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Patricia Fabian, ScD

Associate Professor, Environmental Health - Boston University School of Public Health

(617) 358-2435
pfabian@bu.edu
Talbot - T542W
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Biography

M. Patricia Fabian is an Associate Professor of Environmental Health and Associate Director at the Institute for Global Sustainability at Boston University. She founded the Sustainable Built Environment Lab which conducts research on extreme heat resilience in cities, indoor air quality in schools and homes, and energy transitions in the built environment. Dr. Fabian leads multiple interdisciplinary teams and is a faculty affiliate of the BUSPH Center for Climate and Health and the BU Hariri Institute for Computing and Computational Science & Engineering.

Dr. Fabian's research group has published over 100 articles in the peer-reviewed literature, and she has been quoted in multiple media outlets. She was a Steering Committee member for the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs on the 80x50 Greenhouse Gas Reduction Study and currently serves on the Massachusetts Climate Science Advisory Panel.

Education

  • Harvard School of Public Health, ScD Field of Study: Environmental Health
  • University of Colorado Boulder, MS Field of Study: Environmental Engineering
  • Tecnológico de Monterrey, BS Field of Study: Industrial Engineering/Systems Engineering

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Classes Taught

  • SPHEH811

Publications

  • Published on 6/1/2025

    Yuan Y, Yajima M, Lee J, Walsh KH, Tong B, Main L, Bolton L, Fabian MP. Estimating air exchange rates in K-12 schools from a CO2 sensor network using machine learning. Indoor Environments. 2025; 2(2).

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  • Published on 4/16/2025

    Chen F, Hart JE, Chen JT, Coull BA, Fabian MP, Schwartz J, Adamkiewicz G. Short-term ambient PM2.5 exposure and cause-specific mortality in Massachusetts: Effect modification by structural air exchange rates. Environ Epidemiol. 2025 Jun; 9(3):e385. PMID: 40255867.

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  • Published on 4/4/2025

    Bozigar M, Connolly CL, Vermeer K, Carvalho L, Cohen RT, Dugas JN, Levy JI, Fabian MP. Associations between in-home environmental exposures and lung function in a safety net population of children with asthma using electronic health records and geospatial data. Ann Epidemiol. 2025 Apr 04; 105:47-52. PMID: 40189077.

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  • Published on 12/5/2024

    Poblacion A, Ettinger de Cuba S, Black MM, Weijer I, Giudice C, Esteves G, Fabian P, Zanobetti A, Cutts DB, Lê-Scherban F, Sandel M, Ochoa ER, Frank DA. Food Insecurity and Weight Faltering: US Multisite Analysis of Young Children's Weight Trajectory. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2024 Dec 05. PMID: 39644920.

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  • Published on 10/24/2024

    McIntyre A, Heidari L, Hagen M, Bongiovanni R, Bowman BN, Fabian P, Kinney P, Scammell MK. Extreme Heat and Air Quality: Community Leader Perspectives on Information Barriers and Opportunities in Two Environmental Justice Communities. New Solut. 2025 Feb; 34(4):256-267. PMID: 39445356.

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  • Published on 8/5/2024

    Khalili R, Legaspi JM, Fabian MP, Levy JI, Korrick SA, Vieira VM. Multiple prenatal exposures and acute-care clinical encounters for asthma among children born to mothers living near a Superfund site. Am J Epidemiol. 2024 Aug 05; 193(8):1088-1096. PMID: 38576180.

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  • Published on 1/1/2024

    Mueller A, Fabian MP, Scammell MK, Navarro-Bowman B, Espinosa Barrera B, Aponte Y, Cares B, Allen K, Bongiovanni R. The role of sensors and community engagement in the mission toward equitable, healthy cities. Environmental Research Letters. 2024; 10(19).

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  • Published on 11/30/2023

    McIntyre AM, Scammell MK, Botana Martinez MP, Heidari L, Negassa A, Bongiovanni R, Fabian MP. Facilitators and Barriers for Keeping Cool in an Urban Heat Island: Perspectives from Residents of an Environmental Justice Community. Environ Justice. 2023 Dec 01; 16(6):410-417. PMID: 38074853.

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  • Published on 11/10/2023

    Connolly CL, Milando CW, Vermeer K, Ashmore J, Carvalho L, Levy JI, Fabian MP. Simulating Energy Use, Indoor Temperatures, and Utility Cost Impacts Amidst a Warming Climate in a Multi-family Housing Model. J Urban Health. 2023 Dec; 100(6):1234-1245. PMID: 37947996.

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  • Published on 8/2/2023

    Jimenez RB, Bozigar M, Janulewicz P, Lane KJ, Hutyra LR, Fabian MP. School Greenness and Student-Level Academic Performance: Evidence From the Global South. Geohealth. 2023 Aug; 7(8):e2023GH000830. PMID: 37538511.

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