Nancy J. Simcox MS

Nancy J. Simcox is a research industrial hygienist at the Center for Indoor Environments and Health at the University of Connecticut Health Center. She works with physicians and scientists at the Center to develop exposure assessment protocols for indoor air quality research. She also plays a pro-active consulting role with patients who are interested in obtaining health and safety information. As a service, she conducts workplace site visits in support of clinical care of patients in the OEM clinic.

She has a Masters degree in industrial hygiene from the University of Washington. She has previously worked as a research industrial hygienist for the Field Research and Consultation Group at the University of Washington. She also managed many field studies and coordinated industrial hygiene activities for the Pesticide Exposure Assessment Laboratory at the University of Washington.

Ms. Simcox has a particular interest in occupational exposure assessment related to indoor air quality, pesticides, and reproductive hazards. She has published several articles related to the following topics: pesticides, silica, hard metal, and lead.

Recent Publications

• Doran EM, Fenske RA, Kissel JC, Curl CL, and Simcox NJ. 2003. Impact of dermal absorption factors in occupational exposure assessment: comparison of two models for agricultural reentry workers exposed to Azinphosmethyl. App Occup Environ Hyg 18:669-677.
• Simcox NJ, Stebbins A, Guffey S, Atallah R, Hibbard R and Camp J. 2000. Hard metal exposures. Part 2: Prospective exposure assessment. Appl Occup Environ Hyg 15(4):342-353.
• Simcox NJ, Camp J, Kalman D, Stebbins A, Bellamy G, Lee I, and Fenske R. 1999. Farmworker exposure to organophosphorus pesticide residues during apple thinning in central Washington state. Am Ind Hyg Assoc 60:752-761.
• Simcox NJ, Lofgren D, Leons J and Camp J. 1999. Case study silica exposure during granite countertop fabrication. Appl Occup Environ Hyg 14(9):577-582.
• Simcox NJ, Fenske R, Wolz S, Lee I, and Kalman D. 1995. Pesticides in household dust and soil: exposure pathways for children of agricultural families. Environ Health Persp 103(12): 1126-1134.
• Fenske RA and Simcox NJ. 2000. Agricultural Workers. Chapter 41 in Occupational Health (4th ed.). B Levy and D Wegman, eds. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, Philadelphia.
• Fenske RA, Kissel J, Lu C, Kalman D, Simcox NJ, Allen E, and Keifer M. 2000. Biologically based pesticide dose estimates for children in an agricultural community. Environ Health Persp 108(6):515-520.
• Fenske RA, Simcox NJ, Camp J, and Hines C. 1999. Comparison of three methods for assessment of hand exposure to azinphos-methyl (Guthion) during apple thinning. App Occup Environ Hyg 14(9):618-623.
• Lu C, Fenske R, Simcox NJ, and Kalman D. 2000. Pesticide exposure of children in an agricultural community: evidence of household proximity to farmland and take home exposure pathways. Environmental Research Section A 84:290-302.
• Fenske R, Lu C, Simcox NJ, Loewenherz C, Touchstone J, Moate T, Allen E, and Kissel J. 2000. Strategies for assessing children's organophosphorous pesticide exposures in agricultural communities. J Expos Anal Environ Epi 10:662-671.
• Loewenherz C, Fenske RA, Simcox NJ, Bellamy G, and Kalman D. 1997. Biological monitoring of organophosphorus pesticide exposure among children of agricultural workers. Environ Health Persp 105:1344-1353.
• Leung R, Koenig JQ, Simcox NJ, van Belle G, Fenske R, and Gilbert S. 1997. Behavioral changes following participation in a home health promotional program in King County, Washington. Environ Health Persp 105(10):1132-1135.

Contact Information
Nancy J. Simcox, MS
Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
University of Connecticut Health Center
263 Farmington Avenue, MC 6210
Farmington, CT 06030-6210
Phone (860) 679-4634
Fax (860) 679-1349
Email simcox@uchc.edu