Faculty

Joan Casey

Associate Professor, Epidemiology
Associate Professor, Env. and Occ. Health Sciences

206-543-0408

Education

BS Biological Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, 2008
MA Applied Physiology, Columbia University, 2009
PhD Environmental Health Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, 2014

Contact

206-543-0408

Office 254-B
Hans Rosling Center
3980 15th Avenue Northeast
Seattle, WA 98105
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Bio

Joan A. Casey (she/her) received her doctoral degree from the Department of Environmental Health Sciences at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Casey uses large secondary spatial data sources to investigate the health impacts of a range of emerging environmental exposures including wildfires, power outages, fossil fuel infrastructure, and the energy transition. She prioritizes the study of joint social and environmental risk factors that help explain persistent health disparities and focuses on policy-relevant climate justice work. Dr. Casey also holds a BS in Biological and Environmental Engineering from Cornell University and an MA in Applied Physiology from Teachers College at Columbia University.

Research Areas

Research Interests

Environmental and climate epidemiology; environmental justice; health disparities; electronic health records; spatial statistics; quasi-experimental design; wildfires; power outages; older adults; perinatal and maternal health

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Recent Publications (PubMed)

Zoonotic Escherichia coli and urinary tract infections in Southern California.
(2025 Oct 23)
mBio
Aziz M, Park DE, Quinlivan V, Dimopoulos EA, Wang Y, Sung EH, Roberts ALS, Nyaboe A, Davis MF, Casey JA, Caballero JD, Nachman KE, Takhar HS, Aanensen DM, Parkhill J, Tartof SY, Liu CM, Price LB, KP & GWU ARES team
IMPACT OF BOOM-AND-BUST ECONOMIES FROM OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT ON PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALIZATIONS AMONG MEDICAID BENEFICIARIES.
(2025 Sep)
Environ Res Health 3(3):
Willis MD, Cesare N, Harleman M, Black-Ingersoll F, Gradus JL, Thombs R, Oblath R, Buonocore JJ, Welch BM, Casey JA, Braun D, Dominici F, Nori-Sarma A
Association between wildfire smoke exposure and pediatric emergency department visits for headache.
(2025 Sep 26)
Headache
Shapiro HFJ, Gelfand AA, Shapiro DJ, Elser H, Chen C, Casey JA
Notice of Retraction and Replacement. Elser H, et al. Wildfire smoke exposure and incident dementia. JAMA Neurol. 2025;82(1):40-48.
(2025 Sep 1)
JAMA Neurol 82(9): 967-968
Casey JA, Elser H
Long-Term Exposure to Wildfire Particles and Adverse Health: Clearing the Air on Current Challenges and Opportunities.
(2025 Jul 1)
J Am Coll Cardiol 85(25): 2452-2455
Casey JA, Kioumourtzoglou MA
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