Jonathan Patz
Expert on health effects of global climate change, land use change and deforestation; health co-benefits of energy policy
Professor & director, global environmental health Nelson Institute of Environmental Studies Work: 608-262-4775 — Home and cell phones available upon request patz@wisc.edu Home page
Topics
- Environmental epidemiology of climate change
- Global environmental change and disease emergence
- Energy, built urban environments and health impact assessment
Achievements
- President, International Association for Ecology and Health
- Past co-chair, Health Expert Panel of the U.S. National Assessment on Climate Change
- Shared 2007 Nobel Peace Prize as a lead author of United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
- Shared Zayed International Prize for the Environment, 2006
- Aldo Leopold Leadership Fellow Award, 2005
- UW-Madison Romnes Faculty Fellow, 2009
- Wrote more than 90 peer-reviewed papers and a textbook addressing the health effects of global environmental change
- Invited to brief both houses of Congress, and served on several scientific committees of the National Academy of Sciences