." Gerontology, vol. 62, no. 1, 2015, pp. 94-117. |
| Sethna NF, Yahalom B, Schmidt B, Hall AM, Zurakowski D. "The analgesic effect of a vapocoolant stream spray in reducing heat nociception on the glabrous skin of rat pups." Anesthesia and analgesia, vol. 119, no. 6, 2014, pp. 1367-72. |
| Dagi LR, Tiedemann LM, Heidary G, Robson CD, Hall AM, Zurakowski D. "Using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography to detect optic neuropathy in patients with craniosynostosis." Journal of American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus, vol. 18, no. 6, 2014, pp. 543-9. |
Select Oral Presentations
Hall AM. “Associations of a prenatal serum per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance mixture with the cord serum metabolome in the HOME Study.” International Society of Environmental Epidemiology, December 2023. Mixture Working Group, December 14, 2023. National Institute of Environmental Health Science.
Hall AM. “Associations of personal care product use with plasma, serum, and breastmilk concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances: The MIREC and HOME studies.” International Society of Environmental Epidemiology, September 2023. Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
Hall AM. “Associations of personal care product use with plasma, serum, and breastmilk concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances: The MIREC and HOME studies.” Society for Epidemiological Research (SER), June 14, 2023. Portland (OR).
Hall AM. “Associations of personal care product use with plasma, serum, and breastmilk concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances: The MIREC and HOME studies.” Society for Pediatric, Perinatal, and Environmental Epidemiological Research (SPER), June 13, 2023; plenary session. Portland (OR).
Hall AM. “The impact of exposure to prenatal organophosphate esters on executive function in preschoolers.” Environmental Seminar. April 22, 2022. University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
Hall AM. “The impact of exposure to prenatal organophosphate esters on attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and executive function in preschoolers.” Special Seminar. April 19, 2022. Brown University.
Hall AM. “Exploring associations between organophosphorus flame-retardants exposure and preschool ADHD.” Environmental Seminar. April 20, 2021. University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.
Select Poster Presentations
Hall AM, Fleury E, Papandonatos G, Buckley JP, Cecil KM, Chen A, Lanphear BP, Yolton K, Walker DI, Pennell K, Braun JM, & Manz K. Prenatal serum per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances are associated with the cord serum metabolome in the HOME Study. Public Health Research Day, Brown University. April 2, 2024. Providence (RI). 1st place postdoctoral research associate winner.
Hall AM, Fleury E, Papandonatos G, Buckley JP, Cecil KM, Chen A, Lanphear BP, Yolton K, Walker DI, Pennell K, Braun JM, & Manz K. Associations of a prenatal serum per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance mixture with the cord serum metabolome in the HOME Study. Postdoctoral Research Symposium. March 25, 2024. Providence (RI). 2nd place overall winner.
Hall AM, Ramos A, Drover SM, Choi G, Keil AP, Richardson DB, Martin CL, Olshan A, Villanger G, Reichborn-Kjennerud T, Zeiner P, Thomsen C, Sakhi A, Aase H, Engel SM. A nested case-control study of prenatal exposure to organophosphate esters and preschool ADHD in the Norwegian Mother, Father, and Child Cohort. Society for Epidemiological Research (SER); 2022 June 14-17; Chicago (IL).
Hall AM, Thistle J, Manley C, Villanger G, Reichborn-Kjennerud T, Zeiner P, Sakhi A, Thomsen C, Aase H, Engel SM. Prenatal exposure to organophosphorus pesticides and ADHD in the Norwegian Mother, Father, and Child Cohort. Society for Epidemiological Research (SER); 2021 June 22-25; San Diego (CA).
Hall AM, Harmon QE, White AJ, & Baird DD. Sources of exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in young women in Detroit. NIEHS Summer Poster Day; 2019 July 25; Durham (NC).
| Year | Degree | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | PhD | The University of North Carolina- Chapel Hill |
| Postdoctoral Research Associate | 2022-2025 | Providence, RI, United States |
Lilienfeld Postdoctoral Prize Paper Award (Finalist); 2024
Brown University Public Health Research Day, Best Postgraduate Poster (1st place winner); 2024
Brown University Postdoctoral Research Symposium, Overall Best Poster (2nd place winner); 2024
Society for Epidemiological Research (SER) Conference Scholarship; 2021
James H. Quillen Graduate Scholarship for Academic Achievement; 2012-2013
National Scholars Honor Society; 2007
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Braun, Joseph | Professor of Epidemiology, Director of the Center for Climate, Environment & Health |
| Manz, Katherine | Assistant Professor of Engineering (Research) |
| Papandonatos, George | Professor of Biostatistics (Research) |
| Pennell, Kurt | 250th Anniversary Professor of Engineering |
