Katie O'Donnell

M.P.H., B.S., B.A.

Program Manager, GW Climate and Health Institute

Staff

School: Milken Institute School of Public Health

Department: Environmental and Occupational Health

Contact:

Email: Katie O'Donnell

Milken Institute School of Public Health 950 New Hampshire Avenue, NW, 4th Floor Washington DC 20052

Katie O'Donnell serves as a Program Manager in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health. She received an MPH degree in Global Environmental Health from the George Washington University, Milken Institute School of Public Health in 2022.

Katie's efforts are focused on Program Management of the GW Climate and Health Institute, a university-wide collaboration prioritizing research, training, and action at the nexus of climate change and health. Katie has also participated in research within the department and the CHI, largely centered on the co-benefits of climate change mitigation, including a qualitative evaluation of the inclusion of co-benefits in urban climate action plans and an analysis and guide to communicating on climate co-benefits.

Education

Bachelor of Science (Biology), University of North Carolina-Wilmington, 2015

Bachelor of Arts (Spanish), University of North Carolina-Wilmington, 2015

Master of Public Health (Global Environmental Health), George Washington University, 2022

Publications

Johnson, L., Krisko, P., Malik, M., O’Donnell, C., Pendleton, N., Ahn, D., ... & Anenberg, S. (May 2022). Environmental, health, and equity co-benefits in urban climate action plans: A descriptive analysis for 27 C40 member cities. Frontiers in Sustainable Cities, 63. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frsc.2022.869203/full