Joshua Lewis, Université de Montréal

Research

air pollution race environmental justice State capacity Urban growth Geography Institutions (1) State capacity

Latest papers

What explains the socioeconomic status-health gradient? Evidence from workplace COVID-19 infections.
SSM - population health · 2022 · senior author

All 1 publications

Latest funding

The Historical Origins of Current Racial Disparities in Air Pollution Exposure in the United States
SSHRC · 2025 · Principal investigator
$48,884
The Role of the State for Long-run Economic Development in Europe
SSHRC · 2020 · Principal investigator
$69,795
The socioeconomic impact of the great depression over the long run
SSHRC · 2018 · Co-investigator
$99,924

All 3 grants and awards

1 publications.

01

What explains the socioeconomic status-health gradient? Evidence from workplace COVID-19 infections.

Godefroy R, Lewis J

SSM - population health2022Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2022.101124 PMID: 35669891

The Historical Origins of Current Racial Disparities in Air Pollution Exposure in the United States

Principal investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Lewis, Joshua

Keywords: air pollution; race; environmental justice

$48,884

The Role of the State for Long-run Economic Development in Europe

Principal investigatorSSHRC2020Insight Development Grant

Principal investigators: Lewis, Joshua

Keywords: State capacity; Urban growth; Geography; Institutions

$69,795

The socioeconomic impact of the great depression over the long run

Co-investigatorSSHRC2018Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Bellou, Andriana

Keywords: great depression; female labor force participation; banking crisis; housing market

$99,924

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

Frequent collaborators

Raphael Godefroy

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2022

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: air pollution Dear Professor Lewis, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "What explains the socioeconomic status-health gradient? Evidence from workplace COVID-19 infections." (2022), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "The Historical Origins of Current Racial Disparities in Air Pollution Exposure in the United States" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]