Yutaka Aoki, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management- Environmental Health Sciences
Ph.D., Environmental Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, 2004
M.H.S., Biostatistics, 1996
M.S., Toxicology, 1993
M.E., Environmental and Sanitary Engineering, 1991
Biosketch, Academic, and Research Activities
Health effects of pesticides and mercury; non-Hodgkin's lymphoma; asthma; endocrine disruption;
innovative uses of biomarkers and statistical methods; health disparity research.
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
Aoki Y, Belin R, Clickner R, Jeffries R, Phillips L, and Mahaffey K (2007). Description of thyroid health in the United States Population: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999-2002. Thyroid; 17(12): 1211-23.
Roter, D; Hall, J; and Aoki Y (2002). Physician gender effects in medical communication: a meta-analytic review. JAMA; 288(6): 756-64.
Ishikawa, H; Takayama, T; Yamazaki, Y; Seki ,Y; Katsumata, N; and Aoki ,Y (2002). The Interaction between physician and patient communication behaviors in Japanese cancer consultations and the influence of personal and consultation characteristics. Patient Education and Counseling; 46(4): 277-85.
Apelberg, B; Aoki, Y; and Jaakkola, J (2001). Systematic review: Exposure to pets and risk of asthma and asthma-like symptoms. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology; 107(3): 455- 60.
Reports
Aoki Y. Report on statistical methods for evaluating variability in and setting up performance criteria for receptor binding assays. Report prepared for Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC, 2007.
Books
Goldman L, Aoki Y, Bucchini L. Emerging Links between chronic disease and environmental exposure: non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Washington, DC: Physicians for Social Responsibility, 2003.
