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Audrey Smargiassi

ResearcherOccupational and Environmental HealthUniversité de Montréal

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Audrey Smargiassi

Researcher

Occupational and Environmental Health

Health Sciences

Université de Montréal

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
30 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 10 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 3 research grants (2 CIHR, 1 NSERC), most recently in 2015.
Supervised 1 trainee who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2021.

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Research

Air Pollution Burden Of Disease Cardio-Respiratory Health Comparative Risk Assessment Epidemiology Health Benefits Of Physical Activity Noise Road Traumas

Latest papers

Industrial emissions and risks of preterm and small-for-gestational-age birth: A population-based cohort study in Quebec, Canada.
Environmental epidemiology (Philadelphia, Pa.) · 2026
Clearing the air: Which pollution source matters most for health?
Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2026 · senior author
Gasoline stations and risk of childhood cancer: a population-based cohort study in Quebec, Canada.
Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987) · 2026

All 79 publications

Latest funding

Health Impacts of the 2023 Quebec Wildfires Across Life Stages
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$363,376
Supporting participatory practices of cities and community organisations towards climate justice
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$124,773
Pediatric cancers and prenatal exposure to air pollution : A population-based birth cohort study in Canada
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$244,799

All 17 grants and awards

79 publications.

Industrial emissions and risks of preterm and small-for-gestational-age birth: A population-based cohort study in Quebec, Canada.

Mumbanza F, Mariet AS, Auger N, Smargiassi A, Zhao N, Côté-Corriveau G, Buteau S

Environmental epidemiology (Philadelphia, Pa.)2026

DOI: 10.1097/ee9.0000000000000508 PMID: 42416175

Clearing the air: Which pollution source matters most for health?

Liu Y, Hatzopoulou M, Stéphane Buteau, Gamage SM, Torbatian S, Ganji A, Smargiassi A

Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2026Senior author

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-025-01142-1 PMID: 41366625

Gasoline stations and risk of childhood cancer: a population-based cohort study in Quebec, Canada.

Brizard F, Auger N, Smargiassi A, Gagnon F, Robitaille E, Coltin H, Buteau S

Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2026.127737 PMID: 41621616

Lung inflammation from daily exposure to airborne particulate matter in a trade school.

Tinawi K, Plante C, Fleck ADS, Giasson E, Valois I, Couture C, Suarthana E, Debia M, Smargiassi A

Annals of work exposures and health2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1093/annweh/wxag009 PMID: 41784613

Fine particulate matter air pollution and anti-nuclear antibodies.

Zhao N, Smargiassi A, Chen H, Choi MY, Fritzler MJ, Touma Z, Aviña-Zubieta JA, Bernatsky S

Rheumatology (Oxford, England)2026

DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/keaf545 PMID: 41131821

Association between childhood cancer and prenatal exposure to ambient PM2.5 and NO2: a population-based cohort study in Canada.

Gaspard E, Smargiassi A, Lavigne É, Ho V, Ayoub A, Auger N, Buteau S

Environmental research2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2025.122927 PMID: 40992450

Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Disease Risk: Association With Long-Term Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter.

Geslin M, Vachon J, Zhao N, Laouan Sidi EA, Jean S, Smargiassi A, Bernatsky S

Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.)2025

DOI: 10.1002/art.43276 PMID: 40509744

Associations between all-cause and ischemic heart disease mortality and long-term ambient ultrafine particles exposure: a comparison of statistical and machine learning exposure models.

Vachon J, Smargiassi A, Van Ryswyk K, Lavigne É, Laouan Sidi EA, Blais C, Buteau S

Environment international2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2025.109586 PMID: 40482622

Assessment of long-term exposure to traffic-related air pollution: An exposure framework.

Patton AP, Boogaard H, Vienneau D, Brook JR, Smargiassi A, Kutlar Joss M, Szpiro AA, Sagiv SK, Samoli E, Hoffmann B, Chang HH, Atkinson RW, Weuve J, Forastiere F, Lurmann FW, Hoek G

Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology2025

DOI: 10.1038/s41370-024-00731-5 PMID: 39550493

Long-term exposure to ambient PM2.5 and mortality: A comparison of between-subjects and within-subjects survival analysis.

Rojas MR, Vachon J, Laouan Sidi EA, Blais C, Liu Y, Smargiassi A, Buteau S

Environmental epidemiology (Philadelphia, Pa.)2025

DOI: 10.1097/ee9.0000000000000378 PMID: 40098728

Health Impacts of the 2023 Quebec Wildfires Across Life Stages

Co-investigatorCIHR2026Project Grant

Principal investigators: Buteau, Stéphane

Keywords: Air Pollution; Asthma; Birth Outcomes; Cardiovascular Effects; Perinatal Effects; Respiratory Effects; Wildfire

$363,376

Supporting participatory practices of cities and community organisations towards climate justice

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Catalyst Grant: CBR in Climate Change Priority Area - Climate Justice

Principal investigators: Kestens, Yan; Rondia, Emmanuel

Keywords: Active Transportation; Climate Change; Concept Mapping; Fuzzy Cognitive Mapping; Greening Programs; Mental Models; Participatory Methods; Place-Based Interventions; Urban Health

$124,773

Pediatric cancers and prenatal exposure to air pollution : A population-based birth cohort study in Canada

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Buteau, Stéphane

Keywords: Air Pollution; Cohort; Pediatric Cancer

$244,799

Can we bring back biodiversity through restoration of a forested ecosystem resilient to global changes

Co-investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Kneeshaw, Daniel D

Keywords: carbon; climate change; resilience to global change drivers; restoration ecology; road noise; stucturally diverse tree plantations; wildlife indicators

$221,960

Changing Atmospheric Chemistry, Transport, and Emissions (ACTE): The Future of Air Quality in Canada

Co-investigatorNSERC2023Alliance Grants

Principal investigators: Hayes, Patrick Lewis PL

Keywords: air pollution; air quality; atmospheric chemistry; chemical transport modeling; climate change; emission inventories; pm2.5; regional climate; source apportionment; transboundary pollution

$296,000

Exposure to Ultrafine Particles and Associations with Cardiorespiratory Outcomes

SupervisorCIHR2021Doctoral Research Award: Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Vachon, Julien

Keywords: Air Pollution; Cardiorespiratory Effects; Environmental Health; Environmental Modelling; Land Use Regression; Machine Learning; Public Health; Ultrafine Particles

$105,000

Training the future leaders in urban forestry (Ufor)

Co-investigatorNSERC2020Collaborative Research and Training Experience

Principal investigators: Messier, Christian

$1,350,000

Identifying disease determinants and forecasting potential of co-circulating arboviruses

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Project Grant

Principal investigators: Zinszer, Kate A

Keywords: Arboviral Diseases; Bayesian Methods; Chikungunya; Colombia; Dengue; Machine Learning; Mathematical Model; Surveillance; Zika

$317,476

Levelling the Playing Fields: Creating the conditions for outdoor free-play to emerge in cities.

Co-investigatorCIHR2018IPPH Building Healthy Cities - Dragon's Den

Principal investigators: Frohlich, Katherine L

Keywords: Active Transport; Healthy Cities; Independent Mobility; Outdoor Free-Play; Physical Activity; Pollution Reduction

$100,000

Resilient urban forests for Canadians: Adapting to climate change for enhanced tree-related benefits

Co-investigatorNSERC2018Advancing Climate Change Science in Canada

Principal investigators: Paquette, Alain

$540,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Audrey Smargiassi

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Industrial emissions and risks of preterm and small-for-gestational-age birth: A population-based cohort study in Quebec, Canada.

Clearing the air: Which pollution source matters most for health?

Gasoline stations and risk of childhood cancer: a population-based cohort study in Quebec, Canada.

Lung inflammation from daily exposure to airborne particulate matter in a trade school.

Fine particulate matter air pollution and anti-nuclear antibodies.

Association between childhood cancer and prenatal exposure to ambient PM2.5 and NO2: a population-based cohort study in Canada.

Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Disease Risk: Association With Long-Term Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter.

Associations between all-cause and ischemic heart disease mortality and long-term ambient ultrafine particles exposure: a comparison of statistical and machine learning exposure models.

Assessment of long-term exposure to traffic-related air pollution: An exposure framework.

Long-term exposure to ambient PM2.5 and mortality: A comparison of between-subjects and within-subjects survival analysis.

Health Impacts of the 2023 Quebec Wildfires Across Life Stages

Supporting participatory practices of cities and community organisations towards climate justice

Pediatric cancers and prenatal exposure to air pollution : A population-based birth cohort study in Canada

Can we bring back biodiversity through restoration of a forested ecosystem resilient to global changes

Changing Atmospheric Chemistry, Transport, and Emissions (ACTE): The Future of Air Quality in Canada

Exposure to Ultrafine Particles and Associations with Cardiorespiratory Outcomes

Training the future leaders in urban forestry (Ufor)

Identifying disease determinants and forecasting potential of co-circulating arboviruses

Levelling the Playing Fields: Creating the conditions for outdoor free-play to emerge in cities.

Resilient urban forests for Canadians: Adapting to climate change for enhanced tree-related benefits

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Audrey Smargiassi

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Tom Kosatsky

Sasha Bernatsky

Sasha Bernatsky

Hong Chen

Stéphane Buteau

Kate Zinszer

Scott Weichenthal

Eva Suarthana

Éric Lavigne

Patrick Morency

Marianne Hatzopoulou

Catherine Morency

Jessica Widdifield

Marianne Hatzopoulou

Daniel Rainham

Sonia Jean

David Kaiser

Bouchra Nasri

David Kaiser

Sonia Jean

Yan Kestens

Isabel Fortier

Scott Weichenthal

Eric Crighton

Evelyne Vinet

Teresa To

Marie Hudson

Susan Bartlett

Nancy Low

Cheryl Barnabe

Philip Awadalla

Lawrence Joseph

Yan Kestens