Keeve E. Nachman

About Keeve Nachman

Keeve E. Nachman, PhD, is the Robert S. Lawrence Professor of Environmental Health and Engineering at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He serves as Associate Director of the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future and is affiliated with the Risk Sciences and Public Policy Institute. His research focuses on mitigating health risks from food production systems, including antibiotic misuse, chemical exposures, and microbial hazards. He has contributed to high-impact studies on industrial food animal production, urban agriculture safety, and policy interventions for public health.

Education

• PhD in Environmental Health and Engineering, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (2006)
• MHS in Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (2001)

Research Interests

Nachman’s work intersects science and policy to address complex challenges in food systems. Key areas include antibiotic resistance from livestock farming, environmental justice in urban agriculture, and risk assessment methodologies. He emphasizes translational research to inform regulatory decisions, such as advocating for antibiotic-free food policies and safer soil management practices.

Selected Awards

• Lipitz Public Health Policy Award (2018)
• EPA 'S' Awards for Risk Portal and Spatial Database Projects (2007–2008)
• Delta Omega Public Health Honor Society (2007)

Advising & Grants

Nachman mentors a diverse team of trainees, including doctoral candidates and postdoctoral researchers. His grants span federal agencies (EPA, NIH, USDA) and foundations, supporting projects like the Safe Urban Harvests study and analyses of antimicrobial resistance in retail meat. He also leads initiatives to improve drinking water transparency and urban food system safety.

Labs & Collaborations

His research group collaborates with institutions like the Spatial Science for Public Health Center and the Johns Hopkins Education and Research Center for Occupational Safety and Health. Projects include longitudinal studies on pathogen exposure in farm workers and computational tools for prioritizing contaminants in biosolids.