Patrick Kinney
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Patrick L. Kinney, ScD

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

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Publications

  • Published on 7/20/2023

    Tong S, Samet JM, Steffen W, Kinney PL, Frumkin H. Solidarity for the Anthropocene. Environ Res. 2023 Oct 15; 235:116716. PMID: 37481056.

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  • Published on 6/23/2023

    Kaali S, Jack DW, Mujtaba MN, Chillrud SN, Ae-Ngibise KA, Kinney PL, Boamah Kaali E, Gennings C, Colicino E, Osei M, Wylie BJ, Agyei O, Quinn A, Asante KP, Lee AG. Identifying sensitive windows of prenatal household air pollution on birth weight and infant pneumonia risk to inform future interventions. Environ Int. 2023 Aug; 178:108062. PMID: 37392730.

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  • Published on 6/6/2023

    Tong S, Beggs PJ, Davies JM, Jiang F, Kinney PL, Liu S, Yin Y, Ebi KL. Compound impacts of climate change, urbanization and biodiversity loss on allergic disease. Int J Epidemiol. 2023 Jun 06; 52(3):655-663. PMID: 36228124.

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  • Published on 5/15/2023

    Sheahan M, Gould CA, Neumann JE, Kinney PL, Hoffmann S, Fant C, Wang X, Kolian M. Erratum: Examining the Relationship between Climate Change and Vibriosis in the United States: Projected Health and Economic Impacts for the 21st Century. Environ Health Perspect. 2023 May; 131(5):59001. PMID: 37186776.

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  • Published on 4/13/2023

    Li T, Zhang C, Ban J, Du P, Ma R, Kinney PL. Projecting universal health risks under climate change to bridge mitigation and health adaptation objectives. Innovation (Camb). 2023 May 15; 4(3):100427. PMID: 37181227.

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  • Published on 4/11/2023

    Stowell JD, Ngo C, Jimenez MP, Kinney PL, James P. Development of a global urban greenness indicator dataset for 1,000+ cities. Data Brief. 2023 Jun; 48:109140. PMID: 37069950.

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  • Published on 3/23/2023

    Asante KP, Wylie BJ, Oppong FB, Quinn A, Gyaase S, Lee AG, Ae-Ngibise KA, Burkart K, Boamah-Kaali EA, Kaali S, Chillrud S, Kinney PL, Owusu-Agyei S, Jack D. Association between malaria and household air pollution interventions in a predominantly rural area of Ghana. Malar J. 2023 Mar 23; 22(1):106. PMID: 36959655.

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  • Published on 3/23/2023

    Asante KP, Wylie BJ, Oppong FB, Quinn A, Gyaase S, Lee AG, Ae-Ngibise KA, Burkart K, Boamah-Kaali EA, Kaali S, Chillrud S, Kinney PL, Owusu-Agyei S, Jack D. Association between malaria and household air pollution interventions in a predominantly rural area of Ghana. Malar J. 2023 Mar 23; 22(1):106. PMID: 36959655.

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  • Published on 3/4/2023

    Dai Q, Chen J, Wang X, Dai T, Tian Y, Bi X, Shi G, Wu J, Liu B, Zhang Y, Yan B, Kinney PL, Feng Y, Hopke PK. Trends of source apportioned PM2.5 in Tianjin over 2013-2019: Impacts of Clean Air Actions. Environ Pollut. 2023 May 15; 325:121344. PMID: 36878277.

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  • Published on 2/3/2023

    deSouza P, Barkjohn K, Clements A, Lee J, Kahn R, Crawford B, Kinney P. An analysis of degradation in low-cost particulate matter sensors. Environ Sci Atmos. 2023 Feb 03; 3:521-536. PMID: 37234229.

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