UBC experts are available to comment on air quality due to smoke from B.C. wildfires.
Dr. Michael Brauer
Professor, School of Population and Public Health
Email: michael.brauer@ubc.ca
Interview language(s): English
- Air quality and health impacts from smoke
- How to minimize exposure to smoke
- Interactions of COVID-19 with air pollution
Dr. Christopher Carlsten
Physician; Professor and Head of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Medicine
Email: christopher.carlsten@ubc.ca
Tel: 604-839-1561
Interview language(s): English
- Respiratory problems from air quality and smoke
- Wildfire smoke and COVID-19
Dr. Sarah Henderson
Associate Professor, School of Population and Public Health
Email: sarah.henderson@bccdc.ca
Tel: 604-910-9144
Interview language(s): English
- Wildfire smoke composition and health effects, including heat
- Preparing for wildfire smoke events amidst COVID-19 pandemic
Dr. Ryan Reynolds
Postdoctoral Researcher, School of Community and Regional Planning
Email: ryan.reynolds@ubc.ca
Tel: 604-396-2979
Interview language(s): English
- Household preparedness/resilience and evacuations
Christopher Rodell
Member, Weather Forecast Research Team
Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
Email: bluesky@eoas.ubc.ca
Interview language(s): English
Dr. Wesley Zandberg (he/him)
Assistant Professor, Departments of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Chemistry
Email: wesley.zandberg@ubc.ca
Tel: 250-807-9821
Interview language(s): English
- Protecting wine grapes from effects of wildfire smoke
* Mornings are preferred