Paloma Beamer, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the College of Public Health at the University of Arizona. She is currently the President of the International Society of Exposure Science (ISES), an organization that promotes and advances exposure science (methods, measurements, models) as it relates to the complex inter-relationships between human populations, communities, ecosystems, wildlife, and chemical, biological, and physical agents, and non-chemical stressors. Her research focuses on understanding how individuals are exposed to environmental contaminants and the health risks of these exposures with a special focus on vulnerable populations, including children, low-wage immigrant workers, Native Americans and those in the US-Mexico Border Region. The ultimate goal of her work is to develop more effective interventions and policies for prevention of avoidable cases of certain diseases such as asthma.
Articles on the COVID-19 pandemic by or with input from Dr. Beamer:
- Should you fly yet? Here’s what expert scientists say
- Applying Exposure Science to a COVID-19 World to Guide Our Return to Work and School
- Another invisible enemy indoors: COVID-19, human health, the home, and United States indoor air policy
- Is it safe to stay in a hotel, cabin or rental home yet?
Dr. Beamer is an environmental engineer by training and earned her BS from the University of California Berkeley and her MS and PhD from Stanford University.