Kristie Ebi Explained

Kristie Ebi
Nationality:American
Education:Michigan State University (B.S.) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.S.)University of Michigan (M.S., Ph.D.)
Occupation:Professor of Global Health and Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences
Website:https://deohs.washington.edu/faculty/kristie-l-ebi

Kristie L. Ebi is an American epidemiologist whose primary focus is the impact of global warming on human health.[1] She is a professor of Global Health and Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences in the Department of Global Health at the University of Washington.

Ebi is the founder and former director (2014-2019) of the Center for Health and the Global Environment (CHanGE) at the University of Washington School of Public Health.[2]

Education

Ebi graduated from Michigan State University with a Bachelor of Science in biochemistry in 1972.[3] In 1976, she completed a Master of Science in toxicology at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She then went to the University of Michigan where she got a Master of Public Health (1983) and PhD (1985) in epidemiology. She then spent two years doing postgraduate research at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.[4]

Career and research

Ebi's research focuses on the health risks of climate variability and climate change, including extreme events, heat stress, food safety und vector-borne disease, and adaptation strategies to address these risks in environments with multiple stress factors.

Ebi was a lead author of the 2018 Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5 °C of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).[5] [6] Ebi's chapter documents the impacts that 1.5°C of global warming would have on natural and human systems. In public debate on the climate crisis, Ebi compared the report to a doctor with a serious diagnosis for their patient: "If you have cancer, you need the doctor to tell you how serious your cancer is and what your options are."[7]

At TED 2019, Ebi spoke about the effects of increased carbon dioxide on the nutritional content of food.[8] [9]

Ebi was elected a Fellow of the American Geophysical Union in 2023.[10]

Selected works

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kristie Ebi | University of Washington - Department of Global Health.
  2. Web site: Center for Health and the Global Environment (CHanGE). Center for Health and the Global Environment (CHANGE). en-US. 2019-09-07.
  3. Web site: | UW School of Public Health.
  4. Web site: Kristie Ebi's schedule for Crosscut Festival. crosscutfestival2019.sched.com. 2020-03-10.
  5. Web site: Disastrous Effects Of Climate Change Are Happening Now, Report Says. NPR.org. en. 2020-03-10.
  6. Web site: New UN climate report dims hope for averting global warming catastrophe. Kaufman. Alexander C.. D’Angelo. Chris. 2018-10-08. Mother Jones. en-US. 2020-05-03.
  7. Web site: 'It's urgent emissions come down': UW researcher is lead author on stark climate report. 13 October 2018.
  8. Web site: High CO2 levels will wreck plants' nutritional value, so don't plan on surviving on vegetables. Anzilotti. Eillie. 2019-04-19. Fast Company. en-US. 2020-05-03.
  9. Web site: Rising CO2 on declining nutrition in food is big issue, TED talk hears. Penner. Derrick. 2019-04-19. Vancouver Sun. en-CA. 2020-05-03.
  10. Web site: Kristie L. Ebi . 2023-10-23 . American Geophysical Union.

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