Summary
Calvin Riss' research is aimed at better understanding the population-level health effects of outdoor air pollutants. He is interested in the acute health effects of hazardous air pollution events associated with climate change, including wildfires and temperature inversions, and how they differ from the effects of other sources of ambient air pollution.
Faculty mentor
Course taught
- PBH 220: Introduction to Public Health Biology
Selected presentations
- Riss, C. S., Faulstich, S. D., Reuther, P. S., Metcalf, W. J., Darrow, L. A., Holmes, H. A. & Strickland, M. J.* (2024, October). Associations between wildfire smoke PM2.5 concentrations and acute cardiorespiratory visits in Reno, Nevada, USA [Poster presentation]. ISEE 2024: 36th Annual Conference of the International Society of Environmental Epidemiology.
Selected publications
- Riss, C. S., Faulstich, S. D., Reuther, P. S., Metcalf, W. J., Darrow, L. A., Holmes, H. A. & Strickland, M. J.* (2025). Influence of fire characteristics on the associations between smoke PM2.5 exposure and acute cardiorespiratory health events. Environment International, 195, 109577.
* Faculty mentor
Education
- Ph.D. in Epidemiology from the University of Nevada, Reno, 2027 (Anticipated)
- B.S. in Neuroscience from Washington and Lee University, 2019