Joan Casey
Associate Professor, Epidemiology
Associate Professor, Env. and Occ. Health Sciences
206-543-0408
jacasey@uw.edu
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
jacasey@uw.edu
Hans Rosling Center
3980 15th Avenue Northeast
Seattle, WA 98105
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
Publications list in google scholar
Recent Publications (PubMed)
(2025 Apr 22)
J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol
Northrop AJ, Do V, Sheffield PE, Hernández D, Clougherty J, Casey JA
(2025 Apr 22)
Curr Environ Health Rep 12(1): 21
Campbell EJ, Koenig MR, Mooney FA, Clark CJ, González DJX, Deziel NC, Casey JA, Buonocore JJ, Willis MD
(2025 Apr 1)
Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol
Bruckner TA, Stolte A, Bustos B, Gemmill A, Casey JA, Lee H, Catalano RA
(2025 Mar 15)
medRxiv
Casey JA, Gu YM, Schwarz L, Frankland TB, Wilner LB, McBrien H, Flores NM, Dey AK, Lee GS, Chen C, Benmarhnia T, Tartof SY
(2025 Mar 24)
Epidemiology
Do V, McBrien HK, Edmondson D, Kioumourtzoglou MA, Casey JA
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In the News
The Washington Post, 01/29/2025
Reuters, 01/09/2025
Oregon Public Broadcasting, 01/03/2025
KUOW, 12/05/2024
HealthDay, 08/01/2024
Scientific American, 07/26/2023