Rate My Professor Lina Mu

Her research specializations include assessing air pollution exposure and associated health outcomes, along with the underlying biological mechanisms; examining lifestyle factors, gene-environment interactions, and cancer etiology, survival, and prevention; and using a life-course approach to investigate the role of environmental and social exposures on child development and human health. Key publications encompass "Association of prenatal exposure to PM2.5 and NO2 with gestational diabetes in Western New York" (Environmental Research, 2023), "Indoor air pollution exposure and early childhood development in the Upstate KIDS Study" (Environmental Research, 2023), "Adverse pregnancy outcomes and risk of type 2 diabetes in postmenopausal women" (American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2023), "Disparities in insecurity, social support, and family relationships in association with poor mental health among US adults during the COVID-19 pandemic" (Scientific Reports, 2023), "Alcohol Consumption and Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic" (Alcohol and Alcoholism, 2023), and "Metabolomics profiling before, during, and after the Beijing Olympics: A panel study of within-individual differences during periods of high and low air pollution" (Environmental Health Perspectives, 2019). Mu leads NIH-funded studies on socio-economic, racial, and ethnic health disparities in children's early development and clinical trials on postpartum hypertension. She has received UB RENEW Institute seed grants for air pollution research and a School of Public Health and Health Professions faculty award for outstanding dedication and service in 2024.