Outside the laboratory her recent research has involved the use
of data mining techniques as a landscape level screening tool to investigate
the linkage between exposure to environmental chemicals and public
health impacts.
Her teaching interests lie in the fields of developmental toxicology,
risk assessment and risk communication.
Awards
Recent Publications
Lim, J., DeWitt, J.C., Sanders, R.A., Watkins III, J.B., and Henshel,
D.S. (2007). Suppression of endogenous antioxidant enzymes by 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin-induced
oxidative stress in chicken liver during development. Arch. Environ.
Contam. Toxicol. In press.
Yeager, R.L., Lim, J., Millsap, D.S., Jasevicius, A.V., Sanders, R.A.,
Whelan, H.T., Watkins, J.B.III, Eells, J.T., Henshel, D.S. (2006).
670 nm Light Treatment Attenuates Dioxin Toxicity in the Developing
Chick Embryo. J. Biochem. Molec. Toxicol. In press (expected
publication date: Dec. 2006).
Yeager, R.L., Oleske, D.A., Millsap, D.S., Henshel, D.S. (2006). Severe
craniofacial malformations resulting from developmental exposure to
dioxin. Repro Toxicol. In press (on-line 7/22/06; expected
publication date: Dec. 2006).
DeSmet, K.D., Paz, D.A.,Eells, J.T., Wong-Riley, M.T.T., Henry,
M.M., Buchmann, E.V., Connelly, M.P., Dovi, J.V., Liang, H.L.,
Henshel, D.S., Yeager, R.L., Millsap, D.S, Lim, J., Gould, L.J., Das,
R., Jett, M., Hodgson, B.D., Margolis, D., Whelan, H.T. (2006). Clinical
and Experimental Applications of NIR-LED Photobiomodulation. Photomed
Laser Surgery 24(2):121-128.
Yeager, R.L., Franzosa, J.A., Millsap, D.S., Angell-Yeager, J.L.,
Heise, S.S., Wakhungu, P. Lim, J, Whelan, H.T., Eells, J.T.,
Henshel, D.S. (2006). Embryonic Growth and Hatching Implications of
Developmental 670 nm Phototherapy – Dioxin Co-Exposure.
Photomed Laser Surgery 24(3): 410-413.
DeWitt, J., Millsap, D.M., Yeager, R.L., Heise, S.S., Sparks, D.W.,
and Henshel, D.S. (2006). External heart deformities in passerine
birds exposed to environmental mixtures of PCBs during development.
Environ Toxicol Chem 25(2): 541-551.
Yeager, R.L., Franzosa, J.A., Millsap, D.S., Lim, J.,
Heise, S.S., Wakhungu, P., Whelan, H.T., Eells, J.T., and
Henshel, D.S. (2006). Survivorship and Mortality Implications
of Developmental 670 nm Phototherapy – Dioxin Co-Exposure. Photomedicine
and Laser Surgery 24:29-32.
Henshel, D.S., Sparks, D.W., Simon, T.P., and Tosick,
M.J. (2006). Age Structure and Growth of Creek chub (Semotilus atromaculatus)
(Mitchill) in PCB-contaminated streams in Indiana. J. Fish Biol.
68:44–62 doi:10.1111/j.1095-8649.2005.00875.x
Boeglin, M.L., Wessels, D., and Henshel, D.S. (2006). An investigation
of the relationship between air emissions of volatile organic compounds
and incidence of cancer in Indiana counties. Environ Res
100(2):242-254. doi:10.1016/j.envres.2005.04.004.
Henshel, D.S and Sparks, D.W. (2006). Site-specific PCB-linked Interspecies
Differences in Organ Somatic Indices. Ecotoxicology
15:9-18. DOI: 10.1007/s10646-005-0038-0.
Yeager, R.L., Franzosa, J.A., Millsap, D.S., Angell-Yeager, J.L.,
Heise, S.S., Wakhungu, P. Lim, J, Whelan, H.T., Eells, J.T.,
Henshel, D.S. (2005). Effects of 670 nm Phototherapy on Development.
Photomedicine and Laser Surgery 23:268-272.
DeWitt, J.C., Meyer, E.B., Henshel, D.S. (2005). Environmental toxicity
studies using chickens as surrogates for wildlife: Effects of vehicle
volume. Arch Environ Contam Toxicol 48(2):260-269.
DeWitt, J.C., Meyer, E.B., Henshel, D.S. (2005). Environmental toxicity
studies using chickens as surrogates for wildlife: Effects of injection
day. Arch Environ Contam Toxicol 48(2):270-277.
Henshel, D.S., DeWitt, J., and Troutman, A. (2002). Chicken Embryos
for Teratology Studies, Current Protocols in Toxicology.
In M.D. Maines (Ed.). J Wiley and Sons, Sec. 13.4.
Boischio, A.A.P. and Henshel, D.S. (2000). Linear regression models
on methyl mercury exposure during prenatal and early postnatal life
among riverside people along the Upper Madeira River, Amazon. Environmental
Research Section A 83(2): 150-61.
Boischio, A.A.P. and Henshel, D.S. (2000) Fish consumption,
fish lore and mercury pollution - Risk communication for the Madeira
River people. Environmental Research Section A 84:108-126.
Boischio, A.A.P., Cernichiari, E., Henshel, D. (2000). Segmental hair
mercury evaluation of a single family along the Upper Madeira Basin,
Brazilian Amazon. Reports in Public Health (Cadernos de Saude
Publica) 16(3):681-6.
Henshel, D.S. (1998). Developmental and neurotoxic effects of dioxin
and dioxin-like compounds on domestic and wild avian species. Environmental
Toxicology and Chemistry 17(1):88-98 .
D.S. Henshel, B. Hehn, R. Wagey, M. Vo, J.D. Steeves. (1997). The
relative sensitivity of chicken embryos to yolk or aircell - injected
2,3,7,8 - tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin. Environmental Toxicology
and Chemistry 16(4):725-732.
Henshel, D.S., Martin, J.W., DeWitt, J.C. (1997). Brain Asymmetry
as a Potential Biomarker for Developmental TCDD Intoxication: A Dose-Response
Study. Environmental Health Perspectives, 105(7):718-725.
A.A.P. Boschio and D.S. Henshel. (1996). Risk Assessment of Mercury
Exposure Through Risk Consumption by the Riverside People in the Madeira
Basin, Amazon, 1991 Neurotoxicology 17(1): 169-176.
D.S. Henshel, M.T. Vo, B. Hehn, and J.D. Steeves. (1993). A short-term
test for dioxin teratogenicity using chicken embryos, In J.
Hughes et al. (Eds.), ASTM STP #1173: Second Symposium on Environmental
Toxicology and Risk Assessment. American Society for Testing
and Materials (ASTM), Philadelphia. pp. 159-174.