Junenette Peters
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Junenette L. Peters, ScD

Associate Professor, Environmental Health - Boston University School of Public Health

(617) 358-2552
petersj@bu.edu
Talbot - T440
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Biography

Dr. Peters’ research has focused on the effects of environmental pollutants on cardiovascular disease and cognitive impairment in older adults and on respiratory disease in children. Her research has a unique component in that it explores the complex interactions between physical environmental factors and social determinants of health. She has evaluated the interactive effects of lead exposure and psychosocial factors on incident hypertension and cognition in older adult males. She is involved in research on approaches for determining cumulative risk from chemical and non-chemical stressors in relation to hypertension.

Dr. Peters is currently leading research efforts funded by the National Institutes of Health and the Federal Aviation Administration evaluating the long-term health impacts of noise exposure. Specifically, her two studies aim to expand our understanding of the relationship between aircraft noise exposure and cardiovascular disease by linking noise exposure data for multiple airports, years and metrics with existing longitudinal health cohorts for which detailed individual data and high geographical and temporal resolution address information are available. Results from these studies can inform decisions regarding aircraft noise levels that merit intervention.

Education

  • Harvard School of Public Health, ScD Field of Study: Environmental Health
  • Boston University, MA Field of Study: Geology
  • Boston University, MA Field of Study: Environmental Studies
  • Indiana University of Pennsylvania, BA Field of Study: Political Science

Websites

Classes Taught

  • SPHEH797
  • SPHEH799
  • SPHPH717
  • SPHPH720

Publications

  • Published on 12/10/2024

    Fortunato EK, Dolan CA, Beard J, Bor J, Halim N, Onyango MA, Peters JL, Schlezinger J, Godley S. Balancing faculty autonomy with collaboration, course updates, and consistency in core courses: Recommendations for teaching teams and administrators of schools and programs of public health. Pedagogy in Health Promotion. 2024; 0(0).

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  • Published on 9/12/2024

    Peters JL, Grady ST, Laden F, Nelson E, Bozigar M, Hart JE, Manson JE, Huang T, Redline S, Kaufman JD, Forman JP, Rexrode KM, Levy JI. Long-term nighttime aircraft noise exposure and risk of hypertension in a prospective cohort of female nurses. Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2025 Jan; 263:114457. PMID: 39270405.

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  • Published on 8/8/2024

    Tore G, Green JG, Noguchi J, Echevarría-Ramos M, Peters JL, Levy JI, Botana Martinez MP, Ceballos DM. Development and evaluation of two educational sessions on take-home lead exposure prevention for construction workers and their families. Ann Work Expo Health. 2024 Aug 08; 68(7):702-712. PMID: 38843454.

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  • Published on 4/15/2024

    Bozigar M, Laden F, Hart JE, Redline S, Huang T, Whitsel EA, Nelson EJ, Grady ST, Levy JI, Peters JL. Aircraft noise exposure and body mass index among female participants in two Nurses' Health Study prospective cohorts living around 90 airports in the United States. Environ Int. 2024 May; 187:108660. PMID: 38677085.

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  • Published on 9/21/2023

    Nguyen DD, Levy JI, Kim C, Lane KJ, Simon MC, Hart JE, Whitsel EA, VoPham T, Malwitz A, Peters JL. Characterizing temporal trends in populations exposed to aircraft noise around U.S. airports: 1995-2015. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2025 Jan; 35(1):70-79. PMID: 37735518.

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  • Published on 6/21/2023

    Grady ST, Hart JE, Laden F, Roscoe C, Nguyen DD, Nelson EJ, Bozigar M, VoPham T, Manson JE, Weuve J, Adar SD, Forman JP, Rexrode K, Levy JI, Peters JL. Associations between long-term aircraft noise exposure, cardiovascular disease, and mortality in US cohorts of female nurses. Environ Epidemiol. 2023 Aug; 7(4):e259. PMID: 37545808.

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  • Published on 4/14/2023

    Bozigar M, Huang T, Redline S, Hart JE, Grady ST, Nguyen DD, James P, Nicholas B, Levy JI, Laden F, Peters JL. Associations between Aircraft Noise Exposure and Self-Reported Sleep Duration and Quality in the United States-Based Prospective Nurses' Health Study Cohort. Environ Health Perspect. 2023 Apr; 131(4):47010. PMID: 37058435.

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  • Published on 12/9/2022

    Nguyen DD, Whitsel EA, Wellenius GA, Levy JI, Leibler JH, Grady ST, Stewart JD, Fox MP, Collins JM, Eliot MN, Malwitz A, Manson JE, Peters JL. Long-term aircraft noise exposure and risk of hypertension in postmenopausal women. Environ Res. 2023 Feb 01; 218:115037. PMID: 36502895.

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  • Published on 2/15/2022

    Simon MC, Hart JE, Levy JI, VoPham T, Malwitz A, Nguyen D, Bozigar M, Cupples LA, James P, Laden F, Peters JL. Sociodemographic Patterns of Exposure to Civil Aircraft Noise in the United States. Environ Health Perspect. 2022 02; 130(2):27009. PMID: 35167327.

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  • Published on 2/5/2022

    Ceballos DM, Dong Z, Peters JL, Herrick RF, Gupta P, Spengler JD. Metals dust in workers' homes and potential for take home in the Greater Boston area: Pilot study. Environ Res. 2022 Jun; 209:112893. PMID: 35131322.

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