Ongoing Projects
Dr. Klepeis' work is supported by
- two INNOVATIVE DEVELOPMENT & EXPLORATORY AWARDS from the state of California's Tobacco-Related Disease Research Program (TRDRP),
- an STTR award from the U.S. National Institutes of Health - National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIH/NIDA), and
- an award from the Flight Attendant's Medical Research Institute (FAMRI).
Below is a summary of currently active projects. If you would like more information please use the contact form to send Dr. Klepeis a message.
Real-Time Exposure Feedback
Dr. Klepeis is principal investigator on a project entitled "Instant SHS Feedback as a Catalyst for Smoke-Free Homes" (ca. 2008-2009), which has been funded by an INNOVATIVE DEVELOPMENT & EXPLORATORY AWARD from the Tobacco Related Disease Research Program (TRDRP) of California to San Diego State University, Graduate School of Public Health.
Dr. Klepeis' co-investigators on this project are:
- Suzanne Hughes, co-Principal Investigator, Adjunct Assistant Professor, San Diego State University
- Rufus Edwards, Associate Professor, University of California at Irvine, School of Epidemiology
- Melbourne Hovell, Professor, San Diego State University, Graduate School of Public Health
- Kirk Smith, Professor, University of California at Berkeley, School of Public Health
- Zohir Chowdhury, Assistant Professor, San Diego State University, Graduate School of Public Health
- Tracy Allen, EME Systems, Berkeley, CA
Computer Simulation
Dr. Klepeis is principal investigator on a project entitled "Using Computer Simulation as a Tool to Reduce SHS Exposure" (ca. 2007-2008), which has been funded by an INNOVATIVE DEVELOPMENT & EXPLORATORY AWARD from the Tobacco Related Disease Research Program (TRDRP) of California to ETR Associates.
Dr Klepeis is also principal investigator on a project entitled "Computer Delivered Interventions for Reducing SHS Exposure" funded by an STTR award from the U.S. National Institutes of Health - National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIH-NIDA), also to ETR Associates.
Dr. Klepeis' co-investigators on these projects are:
- Dr. Pamela Drake (co-PI), Senior Research Associate at ETR Associates, Scotts Valley, CA
- Dr. Jonathan Winickoff, professor of pediatrics at Harvard Medical School
Exposure Assessment and Outreach
Dr. Klepeis is co-investigator on a project entitled "Human Exposure Analysis for Pollutants from Secondhand Smoke" (ca. 2007-2010), which has been funded by a grant from the Flight Attendant Medical Research Institute (FAMRI) to Stanford University.
Dr. Klepeis' co-investigators on this project are:
- Lynn Hildemann (PI), Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering (Air Pollution), Stanford University
- Wayne Ott, Consulting Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering (Exposure Analysis), Stanford University
- James Repace, Biophysicist and International Consultant on Secondhand Smoke
Pollutant Dispersion and the Proximity Effect
Dr. Klepeis is co-investigator on a project entitled "Exposure to Secondhand Smoke: Effects of Proximity" (ca. 2007-2010), which has been funded by a grant from the Tobacco Related Disease Research Program (TRDRP) of California to Stanford University.
Dr. Klepeis' co-investigators on this project are:
- Lynn Hildemann (PI), Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering (Air Pollution), Stanford University
- Wayne Ott, Consulting Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering (Exposure Analysis), Stanford University