Allan Just

Allan Just, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Epidemiology

Biography

Research interests: Environmental epidemiology including children's environmental health, remote sensing and air pollution monitoring with satellite data, climate and health epidemiology and epigenomics. He uses NASA satellite products to investigate how better estimates of the quality of air we breathe and the temperature in our neighborhoods reveal previously underestimated exposure disparities and health impacts.

Recent News

July 15, 2025 The Public's Radio

How does air pollution affect our health?

If you’ve been outside on a smoggy day, you’ve probably noticed that your body reacts poorly to bad air quality. Maybe you coughed, or got a headache. But what actually happens to your body when you breathe in polluted air?

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December 18, 2024 News from Brown

For optimal marathon performance, check training plan, gear, nutrition, weather — and air quality?

Analyzing 16 years of race results and air pollution levels, a team of researchers at the Brown University School of Public Health found that poor air quality had a negative effect on marathon times.

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November 13, 2024 News from SPH

Symptoms of a Warming World

Fusing public health with environmental science, new faculty at Brown are pioneering methods that reveal how climate change is threatening our health. Together, they’re finding solutions.

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October 2, 2024 News from Brown

With $3.8M grant, new Brown center to research health impacts of climate change on aging populations

Funding from the National Institute on Aging will enable Brown researchers to study the negative health effects of climate change and develop practical solutions that promote healthy aging.

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