Biography:
Kristina M. Zierold earned a PhD in environmental health and epidemiology from the University of Illinois Chicago and an MS in chemical engineering from Vanderbilt University. Dr. Zierold is a full professor in the Department of Public Health at the University of Mississippi in the USA. Her research focuses on environmental pollutants and neurodevelopmental and mental health conditions and occupational injury among youth. She is well-published and has had her research funded by the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and several foundations in the USA. Most of her research is community-based.



Title : Attention Deficient/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in cadmium exposed children living near coal-fired power plants