Michael Jerrett was the first to graduate from the collaborative MA in political science and environmental studies at the University of Toronto (U of T) ooooooin 1987. He subsequently completed a PhD in Geography at U of T and then worked for two years as a postdoctoral fellow in Environmental Health with Dr. John Eyles at McMaster University. Building on his specialties, Michael currently assesses air pollution-health associations in the United States and Canada, with special reference to geographic exposure models and social-spatial effect modifiers. He also pursues research in environmental accounting focusing on the determinants of and evaluation of environmental costs and benefits. He has designed and analyzed local, provincial, state, and national level health and environment databases in North America, Europe, and Asia.

Recent publications include Air Pollution and Incidence of Hypertension and Diabetes in African American Women (with PF Coogan, LF White, RD Brook, JG Su, E Seto, R Burnett, JR Palmer & L Rosenberg), and A study of community design, greenness, and physical activity in children using satellite, GPS and accelerometer data, in Health and Place (Vol 18, Issue 1).

Michael may be contacted at jerrett@berkeley.edu
His UC Berkeley faculty page is http://sph.berkeley.edu/faculty/jerrett.html