Miriam E. Marlier

Dr. Miriam E. Marlier is an interdisciplinary environmental scientist and Assistant Professor of Global Environmental Change in the Environmental Health Sciences Department at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Fielding School of Public Health. She also serves as faculty at the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability and holds an adjunct role at The RAND Corporation.

• Education:
  • Ph.D. in Earth & Environmental Sciences, Columbia University (NSF Graduate Research Fellow)
  • B.S. summa cum laude in Atmospheric, Oceanic & Environmental Sciences, UCLA

Her research examines interactions between environmental change and public health using remote sensing and interdisciplinary modeling. Key projects include forecasting fire emissions and haze impacts in Indonesia, analyzing agricultural burning effects on Indian air quality, studying climate drivers of western U.S. wildfires, and improving disaster response via satellite data. She integrates environmental justice and climate adaptation frameworks into her work.

Recent publications focus on wildfire smoke disparities, compound climate hazards (e.g., extreme heat + smoke), PM2.5 health impacts, and forest management trade-offs. Her 2025 studies analyze California wildfires and spatio-temporal smoke patterns, while 2024 works explore disease seasonality, heat-smoke synergies, and emission inventories.

• Scientific Awards:
  • National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship

Dr. Marlier collaborates with institutions like Columbia University, RAND Corporation, and UCLA's environmental health labs. Her outreach includes National Geographic features and community vulnerability indices for smoke exposure.