Faculty
Joel 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
Environmental and occupational epidemiology, health effects of diesel exhaust exposures, environmental factors in cardiovascular and respiratory disease, occupational asthma, traffic-related air pollution and environmental health
Recent Publications (PubMed)
Fine-Scale Air Pollution Models for Epidemiologic Research: Insights From Approaches Developed in the Multi-ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis and Air Pollution (MESA Air).
(2021 Jun 4)
Curr Environ Health Rep
Kirwa K, Szpiro AA, Sheppard L, Sampson PD, Wang M, Keller JP, Young MT, Kim SY, Larson TV, Kaufman JD
(2021 Jun 4)
Curr Environ Health Rep
Kirwa K, Szpiro AA, Sheppard L, Sampson PD, Wang M, Keller JP, Young MT, Kim SY, Larson TV, Kaufman JD
Associations Between Neighborhood Park Access and Longitudinal Change in Cognition in Older Adults: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis.
(2021 May 15)
J Alzheimers Dis
Besser L, Chang LC, Evenson KR, Hirsch J, Michael Y, Galvin JE, Rapp SR, Fitzpatrick AL, Heckbert SR, Kaufman JD, Hughes TM
(2021 May 15)
J Alzheimers Dis
Besser L, Chang LC, Evenson KR, Hirsch J, Michael Y, Galvin JE, Rapp SR, Fitzpatrick AL, Heckbert SR, Kaufman JD, Hughes TM
Gender Differences in the Association of Insomnia Symptoms and Coronary Artery Calcification in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis.
(2021 May 14)
Sleep
Bertisch SM, Reid M, Lutsey PL, Kaufman JD, McClelland R, Patel SR, Redline S
(2021 May 14)
Sleep
Bertisch SM, Reid M, Lutsey PL, Kaufman JD, McClelland R, Patel SR, Redline S
Racial Segregation and Respiratory Outcomes among Urban Black Residents with and at Risk of COPD.
(2021 May 10)
Am J Respir Crit Care Med
Woo H, Brigham EP, Allbright K, Ejike C, Galiatsatos P, Jones MR, Oates GR, Krishnan JA, Cooper CB, Kanner RE, Bowler RP, Hoffman EA, Comellas AP, Criner G, Barr RG, Martinez FJ, Han MK, Ortega VE, Parekh TM, Christenson S, Belz D, Raju S, Gassett A, Paulin LM, Putcha N, Kaufman JD, Hansel NN
(2021 May 10)
Am J Respir Crit Care Med
Woo H, Brigham EP, Allbright K, Ejike C, Galiatsatos P, Jones MR, Oates GR, Krishnan JA, Cooper CB, Kanner RE, Bowler RP, Hoffman EA, Comellas AP, Criner G, Barr RG, Martinez FJ, Han MK, Ortega VE, Parekh TM, Christenson S, Belz D, Raju S, Gassett A, Paulin LM, Putcha N, Kaufman JD, Hansel NN
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In the News
U.S. air monitors routinely miss pollution - even refinery explosions
Reuters, 12/01/2020
Reuters, 12/01/2020
The health consequences of smoky air
KUOW, 09/16/2020
KUOW, 09/16/2020
How to stay safe in a smoky pandemic: Your questions answered, and science explained
Oregon Public Broadcasting, 09/14/2020
Oregon Public Broadcasting, 09/14/2020
Wildfire smoke exacerbates Covid-related respiratory concerns
KUOW, 09/08/2020
KUOW, 09/08/2020
Less traffic means 40% drop in car pollution in Seattle but will it last?
KOMO News, 05/20/2020
KOMO News, 05/20/2020
Lovely but dangerous, wood fires bring health risks
U.S. News and World Report, 12/26/2019
U.S. News and World Report, 12/26/2019