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
ABIH

Commissioner, The Lancet COVID-19 Commission
The Lancet

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

Member, Presidential Committee on Sustainability
Harvard University

Scientific Advisor2021-2023
Massachusetts Governor

Advisor, Covid-19 Response2022-2023
The White House


Bibliography


News

Op-ed: New standards could greatly improve indoor air

New indoor ventilation targets from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as well as enhanced ventilation standards from an industry group, could help significantly reduce the spread of infectious diseases, according to Harvard Chan School’s Joseph Allen.

PFAS levels lower in buildings with healthier furnishings

Buildings renovated with healthier furnishings had significantly lower levels of the entire group of per- and polyfluoralkyl substances (PFAS)—toxic chemicals linked with many negative health effects—than buildings with conventional furnishings, according to a new study led by Harvard…