Tufts University · EngineeringThe Resilience Lab
Helen Suh · Medford, Massachusetts
Research Focus
Dr. Helen Suh's research lab focuses on understanding how extreme weather events affect community health and resilience, particularly in coastal regions of the southeastern United States. Her lab also investigates the role of airborne metals and fine particulate matter in contributing to neurodegeneration and dementia. By leveraging interdisciplinary methods, the lab aims to provide insights that can inform public health strategies and interventions for vulnerable communities.
extreme weathercommunity healthneurodegenerationdementiaair pollutionvulnerability assessmentpublic healthmachine learningepidemiology
Research Aims
5AIM 01Examine the health impacts of extreme weather events on communities.
AIM 02Identify key factors that influence community vulnerability and resilience.
AIM 03Investigate the pathways through which airborne metals contribute to dementia.
AIM 04Characterize the recovery profiles of communities post-extreme weather events.
AIM 05Assess the relationship between environmental exposures and neurodegeneration.
Skills the Lab Values
data analysisepidemiological modelingmachine learning techniquesvulnerability assessmentresidential history analysisstatistical modelingneuropsychological testingautopsy analysispublic health research
Output against the department
Publications279top 32% of dept.88th of 278
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most publishedleast published
Citations19ktop 21% of dept.58th of 278
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most citedleast cited
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