Patrick L. Kinney, ScD
Professor
Boston University School of Public Health
Environmental Health

ScD, Harvard School of Public Health
MS, Harvard School of Public Health
BA, University of Colorado Boulder



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.

Beverly A. Brown Professor for the Improvement of Urban Health
Boston University School of Public Health
Environmental Health




Contributions of Prescribed Fire and Agricultural Burning to Air Quality and Health
12/01/2023 - 11/30/2025 (Co-Investigator)
Georgia Institute of Technology Health Effects Inst


Accounting for the health benefits of air pollution regulations in China, 2008-2019
06/01/2020 - 02/28/2025 (PI)
Health Effects Institute


Accounting for the health benefits of air pollution regulations in China, 2008-2019
06/01/2020 - 02/28/2025 (Subcontract PI)
Health Effects Institute Env Protection Agy


Contributions of Prescribed Fire and Agricultural Burning to Air Quality and Health
12/01/2022 - 11/30/2023 (Co-Investigator)
Georgia Institute of Technology Health Effects Inst


Contributions of Prescribed Fire and Agricultural Burning to Air Quality and Health
12/01/2021 - 11/30/2023 (Co-Investigator)
Georgia Institute of Technology Health Effects Inst


Integrating air quality and health into urban climate action planning
11/01/2019 - 10/31/2022 (Subcontract PI)
The George Washington University Wellcome Trust


Using Remote Sensing and Earth System Models to Improve Air Quality and Public Health in Megacities
11/16/2018 - 11/15/2021 (Subcontract PI)
The George Washington University NASA
80NSSC19K0193

Supporting Regional Implementation of Integrated Climate resilience: Consortium for Climate Risk in Urban Northeast Phase II
09/01/2020 - 08/31/2021 (Subcontract PI)
Trustees Of Columbia University In The City Of New York Dept of Comm NOAA


Supporting Regional Implementation of Integrated Climate Resilience: Consortium for Climate Risk in the Urban Northeast Phase II
01/01/2017 - 08/31/2021 (Subcontract PI)
Trustees Of Columbia University In The City Of New York Dept of Comm NOAA


Source Attribution Using Satellite Products and Models to Inform Air Quality Planning and Health Accountability
08/11/2019 - 08/10/2020 (Subcontract PI)
Trustees Of Columbia University In The City Of New York NASA
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Consortium for Climate Risk in the Urban Northeast
10/01/2010 - 09/30/2020 (PI)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
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Yr Title Project-Sub Proj Pubs
2016 Intervening to Improve Birth Weight and Infant Respiratory Health in Rural Ghana 3R01ES019547-05S1 12
2016 Intervening to Improve Birth Weight and Infant Respiratory Health in Rural Ghana 3R01ES019547-05S2 12
2015 Interdisciplinary Training in Climate and Health 5T32ES023770-02 47
2015 Intervening to Improve Birth Weight and Infant Respiratory Health in Rural Ghana 5R01ES019547-05 12
2014 Interdisciplinary Training in Climate and Health 1T32ES023770-01 47
2014 Intervening to Improve Birth Weight and Infant Respiratory Health in Rural Ghana 5R01ES019547-04 12
2014 Intervening to Improve Birth Weight and Infant Respiratory Health in Rural Ghana 3R01ES019547-04S1 12
2013 Intervening to Improve Birth Weight and Infant Respiratory Health in Rural Ghana 5R01ES019547-03 12
2012 Intervening to Improve Birth Weight and Infant Respiratory Health in Rural Ghana 5R01ES019547-02 12
2012 Intervening to Improve Birth Weight and Infant Respiratory Health in Rural Ghana 3R01ES019547-02S1 12
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  1. 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.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39670153; PMCID: PMC11632356; DOI: 10.1088/2752-5309/ad976d;
     
  2. 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; PMCID: PMC11623271; DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adq3367;
     
  3. 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.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39488222; PMCID: PMC7616816; DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(24)01822-1;
     
  4. 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.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39509841
     
  5. 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;
     
  6. 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. 2025 Feb; 34(4):256-267.View Related Profiles. PMID: 39445356
     
  7. 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;
     
  8. 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.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38943591; PMCID: PMC11256750; DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.4c00890;
     
  9. 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.View Related Profiles. PMID: 38863688; PMCID: PMC11165963; DOI: 10.1177/11786302241258587;
     
  10. 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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Bar chart showing 314 publications over 38 distinct years, with a maximum of 22 publications in 2021

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The strange reasons why people are more likely to die in the winter

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Mexico study's surprising finding: Killer heat hit harder for the young than the elderly

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Mexico study finds that heat kills young people more than elderly

VOA 12/6/2024

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The terrible paradox of air pollution and climate change

Vox 9/17/2023

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Early heat waves can be the deadliest

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Why Asia’s early heat wave is so alarming

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UN climate scientists warn of irreversible damage if we don't act fast. Here's what Boston can do

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Climate change affecting children even before birth

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

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

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A hotter planet will extend allergy season, researchers say. It could last nearly 2 months longer, with double the pollen.

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Climate Change Could Worsen Pollen Season: Study

WebMD 3/16/2022

Pollen season could be longer and more intense this year, study finds

TODAY 3/15/2022

This Squad of Researchers Is a Real-Life Justice League

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Biden’s quiet plan to prepare the U.S. for the health impacts of climate change

Grist 4/26/2021

In the Northeast, Improved Walking and Bicycling Infrastructure Could Save Hundreds of Lives, Billions of Dollars

The Brink 2/25/2021

Models predict climate change responsible for thousands of additional deaths by 2095

Healio 1/8/2021

Are Rising Temperatures Affecting Fetal Development?

Medscape 7/23/2019

The forgotten generation: The elderly are most at risk of suffering from climate change

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The polar vortex is bringing life-threatening wind chills. But are cold snaps deadlier than heat waves?

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How Cities Are Leading The Way On Climate Change

WBUR 4/11/2018

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Cold snap or heat wave: which one is more deadly?

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2006 University of Wisconsin Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment: Roy F Weston Distinguished Global Sustainability Lectureship
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Environmental Pollutants
Climate Change
Air Pollution
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