November 11, 2003



Lea Steele, Ph.D.

Curriculum Vitae

Lea Steele, Ph.D.

Epidemiologist, Human Ecologist

Address

Institute of Biomedical Studies

Baylor University

One Bear Place, Box 97224

Waco, TX 76798

Telephone: (254) 710-2635

Email: Lea_Steele@baylor.edu

Education

Ph.D. 1996 Major: Community Health Sciences

Concentration: Epidemiology, Human Ecology, Behavioral Sciences

The University of Texas Health Sciences Center, School of Public Health,

Houston, Texas

B.A. 1976 Major: Biological Sciences

Concentration: Biochemistry

Northwestern University,

Evanston, Illinois

Additional Training

Epidemiology Research Fellow (1993-95) - U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Infectious Diseases (NCID), Division of Viral and Rickettsial Diseases, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research Group, Atlanta, Georgia

Research Interests

• Epidemiology and pathophysiology of Gulf War illness and similar conditions characterized by persistent unexplained medical symptoms

• Use of epidemiologic methods to investigate complex etiologic factors in chronic illness

• Associations between environmental exposures and the public health

• Identification and evaluation of treatments and diagnostic tests for unexplained multisymptom illness

• Research methods in evaluating complementary and alternative treatment interventions

• Public health preparedness

Professional Experience

|2010 - present |Research Professor, Institute of Biomedical Studies, Baylor University, Waco, Texas |

|2008 – 2009 |Adjunct Associate Professor, College of Human Ecology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas |

|2003 – 2008 |Scientific Director, Federal Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses, U.S. Department of |

| |Veterans Affairs |

|2003 – 2007 |Associate Professor, College of Human Ecology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas |

|2001 – 2003 |Senior Health Researcher, Kansas Health Institute, Topeka, Kansas |

|1997 – 2001 |Director, Kansas Persian Gulf War Veterans Health Initiative, Kansas Commission on Veterans Affairs, Topeka, |

| |Kansas |

|1998 – 2001 |Adjunct Assistant Professor of Preventive Medicine, University of Kansas Medical School, Kansas City, Kansas |

|1993 – 1996 |Epidemiologist and Data Analyst, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, Georgia |

|1990 – 1992 |Project Coordinator, Partnerships for Healthy Aging, University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, Texas |

|1988 – 1989 |Research Director, Pines International, Lawrence, Kansas |

Teaching Experience

|2012 |Research Methods in Medical Research, Baylor University |

| | |

|2004 – 2009 |Principles and Methods in Epidemiology, Methods in Disease Epidemiology, Kansas State University |

|2002 – 2003 |Supervisor, Kansas Health Institute student interns |

|1998 – 1999 |Supervisor, Public Health students in community epidemiology placement |

|1995 – 1996 |Lecturer, Epidemiology of Acute and Chronic Diseases, MII Epidemiology, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk,|

| |Virginia |

|1991 – 1992 |Graduate Teaching Assistant, Advanced Epidemiologic Methods, University of Texas School of Public Health, |

| |Houston, Texas |

Federal Committees

|2002 – present |Member, Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs |

|2011 - 2012 |Member, Gulf War illness Strategic Planning Committee; Working Groups on Case Definition, Health Surveillance |

|2006 – 2010 |Chair, Scientific Integration Panel, Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses Research Program, Congressionally Directed |

| |Medical Research Programs, U.S. Department of Defense |

|2004 – 2005 |Member, Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses Research Scientific Merit Review Committee, U.S. Department of Veterans |

| |Affairs |

|1994 – 1998 |Member, NIH Working Group on Quantitative Methods in Alternative Medicine, National Institutes of Health, |

| |Bethesda, Maryland. |

Scientific Referee (Peer-Reviewed Journals)

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

American Journal of Epidemiology

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

International Journal of Epidemiology

Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Funded Projects

2012 – 2015 Principal Investigator, “Establishing a 1991 Veterans Research Network to Improve Characterization of Gulf War Illness and Provide a National Resource for Veterans and Investigators” [funded by U. S. Department of Defense, $814,165].

2012 – 2015 Principal Investigator, “Biomarker Discovery in Gulf War Veterans: Development of a Gulf War Illness Diagnostic Panel” [funded by U. S. Department of Defense, $784,175].

2011 – 2014 Principal Investigator, “Assessment of Diverse Biological Indicators in Gulf War Illness: Are they Replicable? Are They Related?” [funded by U.S. Department of Defense, $741,012].

2013 – 2017 Co-Principal Investigator (Central Texas), “Brain-Immune Interactions as the Basis of Gulf War Illness: Gulf War illness Consortium (GWIC)” [funded by U.S. Department of Defense via subaward from Boston University Medical Campus, Baylor funding: $382,863; total funding: $5,194,048].

2013 – 2017 Coinvestigator: “Understanding Gulf War Illness: An Integrative Modeling Approach “ [funded by U.S. Department of Defense via subaward from Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, Baylor funding: $29,561; total funding: $4,763,216].

Funded Projects (Cont.)

2011 – 2012 Collaborator, “Brain-Immune Interactions as the Basis for Gulf War Illness: Consortium Development” [awarded to Boston University School of Public Health, funded by U.S. Department of Defense, $269,190].

2011 – 2012 Collaborator, “Gulf War Illness Research Development Consortium” [awarded to Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, funded by U.S. Department of Defense, $251,475].

2003 – 2008 Scientific Director, Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans’

Illnesses [funded at the Topeka VA Medical Center and Kansas State University by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, $1,800,000].

2002 – 2003 Principal Investigator, “Water and Health in Kansas” [funded by the Kansas Health Foundation, $30,000].

2002 – 2003 Principal Investigator, “Assessment of Bioterrorism and Emergency Preparedness of Local Health Departments in Kansas” [funded by the Kansas Association of Local Health Departments, $165,000].

2002 – 2003 Co-Principal Investigator, “Survey of Kansas Decision-Makers Regarding Their Knowledge and Attitudes about Public Health” [funded by the Kansas Health Foundation, $30,000].

2000 – 2004 Co-Investigator, “Autonomic Dysfunction in Gulf War Veterans,” Collaborative research project of Midwest Research Institute, Kansas Health Institute, the Kansas Commission on Veterans Affairs, and the University of Nebraska Medical School. [funded by the U.S. Department of Defense, $1,100,000].

1997 – 2001 Principal Investigator, “The Kansas Persian Gulf War Veterans Health Initiative” [funded by the State of Kansas, $255,000].

1994 – 1996 Principal Investigator, “The San Francisco Fatigue Study” [funded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the San Francisco Department of Health, $530,000].

1990 – 1991 Research Coordinator, “Partnerships for Healthy Aging.” [funded by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, $30,000].

Publications: U.S. Government Reports

1. Gulf War Illness and the Health of Gulf War Veterans. Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses (federal committee report, primary author: Lea Steele). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2008 (GPO 2008-560-663).

2. Scientific Progress in Understanding Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses. Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses (federal committee report, primary author: Lea Steele). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2004 (GPO 2004-657-077).

Publications: Peer-Reviewed Journals

1. Steele, Lea, Antonio A. Sastre, Mary M. Gerkovich, Mary Cook. Complex Factors in the Etiology of Gulf War illness: Wartime Exposures and Risk Factors in Veteran Subgroups. Environmental Health Perspectives 2012; 120:112-118.

2. Binns, James and Lea Steele. The “Reality” of Gulf War Illness. Fed Practitioner 2011; 28:37-40.

3. Levin, Jeff, and Lea Steele. The Transcendent Experience: Conceptual, Theoretical, and Epidemiologic Perspectives. Explore 2005;1:89-101.

4. Steele, Lea. Author’s Reply re: Invited Commentary: Unexplained Health Problems after Gulf War Service: Finding Answers to Complex Questions. American Journal of Epidemiology 2003;157:568-569.

5. Steele, Lea. Invited Commentary: Unexplained Health Problems after Gulf War Service: Finding Answers to Complex Questions. American Journal of Epidemiology 2001; 154:406-409.

6. Levin, Jeff and Lea Steele. On the Epidemiology of “Mysterious” Phenomena. Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine 2001;7:64-66.

7. Steele, Lea. Prevalence and Patterns of Gulf War Illness in Kansas Veterans: Association of Symptoms with Characteristics of Person, Place, and Time of Military Service. American Journal of Epidemiology 2000;152:991-1001.

8. Steele, Lea, James G. Dobbins, Keiji Fukuda, Michele Reyes, Bonnie Randall, Michelle Koppelman, and William C. Reeves. The Epidemiology of Chronic Fatigue in San Francisco. American Journal of Medicine 1998;105(3A):83S-90S.

9. Levin, Jeffrey S., Thomas A. Glass, Lawrence H. Kushi, John R. Schuck, Lea Steele, and Wayne B. Jonas. Quantitative Methods in Research on Complementary and Alternative Medicine: A Methodological Manifesto. Medical Care 1997;35:1079-1094.

10. Shefer, Abigail, James G. Dobbins, Keiji Fukuda, Lea Steele, Denise Koo, Rosane Nisenbaum, and George W. Rutherford. Fatiguing Illness Among Employees in Three Large State Office Buildings, California, 1993: Was There an Outbreak? Journal of Psychiatric Research 1997;31:31-43.

11. Dobbins, James G., Bonnie Randall, Michele Reyes, Lea Steele, Elizabeth A. Livens, and William C. Reeves. The Prevalence of Chronic Fatiguing Illness Among Adolescents in the United States. Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome 1997;3:15-27.

12. Reyes, Michele, Howard E. Gary, James G. Dobbins, Bonnie Randall, Lea Steele, Keiji Fukuda, Gary P. Holmes, David G. Connell, Alison C. Mawle, Scott Schmid, John A. Stewart, Lawrence B. Schonberger, Walter J. Gunn, and William C. Reeves. Surveillance for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome–Four U.S. Cities, September 1989 through August 1993. MMWR–Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 1997;46/No.SS2:1-13.

13. Mawle, Alison C., Rosane Nisenbaum, James G. Dobbins, Howard E. Gary, John A. Stewart, Michele Reyes, Lea Steele, Scott Schmid, and William C. Reeves. Immune Responses Associated with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Case-Control Study. Journal of Infectious Diseases 1997;175:136-141.

14. Reyes, Michele, James G. Dobbins, Alison C. Mawle, Lea Steele, Howard Gary, Hina Milani, Scott Schmid, Keiji Fukuda, John Stewart, Rosane Nisenbaum, and William C. Reeves. Risk Factors for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Case-Control Study. Journal of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome 1996;2:17-30.

15. Mawle, Alison C., Rosane Nisenbaum, James G. Dobbins, Howard Gary, John Stewart, Lea Steele, Scott Schmid, and William C. Reeves. The Seroepidemiology of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Case-Control Study. Clinical Infectious Diseases 1995;21:1386-1389.

16. Steele, Lea, Michele Reyes, and James G. Dobbins. The Clinical Course of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome(CFS): Longitudinal Observations of CDC Surveillance System Participants. Proc . Am. Assoc. CFS 1994; Oct:43.

17. The International Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Study Group (24 collaborators, including Lea Steele). The Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Comprehensive Approach to its Definition and Study. Annals of Internal Medicine 1994;121:953-969.

18. Falck,Vilma T. and Lea Steele. Promoting the Health of Aging Adults in the Community. Journal of Community Health. 1994;19:389-393.

Publications: Other

1. Steele, Lea and Barbara Starrett. Bioterrorism and Emergency Preparedness of Local Health Departments in Kansas. Topeka, KS: Kansas Health Institute, 2003.

2. Steele, Lea and Anthony Wellever. Water and Health in Kansas. 2003. Topeka, KS: Kansas Health Institute, 2003.

3. Steele, Lea. The Symptoms, Prevalence, and Existence of Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses: What Do We Know From Epidemiologic Research? In: Interim Report of the Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, 2002.

4. Levin, Jeffrey S., Thomas A. Glass, Lawrence H. Kushi, John R. Schuck, Lea Steele, and Wayne B. Jonas. Research and CAM. In: Nancy Fass (Editor), Integrating Complementary Medicine into Health Systems. 2001. Gaithersburg, MD: Aspen Publishers.

Manuscripts in Preparation

1. Steele, Lea, Mary Gerkovich, Antonio Sastre, and Mary Cook. (In preparation.) “Complex Factors in the Etiology of Gulf War Illness II: Butyrylcholinesterase Genotype and Risk for Gulf War Illness.”

2. Sastre, Antonio, Mary Cook, Mary Gerkovich, and Lea Steele (In preparation.) “Autonomic Dysfunction in Ill Gulf War Veterans: A Case Control Study.”

Government Testimony: Federal

1. Steele, Lea. (2009). Testimony before the House Committee on Veterans Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC, July 30.

2. Steele, Lea. (2009). Testimony before the House Committee on Veterans Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations. U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC, May 19.

3. Steele, Lea. (2007). Testimony before the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs, U.S. Senate, Washington, DC, September 25.

4. Steele, Lea. (2007). Testimony before the House Committee on Veterans Affairs, Subcommittee on Health. U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC, July 26.

5. Steele, Lea. (2002). Testimony before House Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs, and International Relations, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC, January 24.

Government Testimony: State of Kansas

1. Steele, Lea. (2007). Testimony Concerning the Kansas Veterans Health Act. Presented to the Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee, Kansas Senate, Topeka, Kansas, February 14.

2. Steele, Lea. (2001). Testimony presented to the House Appropriations Committee, Kansas House of Representatives, Topeka, Kansas, March 5.

3. Steele, Lea. (2001). Testimony presented to the House Federal and State Committee, Kansas House of Representatives, Topeka, Kansas, February 20.

4. Steele, Lea. (2001). Testimony presented to the Senate Ways and Means Committee, Kansas Senate, Topeka, Kansas, February 12.

5. Steele, Lea. (2001). Gulf War Illness in Kansas Veterans: Update on the Kansas Persian Gulf War Veterans Health Initiative Program. Testimony before the Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee, Kansas Senate, Topeka, Kansas, February 7.

Government Testimony: State of Kansas (cont.)

6. Steele, Lea. (1999). Testimony before the Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee, Kansas Senate, Topeka, Kansas, March 22.

7. Steele, Lea. (1999). Testimony presented to the House Appropriations Committee, Kansas House of Representatives, Topeka, Kansas, March 9.

8. Steele, Lea. (1999). Testimony before the House Federal and State Affairs Committee, Kansas House of Representatives, Topeka, Kansas, February 17

9. Steele, Lea. (1998). Testimony before the Senate Ways and Means Committee, Kansas Senate, Topeka, Kansas, March 12.

Presentations: Scientific Conferences and Meetings

1. Steele, Lea. (2012). Twenty-one Years After Desert Storm: What Have We Learned about the Health of Gulf War Veterans? War-Related Illness and Injury Study Center. VA Palo Alto Healthcare System. Palo Alto, CA, July 12.

2. Steele, Lea. (2012). Gulf War Illness Research in Central Texas. Meeting of the Heroes Research Network. Texas State University, Round Rock, TX. March 30.

3. Steele, Lea. (2012). Assessment of Diverse Biological Indicators in Gulf War Illness. VA Center of Excellence for Returning War Veterans. Waco, TX, January 18.

4. Steele, Lea. (2011). Gene-Exposure Interactions in the Etiology of Gulf War Illness: Evidence of Increased Vulnerability to Neurotoxicants in Identifiable Veteran Subgroups. IACFSME Research Conference, Ottawa, Ontario, September 25.

5. Steele, Lea. (2011) Follow-Up Survey of Gulf War-Era Veterans. Presentation at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, D.C, February 28.

6. Steele, Lea. (2009). What is Gulf War Illness and What Caused It? U.S. Department of Defense Military Health Research Forum, Kansas City, MO, September 1.

7. Steele, Lea. (2009). Gulf War Illness and the Health of Gulf War Veterans: Methods and Findings of the Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses. Institute of Medicine, National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC, April 14.

8. Steele, Lea. (2009). Gulf War Illness and the Health of Gulf War Veterans: Findings of the 2008 Report of the U.S. Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses. Gulf War Illness Symposium, House of Lords, London, England, March 24.

9. Steele, Lea. (2008). Gulf War Illness and the Health of Gulf War Veterans: Scientific Findings and Recommendations. Meeting of the Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC, November 17.

Presentations: Scientific Conferences and Meetings (cont.)

10. Steele, Lea. (2007). The Gulf War and Gulf War Illness: An Overview of Current Research. The Society of Chemical Industry Conference on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses, London, England, June 5.

11. Steele, Lea. (2006). The Gulf War and Gulf War Illnesses: Summary of Research Findings and Remaining Questions. Meeting of the Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses, Dallas, TX, November 7.

12. Steele, Lea. (2006). Research on Autonomic and Neuroimmune Dysregulation Associated with Gulf War Exposures. Meeting of the Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses, Washington, DC, August 14.

13. Steele, Lea. (2006). Gulf War Illnesses, CNS Proinflammatory Processes, and Autonomic Dysregulation. Meeting of the Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses, Washington, DC, August 14.

14. Steele, Lea. (2006). The Gulf War and Gulf War Illnesses: An Overview. Meeting of the Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses, Washington, DC, May 16.

15. Steele, Lea. (2005). Wartime Exposures in Relation to Chronic Health Problems in Gulf War Veterans. Meeting of the Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses, Washington, DC, December 12.

16. Steele, Lea. (2005). Unstudied Exposures of Possible Concern in Relation to Gulf War Veterans’ Health. Meeting of the Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses, Washington, DC, September 20.

17. Steele, Lea. (2005). Exposure to Solvents in the Gulf War. Meeting of the Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses, Washington, DC, September 19.

18. Steele, Lea. (2005). Exposure to Combustion Products and Particulates in the Gulf War. Meeting of the Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses, Washington, DC, September 19.

19. Steele, Lea. (2005). Oil Well Fires and the Health of Gulf War Veterans: Overview and Remaining Questions. Meeting of the Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses, Washington, DC, September 19.

20. Steele, Lea. (2005). Research on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses. Meeting on Treatment Research in Gulf War Veterans, Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Research and Development, Washington, DC, August 1.

21. Steele, Lea. (2005). Gulf War Illness and Vaccines: An Overview of Issues and Epidemiologic Findings. Meeting of the Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses, Washington, DC, April 7.

22. Steele, Lea. (2005). Overview of Depleted Uranium Research of Particular Relevance to Multisymptom Illness in Gulf War Veterans. Meeting of the Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses, Washington, DC, April 7.

Presentations: Scientific Conferences and Meetings (cont.)

23. Steele, Lea. (2005). Overview: Multisymptom Illness in Gulf War Veterans. Meeting of the Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses, Washington, DC, April 6.

24. Steele, Lea. (2004). Identifying and Evaluating Treatments for Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses. Meeting of the Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses, Washington, DC, October 25.

25. Steele, Lea. (2004). Exposure to Smoke from Oil Well Fires and Other Combustion Products: Overview of Epidemiologic Findings. Meeting of the Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses, Washington, DC, October 25.

26. Steele. Lea. (2004). Overview of Research on Infectious Diseases in Gulf War Veterans. Meeting of the Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses, Washington, DC, February 24.

27. Steele, Lea. (2003). Restoring the Unity of Health and the Environment: A Renewed Vision of Environmental Health. Conference on the Environment and Human Health, Wichita State University, Wichita, KS, June 4.

28. Steele, Lea. (2003). Identifying, Developing, and Evaluating Treatments for Unexplained Illnesses. Meeting of the Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC, February 3.

29. Steele, Lea. (2002). Current Research on Health Problems Affecting Gulf War Veterans. Meeting of the Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses, Washington, DC, October 22.

30. Steele, Lea. (2002). Methodologic Approaches for Investigating Treatments for Unexplained Illnesses in Gulf War Veterans. Meeting of the Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses, Washington, DC, June 25.

31. Steele, Lea. (2002). What Does the Epidemiologic Evidence Tell Us About the Nature of Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses? Presentation for the U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Meeting of the Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses, Washington, DC, June 25.

32. Steele, Lea. (2002). Gulf War Veterans Illnesses: A Summary of Research on Symptoms, Prevalence, and Existence. Meeting of the Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses, Washington, DC, April 11.

33. Steele, Lea. (2001). Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Gulf War Illness: Is the Case Definition of CFS Useful in Describing Health Problems Associated with Service in the Persian Gulf War? American Association for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Fifth International Conference, Seattle, WA, January 26-29.

34. Steele, Lea. (2001). How Many Veterans Are Affected by Gulf War-related Health Problems? A Review of Population-Based Studies. Federal Conference on Illnesses Among Gulf War Veterans, Alexandria, VA, January 24-26.

Presentations: Scientific Conferences and Meetings (cont.)

35. Steele, Lea. (1999). The Epidemiology of Gulf War Illness in Kansas Veterans. Kansas Public Health Association Annual Conference, Topeka, KS, October 12.

36. Steele, Lea. (1997). Do Kansas Veterans Have Health Problems Associated With Service in the Persian Gulf War?: The Kansas Persian Gulf Veterans Health Initiative. Kansas Public Health Association Annual Conference, Hutchinson, KS, October 13-15.

37. Steele, Lea. (1996). Prevalence and Characteristics of Chronic Fatigue in a Diverse Urban Population. American Association for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research Conference, San Francisco, CA, October 13-14.

38. Steele, Lea. (1996). Chronic Fatigue Syndrome. Cayce Health Professionals Symposium, Association for Research and Enlightenment, Virginia Beach, VA, September 28.

39. Levin, Jeff, Lea Steele, Thomas A. Glass, Lawrence H. Kushi, and John R. Schuck. (1995). Quantitative Methods in Complementary Medical Research. National Institutes of Health (NIH) Conference on Complementary & Alternative Medicine Research Methodology, Bethesda, MD, April 26-28.

40. Steele, Lea, Michele Reyes, James G. Dobbins, and W.C. Reeves. (1995). Measuring the Course and Outcome of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Results from Longitudinal Follow-up of 112 Patients. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Workshop on the Development of Outcomes Measures for Therapeutic Trials in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, April 11.

41. Mawle, Alison C., Lea Steele, Michele Reyes, James G. Dobbins, and William C. Reeves. (1994). A Case-Control Study of Immunologic Parameters in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Patients. American Association for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research Conference, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, October 7.

42. Shefer, Abigail M., James G. Dobbins, Keiji Fukuda, Lea Steele, Denise Koo, and S. Benson Werner. (1994). Investigation of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Among Employees in Two State Office Buildings in California, 1993. American Association for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research Conference, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, October 7.

43. Steele, Lea, Michele Reyes, and James G. Dobbins. (1994). The Clinical Course of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Longitudinal Observation of CDC Surveillance System Participants. American Association for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Research Conference, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, October 7.

44. Fukuda, Keiji, Michele Reyes, James Dobbins, Lea Steele, Howard Gary, Alison Mawle, Scott Schmid, John Stewart, and William C. Reeves. (1993). Specific Recommendations for Evolutionary Changes to the Current CFS Case Definition. Meeting on the Research Case Definition of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA, September 27.

Other Invited Presentations

1. Steele, Lea (2011). Unraveling Medical Mysteries: Health Research on Complex Illness. AED Meeting, Waco, TX. October 6.

2. Steele, Lea (2011). Addressing the Health Problems of Gulf War Veterans, 20 Years After Desert Storm. Scott & White Military Homefront, Killeen, TX, June 23.

3. Steele, Lea. (2010). Scientific Research on the Health of Gulf War Veterans: What Have We Learned? Where Are We Headed? Conference of the National Gulf War Resource Center, Dallas, TX. August 7.

4. Steele, Lea. (2009). Gulf War Illness and the Health of Gulf War Veterans. Kansas Health Institute, Topeka, KS, April 17.

5. Steele, Lea. (2008). Findings and Recommendations of the 2008 Report of the Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses. Presentation to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Gulf War Advisory Committee, Washington, DC, November 20.

6. Steele, Lea. (2008). Gulf War Illness and the Health of Gulf War Veterans. Findings from the 2008 Report of the Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans. Meeting of Veterans Service Organizations, American Legion National Headquarters, Washington, DC, November 18.

7. Steele, Lea. (2008). Findings and Recommendations from the 2008 Report of the Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses. Series of four presentations to Capitol Hill staffers, U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC, November 17.

8. Steele, Lea. (2007). The Health of Gulf War Veterans. Annual Conference of the National Gulf War Resource Center, Kansas City, MO, July 28.

9. Steele, Lea. (2007). Gulf War Illnesses: Sixteen Years After the Storm. Wisconsin Gulf War Illnesses Recognition Day Conference, Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs, Madison, WI, January 17.

10. Steele, Lea. (2006). The Mysteries of Gulf War Illnesses: Etiology, Biology, and Politics. Public Health Seminar, Boston University School of Public Health, Boston, MA, Nov 15.

11. Steele, Lea. (2006). The Current Status of Research on Gulf War Illnesses: Briefing for Gulf War Veterans, Hilton Hotel, Dallas, TX, November 7.

12. Steele, Lea. (2005). Scientific Progress in Understanding Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses: The 2004 Report and Recommendations of the Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses. Presentation to Capitol Hill staffers, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC, June 10.

13. Steele, Lea. (2005). The Work and Report of the Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses. Annual Conference of the National Gulf War Veterans Resource Center, Orlando, FL, May 7.

Other Invited Presentations (cont.)

14. Steele, Lea. (2004). Report and Recommendations of the Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses. Meeting of the Kansas Commission on Veterans Affairs, Topeka, KS, November 19.

15. Steele, Lea. (2004). Scientific Progress in Understanding Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses. Press Conference Briefing. Department of Veterans Affairs National Headquarters, Washington, DC, November 12.

16. Steele, Lea. (2004). Identifying Effective Treatments for Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses. Annual Conference of the National Gulf War Resource Center, Washington, DC, April 30.

17. Steele, Lea. (2003). Addressing Complex Health Questions From a Human Ecology and Epidemiologic Perspective: Unexplained Illnesses in Veterans of the 1991 Gulf War. Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, May 13.

18. Steele, Lea. (2003). Interim Report of the Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses, and Recent Research. Annual Conference of the National Gulf War Resource Center, Kansas City, MO, May 3.

19. Steele, Lea, and Barbara Starrett. (2003). Bioterrorism Preparedness in Kansas Local Health Departments. Kansas Health Institute, Topeka, KS, April 25.

20. Steele, Lea. (2002). The Kansas Persian Gulf War Veterans Health Initiative Program: Research and Information for Kansas Gulf War Veterans. National Gulf War Resource Center 6th Annual Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses Conference, Atlanta, GA, May 3.

21. Steele, Lea. (2002). Unexplained Illnesses in Gulf War Veterans. Grand Rounds presentation, Dwight D. Eisenhower VA Medical Center, Leavenworth, KS, March 8.

22. Steele, Lea. (2001). Unexplained Health Problems in Kansas Gulf War Veterans. Grand Rounds presentation, Colmery-O’Neil VA Medical Center, Topeka, KS, December 13.

23. Steele, Lea. (2001). Post Gulf War Morbidity in Kansas Veterans: Identifying Epidemiologic Parameters of Unexplained Health Problems. Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Topeka, KS, September 13.

24. Steele, Lea. (2001). The Kansas Persian Gulf War Veterans Health Initiative: Overview of Program Mandates and Accomplishments. Kansas Commission on Veterans Affairs, Winfield, KS, August 17.

25. Steele, Lea. (2001). Are Kansas Gulf War Veterans Affected by Chronic, Unexplained Health Problems? U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Wichita Regional Medical Center, Wichita, KS, July 5.

26. Steele, Lea. (2001). Investigating Unexplained Illness in Kansas Gulf War Veterans. Topeka-area SAS Users Group, Topeka, KS, May 30.

Other Invited Presentations (cont.)

27. Steele, Lea. (2001). Unexplained Health Problems After Desert Storm: Kansas Gulf Veterans Public Information Meetings. A series of town hall meeting presentations in 11 Kansas cities, May 2-24.

28. Steele, Lea. (2001). Health Problems After Desert Storm: Insights from the Kansas Gulf War Veterans Project. Association of the United States Army, Topeka, KS, March 27.

29. Steele, Lea. (2000). Methodological Approach to Investigating Health Problems Among Gulf War Veterans in Kansas. Research Methods Seminar, University of Kansas Medical School, Kansas City, KS, December 7.

30. Steele, Lea. (1999). Patterns of Illness in Kansas Gulf War Veterans. Community Health Seminar, University of Kansas Medical School, Kansas City, KS, March 12.

31. Steele, Lea. (1999). Investigating Health Problems in Veterans of Desert Storm: The Kansas Persian Gulf War Veterans Health Initiative. Topeka Chapter of the Military Order of the World Wars, Topeka, KS, February 16.

32. Steele, Lea. (1998). Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Illnesses in Persian Gulf War Veterans. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome-Fibromyalgia Support Group, Topeka, KS, November 10.

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