Casey’s and Wilner’s Research on Climate-Driven Disasters and Deaths Newly Approved in NWFSRDC
Posted: 5/1/2025 ()
The National Center for Health Statistics has approved a groundbreaking research project at the Northwest Federal Statistical Research Data Center (NWFSRDC), titled “Climate-Driven Disasters and Deaths.” This project, led by CSDE Affiliate Joan Casey (Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences), aims to explore the profound impacts of climate change-exacerbated natural disasters on vulnerable populations. The research team includes experts from various institutions: CSDE Trainee Lauren Blair Wilner and Elizabeth Blake from the University of Washington School of Public Health, Matthew Kiang from Stanford University School of Medicine, and Kara Rudolph and Marianthi-Anna Kioumourtzoglou from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.
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