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
Member, Presidential Committee on Sustainability
Harvard University
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
Scientific Advisor
Massachusetts Governor
Scientific Advisor, Covid-19 Response
The White House
Ponticiello M, Nuwagira E, Tayebwa M, Mugerwa J, Nahabwe H, Nakasita C, Tumuhimbise JB, Lam NL, Wiens MO, Vallarino J, Allen JG, Muyanja D, Tsai AC, Sundararajan R, Lai PS.
J Glob Health. 2023 Apr 14. 13:04026. PMID: 37052216
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
Young AS, Pickard HM, Sunderland EM, Allen JG.
Environ Sci Technol. 2022 Dec 06. 56(23):17090-17099. PMID: 36331119
Joseph G. Allen, John D. Macomber.
Healthy Buildings: How indoor spaces can make you sick - or keep you well. 2022.
Buonocore JJ, Salimifard P, Magavi Z, Allen JG.
Sci Rep. 2022 07 13. 12(1):11931. PMID: 35831376
Wallach ES, Lam NL, Nuwagira E, Muyanja D, Tayebwa M, Valeri L, Tsai AC, Vallarino J, Allen JG, Lai PS.
Indoor Air. 2022 02. 32(2):e12986. PMID: 35225388
Sundararajan R, D'Couto H, Mugerwa J, Tayebwa M, Lam N, Wallach E, Wiens M, Ponticiello M, Stanistreet D, Tsai AC, Vallarino J, Allen JG, Muyanja D, Shrime MG, Nuwagira E, Lai PS.
Environ Res Lett. 2022 Jan. 17(1). PMID: 35295194
Jones ER, Cedeño Laurent JG, Young AS, Coull BA, Spengler JD, Allen JG.
Indoor Air. 2022 01. 32(1):e12961. PMID: 34859930
Meira Levinson, Alan C. Geller, Joseph G. Allen, The Lancet COVID-19 Commission Task Force on Safe Work, Safe School, and Safe Travel.
The Lancet Regional Health - Americas. 2021.
Laurent JGC, MacNaughton P, Jones E, Young AS, Bliss M, Flanigan S, Vallarino J, Chen LJ, Cao X, Allen JG.
Environ Res Lett. 2021 Sep. 16(9). PMID: 35330988
Harvard Chan School's Joseph Allen says that retrofitting old school buildings to better handle the realities of extreme heat and other climate change-related issues is "not that hard."
Increasing energy efficiency in buildings can save money—and it can also decrease the carbon emissions and air pollution that lead to climate change and health harms. But the climate and health benefits of reducing buildings’ energy consumption are…
Two dozen social media influencers who post regularly on mental health—with a combined audience of 20 million—have been able to connect with Harvard Chan faculty and experts on effective communication as part of the Harvard Chan School Creators…
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.
Office workers in the U.S., the U.K., China, and India were exposed to complex mixtures of chemicals that can disrupt hormonal functions, according to a study that analyzed chemical traces picked up by silicone wristbands worn by the…
