 
Brian P. Leaderer |
Bliss Professorship in Public Health
Brian P. Leaderer, who has been named the Susan Dwight Bliss Professor of Public Health, is a noted authority on air quality whose research focuses on assessing exposures to air contaminants and the health impact of such exposures.
His work includes developing a theoretical framework for assessing exposure in epidemiological studies, determining the type and quality of health-related contaminants emitted from sources, assessing environmental concentrations of contaminants, and developing monitoring and modeling techniques.
Leaderer is head of the Division of Environmental Health Sciences in the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health and is the principal investigator of studies examining the role of indoor and outdoor air contaminant exposures on respiratory symptoms in infants and their nonsmoking mothers; risk factors for the development of asthma in infants and young children; and the role of indoor allergens and air contaminants on the severity of asthma in young children.
Leaderer is the author or coauthor of more than 130 articles on air contaminants and their effects on human health. He has also written numerous book chapters, reports and reviews, including reports for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
The Yale scientist earned his B.S. degree from Manhattan College and received two degrees from Yale: a M.P.H. in environmental health in 1971 and a Ph.D. in epidemiology and environmental health in 1975. He has been affiliated with the John B. Pierce Laboratory in New Haven since 1975. He joined the Yale faculty in 1976 was promoted to a full professorship in 1991. Since 2000, he has held a secondary appointment at the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies.
Leaderer has been a consultant or adviser to numerous national and international organizations or committees, including the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Air Pollution Control Association, the New York State Research and Development Authority, the World Health Organization and EPA, among others.
The Yale scientist's honors include the Crosby Field Award from the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers.
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