Amelia K. Wesselink, PhD
Research Assistant Professor
Boston University School of Public Health
Epidemiology

PhD, Boston University School of Public Health
MPH, University of California, Berkeley
BS, Georgetown University



Dr. Amelia Wesselink (she/her) is a Research Assistant Professor of Epidemiology at the Boston University School of Public Health. Her research focuses on how climate change and neighborhood context can influence reproductive and gynecologic health. Her overarching research goal is to identify how environmental threats and the social context in which they occur contribute to reproductive injustices. She leads research on environmental exposures and infertility in the Black Women's Health Study. She is a co-investigator on Pregnancy Study Online, where she has led work on the reproductive health effects of air pollution and heat, and the Study of Environment, Lifestyle, and Fibroids, where she has focused on exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals and gynecologic health. She also leads a BUSPH-funded pilot study on the pregnancy health of transgender and gender diverse people.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility

Think: Within my research, I am committed to providing study participants with individualized results whenever possible, with the goals of shared decision making and promoting equitable access to health-related information. For example, in collaboration with the Silent Spring Institute, I developed individualized reports to provide participants of Pregnancy Study Online (PRESTO) the results of chemical concentrations we measured in their biospecimens.

Teach: I take an equity-focused approach to mentoring, including co-development of shared working agreements, regular check-ins and solicitation of feedback, and explicit acknowledgement of power dynamics in mentoring relationships.

Do: I serve on the SPH Faculty Recruitment and Retention committee, where I am able to contribute to diversity and equity in hiring.

Postdoctoral Associate (previously held)
Boston University School of Public Health




A preconception cohort study of air pollution, fertility, and miscarriage
05/15/2025 - 03/31/2030 (Multi-PI)
PI: Amelia K. Wesselink, PhD
NIH/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
2R01ES028923-06

A prospective cohort study of air pollution and postpartum depression
01/01/2026 - 12/31/2028 (Subcontract PI)
Health Effects Institute Env Protection Agy


An assessment of environmental and neighborhood-level risk factors for subfertility among Black women in the U.S.
04/10/2023 - 11/30/2028 (PI)
NIH/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
3R01ES035053-03S1

Environmental risk factors for early menopause among Black women
01/01/2026 - 12/31/2026 (Key Person / Mentor)
NIH/National Institute on Aging
1F32AG097122-01

A prospective study of heat exposure and miscarriage
09/10/2022 - 08/31/2024 (PI)
NIH/National Institute of Child Health & Human Development
5R21HD106357-02



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Yr Title Project-Sub Proj Pubs
2025 An assessment of environmental and neighborhood-level risk factors for subfertility among Black women in the U.S. 5R01ES035053-03
2025 An assessment of environmental and neighborhood-level risk factors for subfertility among Black women in the U.S. 3R01ES035053-03S1
2025 A preconception cohort study of air pollution, fertility, and miscarriage 2R01ES028923-06
2024 An assessment of environmental and neighborhood-level risk factors for subfertility among Black women in the U.S. 5R01ES035053-02
2024 An assessment of environmental and neighborhood-level risk factors for subfertility among Black women in the U.S. 3R01ES035053-02S1
2023 An assessment of environmental and neighborhood-level risk factors for subfertility among Black women in the U.S. 1R01ES035053-01
2023 A prospective study of heat exposure and miscarriage 5R21HD106357-02
2022 A prospective study of heat exposure and miscarriage 1R21HD106357-01A1

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  1. Wesselink AK, Geller RJ, Lovett SM, Nillni YI, Savitz DA, Rothman KJ, Hatch EE, Wise LA. A prospective study of periconceptional perceived stress and rate of miscarriage. Hum Reprod. 2026 Apr 01; 41(4):606-615.View Related Profiles. PMID: 41677054; PMCID: PMC12990286; DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deaf243;
     
  2. Lovett SM, Wise LA, Richardson AS, Campbell EJ, Vrkljan KA, Kirwa K, Wesselink AK, Rothman KJ, Willis MD. A preconception cohort study of historical mortgage lending discrimination and present-day fecundability. Am J Epidemiol. 2026 Mar 17; 195(4):1185-1194.View Related Profiles. PMID: 41342351; PMCID: PMC13055443; DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwaf237;
     
  3. Gause EL, Kuriyama AS, Kirwa K, Spangler KR, Hystad P, Wellenius GA, Wise LA, Wesselink AK. Using wearable devices to measure personal heat exposure in a preconception cohort. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2026 Feb 28.View Related Profiles. PMID: 41764349
     
  4. Schildroth S, Claus Henn B, Lovett SM, Wesselink AK, Nillni YI, Heiger-Bernays W, Harmon QE, Vines AI, Baird DD, Wise LA. A prospective study of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), stress, and birth size in a cohort of U.S. Black women. Environ Health. 2026 Feb 27; 25(1).View Related Profiles. PMID: 41761315; DOI: 10.1186/s12940-026-01279-7;
     
  5. Coleman CM, Wesselink AK, Yland JJ, Sommer GJ, Eisenberg ML, Bertisch SM, Rothman KJ, Hatch EE, Wise LA. A North American preconception study of sleep health and semen quality. Hum Reprod. 2026 Feb 01; 41(2):275-284.View Related Profiles. PMID: 41330355; DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deaf228;
     
  6. Willis MD, Sheng C, Lovett SM, Feldscher T, Sims KD, Francis B, Hicks JM, Holder EX, Wise LA, Cozier YC, Wesselink AK. Historical Neighborhood Redlining and Fertility in a Cohort of US Black Women. Epidemiology. 2026 Mar 01; 37(2):268-277.View Related Profiles. PMID: 41397260; PMCID: PMC12765556; DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000001942;
     
  7. Wise LA, Schildroth S, Lovett SM, Geller RJ, Patchel SA, Gaston SA, Jackson CL, Bethea TN, Coleman CM, Wegienka G, Wesselink A, Harmon QE, Baird DD, Noel NL. Use of chemical hair straighteners in relation to incidence and growth of uterine leiomyomata: a prospective ultrasound study. Am J Epidemiol. 2025 Dec 31.View Related Profiles. PMID: 41469322; PMCID: PMC12849720; DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwaf286;
     
  8. Lovett SM, Campbell EJ, Richardson AS, Wesselink AK, Ncube CN, Cozier YC, Wise LA, Willis MD. Racialized economic segregation in relation to fecundability in a preconception cohort study. J Urban Health. 2025 Dec 20.View Related Profiles. PMID: 41422358; DOI: 10.1007/s11524-025-01038-y;
     
  9. Kuriyama AS, Lovett SM, Wesselink AK, Kuan KE, Hoffman MN, Nillni YI, Ncube CN, Wise LA, Boynton-Jarrett R. Childhood adversity and spontaneous abortion in a north American preconception cohort study. Am J Epidemiol. 2025 Nov 12.View Related Profiles. PMID: 41222293; DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwaf246;
     
  10. Wesselink AK, Willis MD, Lovett SM, Sheng C, Kuohung W, Hicks J, Peters JL, Sheehy S, Palmer JR, Wise LA, Cozier Y. Neighborhood disadvantage and fecundability in a cohort of US Black women. Environ Epidemiol. 2025 Dec; 9(6):e428.View Related Profiles. PMID: 41140319; PMCID: PMC12551729; DOI: 10.1097/EE9.0000000000000428;
     
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2014-2017 Boston University Reproductive, Perinatal, and Pediatric Epidemiology: Fellowship
2010 University of California at Berkeley: Patricia Buffler Scholarship
2009 National Cancer Fellowship: Cancer Research Training Award Fellowship
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