Jonathan Buonocore, ScD
Assistant Professor
Boston University School of Public Health
Environmental Health

ScD, Harvard School of Public Health
MS, Harvard School of Public Health
BS, Clarkson University



My research interests are in evaluating the impacts, benefits, and tradeoffs of technology and policy choices in energy, transportation, agricultural practices, and climate change mitigation and adaptation. To assist in these evaluations, I develop tools that incorporate environmental risk assessment, life cycle assessment, and environmental economics with the goal of placing health, climate, environmental, and other outcomes into a framework to aid decision-making.


Modeling the health benefits of state-specific zero-emissions appliance standards in the United States
01/01/2024 - 12/31/2026 (PI)
Wellcome Trust


LeGUp Networked Geothermal Assessment
09/15/2022 - 09/14/2025 (Subcontract PI)
HEET Mass Clean Energy Ct


The Co-benefits of the Build Environment (CoBE) Project
07/01/2022 - 06/30/2025 (Subcontract PI)
President and Fellows of Harvard College dba Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Login5 Foundation


Climate, Health, and Energy: Air Quality and Health Benefits of Methane Reduction in the U.S. Oil and Gas Sector
07/01/2022 - 06/30/2025 (PI)
Windward Fund


Health and Economic Benefits to Children and Adults of Precedent Setting
12/13/2023 - 12/14/2024 (Subcontract PI)
Trustees Of Columbia University In The City Of New York NY Community Trust


To support transportation, health, and air-quality research and communications
07/01/2022 - 10/31/2024 (PI)
Barr Foundation, Inc.


Expanding global nitrogen dioxide health impact assessment infrastructure
08/25/2023 - 09/30/2024 (PI)
Environmental Defense Fund


Integrating Grid Effects from Electric Vehicle Adoption
01/01/2023 - 06/30/2024 (PI)
Energy Foundation


Building from the Ground Up - Plan to Scale-Up Deployment of Geothermal Networks around Boston
01/01/2023 - 04/30/2024 (Subcontract PI)
HEET Liberty Mutual Fdn


To support the TRECH Research Team in building trust and relationships in the context of transportation and racial equity
10/14/2022 - 03/30/2024 (PI)
Barr Foundation, Inc.


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  1. Brian Naess, Jonathan Buonocore, Veronica Southerland, Muskaan Khemani, Catherine Seppanen. Distribution of air quality health benefits of medium and heavy-duty electrification policies in New York City. Environmental Research: Health. 2025; (3). View Publication
  2. Bunker A, Lundgren Kownacki K, Sarker S, Bari R, Sarker M, Buonocore JJ, Geldsetzer P, Revstedt J, Bärnighausen T. Evaluating the effectiveness of the 'eco-cooler' for passive home cooling. NPJ Clim Action. 2024; 3(1):94. PMID: 39497685; PMCID: PMC11531403; DOI: 10.1038/s44168-024-00165-7;
     
  3. 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.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39447107; PMCID: PMC11628716; DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2024.307896;
     
  4. Willis MD, Casey JA, Buonocore JJ. Potential Health Hazards of Cryptocurrency Mining: Protecting Health in a "Digital Oil Boom". JAMA. 2024 Sep 26.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39325478; DOI: 10.1001/jama.2024.15917;
     
  5. 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.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39151555; DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.119791;
     
  6. Christopher Rick, Kim Gaddy, Sharon Lewis, Mark Mitchell, Sofia Owen, Queen Shabazz, Laura Chu Wiens, Jay Stange, Cheryl Little, Erica Ellis, Calvin Arter, Patrick Kinney, Jonathan I. Levy, Frederica Perera, Katy Coomes, Kathleen Lau, Laura Buckley, Matthew Raifman, Dinesh C, Sarav Arunachalam, Jonathan Buonocore. Modeling Air Pollution-Related Health Benefits of Transportation Scenarios: A Collaboration Between Academic Researchers and Environmental Justice Organizations. Community Science. 2024. View Publication
  7. Christos I Efstathiou, Saravanan Arunachalam4, Calvin A Arter and Jonathan Buonocore. Assessing the tradeoffs in emissions, air quality and health benefits from excess power generation due to climate-related policies for the transportation sector. Environmental Research: Letters. 2024. View Publication
  8. Alique G Berberian, Frederica Perera5, Saravanan Arunachalam, Jonathan I Levy, Laura Buckley, Calvin Arter, Kaitlyn E Coomes and Jonathan J Buonocore. Environmental Research: Letters. 2024. View Publication
  9. Tran H, Polka E, Buonocore JJ, Roy A, Trask B, Hull H, Arunachalam S. Air Quality and Health Impacts of Onshore Oil and Gas Flaring and Venting Activities Estimated Using Refined Satellite-Based Emissions. Geohealth. 2024 Mar; 8(3):e2023GH000938. PMID: 38449816; PMCID: PMC10916426; DOI: 10.1029/2023GH000938;
     
  10. Lieberman-Cribbin W, Fang X, Morello-Frosch R, Gonzalez DJX, Hill E, Deziel NC, Buonocore JJ, Casey JA. Multiple Dimensions of Environmental Justice and Oil and Gas Development in Pennsylvania. Environ Justice. 2024 Feb 01; 17(1):31-44. PMID: 38389752; PMCID: PMC10880506; DOI: 10.1089/env.2022.0041;
     
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Bar chart showing 71 publications over 17 distinct years, with a maximum of 11 publications in 2024

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Massport drastically cut its initial plan to reduce cruise ship emissions

GBH News 1/8/2025

Coal-based steelmaking causes hundreds of premature deaths, billions in health costs nationwide

The Allegheny Front 11/6/2024

Report raises alarm about increasing danger killing thousands yearly

USA Today 10/30/2024

Air pollution control devices save lives and cut health costs

News Medical 10/25/2024

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Scientists skeptical of oil and gas company’s claim that its fracking ‘poses no public health risks’

The Allegheny Front 9/18/2024

More fossil-fuel facilities are in environmental justice communities, BU researchers find

Boston Globe 7/3/2024

New Study quantifies health impacts from oil and gas flaring in the U.S.

Environmental Defense Fund 3/12/2024

Commonly-used natural gas odorants may induce a range of adverse health symptoms

News Medical 8/9/2023

Public health researchers have calculated the deadly human cost of U.S. oil and gas production

Fast Company 7/17/2023

Oil and gas production responsible for $77 billion in annual US health damages: Study

Environmental Health News 7/13/2023

Oil and gas health impacts cost $77 billion per year, study finds

Axios 5/10/2023

Billions of dollars in healthcare costs tied to oil and gas, researchers believe

United Press International 5/8/2023

Are gas stoves worse than fireplaces? Here’s how some other appliances can also pollute your home.

The Boston Globe 2/7/2023

Wind now 10% of U.S. energy profile, but not all communities are reaping the same benefits from it: Study

Staten Island Live 12/6/2022

Energy-efficient heat pumps will be required for all new homes in Washington

Popular Science 11/29/2022

Want to phase out fossil fuels? We must fundamentally change our buildings.

The Washington Post 9/26/2022

Did Orange Line Shutdown Have Uneven Health, Economic Impacts on Lower-Income Neighborhoods?

BU Today 9/19/2022

How can electrified buildings handle energy peaks?

Popular Science 8/4/2022

Health Benefits Identified in Offshore Wind Farms

BU School of Public Health 7/15/2016
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