Department: Health Sciences 

Areas of expertise:

• Environmental epidemiology and toxicology
• Environment and health relationship
• Complementary Alternative and Integrative Health 

Zeman teaches environmental health. In the past she has taught epidemiology; anatomy and physiology for health sciences; toxicology; human diseases; environmental and occupational health regulations/policy; and complementary, alternative and integrative health. 

Zeman’s research has focused on the acute and chronic hematopoietic and immunotoxicological impacts of nitrate, children’s environmental health and learning, select pesticides and the development of methodologies for exposure assessment in epidemiological research. 

Zeman earned associates degrees in biology and nursing at Lewis and Clark University; a bachelor's degree in anthropology/cultural ecology at Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville; a master's degree in environmental science from Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville; and a doctorate in preventive medicine, environmental and occupational health, at the University of Iowa.

Media contact: Eric Gorton, gortonej@jmu.edu.