Joel Schwartz (born December 12, 1947 in Long Island, New York, 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. It is a cornerstone of public health, and shapes policy decisions and evidenc ...

, and Professor of Environmental Epidemiology, at

Harvard University Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of high ...

, School of Public Health. He graduated from

Brandeis University , mottoeng = "Truth even unto its innermost parts" , established = , type = Private research university , accreditation = NECHE , president = Ronald D. Liebowitz , ...

with a Ph.D. in 1980. He identified the environmental exposure of lead in gasoline, which led to its ban. He is a partner of the Michigan Metals Epidemiology Research Group.

Awards

* 1991 MacArthur Fellows Program

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