Michael Brauer, ScD
About
Michael Brauer is a professor in the School of Population and Public Health at The University of British Columbia and a principal research scientist and affiliate professor at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington, where he leads the Environmental, Occupational and Dietary Risk Factors team for the Global Burden of Disease.
His research focuses on linkages between the built environment and human health, with specific interest in the global health impacts of air pollution, the relationships between multiple exposures mediated by urban form and population health, and health impacts of a changing climate.
He has participated in monitoring and epidemiological studies throughout the world and served on numerous committees, including those advising the World Health Organization, the Climate and Clean Air Coalition, the World Heart Federation, the U.S. National Academies, the Royal Society of Canada, the International Joint Commission and governments in North America and Asia. His contributions to environmental health have been recognized by a number of career achievement and publication awards.
Education
- ScD, Harvard University
Affiliations
Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, Department of Health Metrics SciencesThe University of British Columbia School of Population and Public Health
The University of British Columbia Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability
The University of British Columbia Department of Medicine