Katrin Burkart

Katrin Burkart is an Assistant Professor at both the University of Washington and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, roles held since April 2018, focusing on climate, air pollution, and occupational risk factors. Responsibilities include supervising researchers, modeling non-optimal temperature exposure, and coordinating research and grant proposals, alongside teaching and mentoring students. previous experience includes a postdoctoral research scientist position at Columbia University (2015-2018) and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (2011-2014), where projects involved temperature-related mortality and air pollution impacts. Katrin Burkart holds a Doctorate in Climate and Health from Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and additional degrees in Geography, Meteorology, and Chemistry.