Emily Sparer is a research associate at the Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Her research focuses on the relationship between environmental factors and occupational health outcomes in the fire service, as well as in the construction and healthcare industries. She holds a bachelor's degree in environmental science from Barnard College, a master's degree in occupational hygiene from Harvard, and a doctoral degree in ergonomics and safety, also from Harvard. Most recently, she completed a post-doctoral fellowship in cancer prevention in a joint program between the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.