Michelle L. Bell, PhD
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Mary E. Pinchot Professor at the School of the Environment and Professor of Environmental HealthDownloadHi-Res Photo
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School of the Environment
195 Prospect Street
New Haven, CT 06511
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Mary E. Pinchot Professor at the School of the Environment and Professor of Environmental Health
Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health
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Dr. Michelle Bell is the Mary E. Pinchot Professor of Environmental Health at the Yale University School of the Environment, with secondary appointments at the Yale School of Public Health, Environmental Health Sciences Division; the Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs; and the Yale School of Engineering and Applied Science, Environmental Engineering Program. Her research investigates how human health is affected by atmospheric systems, including air pollution and weather. Other research interests include the 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 well-informed decision-making to better protect human health and benefit society. She is the recipient of the Prince Albert II de Monaco / Institut Pasteur Award, the Rosenblith New Investigator Award, and the NIH Outstanding New Environmental Scientist (ONES) Award. Dr. Bell holds degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (B.S. in Environmental Engineering), Stanford University (M.S. in Environmental Engineering), University of Edinburgh (M.Sc. in Philosophy), and Johns Hopkins University (M.S.E. in Environmental Management and Economics and Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering). She was elected to the National Academy of Medicine.
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School of the Environment
ProfessorPrimaryChemical and Environmental Engineering
ProfessorSecondaryEnvironmental Health Sciences
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Education & Training
- MSc
- University of Edinburgh, Philosophy (2020)
- PhD
- Johns Hopkins University, Environmental Engineering (2002)
- MS
- Johns Hopkins University, Environmental Management and Economics (1999)
- MS
- Stanford University, Environmental Engineering (1994)
- BS
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Environmental Engineering (1992)
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Environmental Health; Epidemiology
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0000-0002-3965-1359- View Lab Website
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Nicole Deziel, PhD, MHS
Brian Leaderer, MPH, PhD
Kevin Sheth, MD
Yiqun Ma
Kai Chen, PhD
Thomas M. Gill, MD
358Publications
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Environmental Health
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2024
Aged and Obscured Wildfire Smoke Associated with Downwind Health Risks
Joo T, Rogers M, Soong C, Hass-Mitchell T, Heo S, Bell M, Ng N, Gentner D. Aged and Obscured Wildfire Smoke Associated with Downwind Health Risks. Environmental Science & Technology Letters 2024 DOI: 10.1021/acs.estlett.4c00785.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsWildfire smokeSmoke episodeHealth risksWildfire smoke episodeHealth risk assessmentAerosol Chemical Speciation MonitorAerosol mass spectrometryPM2.5 contributionsPotential health effectsSource apportionmentWildfire impactsWildfire activityPM2.5 measurementsPM2.5 monitoringDays of transportParticulate matterPM2.5Air pollutionSpeciation monitorElevated health risksContinental influencePeak episodesSmoke transportClimate changeChemical agingAir pollution mixture complexity and its effect on PM2.5-related mortality: A multicountry time-series study in 264 cities
Masselot P, Kan H, Kharol S, Bell M, Sera F, Lavigne E, Breitner S, da Silva S, Burnett R, Gasparrini A, Brook J, Guo Y, Honda Y, Huber V, Jaakkola J, Urban A, Vicedo-Cabrera A, Orru H, Maasikmets M, Pascal M, Schneider A, Katsouyanni K, Samoli E, Diaz M, Arellano E, Rao S, Madureira J, Holobaca I, Tobias A, Íñiguez C, Forsberg B, Ragettli M, Zanobetti A, Schwartz J. Air pollution mixture complexity and its effect on PM2.5-related mortality: A multicountry time-series study in 264 cities. Environmental Epidemiology 2024, 8: e342. PMID: 39483640, PMCID: PMC11527422, DOI: 10.1097/ee9.0000000000000342.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDaily PM<sub>2.5</sub>Toxicity of PM<sub>2.5</sub>Pollutant mixPM2.5-related mortalityFine particulate matterMeta-regression modelsInterquartile range increaseAdvent of remote sensingParticulate matterAir qualityGaseous pollutantsRange increaseBetween-country heterogeneityPollutionTime-series studyAkaike information criterionAll-cause mortalityInformation criterionPollutant gasesEffect modificationRelative riskRisk heterogeneityToxicityMixture complexityOxidative capacityAssociation of holidays and the day of the week with suicide risk: multicountry, two stage, time series study
Lee W, Kang C, Park C, Bell M, Armstrong B, Roye D, Hashizume M, Gasparrini A, Tobias A, Sera F, Honda Y, Urban A, Kyselý J, Íñiguez C, Ryti N, Guo Y, Tong S, de Sousa Zanotti Stagliorio Coelho M, Lavigne E, de'Donato F, Guo Y, Schwartz J, Schneider A, Breitner S, Chung Y, Kim S, Ha E, Kim H, Kim Y, Network M, Jaakkola J, Matus P, Ortega N, Orru H, Indermitte E, Michelozzi P, Vicedo-Cabrera A, Ragettli M, Pan S, Kan H, Seposo X, Masselot P, Li S, Huang W, Diaz M, De la Cruz Valenci C, Holobaca I, Scovronick N, Acquaotta F, Zanobetti A, Dang T, Saldiva P. Association of holidays and the day of the week with suicide risk: multicountry, two stage, time series study. The BMJ 2024, 387: e077262. PMID: 39442941, PMCID: PMC11497772, DOI: 10.1136/bmj-2024-077262.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsImpacts of land-use and land-cover changes on temperature-related mortality
Orlov A, De Hertog S, Havermann F, Guo S, Manola I, Lejeune Q, Schleussner C, Thiery W, Pongratz J, Humpenöder F, Popp A, Aunan K, Armstrong B, Royé D, Cvijanovic I, Lavigne E, Achilleos S, Bell M, Masselot P, Sera F, Vicedo-Cabrera A, Gasparrini A, Mistry M, Network M, Abrutzky R, Guo Y, Tong S, de Sousa Zanotti Stagliorio Coelho M, Saldiva P, Correa P, Orteg N, Kan H, Osorio S, Kyselý J, Urban A, Orru H, Indermitte E, Jaakkola J, Ryti N, Pascal M, Schneider A, Huber V, Katsouyanni K, Analitis A, Carlsen H, Mayvaneh F, Roradeh H, Goodman P, Zeka A, Raz R, Michelozzi P, de’Donato F, Hashizume M, Kim Y, Alahmad B, Diaz M, Arellano E, Overcenco A, Houthuijs D, Ameling C, Rao S, Carrasco G, Seposo X, Chua P, da Silva S, Madureira J, Holobaca I, Scovronick N, Acquaotta F, Kim H, Lee W, Tobias A, Íñiguez C, Forsberg B, Ragettli M, Guo Y, Pan S, Li S, Colistro V, Zanobetti A, Schwartz J, Dang T, Van Dung, Cauchi J. Impacts of land-use and land-cover changes on temperature-related mortality. Environmental Epidemiology 2024, 8: e337. PMID: 39439814, PMCID: PMC11495778, DOI: 10.1097/ee9.0000000000000337.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsEarth System ModelExposure-response functionsLand-cover changeLULCC scenariosLand useMax Planck Institute Earth System ModelEuropean Consortium Earth System ModelCommunity Earth System ModelCoupled Earth system modelEarth system model simulationsMultimodel mean changesLand-useGreenhouse gas concentrationsImpact of land-useClimate change scenariosUnsustainable land useSystem modelBiogeophysical effectsBackground climateHeat-related mortalitySocioeconomic developmentChange scenariosLULCCGas concentrationMortality rangeDo relationships between ambient temperature and serious adverse health outcomes vary among users of different antidiabetes drugs? A retrospective cohort study of US Medicaid beneficiaries with type 2 diabetes
Leonard C, Bogar K, Brensinger C, Bilker W, Bell M, Flory J, Shi C, Chen C, Hennessy S. Do relationships between ambient temperature and serious adverse health outcomes vary among users of different antidiabetes drugs? A retrospective cohort study of US Medicaid beneficiaries with type 2 diabetes. BMJ Open 2024, 14: e085139. PMID: 39433419, PMCID: PMC11499775, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-085139.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsAdverse health outcomesZone Improvement PlanHealth outcomesSudden cardiac arrestMedicaid beneficiariesType 2 diabetesLinear associationResidential zip codeModified Poisson regressionCardiac arrestInverse linear associationPerson-daysUsers of sulfonylureasNon-insulin usersPositive linear associationHealth plan enrollmentRetrospective cohort studyEffect modificationPoisson regressionZip codesHospital presentationHealthcare claimsUS MedicaidCohort studyCalculated age-Delineating Urbanicity and Rurality: Impact on Environmental Exposure Assessment
Song Y, Deziel N, Bell M. Delineating Urbanicity and Rurality: Impact on Environmental Exposure Assessment. Environmental Science And Technology 2024, 58: 19178-19188. PMID: 39412270, DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.4c06942.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsEnvironmental exposuresEnvironmental exposure assessmentExposure of particulate matterUrban/rural disparitiesDemographic compositionHealth StudyHealth researchPopulation-basedClassification systemExposure assessmentSpatial patternsHealth impactsRural areasHealthRuralParticulate matterLand surface temperatureWest VirginiaUnited StatesSurface temperatureUrbanizationResearch questionsAssessmentDisparitiesExposureThe impact of exposure assessment on associations between air pollution and cardiovascular mortality risks in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Heo S, Schuch D, Junger W, Zhang Y, de Fatima Andrade M, Bell M. The impact of exposure assessment on associations between air pollution and cardiovascular mortality risks in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Environmental Research 2024, 263: 120150. PMID: 39414104, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.120150.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAir pollutionCardiovascular mortality riskExposure assessmentMortality riskExposure methodHealth risk estimatesAir pollution risksAir quality modelsExposure levelsOdds ratioHealth impact assessmentAssociated with mortality riskPollution riskConfidence intervalsCardiovascular mortality dataComplex air quality modelRio de JaneiroCase-crossover studyEstimate mortality riskWRF-ChemCity of Rio de JaneiroMonitoring networkInterquartile rangeMultiple logistic regressionImpact assessmentTemperature, Crime, and Violence: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Choi H, Heo S, Foo D, Song Y, Stewart R, Son J, Bell M. Temperature, Crime, and Violence: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Environmental Health Perspectives 2024, 132: 106001. PMID: 39404825, PMCID: PMC11477092, DOI: 10.1289/ehp14300.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords and ConceptsRainfall events and daily mortality across 645 global locations: two stage time series analysis
He C, Breitner-Busch S, Huber V, Chen K, Zhang S, Gasparrini A, Bell M, Kan H, Royé D, Armstrong B, Schwartz J, Sera F, Vicedo-Cabrera A, Honda Y, Jaakkola J, Ryti N, Kyselý J, Guo Y, Tong S, de'Donato F, Michelozzi P, Coelho M, Saldiva P, Lavigne E, Orru H, Indermitte E, Pascal M, Goodman P, Zeka A, Kim Y, Diaz M, Arellano E, Overcenco A, Klompmaker J, Rao S, Palomares A, Carrasco G, Seposo X, Pereira da Silva S, Madureira J, Holobaca I, Scovronick N, Acquaotta F, Kim H, Lee W, Hashizume M, Tobias A, Íñiguez C, Forsberg B, Ragettli M, Guo Y, Pan S, Osorio S, Li S, Zanobetti A, Dang T, Van Dung D, Schneider A. Rainfall events and daily mortality across 645 global locations: two stage time series analysis. The BMJ 2024, 387: e080944. PMID: 39384295, DOI: 10.1136/bmj-2024-080944.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsYear return periodReturn periodsRainfall eventsVegetation coverageCharacteristics of daily rainfallDaily rainfall intensityDaily rainfallRainfall intensityRespiratory mortalityClimate typesRainfallLocal climateIntensity indexGlobal scaleTime series analysisMortality riskRelative riskAssociated with respiratory mortalityDaily mortalityDaily mortality dataClimateEstimate mortality riskIncreased relative riskSeries analysisGlobal locationsLong-term exposure to wildland fire smoke PM2.5 and mortality in the contiguous United States
Ma Y, Zang E, Liu Y, Wei J, Lu Y, Krumholz H, Bell M, Chen K. Long-term exposure to wildland fire smoke PM2.5 and mortality in the contiguous United States. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2024, 121: e2403960121. PMID: 39316057, PMCID: PMC11459178, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2403960121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsWildland firesContiguous United StatesNonaccidental mortalityExposure to ambient fine particlesSmoke PM<sWildland fire smokeMoving average concentrationsAmbient fine particlesLong-term exposureAverage concentrationSmoke PMHealth risksFine particlesFire smokeTemporal confoundingHealth effectsKidney disease mortalityChronic kidney disease mortalityPublic health actionFireMortality rateUnited StatesDisease mortalityHealth actionsMortality outcomes
Academic Achievements & Community Involvement
activity Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC)
Advisory BoardsMemberDetailsU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyThe Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) provides independent advice to the EPA Administrator on the technical bases for EPA's National Ambient Air Quality Standards.06/22/2021 - Presenthonor National Academy of Medicine
National AwardDetails12/01/2020United Statesactivity Landslides and mental health
ResearchDetails01/01/2018 - PresentJakarta, Jakarta, Indonesiaactivity Air pollution, temperature, and health
ResearchDetails01/01/2016 - PresentSeoul, Seoul, South Koreaactivity Pollution - Heat-Related Mortality in Latin American Cities
ResearchDetails01/01/2008 - PresentSão Paulo, SP, Brazil; Santiago, Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile; Mexico City, CDMX, MexicoAbstract/SynopsisProfessor Bell investigates how weather is associated with heat in Latin America, and in particular how heat-related mortality may differ by socio-economic status (SES). The project also examines the effects of air pollution on mortality, whether these relationships differ by SES, and looking at air pollution and weather together. The work is based on three cities: Santiago, Chile, Sao Paulo, Brazil, and Mexico City, Mexico.
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- 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
- May 16, 2024
Yale Climate Experts Speak Out About Climate Change
- October 18, 2023Source: CT Public
Summer wildfires drove up asthma cases in NYC emergency rooms. What does that mean for CT?
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