Dr. Darrow is an epidemiologist with particular interest in the effects of environmental exposures on respiratory disease, pregnancy outcomes, and endocrine function in childhood. She is currently directing a study of early-life exposure to antibiotics in relation to incidence of asthma and other atopic outcomes (NIH grant R01AI122266) and a study investigating heat waves in relation to preterm birth (R01ES028346). She recently completed a study of traffic pollutant exposures during pregnancy and the first year of life in relation to asthma incidence in a retrospective birth cohort at Kaiser Permanente Georgia (NIH grant R03HD084884, EPA grant RD834799). Her other previous studies include investigation of the acute effects of specific air pollutants on respiratory emergency department visits (asthma, wheeze, pneumonia, bronchiolitis, upper respiratory infection) among children less than five years (NIH grant R03ES018963), and assessment of polybrominated flame retardant exposure (PBDE) in relation to thyroid function among preschool children (NIH grant R21ES019697). Other research topics include perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and health outcomes in a community in West Virginia living near a Dupont manufacturing plant; methods for estimation of population attributable fraction; and methods for studying effects of seasonally-varying exposures on birth outcomes.
