Dr. Trang VoPham is an epidemiologist conducting research on environmental risk factors for health using geospatial science methods. She received a PhD and MPH in Epidemiology from the University of Pittsburgh, an MS in Geographic Information Science & Technology from the University of Southern California, and completed a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Cancer Epidemiology at Harvard. She is PI of several research grants, including an NIH/NIDDK K01 examining air pollution exposure in relation to liver disease and cancer risk and disparities using electronic health record (EHR) analytics. She has over 40 publications and has presented invited talks including for the National Cancer Institute. She was honored with the 2021 Emerging Scholar in Health & Medical Geography Award from the American Association of Geographers. She is an expert in developing geospatial environmental exposure models for epidemiologic exposure assessments, including a nationwide environmental light exposure model.

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The American Association of Geographers (AAG) organized a panel entitled Careers in Geography: A Discussion with Business, Government, and Nonprofit Sector Geographers.

 

See the entire panel discussion here (use passcode: 9fKS5Q#H).

update on 06.07.22

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Published a paper in Environmental Research with findings from our epidemiologic study showing a positive association between higher concentrations of ambient PM2.5 air pollution exposure and increased odds of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) among hospitalized patients in the US

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Authors: Trang VoPham, Nicole J. Kim, Kristin Berry, Jason A. Mendoza, Joel D. Kaufman, George N. Ioannou

update on 05.25.22

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Two scientific abstracts were accepted to the 2022 International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE) Conference that will take place in Athens, Greece in Sep 2022

 

(1) Abstract title: "Spatiotemporal exposure modeling of environmental circadian misalignment"

 

Authors: Mimi Ton, Matthew D. Weaver, Trang VoPham

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Summary: Led by Mimi Ton, MPH (PhD Candidate in Epidemiology at the University of Washington), we developed the first-ever US nationwide exposure model of environmental circadian misalignment (ECM) (or environmental light exposure) using geospatial data on sunrise times, sunset times, and elevation

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(2) Abstract title: "Educational intervention to promote air pollution knowledge and personal exposure mitigation strategies using wearable sensors"

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Authors: Trang VoPham, Eric S. Kim, Francine Laden, Jaime E. Hart

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Summary: We will be presenting preliminary findings from our study, funded by the Prevent Cancer Foundation (PI VoPham), that demonstrated the feasibility of an educational intervention to promote knowledge about air pollution (a known risk factor for lung cancer) using Plume Labs Flow 2 wearable air pollution sensors and educational videos

update on 03.10.22

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Featured on the Freakonomics, M.D. podcast to discuss our lab's research on environmental circadian misalignment (i.e., geographic variation in environmental light exposure)

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Episode 28: Is Daylight Saving Time Hazardous to Your Health?

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Studies discussed during the interview include:

• Circadian misalignment and liver cancer risk

• Daylight saving time and traffic accident risk

update on 03.10.22

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In collaboration with Co-Editor, Dr. Rena R. Jones (National Cancer Institute), we are accepting submissions for a Research Topic collection of manuscripts on Geospatial Science in Epidemiologic Research in the journal Frontiers in Epidemiology

update on 02.27.22

 

American Association of Geographers (AAG) Annual Conference | 2022 | New York, NY

 

Feature talk as a recipient of the AAG Emerging Scholar Award in Health & Medical Geography

 

This presentation describes our lab's currently funded and future research projects integrating geospatial science with epidemiology.