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David Flora

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David Flora

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York University

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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8 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 2 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.

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Publications

607

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Quantitative Methods Area Coordinator

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Research

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Latest papers

Prenatal fluoride exposure and child IQ: Is tea a key source of fluoride?
Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987) · 2026
Critical windows of fluoride neurotoxicity in Canadian children by Farmus and colleagues - In reply to Guichon et al. (2022).
Environmental research · 2024 · senior author
Critical windows of fluoride neurotoxicity in Canadian children by Farmus and colleagues - In reply to Wood et al. (2023).
Environmental research · 2024 · senior author

All 16 publications

Latest funding

Skin-to-Skin Contact for Acute Pain in Very and Extremely Preterm Infants Does Not Always Work: Understanding Dyadic Regulation Attunement and the Role of Parental Stress to Improve Effectiveness
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$1,399,760
Impact of early life fluoride exposure on neurodevelopmental outcomes among children in the New Hampshire Birth Cohort
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$470,475
The development of rational thinking abilities: longitudinal change and real world outcomes
SSHRC · 2013 · Co-investigator
$260,601

All 6 grants and awards

16 publications.

Prenatal fluoride exposure and child IQ: Is tea a key source of fluoride?

Khan D, Hall M, Ayoub K, Hornung R, Flora D, Lanphear B, Till C

Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)2026Open Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2026.128829 PMID: 42508594

Critical windows of fluoride neurotoxicity in Canadian children by Farmus and colleagues - In reply to Guichon et al. (2022).

Farmus L, Till C, Green R, Hornung R, Martinez-Mier EA, Ayotte P, Muckle G, Lanphear B, Flora D

Environmental research20241 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.115201 PMID: 36709871

Critical windows of fluoride neurotoxicity in Canadian children by Farmus and colleagues - In reply to Wood et al. (2023).

Farmus L, Till C, Green R, Hornung R, Martinez-Mier EA, Ayotte P, Muckle G, Lanphear B, Flora D

Environmental research2024Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.115299 PMID: 36709876

Sex difference of pre- and post-natal exposure to six developmental neurotoxicants on intellectual abilities: a systematic review and meta-analysis of human studies.

Goodman CV, Green R, DaCosta A, Flora D, Lanphear B, Till C

Environmental health : a global access science source202348 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1186/s12940-023-01029-z PMID: 37978510

A Benchmark Dose Analysis for Maternal Pregnancy Urine-Fluoride and IQ in Children.

Grandjean P, Hu H, Till C, Green R, Bashash M, Flora D, Tellez-Rojo MM, Song PXK, Lanphear B, Budtz-Jørgensen E

Risk analysis : an official publication of the Society for Risk Analysis202227 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1111/risa.13767 PMID: 34101876

Iodine Status Modifies the Association between Fluoride Exposure in Pregnancy and Preschool Boys' Intelligence.

Goodman CV, Hall M, Green R, Chevrier J, Ayotte P, Martinez-Mier EA, McGuckin T, Krzeczkowski J, Flora D, Hornung R, Lanphear B, Till C

Nutrients202217 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.3390/nu14142920 PMID: 35889877

Development and Validation of the Prevention of Toxic Chemicals in the Environment for Children Tool: A Questionnaire for Examining the Community's Knowledge of and Preferences Toward Toxic Chemicals and Children's Brain Development.

Green R, Lanphear B, Phipps E, Goodman C, Joy J, Rihani S, Flora D, Till C

Frontiers in public health20225 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.863071 PMID: 35646798

Corrigendum to Association of water fluoride and urinary fluoride concentrations with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in Canadian youth.

Riddell JK, Malin AJ, Flora D, McCague H, Till C

Environment international2022Open Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2022.107091 PMID: 35085934

Understanding Stability and Change in Perceived Social Support in Parents of Autistic Children and Adolescents

Jonathan A. Weiss, Suzanne Robinson, Rebecca Pillai Riddell, David B. Flora

Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences202119 citationsSenior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.3389/fresc.2021.679974 PMID: 36188809

Fluoride exposure and duration and quality of sleep in a Canadian population-based sample

Environmental Health20217 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1186/s12940-021-00700-7 PMID: W3131374187

Skin-to-Skin Contact for Acute Pain in Very and Extremely Preterm Infants Does Not Always Work: Understanding Dyadic Regulation Attunement and the Role of Parental Stress to Improve Effectiveness

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Project Grant

Principal investigators: Pillai Riddell, Rebecca Rita E; Shah, Vibhuti

Keywords: Cardiac Attunement; Electrocardiogram; Electroencephalogram; Facial Coding; Mother Or Birthing Parent; Neonatal Intensive Care Unit; Preterm Infant Pain; Skin-To-Skin Care; Skin-To-Skin Contact

$1,399,760

Impact of early life fluoride exposure on neurodevelopmental outcomes among children in the New Hampshire Birth Cohort

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Till, Christine

Keywords: Biomarkers; Children'S Health; Diet; Epidemiology; Fluoridation; Fluoride; Infancy; Neurotoxicology; Public Health; Water

$470,475

The development of rational thinking abilities: longitudinal change and real world outcomes

Co-investigatorSSHRC2013Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Toplak, Maggie E.

Keywords: critical thinking; rational thinking; decision making; cognitive ability; development; longitudinal

$260,601

Bridging the Gap Between Infant Mental Health and Infant Health: Bringing Attachment Theory into the Infant Acute Pain Context

Co-investigatorCIHR2010Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Pillai Riddell, Rebecca Rita E

Keywords: Attachment; Developmental Trajectories; Infant Acute Pain Behaviour; Longitudinal Growth Modeling; Parental Soothing Behaviour

$312,203

Social cognition: the influence of parental and child variables

Co-investigatorSSHRC2010Standard Research Grants program

Principal investigators: Legerstee, Maria T.

Keywords: socio-cognitive development; infancy; theory of mind; parents; peers

$80,800

Summer Program in Data Analysis (SPIDA)

Co-investigatorSSHRC2007Canadian Initiative on Social Statistics (CISS) Data Training Schools

Keywords: longitudinal data analysis; multi-level models; hierarchecal models; structural equation models (SEMs)

$150,000

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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David Flora

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Prenatal fluoride exposure and child IQ: Is tea a key source of fluoride?

Critical windows of fluoride neurotoxicity in Canadian children by Farmus and colleagues - In reply to Guichon et al. (2022).

Critical windows of fluoride neurotoxicity in Canadian children by Farmus and colleagues - In reply to Wood et al. (2023).

Sex difference of pre- and post-natal exposure to six developmental neurotoxicants on intellectual abilities: a systematic review and meta-analysis of human studies.

A Benchmark Dose Analysis for Maternal Pregnancy Urine-Fluoride and IQ in Children.

Iodine Status Modifies the Association between Fluoride Exposure in Pregnancy and Preschool Boys' Intelligence.

Development and Validation of the Prevention of Toxic Chemicals in the Environment for Children Tool: A Questionnaire for Examining the Community's Knowledge of and Preferences Toward Toxic Chemicals and Children's Brain Development.

Corrigendum to Association of water fluoride and urinary fluoride concentrations with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in Canadian youth.

Understanding Stability and Change in Perceived Social Support in Parents of Autistic Children and Adolescents

Fluoride exposure and duration and quality of sleep in a Canadian population-based sample

Skin-to-Skin Contact for Acute Pain in Very and Extremely Preterm Infants Does Not Always Work: Understanding Dyadic Regulation Attunement and the Role of Parental Stress to Improve Effectiveness

Impact of early life fluoride exposure on neurodevelopmental outcomes among children in the New Hampshire Birth Cohort

The development of rational thinking abilities: longitudinal change and real world outcomes

Bridging the Gap Between Infant Mental Health and Infant Health: Bringing Attachment Theory into the Infant Acute Pain Context

Social cognition: the influence of parental and child variables

Summer Program in Data Analysis (SPIDA)

Frequent collaborators

Christine Till

Bruce Lanphear

Pierre Ayotte

Gina Muckle

Rebecca Pillai Riddell

Julia Riddell

Howard Hu

Jonathan Chevrier

John Krzeczkowski

Erica Phipps

Nicole Racine

Jonathan Weiss