Rory Stewart

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Ph.D. Candidate, School of the Environment

Curriculum Vitae


ScM, Environmental Health, T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, 2016

BS, Psychology, Roosevelt University, 2013


Rory is a current PhD candidate at Yale University with an interest in climate changPhDe and health outcomes. He plans to conduct research on the health co-benefits of sub-national renewable energy transitions.


Prior to joining Yale, Rory received his Masters of Science in Environmental Health at Harvard University where he focused on mitigating occupational health exposures in both indoor and outdoor environments. After completing his masters, Rory spent time as a youth organizer for environmental and social causes with the Public Interest Research Group. He also led advocacy, research, and programmatic work with the Los Angeles Business Council Institute, encompassing environmental equity, sustainability, housing & homelessness, transportation, and MWBE inclusion. He proudly worked to help pass California’s 100% renewable energy bill SB100 in both capacities. 


Selected Awards

  1. Environmental Justice Research Fellowship, 2022 
  2. Yale Institute for Biospheric Studies Fellowship, 2022

Selected Publications 

  1. Son J, Heo S, Byun G, Foo D, Song Y, Lewis BM, Stewart R, Choi HM, Bell ML. (2024). A systematic review of concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO) exposure, health outcomes, and environmental justice. Environmental Research, 259: 119550. PMID 38964578
  2. Foo D, Stewart R, Heo S, Dhamrait G, Choi HM, Song Y, Bell ML. (2023). Wildfire smoke exposure during pregnancy and perinatal, obstetric, and early childhood health outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Environmental Research, 117527. PMID 37931734
  3. Lee W, Heo S, Stewart R, Wu X, Fong KC, Son J, Sabath B, Braun D, Park JY, Kim YC, Lee JP, Schwartz J, Kim H, Dominici F, Bell ML. (2023). Associations between greenness and kidney disease in Massachusetts: The US Medicare longitudinal cohort study. Environment International, 173(107844). PMID 36841189
  4. Fong K, Heo S, Lim C, Kim H, Chan A, Lee W, Stewart R, Choi H, Son J, Bell ML. (2022). The Intersection of Immigrant and Environmental Health: A Scoping Review of Observational Population Exposure and Epidemiologic Studies. Environmental Health Perspectives, 130 (8): 9855. PMID 36053724