Jaime Mirowsky

Expertise: environmental health, exposure assessment, air pollution, cardiopulmonary health, in vitro models, environmental noise, epidemiology, public health

Research Interests - Air pollution and health

• What is an air pollutant and where does it come from?
• How bad is it to breathe air pollutants?
• Who is at increased risk of experiencing health effects from exposure to these pollutants?

My research interests center on characterizing work-related and environmental exposures to air pollutants, analyzing the physiological and toxicological impact of these pollutants using both cellular and human models, and determining what factors make some humans more susceptible to adverse health effects than others.

Here are some of my ongoing studies:

• 1. Assessing the vertical profile of traffic-related air particles and noise levels in an environmental justice neighborhood in Syracuse, NY.
• 2. Measuring air quality changes in New York City during the COVID-19 pandemic.
• 3. Analyzing the chemical composition and physical properties of hookah charcoals.
• 4. Assessing socioeconomic factors associated with pollutant releases using EPA’s Toxic Release Inventory.
• 5. Determining the health impact of low-level ozone and particulate matter exposures on cardiovascular-compromised patients in North Carolina.