Gaige Kerr

Dr. Gaige Kerr (he/him) is an Assistant Research Professor and Professorial Lecturer in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health. He received his BSc with honors in Atmospheric Science from Cornell University and his MA and PhD in Earth and Planetary Sciences from Johns Hopkins University.

Since joining GWSPH in 2020, Kerr has devoted much of his research portfolio to characterizing environmental health and equity issues associated with emissions and ambient air pollution. His research uses a wide variety of tools and methods, including remote sensing, atmospheric chemistry and other numerical models, exposure assessment, and spatial statistical techniques.

Kerr has served on several committees, boards, and task forces for the American Meteorological Society (AMS), including the Board on Representation, Inclusion, Accessibility, and Diversity; the Coriolis LGBTQ+ affinity group; the Annual Meeting Oversight Committee; the Task Force on Professional Conduct; and the Committee on Meteorological Aspects of Air Pollution. He was awarded the AMS Award for Early-Career Professional Achievement in 2024. He previously was an Air Quality Fellow for the U.S Department of State’s Greening Diplomacy Initiative.

Classes Taught:

• PUBH 6140 - Global Climate Change and Air Pollution: Science, Impacts, and Solutions (Summer 2023, Spring 2024)