Michael Hendryx
Professor Emeritus
B.A. University of Nevada Reno 1982
M.S. Northwestern University 1985
Ph.D. Northwestern Univeristy 1986
Post Doctoral Fellowship University of Chicago 1988
- Fulbright Distinguished Chair, University of Newcastle, Australia, 2018-2019
- PI, Assessing Air Pollution Exposures among a Vulnerable Rural Disparities Population.†National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health. R15ES026394-01A1; 2016-2018
- Professor and Chair, Department of Health Policy, Management, and Leadership, School of Public Health, West Virginia University, 2011-2013
- PI and Director, West Virgina Rural Health Research Center, West Virginia University, 2008-2013, Rural Health Research Grant Program Cooperative Agreement, HRSA, U1CRH10664-04-02
- Academic Partner, Environmental Protection Agency Toxics Release Inventory University Challenge, 2013-2014
- Associate Professor (2006-2012) Department of Health Policy, Management and Leadership, School of Public Health, West Virginia UniversityReseach Interests
Scholarly Interest
My research interests focus on health disparities for disadvantaged populations. I am especially interested in the impacts of uneven environmental exposures faced by socioeconomically disadvantaged groups. I am also interested in studies of environmental policy.
Askland HH, Hendryx M, Clifton E. A community-based evaluation of an AI chatbot to support post-coal transitions. Extractive Industries and Society, 2026, 26, 101872.
Luo J, Hendryx M, Kroenke CH, Hooker SA, Saquib N, Du Y, Petkus AJ, Shadyab AH, Sachs BC, Von Ah D, Liu L, Liu S, Naughton MJ, Tindle HA, Wactawski-Wende J. Purpose in life, personal growth, life satisfaction and risk of cognitive impairment among older women. Aging and Mental Health, 2026, Jun 5:1-10.
Luo J, Hooker SA, Kroenke CH, Hendryx M, Naughton MJ, Du Y, Tindle HA, Ballinger TJ, Jung SY, Weitlauf JC, Benzo RM, Qi L, Lane DS, Margolis KL. et al. Purpose in life and mortality among breast cancer survivors. Health Psychology, 2026, 45(4), 423-432.
White AJ, Hart JE, Quraishi SM, Bookwalter DB, Sweeney MR, Spalt EW, Hendryx MS, Irvin VL, Lane DS, Shadyab AH, Sealy-Jefferson S, Neuhouser ML, Whitsel EA, Kaufman JD, Laden F, Sandler DP. Air pollutants and breast cancer risk: a parallel analysis of five large US prospective cohorts. American Journal of Public Health, 2025, 115(12), 2030-2043.
La Y, Jun SY, Liang X, Naughton MJ, Hendryx M, Luo J. Association between depression and lung cancer risk among postmenopausal women. Cancer Medicine, 2025, 14(5), e70695.
Hendryx M, Manson JE, Ostfeld RJ, Chlebowski RT, LeBlanc ES, Waring ME, Barrington WE, Bitoni MA, Wassertheil-Smoller S, Herold JG, Luo J. Intentional weight loss, waist circumference reduction, and mortality risk among postmenopausal women. JAMA Network Open, 2025, 8(3), e250609.
Hendryx M (ed.) Sustainable Development and Rural Public Health: From Fossil Fuels to Greener Futures. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2024.
Luo J, Hendryx M, Dong Y. Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors and non-small cell lung cancer survival. British Journal of Cancer, 2023, 128(8), 1541-1547.
Hendryx M, Dong Y, Ndeke JM, Luo J. Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor initiation and hepatocellular carcinoma prognosis. Plos One, 2022, 17(9), e0274519.
Xu X, Hendryx M, Liang X, He K, Li Y, Luo J. Dietary selenium intake and thyroid cancer risk in postmenopausal women. Nutrition, 2022, 103-104, 111840.
Luo J, Hendryx M. Mediation analysis of social isolation and mortality by health behaviors. Preventive Medicine, 2022, 154, 106881.
Hendryx M, Luo J. Association between exposure to parabens and total mortality in US adults. Environmental Research, 2022, 205, 112415.
Finkelman R, Wolfe A, Hendryx M. The future environmental and health impacts of coal. Energy Geoscience, 2021, 2(2), 99-112.
Hendryx M, Luo J, Chojenta C, Byles JE. Exposure to heavy metals from point pollution sources and risk of incident type 2 diabetes among women: a prospective cohort analysis. International Journal of Environmental Health Research, 2021, 31(4), 453-464.
Luo J, Hendryx M. Metal mixtures and kidney function: an application of machine learning to NHANES data. Environmental Research, 2020, 191:110126.
Hendryx M, Luo J. Natural gas pipeline compressor stations: VOC emissions and mortality rates. The Extractive Industries and Society, 2020, 7(3), 864-869.
Hendryx M, Zullig KJ, Luo J. Impacts of coal use on health. Annual Review of Public Health, 2020, 41, 397-415.