Education

• B.S. in Biomedical Sciences  University of Texas at El Paso  2010
• M.P.H., Hispanic and Border Health  University of Texas at El Paso  2015
• Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Health Sciences  University of Texas at El Paso  2021

Background

• 2022-present: Assistant Professor, School of Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Indiana University, Bloomington
• 2021-2022: Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Indiana University, Bloomington

Grants

• 2023-present: Principal Investigator, "Targeting homes with high risks by leveraging big data and advanced machine-learning algorithms" (U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, HUD NLTS00020-20)
• 2023-present: Principal Investigator, "A Rapid Community Assessment: Connecting health with water, wastewater, and stormwater needs" (Indiana Finance Authority, NR 198821)
• 2023-present: Principal Investigator, "A pilot needs assessment to support Uplands students in drinking plentiful safe, clean water at school" (IU Center for Rural Engagement, SCHOOLH2O)

Scholarly Interest

Dr. Del Rio conducts interdisciplinary, and community engaged research to understand the relationships between environmental exposures and social determinants of health and develop low-cost structural interventions for under resourced communities and socially vulnerable populations. Her current projects aim to reduce water insecurity in rural communities in Indiana and prevent chronic low-level lead (Pb) exposure in U.S. children.

Selected Publications

Articles

Complete List of Published Work in My Bibliography

View full publication list at Google Scholar

Del Rio, M., Sobin, C., Hettiarachchi, G. (2022). Biological factors that impact variability of lead absorption and BLL estimation in children: Implications for child blood lead level testing practices. Journal of Environmental Health, 85(5), 18-26.

Del Rio, M., Obeng, A., Galkaduwa, B., Rodriguez, C., Costa, C., Chavarria, C. A., Navarro, E. A., Avila, J., Wekumbura, C., Hargrove, W. L., Hettiarachchi, G., & Sobin, C. (2022). An interdisciplinary team-based approach for significantly reducing lower-level lead poisoning in U.S. children. Toxicology reports, 10, 76?86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.toxrep.2022.12.004

Del Rio, M., MacDonald Gibson, J. (2023). Environmental Determinants of Health. Book chapter in Chronic Illness Care (in press)

Sobin, C., Gutierrez-Vega, M., Flores-Montoya, G., Del Rio, M., Alvarez. J.M., Obeng, A., Avila, J., Hettiarachchi, G. (2023). Improving equitability and inclusion in testing and detection of lead poisoning in U.S. children. The Milbank Quarterly. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-0009.12596

Del Rio, Lasley, P., Tallon, Lindsay, Kauth, JM., Bare, G., McCurdy, L., Etzel, R.A. (2023). Critical competencies in children's environmental health. Journal of Environmental Health. 85(6), 26-30.

Del Rio, M., & MacDonald Gibson, J. (2023) Factors influencing inequities in lead exposure in United States children: A systematic review. International Public Health Journal, 15(3). (in press)