Joel D Schwartz
Biographic Data
| ID | 1182086 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Joel D Schwartz |
| GIVEN NAMES | Joel D |
| FAMILY NAME | Schwartz |
| SIGNATURE | SCHWARTZ J D |
| AFFILIATIONS | College of William and Mary |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1984 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The role of neighborhood and household level socio-economic status in determining air pollution exposure in two Indian cities
Although recent studies indicate that air pollution exposure affects lower socioeconomic groups more, there is limited evidence regarding the relative influence of household and neighborhood socioeconomic status (SES) on air pollution exposure in lower- and middle-income country settings. We evaluated the associations between neighborhood- and household-level SES metrics and exposure to ambient particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) in two populous Indian …
Epigenome-Wide Analysis of DNA Methylation and Optimism in Women and Men
OBJECTIVE: Higher optimism is associated with reduced mortality and a lower risk of age-related chronic diseases. DNA methylation (DNAm) may provide insight into mechanisms underlying these relationships. We hypothesized that DNAm would differ among older individuals who are more versus less optimistic. METHODS: Using cross-sectional data from two population-based cohorts of women with diverse races/ethnicities ( n = 3816) and men (only White, n …
Associations between air pollution and psychiatric symptoms in the Normative Aging Study
Exposure to gaseous air pollutants was associated with higher intensity of psychiatric symptoms among a cohort of older men, particularly in communities with lower socio-economic or housing conditions
Racial Disparities in Associations between Neighborhood Demographic Polarization and Birth Weight
Neighborhood demographic polarization, or the extent to which a privileged population group outnumbers a deprived group, can affect health by influencing social dynamics. While using birth records from 2001 to 2013 in Massachusetts ( n = 629,675), we estimated the effect of two demographic indices, racial residential polarization (RRP) and economic residential polarization (ERP), on birth weight outcomes, which are established predictors of the n…
Neighborhood Greenness Attenuates the Adverse Effect of PM2.5 on Cardiovascular Mortality in Neighborhoods of Lower Socioeconomic Status
Features of the environment may modify the effect of particulate matter ≤2.5 μm in aerodynamic diameter (PM 2.5 ) on health. Therefore, we investigated how neighborhood sociodemographic and land-use characteristics may modify the association between PM 2.5 and cardiovascular mortality. We obtained residence-level geocoded cardiovascular mortality cases from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health ( n = 179,986), and PM 2.5 predictions from …
Residential Greenness and Birthweight in the State of Massachusetts, USA
Natural vegetation, or greenness, may benefit maternal health and consequently, fetal growth, by providing opportunities for physical activity and psychological restoration, and decreasing detrimental environmental exposures. We retrieved Massachusetts Birth Registry data from 2001−2013 and investigated the association between residential greenness and birthweight in full-term births (≥37 weeks gestation). We calculated average residential greenn…
Association of Short-term Exposure to Air Pollution With Mortality in Older Adults
Importance: The US Environmental Protection Agency is required to reexamine its National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) every 5 years, but evidence of mortality risk is lacking at air pollution levels below the current daily NAAQS in unmonitored areas and for sensitive subgroups. Objective: To estimate the association between short-term exposures to ambient fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and ozone, and at levels below the current daily NA…
Heat Wave and Mortality
BACKGROUND: Few studies have examined variation in the associations between heat waves and mortality in an international context. OBJECTIVES: We aimed to systematically examine the impacts of heat waves on mortality with lag effects internationally. METHODS: We collected daily data of temperature and mortality from 400 communities in 18 countries/regions and defined 12 types of heat waves by combining community-specific daily mean temperature ≥90…
Air Pollution and Mortality in the Medicare Population
BACKGROUND: Studies have shown that long-term exposure to air pollution increases mortality. However, evidence is limited for air-pollution levels below the most recent National Ambient Air Quality Standards. Previous studies involved predominantly urban populations and did not have the statistical power to estimate the health effects in underrepresented groups. METHODS: and 10 parts per billion (ppb) for ozone using a two-pollutant Cox proportio…
Maternal ambient air pollution, preterm birth and markers of fetal growth in Rhode Island
Background Maternal exposure to ambient air pollution has been associated with higher risk of preterm birth and reduced fetal growth, but heterogeneity among prior studies suggests that additional studies are needed in diverse populations and settings. We examined the associations between maternal ambient air pollution levels, risk of preterm birth and markers of fetal growth in an urban population with relatively low exposure to air pollution. M…
Temporal Variation in Heat–Mortality Associations
BACKGROUND: Recent investigations have reported a decline in the heat-related mortality risk during the last decades. However, these studies are frequently based on modeling approaches that do not fully characterize the complex temperature-mortality relationship, and are limited to single cities or countries. OBJECTIVES: We assessed the temporal variation in heat-mortality associations in a multi-country data set using flexible modelling techniqu…
Books in Review
Pity and Judgment in Greek Drama
the thin, interested self that has been advocated by liberal theory and constituted by liberal practice. He frames his thoughtful analysis with a summary of A. O. Hirschman's account of the process whereby early modem authors, first, lost faith in the capacity of reason to control the and, second, set about to transform these dangerous passions into orderly and predictable interests. Professor Alford suggests that a more promising approach can be…
Pity and Judgment in Greek Drama
Participation and Multisubjective Understanding
While traditional political theorists have long disputed the meaning of "political participation," scientific students of participation have agreed on an instrumentalist understanding, defining "participation" as an episodic public act of private individuals in the pursuit of their wants. Political scientists need to be more epistemologically self-conscious when they conceptualize "participation" if they are to avoid constraining both the collect…
Participation and Multisubjective Understanding
While traditional political theorists have long disputed the meaning of "political participation," scientific students of participation have agreed on an instrumentalist understanding, defining "participation" as an episodic public act of private individuals in the pursuit of their wants. Political scientists need to be more epistemologically self-conscious when they conceptualize "participation" if they are to avoid constraining both the collect…
Books in Review
Participation and Multisubjective Understanding
While traditional political theorists have long disputed the meaning of "political participation," scientific students of participation have agreed on an instrumentalist understanding, defining "participation" as an episodic public act of private individuals in the pursuit of their wants. Political scientists need to be more epistemologically self-conscious when they conceptualize "participation" if they are to avoid constraining both the collect…
Pity and Judgment in Greek Drama
the thin, interested self that has been advocated by liberal theory and constituted by liberal practice. He frames his thoughtful analysis with a summary of A. O. Hirschman's account of the process whereby early modem authors, first, lost faith in the capacity of reason to control the and, second, set about to transform these dangerous passions into orderly and predictable interests. Professor Alford suggests that a more promising approach can be…
Pity and Judgment in Greek Drama
Books in Review
Temporal Variation in Heat–Mortality Associations
BACKGROUND: Recent investigations have reported a decline in the heat-related mortality risk during the last decades. However, these studies are frequently based on modeling approaches that do not fully characterize the complex temperature-mortality relationship, and are limited to single cities or countries. OBJECTIVES: We assessed the temporal variation in heat-mortality associations in a multi-country data set using flexible modelling techniqu…
Association of Short-term Exposure to Air Pollution With Mortality in Older Adults
Importance: The US Environmental Protection Agency is required to reexamine its National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) every 5 years, but evidence of mortality risk is lacking at air pollution levels below the current daily NAAQS in unmonitored areas and for sensitive subgroups. Objective: To estimate the association between short-term exposures to ambient fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and ozone, and at levels below the current daily NA…
Heat Wave and Mortality
BACKGROUND: Few studies have examined variation in the associations between heat waves and mortality in an international context. OBJECTIVES: We aimed to systematically examine the impacts of heat waves on mortality with lag effects internationally. METHODS: We collected daily data of temperature and mortality from 400 communities in 18 countries/regions and defined 12 types of heat waves by combining community-specific daily mean temperature ≥90…
Air Pollution and Mortality in the Medicare Population
BACKGROUND: Studies have shown that long-term exposure to air pollution increases mortality. However, evidence is limited for air-pollution levels below the most recent National Ambient Air Quality Standards. Previous studies involved predominantly urban populations and did not have the statistical power to estimate the health effects in underrepresented groups. METHODS: and 10 parts per billion (ppb) for ozone using a two-pollutant Cox proportio…
Maternal ambient air pollution, preterm birth and markers of fetal growth in Rhode Island
Background Maternal exposure to ambient air pollution has been associated with higher risk of preterm birth and reduced fetal growth, but heterogeneity among prior studies suggests that additional studies are needed in diverse populations and settings. We examined the associations between maternal ambient air pollution levels, risk of preterm birth and markers of fetal growth in an urban population with relatively low exposure to air pollution. M…
Residential Greenness and Birthweight in the State of Massachusetts, USA
Natural vegetation, or greenness, may benefit maternal health and consequently, fetal growth, by providing opportunities for physical activity and psychological restoration, and decreasing detrimental environmental exposures. We retrieved Massachusetts Birth Registry data from 2001−2013 and investigated the association between residential greenness and birthweight in full-term births (≥37 weeks gestation). We calculated average residential greenn…
Neighborhood Greenness Attenuates the Adverse Effect of PM2.5 on Cardiovascular Mortality in Neighborhoods of Lower Socioeconomic Status
Features of the environment may modify the effect of particulate matter ≤2.5 μm in aerodynamic diameter (PM 2.5 ) on health. Therefore, we investigated how neighborhood sociodemographic and land-use characteristics may modify the association between PM 2.5 and cardiovascular mortality. We obtained residence-level geocoded cardiovascular mortality cases from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health ( n = 179,986), and PM 2.5 predictions from …
Racial Disparities in Associations between Neighborhood Demographic Polarization and Birth Weight
Neighborhood demographic polarization, or the extent to which a privileged population group outnumbers a deprived group, can affect health by influencing social dynamics. While using birth records from 2001 to 2013 in Massachusetts ( n = 629,675), we estimated the effect of two demographic indices, racial residential polarization (RRP) and economic residential polarization (ERP), on birth weight outcomes, which are established predictors of the n…
Associations between air pollution and psychiatric symptoms in the Normative Aging Study
Exposure to gaseous air pollutants was associated with higher intensity of psychiatric symptoms among a cohort of older men, particularly in communities with lower socio-economic or housing conditions
Epigenome-Wide Analysis of DNA Methylation and Optimism in Women and Men
OBJECTIVE: Higher optimism is associated with reduced mortality and a lower risk of age-related chronic diseases. DNA methylation (DNAm) may provide insight into mechanisms underlying these relationships. We hypothesized that DNAm would differ among older individuals who are more versus less optimistic. METHODS: Using cross-sectional data from two population-based cohorts of women with diverse races/ethnicities ( n = 3816) and men (only White, n …
The role of neighborhood and household level socio-economic status in determining air pollution exposure in two Indian cities
Although recent studies indicate that air pollution exposure affects lower socioeconomic groups more, there is limited evidence regarding the relative influence of household and neighborhood socioeconomic status (SES) on air pollution exposure in lower- and middle-income country settings. We evaluated the associations between neighborhood- and household-level SES metrics and exposure to ambient particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) in two populous Indian …
Medicine (10 works) · Geography (7 works) · Air Quality and Health Impacts (6 works) · Demography (6 works) · Environmental health (6 works) · Climate Change and Health Impacts (5 works) · Population (5 works) · Air pollution (4 works) · Demography (4 works) · Political science (4 works)