Howard Chang

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 epidemiologic 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, the Data Core co-lead for the CARRS (Cardiometabolic Risk Reduction in South Asia) Cohort, and the Research Project co-lead of the the Emory Climate & Health Actionable Research and Translation Center (CHART).  I am also a member of the HERCULES Exposome Research Center, the Winship Cancer Institute, and the Injury Prevention Research Center at Emory (IPRCE). 

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Current and Recent 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

5. New Statistical Methods for Estimating Health Effects of Environmental Exposures