Dr. Harvey Checkoway

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Biography

Harvey Checkoway holds a PhD in Epidemiology from the University of North Carolina (1978), an MPH in Epidemiology from Yale University (1975), and a BA in Psychology from Boston University (1971). He is an expert in the intersections of occupational and environmental health, focusing on risk factors for chronic diseases. His research primarily investigates the links between environmental and genetic risk factors related to conditions such as Parkinson's disease and various types of cancer, particularly in occupational contexts. He has served as the principal investigator on studies assessing risks associated with chemical exposures in populations such as Shanghai textile workers and welders. Checkoway has contributed significantly to the understanding of how occupational exposures impact health, and has coordinated numerous research projects funded by prestigious institutions such as the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. His research interests include environmental toxicology, epidemiological methods, and health outcomes linked to occupational exposures.

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Experience

Professor Emeritus

1990-01-01 — Present

University of California, San Diego • La Jolla, CA

Emeritus status conferred after a distinguished career in the Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health & Human Longevity Science.

Requirements for University of California, San Diego

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:85
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:120
Overall
Required:120
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in physical, biological, or earth sciences, mathematics, or engineering. Differential and integral calculus. One year of calculus-based physics with laboratory. One year of chemistry with laboratory.
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Specialization Notes

Administered by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Curricular groups include Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere (COAP), Geosciences (GEO), and Ocean Biosciences (OBP).