research overview
- Colleen Reid’s research focuses on the interaction of environmental and social exposures on population health with a particular focus on the health impacts of exposures influenced by global climatic changes and society’s responses to those changes. To date her research has focused on the health impacts of exposure to air pollution from wildfires, extreme heat events, and the role of green space in public health. My current research projects include a study investigating how wildfire smoke affects air quality and health of children in schools and at home, looking into the health and air quality impacts of the Marshall Fire, and trying to understand whether proximity to green space or people’s perceptions of green space matter more in affecting their mental health.