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Sara N. Lupolt, PhD, MPH, is a Researcher at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, affiliated with the Department of Environmental Health and Engineering and the Joint Center & Institute Affiliations including the Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future (CLF) and the Risk Sciences and Public Policy Institute. Her work focuses on improving exposure assessment methodologies to address environmental health challenges in food systems.
- Affiliations: Johns Hopkins University, CLF, Risk Sciences Institute
- Education: PhD (2021) and MPH (2015), Franklin & Marshall College (BA, 2011)
Her research interests include exposure science, food systems, risk assessment, occupational health, and policy analysis. She has pioneered methods for estimating soil exposure in agricultural workers and urban environments, emphasizing community-driven approaches. Key projects include the Safe Urban Harvests study assessing metals in urban farms and the development of task-based exposure factors.
Recent Article Trends: Her work bridges environmental justice, chemical exposure, and policy, with a focus on fenceline communities and urban agriculture. Publications address ethylene oxide pollution, non-targeted chemical analyses, and cumulative impact assessments.
- Awards:
- CHARMED Career Mentoring Award (2023)
- CLF-Lerner Fellowship (2016–2021)
- Baltimore Public Health Practice Award (2021)
Grants & Advising: Supported by grants exploring chemical residues in food and community-based participatory research. Advises on urban agriculture policy and leads collaborations between academia, communities, and policymakers.
Labs/Teams: Works within the CLF and Risk Sciences Institute, focusing on transdisciplinary projects addressing food systems sustainability and environmental health equity.
