Michelle Bell

Dr. Michelle Bell is the Mary E. Pinchot Professor of Environmental Health at Yale’s University School of the Environment, with secondary appointments at the School of Public Health and School of Engineering and Applied Science. Her research investigates how human health is affected by environmental conditions, including air pollution and weather. Other interests include health impacts of climate change and environmental justice. Much of this work is based in epidemiology, biostatistics, and environmental engineering. The research is designed to be policy‐relevant and contribute to wellinformed decision‐making to better protect human health and benefit society. She has over 250 peer‐reviewed publications.

Dr. Bell holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering and M.S.E. in Environmental Management and Economics from Johns Hopkins University, M.S. in Environmental Engineering and Science from Stanford University, M.Sc. in Philosophy from University of Edinburgh, and B.S. in Environmental Engineering Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She received the NIH Outstanding New Environmental Scientist (ONES) Award, Health Effects Institute Rosenblith New Investigator Award, and Prince Albert II de Monaco / Institut Pasteur Award. She was elected to the National Academy of Medicine and recognized as a highly cited researcher (top 1% for field globally) for the last three years.