Patrick L. Kinney, ScD
Professor, Environmental Health - Boston University School of Public Health
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 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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- Published on 12/6/2024
Wilson AJ, Bressler RD, Ivanovich C, Tuholske C, Raymond C, Horton RM, Sobel A, Kinney P, Cavazos T, Shrader JG. Heat disproportionately kills young people: Evidence from wet-bulb temperature in Mexico. Sci Adv. 2024 Dec 06; 10(49):eadq3367. PMID: 39642215.
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- Published on 10/30/2024
Romanello M, Walawender M, Hsu SC, Moskeland A, Palmeiro-Silva Y, Scamman D, Ali Z, Ameli N, Angelova D, Ayeb-Karlsson S, Basart S, Beagley J, Beggs PJ, Blanco-Villafuerte L, Cai W, Callaghan M, Campbell-Lendrum D, Chambers JD, Chicmana-Zapata V, Chu L, Cross TJ, van Daalen KR, Dalin C, Dasandi N, Dasgupta S, Davies M, Dubrow R, Eckelman MJ, Ford JD, Freyberg C, Gasparyan O, Gordon-Strachan G, Grubb M, Gunther SH, Hamilton I, Hang Y, Hänninen R, Hartinger S, He K, Heidecke J, Hess JJ, Jamart L, Jankin S, Jatkar H, Jay O, Kelman I, Kennard H, Kiesewetter G, Kinney P, Kniveton D, Kouznetsov R, Lampard P, Lee JKW, Lemke B, Li B, Liu Y, Liu Z, Llabrés-Brustenga A, Lott M, Lowe R, Martinez-Urtaza J, Maslin M, McAllister L, McMichael C, Mi Z, Milner J, Minor K, Minx J, Mohajeri N, Momen NC, Moradi-Lakeh M, Morrisey K, Munzert S, Murray KA, Obradovich N, O'Hare MB, Oliveira C, Oreszczyn T, Otto M, Owfi F, Pearman OL, Pega F, Perishing AJ, Pinho-Gomes AC, Ponmattam J, Rabbaniha M, Rickman J, Robinson E, Rocklöv J, Rojas-Rueda D, Salas RN, Semenza JC, Sherman JD, Shumake-Guillemot J, Singh P, Sjödin H, Slater J, Sofiev M, Sorensen C, Springmann M, Stalhandske Z, Stowell JD, Tabatabaei M, Taylor J, Tong D, Tonne C, Treskova M, Trinanes JA, Uppstu A, Wagner F, Warnecke L, Whitcombe H, Xian P, Zavaleta-Cortijo C, Zhang C, Zhang R, Zhang S, Zhang Y, Zhu Q, Gong P, Montgomery H, Costello A. The 2024 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change: facing record-breaking threats from delayed action. Lancet. 2024 Nov 09; 404(10465):1847-1896. PMID: 39488222.
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- Published on 10/28/2024
Maji KJ, Li Z, Hu Y, Vaidyanathan A, Stowell JD, Milando C, Wellenius G, Kinney PL, Russell AG, Talat Odman M. Prescribed burn related increases of population exposure to PM2.5 and O3 pollution in the southeastern US over 2013-2020. Environ Int. 2024 Nov; 193:109101. PMID: 39509841.
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- Published on 10/24/2024
Buonocore JJ, Fisher J, Prull D, Willis MD, Arunachalam S, Perera F, Kinney P, Sousa B, Levy JI. Federal Policy Platforms and Public Health: Reinforcing the Benefits of Air Pollution Control Devices at Power Plants in the United States. Am J Public Health. 2025 Jan; 115(1):30-33. PMID: 39447107.
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- Published on 10/24/2024
McIntyre A, Heidari L, Hagen M, Bongiovanni R, Bowman BN, Fabian P, Kinney P, Scammell MK. Extreme Heat and Air Quality: Community Leader Perspectives on Information Barriers and Opportunities in Two Environmental Justice Communities. New Solut. 2024 Oct 24; 10482911241290557. PMID: 39445356.
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- Published on 8/14/2024
Buckley L, Arter CA, Willis MD, Geddes JA, Rick C, Kinney PL, Arunachalam S, Buonocore JJ, Levy JI. A comparison of population-level exposure and equity tradeoffs across strategies to reduce fine particulate matter emissions from transportation sources in the northeastern US. Environ Res. 2024 Dec 01; 262(Pt 1):119791. PMID: 39151555.
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- Published on 6/29/2024
Maji KJ, Li Z, Vaidyanathan A, Hu Y, Stowell JD, Milando C, Wellenius G, Kinney PL, Russell AG, Odman MT. Estimated Impacts of Prescribed Fires on Air Quality and Premature Deaths in Georgia and Surrounding Areas in the US, 2015-2020. Environ Sci Technol. 2024 Jul 16; 58(28):12343-12355. PMID: 38943591.
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- Published on 6/10/2024
McIntyre AM, Scammell MK, Kinney PL, Khosla K, Benton L, Bongiovanni R, McCannon J, Milando CW. Portable Air Cleaner Usage and Particulate Matter Exposure Reduction in an Environmental Justice Community: A Pilot Study. Environ Health Insights. 2024; 18:11786302241258587. PMID: 38863688.
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- Published on 5/8/2024
Zhang T, Yan B, Henneman L, Kinney P, Hopke PK. Regulation-driven changes in PM2.5 sources in China from 2013 to 2019, a critical review and trend analysis. Sci Total Environ. 2024 Jul 15; 934:173091. PMID: 38729379.
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News & In the Media
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Published on January 21, 2025
The Strange Reasons Why People Are More Likely to Die in the Winter
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Published on January 10, 2025
Lower Access to Air Conditioning May Increase Need for Emergency Care for Wildfire Smoke Exposure
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Published on December 6, 2024
Mexico Study Finds That Heat Kills Young People More than Elderly
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Published on December 6, 2024
Mexico Study’s Surprising Finding: Killer Heat Hit Harder for the Young than the Elderly
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Published on November 22, 2024
Community Leaders Share Challenges Communicating Climate Risks in Greater Boston
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Published on October 25, 2024
Curbing Air Pollution Control Devices Would Cost Thousands of Lives and Billions of Dollars
- Published on May 24, 2024
- Published on October 27, 2023
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Published on May 12, 2023
Faculty, Staff, and Students to Be Honored at 2023 Convocation
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Published on March 23, 2023
UN Climate Scientists Warn of Irreversible Damage If We Don’t Act Fast. Here’s What Boston Can Do
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Published on November 1, 2022
Stepping Up: Reducing the Adverse Health Impacts and Inequalities of Climate Change
- Published on July 29, 2022
- Published on June 27, 2022
- Published on March 16, 2022
- Published on March 16, 2022
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Published on March 15, 2022
Pollen Season Could Be Longer, More Intense, as Climate Changes, Study Finds
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Published on March 15, 2022
Pollen Season Could Be Longer and More Intense This Year, Study Finds
- Published on November 4, 2021
- Published on October 28, 2021
- Published on October 1, 2021
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Published on September 20, 2021
Effects of Climate, Agriculture, Air Quality Combine to Impact Public Health: Study
- Published on July 2, 2021
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- Published on March 29, 2021
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- Published on February 9, 2021
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Published on January 28, 2021
Transportation Infrastructure Investments Could Save Hundreds of Lives, Billions of Dollars
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Published on January 11, 2021
Models Predict Climate Change Responsible for Thousands of Additional Deaths by 2095
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Published on December 16, 2020
Mass., Other States Near Historic Agreement to Curb Transportation Emissions
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Published on April 22, 2020
A Zero-Emissions Boston Could Save 288 Lives and $2.4 Billion Annually
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Published on August 16, 2019
Air Pollution May Be as Harmful to Your Lungs as Smoking Cigarettes, Study Finds
- Published on August 16, 2019
- Published on July 24, 2019
- Published on June 27, 2019
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Published on June 13, 2019
The Forgotten Generation: The Elderly Are Most at Risk of Suffering from Climate Change
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Published on May 29, 2019
Older People Are Contributing to Climate Change, and Suffering from It
- Published on January 31, 2019
- Published on December 20, 2018
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Published on November 26, 2018
The Heat Is for Real! From Health to Wealth — Here’s How Air Pollution Affecting Common Men’s Life
- Published on October 10, 2018
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Published on July 23, 2018
Climate Change and Aging Population Could Quadruple Ozone-Related Deaths in China
- Published on June 1, 2018
- Published on April 11, 2018
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Published on March 9, 2018
Climate Change Can Affect Mental Health, Expert Tells Edmonton Conference
- Published on January 18, 2018
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Published on January 18, 2018
The Latest Winter Storms Have Been Deadly. But Are Cold Snaps Deadlier than Heat Waves?
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Published on January 3, 2018
Future Generations Could Earn Less Because of Global Warming
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Published on January 2, 2018
Climate Change Places a Major Economic Burden on Future Generations
- Published on October 23, 2017
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Published on February 9, 2017
Turning Climate Data into Action Is ‘Messy, But Urgently Needed’