Kirk R. Smith, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Professor of Global Environmental Health
PHONE: (510) 643-0793
FAX: (510) 642-5815
LOCATION: 747 University Hall
E-MAIL: krksmith@berkeley.edu
WEB SITE: Division of Environmental Health Sciences
Courses
- PH 84 Environmental Disasters in Fiction- sophomore seminar (Spring)
- PH 200C Public Health Breadth Course in Environmental Health Sciences (Fall)
- PH 271D Global Burden of Disease and Comparative Risk Assessment (Spring)
- PH 271G Climate Change for Health Scientists (Spring)
Research Interests
- Environmental and health implications of economic development
- Health-damaging air pollution in developing countries, particularly from household fuels
- Co-benefits (warming and ill-health reductions) of greenhouse gas controls
- Development of robust measures of exposure, risk, and environmental responsibility for policy
- Integration of health, climate, energy, and development issues into international collaborative scientific assessments
- Development and deployment of small, smart, fast, and cheap IT-based environmental monitoring devices
Current Projects
- Field measurements and/or epidemiologic investigations in Guatemala, Mexico, India, Nepal, Mongolia, and China
- Convening Lead Author (CLA) for Health of the Fifth Assessment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
- CLA for Health of Global Energy Assessment
- CLA for Household Air Pollution of the International Comparative Risk Assessment of the Global Burden of Disease
- Steering Committee of WHO Air Quality Guidelines Development
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Other Interests
- Member, U.S. National Academy of Sciences
- Visiting professorships in India and China
- Heinz Prize in Environment, 2009
- Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement, 2012
Profile Updated: April 12, 2013