Jessie P. Buckley

Jessie P. Buckley, PhD, MPH is an Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology at the University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health. She serves as Director of Chemical Exposure Methodology for the NIH Environmental influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program, focusing on data harmonization and pooled analyses of chemical exposures in children's health.

• Education:
• PhD in Epidemiology (UNC Chapel Hill, 2014)
• MPH in Environmental and Occupational Health (George Washington University, 2007)
• AB in Biology and English (Bowdoin College, 2002)

Her research investigates environmental toxicants' health effects, particularly:

• Exposure assessment of environmental chemicals
• Methods for estimating effects of exposure mixtures
• Environmental influences on cardiometabolic and bone health
• Endocrine-disrupting chemicals
• Children's environmental health

Recent publications analyze:

• PFAS exposure trends in adolescent bone health
• Chemical mixture effects using item response theory
• Perinatal exposure to melamine analogues
• Diet-exposure interactions in ultra-processed foods

Scientific Awards:

• Teaching Innovation Award (UNC Gillings, 2025)
• NIEHS ONES Award (2019)
• Pediatric Loan Repayment Program Awards (2020, 2022, 2023)

Dr. Buckley contributes to academic service as:

• Member of the PhD Admissions Committee (2024-present)
• Co-Chair of the North America Chapter, International Society of Environmental Epidemiology (2023-present)