Seth B.C. Shonkoff, PhD, MPH
- Executive Director, PSE Healthy Energy
- Affiliate, Energy Technologies Area, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
Biography
Dr. Seth Shonkoff is the executive director of the energy science and policy research institute, PSE Healthy Energy. He is also an associate researcher in the Environmental Health Sciences Division of the School of Public Health at the University of California, Berkeley and an affiliate in the Energy Technologies Area at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. An environmental and public health scientist by training, he has more than 20 years of experience in water, air, climate, and population health research at the energy interface and has published more than 50 peer-reviewed journal articles and technical reports. Dr. Shonkoff is a widely recognized expert on the human health and climate dimensions of oil and gas systems. He has testified before congress and other decision-making bodies and has led and co-authored multiple high-profile scientific assessments. His work includes the Human Health chapter of The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) and legislated evaluations of oil and gas development, hydraulic fracturing, produced water management and reuse and underground gas storage facilities in the State of California. Dr. Shonkoff sits on a number of science-policy expert panels.
Dr. Shonkoff completed his PhD in the Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management and his MPH in epidemiology in the School of Public Health from the University of California, Berkeley.
Research Interests
- Climate and Health
- Oil and Gas Systems
- Energy Transitions and Health
- Air Pollution
- Exposure Assessment
- Risk Assessment
- Energy and Environmental Policy
Education
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PhD – Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management
University of California, Berkeley -
MPH – Epidemiology
University of California, Berkeley