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Alina McIntyre serves as a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow jointly appointed at Silent Spring Institute and Northeastern University, specializing in environmental health research with emphasis on urban heat and air pollution exposure dynamics.
Her academic foundation includes:
- B.A. in Community Health and Spanish from Tufts University
- M.H.S. in Environmental Health and Engineering from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
- Ph.D. in Environmental Health from Boston University School of Public Health
McIntyre's research integrates environmental epidemiology, quantitative exposure assessment, and qualitative community-based methodologies to investigate health disparities in vulnerable populations. Her work centers on the Chelsea and East Boston Heat Study (C-HEAT), a community-academic partnership with GreenRoots, Inc. examining synergistic effects of extreme heat and air pollution in environmental justice communities.
She actively disseminates findings through academic channels including her 2021 presentation at the URBAN Spring Symposium, demonstrating commitment to translating research into actionable community interventions and policy recommendations.
