Dr. Paul Ferraro

Biography

Paul J. Ferraro is a Bloomberg Distinguished Professor at Johns Hopkins University, with joint faculty appointments in the Carey Business School, Department of Environmental Health and Engineering, and the Bloomberg School of Public Health. His research focuses on building a credible evidence base regarding the social impacts of public and private programs on the environment. By combining approaches from epidemiology and health sciences, Ferraro identifies causal links between actions taken and the resultant environmental impacts. His research interests span several disciplines, including behavioral science, economics, ecology, conservation science, and environmental policy. As an advisor on biodiversity science to the Global Environment Facility, Ferraro also serves on multiple scientific advisory committees. His awards include being named a Fellow of the Association of Environmental Resource Economics and receiving the EPA STAR fellowship, along with other prestigious recognitions. He has contributed significantly to understanding and addressing issues such as clean water scarcity and the effectiveness of environmental regulations. Ferraro earned his undergraduate and master’s degrees from Duke University and completed his PhD at Cornell University in 2001 before joining Johns Hopkins in 2015.

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