Joseph G. Allen
Primary Faculty

Joseph G. Allen

Associate Professor of Exposure Assessment Science

Environmental Health

jgallen@hsph.harvard.edu


Overview

Associate Professor
Director, Harvard Healthy Buildings Program (ForHealth.org)
Director, Public Health for Business Leaders
Commissioner, The Lancet COVID-19 Commission
Chair, The Lancet COVID-19 Commission Task Force on Safe Work, Safe Schools, and Safe Travel
Harvard University Coronavirus Advisory Group
Harvard Presidential Committee on Sustainability (Co-Chair, 2050 Sub-Committee)
Deputy Director, Harvard Education and Research Center for Occupational Safety & Health

BS, Biology
Boston College

MPH, Environmental Health
Boston University School of Public Health

DSc, Exposure Assessment, Environmental Epidemiology, Biostatistics
Boston University School of Public Health

CIH, Certified Industrial Hygienist
Board for Global Environmental Health & Safety Credentialing

Scientific Advisor, The White House2022-2024
The White House

Scientific Advisor, MA Governor2021-2023
Massachusetts Governor

Commissioner, The Lancet COVID-19 Commission2020-2023
The Lancet

Chair, The Lancet COVID-19 Commission Task Force on Safe Work, Safe Schools, and Safe Travel2020-2023
The Lancet

Harvard Presidential Committee on Sustainability2020
Harvard University


Bibliography

Hormone receptor activities of complex mixtures of known and suspect chemicals in personal silicone wristband samplers worn in office buildings.

Young AS, Herkert N, Stapleton HM, Coull BA, Hauser R, Zoeller T, Behnisch PA, Felzel E, Brouwer A, Allen JG, Young AS, Herkert N, Stapleton HM, Coull BA, Hauser R, Zoeller T, Behnisch PA, Felzel E, Brouwer A, Allen JG, Young AS, Herkert N, Stapleton HM, Coull BA, Hauser R, Zoeller T, Behnisch PA, Felzel E, Brouwer A, Allen JG.

Chemosphere. 2023 Feb. 315:137705. PMID: 36592838


News

Climate resilience focus at Alumni Weekend 2024

Nearly 200 Harvard Chan School community members, including alumni, students, faculty, and guests, came together in late September to celebrate Alumni Weekend 2024 with an event focused on public health solutions for climate resilience.

The next pandemic: not if, but when

As new cases of bird flu and other infectious diseases continue to raise concern, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health researchers share their perspectives on recognizing, preparing for, and managing future outbreaks.