Faculty
Joel D Kaufman
Professor, Epidemiology
Professor, Env. and Occ. Health Sciences
Professor, Medicine - General Internal Medicine
206-616-3501
joelk@uw.edu
Education
MD University of Michigan, 1986
MPH Environmental Health, University of Washington, 1990
Contact
206-616-3501
joelk@uw.edu
Box 354695
4225 Roosevelt Way NE
Suite 302
Seattle, WA 98105
4225 Roosevelt Way NE
Suite 302
Seattle, WA 98105
Research Areas
Research Interests
Clean Air, Sustainable Communities, Environmental Health, Occupational Medicine, Pollution, Wildfires
Recent Publications (PubMed)
Long-Term Air Pollution Exposure and Gait Speed Decline Among Older Adults: A Longitudinal Analysis.
(2025 Nov 20)
Environ Res
Kim B, Hajat A, Gassett AJ, Adam CE, Kaufman JD, Semmens EO, Leary CS, Fitzpatrick AL
(2025 Nov 20)
Environ Res
Kim B, Hajat A, Gassett AJ, Adam CE, Kaufman JD, Semmens EO, Leary CS, Fitzpatrick AL
Marginal structural models for quantifying the causal effects of exposure to ambient air pollution on progression of CT emphysema in the MESA Lung and MESA Air Studies.
(2025 Nov 17)
Am J Epidemiol
Malinsky D, Wang M, Heise R, Pistenmaa CL, Hoffman EA, Sheppard L, Szpiro AA, Laine A, Angelini E, Smith BM, Kaufman JD, Barr RG
(2025 Nov 17)
Am J Epidemiol
Malinsky D, Wang M, Heise R, Pistenmaa CL, Hoffman EA, Sheppard L, Szpiro AA, Laine A, Angelini E, Smith BM, Kaufman JD, Barr RG
Occupational Exposure to Ambient Air Pollution: At-Risk Worker Groups, Regulatory and Research Needs An Official American Thoracic Society Workshop Report.
(2025 Nov)
Ann Am Thorac Soc 22(11): 1619-1632
MacMurdo MG, Maier LA, Balmes JR, Berg E, Brigham E, Cummings KJ, Dahlberg V, Evoy R, Ewart G, Guild A, Henneberger PK, Hines SE, Kaufman JD, Lee A, Liebman A, Magzamen S, Meza E, Neidell M, Schenker M, Spector JT, Sokas R, Sack C
(2025 Nov)
Ann Am Thorac Soc 22(11): 1619-1632
MacMurdo MG, Maier LA, Balmes JR, Berg E, Brigham E, Cummings KJ, Dahlberg V, Evoy R, Ewart G, Guild A, Henneberger PK, Hines SE, Kaufman JD, Lee A, Liebman A, Magzamen S, Meza E, Neidell M, Schenker M, Spector JT, Sokas R, Sack C
Pre- and post-move exposure to air pollution and neighborhood socioeconomic status.
(2025 Oct 28)
Sci Total Environ 1004(): 180749
Liu C, Bennett EE, Lynch KM, Xu X, Park ES, Ying Q, Smith RL, Stewart JD, Whitsel EA, Kaufman JD, Stapp EK, Power MC
(2025 Oct 28)
Sci Total Environ 1004(): 180749
Liu C, Bennett EE, Lynch KM, Xu X, Park ES, Ying Q, Smith RL, Stewart JD, Whitsel EA, Kaufman JD, Stapp EK, Power MC
Cross-Sectional Association of Ground-Level Ozone and Nitrogen Dioxide With Cardiac Mechanics Using Speckle-Tracking Echocardiography in the Cardiovascular Health Study.
(2025 Nov)
Echocardiography 42(11): e70330
Chang AY, Kaufman JD, Shah SJ, Tan AX, Patel RB, Margolis HG, Psaty BM, Gardin JM, Al-Kindi S, Austin TR, Bell ML, Chen K, Odden MC
(2025 Nov)
Echocardiography 42(11): e70330
Chang AY, Kaufman JD, Shah SJ, Tan AX, Patel RB, Margolis HG, Psaty BM, Gardin JM, Al-Kindi S, Austin TR, Bell ML, Chen K, Odden MC
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