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Kathryn C. Conlon, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Associate Professor
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Specialties
Adaptation
Climate Change
Environmental Epidemiology
Department
Locations and Contact
UC Davis School of Medicine
UC Davis School of Medicine - Medical Sciences 1C
Davis, CA 95616
Research/Academic Interests
Dr. Conlon's research investigates the pathways through which climate change-driven exposures influence human, environmental, and animal health, paying specific attention to the identification and evaluation of intervention strategies for protecting health. She collaborates with experts outside of public health to maximize reach and impact of this research area. Through a transdisciplinary approach, her goal is to inform and develop interventions, whether policy-based, behavioral, or clinical, to prevent the human, animal, and environmental health impacts of climate change.
Division
Epidemiology
Undergraduate School
B.A., Environmental Policy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor MI 2005
Other School
M.P.H., Environmental and Occupational Health, Emory University, Atlanta GA 2007
Other School
Ph.D., Environmental Health Sciences, University of Michigan, School of Public Health, Ann Arbor MI 2013
Access Dr. Conlon's PubMed bibliography here.
Access Dr. Conlon's GoogleScholar bibliography here.
Carrión D, Prasanth S, Hurtado I, et al. A mixed methods evaluation of an online climate change and health certificate program for working professionals. BMC Public Health. 2025;25(1):2308. doi:10.1186/s12889-025-23477-7. PMID: 40611009
Jones-Ngo CG, Schmidt RJ, Monier E, Ludwick S, Al-Hamdan MZ, Vargo J, Conlon KC. Joint effects of wildfire smoke and extreme heat on hospitalizations in California, 2011–2020. GeoHealth. 2025;9(6):e2024GH001237. doi:10.1029/2024GH001237. PMID: 40486180
Jones-Ngo CG, Ludwick S, Al-Hamdan MZ, Vargo J, Schmidt RJ, Monier E, Conlon KC. Increasing exposures to compound wildfire smoke and extreme heat hazards in California, 2011–2020. Earth's Future. 2025;13:e2024EF005189. doi:10.110.1029/2024EF005189.
Snyder M, Miles M, Hertz-Picciotto I, Conlon KC. Household needs among wildfire survivors in the 2017 Northern California wildfires. Environ Res Health. 2025;3(1):015008. doi:10.1088/2752-5309/ad951c. PMID: 39803630
Wooten MT, Witte C, Sutherland-Smith M, Gaffney PM, Conlon KC. A retrospective evaluation of morbidity and mortality in association with infestation by the mite Sternostoma tracheacolum in an aviary-housed population of Gouldian Finches (Chloebia goudiae). J Zoo Wildl Med. 2024 Mar;55(1):57-66. doi: 10.1638/2023-0057. PMID: 38453488.
Sparks MS, Farahbakhsh I, Anand M, Bauch CT, Conlon KC, East JD, Li T, Lickley M, Garcia-Menendez F, Monier E, Saari K. Health and equity implications of individual adaptation to air pollution in a changing climate. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 2024;121(5):e2215685121. doi:10.1073/pnas.2215685121. PMID: 38227646.
Vargo J, Lappe B, Mirabelli MC, Conlon KC. Social vulnerability in US communities affected by wildfire smoke, 2011 to 2021. Am J Public Health. 2023;113(7):759-767. doi:10.2105/AJPH.2023.307286. PMID: 37285572.
Puvvula J, Abadi AM, Conlon KC, Rennie JJ, Herring SC, Thie L, Rudolph MJ, Owen R, Bell JE. Estimating the burden of heat-related illness morbidity attributable to anthropogenic climate change in North Carolina. GeoHealth. 2022 Nov;6(11):e2022GH000636. doi: 10.1029/2022GH000636. PMID: 36439028.
Puvvula J, Abadi AM, Conlon KC, Rennie JJ, Jones H, Bell JE. Evaluating the sensitivity of heat wave definitions among North Carolina physiographic regions. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Aug 16;19(16). doi: 10.3390/ijerph191610108. PMID: 36011743