▁Sil ber man . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Will ingham , ▁along ▁with ▁co - author ▁T ara ▁Ha elle , ▁published ▁The ▁Inform ed ▁Parent : ▁A ▁Science - B ased ▁Resources ▁for ▁Your ▁Child ' s ▁First ▁ 4 ▁Years , ▁which ▁exam ines ▁the ▁science ▁around ▁several ▁parent ing - related ▁controvers ies ▁and ▁common ▁parent ing ▁concerns . ▁ ▁Research ▁Will ingham ▁has ▁published ▁ 4 4 ▁scientific ▁papers , ▁and , ▁according ▁to ▁Google ▁Sch olar , ▁her ▁h - index ▁is ▁ 2 2 . ▁With ▁regard ▁to ▁her ▁research , ▁Will ingham ▁has ▁said ▁that ▁talking ▁about ▁it ▁" has ▁always ▁carried ▁a ▁fr isson ▁of ▁the ▁ris que ." ▁Her ▁research ▁has ▁also ▁led ▁her ▁to ▁what ▁she ▁describes ▁as ▁cool ▁things , ▁including ▁ul tras ound ▁and ▁surg ery ▁on ▁a ▁sp otted ▁hy ena ▁and ▁pl astic ▁casting ▁of ▁the ▁inside ▁of ▁the ▁m amm al ian ▁pen is . ▁Will ingham ' s ▁Ph D ▁research ▁involved ▁sex ▁determ ination ▁and ▁the ▁effects ▁of ▁p estic ides ▁and ▁other ▁environmental ▁comp ounds ▁on ▁sex ▁determ ination ▁and ▁development ▁in ▁the ▁red - eared ▁slider . ▁She ▁also ▁has ▁published ▁on ▁the ▁effects ▁of ▁end ocr ine - dis rupt ing ▁chemical s ▁such ▁as ▁at raz ine . ▁ ▁Selected ▁publications ▁ ▁Scient ific ▁papers ▁ ▁Books ▁ ▁In vol v ements ▁& ▁Associ ates ▁ ▁Current ▁▁▁ ▁Member , ▁Association ▁of ▁Health ▁Care ▁Journal ists ▁( A