Joel D Kaufman
Professor, Env. and Occ. Health Sciences
Professor, Epidemiology
Professor, Medicine - General Internal Medicine
1959 NE Pacific St.
Box 357230
Seattle, WA 98105-
206-616-8229
joelk@uw.edu
Research Interests
Clean Air, Sustainable Communities, Environmental Health, Occupational Medicine, Pollution, Wildfires
DEOHS Biography
Education
MD University of Michigan, 1986
MPH Environmental Health, University of Washington, 1990
BA Biomedical Sciences, University of Michigan, 1982
In the News
Driving away from wildfires can be harrowing — here’s what to do
The Washington Post, 01/14/2025
Amid high asthma rates, Snohomish County seeks climate solutions
Everett Herald, 10/12/2024
How wildfires can spread cancer-causing chemicals
The Washington Post, 12/12/2023
Rush-hour traffic in Seattle increases blood pressure, but not for the reason you think
KUOW, 11/28/2023
Surprisingly large effects from breathing traffic fumes inside your car
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
New UW study shows how COVID lockdowns affected Northwest birds
The Seattle Times, 08/11/2022
For the Methow Valley, wildfire smoke has created a 'fifth' season
KUOW, 07/20/2022
Discrimination is breaking people's hearts
Scientific American, 05/17/2022
Discrimination is breaking people's hearts
Scientific American, 05/17/2022