Kai Chen, PhD
Associate Professor of Epidemiology (Environmental Health Sciences)DownloadHi-Res Photo
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Co-Faculty Director, Yale Center on Climate Change and Health
Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health
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Environmental Health Sciences
60 College Street, PO Box 208034
New Haven, CT 06520-8034
United States
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Associate Professor of Epidemiology (Environmental Health Sciences)
Co-Faculty Director, Yale Center on Climate Change and Health; Affiliated Faculty, Yale Institute for Global Health
Biography
Dr. Chen received his Ph.D. in Environmental Science and Engineering in 2016 from Nanjing University in China. During 2014-2015, he served as a Visiting Scholar at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. Prior to joining the Yale School of Public Health faculty in July 2019, he was an Alexander von Humboldt Postdoc Fellow at Helmholtz Zentrum München-German Center for Environmental Health.
Dr. Chen’s research focuses on the intersection of climate change, air pollution, and human health. His work involves applying multidisciplinary approaches in climate and air pollution sciences, exposure assessment, and environmental epidemiology to investigate how climate change may impact human health. Much of this work has been done in China, Europe, and the U.S.
Appointments
Environmental Health Sciences
Associate Professor on TermPrimarySchool of Nursing
Assistant ProfessorSecondary
Other Departments & Organizations
- Climate Change and Health
- Climate, Health, and Environment Nexus (CHEN) Lab
- Environmental Health Sciences
- Public Health Data Science and Data Equity
- Public Health Modeling
- School of Nursing
- Wu Tsai Institute
- Yale School of Public Health
Education & Training
- Humboldt Postdoc Fellow
- Helmholtz Zentrum München (2019)
- PhD
- Nanjing University, Environmental Science and Engineering (2016)
- BSc
- Nanjing University, Environmental Sciences (2011)
Research
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Environmental Health; Epidemiology Methods; Global Health; Climate Change; Infectious Diseases; Pollution; COVID-19
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0000-0002-0164-1112- View Lab Website
CHEN Lab
Research at a Glance
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Frequent collaborators of Kai Chen's published research.
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A big-picture view of Kai Chen's research output by year.
Robert Dubrow, MD, PhD
Yiqun Ma
Lingzhi Chu
Harlan Krumholz, MD, SM
Yuan Lu, ScD
Michelle L. Bell, PhD
63Publications
1,655Citations
Publications
2024
Ambient Temperature and Stroke Risk Among Adults Aged 18-64 Years A Case-Crossover Study
Chu L, Wang R, Gross C, Chen K, Ma X. Ambient Temperature and Stroke Risk Among Adults Aged 18-64 Years A Case-Crossover Study. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2024 PMID: 39453364, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2024.08.058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLong-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 ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH 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 outcomesFloods and cause-specific mortality in the United States during 2001-2020
Chu L, Warren J, Spatz E, Lowe S, Lu Y, Ma X, Ross J, Krumholz H, Chen K. Floods and cause-specific mortality in the United States during 2001-2020. ISEE Conference Abstracts 2024, 2024 DOI: 10.1289/isee.2024.1705.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchShort-term association between ambient ozone and onset of acute myocardial infarction of young patients: Results from the VIRGO study
Zhang S, Chu L, Lu Y, Krumholz H, Chen K. Short-term association between ambient ozone and onset of acute myocardial infarction of young patients: Results from the VIRGO study. ISEE Conference Abstracts 2024, 2024 DOI: 10.1289/isee.2024.0539.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSimulating desegregation through affordable housing development: An environmental health impact assessment of Connecticut zoning law
Prasanth S, Oloyede N, Zhang X, Chen K, Carrión D. Simulating desegregation through affordable housing development: An environmental health impact assessment of Connecticut zoning law. Health & Place 2024, 88: 103277. PMID: 38781859, PMCID: PMC11190844, DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2024.103277.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsNon-Hispanic white residentsEnvironmental health equityAmbient environmental exposuresHealth impact assessmentExposure-response functionsEnvironmental health impact assessmentHealth equityHealth inequalitiesNon-HispanicRate of deathExcess deathsWhite residentsEstimated deathsMortality impactLow-income residentsDesegregation policiesEnvironmental exposuresResidential segregationHousing targetsResidentsHousing developmentDeathSimulated movementHealthImpact assessmentAir pollution changes due to COVID-19 lockdowns and attributable mortality changes in four countries
Ma Y, Nobile F, Marb A, Dubrow R, Kinney P, Peters A, Stafoggia M, Breitner S, Chen K. Air pollution changes due to COVID-19 lockdowns and attributable mortality changes in four countries. Environment International 2024, 187: 108668. PMID: 38640613, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2024.108668.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsMeteorological normalization techniqueAir pollution changesFine particulate matterImprove air qualityEmission control strategiesCentral-southern ItalyPollution changesParticulate matterRegion-specific estimatesAir qualityMeteorological impactsAir pollutionPollutionCOVID-19 lockdownModeling approachAirCaliforniaMortality changesConcentrationJiangsuEmissionTime trendsLocal characteristicsChinaMatterAssociation of exposure to extreme rainfall events with cause-specific mortality in North Carolina, US
Chan K, Ban J, Ma Y, Chen K. Association of exposure to extreme rainfall events with cause-specific mortality in North Carolina, US. Environmental Research Letters 2024, 19: 044006. DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ad2dd2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsCause-specific mortalityExtreme rainfall eventsDaily total precipitationRainfall eventsCounty-level mortality dataNorth Carolina countiesTime-series studyRisk of mortalityDaily rainfall measurementsNon-accidental diseasesNorth CarolinaMortality dataRespiratory mortalityExternal mortalityMortality riskRainfall measurementsTotal precipitationNon-accidentalRace groupsMeta-analysisCardiovascular diseaseRainfallStudy periodTwo-stage analysisNorthShort-Term Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter and Nitrogen Dioxide and Mortality in 4 Countries
Ma Y, Nobile F, Marb A, Dubrow R, Stafoggia M, Breitner S, Kinney P, Chen K. Short-Term Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter and Nitrogen Dioxide and Mortality in 4 Countries. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2354607. PMID: 38427355, PMCID: PMC10907920, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.54607.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsShort-term exposure to air pollutionExposure to air pollutionFine particulate matterCross-sectional studyAir pollutionFixed-effects modelParticulate matterShort-term exposure to PM2.5Short-term exposure to fine particulate matterNO2 concentrationsExposure to fine particulate matterMortality rateNitrogen dioxideSignificant effect modificationDaily PM2.5 concentrationsTime-varying confoundersExposure to PM2.5Health outcomesEstimate associationsMortality dataEffect modificationPM2.5 concentrationsMain OutcomesDay-to-dayCentral-southern ItalyImpact of population aging on future temperature-related mortality at different global warming levels
Chen K, de Schrijver E, Sivaraj S, Sera F, Scovronick N, Jiang L, Roye D, Lavigne E, Kyselý J, Urban A, Schneider A, Huber V, Madureira J, Mistry M, Cvijanovic I, Gasparrini A, Vicedo-Cabrera A. Impact of population aging on future temperature-related mortality at different global warming levels. Nature Communications 2024, 15: 1796. PMID: 38413648, PMCID: PMC10899213, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-45901-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsPublished research on the human health implications of climate change between 2012 and 2021: cross sectional study
Bartlett V, Doernberg H, Mooghali M, Gupta R, Wallach J, Nyhan K, Chen K, Ross J. Published research on the human health implications of climate change between 2012 and 2021: cross sectional study. BMJ Medicine 2024, 3: e000627. PMID: 38352020, PMCID: PMC10862342, DOI: 10.1136/bmjmed-2023-000627.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsHealth effects of climate changeHealth research fundingRandom sampleHealth effectsCross sectional studyPeer-reviewed researchWeb of ScienceGrey literatureHealth conditionsSectional studyInclusion criteriaRisk populationHealthHealth impactsHealth implicationsGoogle ScholarResearch articlesNational InstituteFunding sourcesPublication characteristicsResearch fundingPublished researchRiskDisproportionate focusPopulation
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- November 28, 2024Source: ABC News
Sites of 2026 FIFA World Cup pose heat stress threats for players at various North American locations
- November 18, 2024Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Long-term impact of wildfire smoke pollution
- October 23, 2024
Study Links Higher Temperatures to Increased Stroke Risk
- September 30, 2024Source: Forbes
More Than 11,000 Deaths Linked To Wildfire Smoke Every Year In The U.S.
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