Natasha Zimmermann

Natasha is a Research Assistant with the Breathe Haven Study, which is exploring the relationship between the home environment and respiratory health in Southern Connecticut. Natasha's research interests focus on climate and environmental justice, climate adaptation and mitigation, and meaningful community engagement. She received her MPH in 2026 from the Yale School of Public Health as part of the Department of Environmental Health Sciences and Concentration in Climate Change and Health. While at YSPH, Natasha was the Ambient Heat and Health in New Haven Fellow at the Yale Center on Climate Change and Health, where she worked on the Dwight Urban Heat Study. She also worked with the Yale Child Study Center to develop a toolkit to address community health impacts from shipping ports and served as the Summer 2025 Environmental Health Fellow for the Environmental Health Project in Pittsburgh, PA. Prior to coming to New Haven, Natasha graduated from Washington University in St. Louis in 2024, where she majored in Chemistry (Biochemistry) and Anthropology: Global Health and Environment.