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

An assessment of environmental and neighborhood-level risk factors for subfertility among Black women in the U.S.
04/10/2023 - 03/27/2025 (PI)
NIH/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
3R01ES035053-03S1

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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  1. Schildroth S, Bond J, Wesselink AK, Koenig MR, Calafat AM, Botelho JC, Abrams J, Wise LA. Associations between urinary biomarkers of phthalates and phthalate alternatives and female sexual function in a North American cohort. J Sex Med. 2025 Oct 05; 22(10):1766-1779.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40795774; DOI: 10.1093/jsxmed/qdaf205;
     
  2. Schildroth S, Gaston SA, Harmon QE, Jackson CL, Wesselink AK, Wegienka G, Baird DD, Wise LA. A prospective study of hair dyes and uterine leiomyomata incidence in the study of environment, lifestyle, and fibroids. Fertil Steril. 2025 Aug 07.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40783167; PMCID: PMC12443219; DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2025.08.002;
     
  3. Hoffman MN, Ncube CN, Murray EJ, Krivorotko D, Wesselink AK, Lovett SM, Abrams J, Boynton-Jarrett R, Wise LA. Life Course Financial Hardship and Fecundability in a North American Preconception Cohort Study. Epidemiology. 2025 Nov 01; 36(6):769-780.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40747909; DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000001900;
     
  4. Lovett SM, Sommer GJ, Krivorotko D, Wesselink AK, Rothman KJ, Hatch EE, Eisenberg ML, Wise LA. A prospective study of semen quality and fecundability among North American couples planning pregnancy. Andrology. 2025 Jul 11.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40646671; PMCID: PMC12380184; DOI: 10.1111/andr.70084;
     
  5. Le AD, Zhang CA, Chen AL, Basran S, Seranio N, Scott M, Li S, Hatch EE, Rothman KJ, Wesselink AK, Harlow AF, Wise LA, Eisenberg ML. A Preconception Cohort Study of Nicotine Vaping and Incidence of Spontaneous Abortion. Nicotine Tob Res. 2025 Jul 03.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40607772; DOI: 10.1093/ntr/ntaf141;
     
  6. Ukah UV, Lovett SM, Boynton-Jarrett R, Abrams J, Wesselink AK, Hoffman MN, Williams DR, Wise LA, Ncube CN. Fecundability in Association With Everyday and Lifetime Discrimination. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Jul 01; 8(7):e2520597.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40658417; PMCID: PMC12260993; DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.20597;
     
  7. Wise LA, Hoffman MN, Lovett SM, Geller RJ, Schrager NL, Ukah UV, Wesselink AK, Abrams JA, Boynton-Jarrett R, Kuohung W, Kuriyama AS, Hunt MO, Williams DR, Ncube CN. Racial and ethnic disparities in fecundability: a North American preconception cohort study. Hum Reprod. 2025 Jun 01; 40(6):1183-1194.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40246287; PMCID: PMC12127508; DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deaf067;
     
  8. Tøttenborg SS, Wise LA, Wesselink AK, Nielsen HS, Petersen KU, Fox MP, Frederiksen M, Flachs EM, Meyer HW, Hougaard KS, Bonde JP, Deen L. Exposure to airborne polychlorinated biphenyls and risk of uterine leiomyomata, endometriosis, and polycystic ovarian syndrome: A register-based Danish cohort study. Environ Toxicol Pharmacol. 2025 Aug; 117:104738.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40451521
     
  9. Wesselink AK, Gause EL, Spangler KD, Hystad P, Kirwa K, Willis MD, Wellenius GA, Wise LA. Erratum: Exposure to Ambient Heat and Risk of Spontaneous Abortion: A Case-Crossover Study. Epidemiology. 2025 Jul 01; 36(4):e19.View Related Profiles. PMID: 40424394
     
  10. Julián-Serrano S, Koenig MR, Wang TR, Wesselink AK, Hatch E, Wise LA, Tucker KL. Agreement between the National Cancer Institute's Diet History Questionnaire II and III in a preconception cohort. Am J Epidemiol. 2025 May 07; 194(5):1371-1380.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39004601
     
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Does heat cause miscarriages? A novel study seeks to find out

Science 8/3/2023

COVID vaccines do not affect menstrual cycles, new research confirms

StudyFinds 7/16/2023

Does the COVID Vaccine Affect Menstruation? A New BU Study Has Answers

BU Today 6/29/2023

Miscarriage risk may be highest in late summer, data shows

Motherly 8/24/2022

Study shows miscarriages are more common in the summer – therapists explain how to navigate them

Metro 8/15/2022

Home Health News Your Chance of Miscarriage Can Rise by Up to 44% During the Summer

SciTech Daily 7/26/2022

Warning to pregnant women as risk of complication soars in summer months

The Sun 7/25/2022

How do vaccines affect periods? A big COVID survey lays out some clues.

Popular Science 7/15/2022

Pregnant women are 44% more likely to have a miscarriage in summer than they are in winter - experts fear sweltering heat over summer could be at fault

Daily Mail 7/11/2022

No link found between COVID-19 vaccines and male infertility

Associated Press 4/13/2022

COVID Increases Risk of Pregnancy Complications, Study Says

WebMD 2/8/2022

Study finds 'no adverse association between COVID-19 vaccination and fertility'

Medical News Today 2/2/2022

Study finds 'no adverse association between COVID-19 vaccination and fertility'

Medical News Today 2/2/2022

Getting vaccinated doesn’t affect your fertility — but getting Covid might for men, new study says

CNBC 1/22/2022

Covid-19 vaccinations do not impair fertility in men or women, study finds

CNN 1/21/2022

COVID-19 vaccination does not reduce chances of conception, study suggests

National Institutes of Health 1/20/2022

COVID-19 Vaccines Don’t Cause Infertility or Harm Pregnancy Chances, BU Research Shows

BU Today 1/20/2022

Climate crisis increasing risk of premature birth and childhood illness

The Independent 1/15/2022

Climate change’s adverse effects on health starts in the womb, studies find

The Irish Examiner 1/15/2022

Smoggy Air Might Raise Black Women's Odds for Fibroids

WebMD 5/18/2021

Stress Affects Fertility In Women, Not Men, A New Study Finds

Bustle 10/3/2018

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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