Birgit Claus Henn

Birgit Claus Henn is an Associate Professor of Environmental Health at the Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH). She serves as Director of the PhD Program in Environmental Health and PI of the NIEHS T32 Predoctoral Training Program. Her research focuses on environmental exposures affecting maternal and child health, particularly metals and endocrine disruptors, and their impacts on neurodevelopment, birth outcomes, and reproductive health.

• Education: ScD in Epidemiology from Harvard School of Public Health; MPH in Environmental Health from UC Berkeley; BA in Environmental Science from UC Berkeley.
• Research: Examines chemical mixtures' effects using novel statistical methods, including metal mixtures' neurodevelopmental impacts and PFAS exposure in high-risk populations. Leads projects on environmental justice and community-based exposure science.
• Grants: NIH R01 awards on environmental mixtures, NIEHS Career Development Award, and multiple collaborative grants on cardiovascular and kidney disease links to pollutants.
• Labs/Teams: Directs BUSPH's Environmental Health PhD program and collaborates with global teams on ferroalloy metal exposure studies in Italy and pesticide impacts in Central America.

Her work emphasizes statistical innovation in exposure analysis and translating findings to public health policy.