Roster of Junk Scientists

JUNK SCIENCE AT LARGE

Junk Scientists

These individuals lent their names to the junk science highlighted on this home page. I've also included their affiliations and links to their junk science credits. The Junkman gives credit where credit is due.

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LUCIEN ABENHAIM, McGill University, Diet Drugs and Pulmonary Hypertension
DAVID A. AGNEW, Ontario Hydro, More on Statistical Significance
MILES R. ALLEN, Rutherford Appleton, Manmade Global Warming
DONNA ARMSTRONG, University of North Carolina, Three Mile Fantasy Island
STEVEN F. ARNOLD, Tulane University, Of Yeast and Men , Once Bitten Twice Shy A Fungus Among Us
G. ASRAR, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Is Spring Coming Earlier?
DWIGHT ATKINSON, Environmental Protection Agency, Kangaroo Court
MICHEL AUBIER, Bichat Hospital, Diet Drugs and Pulmonary Hypertension
ANSSI AUVINEN, Finnish Centre for Radiation and Nuclear Safety, Finnish Radon Study
ANNETTE L. BAKER, Harvard University, Secondhand Smoke and Cholesterol in Children
SHARON L. BAKER, Mary Imogene Bassett Research Institute, Fruit Juice and Short and Fat Kids
JAMES L. BALDWIN, University of Michigan, Bugs in the Color Additive Scare
WILEY BARBOUR, Environmental Protection Agency, Kangaroo Court
MARGARET R. BECKLAKE, McGill University, The Elderly and Air Pollution
BERNARD BEGAUD, Pellegrin Hospital, Diet Drugs and Pulmonary Hypertension
ALEXA S. BEISER, Harvard University, Secondhand Smoke and Cholesterol in Children
JACQUES BENICHOU, National Cancer Institute, Diet Drugs and Pulmonary Hypertension
JULIE A. BEVAN, Arizone Rheumatology Center, Tulane's Breast Implant Research
HENRY BLACKBURN, University of Minnesota, Olestra
MARTIN J. BLASER, Vanderbilt University, Food Safety
RICHARD M. BLOCH, East Carolina University, Multiple Chemical Sensitivity
JOHN D. BOICE, JR., International Epidemiology Institute, Holy Radon, Batman!
ROBERT M. BOSTICK, Wake Forest University, Vitamin E and Coronary Heart Disease
FRANK J. BOVE, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Drinking Water and Birth Defects
PEGGY BOYD, California Public Health Foundation, Family History and Lung Cancer
FRANCOIS BRENOT, Antoine Beclere Hospital, Diet Drugs and Pulmonary Hypertension
LOUISE A. BRINTON, National Cancer Institute, Abortion and Breast Cancer
JEFFREY R. BROOK, Environment Canada, The Elderly and Air Pollution
PATRICIA BUFFLER, University of California at Berkeley, Family History and Lung Cancer
JULIE E. BURING, Harvard University, Breast Implants and Connective Tissue Disease
RICHARD T. BURNETT, Health Canada, The Elderly and Air Pollution
TIM BYERS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Baldness and Heart Disease
MARIANO CABRIAN, National Polytechnic Institute (Mexico), An Olympic Momemt for DDT
OLLI CASTREN, Finnish Centre for Radiation and Nuclear Safety, Finnish Radon Study
JAMES R. CERHAN, University of Iowa, Hamburger and Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
ANDREW T.L. CHEN, Centers for Disease Control, Drinking Water and Birth Defects
ANNE CHEVALIER, Service General de Medecine du Travail, EMF and Cancer
BRIAN C.-H CHIU, University of Iowa, Hamburger and Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
ELIZABETH CHO, Georgetown University, Breast Cancer and High-Fat Diet During Pregnancy
GEORGE CHROUSOS, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bone Mineral Density in Women with Depression
ROBERT CLARKE, Georgetown University, Breast Cancer and High-Fat Diet During Pregnancy
RALPH J. COATES, Emory University, Abortion and Breast Cancer
GRAHAM COLDITZ, Harvard University, Agent Orange and Spina Bifida, Red Meat and Bone Fractures, Caffeine and Suicide, Secondhand Smoke-and-Mirrors, Weight Gain and Breast Cancer
BRIDGETTE M. COLLINS, Tulane University, Of Yeast and Men, Once Bitten, Twice Shy A Fungus Among Us
NANCY R. COOK, Harvard University, Breast Implants and Connective Tissue Disease
PELAYO CORREA, Louisiana State University, Family History and Lung Cancer
DOUGLAS CRAWFORD-BROWN, University of North Carolina, Three Mile Fantasy Island
MARTA L. CUELLAR, Louisiana State University, Tulane's Breast Implant Research
PETER CUMMINGS, University of Washington, Gun Safe Storage Laws
JANET R. DALING, University of Washington, Abortion and Breast Cancer
JOHN S. DANIEL, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, Ozone Depletion and Skin Cancer
ANN L. DAVIDOFF, The Johns Hopkins University, Multiple Chemical Sensitivity
DEVRA LEE DAVIS, World Resources Institute, Kangaroo Court
LELAND DECK, Abt Associates, Kangaroo Court
RALPH J. DELFINO, San Diego State University, The Elderly and Air Pollution
BARBARA A. DENNISON, Columbia University, Fruit Juice and Short and Fat Kids
MARIE DESMEULES, Health Canada, Folic Acid and Coronary Heart Disease
FRANK DIVITA, Pechan Associates, Kangaroo Court
ELLEN M. DUFFICY, New Jersey Department of Health, Drinking Water and Birth Defects
KATHLEEN A. DUNN, East Carolina University, Multiple Chemical Sensitivity
JORGE ESMART, New Jersey Department of Health, Drinking Water and Birth Defects
FELIPE ESPINOSA-TORRES, National Institute of Public Health (Mexico), An Olympic Momemt for DDT
LUIS R. ESPINOZA, Louisiana State University, Tulane's Breast Implant Research
NURI FARBER, Washington University, Nutrasweet and Brain Tumors
DIANE FESKANICH, Harvard University, Red Meat and Bone Fractures
JONATHAN M. FINE, New York University, Summertime Haze and the Air Pollution Experience
AARON FOLSOM, University of Minnesota, Hamburger and Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Vitamin E and Coronary Heart Disease
ELIZABETH T.H. FONTHAM, Louisiana State University, Family History and Lung Cancer
EARL S. FORD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Baldness and Heart Disease
DAVID S. FREEDMAN, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Baldness and Heart Disease
MARK C. FULCOMER, New Jersey Department of Health, Drinking Water and Birth Defects
ELISE GALLIVEN, National Institute of Mental Health, Bone Mineral Density in Women with Depression
MARILIE GAMMON, Columbia University, Abortion and Breast Cancer
ROBERT F. GARRY, Tulane University, Tulane's Breast Implant Research
BARBARA GERWEL, New Jersey State Department of Health and Senior Services, Lead Heads
JANIE GITTLEMAN, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Lead Heads
OSCAR S. GLUCK, Arizone Rheumatology Center, Tulane's Breast Implant Research
PHILIP GOLD, National Institute of Mental Health, Bone Mineral Density in Women with Depression
MARCEL GOLDBERG, Service General de Medecine de Controle, EMF and Cancer
PEGGY E. GOODMAN, East Carolina University, Multiple Chemical Sensitivity
LOIS M. GREEN, Ontario Hydro, More on Statistical Significance
RAYMOND S. GREENBERG, Medical University of South Carolina, Family History and Lung Cancer
JEANNE GRILLE, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Air Pollution and Sids
CLARENCE GRIM, Medical College of Wisconsin, A Grim Fairy Tale
DAVID C. GROSSMAN, University of Washington, Gun Safe Storage Laws
FRANK R. de GRUIJL, Utrecht University (The Netherlands), Ozone Depletion and Skin Cancer
PASCAL GUENEL, Hopital National de Saint-Maurice, EMF and Cancer
LOUIS J. GUILETTE, JR., University of Florida, Of Yeast and Men, Once Bitten, Twice Shy A Fungus Among Us
PAMELA S. HAINES, University of North Carolina, Diet Trends (Part 1)
ALLYSON M. HAISLIP, Tulane University, Tulane's Breast Implant Research
MATTI HAKAMA, University of Tampere (Finland), Finnish Radon Study
SUSAN E. HANKINSON, Harvard University, Weight Gain and Breast Cancer
PATRICIA R. HEBERT, Harvard University, Breast Implants and Connective Tissue Disease
CHARLES H. HENNEKENS, Harvard University, Breast Implants and Connective Tissue Disease, Secondhand Smoke-and-Mirrors, Weight Gain and Breast Cancer
JAY B. HERMAN, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Ozone and Ultraviolet Radiation
TIM HIGENBOTTAM, Hammersmith Hospital, Diet Drugs and Pulmonary Hypertension
LEENA HILAKIVI-CLARKE, Georgetown University, Breast Cancer and High-Fat Diet During Pregnancy
LAUREN HILL, National Institute of Mental Health, Bone Mineral Density in Women with Depression
WILLIAM HOHENSTEIN, Environmental Protection Agency, Kangaroo Court
ZHIPING HUANG, Harvard University, Weight Gain and Breast Cancer
DAVID J. HUNTER, Harvard University, Weight Gain and Breast Cancer
ELLEN IMBERNON, Service General de Medecine du Travail, EMF and Cancer
JOSEPH L. JACOBSON, Wayne State University, PCBs and Child Intellectual Impairment
SANDRA W. JACOBSON, Wayne State University, PCBs and Child Intellectual Impairment
CARLOS JIMENEZ, National Institute of Public Health (Mexico), An Olympic Momemt for DDT
ESTHER JOHN, Northern California Cancer Center, Sun May Increase Breast Cacer Risk?
ELIZABETH W. KARLSON, Harvard University, Breast Implants and Connective Tissue Disease
ICHIRO KAWACHI, Harvard University, Caffeine and Suicide, Secondhand Smoke-and-Mirrors
C.D. KEELING, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Is Spring Coming Earlier?
J.E. KELSALL, The Johns Hopkins University, Air Pollution and Mortality in Philadelphia
DIANE M. KLOTZ, Tulane University, Of Yeast and Men, Once Bitten, Twice Shy A Fungus Among Us
JUDITH B. KLOTZ, New Jersey Department of Health, Drinking Water and Birth Defects
REBECCA C. KNOX, Center to Prevent Handgun Violence, Gunning for Guns
THOMAS D. KOEPSELL, University of Washington, Gun Safe Storage Laws
HANNU KOMULAINEN, National Public Health Institute (Finland), Tap Water and Cancer
EILA KALISTE-KORHONEN, University of Kuopio (Finland), Tap Water and Cancer
TORD KJELLSTROM, World Health Organization, Kangaroo Court
VELI-MATTI KOSMA, University of Kuopio (Finland), Tap Water and Cancer
SHIRIKI KUMANYIKA, University of Illinois, Diet Trends (Part 2)
XAVIER KURZ, Universitaire de Liege, Diet Drugs and Pulmonary Hypertension
LAWRENCE H. KUSHI, University of Minnesota, Hamburger and Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, Vitamin E and Coronary Heart Disease
FRAN LAMOTTE, Harvard University, Breast Implants and Connective Tissue Disease
I-MIN LEE, Harvard University, Breast Implants and Connective Tissue Disease
JONATHAN LIFF, Emory University, Family History and Lung Cancer
MARC E. LIPPMAN, Georgetown University, Breast Cancer and High-Fat Diet During Pregnancy
MORTON LIPPMANN, New York University, Summertime Haze and the Air Pollution Experience
LIZBETH LOPEZ-CARRILLO, National Institute of Public Health (Mexico), An Olympic Momemt for DDT
SIMO LOTJONEN, University of Kuopio (Finland), Tap Water and Cancer
JAY H. LUBIN, National Cancer Institute, Holy Radon, Batman!
MALCOLM MACLURE, Harvard University, Sexual Activity and Heart Attack
ILONA MAKELAINEN, Finnish Centre for Radiation and Nuclear Safety, Finnish Radon Study
KATHLEEN E. MALONE, University of Washington, Abortion and Breast Cancer
JOANN E. MANSON, Harvard University, Breast Implants and Connective Tissue Disease, Secondhand Smoke-and-Mirrors, Weight Gain and Breast Cancer
THOMA MATTE, Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, Lead Heads
ALBERT McGARTLAND, Environmental Protection Agency, Kangaroo Court
JOHN A. MCLACHLAN, Tulane University, Of Yeast and Men, Once Bitten, Twice Shy A Fungus Among Us
WILLIAM J. MEGGS, East Carolina University, Multiple Chemical Sensitivity
DAVID MICHELSON, National Institute of Mental Health, Bone Mineral Density in Women with Depression
HOWARD MIELKE, Xavier Universty of Louisiana, Hair-em Scare-em
MICHELE MIETUS-SNYDER, University of California, San Francisco, Secondhand Smoke and Cholesterol in Children
ANTHONY B. MILLER, University of Toronto, More on Statistical Significance
PAMELA J. MINK, University of Minnesota, Vitamin E and Coronary Heart Disease
JOHN F. B. MITCHELL, UK Meterological Office, Manmade Global Warming
MURRAY A. MITTLEMAN, Harvard University, Sexual Activity and Heart Attack
YOLA MORIDE, McGill University, Diet Drugs and Pulmonary Hypertension
HOWARD I. MORRISON, Health Canada, Folic Acid and Coronary Heart Disease
CHARLES A. MUELLER, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Lead Heads
JAMES E. MULLER, Harvard University, Sexual Activity and Heart Attack
AILEEN M. MURPHY-MOULTON, University of California (Irvine), The Elderly and Air Pollution
R.B. MYNENI, Boston University, Is Spring Coming Earlier?
PETER NAGELHOUT, Environmental Protection Agency, Kangaroo Court
R.R. NEMANI, University of Montana, Is Spring Coming Earlier?
ELLIS J. NEUFELD, Harvard University, Secondhand Smoke and Cholesterol in Children
JANE W. NEWBURGER, Harvard University, Secondhand Smoke and Cholesterol in Children
JAVIER NICOLAU, Hopital National de Saint-Maurice, EMF and Cancer
LEIGH NOGY, Affinitech, Tulane's Breast Implant Research
CELIA OAKLEY, Hammersmith Hospital, Diet Drugs and Pulmonary Hypertension
JOHN W. OLNEY, Washington University, Nutrasweet and Brain Tumors
IGHOVIE ONOJAFE, Georgetown University, Breast Cancer and High-Fat Diet During Pregnancy
DAVID E. PARKER, UK Meterological Office, Manmade Global Warming
GREG M. PIACITELLI, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Lead Heads
DOUGLAS R. PLYMATE, Tulane University, Tulane's Breast Implant Research
BARRY M. POPKIN, University of North Carolina, Diet Trends (Part 1)
JOHN D. POTTER, Fred Hutchison Cancer Research Center, Hamburger and Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
RONALD J. PRINEAS, University of Miami, Vitamin E and Coronary Heart Disease
EERO PUKKALA, Finnish Cancer Registry, Finnish Radon Study
MARGARITA RAYGADA, Georgetown University, Breast Cancer and High-Fat Diet During Pregnancy
JOHN A. REIDY, Centers for Disease Control, Drinking Water and Birth Defects
HEIKKI REISBACKA, Finnish Centre for Radiation and Nuclear Safety, Finnish Radon Study
PEGGY REYNOLDS, California Department of Health Services, Family History and Lung Cancer
JANET C. RICE, Tulane University, Tulane's Breast Implant Research
DAVID RICHARDSON, University of North Carolina, Three Mile Fantasy Island
FREDERICK P. RIVARA, University of Washington, Gun Safe Storage Laws
LEE N. ROBINS, Washington University, Nutrasweet and Brain Tumors
HELEN L. ROCKWELL, Mary Imogene Bassett Research Institute, Fruit Juice and Short and Fat Kids
BERNARD ROSNER, Harvard University, Weight Gain and Breast Cancer
TAPIO RYTOMAA, Finnish Centre for Radiation and Nuclear Safety, Finnish Radon Study
OFELIA SAIDATE, Secretary of Health (Mexico), An Olympic Momemt for DDT
JONATHAN SAMET, Johns Hopkins University, Air Pollution and Mortality, Holy Radon, Batman!, Air Pollution and Mortality in Philadelphia
DAVID M. SANDER, Tulane University, Tulane's Breast Implant Research
JONATHAN E. SAVRIN, New Jersey Department of Health, Drinking Water and Birth Defects
DOUGLAS SCHAUBEL, Health Canada, Folic Acid and Coronary Heart Disease
TERESA M. SCHNORR, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Lead Heads
JANET B. SCHOENBERG, New Jersey Department of Health, Abortion and Breast Cancer
KENNETH SCHOENDORF, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Air Pollution and Sids
JOEL SCHWARTZ, Harvard University, Kangaroo Court
MARYANNE B. SCOTT, New York University, Summertime Haze and the Air Pollution Experience
THOMAS A. SELLERS, University of Minnesota, Hamburger and Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
LOWELL E. SEVER, Batelle, Drinking Water and Birth Defects
JEANETTE SHERMAN, Western Michigan State University, Chlorpyrifos and Birth Defects
ANNA MARIA SIEGA-RIZ, University of North Carolina, Diet Trends (Part 1)
GERALD SIMMONEAU, Antoine Beclere Hospital, Diet Drugs and Pulmonary Hypertension
HARRY SLAPER, National Institute of Public Health and Environment (The Netherlands), Ozone Depletion and Skin Cancer
RUDI SLOOFF, World Health Organization, Kangaroo Court
FRANK SPEIZER, Harvard University, Coffee and Suicide, Secondhand Smoke-and-Mirrors, Weight Gain and Breast Cancer
EDWARD SPITZNAGEL, Washington University, Nutrasweet and Brain Tumors
MEIR STAMPFER, Harvard University, Red Meat and Fractures, Caffeine and Suicide, Secondhand Smoke-and-Mirrors, Weight Gain and Breast Cancer
CONSTANTINE STRATAKIS, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bone Mineral Density in Women with Depression
KATHLEEN M. STRIBNY, Arizone Rheumatology Center, Tulane's Breast Implant Research
SCOTT A. TENENBAUM, Tulane University, Tulane's Breast Implant Research
JOHN R.P. TESSER, Arizone Rheumatology Center, Tulane's Breast Implant Research
SIMON F. B. TETT, UK Meterological Office, Manmade Global Warming
GEORGE D. THURSTON, New York University, Summertime Haze and the Air Pollution Experience
TERESA TO, University of Toronto, More on Statistical Significance
GEOFREY H. TOFLER, Harvard University, Sexual Activity and Heart Attack
JOUKO TUOMISTA, National Public Health Institute (Finland), Tap Water and Cancer
LAURA TORRES-ARREOLA, National Institute of Public Health (Mexico), An Olympic Momemt for DDT
LUISA TORRES-SANCHEZ, National Institute of Public Health (Mexico), An Olympic Momemt for DDT
C.J.TUCKER, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Is Spring Coming Earlier?
RAIMO K. TUOMINEN, University of Kuopio (Finland), Tap Water and Cancer
SIRKKA-LIISA VAITTINEN, National Public Health Institute (Finland), Tap Water and Cancer
JAN C. van der LEUN, Utrecht University (The Netherlands), Ozone Depletion and Skin Cancer
TERTTU VARTIAINEN, National Public Health Institute (Finland), Tap Water and Cancer
GUUS J.M. VELDERS, National Institute of Public Health and Environment (The Netherlands), Ozone Depletion and Skin Cancer
LINDA F. VOIGT, University of Washington, Abortion and Breast Cancer
PETER M. VONIER, Tulane University, Of Yeast and Men, Once Bitten, Twice Shy A Fungus Among Us
STEPHAN WALISZEWSKI, Veracruz University (Mexico), An Olympic Momemt for DDT
CLAUS WALL, University of Toronto, More on Statistical Significance
ROBERT B. WALLACE, University of Iowa, Hamburger and Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
DOUGLAS S. WEIL, Center to Prevent Handgun Violence, Gunning for Guns
ELIZABETH A. WHELAN, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Lead Heads
DONALD T. WIGLE, Health Canada, Folic Acid and Coronary Heart Disease
WALTER WILLETT, Harvard University, Red Meat and Bone Fractures, Caffeine and Suicide, Secondhand Smoke-and-Mirrors, Weight Gain and Breast Cancer
LINDA L. WILLIAMSON, Tulane University, Tulane's Breast Implant Research
JIM WILSON, Pechan Associates, Kangaroo Court
STEVE WING, University of North Carolina, Three Mile Fantasy Island
TRACEY J. WOODRUFF, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Kangaroo Court, Air Pollution and SIDS
EMIL WOUTERS, University Hospital Maastricht, Diet Drugs and Pulmonary Hypertension
ANNA WU, University of Southern California, Family History and Lung Cancer
YING WU, University of Pittsburgh, Vitamin E and Coronary Heart Disease
J. XU, The Johns Hopkins University, Air Pollution and Mortality in Philadelphia
SCOTT L. ZEGER, The Johns Hopkins University, Air Pollution and Mortality in Philadelphia
WEI ZHENG, University of Minnesota, Hamburger and Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

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