about the author
Devra Davis, MPH, PhD
National Book Award Finalist and Founder of Environmental Health Trust
Devra Davis, MPH, PhD, is a scientist, professor, speaker, and acclaimed author. She recently testified before a United States senate committee panel about the dangers of cell phone use. Her first book, When Smoke Ran Like Water, was a National Book Award finalist. Currently a visiting professor at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City, she lives in Washington, D.C., and Jackson, Wyoming.
Her latest book, Disconnect, discusses the truth about cell phone radiation, what the industry has done to hide it, and how to protect your family from it. Disconnect was published in September 2010.
Learn more about this speakerPress Links
"Disconnect"
CSPAN
"Off Target in the War on Cancer"
The Washington Post
"Devra Davis: Chemicals, Cancer, and You"
NPR's "Fresh Air"
"When Smoke Ran Like Water"
PBS's "Forum Network"
"Are Cell Phones, Brain Cancer Linked?"
My FOX DC's "Morning News"
"Activist and author Devra Davis talks cancer, cell phones, plastics, Donora and Kennywood"
Pittsburgh City Paper
"Cell Phones—Read the Fine Print"
The Huffington Post
Featured Book
Disconnect
"This book will be a must-read for anyone who cares about our children's brains."
—David Servan-Schreiber, M.D., PhD, author of Anticancer
Speaking Topics
- Disconnect: The Truth About Cell Phone Radiation, What the Industry Has Done to Hide It, and How to Protect Your Family
- The Secret History of the War on Cancer
- When Smoke Ran Like Water: Tales of Environmental Deception and the Battle Against Pollution
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