Gary Adamkiewicz

Dr. Gary Adamkiewicz is an Associate Professor of Environmental Health and Exposure Disparities at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health's Department of Environmental Health. His research focuses on understanding and mitigating environmental health disparities through housing-community interactions, evidence-based interventions, healthy urbanization, and sustainable food systems.

• B.Eng. (1989), M.Eng. (1990) - Chemical Engineering, Manhattan College
• Ph.D. (2000), Chemical Engineering - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• M.P.H. (2002) - Quantitative Methods, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Research initiatives include:

• Housing Disparities: Investigating multiple environmental exposures (secondhand smoke, pesticides, endocrine disruptors) in low-income housing
• Intervention Studies: Evaluating green housing impacts with Boston Housing Authority
• Global Urbanization: Co-PI of Health and Places Initiative (HAPI) in China
• Food Systems: Co-developing Harvard's 'From Farm to Fork' sustainability course

Recent publications demonstrate expertise in:

• Environmental health impacts of PM2.5 and microplastics
• Asthma and sleep disorders related to air quality
• Phthalate exposure literacy and assessment
• Climate event pollution monitoring
• Environmental justice in cardiovascular health

Current projects involve:

• NIH-funded studies on emerging technology hazards
• Green housing policy evaluations
• Collaborative research with Harvard Graduate School of Design