A glimpse of latest publications
Recent Publications by Our Fellows
- In Water Governance in the Wake of Disasters: Implications for Resilience, Security, and Environmental Justice, Anais Roque explores how community-driven water governance strengthens resilience and equity after disasters.
- Leah Schinasi‘s recent publication, Indoor temperature and humidity prediction in residential buildings: A review of the white box and black box modeling techniques, reviews physics-based and data-driven models for predicting indoor temperature and humidity, advancing methods to better estimate indoor environmental exposures at scale.
- Stephanie’s Eick et. al. latest publication, Psychosocial stressors as modifiers of the associations between well-studied and understudied chemicals and birth outcomes in the ECHO Cohort, finds that psychosocial stress can amplify the negative effects of multiple chemical exposures during pregnancy, contributing to poorer birth outcomes.
- Raphael Arku‘s recent publications examine air and noise pollution in urban African cities, highlighting their effects on school environments and child health:
- The Accra School Health and Environment Study (ASHES) : Introduces a major study of over 1,000 children in Accra, examining how air and noise pollution in schools impact health, development, and well-being.
- Characterizing Air and Noise Pollution in Elementary Schools in Accra, Ghana: Finds that pollution levels in many schools exceed international guidelines, with higher exposures in more urban and lower socioeconomic areas.
- City-wide Space-Time Patterns of Environmental Noise Pollution in Kigali, Rwanda: Reveals widespread noise pollution across Kigali, with many areas exceeding national standards and raising concerns for urban health.
- In Long-Term Particulate Matter Exposure and Prolonged Length of Stay After Surgery—A Novel Association, Ruzmyn Vilcassim shows that higher air pollution exposure is associated with longer hospital stays after colorectal surgery, highlighting the impact of environmental factors on patient recovery and healthcare costs.
- In Exceptional use: examining methyl bromide applications in California 2016–2022, Yoshira Van Horne shows that despite phaseout efforts, methyl bromide continues to be widely used in California, with measurable air concentrations exceeding safety standards and posing ongoing risks to public health.
