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Kathryn C Conlon

Kathryn C Conlon

Assistant Professor

Medicine & Epidemiology


Education
2015, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, National Center for Atmospheric Resear, Boulder CO
2013, Ph.D., University of Michigan, School of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Ann Arbor, MI
2009, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Durham, NC
2007, MPH, Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health, Department of Environmental and Occupational Heal, Atlanta, GA
2005, BA, Program in the Environment, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Active Research Grants
Principal Investigator, Extreme weather-related events and environmental exposures in the risk for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias, (Principal Investigator), NIH, NIA
Co-Investigator, Early Life Vulnerability to Climate-driven Wildfire Events on Pregnancy and Child Developmental Health Outcomes in Underserved Population, Rebecca Schmidt (Principal Investigator), EPA STAR
Co-Principal Investigator, Assessment and mitigation of wildfire-induced air pollution, Michele Barbato, Ph.D. (Principal Investigator), UCOP, UC National Lab Collaborative Research and Training Award
Most Recent Five Book Chapters
2020 Conlon KC, Austin CM: Climate change and public health interventions, Pinkerton KE, Rom WN, (ed), Global Climate Change and Public Health (2nd Edition), . .
2020 Oura C, Conlon KC, Smith W, Stephen C, Blakely B, Saint-Charles J, Clarke M: Academic and institutional ‘One Health” research capacity building, Zinsstag J, Schelling E, Waltner-Toews D, Whittaker M, Tanner M, (ed), One Health: The Theory and Practice of Integrated Health Approaches (2nd Edition), . .
2005 Conlon KC: The Paths We Tread: Profiles of the Careers of Minority Environmental Professionals, Dorceta E. Taylor, (ed), Ann Arbor: Minority Environmental Leadership Development Initiative, University of Michigan – School of Natural Resources and Environment, . .
Ten Recent Publications

2023
Vargo J, Lappe B, Mirabelli MC, Conlon KC
Social Vulnerability in US Communities Affected by Wildfire Smoke, 2011 to 2021

2022
Patel L, Conlon KC, Sorensen C, McEachin S, Nadeau K, Kakkad K, Kizer KW
Climate Change and Extreme Heat Events: How Health Systems Should Prepare

2022
Puvvula J, Abadi AM, Conlon KC, Rennie JJ, Herring SC, Thie L, Rudolph MJ, Owen R, Bell JE
Estimating the Burden of Heat-Related Illness Morbidity Attributable to Anthropogenic Climate Change in North Carolina.

2022
Puvvula J, Abadi AM, Conlon KC, Rennie JJ, Jones H, Bell JE
Evaluating the Sensitivity of Heat Wave Definitions among North Carolina Physiographic Regions.

2021
Hauser N, Conlon KC, Desai A, Kobziar LN
Climate Change and Infections on the Move in North America

2021
Schramm PJ, Brown CL, Saha S, Conlon KC, Manangan AP, Bell JE, Hess JJ
A systematic review of the effects of temperature and precipitation on pollen concentrations and season timing, and implications for human health

2020
Conlon KC, Mallen E, Gronlund CJ, Berrocal VJ, Larsen L, O'Neill MS
Mapping Human Vulnerability to Extreme Heat: A Critical Assessment of Heat Vulnerability Indices Created Using Principal Components Analysis.

2020
Gronlund CJ, Yang AJ, Conlon KC, Bergmans RS, Le HQ, Batterman SA, Wahl RL, Cameron L, O’Neill MS
Total and direct associations between high temperatures and preterm births in Detroit, Michigan

2019
B Jones HM, MeCray EL, Birkel SD, Conlon KC, Kinney PL, Silva VB, Solecki W, Rogers TM
Understanding Decision Context to Improve Heat Health Information

2018
Bell JE, Brown CL, Conlon KC, Herring S, Kunkel KE, Lawrimore J, Luber GL, Schreck C, Smith A, Uejio CK
Changes in extreme climate events and the potential impacts on human health.