Jennifer Runkle
Environmental Epidemiology
Phone: +1 828 257 3030
Email: jrrunkle@ncsu.edu
Orcid: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4611-1745
Biography
Dr. Jennifer Runkle is an Environmental Epidemiologist with wide-ranging experience translating population-based science into action-based solutions for a variety of stakeholders. She is engaged in a range of research projects focused on issues at the nexus of climate and human health. She also supports interagency research activities as the liaison between NOAA NCEI and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Dr. Runkle joined NCICS in November 2014 as a member of the Assessments Technical Support Unit. She was an editor and author for the U.S. Global Change Research Program’s report entitled The Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in the United States, which was released in 2016, and for the NOAA State Climate Summaries.
Her research interests include examining the health effects of climate change and variability, with particular interest in characterizing localized impacts for vulnerable populations such as pregnant women and outdoor workers. She is interested in advancing the science around how social and environmental factors work independently and jointly to influence climate-health outcome associations and using this information to identify community-level pathways to resilience.
Research topic areas include weather-related disasters, coastal community resilience, occupational health and safety, reproductive health, and mental health and well-being.
Dr. Runkle holds an MSPH and PhD in environmental epidemiology from the University of South Carolina and completed postdoctoral training in environmental and occupational epidemiology at Emory University.
Publications
In Progress
C. Brimicombe, J.D. Runkle, C. Tulholske, D.I. Domeisen, C. Gao, J. Toftum, and I.M. Otto. (2023) Preventing Heat-related Deaths: The Urgent Need for a Global Early Warning System for Heat. Climate and Atmospheric Science. (submitted) L. Wertis*, S. Ryan*, M.M. Sugg, and J.D. Runkle. (2023) A Distributed Lag Non-Linear Model of Acute Exposure to Extreme Cold and Hot Temperatures and Risk of Mood Behavioral Disorders in North Carolina. Science of the Total Environment. (submitted)
Leeper R., T. Herrington, M. A. Palecki, K. DePolt, E. Scott, and J.D. Runkle. (2023) The Role of Drought on Heatwave Intensity, Duration, and Exposure.
Runkle, J. R., Sugg, M. M., A. Berry, C. Reed, K. Cowan, L. Wertis, S. Ryan (2023). Prenatal Psychiatric Emergency Visits Attributable to Warm Ambient Temperature: A time-stratified case- crossover study. Environmental Health Perspectives. (under review)
Runkle, J.D., Sugg, M.M., Stevens., S., (2023). “Contribution of prenatal exposure to ambient temperature extremes and severe maternal morbidity: A retrospective Southern birth cohort” Science of the Total Environment (Under Review)
Ryan S., M. M. Sugg, J.D. Runkle, and B. Thapa. (2023) Advancing Understanding on Greenspace and Mental Health in Young People. GeoHealth (in press)
Ryan, S.*, Sugg, M.M., J.D., Runkle, L. Wertis*, D. Singh, and M. Meagher (2023), Short-term changes in mental health help-seeking behaviors following exposure to multiple social stressors and a natural disaster. American Journal of Public Health (Under Review)
Sewell, K., S. Paul, K. DePolt, M.M. Sugg, R. Leeper, D. Rao, and J.D. Runkle. (2023) Impacts of Compounding Drought and Heat Waves on Child Mental Health: Insights from a Spatial Clustering Analysis. Discover Mental Health. (submitted)
Sugg, M.M., Runkle J.D., Ryan, S.*, and Wertis, L. (2023) The Causal Effects of Maternal Health and Extreme Disasters: A Difference-In Difference Analysis of the South Carolina 2015 Floods. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. (Accepted)
Williamson, T. M.M. Sugg, D. Singh, S. Green, and J.D. Runkle. (2023) Crisis Response in Texas Youth Impacted by Hurricane Harvey: A Difference-in Differences Analysis. Journal of Affective Disorders. (under review)
Murray, J.F., A.M. Lavery, B.A. Schaeffer, B.N. Seegers, A.F. Pennington, E.D. Hilborn, S. Boerger, J.D. Runkle, K. Loftin, J. Graham, R. Stumpf, A. Koch, and L. Backer, 2024: Assessing the relationship between cyanobacterial blooms and respiratory-related hospital visits: Green Bay, Wisconsin 2017–2019. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, 255, 114272. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijheh.2023.114272
Sewell, K., S. Paul, K. De Polt, M.M. Sugg, R.D. Leeper, D. Rao, and J.D. Runkle, 2024: Impacts of compounding drought and heatwave events on child mental health: Insights from a spatial clustering analysis. Discover Mental Health, 4 (1), 1. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44192-023-00055-0
Duncan, S., C. Reed, T. Spurlock, M.M. Sugg, and J.D. Runkle, 2023: Acute health effects of wildfire smoke exposure during a compound event: A case-crossover study of the 2016 Great Smoky Mountain wildfires. Geohealth, 7 (10), e2023GH000860. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023gh000860
Minor, T., M. Sugg, and J.D. Runkle, 2023: Short-term exposure to temperature and mental health in North Carolina: A distributed lag nonlinear analysis. International Journal of Biometeorology, 67 (4), 573–586. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00484-023-02436-0
Runkle, J.D., K. Risley, M. Roy, and M.M. Sugg, 2023: Association between perinatal mental health and pregnancy and neonatal complications: A retrospective birth cohort study. Women’s Health Issues, 33 (3), 289–299. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.whi.2022.12.001
Runkle, J.R., S. Harden, L. Hart, C. Moreno, K. Michael, and M.M. Sugg, 2023: Socioenvironmental drivers of adolescent suicide in the United States: A scoping review. Journal of Rural Mental Health, 47 (2), 65–80. https://doi.org/10.1037/rmh0000208
Ryan, S., M.M. Sugg, J.D. Runkle, and J. Matthews, 2023: Ecological analysis of greenspace and mental health in North Carolina: Consideration of rural and urban neighborhoods. Family and Community Health, 46 (3), 181–191. https://doi.org/10.1097/FCH.0000000000000363
Ryan, S.C., M.R. Desjardins, J.D. Runkle, L. Wertis, and M.M. Sugg, 2023: Evaluating co-occurring space-time clusters of depression and suicide-related outcomes before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Spatial and Spatio-temporal Epidemiology, 47, 100607. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sste.2023.100607
Ryan, S.C., M.M. Sugg, and J.D. Runkle, 2023: Association between urban greenspace, tree canopy cover and intentional deaths: An exploratory geospatial analysis. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 86, 128015. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2023.128015
Spurlock, T., K. Sewell, M.M. Sugg, J.D. Runkle, R. Mercado, J.S. Tyson, and J. Russell, 2023: A spatial analysis of power-dependent medical equipment and extreme weather risk in the southeastern United States. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 95, 103844. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2023.103844
Sugg, M.M., J.D. Runkle, S.C. Ryan, D. Singh, S. Green, and M. Thompson, 2023: Crisis response and suicidal behaviors of essential workers and children of essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Public Health Reports, 138 (2), 369–377. https://doi.org/10.1177/00333549221148177
Sugg, M.M., J.D. Runkle, S.C. Ryan, and L. Wertis, 2023: A difference-in difference analysis of the South Carolina 2015 extreme floods and the association with maternal health. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 97, 104037. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2023.104037
Sugg, M.M., S. Ryan, T. Spurlock, S. Duncan, A. Hege, M.C. Ogwu, J. Tyson, E. Shay, K.A. Renwick, C. Hendren, M. Roy, and J.D. Runkle, 2023: Climate change and health in rural mountain environments: Summary of a workshop on knowledge gaps, barriers, and opportunities for action. GeoJournal, 88 (5), 5397-5409. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10708-023-10916-4
Sugg, M.M., L. Wertis, S.C. Ryan, S. Green, D. Singh, and J.D. Runkle, 2023: Cascading disasters and mental health: The February 2021 winter storm and power crisis in Texas, USA. Science of The Total Environment, 880, 163231. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163231
Wertis, L., J.D. Runkle, M.M. Sugg, and D. Singh, 2023: Examining Hurricane Ida's impact on mental health: Results from a quasi-experimental analysis. GeoHealth, 7, e2022GH000707. https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GH000707
Wertis, L., M.M. Sugg, J.D. Runkle, and D. Rao, 2023: Socio-environmental determinants of mental and behavioral disorders in youth: A machine learning approach. Geohealth, 7 (9), e2023GH000839. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023gh000839
Harden, S.R., J.D. Runkle, and M.M. Sugg, 2022: An exploratory spatiotemporal analysis of socio-environmental patterns in severe maternal morbidity. Maternal and Child Health Journal, 26 (5), 1077–1086. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10995-021-03330-0
Hass, A.L., K. McCanless, W. Cooper, K. Ellis, C. Fuhrmann, K.W. Kintziger, M. Sugg, and J. Runkle, 2022: Heat exposure misclassification: Do current methods of classifying diurnal range in individually experienced temperatures and heat indices accurately reflect personal exposure? International Journal of Biometeorology, 66 (7), 1339-1348. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00484-022-02280-8
Mitchell, J.H., J.D. Runkle, L.M. Andersen, E. Shay, and M.M. Sugg, 2022: Inequalities in life expectancy across North Carolina: A spatial analysis of the social determinants of health and the index of concentration at extremes. Family & Community Health, 45 (2), 77–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/fch.0000000000000318
Moreno, C., J. Sugg, J. Runkle, R.D. Leeper, L.B. Perry, and M. Sugg, 2022: Examining spatiotemporal trends of drought in the conterminous United States using self-organizing maps. Physical Geography, 1-20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02723646.2022.2035891
Runkle, J. D., J. L. Matthews, L. Sparks, L. McNicholas, and M. M. Sugg, 2022: Racial and ethnic disparities in pregnancy complications and the protective role of greenspace: A retrospective birth cohort study. Science of The Total Environment, 808. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.152145
Runkle, J. D., S. Yadav, K. Michael, S. Green, J. Weiser, and M. M. Sugg, 2022: Crisis response and suicidal patterns in U.S. youth before and during COVID-19: A latent class analysis. Journal of Adolescent Health 70 (1), 48-56. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2021.10.003
Ryan, S.C., J.D. Runkle, M.M. Sugg, D. Singh, S. Green, and L. Wertis, 2022: Spatio-Temporal Clustering of Adolescent Bereavement in the United States During the Extended Response to COVID-19: A Follow-Up Study. Journal of Adolescent Health. http://dx.doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2022.08.021
Sugg, M.M., J.D. Runkle, K. Dow, J. Barnes, S. Stevens, J. Pearce, B. Bossak, and S. Curtis, 2022: Individually experienced heat index in a coastal southeastern US city among an occupationally Exposed population. International Journal of Biometeorology, 66, 1665–1681.
Sugg, M. M., J. D. Runkle, S. N. Hajnos, S. Green, and K. D. Michael, 2022: Understanding the concurrent risk of mental health and dangerous wildfire events in the COVID-19 pandemic. Science of The Total Environment, 806, 150391. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150391
Andersen, L., S. Harden, M. Sugg, J. Runkle, and T. Lundquist, 2021: Analyzing the spatial determinants of local Covid-19 transmission in the United States. Science of The Total Environment, 754, 142396. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142396
Grant, E., and J. D. Runkle, 2021: Long-Term Health Effects of Wildfire Exposure: A Scoping Review. The Journal of Climate Change and Health, 100110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joclim.2021.100110
Handwerger, L. R., M. M. Sugg, and J. D. Runkle, 2021: Present and future sea level rise at the intersection of race and poverty in the Carolinas: A geospatial analysis. The Journal of Climate Change and Health, 3, 100028. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.joclim.2021.100028
Hass, A. L., J. D. Runkle, and M. M. Sugg, 2021: The driving influences of human perception to extreme heat: A scoping review. Environmental Research, 197, 111173. http://dx.doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2021.111173
Runkle, J. D., K. D. Michael, S. E. Stevens, and M. M. Sugg, 2021: Quasi-experimental evaluation of text-based crisis patterns in youth following Hurricane Florence in the Carolinas, 2018. Science of The Total Environment, 750, 141702. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141702
Runkle, J. D., M. M. Sugg, G. Graham, B. Hodge, T. March, J. Mullendore, F. Tove, M. Salyers, S. Valeika, and E. Vaughan, 2021: Participatory COVID-19 surveillance tool in rural Appalachia: real-time disease monitoring and regional response. Public Health Reports. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0033354921990372
Runkle, J. D., M. M. Sugg, S. McCrory, and C. C. Coulson, 2021: Examining the feasibility of smart blood pressure home monitoring: advancing remote prenatal care in rural Appalachia. Telemedicine Reports, 2 (1), 125–134. https://doi.org/10.1089/tmr.2020.0021
Runkle, J. D., M. M. Sugg, S. Yadav, S. Harden, J. Weiser, and K. Michael, 2021: Real-time mental health crisis response in the United States to COVID-19. Crisis, 0. https://doi.org/10.1027/0227-5910/a000826
Sugg, M. M., J. D. Runkle, L. Andersen, J. Weiser, K. D. Michael, 2021: Crisis response among essential workers and their children during the COVID-19 pandemic. Preventive Medicine, 153. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ypmed.2021.106852
Sugg, M., L. Andersen, E. Shay, J. S. Tyson, and J. Runkle, 2021: Climate, environment, and public health in Western North Carolina. The Journal of the Blue Cross NC Institute For Health & Human Services, 76. https://libres.uncg.edu/ir/asu/f/Journal%20of%20the%20Blue%20Cross%20NC%20Institute%20for%20Health%20and%20Human%20Services_Vol_1_Summer_2021.pdf#page=77
Sugg, M. M., S. R. Harden, J. D. Runkle, J. Weiser, and S. Green, 2021: Spatial clustering of adolescent bereavement in the United States during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Adolescent Health, 69 (1), 140–143. http://dx.doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2021.04.035
Sugg, M. M., T. J. Spaulding, S. J. Lane, J. D. Runkle, S. R. Harden, A. Hege, and L. S. Iyer, 2021: Mapping community-level determinants of COVID-19 transmission in nursing homes: A multi-scale approach. Science of The Total Environment, 752, 141946. http://dx.doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141946
Sugg, M. M., W. Woolard, S., M. Lawrimore, K. D. Michael, and J. D. Runkle, 2021: Spatial clustering of suicides and neighborhood determinants in North Carolina, 2000 to 2017. Applied Spatial Analysis, 14, 395–413. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12061-020-09364-1
Bailey, E., M. M. Sugg, C. Fuhrmann, J. Runkle, S. E. Stevens, and M. Brown, 2020: Wearable Sensors for Personal Temperature Exposure Assessments: A Comparative Study. Environmental Research, 180, 108858. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2019.108858
Byrd, B., S. Richards, J. Runkle, and M. M. Sugg, 2020: Vector-borne Diseases and Climate Change: North Carolina Policy Should Promote Resilience at Regional Scale. North Carolina Medical Journal, 81, 324. http://dx.doi.org/10.18043/ncm.81.5.324.
Gardiner, N., J. Runkle, J. Fox, and A. Patel, Eds., 2020: Ch. 5: Vulnerability, Risk, and Resilience Strategies for Addressing ClimateRelated Hazards. North Carolina Climate Risk Assessment and Resilience Plan: Impacts, Vulnerability, Risks, and Preliminary Actions. A Comprehensive Strategy for Reducing North Carolina’s Vulnerability to Climate Change. State of North Carolina, Raleigh, NC, 5A-1—5N-3. https://files.nc.gov/ncdeq/climate-change/resilience-plan/2020-Climate-Risk-Assessment-and-Resilience-Plan.pdf
Nelson, K. B., J. D. Runkle, and M. M. Sugg, 2020: Reporting back environmental health data among outdoor occupational workers in the cold season in North Carolina, USA. Southeastern Geographer, 60, 157–180.
Runkle, J. D., M. M. Sugg, R. D. Leeper, Y. Rao, J. L. Mathews, and J. J. Rennie, 2020: Short-term effects of weather parameters on COVID-19 morbidity in select US cities. Science of The Total Environment, 140093. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140093
Sugg, M. M., C. M. Fuhrmann, and J. D. Runkle, 2020: Geospatial Approaches to Measuring Personal Heat Exposure and Related Health Effects in Urban Settings. In: Geospatial Technologies for Urban Health, L. Yongmei and E. Delmelle, Eds., Springer International Publishing. 13-30. https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030195724
Sugg, M. M., C. M. Fuhrmann, and J. D. Runkle, 2020: Perceptions and experiences of outdoor occupational workers using digital devices for geospatial biometeorological monitoring. International Journal of Biometeorology, 64, 471–483. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00484-019-01833-8
Sugg, M., J. Runkle, R. Leeper, H. Bagli, A. Golden, L.H. Handwerger, T. Magee, C. Moreno, R. Reed-Kelly, M. Taylor, and S. Woolard, 2020: A scoping review of drought impacts on health and society in North America. Climatic Change, 162, 1177-1195. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10584-020-02848-6
Runkle, J., C. Cui, S. Stevens, C. Fuhrmann, and M. Sugg, 2019: Evaluation of Wearable Sensors for Physiologic Monitoring of Personal Heat Exposure in Outdoor Workers in Southeastern U.S. Environment International, 129, 229–238. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2019.05.026
Runkle, J., M. Sugg, D. Boase, S. Galvin, and C. Coulson, 2019: Use of wearable sensors for pregnancy health and environmental monitoring: Descriptive findings from the perspective of patients and providers. Digital Health, 2019;5:2055207619828220. https://doi.org/10.1177/2055207619828220
Sugg, M. M., G. Dixon, and J. D. Runkle, 2019: Crisis Support-Seeking Behavior and Temperature in the United States: Is there an Association in Young Adults and Adolescents? Science of the Total Environment, 669, 400-411. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.02.434
Sugg, M. M., K. D. Michael, S. S. Stevens, R. Filbin, J. Weiser, and J. D. Runkle, 2019: Crisis Text Patterns in Youth following the Release of 13 Reasons Why Season 2 and Celebrity Suicides: A Case Study of Summer 2018. Preventive Medicine Reports, 16, 100999. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2019.100999
Sugg, M. M., S. S. Stevens, and J. D. Runkle, 2019: Estimating Personal Ambient Temperature in Moderately Cold Environments for Occupationally Exposed Populations. Environmental Research, 173, 497–507. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2019.03.066
Thompson, L. C., M. M. Sugg, J. R. Runkle, and K. Michael, 2019: Crisis text Line usage following the release of 13 Reasons Why Season 1: A Temporal Analysis of Youth Help-Seeking Behavior. Preventive Medicine Reports, 14, 100825. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2019.100825
Runkle, J., E.R. Svendsen, M. Hamann, R. Kwok, and J. Pearce, 2018: Population Health Adaptation Approaches to the Increasing Severity and Frequency of Weather- Related Disasters Resulting From our Changing Climate: A Literature Review and Application to Charleston, South Carolina. Current Environmental Health Reports. http://doi.org/10.1007/s40572-018-0223-y
Runkle, J., K. Kunkel, and L. Stevens, 2018: Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands State Climate Summary. NOAA Technical Report NESDIS 149-PR, 4 pp. https://statesummaries.ncics.org/pr
Sugg, M. M., C. M. Fuhrmann, and J. D. Runkle, 2018: Temporal and spatial variation in personal ambient temperatures for outdoor working populations in the southeastern USA. International Journal of Biometeorology, 62, 1521-1534. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00484-018-1553-z
Thompson, L., M. Sugg, and J. Runkle, 2018: Adolescents in crisis: A geographic exploration of help-seeking behavior using data from Crisis Text Line. Social Science & Medicine, 215, 69-79. http://doi.10.1016/j.socscimed.2018.08.025
Thompson, L., M. Sugg, and J. Runkle, 2018: Report-back for geo-referenced environmental data: A case study on personal monitoring of temperature in outdoor workers. Geospatial Health, 13, 56-65. http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/gh.2018.629
Kunkel, K., R. Frankson, J. Runkle, S. Champion, L. Stevens, D. Easterling, and B. Stewart, 2017: State Climate Summaries for the United States. NOAA Technical Report NESDIS 149. http://stateclimatesummaries.globalchange.gov/
Runkle, J., J. Flocks, J. Economos, and A. L. Dunlop, 2017: A systematic review of Mancozeb as a reproductive and developmental hazard. Environment international, 99, 29-42.
Runkle, J., K. Kunkel, L. Stevens, and R. Frankson, 2017: Alabama State Climate Summary. NOAA Technical Report NESDIS 149-AL, 4 pp. http://stateclimatesummaries.globalchange.gov/
Runkle, J., K. Kunkel, S. Champion, B. Stewart, and D. Easterling, 2017: Arkansas State Climate Summary. NOAA Technical Report NESDIS 149-AR, 4 pp. http://stateclimatesummaries.globalchange.gov/
Runkle, J., K. Kunkel, S. Champion, D. Easterling, B. Stewart, R. Frankson, and W. Sweet, 2017: Connecticut State Climate Summary. NOAA Technical Report NESDIS 149-CT, 4 pp. http://stateclimatesummaries.globalchange.gov/
Runkle, J., K. Kunkel, D. Easterling, R. Frankson, S. Champion, B. Stewart, W. Sweet, D. Leathers, and A.T. DeGaetano, 2017: Delaware State Climate Summary. NOAA Technical Report NESDIS 149-DE, 4 pp. http://stateclimatesummaries.globalchange.gov/
Runkle, J., K. Kunkel, S. Champion, R. Frankson, B. Stewart, and W. Sweet, 2017: Florida State Climate Summary. NOAA Technical Report NESDIS 149-FL, 4 pp. http://stateclimatesummaries.globalchange.gov/
Runkle, J., K. Kunkel, R. Frankson, S. Champion, and L. Stevens, 2017: Idaho State Climate Summary. NOAA Technical Report NESDIS 149-ID, 4 pp. http://stateclimatesummaries.globalchange.gov/
Runkle, J., K. Kunkel, S. Champion, R. Frankson, and B. Stewart, 2017: Kentucky State Climate Summary. NOAA Technical Report NESDIS 149-KY, 4 pp. http://stateclimatesummaries.globalchange.gov/
Runkle, J., K. Kunkel, S. Champion, R. Frankson, B. Stewart, and A.T. DeGaetano, 2017: Maine State Climate Summary. NOAA Technical Report NESDIS 149-ME, 4 pp. http://stateclimatesummaries.globalchange.gov/
Runkle, J., K. Kunkel, D. Easterling, B. Stewart, S. Champion, R. Frankson, and W. Sweet, 2017: Maryland State Climate Summary. NOAA Technical Report NESDIS 149-MD, 4 pp. http://stateclimatesummaries.globalchange.gov/
Runkle, J., K. Kunkel, R. Frankson, D. Easterling, A.T. DeGaetano, B. Stewart, and W. Sweet, 2017: Massachusetts State Climate Summary. NOAA Technical Report NESDIS 149-MA, 4 pp. http://stateclimatesummaries.globalchange.gov/
Runkle, J., K. Kunkel, R. Frankson, D. Easterling, and S. Champion, 2017: Minnesota State Climate Summary. NOAA Technical Report NESDIS 149-MN, 4 pp. http://stateclimatesummaries.globalchange.gov/
Runkle, J., K. Kunkel, S. Champion, R. Frankson, and B. Stewart, 2017: Mississippi State Climate Summary. NOAA Technical Report NESDIS 149-MS, 4 pp. http://stateclimatesummaries.globalchange.gov/
Runkle, J., K. Kunkel, S. Champion, and D. Easterling, 2017: Nevada State Climate Summary. NOAA Technical Report NESDIS 149-NV, 4 pp. http://stateclimatesummaries.globalchange.gov/
Runkle, J., K. Kunkel, D. Easterling, R. Frankson, and B. Stewart, 2017: New Hampshire State Climate Summary. NOAA Technical Report NESDIS 149-NH, 4 pp. http://stateclimatesummaries.globalchange.gov/
Runkle, J., K. Kunkel, S. Champion, R. Frankson, B. Stewart, and W. Sweet, 2017: New Jersey State Climate Summary. NOAA Technical Report NESDIS 149-NJ, 4 pp. http://stateclimatesummaries.globalchange.gov/
Runkle, J., K. Kunkel, D. Easterling, B. Stewart, S. Champion, L. Stevens, R. Frankson, and W. Sweet, 2017: Rhode Island State Climate Summary. NOAA Technical Report NESDIS 149-RI, 4 pp. http://stateclimatesummaries.globalchange.gov/
Runkle, J., K. Kunkel, L. Stevens, R. Frankson, B. Stewart, and W. Sweet, 2017: South Carolina State Climate Summary. NOAA Technical Report NESDIS 149-SC, 4 pp. http://stateclimatesummaries.globalchange.gov/
Runkle, J., K. Kunkel, D. Easterling, L. Stevens, B. Stewart, R. Frankson, and L. Romolo, 2017: Tennessee State Climate Summary. NOAA Technical Report NESDIS 149-TN, 4 pp. http://stateclimatesummaries.globalchange.gov/
Runkle, J., K. Kunkel, J. Nielsen-Gammon, R. Frankson, S. Champion, B. Stewart, L. Romolo, and W. Sweet, 2017: Texas State Climate Summary. NOAA Technical Report NESDIS 149-TX, 4 pp. http://stateclimatesummaries.globalchange.gov/
Runkle, J., K. Kunkel, S. Champion, and L-A. Dupigny-Giroux, 2017: Vermont State Climate Summary. NOAA Technical Report NESDIS 149-VT, 4 pp. http://stateclimatesummaries.globalchange.gov/
Runkle, J., K. Kunkel, L. Stevens, S. Champion, B. Stewart, R. Frankson, and W. Sweet, 2017: Virginia State Climate Summary. NOAA Technical Report NESDIS 149-VA, 4 pp. http://stateclimatesummaries.globalchange.gov/
Runkle, J., K. Kunkel, R. Frankson, and B. Stewart, 2017: West Virginia State Climate Summary. NOAA Technical Report NESDIS 149-WV, 4 pp. http://stateclimatesummaries.globalchange.gov/
Bell, J. E., S. C. Herring, L. Jantarasami, C. Adrianopoli, K. Benedict, K. Conlon, V. Escobar, J. Hess, J. Luvall, C. P. Garcia-Pando, D. Quattrochi, J. Runkle, and C. J. Schreck, III, 2016: Ch. 4: Impacts of Extreme Events on Human Health. The Impacts of Climate Change on Human Health in the United States: A Scientific Assessment, U.S. Global Change Research Program, 99–128. http://dx.doi.org/10.7930/J0BZ63ZV
Runkle, J. D., J. Flocks, J. Economos, J. A. Tovar-Aguilar, and L. McCauley, 2014: Occupational Risks and Pregnancy and Infant Health Outcomes in Florida Farmworkers. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 11, 7820-2840. http://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph110807820
Flocks, J., V. Vi Thien Mac, J. D. Runkle, J. A. Tovar-Aguilar, E. Economos, and L. McCauley, 2013: Female Farmworkers’ Perceptions of Heat-related Illness and Pregnancy Health. Journal of Agromedicine, 18, 350-358. http://doi.org/10.1080/1059924X.2013.826607
McCauley, L., J. D. Runkle, J. Samples, B. Williams, J. F. Muniz, M. Semple, and N. Shadbeh, 2013: Oregon Indigenous Farmworkers: Results of Promotor Intervention on Pesticide Knowledge and Organophosphate Metabolite Levels. Journal of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, 55, 1164-70. http://doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0b013e31829b28e4
Runkle, J. D., J. A. Tovar-Aguilar, E. Economos, J. Flocks, B. Williams, J. F. Muniz, M. Semple, and L. McCauley, 2013: Pesticide Risk Perception and Biomarkers of Exposure in Florida Female Farmworkers. Journal of Environmental and Occupational Medicine, 55, 1286-92. http://doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0b013e3182973396
Runkle J., H. Zhang, W. Karmaus, A. Martin, and S. Svendsen, 2013: Long-term impact of environmental public health disaster on health system performance: experiences from the Graniteville, South Carolina chlorine spill. Southern Medical Journal, 106, 74-81. http://doi.org/10.1097/SMJ.0b013e31827c54fc
Runkle J., A. Martin, H. Zhang, W. Karmaus, and S. Svendsen, 2012: Secondary Surge Capacity: A Framework for Understanding Long-Term Access to Primary Care for Medically Vulnerable Populations in Disaster Recovery. American Journal of Public Health, 102, e24-e32. http://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2012.301027
Runkle J., H. Zhang, W. Karmaus, A. Martin, and S. Svendsen, 2012: Prediction of Unmet Primary Care Needs for the Medically Vulnerable Post-Disaster: An Interrupted Time-Series Analysis of Health System Response. International Journal of Environmental Research in Public Health, 9, 3384-3397. http://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph9103384
Svendsen E., J. Runkle, C. Mazzoli, and V. R. Dhara, 2012. Epidemiologic lessons learned from Environmental Public Health Disasters: Chernobyl, the World Trade Center, Bhopal, and Graniteville, South Carolina. International Journal of Environmental Research in Public Health, 9, 2894-2909.http://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph9082894
Davis J., S. Wilson, A. Brock-Martin, S. Glover, and E. Svendsen, 2010. The Impact of Disasters on Populations with Health and Healthcare Disparities. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness, 4, 30-38. http://doi.org/10.1017/S1935789300002391
Brandt, H., P. A. Sharpe, D. H. McCree, M. S. Wright, J. Davis, and B. Hutto, 2009: HPV Vaccine Acceptance in a Clinic-based Sample of Women in the Rural South. American Journal of Health Education, 40, 174-180. http://doi.org/10.1080/19325037.2009.10599092
Teas J., M. E. Baldeon, D. E. Chiriboga, J. R. Davis, A. J. Sarries, and L. E. Braverman, 2009: Could dietary seaweed reverse the metabolic syndrome? Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 18, 145-54. http://apjcn.nhri.org.tw/server/APJCN/18/2/145.pdf
Brandt, H.M., M. V. Modayil, D. Hurley, L. A. Pirisi-Creek, M. G. Johnson, J. Davis, S. P. Mathur, and J. R. Hebert, 2006: Cervical cancer disparities in South Carolina, 2006: An update of early detection, special programs, descriptive epidemiology, and emerging directions. Journal of the South Carolina Medical Association, 102, 223-30.
Presentations
Runkle, J. D., M. M. Sugg, J. Rennie, J. L. Mathews, and Y. Rao, 2020: Acute effects of meteorological parameters on COVID-19 morbidity in the US: a case-crossover study with a distributed lag nonlinear model. Climatological, Meteorological, and Environmental Factors in the COVID-19 Pandemic virtual symposium, August 4-6, 2020.
What impact does weather have on COVID-19? Local scientists are searching for answers. WLOS, July 8, 2020. https://wlos.com/news/local/what-impact-does-weather-have-on-covid-19-local-scientists-are-searching-for-answers
Local researchers explore weather’s role in COVID-19 spread. Mountain Xpress, July 4, 2020. https://mountainx.com/living/local-researchers-explore-weathers-role-in-covid-19-spread/
Meteorological factors may influence COVID-19 transmission and spread in the US, according to research by App State and NCICS. Appalachian Today, July 2, 2020. https://today.appstate.edu/2020/07/02/covid-19-meteorological-factors
Humidity Identified as a Factor in COVID-19 Cases in Some U.S. Cities. NCICS News, June 2020. https://ncics.org/cics-news/humidity-identified-as-a-factor-in-covid-19-cases-in-some-u-s-cities/
COVID-19 NC: Meet the Climate Scientist Behind Buncombe County’s New Self-Checker. Blue Ridge Public Radio, May 2, 2020.
Climate Change and Human Health. The Laurel, May 2020. https://thelaurelofasheville.com/lifestyle/climate-city-2020/
Michael, M., M. M. Sugg, J. D. Runkle, and S. Stevens, 2020: Celebrity Deaths and Media Portrayals of Suicide are Temporally Related to Spikes in Crisis Text Line Conversations Nationwide. AAS Annual Conference, Portland, OR, April 22, 2020.
Climate City: WNC Researchers Delve Into Climate Change & Health. Blue Ridge Public Radio, February 17, 2020.
A suicide hotline powered by big data: A crying-face emoji. A 4 a.m. text. At Crisis Text Line, AI helps find the warning signs of danger. https://expmag.com/2019/11/a-suicide-hotline-powered-by-big-data/
Starting the Conversation: The Western North Carolina Health and Climate Working Group engaging public health leaders in climate change action, October 31, 2019. https://medium.com/the-collider/starting-the-conversation-a928401dfd17
Thompson, L. K., M. Michael, J. D. Runkle, and M. M. Sugg, 2019: Crisis Text Line Use Following the Release of Netflix Series 13 Reasons Why Season 1: Time Series Analysis of Help-Seeking Behavior in Youth. 52nd Annual Conference of the American Association of Suicidology, Denver, CO, April 25, 2019.
Michael, M., M. M. Sugg, J. D. Runkle, and S. Stevens, 2019: Celebrity Deaths and Media Portrayals of Suicide are Temporally Related to Spikes in Crisis Text Line Conversations Nationwide. AAS Annual Conference, Portland, OR, April 22, 2019.
Bailey, E., M. M. Sugg, C. M. Fuhrmann, and J. D. Runkle, 2019: Personal Sensors for Temperature Exposure Assessments: A Validation Study. Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, April 18, 2019.
Bailey, E., M. M. Sugg, C. M. Fuhrmann, and J. D. Runkle, 2019: Personal Sensors for Temperature Exposure Assessments: A Validation Study. Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Washington, D.C. April 4, 2019.
Jennifer Runkle participated in Blue Ridge Public Radio’s October 11th, 2018 “The State of Things” broadcast discussion on climate change. http://www.bpr.org/post/climate-change-experts-planning-planet-flux
Thompson, L. C., M. M. Sugg, J. R. Runkle, 2018: Adolescents in Crisis: A Spatial Exploration of Mental Distress Using Data from Crisis Text Line. Appalachian State University Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors, Boone, NC, April 19, 2018.
Thompson, L. C., M. M. Sugg, J. R. Runkle, 2018: Adolescents in Crisis: A Spatial Exploration of Mental Distress Using Data from Crisis Text Line. American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, April 14, 2018.
Sugg, M. M., J. R. Runkle, C. M. Fuhrmann, and S. Stevens, 2018: Continuous Monitoring of Individual Exposure in Extreme Thermal Environments: A Participatory Geo-Sensing Study. American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, April 10, 2018.
Fuhrmann, C. M., Sugg, M. M., and J. R. Runkle, Assessment of Personal Heat Exposure Among Grounds Management Workers in The Southeast USA. Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers, Starkville, MS, November 20, 2017.
Runkle, J., 2017: Wearable sensors for continuous pregnancy health and environmental monitoring: From a patient and provider perspective. American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, November 7, 2017.
Runkle, J., 2017: Roundtable Discussion: Use of Wearable Sensor Technology as a Surveillance Tool to Measure Climate-related Changes in Heat Exposure among Outdoor Workers. American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, November 7, 2017.
Runkle, J. R., M.M. Sugg, and C.M. Fuhrmann, 2017: Personal Monitoring of Individual Temperature Experience in Outdoor Workers using Wearable Sensors, Integrating Exposure Science Across Diverse Communities, Raleigh, NC, October 18, 2017.
Fuhrmann, C. M., Sugg, M. M., and Runkle, J. R., 2017: Temporal and Spatial Variations in Personal Ambient Temperatures (PATs) for Outdoor Working Populations in the Southeast U.S. International Congress of Biometeorology, Durham, England, UK, September 4, 2017.
Stine, W., M. M. Sugg, and J. R. Runkle, 2017: Spatiotemporal Patterns of Mental Stress across the United States. Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, April 25, 2017.
Thompson, L.C., M.M. Sugg, J. R. Runkle, and C.M. Fuhrmann, 2017: Reporting Back Environmental Exposures: A Case Study of Environmental Health Literacy and Individual Experienced Temperature among Ground Maintenance Workers. Celebration of Student Research and Creative Endeavors, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, April 25, 2017.
Fuhrmann, C., M. Sugg, J. Runkle, and S. Stevens, 2017: Personal Monitoring of Occupational Heat Exposure among Grounds Management Workers: Preliminary Results from Three University Campuses. 97th American Meteorological Society, Seattle, WA, January 23-26, 2017
Fuhrmann, C., M. Sugg, J. Runkle, and S. Stevens, 2017: Extreme Heat II: Understanding the Social, Physiological, and Climatological Mechanisms Driving Health Outcomes in Extreme Heat. 97th American Meteorological Society, Seattle, WA, January 23-26, 2017.
Stevens, L., S. M. Champion, K.E. Kunkel, R. Frankson, J.D. Runkle, B. C. Stewart, D. R. Easterling, L. Sun, J. Griffin, and S. Veasey, 2017: NOAA’s State Climate Summaries for the National Climate Assessment: State-level Trends in Temperature and Precipitation. 97th American Meteorological Society, Seattle, WA, January 23-26, 2017.
Sugg, M., J. Runkle, C. Fuhrmann, and S. Stevens, 2016: Individual Experienced Heat Exposure among Grounds Management Workers across Three Geographic Regions. 71st Annual Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers Meeting, Columbia, SC, November 20-22, 2016.
Thompson, L., M. Sugg, J. Runkle, and C. Fuhrmann, 2016: Reporting Back Environmental Exposures: A Case Study of Environmental Health Literacy and Individual Experienced Temperature among Ground Maintenance Workers. 71st Annual South Eastern Division of the Association of American Geographers Meeting, Columbia, SC, November 20-22, 2016.
J. Runkle, 2016: Coastal Vulnerability to Climate-Related Extreme Events: A Population Health Perspective. Keynote Speaker for Coastal Health Initiative. East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, November 2016.
J. Runkle and T. Maycock, 2016: Climate & Health. Asheville Museum of Science’ Science Pub Fall Series, The Collider, Asheville, NC, October 28, 2016.
J. Runkle, 2016: The Climate Change Connection to Your Health. Department of Geography and Planning Seminar Series, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, October 2016.
J. Runkle, 2016: Impact of Climate Change on Human Health: An Epidemiological Perspective. Department of Public Health Services, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, September 2016.
J. Runkle, 2016: Climate Change Impacts on Public Health. Applied Climatology Department of Atmospheric Sciences, University of North Carolina Asheville, NC, August 2016.
Griffin, J., Runkle, J. and Scott S., 2016: Weather and climate presentations. Brevard High School Science Club, Brevard, NC, June 12, 2016.
J. Runkle, 2016: The Use of Wearable Sensors to Address A Data Gap in Climate-change related Human Exposures. Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, April 2016.
Maycock, T., and J. Runkle, 2015: Climate and Health Assessment and related TSU activities. NCEI Branch Seminar, National Centers for Environmental Information, Asheville, NC, July 28, 2015.