Thomas Clasen

Thomas Clasen, an epidemiologist, is Rose Salamone Gangrarosa Professor of Environmental Health at the Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University. He has led more than $45 million in research on household‐ and communitylevel environmental health interventions in low‐income countries. His work has been published in leading journals, including The Lancet Global Health, The BMJ, PLOS Med, Environmental Health Perspectives, Environmental Science & Technology, WHO Bulletin, Epidemiology, and the International Journal of Epidemiology. His research includes randomized controlled field trials, systematic reviews, assessments of environmental interventions in emergency and outbreak response, and cost and cost‐effectiveness analyses. His current research includes the multi‐country HAPIN trial to assess the health impact of LPG stoves; a large‐scale trial of a program provide water filters and improved cook stoves to lower income populations in Rwanda; and an evaluation of a slum redevelopment intervention in Fiji and Indonesia. Prof. Clasen holds an MSc (Control of Infectious Diseases) and PhD from the University of London; he also holds a JD (Law) from Georgetown University.