Joel Schwartz

Joel Schwartz
Born (1947-12-12) December 12, 1947
Long Island, New York, U.S.
EducationBrandeis University (PhD)
OccupationEpidemiologist
SpouseRonnie Levin[1]

Joel Schwartz (born December 12, 1947, in Long Island, New York, United States) is an American epidemiologist, and Professor of Environmental Epidemiology, at Harvard University, School of Public Health.[2]

He graduated from Brandeis University with a Ph.D. in 1980. Schwartz identified the effect on intelligence from the environmental exposure of lead in gasoline, and that lead in gasoline was the major source of lead in people. This led to its ban in 1986 by the EPA.[3] He also demonstrated that lead exposure reduced hearing[3] and growth[4] in children, and increased blood pressure in adults. He also was instrumental in identifying the effects of airborne particles on mortality, heart attacks, cancer, and cognitive function, which have led to sequential tightening in EPA's air quality standards for particles.

He is a partner of the Michigan Metals Epidemiology Research Group.[4]

Awards

  • 1991 MacArthur Fellows Program[5]
  • 2001 International Union of Environmental Protection Agencies World Congress Award
  • 2008 International Society for Environmental Epidemiology John Goldsmith Award

References

  1. ^ Law, Tara (May 2, 2024). "TIME100 Health | Ronnie Levin". Time Magazine. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
  2. ^ "Joel Schwartz". hsph.harvard.edu. 9 January 2026.
  3. ^ a b Schmidt, Charlie (Summer–Fall 2005). "Joel Schwartz: Full Throttle Environmentalist". Harvard Public Health Review. Archived from the original on July 12, 2006.
  4. ^ a b "People - Hu Lab - Michigan Metals Epidemiology Research Group - Environmental Health Sciences - Faculty Research Projects - Faculty & Research - UM SPH". Archived from the original on 2011-06-01. Retrieved 2010-09-13.
  5. ^ Tanner, Lindsey (June 18, 1991). "MacArthur Foundation honors 31". The Recorder – via newspapers.com.
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