Peer-reviewed and selected work

Publications

Peer-reviewed journal articles

  1. 2025

    Schwarz L, Flores NM, Gonzalez DJX, McBrien H, Brooks N, Buonocore JJ, Aker A, Southerland V, Casey JA, Willis MD. Residential proximity to oil and gas development and socioeconomic conditions: A comparative analysis of 33 countries.

    Under review
  2. 2025

    Southerland V, Sanchez S, Rojas-Rueda D, Weisner M, Calderon JM, Brookins S, et al.. From knowledge gaps to research priorities: a collaborative research prioritization process for methane and health research.

    Under review
  3. 2025

    Buckley L, Buonocore JJ, Khemani M, Southerland V, Willis MD, Geddes J, Levy JI, Sanchez S. Assessing the magnitude and distribution of health impacts from nitrogen dioxide exposure in Mexico: A comparative analysis of global exposure datasets.

    Revise and resubmit
  4. 2025

    Naess B, Buonocore J, Southerland V, Khemani M, Seppanen C, Roy A, et al.. Distribution of air quality health benefits of medium and heavy-duty electrification policies in New York City.

    Environmental Research: Health, 3(1), 011001

  5. 2023

    Gohlke JM, Harris MH, Roy A, Thompson TM, DePaola M, Alvarez RA, Anenberg SC, Apte JS, Demetillo MG, Dressel IM, Kerr GH, Marshall JD, Nowlan AE, Patterson RF, Pusede SE, Southerland VA, Vogel SA. State-of-the-Science Data and Methods Need to Guide Place-Based Efforts to Reduce Air Pollution Inequity.

    Environmental Health Perspectives 131.12: 125003

  6. 2023

    Southerland V, Zota A, Parasram V, Alvarez C, Clement M, Anenberg S. Temporal trends in sociodemographic composition and land development within U.S. fenceline communities surrounding hazardous industrial facilities: 2001-2019.

    Environmental Research Letters 18. 14042

  7. 2023

    Li C, van Donkelaar A, Hammer MS, McDuffie EE, Burnett RT, Spadero JV, Chatterjee D, Cohen AJ, Apte JS, Southerland VA, Anenberg SC, Brauer M, Martin RV. Reversal of trends in global fine particulate matter air pollution.

    Nature Communications 14, 5349

  8. 2022

    Southerland VA, Brauer M, Mohegh A, Apte J, Hammer M, Martin RV, van Donkelaar A, Anenberg SC. Global urban temporal trends in fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and attributable health burdens: estimates from global datasets.

    Lancet Planetary Health

  9. 2021

    Apte J, Seraj S, Chambliss S, Hammer MS, Southerland VA, Anenberg SC, et al.. Air Inequality: Global Divergence in Urban Fine Particulate Matter Trends.

    ChemRxiv (preprint)

  10. 2021

    Castillo MD, Kinney PL, Southerland V, Arno CA, Crawford K, van Donkelaar A, Hammer M, Martin RV, Anenberg SC. Estimating Intra-Urban Inequities in PM2.5-Attributable Health Impacts: A Case Study for Washington, DC.

    GeoHealth 5(11):e2021GH000431

  11. 2021

    Southerland VA, Anenberg SC, Harris M, Apte J, Hystad P, van Donkelaar A, et al.. Assessing the Distribution of Air Pollution Health Risks within Cities: A Neighborhood-Scale Analysis Leveraging High-Resolution Data Sets in the Bay Area, California.

    Environmental Health Perspectives 129(3), 037006

  12. 2018

    Anenberg SC, Henze DK, Tinney V, Kinney PL, Raich W, Fann N, et al.. Estimates of the Global Burden of Ambient PM2.5, Ozone, and NO2 on Asthma Incidence and Emergency Room Visits.

    Environmental Health Perspectives 126(10):107004

  13. 2016

    Tinney VA, Anenberg SC, Kaszniak M, Robinson B. Eighteen years of recommendations to prevent industrial chemical incidents: results and lessons learned of the US Chemical Safety Board.

    Public Health 139:183-188

  14. 2014

    Tinney V. Children's health and the environment.

    Pa Nurse 69(1):4-13

Commentaries

  1. 2016

    Tinney V, Denton J, Tyler L, Paulson J. School siting near industrial chemical facilities: Findings from the U.S. Chemical Safety Board's investigation of the West Fertilizer explosion.

    Environmental Health Perspectives 124(10):1493-1496

  2. 2015

    Tinney VA, Paulson JA, Larsen JW, Bathgate SL. Medical education for obstetricians and gynecologists should incorporate environmental health.

    American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 212(2):163-6.e1

EPA regulatory documents

  1. 2022

    U.S. EPA (contributing author). Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Program Under the Clean Air Act; Safer Communities through Chemical Accident Prevention (proposed rule).

    Office of Emergency Management, Washington, DC

  2. 2022

    U.S. EPA (contributing author). Clean Water Act Hazardous Substance Worst Case Discharge Planning (proposed rule).

    Office of Emergency Management, Washington, DC

  3. 2021

    U.S. EPA (contributing author). Safety Alert: Public Safety at Oil and Gas Upstream Facilities.

    Office of Emergency Management, Washington, DC

Other publications

  1. 2025

    Environmental Defense Fund (contributing author). Breathing life into Amazonian cities: A transformative investment case for clean air, health equity and economic opportunity.

    EDF, Washington, DC

  2. 2022

    Health Effects Institute (contributor). Air Quality and Health In Cities: A State of Global Air Report 2022.

    Health Effects Institute, Boston, MA

  3. 2015

    Paulson J, Tinney V. Potential and Known Health Impacts Associated with Unconventional Natural Gas Extraction.

    In: The Human and Environmental Impact of Fracking. Praeger; 2015:1-22

Presentations

  1. 2023

    Southerland V, Stainforth T. Attainment of the European Union's Green Deal Zero Pollution Action Plan goals for fine particulate matter attributable mortality in urban areas.

    American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, CA

  2. 2023

    Southerland V. Methane Matters: Exploring the health impacts of methane mitigation.

    GW Environmental and Occupational Health Fall Research Seminar

  3. 2023

    Southerland V. The impact of air quality on the health of DC residents.

    GW Hospital Health Policy Grand Rounds

  4. 2020

    Southerland V, Anenberg SC, Roy A, Harris M. Assessing the distribution of air pollution health risks within cities: a neighborhood-scale analysis leveraging high resolution datasets in the Bay Area, California.

    International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (virtual)

  5. 2019

    Southerland V, Roy A. Google Street View and the health burden of air pollution.

    American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, CA

  6. 2019

    Southerland V. Health Impacts of Air Pollution using Satellites and Mobile Monitoring.

    American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, CA

  7. 2016

    Tinney V. Outside the Facility Fenceline: The Proximity of Chemical Facilities to Communities and Potential Public Consequences of Catastrophic Accidents.

    American Public Health Association Meeting, Denver, CO

  8. 2016

    Tinney V. U.S. Chemical Safety Board Recommendations to the National Fire Protection Association.

    NFPA Annual Conference, Las Vegas, NV

Poster presentations

  1. 2024

    Southerland V, Sanchez S, Weisner M, Pusch J. Building a health research alliance to drive community-centered climate action in Mexico.

    American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, Washington, DC

  2. 2021

    Southerland V, Parasram V, Anenberg SC. Temporal trends in land use and environmental justice near hazardous industrial facilities across the US.

    American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting (virtual)

  3. 2019

    Southerland V, Anenberg SC, Harris M, Roy A, Apte J, Hystad P, Vodonos A, Schwartz J. Assessing the distribution of air pollution health risks within cities: a neighborhood-scale analysis leveraging high resolution datasets in the Bay area, California.

    American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, CA