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PhD, University of Washington
MS, University of Nevada, Reno
BS, Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana

Pronouns: she/her/hers

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	BU URBAN Program
	Exposure Biology Research Group
	Executive and Continuing Professional Education, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

ORCID : 0000-0002-8789-2528

BU Research
Other Research

Reducing Metal Exposures in the Home: A Pilot Intervention
01/15/2020 - 01/15/2023 (PI)
Department of Housing and Urban Development

Interpersonnel Agreement for Diana Ceballos Ochoa
09/01/2020 - 08/31/2022 (PI)
HHS/CDC/National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

Title

Characterizing Social, Physical, and Health Risk Factors for the Development of Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Symptoms
09/15/2016 - 09/15/2020 (Co-Investigator)
PI: Spengler/Cedeno
Harvard Hoffman Program

Assessing the Role of Inflammation in the Development of Chemical Sensitivity Symptoms in a Longitudinal Cohort of Student Nurses
09/15/2016 - 09/15/2020 (Co-Investigator)
PI: Spengler/Cedeno
Harvard Hoffman Program

Assessing Exposures to Persistent Organic Pollutants in Electronics Recycling
09/30/2016 - 07/21/2020 (Co-Investigator)
PI: Adamkiewicz
NIH NIH
2R25ES023635

Boston University School of Public Health Pilot
10/15/2016 - 10/15/2017 (Co-PI)
PI: Webster
Boston University

Harvard Education and Research Center Pilot
10/15/2016 - 10/15/2017 (Co-Investigator)
PI: Allen
Harvard University

Harvard NIEHS Research Center for Environmental Health Pilot
04/15/2016 - 04/15/2017 (PI)
NIH NIH
P30ES000002

NIOSH Small National Occupational Research Agenda Project
09/01/2014 - 09/01/2015 (PI)
NIOSH CDC

Environmental Protection Agency Pilot Assessment
01/01/2012 - 01/01/2013 (PI)
EPA EPA
DW-75-92357701–0

NIOSH Grant
01/01/2009 - 01/01/2012 (Co-Investigator)
PI: Yost
NIOSH CDC
1 R01 OH009364-01

Medical Aid/Accident Fund mission-related research and service projects
01/01/2009 - 01/01/2011 (Co-Investigator)
PI: Yost
University of Washington

Yr	Title	Project-Sub Proj	Pubs

Publications listed below are automatically derived from MEDLINE/PubMed and other sources, which might result in incorrect or missing publications. Faculty can login to make corrections and additions.

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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.View Related Profiles.

Ceballos Ochoa, Diana
Peters, Junenette

PMID: 35131322; DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.112893;

Kaleem Ahmid, Aaron Specht, Larissa Morikaw, Diana Ceballos, Sara Wylie. Lead and other toxic metals in plastic play foods: Results from testing citizen science, lead detection tools in childcare settings. Journal of Environmental Management. 2022; 321(115904). View Publication

Specht AJ, Zhang X, Young A, Nguyen VT, Christiani DC, Ceballos DM, Allen JG, Weuve J, Nie LH, Weisskopf MG. Validation of in vivo toenail measurements of manganese and mercury using a portable X-ray fluorescence device. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2022 May; 32(3):427-433.View Related Profiles.

Ceballos Ochoa, Diana
Weuve, Jennifer

PMID: 34211112; PMCID: PMC8720103; DOI: 10.1038/s41370-021-00358-w;

Ceballos DM, Fellows KM, Evans AE, Janulewicz PA, Lee EG, Whittaker SG. Perchloroethylene and Dry Cleaning: It's Time to Move the Industry to Safer Alternatives. Front Public Health. 2021; 9:638082.View Related Profiles.

Ceballos Ochoa, Diana
Janulewicz, Patricia

PMID: 33748070; PMCID: PMC7973082; DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.638082;

Ceballos DM, Young AS, Allen JG, Specht AJ, Nguyen VT, Craig JA, Miller M, Webster TF. Exposures in nail salons to trace elements in nail polish from impurities or pigment ingredients - A pilot study. Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2021 03; 232:113687.View Related Profiles.

Ceballos Ochoa, Diana
Webster, Thomas

PMID: 33445102; PMCID: PMC7854487; DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2020.113687;

Ceballos DM, Herrick RF, Carreón T, Nguyen VT, Chu MT, Sadowski JP, Blumenthal H, Morata TC. Expanding Reach of Occupational Health Knowledge: Contributing Subject-Matter Expertise to Wikipedia as a Class Assignment. Inquiry. 2021 Jan-Dec; 58:469580211035735. PMID: 34595964; PMCID: PMC8489755; DOI: 10.1177/00469580211035735;

Ceballos DM, Herrick RF, Dong Z, Kalweit A, Miller M, Quinn J, Spengler JD. Factors affecting lead dust in construction workers' homes in the Greater Boston Area. Environ Res. 2021 04; 195:110510. PMID: 33245888

Ceballos D, Zhou M, Herrick R. Metals and Particulates Exposure from a Mobile E-Waste Shredding Truck: A Pilot Study. Ann Work Expo Health. 2020 10 08; 64(8):890-896. PMID: 32747949; PMCID: PMC7544000; DOI: 10.1093/annweh/wxaa058;

Gong W, Zhao L, Ceballos D, Zhu B. Lead and noise exposures at eight Chinese registered electronics recycling facilities. Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2020 09; 230:113611. PMID: 32919138; DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2020.113611;

Ceballos DM, Côté D, Bakhiyi B, Flynn MA, Zayed J, Gravel S, Herrick RF, Labrèche F. Overlapping vulnerabilities in workers of the electronics recycling industry formal sector: A commentary. Am J Ind Med. 2020 11; 63(11):955-962. PMID: 32851678; PMCID: PMC8011458; DOI: 10.1002/ajim.23173;

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Lee EG, Ceballos DM. Adoption of Exposure Assessment Tools to Assist in Providing Respiratory Protection Recommendations. Ann Work Expo Health. 2020 06 24; 64(5):547-557. PMID: 32155240; PMCID: PMC7313257; DOI: 10.1093/annweh/wxaa023;

Kalweit A, Herrick RF, Flynn MA, Spengler JD, Berko JK, Levy JI, Ceballos DM. Eliminating Take-Home Exposures: Recognizing the Role of Occupational Health and Safety in Broader Community Health. Ann Work Expo Health. 2020 03 10; 64(3):236-249.View Related Profiles.

Ceballos Ochoa, Diana
Levy, Jonathan

PMID: 31993629; PMCID: PMC7064272; DOI: 10.1093/annweh/wxaa006;

Craig JA, Ceballos DM, Fruh V, Petropoulos ZE, Allen JG, Calafat AM, Ospina M, Stapleton HM, Hammel S, Gray R, Webster TF. Exposure of Nail Salon Workers to Phthalates, Di(2-ethylhexyl) Terephthalate, and Organophosphate Esters: A Pilot Study. Environ Sci Technol. 2019 12 17; 53(24):14630-14637.View Related Profiles.

Ceballos Ochoa, Diana
Webster, Thomas
Fruh, Victoria

PMID: 31736299; PMCID: PMC7192361; DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b02474;

LeighAnne Taylor, Robert Herrick, Diana Ceballos. Electronic waste containing PCBs - Information & Safety. 2019.

Ceballos D, Guerrero M, Kalweit A, Rabin R, Spengler J, Herrick R. One-Hour Pilot Training to Prevent Workers From Taking Home Workplace Contaminants. New Solut. 2020 02; 29(4):519-529. PMID: 31698992; PMCID: PMC8881783; DOI: 10.1177/1048291119887188;

Jacklitsch B, Ceballos D. Reducing cold-related illness and death among workers. DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 2019-113. 2019. View Publication

Ceballos DM, Craig J, Fu X, Jia C, Chambers D, Chu MT, Fernandez AT, Fruh V, Petropoulos ZE, Allen JG, Vallarino J, Thornburg L, Webster TF. Biological and environmental exposure monitoring of volatile organic compounds among nail technicians in the Greater Boston area. Indoor Air. 2019 07; 29(4):539-550.View Related Profiles.

Ceballos Ochoa, Diana
Webster, Thomas
Fruh, Victoria

PMID: 31112343; PMCID: PMC6565444; DOI: 10.1111/ina.12564;

Ceballos D, West C, Methner M, Gong W. Hexavalent Chromium Exposure and Nasal Tissue Effects at a Commercial Aircraft Refinishing Facility. J Occup Environ Med. 2019 02; 61(2):e69-e73. PMID: 30507787; PMCID: PMC8934383; DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000001510;

Beaucham CC, Ceballos D, Mueller C, Page E, La Guardia MJ. Field evaluation of sequential hand wipes for flame retardant exposure in an electronics recycling facility. Chemosphere. 2019 Mar; 219:472-481. PMID: 30551114; DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.12.027;

Young AS, Allen JG, Kim UJ, Seller S, Webster TF, Kannan K, Ceballos DM. Phthalate and Organophosphate Plasticizers in Nail Polish: Evaluation of Labels and Ingredients. Environ Sci Technol. 2018 11 06; 52(21):12841-12850.View Related Profiles.

Ceballos Ochoa, Diana
Webster, Thomas

PMID: 30302996; PMCID: PMC6222550; DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b04495;

Ceballos DM, Broadwater K, Page E, Croteau G, La Guardia MJ. Occupational exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and other flame retardant foam additives at gymnastics studios: Before, during and after the replacement of pit foam with PBDE-free foams. Environ Int. 2018 07; 116:1-9. PMID: 29630944; PMCID: PMC9191751; DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2018.03.035;

Bakhiyi B, Gravel S, Ceballos D, Flynn MA, Zayed J. Has the question of e-waste opened a Pandora's box? An overview of unpredictable issues and challenges. Environ Int. 2018 01; 110:173-192. PMID: 29122313; DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2017.10.021;

Beaucham C, Ceballos D, King B. Lessons learned from surface wipe sampling for lead in three workplaces. J Occup Environ Hyg. 2017 Aug; 14(8):611-619. PMID: 28574761; DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2017.1309047;

Ceballos D, Beaucham C, Page E. Metal Exposures at three U.S. electronic scrap recycling facilities. J Occup Environ Hyg. 2017 06; 14(6):401-408. PMID: 27936351; DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2016.1269179;

Ceballos DM, Whittaker SG, Lee EG, Roberts J, Streicher R, Nourian F, Gong W, Broadwater K. Occupational exposures to new dry cleaning solvents: High-flashpoint hydrocarbons and butylal. J Occup Environ Hyg. 2016 10 02; 13(10):759-69. PMID: 27105306; PMCID: PMC5511734; DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2016.1177648;

Ceballos DM, Dong Z. The formal electronic recycling industry: Challenges and opportunities in occupational and environmental health research. Environ Int. 2016 10; 95:157-66. PMID: 27568575; DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2016.07.010;

Newman N, Jones C, Page E, Ceballos D, Oza A. Investigation of childhood lead poisoning from parental take-home exposure from an electronic scrap recycling facility – Ohio, 2010 (in Chinese). Shanghai Evidence-based Report on Preventive Medicine. 2016; 46-7.

Newman N, Jones C, Page E, Ceballos D, Oza A. Investigation of Childhood Lead Poisoning from Parental Take-Home Exposure from an Electronic Scrap Recycling Facility — Ohio, 2012. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2015 Jul 17; 64(27):743-5. PMID: 26182192; PMCID: PMC4584585

Ceballos DM, Beaucham CC, Kurtz K, Musolin K. Assessing occupational exposure to sea lamprey pesticides. Int J Occup Environ Health. 2015; 21(2):151-60. PMID: 25730600; PMCID: PMC4457124; DOI: 10.1179/2049396715Y.0000000002;

Ceballos D, King B, Beaucham C, Brueck SE. Comparison of a Wipe Method With and Without a Rinse to Recover Wall Losses in Closed Face 37-mm Cassettes used for Sampling Lead Dust Particulates. J Occup Environ Hyg. 2015; 12(10):D225-31. PMID: 26125330; DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2015.1009991;

Ceballos DM, Gong W, Page E. A Pilot Assessment of Occupational Health Hazards in the US Electronic Scrap Recycling Industry. J Occup Environ Hyg. 2015; 12(7):482-8. PMID: 25738822; DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2015.1018516;

Ceballos D, Mead K, Ramsey J. Recommendations to Improve Employee Thermal Comfort When Working in 40°F Refrigerated Cold Rooms. J Occup Environ Hyg. 2015; 12(9):D216-21. PMID: 25961447; DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2015.1047023;

Ceballos DM, Reeb-Whitaker C, Sasakura M, Dills R, Yost MG. Protection efficacy of gloves against components of the solvent in a sprayed isocyanate coating utilizing a reciprocating permeation panel. Ann Occup Hyg. 2015 Apr; 59(3):358-72. PMID: 25452292; DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/meu099;

Ceballos DM, Tapp LC, Wiegand DM. Case studies: evaluation of cut-resistant sleeves and possible fiberglass fiber shedding at a steel mill. J Occup Environ Hyg. 2014; 11(2):D28-33. PMID: 24369936; DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2013.852283;

Ceballos D, Reeb-Whitaker C, Glazer P, Murphy-Robinson H, Yost M. Understanding factors that influence protective glove use among automotive spray painters. J Occup Environ Hyg. 2014; 11(5):306-13. PMID: 24215135; PMCID: PMC5514320; DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2013.862592;

Ceballos DM, Sasakura M, Reeb-Whitaker C, Broadwater K, Milbauer M, Crampton R, Dills R, Yost MG. Testing of glove efficacy against sprayed isocyanate coatings utilizing a reciprocating permeation panel. Ann Occup Hyg. 2014 Jan; 58(1):50-9. PMID: 24366204; DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/met060;

Ceballos D, Sylvain D, Kiefer M. Evaluation of air sampling methods for abrasive blasting. J Occup Environ Hyg. 2013; 10(3):D34-9. PMID: 23351070; DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2012.750555;

Tran JQ, Ceballos DM, Dills RL, Yost MG, Morgan MS. Transport of a solvent mixture across two glove materials when applied in a paint matrix. Arch Environ Contam Toxicol. 2012 Jul; 63(1):169-76. PMID: 22434453; DOI: 10.1007/s00244-012-9758-3;

Ceballos DM, Burr GA. Evaluating a persistent nuisance odor in an office building. J Occup Environ Hyg. 2012; 9(1):D1-6. PMID: 22150515; DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2012.635131;

Reeb-Whitaker C, Whittaker SG, Ceballos DM, Weiland EC, Flack SL, Fent KW, Thomasen JM, Trelles Gaines LG, Nylander-French LA. Airborne isocyanate exposures in the collision repair industry and a comparison to occupational exposure limits. J Occup Environ Hyg. 2012; 9(5):329-39. PMID: 22500941; PMCID: PMC4075771; DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2012.672871;

Ceballos DM, Fent KW, Whittaker SG, Gaines LG, Thomasen JM, Flack SL, Nylander-French LA, Yost MG, Reeb-Whitaker CK. Survey of dermal protection in Washington State collision repair industry. J Occup Environ Hyg. 2011 Sep; 8(9):551-60. PMID: 21830873; DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2011.602623;

Diana M. Ceballos, Stephen G. Whittaker, Michael G. Yost, Russell L. Dills, Dhimiter Bello, Jennifer M. Thomasen, Leena A. Nylander-French, Carolyn K. Reeb-Whitaker, Phillip M. Peters, Elisa C. Weiland, Wallace W. Suydam. A laboratory comparison of analytical methods used for isocyanates. Analytical Methods. 2011; 3(11):2478-87.

Ceballos DM, Yost MG, Whittaker SG, Reeb-Whitaker C, Camp J, Dills R. Development of a permeation panel to test dermal protective clothing against sprayed coatings. Ann Occup Hyg. 2011 Mar; 55(2):214-27. PMID: 21177261; DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/meq081;

Ceballos DM, Yost MG, Whittaker SG, Camp J, Dills R. Objective color scale for the SWYPE surface sampling technique using computerized image analysis tools. J Occup Environ Hyg. 2009 Oct; 6(10):604-11. PMID: 19606376; DOI: 10.1080/15459620903117710;

Ceballos D, Zielinska B, Fujita E, Sagebiel J. Characterization of solid-phase microextraction and gas chromatography for the analysis of gasoline tracers in different microenvironments. J Air Waste Manag Assoc. 2007 Mar; 57(3):355-65. PMID: 17385603

Dimitracopoulos G, Intzes C, Papavassiliou J. Characteristics of Pseudomonas aeruginosa in relation to laboratory-induced resistance to gentamicin. J Clin Pathol. 1979 Jul; 32(7):723-7. PMID: 115904; PMCID: PMC1145783; DOI: 10.1136/jcp.32.7.723;

Glenn JK, Goldman J. Task delegation to physician extenders--some comparisons. Am J Public Health. 1976 Jan; 66(1):64-6.View Related Profiles.

Horsburgh, C.
Ceballos Ochoa, Diana

PMID: 2022; PMCID: PMC1653348; DOI: 10.2105/ajph.66.1.64;

Ferguson JC. Fatty acid and carbohydrate storage in the annual reproductive cyclice of Echinaster. Comp Biochem Physiol A Comp Physiol. 1975 Dec 1; 52(4):585-90. PMID: 1177

Tarentino AL, Maley F. A comparison of the substrate specificities of endo-beta-N-acetylglucosaminidases from Streptomyces griseus and Diplococcus Pneumoniae. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 1975 Nov 3; 67(1):455-62.View Related Profiles.

Horsburgh, C.
Ceballos Ochoa, Diana
Buonocore, Jonathan
Berman, Marlene

PMID: 1016

Schmoldt A, Benthe HF, Haberland G. Digitoxin metabolism by rat liver microsomes. Biochem Pharmacol. 1975 Sep 1; 24(17):1639-41.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 10

This graph shows the total number of publications by year, by first, middle/unknown, or last author.

Bar chart showing 5 publications over 4 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 2019

Bar chart showing 5 publications over 4 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 2019

Year	Publications
2011	1
2016	1
2019	2
2022	1

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