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Overview

Joseph G. Allen is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. The primary research focus is within the field of Environmental Science, with significant contributions across related subfields such as Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Building and Construction, Pollution, and Speech and Hearing.

Their work centers on several main topics including Air Quality and Health Impacts, Infection Control and Ventilation, Building Energy and Comfort Optimization, Noise Effects and Management, Energy and Environment Impacts, COVID-19 epidemiological studies, and Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure.

Recent publications showcase a focus on indoor air quality, infection control, and respiratory health:

  • "A paradigm shift to combat indoor respiratory infection," 2021, Science
  • "Ten questions concerning well-being in the built environment," 2020, Building and Environment
  • "Mechanistic transmission modeling of COVID-19 on the Diamond Princess cruise ship demonstrates the importance of aerosol transmission," 2021, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Indoor Air Changes and Potential Implications for SARS-CoV-2 Transmission," 2021, JAMA
  • "Recognizing and controlling airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in indoor environments," 2020, Indoor Air

Frequent co-authors collaborating on research projects include:

  • John D. Macomber
  • Anna S. Young
  • José Guillermo Cedeño Laurent
  • Yuguo Li
  • Parham Azimi

Publication venues where Joseph G. Allen has appeared multiple times reflect a focus on interdisciplinary environmental health topics:

  • Indoor Air
  • Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology
  • Building and Environment
  • Environmental Research Letters
  • Scientific Reports

Additionally, Joseph G. Allen has contributed to book publications with Harvard University Press, authoring editions of Healthy Buildings in 2020 and 2022, with the earlier edition receiving notable citations.

Best Publications

  • A review of the pathways of human exposure to poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) and present understanding of health effects

    Elsie M. Sunderland;Xindi C. Hu;Clifton Dassuncao;Andrea K. Tokranov

  • Associations of Cognitive Function Scores with Carbon Dioxide, Ventilation, and Volatile Organic Compound Exposures in Office Workers: A Controlled Exposure Study of Green and Conventional Office Environments.

    Joseph G. Allen;Piers MacNaughton;Usha Satish;Suresh Santanam

  • Alternate and new brominated flame retardants detected in U.S. house dust.

    Heather M. Stapleton;Joseph G. Allen;Shannon M. Kelly;Alex Konstantinov

  • Flavoring Chemicals in E-Cigarettes: Diacetyl, 2,3-Pentanedione, and Acetoin in a Sample of 51 Products, Including Fruit-, Candy-, and Cocktail-Flavored E-Cigarettes

    Joseph G. Allen;Skye S. Flanigan;Mallory LeBlanc;Jose Vallarino

  • Physiological and cognitive performance of exposure to biophilic indoor environment

    Jie Yin;Shihao Zhu;Piers MacNaughton;Joseph G. Allen

  • Effects of biophilic indoor environment on stress and anxiety recovery: A between-subjects experiment in virtual reality.

    Jie Yin;Jing Yuan;Nastaran Arfaei;Paul J. Catalano

  • Green Buildings and Health

    Joseph G. Allen;Piers MacNaughton;Jose Guillermo Cedeno Laurent;Skye S. Flanigan

  • Critical factors in assessing exposure to PBDEs via house dust.

    Joseph G. Allen;Michael D. McClean;Heather M. Stapleton;Thomas F. Webster

  • A paradigm shift to combat indoor respiratory infection.

    Lidia Morawska;Joseph Allen;William Bahnfleth;Philomena M. Bluyssen

  • Measurement of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers on Hand Wipes: Estimating Exposure from Hand-to-Mouth Contact

    Heather M. Stapleton;Shannon M. Kelly;Joseph G. Allen;Michael D. McClean

  • Personal exposure to polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in residential indoor air.

    Joseph G. Allen;Michael D. Mcclean;Heather M. Stapleton;Jessica W. Nelson

  • Ten questions concerning well-being in the built environment

    Sergio Altomonte;Joseph Allen;Philomena M. Bluyssen;Gail Brager

  • Identifying transfer mechanisms and sources of decabromodiphenyl ether (BDE 209) in indoor environments using environmental forensic microscopy.

    Thomas F. Webster;Stuart Harrad;James R. Millette;R. David Holbrook

  • Mechanistic transmission modeling of COVID-19 on the Diamond Princess cruise ship demonstrates the importance of aerosol transmission.

    Parham Azimi;Zahra Keshavarz;Jose Guillermo Cedeno Laurent;Brent Stephens

  • The impact of working in a green certified building on cognitive function and health

    Piers MacNaughton;Usha Satish;Jose Guillermo Cedeno Laurent;Skye Flanigan

  • Linking PBDEs in house dust to consumer products using X-ray fluorescence.

    Joseph G Allen;Michael D McClean;Heather M Stapleton;Thomas F Webster

  • Reduced cognitive function during a heat wave among residents of non-air-conditioned buildings: An observational study of young adults in the summer of 2016.

    Jose Guillermo Cedeño Laurent;Augusta Williams;Youssef Oulhote;Antonella Zanobetti

  • Indoor Air Changes and Potential Implications for SARS-CoV-2 Transmission.

    Joseph G Allen;Andrew M Ibrahim

  • Microbial Exchange via Fomites and Implications for Human Health

    Brent Stephens;Parham Azimi;Megan S Thoemmes;Mohammad Heidarinejad

  • Flavoring Chemicals and Aldehydes in E-Cigarette Emissions

    Skylar Klager;Jose Vallarino;Piers MacNaughton;David C. Christiani

  • Energy savings, emission reductions, and health co-benefits of the green building movement

    MacNaughton P;Cao X;Buonocore J;Cedeno-Laurent J

  • Environmental Perceptions and Health before and after Relocation to a Green Building.

    Piers MacNaughton;John Spengler;Jose Vallarino;Suresh Santanam

Frequent Co-Authors

John D. Spengler
John D. Spengler Harvard University
Thomas F. Webster
Thomas F. Webster Boston University
Xiaodong Cao
Xiaodong Cao South China University of Technology
David C. Christiani
David C. Christiani Harvard University
Heather M. Stapleton
Heather M. Stapleton Duke University
Brent A. Coull
Brent A. Coull Harvard University
Alexander C. Tsai
Alexander C. Tsai Harvard University
Paul J. Catalano
Paul J. Catalano Harvard University
Pantel S. Vokonas
Pantel S. Vokonas Boston University
Kurunthachalam Kannan
Kurunthachalam Kannan University at Albany, State University of New York

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