Publications

  1. Suarez-Lopez JR, Jacobs DR, Himes JH, Alexander BH. (2012). Lower acetylcholinesterase activity among children living with flower plantation workers. Env. Res 53–59; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2012.01.007 .‡
  2. Suarez-Lopez JR, Jacobs DR, Himes JH, Alexander BH. (2013). Acetylcholinesterase activity, cohabitation with floricultural workers, and blood pressure in Ecuadorian children. Environ. Health Perspect. 121:619–624; https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1205431 . ‡
  3. Suarez-Lopez, JR, Himes, J. H., Jacobs, D. R., Alexander, B. H., Gunnar, M. R. (2013). Acetylcholinesterase activity and neurodevelopment in boys and girls. Pediatrics, 132(6), e1649–58. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2013-0108 . ‡
  4. Suárez-Torres J, Suárez-López JR, López-Paredes D, Morocho H, Cachiguango-Cachiguango LE, Dellai W. (2017). Agroecology and Health: Lessons from Indigenous Populations. Curr. Environ. Heal. Reports; https://doi.org/10.1007/s40572-017-0146-z .
  5. Suarez-Lopez JR, Checkoway H, Jacobs DR, Al-Delaimy WK, Gahagan S. (2017). Potential short-term neurobehavioral alterations in children associated with a peak pesticide spray season: The Mother’s Day flower harvest in Ecuador. Neurotoxicology; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuro.2017.02.002 . ‡
  6. Suarez-Lopez JR, Butcher CR, Gahagan S, Checkoway H, Alexander BH, Al-Delaimy WK. Acetylcholinesterase activity and time after a peak pesticide-use period among Ecuadorian children. Int Arch Occup Environ Health. October 2017. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00420-017-1265-4 . ‡
  7. Suarez-Lopez JR, Hong V, McDonald K, Suarez-Torres J, Lopez D, De la Cruz F. Home proximity to flower plantations and higher systolic blood pressure among children. Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2018 Aug 18. pii: S1438-4639(18)30347-X. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheh.2018.08.006 . ‡
  8. Suarez-Lopez JR, Amchich F, Murillo J, Denenberg J. Blood pressure after a heightened pesticide spray period among children living in agricultural communities in Ecuador. Environ Res. May 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2019.05.030  ‡Suarez-Lopez JR, Hood N, Suarez-Torres J, Gahagan S, Gunnar M, Lopez-Paredes D. Associations of acetylcholinesterase activity with depression and anxiety symptoms among adolescents growing up near pesticide spray sites. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health. 2019 Jun 12. pii: S1438-4639(19)30117-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheh.2019.06.001 .‡
  9. Suarez-Lopez JR, Hood N, Suarez-Torres J, Gahagan S, Gunnar M, Lopez-Paredes D. Associations of acetylcholinesterase activity with depression and anxiety symptoms among adolescents growing up near pesticide spray sites. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health. 2019 Jun 12. pii: S1438-4639(19)30117-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheh.2019.06.001 .‡
  10. Friedman, E., Hazlehurst, M.F., Loftus, C., Karr, C., McDonald, K.N., Suarez-Lopez, J.R., 2019. Residential proximity to greenhouse agriculture and neurobehavioral performance in Ecuadorian children. Int. J. Hyg. Environ. Health. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheh.2019.08.009   ‡
  11. Suarez-Lopez, J.R., Nguyen, A., Klas, J., Gahagan, S., Checkoway, H., Lopez-Paredes, D., Jacobs, D.R., Noble, M., 2021. Associations of Acetylcholinesterase Inhibition Between Pesticide Spray Seasons with Depression and Anxiety Symptoms in Adolescents, and the Role of Sex and Adrenal Hormones on Gender Moderation. Expo. Heal. 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12403-020-00361-w  ‡
  12. Suárez-López, J.R., Nazeeh, N., Kayser, G., Suarez-Torres, J., Checkoway, H., López-Paredes, D., Jacobs, D.R., Cruz, F. de la, 2020. Residential proximity to greenhouse crops and pesticide exposure (via acetylcholinesterase activity) assessed from childhood through adolescence. Environ. Res. 109728. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2020.109728 ‡
  13. Nazeeh, N., Suárez-López, J.R., 2020. Summary data of home proximity to the nearest greenhouse (floricultural) crops and areas of greenhouse crops around various distances from homes in agricultural settings in Ecuador. Data Br. 105980. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2020.105980. ‡
  14. Phillips S, Suarez-Torres J, Checkoway H, Lopez-Paredes D, Gahagan S, Suarez-Lopez JR. 2021. Acetylcholinesterase activity and thyroid hormone levels in Ecuadorian adolescents living in agricultural settings where organophosphate pesticides are used. Int J Hyg Environ Health 233:113691; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheh.2021.113691. ‡
  15. Chronister, B.N., Gonzalez, E., Lopez-Paredes, D., Suarez-Torres, J., Gahagan, S., Martinez, D., Barros, J., Jacobs, D.R., Checkoway, H., Suarez-Lopez, J.R., 2021. Testosterone, estradiol, DHEA and cortisol in relation to anxiety and depression scores in adolescents. J. Affect. Disord. 294, 838–846. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.JAD.2021.07.026. PMID: 34375211 ‡
  16. Skomal, A.E., Zhang, J., Yang, K., Yen, J., Tu, X., Suarez-Torres, J., Lopez-Paredes, D., Calafat, A.M., Ospina, M., Martinez, D., Suarez-Lopez, J.R., 2022. Concurrent urinary organophosphate metabolites and acetylcholinesterase activity in Ecuadorian adolescents. Environ Res 112163. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2021.112163. PMID: 34627797  ‡
  17. Espinosa da Silva, C., Gahagan, S., Suarez-Torres, J., Lopez-Paredes, D., Checkoway, H., Suarez-Lopez, J.R., 2022. Time after a peak-pesticide use period and neurobehavior among ecuadorian children and adolescents: The ESPINA study. Environ Res 112325. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2021.112325    ‡
  18. Chronister BNC, Yang K, Yang AR, Lin T, Tu XM, Lopez-Paredes D, Checkoway H, Suarez-Torres J, Gahagan S, Martinez D, Barr D, Moore RC and Suarez-Lopez JR. Glyphosate, 2,4-D and DEET biomarkers in relation to neurobehavioral performance in Ecuadorian adolescents in the ESPINA cohort. Environmental Health Perspectives. 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP11383. Epub 2023 Oct 11 ‡
  19. Chronister BNC, Yang K, Yang AR, Lin T, Tu XM, Lopez-Paredes D, Checkoway H, Suarez-Torres J, Gahagan S, Martinez D, Barr D, Moore RC and Suarez-Lopez JR. Erratum: “Glyphosate, 2,4-D and DEET biomarkers in relation to neurobehavioral performance in Ecuadorian adolescents in the ESPINA cohort”. Environmental Health Perspectives. 2023. doi: https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP14201. Epub 2023 Dec 7 ‡ This article received an Altmetric Score of 189 within the first month after publication, placing our work in the top 1% of all research outputs ever scored by Altmetric (#210,743 of 25,394,761 outputs scored).  https://ehp.altmetric.com/details/155313791 . This publication had so much interest, that the journal Environmental Health Perspectives dedicated a Science Selection Article to our work (See Lewis 2023, below).
  20. Lewis, Jori, A Thorny Problem: Glyphosate and 2,4-D Associated with Neurobehavioral Effects for Ecuadorian Adolescents. Science Selection. Environ Health Perspect. 2023 Dec;131(12):124001. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP14169 . Epub 2023 Dec 26. Role: JR Suarez, provided key information about the ESPINA study and publication which this Science Selection Article is centered on: B Chronister, … Suarez-Lopez JR, “Glyphosate, 2,4-D and DEET biomarkers in relation to neurobehavioral performance in Ecuadorian adolescents in the ESPINA cohort”.
  21. Chronister BNC, Justo D, Wood Dr, Lopez-Paredes D, Gonzalez E, Suarez-Torres J, Gahagan S, Martinez D, Jacobs Jr DR, Checkoway H, Jankowska MM, Suarez-Lopez JR. Sex and Adrenal Hormones in Association with Insecticide Biomarkers among Adolescents living in Ecuadorian Agricultural Communities. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health. 2024 Jun;259:114386. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheh.2024.114386  . Epub 2024 May 3. PMID: 38703462‡
  22. Parajuli, R.P., Bhandari, S., Ward, L.M., Suarez-Lopez, J.R., 2024. Risk factors for Ascaris lumbricoides infection and its association with nutritional status and IQ in 14-Year old adolescents in Chitwan, Nepal. Sci. Rep. 14, 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-77306-9 ‡ 
  23. Chronister, B.N.C., Justo, D., Wood, R.J., Lopez-Paredes, D., Gonzalez, E., Suarez-Torres, J., Gahagan, S., Martinez, D., Jacobs, D.R., Checkoway, H., Jankowska, M.M., Suarez-Lopez, J.R., 2024. Sex and adrenal hormones in association with insecticide biomarkers among adolescents living in ecuadorian agricultural communities. Int. J. Hyg. Environ. Health 259, 114386. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheh.2024.114386  ‡
  24. Amdemicael, B., Yang, K., Chronister, B.N.C., Mackey, C., Tu, X., Gahagan, S., Martinez, D., Checkoway, H., Jacobs, D.R., Suarez-Torres, J., Hong, S., Suarez-Lopez, J.R., 2025. Inflammation biomarkers and neurobehavioral performance in rural adolescents. Brain, Behavior, & Immunity – Health 43, 100912. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbih.2024.100912 ‡