Dr. Burrows studies the impacts of climate change on human health and wellbeing. She is trained in mixed methods approaches and uses a combination of qualitative interviews and bigger data analyses to investigate the ways in which climate and weather-related extremes impact individual and community health. Dr. Burrows has interdisciplinary training in environmental epidemiology (PhD, Yale University School of the Environment) and social-behavioral sciences (MPH, Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health), which allows her to investigate global health issues from a unique perspective that incorporates sociocultural determinants of health and environmental exposures. As a postdoctoral fellow at Brown University, Dr. Burrows evaluated both the short- and long-term impacts of hurricanes on a range of health outcomes, including cardiovascular and respiratory hospitalizations and disability. Her current research is focused on the mental health impacts of extreme temperature.
Yale University
New Haven, CT
PhD
2021
Columbia University
New York, NY
MPH
2016
Columbia University
New York, NY
BA
2013
Racialized economic concentration predicts storm-related injuries and deaths in the United States, 2005-2022.
Racialized economic concentration predicts storm-related injuries and deaths in the United States, 2005-2022. Nat Commun. 2026 Aug 05; 17(1).
PMID: 42686678
Using mobile sensing and wearable technologies to assess the impact of ambient temperature on mental health among low-income black women in Chicago: a study protocol.
Using mobile sensing and wearable technologies to assess the impact of ambient temperature on mental health among low-income black women in Chicago: a study protocol. BMJ Open. 2026 Jul 01; 16(7):e109062.
PMID: 42386298
Projecting the mental health impacts of the 2025 LA wildfires: lessons from Hurricane Katrina.
Projecting the mental health impacts of the 2025 LA wildfires: lessons from Hurricane Katrina. Environ Res Lett. 2026 Jun 14; 21(11):111004.
PMID: 42255331
Warm season hourly temperature and psychiatric emergencies: A case-crossover study of a vulnerable population in Boston, 2005-2019.
Warm season hourly temperature and psychiatric emergencies: A case-crossover study of a vulnerable population in Boston, 2005-2019. Environ Epidemiol. 2026 Jun; 10(3):e478.
PMID: 42109516
A scoping review on the impact of ambient temperature on human infertility.
A scoping review on the impact of ambient temperature on human infertility. Environ Res. 2026 Mar 01; 292:123641.
PMID: 41456660
Climate resilience adaptation and psychiatric emergency services utilization during extreme heat in Boston, MA: a difference-in-differences analysis.
Climate resilience adaptation and psychiatric emergency services utilization during extreme heat in Boston, MA: a difference-in-differences analysis. Environ Int. 2026 Jan; 207:110007.
PMID: 41418637
Learning From Natural Experiments to Accelerate Demographic Research on Climate-Related Threats to Human Populations.
Learning From Natural Experiments to Accelerate Demographic Research on Climate-Related Threats to Human Populations. Wiley Interdiscip Rev Clim Change. 2025 Nov-Dec; 16(6).
PMID: 41798055
Tropical Cyclones and Pediatric Hospitalizations in the US.
Tropical Cyclones and Pediatric Hospitalizations in the US. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Nov 03; 8(11):e2544013.
PMID: 41247735
De-energization as maladaptation: Uneven residential exposure to wildfire Public Safety Power Shutoffs and compound heat.
De-energization as maladaptation: Uneven residential exposure to wildfire Public Safety Power Shutoffs and compound heat. Glob Environ Change. 2025 Dec; 95.
PMID: 41058984
Long-term PM2.5 exposure and mental health disparities: A prospective analysis of the All of Us Research Program.
Long-term PM2.5 exposure and mental health disparities: A prospective analysis of the All of Us Research Program. Environ Res. 2025 Nov 15; 285(Pt 5):122691.
PMID: 40858232