Meet the Healthy Buildings Team
The Healthy Buildings Team brings together diverse expertise from multiple disciplines and backgrounds to drive groundbreaking research and create lasting impact.
Joseph Allen, DSC, MPH, CIH
Director of the Healthy Buildings Program
Dr. Joseph G. Allen is an associate professor at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, director of Harvard’s Healthy Buildings Program, and co-author of Healthy Buildings: How Indoor Spaces Can Make You Sick—or Keep You Well.
Dr. Allen serves on Harvard’s Presidential Committee on Sustainability, he keynoted the White House’s first-ever Indoor Air Quality Summit, and during the COVID-19 pandemic, served as Commissioner of The Lancet COVID-19 Commission and Chair of its Safe Work, Safe Schools, and Safe Travel Task Force.
In 2023, Allen was featured on the 60 Minutes episode, The Air We Breathe, spotlighting the value of healthy indoor air quality for virus mitigation. He has authored over 100 peer-reviewed scientific papers and regularly contributes to the New York Times, Washington Post, and Harvard Business Review.
Keith Acosta
Master's Student with the Healthy Buildings Programs
Indoor Air Quality Homes WorkplacesParham Azimi, PHD
Research Associate with the Healthy Buildings Program
Infectious Disease Indoor Air Quality Vulnerable PopulationsJonathan Buonocore, Sc.D.
Co-PI of the CoBE Project
Lauren Ferguson, PHD
Postdoctoral Fellow with the Healthy Buildings Program
Climate Indoor Air Quality Vulnerable Populations HomesAnalise Hober
Master's Student with the Healthy Buildings Programs
Indoor Air Quality WorkplacesZahra Keshavarz, MSC
Research Assistant with the Healthy Buildings Program
Infectious Disease Indoor Air QualityVictoria McCrary
Graduate Research Assistant with the CoBE Project
Seongjun Park, PHD
Postdoctoral Fellow with the Healthy Buildings Program
Infectious Disease Indoor Air Quality Schools HomesShivani Parikh, BA
PhD Candidate with the Healthy Buildings Program
Climate Vulnerable PopulationsGen Pei, PhD
Research Associate with the Healthy Buildings Program
Infectious Disease Climate Indoor Air Quality Vulnerable PopulationsErin Polka
Research Data Analyst with the CoBE Program
Parichehr Salimifard
Co-PI of the CoBE Project
Gadea Aguado Sierra
Master's Student with the Healthy Buildings Programs
Brian Sousa
Research Assistant with the CoBE Project
Jose Vallarino
Project Engineer with the Healthy Buildings Program
Indoor Air Quality Schools Homes WorkplacesEmily Xing
Undergraduate Student with the Healthy Buildings Programs
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