Amira Aker, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Boston University School of Public Health
Epidemiology

PhD, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
MPH, George Washington University
BSc, University of Waterloo



I am an environmental epidemiologist who applies interdisciplinary research to identify risks associated with exposures to contaminants of emerging concern. My community-based participatory research centers around the health effects of PFAS in Inuit communities. I also study the health effects associated with living in proximity to unconventional oil and gas development.

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  1. Aker AM, Ayotte P, Gaudreau É, Lemire M. Current-use pesticide exposures in remote Inuit communities. Int J Circumpolar Health. 2024 Dec; 83(1):2421048. PMID: 39460982; PMCID: PMC11514410; DOI: 10.1080/22423982.2024.2421048;
     
  2. Aker A, Courtemanche Y, Ayotte P, Robert P, Gaudreau É, Lemire M. Per and poly-fluoroalkyl substances and respiratory health in an Inuit community. Environ Health. 2024 Oct 12; 23(1):83. PMID: 39394583; PMCID: PMC11470554; DOI: 10.1186/s12940-024-01126-7;
     
  3. Caron-Beaudoin É, Aker A, McGregor MJ. What Should the Public Health Policy Response Be to Harmful Exposure to Oil and Gas Development? Am J Public Health. 2024 Oct; 114(10):960-962. PMID: 39116400; PMCID: PMC11375367; DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2024.307797;
     
  4. Aker AM, Friesen M, Ronald LA, Doyle-Waters MM, Takaro TK, Thickson W, Levin K, Meyer U, Caron-Beaudoin E, McGregor MJ. Correction: The human health effects of unconventional oil and gas development (UOGD): A scoping review of epidemiologic studies. Can J Public Health. 2024 Aug; 115(4):699. PMID: 38904906; PMCID: PMC11303347; DOI: 10.17269/s41997-024-00913-6;
     
  5. Nero E, Caron-Beaudoin É, Aker A, Gaudreau É, Ayotte P, Blanchette C, Lemire M. Exposure to organophosphate esters among Inuit adults of Nunavik, Canada. Sci Total Environ. 2024 Aug 20; 939:173563. PMID: 38810742; DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.173563;
     
  6. Aker A, Nguyen V, Ayotte P, Ricard S, Lemire M. Characterizing Important Dietary Exposure Sources of Perfluoroalkyl Acids in Inuit Youth and Adults in Nunavik Using a Feature Selection Tool. Environ Health Perspect. 2024 Apr; 132(4):47014. PMID: 38683744; PMCID: PMC11057678; DOI: 10.1289/EHP13556;
     
  7. Aker AM, Friesen M, Ronald LA, Doyle-Waters MM, Takaro TK, Thickson W, Levin K, Meyer U, Caron-Beaudoin E, McGregor MJ. The human health effects of unconventional oil and gas development (UOGD): A scoping review of epidemiologic studies. Can J Public Health. 2024 Jun; 115(3):446-467. PMID: 38457120; PMCID: PMC11133301; DOI: 10.17269/s41997-024-00860-2;
     
  8. Little M, Brockington M, Aker A, Kenny TA, Andrade-Rivas F, Ayotte P, Lemire M. Wild fish consumption and latitude as drivers of vitamin D status among Inuit living in Nunavik, northern Québec. Public Health Nutr. 2024 Feb 22; 27(1):e81. PMID: 38384120; PMCID: PMC10966833; DOI: 10.1017/S1368980024000491;
     
  9. Brown HK, Pablo L, Scime NV, Aker AM, Dennis CL. Maternal disability and initiation and duration of breastfeeding: analysis of a Canadian cross-sectional survey. Int Breastfeed J. 2023 Dec 21; 18(1):70. PMID: 38129879; PMCID: PMC10734132; DOI: 10.1186/s13006-023-00608-7;
     
  10. Aker A, Ayotte P, Caron-Beaudoin É, Ricard S, Gaudreau É, Lemire M. Cardiometabolic health and per and polyfluoroalkyl substances in an Inuit population. Environ Int. 2023 Nov; 181:108283. PMID: 37883911; DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2023.108283;
     
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Bar chart showing 34 publications over 9 distinct years, with a maximum of 8 publications in 2022 and 2024

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