Peer-reviewed and selected work
Publications
Peer-reviewed journal articles
- 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 - 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 - 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 - 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 2014
Tinney V. Children's health and the environment.
Pa Nurse 69(1):4-13
Commentaries
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 2022
U.S. EPA (contributing author). Clean Water Act Hazardous Substance Worst Case Discharge Planning (proposed rule).
Office of Emergency Management, Washington, DC
- 2021
U.S. EPA (contributing author). Safety Alert: Public Safety at Oil and Gas Upstream Facilities.
Office of Emergency Management, Washington, DC
Other publications
- 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
- 2022
Health Effects Institute (contributor). Air Quality and Health In Cities: A State of Global Air Report 2022.
Health Effects Institute, Boston, MA
- 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
- 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
- 2023
Southerland V. Methane Matters: Exploring the health impacts of methane mitigation.
GW Environmental and Occupational Health Fall Research Seminar
- 2023
Southerland V. The impact of air quality on the health of DC residents.
GW Hospital Health Policy Grand Rounds
- 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)
- 2019
Southerland V, Roy A. Google Street View and the health burden of air pollution.
American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, CA
- 2019
Southerland V. Health Impacts of Air Pollution using Satellites and Mobile Monitoring.
American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, CA
- 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
- 2016
Tinney V. U.S. Chemical Safety Board Recommendations to the National Fire Protection Association.
NFPA Annual Conference, Las Vegas, NV
Poster presentations
- 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
- 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)
- 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