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Finding ways to assess and reduce exposure to pesticides in children and pregnant women.
The research of Robyn Gilden, PhD ’10, MS ’01, RN, assistant professor, focuses on pregnant women who are exposed to pesticides and the children born following the exposure. This in turn impacts the nurses taking care of these women and children so they can proactively educate pregnant women on a healthy diet with adequate produce intake and on potential community pesticide exposures before conception and during pregnancy. With the data her research produces, Gilden seeks to impact policy changes aimed at reducing pregnant women’s exposure to pesticides to improve health outcomes for their children.