Jennifer Vanos

Guzmán-Echavarría, G.,* Middel, A., Vecellio, D., Vanos, JK. (2024) The Development of an adaptive Heat Stress Compensability Classification applied to the United States. International Journal of Biometeorology, In press.

Karanja, J., Rykaczewski, K., Guzmán-Echavarría, G., Connor, D., Joshi, A., Vanos, JK. (2024) Impact of Tent Shade on Heat Exposures and Simulated Heat Strain for People Experiencing Homelessness. International Journal of Biometeorology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00484-024-02751-0.

Vanos, JK, Joshi, A., Guzman-Echavarria, G., Rykaczewski, K., Hosokawa, Y. Impact of Reflective Roadways on Heat Strain at the Tokyo, Paris, and Los Angeles Olympics. Journal of Sports Science and Exercise. In press. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42978-024-00294-9.  

Joshi, A, Viswanathan, SH*, Jaiswal, AK, Sadeghi, K, Bartels, L, Jain, RM*, Pathikonda, G, Vanos, JK, Middel, A, Rykaczewski, K. (2024) Characterization of human extreme heat exposure using an outdoor thermal manikin. Sci Total Environ. 923, 171525. DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.171525 

Rykaczewski, K., Joshi, A., Viswanathan, SH*., Guddanti, SS., Sadeghi, K., Gupta, M., Jaiswal, AK., Kompally, K., Pathikonda, G., Barlett, R*. Vanos, JK., Middel, A. (2024). A simple three-cylinder radiometer and low-speed anemometer to characterize human extreme heat exposure. International Journal of Biometeorology, pp.1-12. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00484-024-02646-0 

Nelson, G., Vanos, JK., Havenith, G., Jay, O., Ebi, KL., Hijmans, R. (2024). Global reductions in manual agricultural work capacity due to climate change. Global Climate Change Biology. 30:e17142. DOI: 10.1111/gcb.17142. 

VanTol, Z*., Vanos, JK., Middel, A., Ferguson, KM. (2024) Concurrent Heat and Air Pollution: Climate Health Risks Among Those Experiencing Homelessness. Environmental Health Perspectives. DOI 10.1289/EHP13402.

Karanja, J,* Vieira, J., Vanos, JK. (2023) Sheltered from the heat? How tents and shade covers may unintentionally increase air temperature exposures to unsheltered communities. Public Health in Practice.100450. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhip.2023.100450 

^Vanos, J., Guzmán-Echavarría*, G., Jay,O. C, Baldwin, J. W, Bongers C, and Ebi, K.  (2023). A physiological approach for assessing human survivability and livability to heat in a changing climate. Nature Communications. DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-43121-5 

Turner, K., Midddel, A., Vanos. JK. Shade is an essential solution for hotter cities. Comment. Nature. 619, pp 694–697. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-02311-3

Baldwin, JW., Benmarhnia, T., Ebi, KL., Jay, O., Lutsko, NJ., Vanos, JK. Humidity’s Role in Heat-Related Health Outcomes: A Heated Debate. Environmental Health Perspectives. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP11807. 131, 5.

Schneider, FS,* Cortez, J., Vanos, JK, Sailor, DS, Middel, A. (2023) Evidence-based guidance on reflective pavement for urban heat mitigation: A case study in Phoenix, Arizona. Nature Communications. 14, 1467. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36972-5. 

Li, R., Chester, M. V., Middel, A., Vanos, JK, Hernandez-Cortes, D., Buo, I., & Hondula, DM. (2023). Effectiveness of Travel Behavior and Infrastructure Change to Mitigate Heat Exposure. Frontiers in Sustainable Cities, 5, 13.

Naldo R,* Boeckman J, Vanos JK, Kavouras SA, Wardenaar FC. (2023). Short hydration education video and hiker fluid selection and consumption at trails, a non-randomized quasi-experimental field study. Nutrition and Health. 0(0). doi:10.1177/02601060221150303.

Li, R., Chester, MV, Hondula, DM, Middel, A, Vanos, JK, Watkins, L. (2023). Repurposing mesoscale traffic models for insights into traveler heat exposure. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 114, 103548. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2022.103548

Downs, N., Raj, N., Vanos, J., Parisi, A.V., Butler, H., Deo, R., Igoe, D., Dexter, B., Beckman-Downs, M., Turner, J. and Dekeyser, S. (2022), The Playground Shade Index: A New Design Metric for Measuring Shade and Seasonal Ultraviolet Protection Characteristics of Parks and Playgrounds. Photochem Photobiol. https://doi.org/10.1111/php.13745

Batur, I., Markolf, S. A., Chester, M. V., Middel, A., Hondula, D., & Vanos, J. (2022). Street-level heat and air pollution exposure informed by mobile sensing. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 113, 103535. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2022.103535

Guzman-Echavarria, G,* Middel, A., Vanos. JK. (2022) Beyond heat exposure - new methods to quantify and link personal heat exposure, stress, and strain in diverse populations and climates: The journal Temperature Toolbox. Temperature. https://doi.org/10.1080/23328940.2022.2149024

Poulos, A., Wilson, K., Lanza, K. Vanos, JK. (2022) A direct observation tool to measure interactions between shade, nature, and children’s physical activity: SOPLAY-SN. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act, 19, 127 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12966-022-01355-4. 

Nazarian, N., Krayenhoff, S., Bechtel, B., Hondula, D., Paolini, R., Vanos, JK., Cheung, T., Chow, WT., de Dear, R., Jay, O., Lee, JK. (2022) Integrated Assessment of Urban Overheating Impacts on Human Life. Earth’s Future. 10, e2022EF002682. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022EF002682 

Vecellio, DJ., Vanos, JK., Olsen, H., Kennedy, E., Richardson, G. (2022) An Expert Assessment on Playspace Designs and Thermal Environments in a Canadian Context. Urban Climate. 44, 101235. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.uclim.2022.101235 

Shortridge, A.,* Walker, W.,** White, D., Guardaro, M., Hondula, D.H., Vanos, JK. (2022) HeatReady Schools: A novel approach to enhance adaptive capacity to heat through school community experiences, risks, and perceptions. Climate Risk Management. 36, 100437. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crm.2022.100437 

Dzyuban, Y. Hondula, D.M., Vanos, J.K., Middel, A., Coseo, P.J., Kuras, E.R., Redman, C.L. Evidence of alliesthesia during a neighborhood thermal walk in a hot and dry city, Science of The Total Environment, 834, 155294.

Lopez-Carr, D., Vanos, JK., Sanchez, A. Vargas, R. Castillo, F. (2022).  Extreme Heat and COVID-19: A Dual Burden for Farmworkers. Frontiers Public Health. DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.884152  

Wilson, K., Vanos, JK., Hess, A., Schmidt, A., Ross, A. Shifts in self-reported physical activity, sedentary behavior and play among lower-socioeconomic children during the COVID-19 pandemic: A repeated cross-sectional study. American Journal of Health Promotion, AJHP, 8901171221091234.

Rykaczewski, K., Middel, A., Vanos, JK. (2021) Anisotropic radiation source models for computational thermal manikin simulations based on common radiation field measurements. Building & Environment. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2021.108636. [IF (2020): 6.46] 

Guyer, H*., Georgescu, M., Hondula, DH., Wardenaar, Fl., Vanos, JK. (2021) Identifying the need for locally-observed wet bulb globe temperature across outdoor athletic venues for current and future climates in a desert environment. Environmental Research Letters. 16(12), 124042.

Henning, A., Downs, N., Vanos, JK. (2021) Wearable Ultraviolet Radiation Sensors for Research and Personal Use. International Journal of Biometeorology. In Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00484-021-02216-8. 

Zhao, N., Pinault, L., Olaniyan, T., Vanos, JK., Tjepkema, M., Cakmak, S. (2021) Long-term ozone exposure and mortality from neurological diseases in Canada. Environmental International. 157, 106879. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2021.106817 

Morrissey, MC., Casa, DJ., Brewer, GJ., Adams, WM., Hosokawa, Y., Benjamin, CL., Grundstein, AJ., Hostler, D., McDermott, BP., McQuerry, ML., Stearns, RL., Filep, EL., DeGroot, DW., Fulcher, J., Flouris, AD., Huggins, RA., Jacklitsch, BL., Jardine, JF., Lopez, RM., McCarthy, RB., Pitisladis, Y., Pryor, RR., Schlader, ZJ., Smith, CJ., Smith, DL., Spector, JT., Vanos, JK., Williams, JW., Vargas, NT., Yeargin, SW. (2021) Heat Safety in the Workplace: Modified Delphi Consensus to Establish Strategies and Resources to Protect U.S Workers. GeoHealth. 5(8). 

Jay, O. Capon, A., Berry, P., Broderick, C., de Dear, R., Havenith, G., Honda, Y., Kovats, S.R., Ma, W., Malik, A., Morris, N., Nybo, L., Seneviratne, S., Vanos, JK., Ebi, K. Reducing the health impacts of heat extremes and hot weather: From personal cooling strategies to green cities. The Lancet. 398, no. 10301 (2021): 709-724.  [IF: 60.39 Ebi, K., Capon, A., Berry, P., Broderick, C., de Dear, R., Havenith, G., Honda, Y., Kovats, S.R., Ma, W., Malik, A., Morris, N., Nybo, L., Seneviratne, S., Vanos, JK., Jay, O. Hot weather and heat extremes: health risks. The Lancet. 398(10301), 698-708.

Fung, A., Zhuo, A., Vanos, J.K., Schmid-Schönbein, G. Enhanced intestinal permeability and intestinal co-morbidities in heat strain: A review and case for autodigestion. Temperature. In Press. DOI: 10.1080/23328940.2021.1922261 

Vanos, JK., Rykaczewski, K., Middel, A., Vecellio, DJ., Brown, RD., Gillespie, TJ. (2021) Improved methods for estimating mean radiant temperature in hot and sunny outdoor settings. International Journal of Biometeorology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00484-021-02144-7. 

Kennedy, E., Olsen, H., Vanos, JK., Vecellio, DJ*., Desat, M., Richters, K., Rutledge, A., Richardson, GA. Reimagining spaces where children play: Developing guidance for thermally comfortable playgrounds in Canada. Canadian Journal of Public Health. https://doi.org/10.17269/s41997-021-00522-7

Murphy, K.* Bruning, E. Schultz, CJ., Vanos, JK. (2021) Assessing Lightning Risk in Outdoor Vulnerable Environments. Weather, Climate, and Society. Online. https://doi.org/10.1175/WCAS-D-20-0021.1 

Monteblanco, A., Vanos, JK., LeRoy, S., Juarez, P. Garfin, G. (2021) Evaluation of a Maternal Health and Extreme Heat Exposure Training. Journal of Social, Behavioral, and Health Sciences. 15(1) 31­–42. 10.5590/JSBHS.2021.15.02 

Ebi, KL., Vanos, JK., Baldwin, J., Bell, J., Hondula, DM., Errett, NA., Hayes, K., Reid, C., Saha, S., Spector, J., Berry, P. (2021) Extreme weather and climate change: population health and health system implications. Vol 42. Annual Review of Public Health. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-publhealth-012420-105026 

Castillo, F., Mora, AM., Kayser, G., Vanos JK., Hyland, C., Yang, A., Eskenazi, B. (2021) Environmental Health Threats to Latino Migrant Farmworkers. Annual Review of Public Health. Vol 42. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-publhealth-012420-105014

Vanos, JK., Wright, M., Kaiser, A., Middel, A., Ambrose, H., Hondula, DM. Perceptions and performance of evaporative misters on outdoor thermal comfort.  International Journal of Biometeorology. 66, 257-369 DOI: 10.1007/s00484-020-02056-y. 

Vanos, JK., Baldwin, JW., Jay, O., Ebi, K. Projecting heat-health outcomes in a changing climate: Simplicity lacks robustness. Nature Communications, 11, 6079. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19994-1 

Moamen, E., Nandini, R.,  Sorge, S., Webster, J., Merry, K., Angelica, C., Vecellio, D., Kruczek, C., Dowd, S., Ardon-Dryer, K; Vanos, JK.; San Francisco, M. Investigating the culturable atmospheric fungal and bacterial microbiome in West Texas: Implication of dust storms and origins of the air parcels. FEMS Microbes. 1(1). https://doi.org/10.1093/femsmc/xtaa009 

Monteblanco, A., Vanos, J.K. Community-Based Maternal Health Workers’ Perspectives on Heat Risk and Safety: A Pilot Qualitative Study. Health Care for Women International, 42:4-6, 657-677, DOI: 10.1080/07399332.2020.1803873 

Lenzholzer, S., Carsjens, G., Brown, R., Tavares, S., Vanos, JK., Kim, YJ., Lee, K. (2020) Awareness of urban climate adaptation strategies: An international overview. Urban Climate. 34, 100705. 

Hosokawa, Y., Adams, W., Casa, DJ., Vanos, JK., Cooper, E. Grundstein, A., Jay, O., McDermott, B., Otani, H., Raukar, N., Stearns, R., Tripp, B. Round Table on Preseason Heat Safety in Secondary School Athletics: Environmental Monitoring During Activities in Heat. Journal of Athletic Training, 56(4). https://doi.org/10.4085/1062-6050-0067.20 

Lenzholzer, S., Carsjens, G., Brown, R., Tavares, S., Vanos, JK., Kim, YJ., Lee, K. (2020) Urban climate awareness and urgency to adapt: An international overview. Urban Climate. 33, 100667,  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.uclim.2020.100667

Vanos, J.K., Thomas., W.M., Grundstein, A.J., Hosokawa, Y., Lui, Y., Casa, D. (2020) A multi-scalar climatological analysis in preparation for extreme heat at the Tokyo 2020 Games. Temperature. Online: https://doi.org/10.1080/23328940.2020.1737479

Vanos, J.K., Grundstein, A. (2020) Variations in athlete heat loss potential between hot-dry and warm-humid environments at equivalent WBGT thresholds. Journal of Athletic Training. 55 (11): 1190–1198. 10.4085/1062-6050-313-19. 

Downs, N., Baldwin, L., Parisi, A., Butler, H., Vanos, JK., Beckman, MJ., Harrison, SL. (2019) Localised Variations in Ultraviolet Protection by Tree Shade: A comparative assessment of twenty-one shade trees for twenty-six Queensland municipalities, Australia. Applied Geography. 108, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2019.05.006. 74–82. 

Olsen, H., Kennedy, E., Vanos, JK. (2019) Shade provision in public playgrounds for thermal safety and sun protection: A case study across 100 play spaces in the United States. Landscape and Urban Planning, 189, 200-211. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2019.04.003.

Vanos, JK., Vecellio, DJ., Kjellstrom, T. (2019) Workplace Heat Exposure, Health Protection, and Economic Impacts: A Case Study in Canada. American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 62, 1024‐ 1037. DOI:10.1002/ajim.22966. 

Zhao, N., Lui, Y., Vanos, JK., Cao, G. (2019) Revisiting the estimations of PM2.5-attributable mortality with advancements in PM2.5 mapping and mortality statistics: A case study of ischemic heart diseases. Science of the Total Environment. 666, 499-507. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.02.269.

Downs, NJ., Axelsen, T., Schouten, P., Igoe, DP., Parisi, A., Vanos, JK.  (2019) Biologically effective solar ultraviolet exposures and the potential skin cancer risk for individual gold medalists of the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympic Games. Temperature. 7:1, 89-108. 10.1080/23328940.2019.1581427

Hosokawa, Y., Casa, DJ., Trtanj, JM., Belval, LM., Deuster, PA., Giltz, SM., Grundstein, AJ., Hawkins, MD., Huggins, RA., Jacklitsch, B., Jardine, JF., Jones, H., Kazman, JB., Reynolds, ME., Stearns, RL., Vanos, JK., Williams, AL., Williams, JW. (2019). Activity Modification in Heat: Critical Assessment of Guidelines Across Athletic, Occupational, and Military Settings. Int. Journal of Biometeorology. 63(3): 405–427. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00484-019-01673-6

Green, H., Baily, J., Schwarz, L., Vanos, JK., Ebi, K., Benmarhnia, T. (2019) Impact of heat on mortality and morbidity in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: a systematic review of the epidemiological evidence and considerations for future research. Environmental Research. 171, 80–91. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2019.01.010

Cakmak, S., Hebbern, C., Vanos, JK., Crouse, D., Tjepkema, M. (2019) Traffic density and mortality risk in the 1991–2011 Canadian Census Health and Environment Cohort (CanCHEC). Environment International. 124 (16–24). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2018.12.045. 

Vanos, JK., Kosaka, E., Iida, A., Yokohari, M., Middel, A., Scott-Fleming, I., Brown, R.D. (2019) The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Marathons: Spectator Thermal Comfort and Health in the Face of Extreme Heat. Science of the Total Environment. 657, 904-917 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.11.447.  

Zhao, N., Lui, Y., Vanos, JK., Cao, G. (2018) Day-of-week and seasonal patterns of PM2.5 concentrations over the United States: Time-series analyses using the Prophet procedure. Atmospheric Environment. 192, 116–127. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2018.08.050.

Herdt, A.J.*, Brown, R., Scott-Fleming, I., Cao, G., MacDonald, M., Henderson, D., Vanos, JK. (2018) Outdoor Thermal Comfort during Anomalous Heat at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada. Atmosphere. 9(8), 321. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos9080321

Kosaka, E., Iida, A., Vanos, JK., Middel, A., Yokahari, M., Brown, R. Microclimate Variation and Estimated Heat Stress of Runners in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Marathon. (2018) Atmosphere. 9(5), 192. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos9050192

Kalkstein, AJ, Kalkstein, LS, Dixon, PG., Vanos, JK, Eisenman, DP. (2018). Heat/Mortality Sensitivities in Los Angeles During Winter: A Unique Phenomenon in the United States. Environmental Health. 17(45). 

Vanos, JK., Middel, A., Poletti**, M., Selover, N. (2018). Pediatric Vehicular Hyperthermia: Heat Balance Modeling and the Role of Solar Radiation. Temperature. 5(23), 276-292.  https://doi.org/10.1080/23328940.2018.1468205

Cakmak, S., Hebbern, C., Pinault, L., Lavigne, E., Vanos, J.K., Crouse, D., Tjepkema, M. (2018) Associations between long-term PM2.5 and ozone exposure and mortality in the Canadian Census Health and Environment Cohort (CANCHEC) by spatial synoptic classification zone. Environment International, 111, 200–211. 

Joe, P.,  Belair, S., Bernier, N.B., Brook, J.R., Brunet, D., Bouchet, V. Burrows, W., Charland, J.P., Dehghan, A., Driedger, N., Duhaime, C., Evans, G., Frenette, R., Gultepe, I., Henderson, D., Herdt, A.,* Hilker, N., Huang, L., Hung, E., Isaac, G., Johnston, D.,  Jeon, CH., Klaassen, J., Leroyer, S., Lin, H., MacDonald, M., MacPhee, J., Mariani, Z., Reid, J., Robichaud, A., Rochon, Y., Sills, D., Shairsingh, K. Stroud, C., Su, Y. Taylor, N., Wang, J.M, Vanos, J.K., Voogt, J., Wiechers, T., Wren, S., Yang, H., Yip, T. (2018) The Pan-American Games Science Showcase Project. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society. 99 (5): 921–953. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-16-0162.1

McGregor, G.R., Vanos, JK. (2018) Heat: A Primer for Public Health Researchers. Public Health. 161, 138–146. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2017.11.005

Hardin, AW*. Lui, Y., Cao, G. Vanos, JK. (2018). Urban Heat Island Intensity and Spatial Variability by Synoptic Weather Type in the Northeast U.S. Urban Climate. 24, 747–762. 

McKercher, GR*, Vanos, JK. (2018) Low-cost Mobile Air Pollution Monitoring in Urban Environments: A Pilot Study in Lubbock, Texas. Environmental Technology. 39(12):1505-1514. 

Vanos, JK. Herdt, LJ*. Lochbaum, M. (2017) Effects of Physical Activity and Shade on the Heat Balance and Thermal Perceptions of Children in a Playground Microclimate. Building and Environment. 126. 119-131. 

Allen, M, Vanos, JK, Hondula, DH, Vecellio, D, Knight, D, Mehdipoor, H, Lucas, R, Fuhrmann, C, Lokys, H. Lees, A, Tavares Nascimento, S. Lueng, A. Perkins, D. (2017) Supporting sustainability initiatives through biometeorology education and training. International Journal of Biometeorology. 61(1), 93–106. 

Kuras ER, Bernhard MC, Calkins MM, Ebi KL, Hess JJ, Kintziger KW, Jagger MA, Middel A, Scott AA, Spector JT, Uejio CK, Vanos JK, Zaitchik BF, Gohlke JM, Hondula DM (2017). Opportunities and Challenges for Personal Heat Exposure Research. Environmental Health Perspectives. DOI: 10.1289/EHP556.

Graham, D. Vanos, JK, Kenny, NA, Brown, RD. (2017). Modeling the effects of urban design on emergency medical response calls during extreme heat events in Toronto, Canada. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.14(7), 778. 

Hardin AW*, Vanos JK. (2017). The influence of urban surface type on the absorbed radiation by a human under hot conditions. International Journal of Biometeorology. 62(1), 43-56. 

Grundstein, AJ, Knox, J, Vanos, JK, Cooper, E. Casa, D. (2017) American Football and Fatal Exertional Heat Stroke: A Case Study of Korey Stringer. International Journal of Biometeorology. 61(8), 1471-1480. 

Zhao, N., Cao, G., Vanos, JK., Vecellio, DJ*. (2017) The Effects of Synoptic Weather on Influenza Infection Incidence: A Retrospective Study Utilizing Digital Disease Surveillance. International Journal of Biometeorology. 62(1), 69-84. 

McKercher, GR*, Salmond, JA, Vanos, JK. (2017). Characteristics and Applications of Small, Mobile Air Pollution Monitors: A Review. Environmental Pollution. 223, 102-110. 

Vanos, JK, McKercher, GR,* Naughton, K,** Lochbaum, M. (2017) Schoolyard Shade and Sun Exposure: Assessment of Personal Monitoring During Children’s Physical Activity. Photochemistry and Photobiology. 93(4):1123-1132. 

Liu, Y, Zhao, N, Vanos, JK, Cao, G. (2017) Effects of synoptic weather on ground-level PM2.5 concentrations in the United States. Atmospheric Environment. 148, 297-305. 

Solis, P., Vanos, JK., Forbis, R. (2017) The Decision-making / Accountability Spatial Incongruence Problem for Research linking Environmental Science and Policy. Geographical Review. 107(4), 680-704. 

Graham, A, Brown, RD, Vanos, JK, Kenny, NA. (2016) The relationship between neighbourhood tree canopy cover and heat-related ambulance calls during extreme heat events in Toronto, Canada. Urban Forestry Urban Greening. 20, 180-186. 

Cakmak, S, Hebbern, C, Crouse, D, Burnett, R. Vanos, JK. (2016). Ozone exposure and cardiovascular-related mortality in the Canadian Census Health and Environmental Cohort (CANCHEC) by Spatial Synoptic Classification Zone. Environmental Pollution. 214, 589-599. 

Cakmak, S., Hebbern, C, Cakmak, JD, Vanos, JK. (2016). The modifying effect of socioeconomic status on the relationship between traffic, air pollution, and respiratory health in elementary schoolchildren. Journal of Environmental Management. 177, 1-8. 

Dixon, PG., Allen, M., Gosling, SN., Hondula, DM., Ingole, V., Lukas, R., Vanos, JK. (2016). Perspectives on Synoptic Climate Classification and its Role in Interdisciplinary Research. Geography Compass. 10(4), 147-164. 

Vanos, JK., Middel, A., McKercher, GR.*, Kuras, ER.,** Ruddell, BL. (2016). A Multiscale Surface Temperature Analysis of Urban Playgrounds in a Hot, Dry City. Landscape and Urban Planning. 146, 29-42. 

Karner, A., Hondula, DM., Vanos, JK. (2015). Heat exposure and vulnerability during non-motorized travel: Implications for transportation policy under climate change. Journal of Transport & Health. 2(4), 451-459.

Hondula, DM., Balling, R., Vanos, JK., Georgescu, M. (2015). Rising Temperatures, Human Health, and the Role of Adaptation. Current Climate Change Reports. 1(3), 144-154. [IF: NA]

Brown, RD., Vanos, JK., Kenny, NA., Lenzholzer, S. (2015). Designing Urban Parks That Ameliorate the Effects of Climate Change. Landscape and Urban Planning. 138, 118-131. 

Vanos, JK. (2015). Children's Health and Vulnerability in Outdoor Microclimates: A Comprehensive Review. Environment International. 76, 1-15. 

Vanos, JK., Kalkstein, LS., Sanford, TS. (2015). Detecting Synoptic Warming Trends across the US Midwest and Implications to Human Health and Heat-Related Mortality. International Journal of Climatology. 35(1), 85-96. 

Vanos, JK., Cakmak, S., Kalkstein, LK., Yagouti, A. (2015). Association of weather and air pollution interactions on daily mortality in 12 Canadian cities. Air Quality, Atmosphere, and Health. 8 (3), 307-320. 

[10] Cakmak, S., Weichenthal, S., Kauri, LM., Mahmud, M., Van Ryswyk, K., Vanos, JK., Liu, L., Kumarathasan, P., Thomson, E., Vincent, R., Dales, R. (2014) Metal Composition of Fine Particulate Air Pollution and Acute Changes in Cardio-respiratory Physiology. Environment Pollution. 189. 208-214. 

Vanos, JK., Hebbern, C., Cakmak, S. (2014) Risk assessment for cardiovascular and respiratory mortality due to air pollution and synoptic meteorology in 10 Canadian cities. Environmental Pollution. 185, 322-332. 

Vanos, JK., Cakmak, S. Corben Bristow, C., Brion, V., Tremblay, N., Martin, SL., Sheridan, SC. (2013) Synoptic weather typing applied to air pollution mortality among the elderly in 10 Canadian cities. Environmental Research. 126, 66-75. 

Gosling, SN., Bryce, EK., Dixon, GP., Gabriel, KMA., Gosling, EY., Hanes, J., Hondula, DM., Liang, L., Mac-Lean, PAB., Muthers, S., Nascimento, ST., Petralli, M., Vanos, JK., Wanka, ER. (2014) A Glossary for Biometeorology. International Journal of Biometeorology. 58(2): 277-308. 

Vanos, JK., Cakmak, S. (2014) Changing air mass frequencies in Canada: Potential links and implications for human health. International Journal of Biometeorology. 58(2): 121-135. 

Hondula, DM., Vanos, JK., Gosling, SN. (2013). The SSC: A decade of climate-health research and future directions. International Journal of Biometeorology. 58(2): 109-120. 

Vanos, JK., Warland, JS., Gillespie, TJ., Slater, GA., Brown, RD., Kenny, NA. (2012). Human energy budget modeling in urban parks in Toronto, ON. and applications to emergency heat stress preparedness. Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology. 51(9): 1639-1653. 

Vanos, JK., Warland, JS., Gillespie, TJ., Kenny, NA. (2012). Improved predictive ability of climate-human-behaviour interactions with modifications to the COMFA outdoor energy budget model. International Journal of Biometeorology. 56(6), 1065-1074. 

Vanos, JK., Warland, JS., Gillespie, TJ., Kenny, NA. (2012). Thermal comfort modelling of body temperature and psychological variations of a human exercising in an outdoor environment. International Journal of Biometeorology. 56(1): 21-32.

Vanos, JK., Warland, JS., Gillespie, TJ., Kenny, NA. (2010). Review of the physiology of human thermal comfort while exercising in urban landscapes and implications for bioclimatic design. International Journal of Biometeorology. 54(4): 319-334.