portrait of Kristie Ebi

Kristie L. Ebi, PhD, MPH, MS

(she/her)
Professor
Email: krisebi@uw.edu
Office: 773, Hans Rosling Center for Population Health
Expertise: Sustainable Communities, Climate Change, Heat, Policy, Risk Assessment

About

Dr. Kristie L. Ebi is Professor in the University of Washington Center for Health and the Global Environment. She has been conducting research and practice on the health risks of climate variability and change for nearly 25 years. She focuses on understanding sources of vulnerability, estimating current and future health risks of climate change, designing adaptation policies and measures to reduce risks in multi-stressor environments, and estimating the health co-benefits of mitigation policies.

She has supported multiple countries in Central America, Europe, Africa, Asia and the Pacific in assessing their vulnerabilities and implementing adaptation policies and programs. She has edited four books on aspects of climate change, has more than 200 publications and has been an author on multiple national and international climate change assessments, including the fourth US National Climate Assessment and the IPCC 6th Assessment Report and Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C.

Education

  • PhD, University of Michigan
  • MPH, University of Michigan
  • MS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • BS, Michigan State University

Affiliations

Professor, Global Health
UW Center for Health and the Global Environment

Mentorship

Available to mentor new Master's and Doctoral students in autumn 2027. Please follow the instructions on the How To Apply page.

Research

Interests: Health risks of and responses to global change, particularly climate change.

Media Mentions

Extreme heat plans take shape across Washington
July 29, 2026 | Big News Network | Featured: Kristie L. Ebi | View
The Post counted 70 deaths from July heat domes. The true toll may not be known.
July 26, 2026 | The Washington Post | Featured: Kristie L. Ebi, Joan Casey | View
Near-record heat forecast this weekend; hear from experts about extreme heat
July 24, 2026 | KOTA | Featured: Kristie L. Ebi | View
Heat wave smothering Southern California nears its peak
July 22, 2026 | The Seattle Times | Featured: Kristie L. Ebi | View
Extreme heat is a fact of summer — it's health harms don't have to be
July 13, 2026 | Bloomberg | Featured: Kristie L. Ebi | View
No relief from the heat as many US cities will see record overnight temperatures
July 13, 2026 | AP News | Featured: Kristie L. Ebi | View
Surging heatwaves expose health risks as US revives youth fitness test
July 2, 2026 | Streamline | Featured: Kristie L. Ebi | View
The World Cup has returned to a radically hotter America
July 2, 2026 | Politico | Featured: Kristie L. Ebi | View
As extreme heat arrives, dangerous days ahead for Atlanta World Cup revelers
June 29, 2026 | The Atlanta Journal-Constitution | Featured: Kristie L. Ebi | View
Wildfires are making the US smoggy again, reversing progress on cleaner air, study finds
June 4, 2026 | AP News | Featured: Kristie L. Ebi | View