Kevin J. Lane Jr., PhD, MA
Assistant Professor
Boston University School of Public Health
Environmental Health

PhD, Boston University School of Public Health
MA, Tufts University
BS, Saint Michael's College



Dr. Lane’s research focus are in the field of air pollution, built environment, urbanization and impacts of climate change on health in local, national and international settings. His expertise in big-data and spatial research has led to the development of novel methods that integrate geographic information systems (GIS), remote sensing data and time-activity algorithms to improve exposure assessment and epidemiology. Currently, Dr. Lane Principal Investigator for the Federal Aviation Administration ASCENT Project 18 Community Measurements of Aviation Emissions Contribution to Ambient Air Quality. Additionally, he examines air pollution and built environment effects on cardio-metabolic health with the Population study of Urban, Rural and Semi-urban Endovascular Disease and Holistic Intervention Study (PURSE-HIS), and is a designated NIEHS health disparities career development researcher with the Center for Research on Environmental and Social Stressors in Housing across the life course (CRESSH) to examine the interactions between PM2.5, NO2 and social stressors on the associations with preterm and low birth weight. Prior to this position Dr. Lane also was awarded a Yale Climate and Energy Institute postdoctoral fellowship to examine the relationship between the built environment, urban heat island health impacts where he collaborated with researchers to examine these associations in the United States, South Korea and India. Dr. Lane also conducts research with the Community Assessment of Freeway Exposure and Health Study at Tufts University to examine health impacts from traffic-related ultrafine particulate matter.

CRESSH Career Development Fellow
Boston University School of Public Health
Environmental Health


Member
Boston University
Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research




Climate factors, racial/ethnic disparities, and menstrual cycle health
04/01/2023 - 01/31/2028 (Subcontract PI)
President and Fellows of Harvard College dba Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health NIH NIEHS
1RO1ES035106-1

Community Measurements of Aviation Emissions Contribution to Ambient Air Quality
09/20/2013 - 12/31/2026 (Multi-PI)
PI: Kevin J. Lane Jr., PhD, MA
Department of Transportation/FAA


Climate, Health and Air pollution Research in India (CHAIR-India): Addressing gaps in achieving the sustainability development goals
10/01/2020 - 09/30/2024 (Subcontract PI)
Karolinska Inst Swedish Resrch Coun


Air Mobility Command COVID Risk Management
01/01/2021 - 06/30/2022 (Subcontract PI)
MIT/Lincoln Laboratory Dept of Defense


Developing exposure-response relationships for cardio-respiratory health risks and household air pollution in rural communities of Tamil Nadu, India
10/01/2016 - 06/30/2018 (Subcontract PI)
Trustees of Tufts College, Inc Public Health Inst


EPA STAR Fellowship
09/01/2011 - 08/31/2014 (PI)
Environmental Protection Agency




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  1. Nguyen DD, Levy JI, Kim C, Lane KJ, Simon MC, Hart JE, Whitsel EA, VoPham T, Malwitz A, Peters JL. Characterizing temporal trends in populations exposed to aircraft noise around U.S. airports: 1995-2015. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2023 Sep 21.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37735518
     
  2. Jimenez RB, Bozigar M, Janulewicz P, Lane KJ, Hutyra LR, Fabian MP. School Greenness and Student-Level Academic Performance: Evidence From the Global South. Geohealth. 2023 Aug; 7(8):e2023GH000830.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37538511; PMCID: PMC10395463; DOI: 10.1029/2023GH000830;
     
  3. Haley BM, Patil P, Levy JI, Spangler KR, Tieskens KF, Carnes F, Peng X, Klevens RM, Troppy TS, Fabian MP, Lane KJ, Leibler JH. Evaluating COVID-19 Risk to Essential Workers by Occupational Group: A Case Study in Massachusetts. J Community Health. 2023 Jul 29.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37507525
     
  4. Anneser E, Stopka TJ, Naumova EN, Spangler KR, Lane KJ, Acevedo A, Griffiths JK, Lin Y, Levine P, Corlin L. Environmental equity and COVID-19 experiences in the United States: Results from three survey waves of a nationally representative study conducted between 2020-2022. medRxiv. 2023 May 17.View Related Profiles. PMID: 37293071; PMCID: PMC10246057; DOI: 10.1101/2023.05.16.23290050;
     
  5. Chung CS, Lane KJ, Black-Ingersoll F, Kolaczyk E, Schollaert C, Li S, Simon MC, Levy JI. Assessing the impact of aircraft arrival on ambient ultrafine particle number concentrations in near-airport communities in Boston, Massachusetts. Environ Res. 2023 May 15; 225:115584.View Related Profiles. PMID: 36868447; PMCID: PMC10079358; DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.115584;
     
  6. Patil P, Peng X, Haley BM, Spangler KR, Tieskens KF, Lane KJ, Carnes F, Fabian MP, Klevens RM, Troppy TS, Leibler JH, Levy JI. Influence of geospatial resolution on sociodemographic predictors of COVID-19 in Massachusetts. Ann Epidemiol. 2023 Apr; 80:62-68.e3.View Related Profiles. PMID: 36822278; PMCID: PMC9942453; DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2023.02.007;
     
  7. 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 Feb 01; 333549221148174.View Related Profiles. PMID: 36726308; PMCID: PMC10576472; DOI: 10.1177/00333549221148174;
     
  8. Bor J, Assoumou SA, Lane K, Diaz Y, Ojikutu BO, Raifman J, Levy JI. Inequities in COVID-19 vaccine and booster coverage across Massachusetts ZIP codes after the emergence of Omicron: A population-based cross-sectional study. PLoS Med. 2023 Jan; 20(1):e1004167.View Related Profiles. PMID: 36719864; PMCID: PMC9888673; DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004167;
     
  9. Lane KJ, Levy JI, Patton AP, Durant JL, Zamore W, Brugge D. Relationship between traffic-related air pollution and inflammation biomarkers using structural equation modeling. Sci Total Environ. 2023 Apr 20; 870:161874.View Related Profiles. PMID: 36716891
     
  10. Carlson JM, Zanobetti A, Ettinger de Cuba S, Poblacion AP, Fabian PM, Carnes F, Rhee J, Lane KJ, Sandel MT, Janulewicz PA. Critical windows of susceptibility for the effects of prenatal exposure to heat and heat variability on gestational growth. Environ Res. 2023 Jan 01; 216(Pt 2):114607.View Related Profiles. PMID: 36279910; DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.114607;
     
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Yes, you can save lives by planting trees, a new study says

Salon 5/29/2022

Increasing urban greenery could have prevented at least 34,000 US deaths over two decades

Medical Xpress 5/19/2022

Increasing greenery in urban areas may reduce mortality of all causes, study reveals

News Medical 5/19/2022

Increasing greenery in urban areas may reduce mortality of all causes study reveals

News Medical 5/19/2022

This Squad of Researchers Is a Real-Life Justice League

BU Today 10/27/2021

Communities Surrounding Logan Airport Exposed to Harmful Air Pollution, Research Finds

WGBH 9/24/2019
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