Mary Hayden, Ph.D.

Mary H. Hayden is a Research Professor at the University of Colorado’s Lyda Hill Institute for Human Resilience, Affiliate Scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), and Adjunct Faculty at the Colorado School of Public Health. Dr. Hayden’s research interests include a range of interdisciplinary topics focused on the integration of the physical and social sciences in the study of climate-sensitive health issues. She currently serves on the Board on Environmental Change and Society at the National Academies. She founded the NCAR Weather, Climate, and Health Program, was the Lead Author on the Human Health chapter of the 5th National Climate Assessment (NCA) and a contributing author on the 4th NCA, the IPCC, and the USGCRP Climate and Health Assessment. She currently serves on the Board on Environmental Change and Society at the National Academies. She was a founding member of the Environment and Health board, American Meteorological Society, a member of the scientific advisory committee, Border Infectious Diseases Program (CDC), and served on the Global Health Scientific Committee, American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. She received a Ph.D. in Health and Behavioral Sciences from the University of Colorado, Denver, a M.A. in geography (climatology) from the University of Colorado, Boulder, a B.A. equivalent degree in Islamic Studies from the University of Heidelberg, Germany, and a B.A. in German (minor in meteorology) from Metropolitan State College, Denver.

Dr. Hayden’s research interests include a range of interdisciplinary topics focused on the integration of the physical and social sciences in the study of climate-sensitive health issues. This includes an emphasis on the human behavioral component at the intersection of weather, climate, and health with a focus on vector-borne diseases and extreme heat.

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