26 Feb Dr. Stephanie Cleland, Ph.D., MSPH

Legacy for Airway Health Chair in Promotion of Lung Health
Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University
Research Scientist at the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute

About:

Dr. Stephanie Cleland is the Legacy for Airway Health Chair in Promotion of Lung Health and an Assistant Professor in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University. She is also a Research Scientist at the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute. Dr. Cleland’s research uses environmental epidemiology, exposure assessments, and health impact assessments to investigate how climate change-related environmental exposures, such as wildfire smoke and extreme heat, adversely impact human health. Her work leverages novel statistical approaches and innovative datasets to understand what levels, durations, and types of exposure are most harmful to human health, identify vulnerable populations, and evaluate approaches for reducing adverse effects. She holds a Ph.D. and MSPH in Environmental Sciences and Engineering from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a BS in Computer Science and Community Health from Tufts University. She conducted her dissertation research as an Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) research fellow at the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

Areas of interest:

Environmental Health