Kevin Lanza, PhD
Assistant Professor in Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences and Epidemiology
UTHealth Houston School of Public Health
Kevin Lanza, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences and Epidemiology at the Austin campus of UTHealth Houston School of Public Health.
As Director of the HEAT Lab, Lanza assesses the impact of the environment on the health of children and their households, and develops and evaluates interventions—including nature-based solutions—to promote positive outcomes. One of his goals is to safely promote physical activity of children in the face of extreme heat.
His work has been funded by the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and has been featured in outlets including CNN, MSNBC, USA Today, Time Magazine, The New York Times, The Washington Post, and National Public Radio.
He currently serves on the US Environmental Protection Agency’s Children’s Health Protection Advisory Committee and as an author preparing the next US National Physical Activity Plan. He previously served on the EPA’s Board of Scientific Counselors and on the author team preparing the Southern Great Plains Chapter of the Sixth National Climate Assessment. View CV.