Background
Sathiakumar, Nalini Daughter of Samuel Victor and Leila Hannah Joseph.
epidemiologist pediatrician public health educator researcher
Sathiakumar, Nalini Daughter of Samuel Victor and Leila Hannah Joseph.
Bachelor in medicine and surgery, University Madras, 1965—1970. Department of Community Health in child health, University Madras, 1971—1972. Doctor of Medicine in pediatric medicine, University Madras, 1976—1979.
Department of Public Health, University Alabama, Birmingham, 1987—1990. Master in Public Health, University Alabama, Birmingham, 1990—1991.
Assistant professor pediatrics University Madras, India, 1978—1981. Attending physician Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria, Nigeria, 1982—1987. Senior research associate University Alabama, Birmingham, 1987—1991, assistant professor epidemiology, 1991—1997, associate professor epidemiology, since 1998.
Chair Academic Pediatrics Review, Zaria, Nigeria, 1982—1987. Vice-chair National Pediatric Examination Committee, Zaria, Nigeria, 1983—1987. President Delta Omega Honor Society Public Health, Birmingham, Alabama, since 1993.
Member Alabam Public Health Association, Montgomery, Alabama, since 1993. Senior scientist UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center, Birmingham, Alabama, since 1995. Reviewer journal. articles American Journal Epidemiology, since 1995.
Grant reviewer for funding National Institute Health, Bethesda, DC, since 1995. Reviewer for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention fellowships Center Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, since 2001. Sparkman center scholar John Jay Sparkman Center International Public Health Education, Birmingham, Alabama, since 2001.
Achievements include research in novel interventions for management tuberculosis in Asia. Research in sulfuric acids and larynx cancer. Research in mortality among women synthetic rubber workers.
Research in follow-up studies triazine herbicide manufacturing workers. Research in petrochemicals exposure and cancer. Research in plastics manufacturing workers and cancer.
Development of research training international senior physicians. Discovery of male synthetic rubber workers with high exposure to butadiene have a risk of leukemia.
Vol. instructor family values Schools and Colleges, Birmingham, 1991—2003. Mentor Girl Scouts American, 1993—2003. Panel member Leadership Birmingham, 1997—2003.
Member United Nations Chapter, 2002. Vice president Rehabilitation Underpriviledged, 1993—2003. President Indian Cultural Association Birmingham, 1997—2000.
Member of American Public Health Association (senior member 2000-2003), Alabama Public Health Association, American College Epidemiology.
Married Kingsley Chelliah Sathiakumar, November 10, 1975. Children: Samuel Ajay Kingsley, Paul Vijay Kingsley, David Sujay Kingsley.
