Dr. Aschengrau has conducted epidemiologic research on environmental pollution and the risk of disease for more than 25 years. In particular, she has led investigations on the relationship between drinking water contaminants and abnormal pregnancy outcomes, neurological disorders, and cancer, and on the impact of lead hazard reduction measures among inner-city children. She is currently the principal investigator of a case-control study examining the risk of birth defects among women with prenatal exposure to tetrachloroethylene-contaminated drinking water during. In 2003, Dr. Aschengrau published the first edition of her textbook, Essentials of Epidemiology in Public Health, with coauthor George R. Seage III, Professor of Epidemiology at Harvard School of Public Health. The best-selling book whose third edition will is being released in June 2013 has been used in more than 100 schools across the United States. Dr. Aschengrau has served as a member of the Institute of Medicine Committee on Gulf War and Health, as a consultant to the Environmental Protection Agency and the Agency for Toxic Substances Disease Registry, and as a jury member for the annual John Heinz Memorial Award honoring an individual whose work has made a significant impact on the environment. She is also a member of the editorial board of Environmental Health.