College of Public Health

 

College of Public Health


 





Cheryl Beseler, PhD
Assistant Professor, Epidemiology
Environmental, Agricultural and Occupational Health Sciences

Student Life Center, 2054
Phone: (402)559-3976
Fax: (402) 559-7259
Email: cbeseler@unmc.edu





Professional Summary

2006-present Columbia University
2007-present University of Nebraska Medical Center

Courses Taught

Chronic Disease Epidemiology (co-instructor) (Spring 2008)


Education

B.S. University of Oregon, 1990
M.S. Colorado State University, Environmental Health, 2000
M.S. Colorado State University, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, 2000
Ph.D. Colorado State University, Environmental Health, Epidemiology, 2005

Research Interests & Projects

Genetic analysis of complex diseases, particularly psychiatric disorders related to substance use disorders.

Agricultural safety and health, specifically the relationship of pesticide poisoning to depression, anxiety and other neurological conditions, and its impact on occupational farming injuries.


Selected Publications

C. Beseler and L. Stallones. 2003. Safety practices, neurological symptoms and pesticide poisoning. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 45:1079-1086.

C. Beseler, K.C. Jacobson, W.S. Kremen, M.J. Lyons, S.J. Glatt, S.V. Faraone, and M.T. Tsuang. 2006. Is there heterogeneity among syndromes of substance use disorder for illicit drugs? Addictive Behaviors 31:929-947.

C. Beseler, L. Stallones, J.A. Hoppin, M.C. Alavanja, A. Blair, T. Keefe, and F. Kamel. 2006. Depression and pesticide exposures in female spouses of licensed pesticide applicators in the Agricultural Health Study cohort. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 48:1005-1013.

C. Beseler, and L. Stallones. 2006. Structural equation modeling of pesticide poisoning, depression and safety behaviors among Colorado farm residents. Journal of Agromedicine 11(3/4): 47-58.

C. Beseler, E. Aharonovich, K. Kerry, and D.S. Hasin. 2007. Adult transition from at-risk drinking to alcohol dependence: The relationship of family history and drinking motives. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research (submitted).


Professional Affiliations

Research Society on Alcoholism