Education
PhD Epidemiology, University of North Carolina, 2010
MPH Epidemiology, International Health, University of Michigan, 1998
BA International Affairs, George Washington University, 1995
Contact
Department of Epidemiology
Hans Rosling Center for Population Health, 870
Seattle, WA 98195
Bio
Dr. Hajat received her undergraduate degree in International Affairs from the George Washington University, her MPH in Epidemiology and International Health from the University of Michigan, and her PhD in Epidemiology from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Research Areas
Research Interests
Dr. Hajat’s current research interests look at understanding the social and environmental stressors that disproportionately impact disadvantaged populations and how these stressors impact a variety of health outcomes, a research area that may have implications for understanding the underlying causes of health disparities. She was awarded a NIH K99/R00 Career Development Award to study the intersection of psychosocial stressors and air pollution on CVD. She also conducts research on the impacts of financial instability and precarious work on health outcomes. These upstream factors are critical to better understanding population health. In addition, Dr. Hajat is interested in biomarkers that are impacted by social and environmental stressors; this line of research aims to gain a better understanding of the mechanisms by which social stressors cause disease. Lastly, she is interested in applying novel epidemiologic methods to her research.
Recent Publications (PubMed)
(2024 Mar 21)
Soc Sci Med 348(): 116793
Riley T, Enquobahrie DA, Callegari LS, Hajat A
(2024 Mar 14)
J Urban Health
Hazlehurst MF, Hajat A, Szpiro AA, Tandon PS, Kaufman JD, Loftus CT, Bush NR, LeWinn KZ, Hare ME, Sathyanarayana S, Karr CJ
(2024 Mar)
Health Place 86(): 103209
Zewdie HY, Robinson JR, Adams MA, Hajat A, Hirsch JA, Saelens BE, Mooney SJ
(2024 Feb 8)
Environ Health 23(1): 17
Hazlehurst MF, Hajat A, Tandon PS, Szpiro AA, Kaufman JD, Tylavsky FA, Hare ME, Sathyanarayana S, Loftus CT, LeWinn KZ, Bush NR, Karr CJ
(2024 Feb)
Health Aff (Millwood) 43(2): 172-180
Acolin A, Crowder K, Decter-Frain A, Hajat A, Hall M, Homandberg L, Hurvitz PM, Woyczynski L
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In the News
The Washington Post, 02/02/2023
The Washington Post, 11/30/2022
Crosscut, 11/02/2020
Crosscut, 09/21/2020
The Hill, 07/11/2020
The Seattle Times, 03/31/2020
The Verge, 03/19/2020
My Northwest, 10/02/2019