- Director of and Alison S. Carlson Endowed Professor for PRHE
- Professor in the UCSF Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences and the Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies
- Director of the EaRTH Center
"We should be free from exposures to toxic chemicals and that is why we need strong policies and systems to prevent these exposures as individuals can not control them alone. And pregnancy is a an important time of risk. We need the best science, scientific methods, and policy change to protect our health, reproductive health, and future generations - and that is the niche that PRHE works."
Tracey Woodruff, PhD, MPH is a leading scientist who has produced seminal research on how harmful chemicals and pollutants impact health, pregnancy, and child development, including the first international study to document the effects of air pollution and preterm birth and the first to document toxic chemicals in pregnant women and newborns. A national expert in chemical and regulatory policy, Dr. Woodruff was a senior scientist and policy advisor for the U.S. EPA’s Office of Policy prior to joining UCSF.
