M. Fabian
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Patricia Fabian, ScD

Professor, Environmental Health - Boston University School of Public Health

(617) 358-2435
pfabian@bu.edu
Talbot - T542W
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Biography

M. Patricia Fabian is a Professor of Environmental Health and Associate Director at the Institute for Global Sustainability at Boston University. She founded the Sustainable Built Environment Lab which conducts research on extreme heat resilience in cities, indoor air quality in schools and homes, and energy transitions in the built environment. Dr. Fabian leads multiple interdisciplinary teams and is a faculty affiliate of the BUSPH Center for Climate and Health, BU URBAN, and the BU Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science & Engineering.

Dr. Fabian's research group has published over 100 articles in the peer-reviewed literature, and she has been quoted in multiple media outlets. She was a Steering Committee member for the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs on the 80x50 Greenhouse Gas Reduction Study and currently serves on the Massachusetts Climate Science Advisory Panel.

Education

  • Harvard School of Public Health, ScD Field of Study: Environmental Health
  • University of Colorado Boulder, MS Field of Study: Environmental Engineering
  • Tecnológico de Monterrey, BS Field of Study: Industrial Engineering/Systems Engineering

Websites

Classes Taught

  • SPHEH811

Publications

  • Published on 1/4/2026

    Black-Ingersoll F, Milando CW, Popp ZT, Echevarría-Ramos M, Fabian MP, Nori-Sarma A, Levy JI. A Novel Method for Generating Spatially Resolved Synthetic Populations for Health Impact Assessments in Vulnerable Populations. Geohealth. 2026 Jan; 10(1):e2025GH001596. PMID: 41497286.

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  • Published on 11/1/2025

    Buonocore JJ, Mooney FA, Campbell EJ, Sousa B, van Loenen B, Fabian MP, Nori-Sarma A, Willis MD. High populations near fossil fuel energy infrastructure across the supply chain and implications for an equitable energy transition. Environ Res Lett. 2025 Nov 01; 20(11):114093. PMID: 41255873.

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  • Published on 9/17/2025

    Milando CW, Black-Ingersoll F, Khemani M, Fabian MP, Levy JI. Filling the gaps in environmental justice data: the role of synthetic populations. Environ Int. 2025 Oct; 204:109790. PMID: 41016385.

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  • Published on 9/1/2025

    Botana Martinez MP, Vyas PD, Walsh KH, Main L, Bolton L, Yuan Y, Yajima M, Fabian MP. Rethinking heat in thousands of school classrooms through continuous monitoring and novel exposure metrics. Indoor Environments. 2025; 3(2).

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  • Published on 7/10/2025

    Vrkljan KA, Oblath R, Black-Ingersoll F, Grady ST, Burrows K, Fabian MP, Parker SE, Nori-Sarma A, Willis MD. A Case-Crossover Study of Extreme Heat and Psychiatric Emergency Encounters Among Vulnerable Pregnant People. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2025 Aug; 39(6):571-581. PMID: 40641135.

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  • Published on 6/14/2025

    Ge B, Tieskens K, Vyas P, Botana Martinez MP, Yuan Y, Walsh KH, Main L, Bolton L, Yajima M, Fabian MP. Decision tools for schools using continuous indoor air quality monitors: a case study of CO2 in Boston Public Schools. Lancet Reg Health Am. 2025 Aug; 48:101148. PMID: 40585557.

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  • Published on 6/1/2025

    Yuan Y, Yajima M, Lee J, Walsh KH, Tong B, Main L, Bolton L, Fabian MP. Estimating air exchange rates in K-12 schools from a CO2 sensor network using machine learning. Indoor Environments. 2025; 2(2).

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  • Published on 4/16/2025

    Chen F, Hart JE, Chen JT, Coull BA, Fabian MP, Schwartz J, Adamkiewicz G. Short-term ambient PM2.5 exposure and cause-specific mortality in Massachusetts: Effect modification by structural air exchange rates. Environ Epidemiol. 2025 Jun; 9(3):e385. PMID: 40255867.

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  • Published on 4/4/2025

    Bozigar M, Connolly CL, Vermeer K, Carvalho L, Cohen RT, Dugas JN, Levy JI, Fabian MP. Associations between in-home environmental exposures and lung function in a safety net population of children with asthma using electronic health records and geospatial data. Ann Epidemiol. 2025 May; 105:47-52. PMID: 40189077.

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  • Published on 12/5/2024

    Poblacion A, Ettinger de Cuba S, Black MM, Weijer I, Giudice C, Esteves G, Fabian P, Zanobetti A, Cutts DB, Lê-Scherban F, Sandel M, Ochoa ER, Frank DA. Food Insecurity and Weight Faltering: US Multisite Analysis of Young Children's Weight Trajectory. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2025 Jul; 125(7):900-908.e5. PMID: 39644920.

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