Yiqun Ma
Pre-doctoral Fellow, Climate Change and HealthAbout
Research
Publications
2026
A Comparative Analysis of Wildland Fire Smoke PM2.5 Exposure Estimates Across California From 2008 to 2018
Connolly R, Nguyen J, Walker A, Wilkins J, Ma Y, Aguilera R, Chen C, Gershunov A, Casey J, Qiu M, Zhang D, Liu Y, Benmarhnia T, Jerrett M, Marlier M. A Comparative Analysis of Wildland Fire Smoke PM2.5 Exposure Estimates Across California From 2008 to 2018. GeoHealth 2026, 10: e2025gh001575. PMID: 42317211, PMCID: PMC13273639, DOI: 10.1029/2025gh001575.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDifferential Health Impacts of Short‐Term Particulate Matter Exposure in Arid and Semi‐Arid Regions: A Scoping Review
Norris E, Bailey J, Ma Y, Goswami A, Aarons S, Benmarhnia T. Differential Health Impacts of Short‐Term Particulate Matter Exposure in Arid and Semi‐Arid Regions: A Scoping Review. GeoHealth 2026, 10: e2025gh001359. PMID: 42281775, PMCID: PMC13250701, DOI: 10.1029/2025gh001359.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsTwo-way fixed effects models in air pollution epidemiology: a proposed framework for model specifications and recommendations for future studies
Ma Y, Kaplan J, Rehkopf D, Huynh B, Kiang M, Benmarhnia T. Two-way fixed effects models in air pollution epidemiology: a proposed framework for model specifications and recommendations for future studies. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2026, kwag069. PMID: 41885476, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwag069.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSpatial Heterogeneity in Synergistic Effects of Extreme Heat and NO2 Exposures on Cardiorespiratory Hospitalizations in California
Ma Y, Chen C, Aguilera R, Gershunov A, Jerrett M, Connolly R, Marlier M, Benmarhnia T. Spatial Heterogeneity in Synergistic Effects of Extreme Heat and NO2 Exposures on Cardiorespiratory Hospitalizations in California. Epidemiology 2026, 37: 437-446. PMID: 41790999, PMCID: PMC13218587, DOI: 10.1097/ede.0000000000001970.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCo-occurring climate hazards and compound health effects in California: a scoping review
Connolly R, Ma Y, Villanueva M, Schollaert C, Bekker C, Jerrett M, Benmarhnia T, Marlier M. Co-occurring climate hazards and compound health effects in California: a scoping review. Environmental Research Health 2026, 4: 012001. DOI: 10.1088/2752-5309/ae3ed9.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsDaytime and nighttime heatwave intensity and acute care utilization for mental and neurological disorders in California
Ma Y, Guirguis K, Jones-Ngo C, Teyton A, Brown H, Charlson F, Jerrett M, Connolly R, Gershunov A, Marlier M, Benmarhnia T. Daytime and nighttime heatwave intensity and acute care utilization for mental and neurological disorders in California. Environmental Research Health 2026, 4: 011001. PMID: 41502548, PMCID: PMC12771553, DOI: 10.1088/2752-5309/ae3128.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2025
Compound Climate Exposures and Public Health: A Synthesis of Research and Future Directions
Marlier M, Connolly R, Ma Y, Jerrett M, Benmarhnia T. Compound Climate Exposures and Public Health: A Synthesis of Research and Future Directions. Annual Review Of Public Health 2025, 47: 305-323. PMID: 41150873, DOI: 10.1146/annurev-publhealth-090924-113926.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsDisparities in NO2-related health burden prevalent across race-ethnicity and income groups in the United States
Chu L, Ma Y, Zang E, Huang L, Chen K. Disparities in NO2-related health burden prevalent across race-ethnicity and income groups in the United States. One Earth 2025, 8: 101387. DOI: 10.1016/j.oneear.2025.101387.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExtreme Heat and Calls to Law Enforcement Related to Domestic Violence
Dey A, Rao N, Thomas E, Ma Y, Riley G, Benmarhnia T, Raj A. Extreme Heat and Calls to Law Enforcement Related to Domestic Violence. JAMA Network Open 2025, 8: e2530530. PMID: 40880082, PMCID: PMC12397886, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.30530.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTwo-stage interrupted time series analysis with machine learning: evaluating the health effects of the 2018 wildfire smoke event in San Francisco County as a case study
Dey A, Ma Y, Carrasco-Escobar G, Han C, Rerolle F, Benmarhnia T. Two-stage interrupted time series analysis with machine learning: evaluating the health effects of the 2018 wildfire smoke event in San Francisco County as a case study. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2025, 194: 2936-2944. PMID: 40663094, PMCID: PMC12527249, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwaf147.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
News
News
- September 24, 2024
Long-term exposure to wildfire smoke associated with higher risk of death
- August 21, 2024
Wildfires: what you need to know to stay safe
- August 19, 2024
Very hot weather is hazardous to your health, but there are ways to stay safe
- October 05, 2023
Canadian wildfire smoke associated with increased asthma cases in NYC