Epigenetics, the Environment, and Children’s Health Across Lifespans

David Hollar, PhD, MS is an Associate Professor of Health Administration at Pfeiffer University. He received his PhD in Curriculum and Teaching from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where he was awarded the graduate school's Outstanding Dissertation Award.Hollar successfully completed postdoctoral research in community health at the NIDRR-funded Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Substance Abuse and Employment at Wright State University.His specialties include multivariate statistics, structural equation models, mathematical models, disability policy, and decision-making. Hollar has numerous peer-reviewed publications on health risk factors, allostatic load, behavioral genetics, and disability policy. He edited and coauthored the Handbook of Children with Special Health Care Needs, published by Springer in 2012. He has served on the editorial board of the Maternal and Child Health Journal since 2005.

Epigenetics and Development: A Natural Process.-  Cause and Effect in Epigenetic Disease Epidemiology.- Epigenetics and Health.- Molecular Basis of Epigenetics.- Trans-generational Epigenetics.- Maternal Exposure to Pharmaceuticals.- Maternal Exposure to Poor Nutrition.- Maternal Exposure to Alcohol, Tobacco, and Drugs.- Maternal Exposure to Lead and Mercury.- Maternal Exposure to Stress.- Paternal Exposure to Environmental Mutagens and Stressors.- Protective Nutrition Before and During Pregnancy.- Protective Behaviors Before and During Pregnancy.- Impact of Dental Mercury on Lifespan Health.- Children's Exposure to Stress.- Children's Exposure to Lead and Mercury.- Children's Exposure to Alcohol, Tobacco, and Drugs.- Children's Exposure to Violence.- Children's Exposure to Traumatic Events.- Children's Exposure to Poor Nutrition.- Infection Impact on Child Development and Epigenetics.- HLA and Immune Response.- Allostatic Load.- Latent Periods and Cardiovascular/Cancer Risks.- Dynamics of Life Experiences on Polygenic Gene Regulation.- Food Chain Impact of Pesticides on Human Health.- Sun and Artificial Radiation Exposure on Skin Health.- Medical Imaging Radiation Risk on Health.- Naturopathic Approaches to Epigenetic Health.- Reprogramming Epigenetic Effects.- An Ecological Systems Approach to Epigenetic Health.- The Health Leader's Guide to Promoting Epigenetic Health .

"Gene/environment interaction are a young field of research, playing a great role on the intrauterine and postnatal development. The understanding of the significance of epigenetic mechanisms is clearly described in 16 chapters with a large list of references. For geneticists, neonatologists and pediatricians." (Pediatric Endocrinology Reviews (PER), Vol. 14 (2), December, 2016)

"The author describes the purpose as providing healthcare providers, policy makers, and healthcare consumers with a consultative resource to improve epigenetic health worldwide. ... It is directed at healthcare professionals as well as those interested in public health directives. ... Geneticists, as well as those involved in health surveillance such as cancer, may find this book very educational. ... It should raise awareness among the general public about epigenetics. There are very few books that deal with this subject." (Luis F. Escobar, Doody's Book Reviews, May, 2016)