Jonathan Levy

Dr. Levy is Professor and Chair of the Department of Environmental Health at Boston University School of Public Health. His research focuses on air pollution exposures, housing, and the health benefits associated with emissions reductions. He co-directs the Center for Research on Environmental and Social Stressors in Housing Across the Life Course (CRESSH), which involves interdisciplinary research activities connecting environmental epidemiology, exposure science, and health disparities modeling, with a focus on the indoor environment and community-engaged research. CRESSH researchers are currently investigating the role of the social and physical environment on COVID-19 patterns in Massachusetts. He has been a member of several National Research Council committees, including the Committee on Science for EPA's Future, the Committee on Health Impact Assessment, and the Committee on Improving Risk Analysis Approaches Used by the US Environmental Protection Agency. He also served on the Advisory Council on Clean Air Compliance Analysis, which provided guidance to EPA on the impact of the Clean Air Act on health, the economy, and the environment.