Anna Smith, Ph.D., MPH

Senior Scientist, EWG Verified®
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Education
Ph.D, Environmental Health Sciences & Computational and Genomic Biology, University of California, Berkeley
MPH, Environmental Health Sciences, University of California, Berkeley
BS Environmental Toxicology & Communication, University of California, Davis

Anna Smith is a senior scientist at EWG, where she applies her expertise to ensure consumer products meet the EWG Verified® program’s strict standards for health, chemical safety and transparency.

Before joining EWG, she worked as a postdoctoral research scientist at the Stanford University School of Medicine, studying how prenatal and early-life chemical mixtures impact childhood health. She also served as an environmental scientist for the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, supporting Proposition 65 implementation and external and legislative affairs. 

Smith earned a Ph.D in environmental health sciences and computational and genomic biology, as well as a Master of Public Health from the UC Berkeley School of Public Health. She holds a Bachelor of Science in environmental toxicology and communication from UC Davis. 

She is an active member of the Society of Toxicology, the Environmental Mutagenesis and Genomics Society, the Genetic and Environmental Toxicology Association of Northern California and the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology. 

In her free time, she enjoys running, hiking, reading, exploring new coffee shops, and spending time with her husband and young children.