Angela Dimatulac Aherrera, DrPH, MPH
Assistant Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology
Department: Biostatistics and Epidemiology
Contact information
Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
3600 Civic Center Blvd, 4th Floor, Office 105B
Philadelphia, PA 19104
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
3600 Civic Center Blvd, 4th Floor, Office 105B
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: (215) 746-0456
Publications
Education:
BA (Behavioral Biology)
Johns Hopkins University, 2011.
MPH
Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, 2015.
DrPH (Environmental Health and Engineering)
Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, 2019.
Permanent linkBA (Behavioral Biology)
Johns Hopkins University, 2011.
MPH
Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, 2015.
DrPH (Environmental Health and Engineering)
Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, 2019.
Description of Research Expertise
aerosols, air pollution, air quality, biomarkers, chemical hazards, electronic cigarettes, environmental epidemiology, environmental hazards, environmental health, exposure assessment, heavy metals, microplastics, microfibers, occupational health, respiratory health outcomes, secondhand tobacco smoke, sustainable fashion, tobacco controlSelected Publications
Sarah-Marie Alam El Din, Sampada Iyenger, Angela Aherrera, Derrick Quarles, Joseph Bressler, Ana M. Rule : The Detection of Metals and Metal Particles in Electronic Cigarette Aerosols Generated with a ceramic coil The Society for Research in Nicotine and Tobacco 32nd Annual Meeting (Baltimore, MD) March 2026.Julia Dani, Xavier Girvan, Mariella De Biasi, Ana Rule, Angela Aherrera : Neurotoxic effects of ENDs/E-cigarettes: A systematic Review The Society for Research in Nicotine and Tobacco 32nd Annual Meeting (Baltimore, MD) March 2026.
Noel Leigh, Angela Aherrera, Zachary T. Bitzer, Marielle C. Brinkman, Felix Effah, Irfan Rahman, Ahmad El-Hellani, I. Mark Olfert, Ana M. Rule, Naudia Gray, Thivanka Muthumalage : Heating Coil and Device Design Parameters as Critical Determinants of Electronic Cigarette Aerosol Toxicity The Society of Toxicology 65th Annual Meeting (San Diego, CA) March 2026.
Anna Tillery, Rae O’Leary, Nora Pisanic, Brittany Youpee, Angela Aherrera, Kate Krucynski, Jaylynn Farlee, Megan Wilks, Erena S. Hovhannisyan Romero, Miranda Cajero, Jacob Duran, Christopher Heaney, Ana M. Rule, Esther Erdei: Indoor Air Nicotine, Nitrogen Dioxide Exposure, and COVID-19 Outcomes in a Great Plains Tribal Community. Indoor Air Tommaso Orusa (eds.). John Wiley & Sons Ltd. 2026(1), March 2026.
Sarah-Marie Alam El Din, Sampada Iyengar, Angela D Aherrera, C Derrick Quarles Jr, Jana Mihalic, Joseph Bressler, Ana M Rule: Detection of Metal-Containing Particles in FDA-Authorized and New Disposable Electronic Cigarette Aerosols. Environ Sci Technol November 2025.
Peng X, Feder KA, Rule AM, Aherrera AD: Characterization of Metal and Nicotine Exposure from Electronic Cigarette use (Vaping) via Urine Biomarkers. The Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco 31st Annual Meeting March 2025 Notes: Poster Presentation.
Tillery A, O'Leary R, Aherrera A, Farlee J, Youpee B, Hovhannisyan Romero ES, Cajero M, Duran J, Erdei E, Rule AM.: COVID-19 Disease and Chronic Health Outcomes Associated with Nicotine Use in a Great Plains Tribal Community: A Community-Based Study. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities September 2024.
Chen R, Aherrera A, Jones MR, Stuart EA, Davis MF, Rule AM.: Association between prolonged dual use of cigarettes and E-cigarettes and psychosocial factors among U.S. Smokers: Secondary data analysis from the 2013 to 2019 PATH study. Hyg Environ Health Adv September 2024.
Aherrera AD, Lin J, Chen R, Tillery A, Navas-Acien A, Rule AM: The association of e-cigarette use with heavy metals: a comparison of non-invasive biomarkers between e-cigarette users and non-users (2015-2020). The Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco 30th Annual Meeting March 2024 Notes: Poster presentation.
Tillery A, Aherrera A, Chen R, Lin JJY, Tehrani M, Moustafa D, Mihalic J, Navas-Acien A, Rule AM.: Characterization of e-cigarette users according to device type, use behaviors, and self-reported health outcomes: Findings from the EMIT study. Tob Induc Dis 21: 159, December 2023.