Faculty

Research Interests

Dr. Kristie L. Ebi is Professor in the University of Washington Center for Health and the Global Environment. She has been conducting research and practice on the health risks of climate variability and change for nearly 25 years. She focuses on understanding sources of vulnerability, estimating current and future health risks of climate change, designing adaptation policies and measures to reduce risks in multi-stressor environments, and estimating the health co-benefits of mitigation policies.

DEOHS Biography

Education

PhD Epidemiologic Science, University of Michigan, 1985

MPH Epidemiology, University of Michigan, 1983

MS Toxicology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1976

BS Biochemistry, Michigan State University, 1972

In the News

Amid Trump Cuts, Climate Researchers Wait for the Ax to Fall
Scientific American, 03/28/2025

Study projects millions of European heat deaths as world warms
Associated Press, 01/27/2025

Younger people at greater risk of heat-related deaths this century – study
The Guardian, 12/06/2024

Climate change is triggering a record number of dengue fever cases
USA Today, 11/17/2024

Why are extreme heat-related deaths so hard to track?
The New York Times, 08/23/2024

Heat is the deadliest extreme weather —why are deaths hard to track?
The Washington Post, 07/01/2024

Visualized: the parts of the US where summer heat has risen the most
The Guardian, 06/27/2024

This Arizona medical examiner is tracking heat-related deaths
NPR, 06/11/2024

Analysis: See where more than 1.5 billion people have faced dangerous heat this year 
The Washington Post, 06/07/2024

The immune system may struggle to handle hotter summer temperatures
Scientific American, 05/15/2024