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Ashley Malin

Ashley Malin,

Assistant Professor

Department: Department of Epidemiology
Business Phone: (352) 294-5495
Business Email: ashleymalin@ufl.edu
CV: View Curriculum Vitae

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About Ashley Malin

Additional Positions:
Co-director
2023 – Current · Certificate in Psychiatric Epidemiology Program
Related Links:
FABB Lab Website

Accomplishments

  1. Extramural Paper of the Month, August 2024

    National Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)

  2. Highest Altmetric Score

    JAMA Network Open

  3. NIEHS Paper of the Year (1 of 30 papers selected out of 3200)

    National Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)

Teaching Profile

Courses Taught

  1. PHC6941 – MPH Applied Practice Experience

    College of Public Health and Health Professions

  2. PHC6001 – Principles of Epidemiology in Public Health

    College of Public Health and Health Professions

  3. PHC7918 – Epidemiology Independent Study

    College of Public Health and Health Professions

  4. PHC7902 – Scientific Writing for Peer Reviewed Publications for Popular Science

    College of Public Health and Health Professions

  5. PHC6937 – Special Topics in Public Health

    College of Public Health and Health Professions

  6. RSD7979 – Advanced Research

    College of Public Health and Health Professions

  7. HSC4970 – Public Health and Health Professions Senior Honors Thesis

    College of Public Health and Health Professions

Research Profile

Dr. Malin’s research program examines impacts of environmental toxicants and nutrition on various health outcomes. She is a leading expert in health effects of fluoride exposure and has published extensively on this topic. She has published studies on potential impacts of fluoride exposure on neurodevelopment, sleep behaviors, thyroid gland activity, kidney and liver function, and women’s reproductive health. She has also published on fluoride exposure assessment and metal co-exposures. She was awarded a K99/R00 grant from the National Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) to examine impacts of early life fluoride exposure on child neurodevelopment and sleep patterns in the United States and Canada. Her recent publication on prenatal fluoride exposure and child neurobehavior in Los Angeles, California was selected as a paper of the year for 2024 by The National Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS). Her fluoride research has been featured by major media outlets including, The New York Times, Wallstreet Journal, Associated Press, CNN, Fox News and NPR. She has also presented on fluoride and health for policy makers across Florida, and in other states.

Dr. Malin is also interested in the role of nutrition in health. She has published research on associations between dietary nutrient intake and child neurodevelopment, adult cardiometabolic outcomes and depression, and dental caries. She has also conducted research on measurement of adequacy of dietary nutrient intake. Lastly, she has a program of research examining potential systemic impacts of nutrition on dental caries.

Learn more about Dr. Malin’s lab: https://fabblab.phhp.ufl.edu

Areas of Interest

  • Environmental Epidemiology
  • Environmental Toxicology
  • Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • Nutrition and Wellness

Publications

Academic Articles

Presentations

  1. Urinary Fluoride Levels and Metal Co-Exposures among Pregnant Women in Los Angeles California

    National / Refereed. [Symposium]. International Neuropsychological Society, San Diego, CA

  2. Urinary Aluminum Levels in Relation to Urinary Fluoride and Metal Co-Exposures among Pregnant Women in Los Angeles, California

    National / Refereed. [Poster]. Society for Birth Defects Research and Prevention,

  3. Prenatal Fluoride Exposure and Neurobehavioral Outcomes among Children Living in Los Angeles, California

    National / Refereed. [Symposium]. International Society for Exposure Science,

  4. Fluoride and Metal Co-exposures

    National / Invited. [Symposium]. Oral Health Research Institute, Indiana University,

  5. Urinary Fluoride Levels among Youth in The United States: Potential Differences According to Race

    National / Refereed. [Poster]. US Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) Society, Chapel Hill, NC

  6. New research on early life fluoride exposure and neurocognitive outcomes in infancy, childhood, adolescence and adulthood from United States and Canadian studies.

    International / Refereed. [Symposium]. International Society of Exposure Science and the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (ISES-ISEE) , Atlanta, GA

  7. Fluoride and Neurodevelopment

    State / Invited. [Workshop]. City of Bartow, FL, Bartow Civic Center

  8. Fluoride Exposure, Health and Neurodevelopment

    State / Invited. [Seminar]. Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners Safety and Health Committee , Commission chambers at the Stephen P. Clark Center, Miami-Dade

Grants

  1. Early life fluoride exposure, neurodevelopment and childhood sleep patterns

    Active

    Role:
    Principal Investigator
    Funding:
    NATL INST OF HLTH NIEHS

Education

  1. PhD – Clinical Psychology

    York University

  2. Master of Arts – Clinical Psychology

    York University

  3. BSc (Hons.)

    York University

Contact Details

Phones:
Business:
(352) 294-5495
Emails:
Business:
ashleymalin@ufl.edu
Addresses:
Business Street:
2004 MOWRY RD
 GAINESVILLE FL 32611