NORI Lab
The NORI (Natural hazards, Outcomes Research, and health Inequities) lab, led by Dr. Amruta Nori-Sarma in the Department of Environmental Health at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, investigates how extreme weather events and environmental exposures drive health disparities across the lifecourse.
677 Huntington Ave.
Boston, MA 02115
People
The NORI Lab is staffed by researchers and students at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. If you are interested in studying at Harvard Chan or pursuing a research fellowship in the NORI Lab, please visit the Department of Environmental Health website to learn more about academic and research opportunities.
Principal Investigator
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.