
Kevin James Lane, PhD, MA
Associate Professor, Environmental Health - Boston University School of Public Health
Biography
Dr. Lane’s research focus are in the field of air pollution, built environment, urbanization and impacts of climate change on health in local, national and international settings. His expertise in big-data and spatial research has led to the development of novel methods that integrate geographic information systems (GIS), remote sensing data and time-activity algorithms to improve exposure assessment and epidemiology. Dr. Lane works on a number of projects related to climate health data management as the Chief Data Officer at the BUSPH Center for Climate and Health. Dr. Lane also is interim director of the environmental health doctoral training program overseeing the NIEHS T32 Training program. Principal Investigator for the Federal Aviation Administration ASCENT Project 18 Community Measurements of Aviation Emissions Contribution to Ambient Air Quality. On the NIH funded CAFE Climate Health Community of Practice Research Coordinating Center Dr Lane is co-lead on the data management core. Additionally, he examines air pollution and temperature effects on cardio-metabolic health in India as a co-investigator on the Climate Health and Air (CHAIR) Pollution study, and works on additional studies examining the interactions between air pollution, climate and social stressors on the associations with adverse health outcomes such as preterm birth, low birthweight, menstrual health, PCOS, cardiovascular disease and mortality. Prior to this position Dr. Lane also was awarded a Yale Climate and Energy Institute postdoctoral fellowship to examine the relationship between the built environment, urban heat island health impacts where he collaborated with researchers to examine these associations in the United States, South Korea and India. Dr. Lane also conducts research with the Community Assessment of Freeway Exposure and Health Study at Tufts University to examine health impacts from traffic-related ultrafine particulate matter.
Other Positions
- CRESSH Career Development Fellow, Environmental Health - Boston University School of Public Health
- Member, Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research - Boston University
Education
- Boston University School of Public Health, PhD Field of Study: Environmental Health
- Tufts University, MA Field of Study: Urban Studies
- Saint Michael's College, BS Field of Study: Biology/Political Science
Websites
Classes Taught
- SPHEH851
- SPHPH737
Publications
- Published on 12/1/2024
Jaganathan S, Stafoggia M, Rajiva A, Mandal S, Dixit S, de Bont J, Wellenius GA, Lane KJ, Nori-Sarma A, Kloog I, Prabhakaran D, Prabhakaran P, Schwartz J, Ljungman P. Estimating the effect of annual PM2·5 exposure on mortality in India: a difference-in-differences approach. Lancet Planet Health. 2024 Dec; 8(12):e987-e996. PMID: 39674205.
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- Published on 11/5/2024
Jaganathan S, Rajiva A, Amini H, de Bont J, Dixit S, Dutta A, Kloog I, Lane KJ, Menon JS, Nori-Sarma A, Prabhakaran D, Schwartz J, Sharma P, Stafoggia M, Walia GK, Wellenius GA, Prabhakaran P, Ljungman P, Mandal S. Nationwide analysis of air pollution hotspots across India: A spatiotemporal PM2.5 trend analysis (2008-2019). Environ Res. 2025 Jan 01; 264(Pt 1):120276. PMID: 39510231.
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- Published on 10/12/2024
Silva EL, Lane KJ, Cheng JJ, Popp Z, Van Loeneny BD, Coull B, Hart JE, James-Todd T, Mahalingaiah S. Polycystic ovary syndrome underdiagnosis patterns by individual-level and spatial social vulnerability measures. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2024 Oct 12. PMID: 39394785.
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- Published on 8/1/2024
Young MT, Vispute S, Serghiou S, Kumok A, Shah Y, Lane KJ, Black-Ingersoll F, Brochu P, Bharel M, Skenazy S, Karthikesalingam A, Bavadekar S, Kansal M, Shekel T, Gabrilovich E, Wellenius GA. Quantifying urban park use in the USA at scale: empirical estimates of realised park usage using smartphone location data. Lancet Planet Health. 2024 Aug; 8(8):e564-e573. PMID: 39122325.
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- Published on 7/1/2024
de Bont J, Krishna B, Stafoggia M, Banerjee T, Dholakia H, Garg A, Ingole V, Jaganathan S, Kloog I, Lane K, Mall RK, Mandal S, Nori-Sarma A, Prabhakaran D, Rajiva A, Tiwari AS, Wei Y, Wellenius GA, Schwartz J, Prabhakaran P, Ljungman P. Ambient air pollution and daily mortality in ten cities of India: a causal modelling study. Lancet Planet Health. 2024 Jul; 8(7):e433-e440. PMID: 38969471.
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- Published on 4/22/2024
Jain A, LaValley M, Dukes K, Lane K, Winter M, Spangler KR, Cesare N, Wang B, Rickles M, Mohammed S. Modeling health and well-being measures using ZIP code spatial neighborhood patterns. Sci Rep. 2024 Apr 22; 14(1):9180. PMID: 38649687.
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- Published on 2/27/2024
Mandal S, Rajiva A, Kloog I, Menon JS, Lane KJ, Amini H, Walia GK, Dixit S, Nori-Sarma A, Dutta A, Sharma P, Jaganathan S, Madhipatla KK, Wellenius GA, de Bont J, Venkataraman C, Prabhakaran D, Prabhakaran P, Ljungman P, Schwartz J. Nationwide estimation of daily ambient PM2.5 from 2008 to 2020 at 1 km2 in India using an ensemble approach. PNAS Nexus. 2024 Mar; 3(3):pgae088. PMID: 38456174.
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- Published on 2/13/2024
Lin C, Lane KJ, Chomitz VR, Griffiths JK, Brugge D. The Exposure Peaks of Traffic-Related Ultrafine Particles Associated with Inflammatory Biomarkers and Blood Lipid Profiles. Toxics. 2024 Feb 13; 12(2). PMID: 38393242.
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- Published on 1/26/2024
de Bont J, Nori-Sarma A, Stafoggia M, Banerjee T, Ingole V, Jaganathan S, Mandal S, Rajiva A, Krishna B, Kloog I, Lane K, Mall RK, Tiwari A, Wei Y, Wellenius GA, Prabhakaran D, Schwartz J, Prabhakaran P, Ljungman P. Impact of heatwaves on all-cause mortality in India: A comprehensive multi-city study. Environ Int. 2024 Feb; 184:108461. PMID: 38340402.
Read At: PubMed
- Published on 12/22/2023
Anneser E, Levine P, Lane KJ, Corlin L. Climate stress and anxiety, environmental context, and civic engagement: A nationally representative study. J Environ Psychol. 2024 Feb; 93. PMID: 38222971.
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Fine Particle Air Pollution Is a Public Health Emergency Hiding in Plain Sight
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Published on October 2, 2018
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