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Amruta Nori-Sarma, PhD

Adjunct Assistant Professor

Boston University School of Public Health

Environmental Health

PhD, Yale University
MPH, Columbia University School of Public Health
BSE, Princeton University

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Amruta Nori-Sarma is an Assistant Professor of Environmental Health and Population Sciences at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Environmental Health Department at Boston University School of Public Health. Dr. Nori-Sarma studies the relationship between environmental exposures associated with climate change and health outcomes in vulnerable communities. Her previous work has examined the impact of heat waves and air pollution on health in vulnerable communities in India, South Korea, and across the US. Her current research aims to understand the impacts of interrelated extreme weather events on mental health across the US utilizing large claims datasets. She also has an interest in evaluating the success of policies put in place to reduce the health impacts of climate change.

CAFÉ: a Research Coordinating Center to Convene, Accelerate, Foster, and Expand the Climate Change and Health Community of Practice
05/10/2023 - 04/30/2026 (Multi-PI)
PI: Amruta Nori-Sarma, PhD
NIH/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
1U24ES035309-01

PRIME-Boston (Prevention of and Response to Incidents of Climate-Related Mental Health Emergencies in Vulnerable Communities in Boston, MA)
01/06/2024 - 12/31/2025 (PI)
NIH/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
1R21ES035890-01

Advancing Community Resilience to Cumulative Climate Impacts in the Mystic River Watershed
11/01/2022 - 10/31/2025 (Multi-PI)
PI: Amruta Nori-Sarma, PhD
Environmental Protection Agency

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Strategic Direction Spark Award
(Multi-PI)
Boston University

Yr	Title	Project-Sub Proj	Pubs
2024	PRIME-Boston (Prevention of and Response to Incidents of Climate-Related Mental Health Emergencies in Vulnerable Communities in Boston, MA)	1R21ES035890-01
2023	CAFÉ: a Research Coordinating Center to Convene, Accelerate, Foster, and Expand the Climate Change and Health Community of Practice	1U24ES035309-01

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Lin Z, Weinberger E, Nori-Sarma A, Chinchilla M, Wellenius GA, Jay J. Daily heat and mortality among people experiencing homelessness in 2 urban US counties, 2015-2022. Am J Epidemiol. 2024 Nov 04; 193(11):1576-1582.View Related Profiles.

Nori-Sarma, Amruta
Wellenius, Gregory
Jay, Jonathan
Lin, Zihan

PMID: 38844692

Milando CW, Sun Y, Romitti Y, Nori-Sarma A, Gause EL, Spangler KR, Sue Wing I, Wellenius GA. Generalizability of heat-related health risk associations observed in a large healthcare claims database of patients with commercial health insurance. Epidemiology. 2024 Aug 09; 35(6):844-52.View Related Profiles.

Nori-Sarma, Amruta
Milando, Chad
Wellenius, Gregory
Spangler, Keith

PMID: 39120949; PMCID: PMC7616519; DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000001781;

de Bont J, Krishna B, Stafoggia M, Banerjee T, Dholakia H, Garg A, Ingole V, Jaganathan S, Kloog I, Lane K, Mall RK, Mandal S, Nori-Sarma A, Prabhakaran D, Rajiva A, Tiwari AS, Wei Y, Wellenius GA, Schwartz J, Prabhakaran P, Ljungman P. Ambient air pollution and daily mortality in ten cities of India: a causal modelling study. Lancet Planet Health. 2024 Jul; 8(7):e433-e440.View Related Profiles.

Nori-Sarma, Amruta
Wellenius, Gregory
Lane, Kevin

PMID: 38969471

Nori-Sarma A, Galea S. Climate change and mental health: a call for a global research agenda. Lancet Psychiatry. 2024 May; 11(5):316-317.View Related Profiles.

Nori-Sarma, Amruta
Galea, Sandro

PMID: 38631783

Shultz JM, Galea S, Espinel Z, Nori-Sarma A, Shapiro LT, Dimentstein K, Shepherd JM, Nogueira LM. Safeguarding medically high-risk patients from compounding disasters. Lancet Reg Health Am. 2024 Apr; 32:100714.View Related Profiles.

Nori-Sarma, Amruta
Galea, Sandro

PMID: 38510788; PMCID: PMC10951501; DOI: 10.1016/j.lana.2024.100714;

Mandal S, Rajiva A, Kloog I, Menon JS, Lane KJ, Amini H, Walia GK, Dixit S, Nori-Sarma A, Dutta A, Sharma P, Jaganathan S, Madhipatla KK, Wellenius GA, de Bont J, Venkataraman C, Prabhakaran D, Prabhakaran P, Ljungman P, Schwartz J. Nationwide estimation of daily ambient PM2.5 from 2008 to 2020 at 1 km2 in India using an ensemble approach. PNAS Nexus. 2024 Mar; 3(3):pgae088.View Related Profiles.

Nori-Sarma, Amruta
Wellenius, Gregory
Lane, Kevin

PMID: 38456174; PMCID: PMC10919890; DOI: 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgae088;

Sun Y, Milando CW, Spangler KR, Wei Y, Schwartz J, Dominici F, Nori-Sarma A, Sun S, Wellenius GA. Short term exposure to low level ambient fine particulate matter and natural cause, cardiovascular, and respiratory morbidity among US adults with health insurance: case time series study. BMJ. 2024 Feb 21; 384:e076322.View Related Profiles.

Nori-Sarma, Amruta
Milando, Chad
Wellenius, Gregory
Spangler, Keith

PMID: 38383039; PMCID: PMC10879982; DOI: 10.1136/bmj-2023-076322;

Stowell JD, Sun Y, Gause EL, Spangler KR, Schwartz J, Bernstein A, Wellenius GA, Nori-Sarma A. Warm season ambient ozone and children's health in the USA. Int J Epidemiol. 2024 Feb 14; 53(2).View Related Profiles.

Nori-Sarma, Amruta
Wellenius, Gregory
Stowell, Jennifer
Spangler, Keith

PMID: 38553030; PMCID: PMC10980558; DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyae035;

de Bont J, Nori-Sarma A, Stafoggia M, Banerjee T, Ingole V, Jaganathan S, Mandal S, Rajiva A, Krishna B, Kloog I, Lane K, Mall RK, Tiwari A, Wei Y, Wellenius GA, Prabhakaran D, Schwartz J, Prabhakaran P, Ljungman P. Impact of heatwaves on all-cause mortality in India: A comprehensive multi-city study. Environ Int. 2024 Feb; 184:108461.View Related Profiles.

Nori-Sarma, Amruta
Wellenius, Gregory
Lane, Kevin

PMID: 38340402

Spangler KR, Brochu P, Nori-Sarma A, Milechin D, Rickles M, Davis B, Dukes KA, Lane KJ. Calculating access to parks and other polygonal resources: A description of open-source methodologies. Spatial and Spatio-Temporal Epidemiology. 2023; 47(100606). View Publication

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Spangler KR, Brochu P, Nori-Sarma A, Milechin D, Rickles M, Davis B, Dukes KA, Lane KJ. Calculating access to parks and other polygonal resources: A description of open-source methodologies. Spat Spatiotemporal Epidemiol. 2023 Nov; 47:100606.View Related Profiles.

Nori-Sarma, Amruta
Spangler, Keith
Lane, Kevin
Dukes, Kimberly Ann

PMID: 38042531; DOI: 10.1016/j.sste.2023.100606;

Errett NA, Hartwell C, Randazza JM, Nori-Sarma A, Weinberger KR, Spangler KR, Sun Y, Adams QH, Wellenius GA, Hess JJ. Survey of extreme heat public health preparedness plans and response activities in the most populous jurisdictions in the United States. BMC Public Health. 2023 May 03; 23(1):811.View Related Profiles.

Nori-Sarma, Amruta
Wellenius, Gregory
Spangler, Keith

PMID: 37138325; PMCID: PMC10154751; DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-15757-x;

Hassan AM, Nogueira L, Lin YL, Rogers JE, Nori-Sarma A, Offodile AC. Impact of Heatwaves on Cancer Care Delivery: Potential Mechanisms, Health Equity Concerns, and Adaptation Strategies. J Clin Oncol. 2023 Jun 10; 41(17):3104-3109. PMID: 37098249

Nori-Sarma A, Wellenius GA. Human Health and Well-being in a Warming World. Milbank Q. 2023 Apr; 101(S1):99-118.View Related Profiles.

Nori-Sarma, Amruta
Wellenius, Gregory

PMID: 37096613; PMCID: PMC10126986; DOI: 10.1111/1468-0009.12608;

Randazza JM, Hess JJ, Bostrom A, Hartwell C, Adams QH, Nori-Sarma A, Spangler KR, Sun Y, Weinberger KR, Wellenius GA, Errett NA. Planning to Reduce the Health Impacts of Extreme Heat: A Content Analysis of Heat Action Plans in Local United States Jurisdictions. Am J Public Health. 2023 May; 113(5):559-567.View Related Profiles.

Nori-Sarma, Amruta
Wellenius, Gregory
Spangler, Keith

PMID: 36926967; PMCID: PMC10088945; DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2022.307217;

Adams QH, Chan EMG, Spangler KR, Weinberger KR, Lane KJ, Errett NA, Hess JJ, Sun Y, Wellenius GA, Nori-Sarma A. Examining the Optimal Placement of Cooling Centers to Serve Populations at High Risk of Extreme Heat Exposure in 81 US Cities. Public Health Rep. 2023; 138(6):955-962.View Related Profiles.

Nori-Sarma, Amruta
Wellenius, Gregory
Spangler, Keith
Lane, Kevin

PMID: 36726308; PMCID: PMC10576472; DOI: 10.1177/00333549221148174;

Nori-Sarma A, Milando C, Weinberger KR, Hess JJ, Errett NA, Wellenius GA. Association Between the 2021 Heat Wave in Portland, Oregon, and Seattle, Washington, and Emergency Department Visits. JAMA. 2022 Dec 20; 328(23):2360-2362.View Related Profiles.

Nori-Sarma, Amruta
Milando, Chad
Wellenius, Gregory

PMID: 36538316; PMCID: PMC9856788; DOI: 10.1001/jama.2022.20665;

Paul D. Juarez, Aramandla Ramesh, Darryl B. Hood, Donald J. Alcendor, R. Burciaga Valdez, Mounika P. Aramandla, Mohammad Tabatabai, Patricia Matthews-Juarez, Michael A. Langston, Mohammad Z. Al-Hamdan, Amruta Nori-Sarma, Wansoo Im, Charles C. Mouton. The effects of air pollution, meteorological parameters, and climate change on COVID-19 comorbidity and health disparities: A systematic review. Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology. 2022; 4:194-210.
R. Burciaga Valdez, Mohammad Tabatabai, Mohammad Z. Al-Hamdan, Derek Wilus, Darryl B. Hood, Wansoo Im, Amruta Nori-Sarma, Aramandla Ramesh, Macarius M. Donneyong, Michael A. Langston, Charles P. Mouton, Paul D. Juárez. Association of diabetes and exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in the Southeastern United States. Hygiene and Environmental Health Advances. 2022; 4.

Nori-Sarma A, Sun S, Sun Y, Spangler KR, Oblath R, Galea S, Gradus JL, Wellenius GA. Association Between Ambient Heat and Risk of Emergency Department Visits for Mental Health Among US Adults, 2010 to 2019. JAMA Psychiatry. 2022 Apr 01; 79(4):341-349.View Related Profiles.

Nori-Sarma, Amruta
Wellenius, Gregory
Gradus, Jaimie
Spangler, Keith
Oblath, Rachel
Galea, Sandro
Sun, Shengzhi

PMID: 35195664; PMCID: PMC8867392; DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2021.4369;

Nori-Sarma A, Spangler KR, Wang B, Cesare N, Dukes KA, Lane KJ. Impacts of the choice of distance measurement method on estimates of access to point-based resources. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2023 Mar; 33(2):237-243.View Related Profiles.

Nori-Sarma, Amruta
Wang, Biqi
Spangler, Keith
Lane, Kevin
Dukes, Kimberly Ann
Cesare, Nina

PMID: 35145207

Sun S, Weinberger KR, Nori-Sarma A, Spangler KR, Sun Y, Dominici F, Wellenius GA. Ambient heat and risks of emergency department visits among adults in the United States: time stratified case crossover study. BMJ. 2021 11 24; 375:e065653.View Related Profiles.

Nori-Sarma, Amruta
Wellenius, Gregory
Spangler, Keith
Sun, Shengzhi

PMID: 34819309; PMCID: PMC9397126; DOI: 10.1136/bmj-2021-065653;

Weinberger KR, Wu X, Sun S, Spangler KR, Nori-Sarma A, Schwartz J, Requia W, Sabath BM, Braun D, Zanobetti A, Dominici F, Wellenius GA. Heat warnings, mortality, and hospital admissions among older adults in the United States. Environ Int. 2021 12; 157:106834.View Related Profiles.

Nori-Sarma, Amruta
Wellenius, Gregory
Spangler, Keith
Sun, Shengzhi

PMID: 34461376

Heo S, Nori-Sarma A, Kim S, Lee JT, Bell ML. Do persons with low socioeconomic status have less access to greenspace? Application of accessibility index to urban parks in Seoul, South Korea. Environmental Research Letters. 2021; (16). View Publication
Valdez RB, Al-Hamdan MZ, Tabatabai M, Hood DB, Im W, Wilus D, Nori-Sarma A, Ramesh A, Donneyong MM, Langston MA, Mouton CP, Juárez PD. Association of Cardiovascular Disease and Long-Term Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5) in the Southeastern United States. Atmosphere. 2021; 8(12):947. View Publication
Nori-Sarma A, Thimmulappa R, Venkataraman GV, Warren JL , Berman JD, Whittaker SD, Kulick ER, Wellenius GA, Mahesh PA, Bell ML. NO2 exposure and lung function decline in a cohort of adults in Mysore, India. Environmental Research Communication. 2021; (3). View Publication

Prabhakaran P, Jaganathan S, Walia GK, Wellenius GA, Mandal S, Kumar K, Kloog I, Lane K, Nori-Sarma A, Rosenqvist M, Dahlquist M, Reddy KS, Schwartz J, Prabhakaran D, Ljungman PLS. Building capacity for air pollution epidemiology in India. Environ Epidemiol. 2020 Oct; 4(5):e117.View Related Profiles.

Nori-Sarma, Amruta
Wellenius, Gregory
Lane, Kevin

PMID: 33134770; PMCID: PMC7553192; DOI: 10.1097/EE9.0000000000000117;

Nori-Sarma A, Thimmulappa RK, Venkataramana GV, Fauzie AK, Dey SK, Venkareddy LK, Berman JD, Lane KJ, Fong KC, Warren JL, Bell ML. Low-cost NO2 monitoring and predictions of urban exposure using universal kriging and land-use regression modelling in Mysore, India. Atmospheric Environment. 2020; 226. View Publication

Heo S, Nori-Sarma A, Lee K, Benmarhnia T, Dominici F, Bell ML. The Use of a Quasi-Experimental Study on the Mortality Effect of a Heat Wave Warning System in Korea. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 06 25; 16(12). PMID: 31242672; PMCID: PMC6617315; DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16122245;

Nori-Sarma A, Anderson GB, Rajiva A, ShahAzhar G, Gupta P, Pednekar MS, Son JY, Peng RD, Bell ML. The impact of heat waves on mortality in Northwest India. Environ Res. 2019 09; 176:108546. PMID: 31247430

Nori-Sarma A, Benmarhnia T, Rajiva A, Azhar GS, Gupta P, Pednekar MS, Bell ML. Advancing our Understanding of Heat Wave Criteria and Associated Health Impacts to Improve Heat Wave Alerts in Developing Country Settings. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 06 13; 16(12). PMID: 31200449; PMCID: PMC6617133; DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16122089;

Zhang Y, Li M, Bravo MA, Jin L, Nori-Sarma A, Xu Y, Guan D, Wang C, Chen M, Wang X, Tao W, Qiu W, Zhang Y, Bell ML. Air Quality in Lanzhou, a Major Industrial City in China: Characteristics of Air Pollution and Review of Existing Evidence from Air Pollution and Health Studies. Water Air Soil Pollut. 2014 Oct; 225(10). PMID: 25838615

Knowlton K, Kulkarni SP, Azhar GS, Mavalankar D, Jaiswal A, Connolly M, Nori-Sarma A, Rajiva A, Dutta P, Deol B, Sanchez L, Khosla R, Webster PJ, Toma VE, Sheffield P, Hess JJ. Development and implementation of South Asia's first heat-health action plan in Ahmedabad (Gujarat, India). Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2014 Mar 25; 11(4):3473-92. PMID: 24670386

Azhar GS, Mavalankar D, Nori-Sarma A, Rajiva A, Dutta P, Jaiswal A, Sheffield P, Knowlton K, Hess JJ. Heat-related mortality in India: excess all-cause mortality associated with the 2010 Ahmedabad heat wave. PLoS One. 2014; 9(3):e91831. PMID: 24633076

This graph shows the total number of publications by year, by first, middle/unknown, or last author.

Bar chart showing 34 publications over 7 distinct years, with a maximum of 9 publications in 2024

Bar chart showing 34 publications over 7 distinct years, with a maximum of 9 publications in 2024

Year	Publications
2014	3
2019	3
2020	2
2021	5
2022	5
2023	7
2024	9

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How heat waves take a toll on mental health

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution 7/28/2024

Extreme Heat Is Making Our Mental Health Worse

Bloomberg 7/26/2024

Climate anxious? Here’s how you can turn apprehension into action

The Guardian 11/16/2023

Regular bouts of deadly heat are coming sooner than expected

The Boston Globe 9/18/2023

Will boozy ‘Dunkin’ Spiked’ nudge teens to start drinking?

Futurity 9/18/2023

Hot under the collar? Heat can make you angry and even aggressive, research finds

CNN 9/5/2023

Troubling research finds strange, dangerous side effect of extreme heat waves: ‘The threat is real’

Yahoo! News 8/30/2023

50 Cent Postpones Arizona Tour Stop Over ‘Dangerous’ Triple-Digit Temperatures

Rolling Stone 8/29/2023

Extreme Heat Is Wreaking Havoc On Our Mental Health — Can We Stop It?

Inverse 8/9/2023

Extreme Heat Is F-cking With Our Heads

The Roling Stone 8/6/2023

Why you feel grouchy on super hot days

Vox 7/25/2023

Summer meltdowns: Here's how extreme heat can affect your mood and mental health

Fox News 6/10/2023

A Climate Emergency In Pakistan, And The Way Forward

Forbes 10/30/2022

It’s Not Just You: Heat Waves Can Make It Tougher to Manage Mental Health

Everyday Health 9/29/2022

Kids born right after a natural disaster more likely to have mental health issues, new research shows

The Boston Globe 9/23/2022

How Heat Waves Take a Toll on Mental Health

The Spokesman Review 8/25/2022

Why Extreme Heat Is So Bad for the Human Body

Time 8/2/2022

Greater Boston broils under first extended heat wave of 2022

WBUR 7/20/2022

It’s not just heat stroke. Extreme temperatures pose special risk to people with chronic illness (and that’s a lot of us)

STAT 7/19/2022

Hot enough for you? How heat can affect your mental health

Toronto Star 7/18/2022

The Climate Anxiety Discussion Has a Whiteness Problem

Wired 7/11/2022

Climate anxiety: Spike in mental health emergencies on very hot days

The New Daily 4/3/2022

Climate change: Extreme heat linked to more mental health emergencies

Medical News Today 3/11/2022

Summer Heat Can Drain Mental Health

BU Today 3/11/2022

How Extreme Heat Can Worsen Mental Health

Verywell Health 3/9/2022

Science News | Study Says Extreme Heat is Linked to Rise in Mental Health Emergency Care

Latestly 2/27/2022

Extreme Heat Linked to Increase in Mental Health Emergency Care

Neuroscience News 2/27/2022

A Hotter Climate Could Trigger More Mental Health Crises

Health Day 2/24/2022

Study examines link between extreme heat and mental health

The Weather Network 2/24/2022

Hot days lead to more mental health emergencies, study finds

The Guardian 2/23/2022

Extreme heat raises risk for mental health crises in U.S., study finds

United Press International 2/23/2022

Mental health emergencies rise with heat for all ages, study finds

WBUR 2/23/2022

Extreme Heat Could Impact Young and Middle-Aged Adults More than Older Adults

BU Today 1/11/2022

Extreme heat may impact younger people more than elderly - study

Jerusalem Post 11/27/2021

This Squad of Researchers Is a Real-Life Justice League

BU Today 10/27/2021

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