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)
Asthma Treatment Response Modified by PM(2.5), NO(2), and O(3) Among African American Children: A Reanalysis of the AsthmaNet's BARD Trial.
(2025 Apr 15)
J Allergy Clin Immunol
Gómez LF, Kinnee E, Young MT, Kaufman JD, Fitzpatrick AM, Nyenhuis SM, Solway J, White SR, Naureckas ET, Phipatanakul W, Wechsler ME, Kunselman SJ, Mauger DT, McClure LA, Bilal U, Lazarus SC, Holguin F, Clougherty JE
(2025 Apr 15)
J Allergy Clin Immunol
Gómez LF, Kinnee E, Young MT, Kaufman JD, Fitzpatrick AM, Nyenhuis SM, Solway J, White SR, Naureckas ET, Phipatanakul W, Wechsler ME, Kunselman SJ, Mauger DT, McClure LA, Bilal U, Lazarus SC, Holguin F, Clougherty JE
Association of PM(2.5) With Cardiac Mechanics Using Speckle-Tracking Echocardiography in the Cardiovascular Health Study.
(2025 Apr 5)
JACC Cardiovasc Imaging
Chang AY, Kaufman JD, Tan AX, Shah SJ, Patel RB, Margolis H, Psaty BM, Gardin JM, Al-Kindi S, Austin TR, Odden MC
(2025 Apr 5)
JACC Cardiovasc Imaging
Chang AY, Kaufman JD, Tan AX, Shah SJ, Patel RB, Margolis H, Psaty BM, Gardin JM, Al-Kindi S, Austin TR, Odden MC
The association between multiple environmental exposures and symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder in a prospective, U.S.-based cohort study.
(2025 Apr 16)
Environ Health Perspect
Mehta UV, Wilt GE, Roscoe C, Okereke OI, Coull BA, James P, Laden F, Iyer HS, Yanosky JD, Kaufman J, Fiffer MR, DeVille NV, Holland I, Hart JE
(2025 Apr 16)
Environ Health Perspect
Mehta UV, Wilt GE, Roscoe C, Okereke OI, Coull BA, James P, Laden F, Iyer HS, Yanosky JD, Kaufman J, Fiffer MR, DeVille NV, Holland I, Hart JE
Early-Life Ozone Exposure and Asthma and Wheeze in Children.
(2025 Apr 1)
JAMA Netw Open 8(4): e254121
Dearborn LC, Hazlehurst MF, Sherris AR, Szpiro AA, Day DB, Loftus CT, Blanco MN, Adgent MA, Andrade-Torres AR, Ni Y, Crocker ME, Bi J, Kaufman JD, Nguyen RHN, LeWinn KZ, Moore PE, Carroll KN, Karr CJ
(2025 Apr 1)
JAMA Netw Open 8(4): e254121
Dearborn LC, Hazlehurst MF, Sherris AR, Szpiro AA, Day DB, Loftus CT, Blanco MN, Adgent MA, Andrade-Torres AR, Ni Y, Crocker ME, Bi J, Kaufman JD, Nguyen RHN, LeWinn KZ, Moore PE, Carroll KN, Karr CJ
Indoor Air Pollution, CT Airway-to-Lung Ratio and Lung Function Decline: Analyses from SPIROMICS AIR.
(2025 Feb 28)
Am J Respir Crit Care Med
Raju S, Woo H, Sack C, Hoffman EA, Kaufman JD, Barjaktarevic I, Barr RG, Comellas A, Cooper CB, Paine R 3rd, Smith BM, Hansel NN
(2025 Feb 28)
Am J Respir Crit Care Med
Raju S, Woo H, Sack C, Hoffman EA, Kaufman JD, Barjaktarevic I, Barr RG, Comellas A, Cooper CB, Paine R 3rd, Smith BM, Hansel NN
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The Washington Post, 01/14/2025
The Washington Post, 01/14/2025
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Everett Herald, 10/12/2024
Everett Herald, 10/12/2024
How wildfires can spread cancer-causing chemicals
The Washington Post, 12/12/2023
The Washington Post, 12/12/2023
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KUOW, 11/28/2023
KUOW, 11/28/2023
Surprisingly large effects from breathing traffic fumes inside your car
Newsweek, 11/27/2023
Newsweek, 11/27/2023
Risk of Fatal Heart Attack May Double on Days of Extreme Heat and Bad Air Quality: Study
The Messenger, 07/24/2023
The Messenger, 07/24/2023
New UW study shows how COVID lockdowns affected Northwest birds
The Seattle Times, 08/11/2022
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