Patrick Kinney

Patrick Kinney is the Beverly A. Brown Professor of Urban Health at Boston University. His research examines the

intersection of global environmental change and human health, with an emphasis on climate change and air

pollution. His work on the human health effects of air pollution spans four decades, including studies of the

effects of ozone and particulate matter on lung health and on daily mortality in U.S. cities. He also has led studies of

ambient and household air pollution in Africa and China. He led a large randomized trial examining the potential health

benefits of clean cooking technologies in rural Ghana. He created and directed the first climate and health program

in the US at the Columbia University, where he pioneered studies examining how climate change could increase health risks from air pollution and extreme heat in the future. Since coming to BU in 2017, Dr. Kinney has focused on the health and climate benefits that can be achieved through carefully‐planned mitigation and adaptation strategies. Dr. Kinney earned his doctorate at the Harvard School of Public Health, where he studied the effects of air pollution on lung function in children as part of the Harvard Six Cities Air Pollution and Health Study.