Keith Spangler
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Keith Spangler

Research Scientist, Environmental Health - Boston University School of Public Health

(617) 358-2664
krspangl@bu.edu
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Biography

Keith Spangler is a research scientist in the Department of Environmental Health and the Biostatistics and Epidemiology Data Analytics Center (BEDAC) at Boston University. His research interests are in the health effects of climate change and its disproportionate impacts on socially vulnerable communities.

His recent work includes assessing spatiotemporal changes in heat-related mortality, developing a data repository of spatially resolved heat metrics, and improving exposure measurements for analyzing social determinants of health at various scales. He holds a Ph.D. in earth, environmental, and planetary sciences and an Sc.M. in epidemiology from Brown University.

Publications

  • Published on 3/16/2023

    Randazza JM, Hess JJ, Bostrom A, Hartwell C, Adams QH, Nori-Sarma A, Spangler KR, Sun Y, Weinberger KR, Wellenius GA, Errett NA. Planning to Reduce the Health Impacts of Extreme Heat: A Content Analysis of Heat Action Plans in Local United States Jurisdictions. Am J Public Health. 2023 Mar 16; e1-e9. PMID: 36926967.

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  • Published on 3/1/2023

    Skarha J, Spangler K, Dosa D, Rich JD, Savitz DA, Zanobetti A. Heat-related mortality in U.S. state and private prisons: A case-crossover analysis. PLoS One. 2023; 18(3):e0281389. PMID: 36857338.

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  • Published on 2/21/2023

    Patil P, Peng X, Haley BM, Spangler KR, Tieskens KF, Lane KJ, Carnes F, Fabian MP, Klevens RM, Troppy TS, Leibler JH, Levy JI. Influence of geospatial resolution on sociodemographic predictors of COVID-19 in Massachusetts. Ann Epidemiol. 2023 Feb 21. PMID: 36822278.

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  • Published on 2/1/2023

    Adams QH, Chan EMG, Spangler KR, Weinberger KR, Lane KJ, Errett NA, Hess JJ, Sun Y, Wellenius GA, Nori-Sarma A. Examining the Optimal Placement of Cooling Centers to Serve Populations at High Risk of Extreme Heat Exposure in 81 US Cities. Public Health Rep. 2023 Feb 01; 333549221148174. PMID: 36726308.

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  • Published on 12/1/2022

    Lyons VH, Gause EL, Spangler KR, Wellenius GA, Jay J. Analysis of Daily Ambient Temperature and Firearm Violence in 100 US Cities. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Dec 01; 5(12):e2247207. PMID: 36525273.

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  • Published on 11/1/2022

    Stowell JD, Sun Y, Spangler KR, Milando CW, Bernstein A, Weinberger KR, Sun S, Wellenius GA. Warm-season temperatures and emergency department visits among children with health insurance. Environ Res Health. 2023 Mar 01; 1(1):015002. PMID: 36337257.

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  • Published on 11/1/2022

    Skarha J, Dominick A, Spangler K, Dosa D, Rich JD, Savitz DA, Zanobetti A. Provision of Air Conditioning and Heat-Related Mortality in Texas Prisons. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Nov 01; 5(11):e2239849. PMID: 36322085.

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  • Published on 9/24/2022

    Romitti Y, Sue Wing I, Spangler KR, Wellenius GA. Inequality in the availability of residential air conditioning across 115 US metropolitan areas. PNAS Nexus. 2022 Sep; 1(4):pgac210. PMID: 36714868.

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  • Published on 9/2/2022

    Spangler KR, Levy JI, Fabian MP, Haley BM, Carnes F, Patil P, Tieskens K, Klevens RM, Erdman EA, Troppy TS, Leibler JH, Lane KJ. Missing Race and Ethnicity Data among COVID-19 Cases in Massachusetts. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2022 Sep 02; 1-10. PMID: 36056195.

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  • Published on 6/17/2022

    Spangler KR, Liang S, Wellenius GA. Wet-Bulb Globe Temperature, Universal Thermal Climate Index, and Other Heat Metrics for US Counties, 2000-2020. Sci Data. 2022 Jun 17; 9(1):326. PMID: 35715416.

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