Research Summary

Dr. Peggy Reynolds is an epidemiologist with research interests focused on environmental risk factors for cancer. Her research program has incorporated geographic information system tools and studies of biomarkers of exposure and effect to assess risk relationships for children and adults. A founding member and co-investigator for a large prospective study of women, the California Teachers Study, her work has examined a number of factors for risk of cancer and other diseases in women. Dr. Reynolds co-directs the Integrated Health Sciences Facility Core (IHSFC) for UCSF's newly NIEHS funded Environmental Research and Translation for Health (EaRTH) Center, designed to more broadly support and foster environmental health research for students, faculty and extended partners studying extrinsic influences on cancer and other health outcomes.

Research Funding

  • September 20, 2021 - August 31, 2023 - DREAM: Discovering cancer Risks from Environmental contaminants And Maternal/child health , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: UG3CA265845
  • April 4, 2017 - March 31, 2021 - Sleep and Cancer: Evaluation of Risk and Insights into Mechanisms , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: NCI, Sponsor Award ID: R01 CA207020
  • February 1, 2016 - January 31, 2021 - Occupational Chemical Exposures in California and Breast Cancer Risk , Co-Principal Investigator . Sponsor: California Breast Cancer Research Program, Sponsor Award ID: 212B0901
  • November 30, 2015 - August 31, 2020 - Innovative Infrastructure to Enhance the California Teachers Study , Co-Investigator . Sponsor: NCI, Sponsor Award ID: U01CA199277
  • September 30, 2015 - June 30, 2020 - Menopausal Transition – a Window of Susceptibility for the Promotion of Breast Cancer , Co-Investigator . Sponsor: NIEHS/NCI, Sponsor Award ID: U01 ES026137
  • September 1, 2017 - February 28, 2019 - Dirt Alert: Legacy Mining Contamination in Preschools , Co-Principal Investigator . Sponsor: California Breast Cancer Research Program, Sponsor Award ID: 2AB-1301
  • December 1, 2010 - May 31, 2018 - Persistent Organic Pollutants and Breast Cancer Risk: Chemicals Old and New , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: California Breast Cancer Research Program, Sponsor Award ID: 16ZB-8501
  • September 1, 2012 - May 31, 2017 - Workplace Chemical Exposure Reduction using an Owner-to-Worker Intervention , Co-Investigator . Sponsor: NIEHS, Sponsor Award ID: R01 ES019598
  • June 1, 2014 - November 30, 2016 - Persistent Organic Pollutants and Mammographic Density , Co-Investigator . Sponsor: California Breast Cancer Research Program, Sponsor Award ID: 20IB-0114
  • September 1, 2012 - August 31, 2016 - Where were you then? New insights into breast cancer and the environment (PQ2) , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: R01CA170394
  • September 1, 2012 - August 31, 2016 - Where Were You Then? New Insights into Breast Cancer and the Environment (PQ2) , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: NCI, Sponsor Award ID: R01 CA170394
  • September 28, 2009 - July 31, 2012 - Community Mapping of Environmental Hazards and Barriers in an Immigrant Populatio , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: RC1ES018349
  • June 1, 2002 - May 31, 2008 - Exposure Insights Using GIS in a Case-Control Study , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: R01CA092674
  • September 1, 1999 - August 31, 2005 - REGIONAL VARIATIONS IN BREAST CANCER RATES IN CALIFORNIA , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: U01CA081789
  • September 18, 1996 - June 30, 2003 - CHILDHOOD CANCER--ETIOLOGIC CLUES USING GIS , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: R01CA071745
  • September 6, 1996 - September 5, 1999 - OCCUPATION, ETS, AND LUNG CANCER IN NONSMOKING WOMEN , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: R03CA071433
  • September 30, 1995 - August 31, 1999 - BREAST CANCER AMONG TEACHERS EXPOSED TO EMF , Principal Investigator . Sponsor: NIH, Sponsor Award ID: R01CA064479

Education

University of California, Santa Cruz, BA, 6/1968, Psychology
University of California, Berkeley, MPH, 6/1978, Behavioral Science
University of California, Berkeley, PhD, 12/1983, Epidemiology

Selected Publications

  1. Cauble EL, Reynolds P, Epeldegui M, Dassanayake PS, Magpantay L, Blyakher D, Regmi P, Von Behren J, Martinez-Maza O, Goldberg D, Spielfogel ES, Lacey JV, Wang SS. Associations between brominated flame retardants, including polybrominated diphenyl ethers, and immune responses among women in the California Teachers Study. Front Epidemiol. 2025; 5:1452934.  View on PubMed
  2. Solomon GM, Martinez N, Von Behren J, Kaser I, Chang D, Singh A, Jarmul S, Miller SL, Reynolds P, Heidarinejad M, Stephens B, Singer BC, Wagner J, Balmes JR. Evaporative coolers and wildfire smoke exposure: a climate justice issue in hot, dry regions. Front Public Health. 2025; 13:1541053.  View on PubMed
  3. Peeri NC, Bertrand KA, Na R, De Vivo I, Setiawan VW, Seshan VE, Alemany L, Chen Y, Clarke MA, Clendenen T, Cook LS, Costas L, Dal Maso L, Freudenheim JL, Friedenreich CM, Gierach GL, Goodman MT, La Vecchia C, Levi F, Lopez-Querol M, Lu L, Moysich KB, Mutter G, Naduparambil J, Negri E, O'Connell K, O'Mara T, Palmer JR, Parazzini F, Penney KL, Petruzella S, Reynolds P, Ricceri F, Risch H, Rohan TE, Sacerdote C, Sandin S, Shu XO, Stolzenberg-Solomon RZ, Webb PM, Wentzensen N, Wilkens LR, Xu W, Yu H, Zeleniuch-Jacquotte A, Zheng W, Guo X, Lipworth L, Du M. Understanding risk factors for endometrial cancer in young women. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2025 Jan 01; 117(1):76-88.  View on PubMed
  4. Gomez SL, DeRouen M, Chen MS, Wakelee H, Velotta JB, Sakoda LC, Shariff-Marco S, Reynolds P, Cheng I. Elevated risk of lung cancer among asian American females who have never smoked: an emerging cancer disparity. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2024 Nov 20.  View on PubMed
  5. Blanchard M, Lin J, Hurley S, Goldberg D, Von Behren J, Wang SS, Reynolds P, Clague DeHart J. Telomere length and chronotype among women in the California Teachers Study (CTS). Chronobiol Int. 2024 Nov; 41(11):1480-1491.  View on PubMed
  6. Archer H, González DJX, Walsh J, English P, Reynolds P, Boscardin WJ, Carpenter C, Morello-Frosch R. Upstream Oil and Gas Production and Community COVID-19 Case and Mortality Rates in California, USA. Geohealth. 2024 Nov; 8(11):e2024GH001070.  View on PubMed
  7. Smalling KL, Romanok KM, Bradley PM, Hladik ML, Gray JL, Kanagy LK, McCleskey RB, Stavreva DA, Alexander-Ozinskas AK, Alonso J, Avila W, Breitmeyer SE, Bustillo R, Gordon SE, Hager GL, Jones RR, Kolpin DW, Newton S, Reynolds P, Sloop J, Ventura A, Von Behren J, Ward MH, Solomon GM. Mixed contaminant exposure in tapwater and the potential implications for human-health in disadvantaged communities in California. Water Res. 2024 Dec 01; 267:122485.  View on PubMed
  8. Cauble EL, Reynolds P, Epeldegui M, Andra SS, Magpantay L, Narasimhan S, Pulivarthi D, Von Behren J, Martinez-Maza O, Goldberg D, Spielfogel ES, Lacey JV, Wang SS. Associations between per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) exposure and immune responses among women in the California Teachers study: A cross-sectional evaluation. Cytokine. 2024 Dec; 184:156753.  View on PubMed
  9. Von Behren J, Reynolds P, Bradley PM, Gray JL, Kolpin DW, Romanok KM, Smalling KL, Carpenter C, Avila W, Ventura A, English PB, Jones RR, Solomon GM. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water in Southeast Los Angeles: Industrial legacy and environmental justice. Sci Total Environ. 2024 Nov 25; 953:176067.  View on PubMed
  10. Von Behren J, Goldberg D, Hurley S, Clague DeHart J, Wang SS, Reynolds P. Prospective analysis of sleep characteristics, chronotype, and risk of breast cancer in the california teachers study. Cancer Causes Control. 2024 Apr; 35(4):597-604.  View on PubMed
  11. Cathey AL, Nguyen VK, Colacino JA, Woodruff TJ, Reynolds P, Aung MT. Exploratory profiles of phenols, parabens, and per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances among NHANES study participants in association with previous cancer diagnoses. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2023 09; 33(5):687-698.  View on PubMed
  12. Huerta D, Schobel T, Alexander-Ozinskas A, Hild J, Lauder J, Reynolds P, Von Behren J, Meltzer D, Ramírez-Andreotta MD. Probabilistic risk assessment of residential exposure to metal(loid)s in a mining impacted community. Sci Total Environ. 2023 May 10; 872:162228.  View on PubMed
  13. Crous-Bou M, Du M, Gunter MJ, Setiawan VW, Schouten LJ, Shu XO, Wentzensen N, Bertrand KA, Cook LS, Friedenreich CM, Gapstur SM, Goodman MT, Ibiebele TI, La Vecchia C, Levi F, Liao LM, Negri E, McCann SE, O'Connell K, Palmer JR, Patel AV, Ponte J, Reynolds P, Sacerdote C, Sinha R, Spurdle AB, Trabert B, van den Brandt PA, Webb PM, Petruzella S, Olson SH, De Vivo I, Epidemiology of Endometrial Cancer Consortium (E2C2). Coffee consumption and risk of endometrial cancer: a pooled analysis of individual participant data in the Epidemiology of Endometrial Cancer Consortium (E2C2). Am J Clin Nutr. 2022 11; 116(5):1219-1228.  View on PubMed
  14. Richard MA, Yang W, Sok P, Li M, Carmichael SL, von Behren J, Reynolds P, Fisher PG, Collins RT, Hobbs CA, Luke B, Shaw GM, Lupo PJ. Differential newborn DNA methylation among individuals with complex congenital heart defects and childhood lymphoma. Birth Defects Res. 2022 12 01; 114(20):1434-1439.  View on PubMed
  15. English PB, Von Behren J, Balmes JR, Boscardin J, Carpenter C, Goldberg DE, Horiuchi S, Richardson M, Solomon G, Valle J, Reynolds P. Association between long-term exposure to particulate air pollution with SARS-CoV-2 infections and COVID-19 deaths in California, U.S.A. Environ Adv. 2022 Oct; 9:100270.  View on PubMed
  16. Von Behren J, Wong M, Morales D, Reynolds P, English PB, Solomon G. Returning Individual Tap Water Testing Results to Research Study Participants after a Wildfire Disaster. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 01 14; 19(2).  View on PubMed
  17. DeRouen MC, Canchola AJ, Thompson CA, Jin A, Nie S, Wong C, Lichtensztajn D, Allen L, Patel MI, Daida YG, Luft HS, Shariff-Marco S, Reynolds P, Wakelee HA, Liang SY, Waitzfelder BE, Cheng I, Gomez SL. Incidence of Lung Cancer Among Never-Smoking Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Females. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2022 01 11; 114(1):78-86.  View on PubMed
  18. Wang SS, Zhong C, Epeldegui M, Nunes S, Magpantay L, DeHart JC, Hurley S, Goldberg D, Martinez E, Lacey JV, Martinez-Maza O, Reynolds P. Host characteristics associated with serologic inflammatory biomarkers in women. Cytokine. 2022 01; 149:155726.  View on PubMed
  19. Wu Y, Huang R, Wang M, Bernstein L, Bethea TN, Chen C, Chen Y, Eliassen AH, Freedman ND, Gaudet MM, Gierach GL, Giles GG, Krogh V, Larsson SC, Liao LM, McCullough ML, Miller AB, Milne RL, Monroe KR, Neuhouser ML, Palmer JR, Prizment A, Reynolds P, Robien K, Rohan TE, Sandin S, Sawada N, Sieri S, Sinha R, Stolzenberg-Solomon RZ, Tsugane S, van den Brandt PA, Visvanathan K, Weiderpass E, Wilkens LR, Willett WC, Wolk A, Zeleniuch-Jacquotte A, Ziegler RG, Smith-Warner SA. Dairy foods, calcium, and risk of breast cancer overall and for subtypes defined by estrogen receptor status: a pooled analysis of 21 cohort studies. Am J Clin Nutr. 2021 Aug 02; 114(2):450-461.  View on PubMed
  20. Solomon GM, Hurley S, Carpenter C, Young TM, English P, Reynolds P. Fire and Water: Assessing Drinking Water Contamination After a Major Wildfire. ACS ES T Water. 2021 Aug 13; 1(8):1878-1886.  View on PubMed

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