Daniel Carrión, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Epidemiology (Environmental Health)Cards
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Assistant Professor of Epidemiology (Environmental Health)
Director of Education, Climate Change and Health; Faculty Director of MPH Programs, Academic Affairs
Biography
Dr. Daniel Carrión is an environmental health scientist focused on the intersection of climate, energy, and health (in)equity. He conducts exposure science and environmental epidemiology of ambient temperature and air pollution in the United States and internationally. Broadly speaking, his goal is to understand the relationship between structural forms of inequality with exposure and health disparities to identify and support interventions. More specifically, he is interested in the role of the home and neighborhood environment as opportunities for intervention towards climate and health equity, largely focused on energy transitions.
Dr. Carrión received his BA from Ithaca College, an MPH from New York Medical College, a PhD from Columbia University, and postdoctoral training at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Beyond his research, Dr. Carrión is a Senior Fellow of the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice, a Senior Fellow of the Environmental Leadership Program, a Fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine, and a governor-appointed member to the New York State Minority Health Council.
Last Updated on December 06, 2022.
Appointments
Environmental Health Sciences
Assistant ProfessorPrimary
Other Departments & Organizations
- Climate Change and Health
- Climate Change and Health Online Certificate
- Environmental Health Sciences
- Yale School of Public Health
Education & Training
- Postdoctoral Fellow
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (2021)
- PhD
- Columbia University, Environmental Health Sciences (2019)
- MPH
- New York Medical College, Environmental Health Sciences (2011)
- BA
- Ithaca College, Environmental Studies (2008)
Research
Publications
2025
Mortality risk and burden associated with non-optimum temperatures in Puerto Rico
Díaz-Collado F, Chu L, Carrión D, Méndez-Lázaro P, Chen K. Mortality risk and burden associated with non-optimum temperatures in Puerto Rico. Environmental Research Letters 2025, 20: 104032. PMID: 40932903, PMCID: PMC12419553, DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ae013e.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-optimum temperaturesMortality riskConditional quasi-Poisson regressionRisk of all-cause mortalityDaily mortality countsHealth impactsRobust epidemiological evidenceQuasi-Poisson regressionTime-series studyAll-Cause MortalityTemperature-related deathsTime riskMortality fractionsMinimum mortality temperatureMortality burdenPuerto RicoRelative riskEpidemiological evidenceMortality countsMortality temperatureDeath rateSmall Island Developing StatesCaribbean Small Island Developing StatesVulnerable municipalitiesHeat-related death ratesA mixed methods evaluation of an online climate change and health certificate program for working professionals
Carrión D, Prasanth S, Hurtado I, Lin-Schweitzer A, Braga M, Munson S, Hines E, Kotcher J, Daly-Haney H, Maibach E, Conlon K, Babcock-Dunning L, Timm K, Dubrow R. A mixed methods evaluation of an online climate change and health certificate program for working professionals. BMC Public Health 2025, 25: 2308. PMID: 40611009, PMCID: PMC12224474, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-025-23477-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPublic health challengeHealth challengesPeer-to-peer learningAllied health professionsNon-health professionsProgram completion ratesMixed-methods assessmentCohort of participantsOverall program evaluationFree-text elementsNon-healthHealth professionsProgram strengthsEnrollee dataProgram evaluationCompletion ratesProfessionalsPublic healthInsufficient opportunitiesHealthProfessional networksPeer-to-peerDiverse cadreConclusionsThe evaluationEducational offeringsBehind the produce curtain: exploring occupational health of Connecticut migrant farmworkers in a warming climate
Smith N, Dubrow R, Harper A, Carrión D. Behind the produce curtain: exploring occupational health of Connecticut migrant farmworkers in a warming climate. Environmental Research Health 2025, 3: 031001. DOI: 10.1088/2752-5309/add290.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImprove working conditionsOccupational healthOccupational health outcomesHealth outcomesHealthcare providersOccupational health concernWorking conditionsIndividual in-depth interviewsQualified health centersAdverse health outcomesMigrant farmworkersIn-depth interviewsSafety officersWork environmentLack of enforcementExploitative practicesHealthcare accessHeat-related illnessOutcome themesHealth centersThematic analysisFocus groupsHealth awarenessLack of knowledgeNVivo software
2024
Simulating desegregation through affordable housing development: an environmental health impact assessment of Connecticut zoning law
Prasanth S, Zhang X, Oloyede N, Chen K, Carrión D. Simulating desegregation through affordable housing development: an environmental health impact assessment of Connecticut zoning law. ISEE Conference Abstracts 2024, 2024 DOI: 10.1289/isee.2024.0049.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHeatwaves and hardship: Shortcomings and solutions for enhancing the low income home energy assistance program to mitigate extreme heat and energy insecurity
Carrión D, Hernández D. Heatwaves and hardship: Shortcomings and solutions for enhancing the low income home energy assistance program to mitigate extreme heat and energy insecurity. The Electricity Journal 2024, 37: 107440. PMID: 39464545, PMCID: PMC11503018, DOI: 10.1016/j.tej.2024.107440.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLow Income Home Energy Assistance ProgramEnergy Assistance ProgramEnergy insecurityLow Income Home Energy Assistance Program fundingAssistance programsLow-income householdsIncreasing economic strainInsecure householdsEconomic strainDisadvantaged groupsLiving conditionsSpatial mismatchInsecuritySouthern statesProgram eligibilityHouseholdsWell-beingClimate changeLifeline programSwift actionCooling degree daysResidential segregation and summertime air temperature across 13 northeastern U.S. states: potential implications for energy burden
Carrión D, Rush J, Colicino E, Just A. Residential segregation and summertime air temperature across 13 northeastern U.S. states: potential implications for energy burden. Environmental Research Letters 2024, 19: 084005. PMID: 39329068, PMCID: PMC11423957, DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/ad5b77.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-Hispanic White peopleResidential segregationLatino peopleWhite peopleEthnoracial groupsMeasures of residential segregationPlace-based interventionsRegression modelsCooling degree daysU.S. Census dataAdaptive capacityInfluence adaptive capacityIncreasing health concernNortheastern U.S. statesSegregation measuresWithin-countyCensus dataHealth concernEnergy burdenAsian populationsRelief programsCounty averageU.S. statesAsian peopleMinoritized groupsSimulating desegregation through affordable housing development: An environmental health impact assessment of Connecticut zoning law
Prasanth S, Oloyede N, Zhang X, Chen K, Carrión D. Simulating desegregation through affordable housing development: An environmental health impact assessment of Connecticut zoning law. Health & Place 2024, 88: 103277. PMID: 38781859, PMCID: PMC11190844, DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2024.103277.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNon-Hispanic white residentsEnvironmental health equityAmbient environmental exposuresHealth impact assessmentExposure-response functionsEnvironmental health impact assessmentHealth equityHealth inequalitiesNon-HispanicRate of deathExcess deathsWhite residentsEstimated deathsMortality impactLow-income residentsDesegregation policiesEnvironmental exposuresResidential segregationHousing targetsResidentsHousing developmentDeathSimulated movementHealthImpact assessment
2023
Geospatial Assessment of Racial/Ethnic Composition, Social Vulnerability, and Lead Water Service Lines in New York City
Nigra A, Lieberman-Cribbin W, Bostick B, Chillrud S, Carrión D. Geospatial Assessment of Racial/Ethnic Composition, Social Vulnerability, and Lead Water Service Lines in New York City. Environmental Health Perspectives 2023, 131: 087015. PMID: 37646509, PMCID: PMC10467360, DOI: 10.1289/ehp12276.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Residential and Race/Ethnicity Disparities in Heat Vulnerability in the United States
Manware M, Dubrow R, Carrión D, Ma Y, Chen K. Residential and Race/Ethnicity Disparities in Heat Vulnerability in the United States. GeoHealth 2022, 6: e2022gh000695. PMID: 36518814, PMCID: PMC9744626, DOI: 10.1029/2022gh000695.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUsing time-resolved monitor wearing data to study the effect of clean cooking interventions on personal air pollution exposures
Gould C, Mujtaba M, Yang Q, Boamah-Kaali E, Quinn A, Manu G, Lee A, Ae-Ngibise K, Carrión D, Kaali S, Kinney P, Jack D, Chillrud S, Asante K. Using time-resolved monitor wearing data to study the effect of clean cooking interventions on personal air pollution exposures. Journal Of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology 2022, 33: 386-395. PMID: 36274187, PMCID: PMC11815893, DOI: 10.1038/s41370-022-00483-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAir pollution exposurePersonal air pollution exposureControl armPM2.5 exposurePersonal PM2.5 exposurePollution exposureStudy armsLPG armPersonal exposureCooking interventionsAverage PM2.5 exposureExposure estimatesClean cooking interventionsCO exposureMean personal exposuresPregnant womenPersonal CO exposuresPersonal PM2.5Environmental exposuresAccelerometry dataPersonal monitorsInterventionExposureExposure parametersDirect association
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- October 07, 2025
In the U.S., Rising Temperatures May Increase Overdose Deaths
- October 28, 2024
Dean Megan Ranney Named Co-Chair of ASPPH Planning Committee
- September 13, 2024Source: The Hartford Courant
Opinion: We studied CT affordable housing. Hundreds of lives could be saved yearly by building more
- August 19, 2024
Very hot weather is hazardous to your health, but there are ways to stay safe
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