Amruta Nori-Sarma
Assistant Professor of Environmental Health and Population Science
Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Departments
Department of Environmental Health
Other Positions
Deputy Director, Center for Climate Health and the Global Environment (C-CHANGE)
Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Biography
Amruta Nori-Sarma is an Assistant Professor of Environmental Health and Population Sciences at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. As an environmental epidemiologist, Dr. Nori-Sarma studies environmental exposures associated with climate and extreme weather events, as well as the associated health outcomes in vulnerable communities. Dr. Nori-Sarma aims to understand the impacts of interrelated extreme weather events on mental health across the US utilizing large claims datasets. She also has an interest in evaluating the success of policies put in place to reduce the health impacts of climate change.
Additionally, Dr. Nori-Sarma serves as one of the leads of the CAFE RCC, the research coordinating center of the NIH Health and Extreme Weather program. CAFE, a joint effort with the BU School of Public Health, aims to bring together and amplify the work of researchers at the intersection of extreme weather and health.
Education and Training
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MPH, Environmental Health
Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health -
BSE, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Princeton University -
PhD, Environmental Health
Yale University School of Environment
