Patrick Kinney
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Patrick L. Kinney, ScD

Emeritus Professor, Environmental Health - Boston University School of Public Health

(617) 358-2469
pkinney@bu.edu
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Biography

Dr. Kinney joined the School of Public Health faculty in January 2017 as the inaugural Beverly Brown Professor of Urban Health. He was trained as an air pollution epidemiologist at Harvard School of Public Health, and came to BU after two decades at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. In his time at Columbia, he showed how warming temperatures make air pollution like urban smog worse, and more harmful to populations. He led the development of an integrated modeling system to predict the air pollution health effects of climate change into the future. Working at the intersection of climate change, health, and policy, Kinney has conducted research from the South Bronx to China to rapidly growing cities throughout Africa. At Columbia, he also created an interdisciplinary research and teaching program examining the potential impacts of climate change on health. At BU, Kinney is developing a new program that focuses on assessing the health benefits of urban climate action plans, via strategies to promote active transport, green infrastructure, and clean vehicles.

Other Positions

  • Beverly A. Brown Professor for the Improvement of Urban Health, Environmental Health - Boston University School of Public Health

Education

  • Harvard School of Public Health, ScD Field of Study: Environmental Health
  • Harvard School of Public Health, MS Field of Study: Environmental Health
  • University of Colorado Boulder, BA Field of Study: Fine Arts

Websites

Classes Taught

  • SPHEH720

Publications

  • Published on 9/13/2025

    Ebi KL, Bi P, Bowen K, Brauer M, Chua PLC, Colón-González FJ, Dimitrova A, Gasparrini A, Gouveia N, Hajat S, Hamilton I, Harper S, Hasegawa T, Hashizume M, Heaviside C, Honda Y, Green C, Jack C, Kim H, Kinney P, Kone B, Kovats S, Lloyd SJ, Morse AP, Ogden NH, Paz S, Price J, Ryan SJ, Semenza JC, Sheehan T, Taylor R, van Ruijven B, Vicedo-Cabrera AM, Warren R, Zaitchik B, Hess JJ. Priority climate and health modelling needs. Lancet Planet Health. 2025 Sep 13; 101297. PMID: 40957425.

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  • Published on 9/1/2025

    Stowell JD, Maji KJ, Li Z, Hu Y, Vaidyanathan A, Milando C, Russell AG, Kinney PL, Odman MT, Wellenius GA. Associations between PM2.5 from prescribed burning and emergency department visits in 11 Southeastern US states. Environ Int. 2025 Sep; 203:109770. PMID: 40914101.

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  • Published on 7/23/2025

    Haskell-Craig Z, Josey KP, Kinney PL, deSouza P. Equity in the Distribution of Regulatory PM2.5 Monitors. Environ Sci Technol. 2025 Aug 05; 59(30):15843-15852. PMID: 40696896.

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  • Published on 4/1/2025

    Martin GK, Rojas-Rueda D, Fong KC, Jimenez MP, Kinney PL, Canales R, Anenberg SC. A health impact assessment of progress towards urban nature targets in the 96 C40 cities. Lancet Planet Health. 2025 Apr; 9(4):e284-e293. PMID: 40252675.

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  • Published on 3/31/2025

    Oscilowicz E, Solís GA, Martinez L, Németh J, Simon GL, Makarewicz C, Dickinson KL, Mckenzie LM, Scandlyn J, Erices-Ocampo P, Kinney PL, DeSouza P. The Role of Community Science in Addressing Policy Change: A Critical Review of Air Pollution Literature. Curr Environ Health Rep. 2025 Mar 31; 12(1):17. PMID: 40164938.

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  • Published on 3/17/2025

    Huang L, Duan Q, Liu Y, Wu Y, Li Z, Guo Z, Liu M, Lu X, Wang P, Liu F, Ren F, Li C, Wang J, Huang Y, Yan B, Kioumourtzoglou MA, Kinney PL. Artificial intelligence: A key fulcrum for addressing complex environmental health issues. Environ Int. 2025 Apr; 198:109389. PMID: 40121790.

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  • Published on 3/13/2025

    Marb A, Ma Y, Nobile F, Dubrow R, Kinney PL, Stafoggia M, Chen K, Peters A, Breitner S. Short-term exposure to ambient nitrogen dioxide and fine particulate matter and cause-specific mortality: A causal modeling approach in four regions. Environ Pollut. 2025 May 01; 372:126059. PMID: 40089139.

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  • Published on 3/1/2025

    Chen K, Ma Y, Marb A, Nobile F, Dubrow R, Stafoggia M, Breitner S, Kinney PL. Effect of Air Pollution Reductions on Mortality During the COVID-19 Lockdowns in Early 2020. Res Rep Health Eff Inst. 2025 Mar; 2025(224):1-47. PMID: 40551404.

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  • Published on 2/24/2025

    Soni M, Arunachalam S, Ramarao MVS, Efstathiou CI, Rick C, Buckley L, Dinesh C, Willis M, Perera F, Kinney P, Levy JI, Buonocore J. A high resolution multipollutant assessment of health damages due to the onroad sector in Boston, Massachusetts. Sci Total Environ. 2025 Mar 15; 969:178847. PMID: 39999703.

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  • Published on 12/11/2024

    Stowell JD, Sue Wing I, Romitti Y, Kinney PL, Wellenius GA. Emergency department visits in California associated with wildfire PM2.5: differing risk across individuals and communities. Environ Res Health. 2025 Mar 01; 3(1):015002. PMID: 39670153.

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