Joel Schwartz (born December 12, 1947, in
Long Island, New York
Long Island is a densely populated continental island in southeastern New York (state), New York state, extending into the Atlantic Ocean. It constitutes a significant share of the New York metropolitan area in both population and land are ...
, United States) is an American
epidemiologist
Epidemiology is the study and analysis of the distribution (who, when, and where), patterns and determinants of health and disease conditions in a defined population, and application of this knowledge to prevent diseases.
It is a cornerstone ...
, and Professor of Environmental Epidemiology, at
Harvard University
Harvard University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1636 and named for its first benefactor, the History of the Puritans in North America, Puritan clergyma ...
, School of Public Health.
He graduated from
Brandeis University
Brandeis University () is a Private university, private research university in Waltham, Massachusetts, United States. It is located within the Greater Boston area. Founded in 1948 as a nonsectarian, non-sectarian, coeducational university, Bra ...
with a Ph.D. in 1980.
Schwartz identified the effect on intelligence from the environmental exposure of
lead in gasoline, which led to its ban in 1986 by the
EPA.
He is a partner of the Michigan Metals Epidemiology Research Group.
Awards
* 1991
MacArthur Fellows Program
The MacArthur Fellows Program, also known as the MacArthur Fellowship and colloquially called the "Genius Grant", is a prize awarded annually by the MacArthur Foundation, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to typically between 20 and ...
References
External links
"An INTERVIEW with Dr. Joel Schwartz" ''Air Pollution''
"Joel Schwartz" ''Scientific Commons''
*
{{DEFAULTSORT:Schwartz, Joel
American epidemiologists
Brandeis University alumni
Harvard University faculty
MacArthur Fellows
Living people
1947 births
People from Long Island