Howard Chang
Professor
Faculty, Biostatistics and Bioinformatics
Secondary Appointment, Environmental Health

My primary research interest is in the development and application of statistical methods for analyzing complex spatial-temporal exposure and health data. I also conduct original epidemologic investigations on health effects of environmental exposures, including air pollution, heat, and the built environment. Our current projects fall under two broad themes: (1) health effect estimation and impact assessment leveraging large databases, such as birth/death certificates, hospital discharge records, electronic health records, and disease surveillance systems, and (2) exposure assessment for air quality and extreme weather events, especially under a changing climate.
I am a PI of the ENVISON (Environmental Exposures and Health Across the Nation) Research Group and the Data Core co-lead for the CARRS (Cardiometabolic Risk Reduction in South Asia) Cohort. I am also a member of the HERCULES Exposome Research Center and the Emory Climate & Health Actionable Research and Translation Center (CHART).
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Current Projects:
1. Extreme heat events and pregnancy duration: a national study
2. Neighborhood transportation vulnerability and geographic patterns of diabetes-related limb loss
3. Methods for Estimating Disease Burden of Seasonal Influenza
4. Climate & Health Actionable Research and Translation Center
Contact Information
1518 Clifton Rd., NE ,
Atlanta , GA 30322
Mailstop: 1518-002-3AA
Phone: (404) 712-4627
Fax: (404)727-1370
Email: howard.chang@emory.edu
Areas of Interest
- Air Pollution
- Biostatistics
- Climate and Health
- Environmental Health
- Epidemiology
- Exposure Assessment
- Infectious Disease
- Spatial Analysis/GIS
Education
- PhD 2009, Johns Hopkins University
- BSc 2004, University of British Columbia