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Assessing Interventions: What Works? How Well? For How Long?

Interventions to decrease household air pollution exposures have a long history, ranging from so-called ‘improved’ biomass stoves that burn available fuels cleanly to clean fuels, like liquefied petroleum gas and ethanol, to electricity. Our group works on evaluating interventions from cost, environmental, climate, and health perspectives.

Projects

AERLIFT (active) AIR-C3 (active) HAPIN (active) Lao PDR stoves (inactive) Clean fuels pilot (Pune) (inactive) NBSP (inactive)

Publications

2026

Clean cooking and cook stove interventions in Africa: a scoping review of exposure contrasts and future steps

Karakwende, P., Ndikubwimana, A., Pillarisetti, A., Kalisa, E., Waller, L., Clark, M. L., Johnson, M., Kirby, M. A., Rosa, G., Ntakirutimana, T., Peel, J. L., & Young, B. N. (2026). Clean cooking and cook stove interventions in Africa: a scoping review of exposure contrasts and future steps. BMC Public Health. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-026-29114-1

Source apportionment of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) personal exposures: findings from the Household Air Pollution Intervention Network (HAPIN) study in rural Guatemala

Mollinedo, E., Kearns, K. A., Russell, A. G., Johnson, M., L’Orange, C., Piedrahita, R., Pillarisetti, A., Sarnat, J. A., McCracken, J. P., Thompson, L. M., Diaz-Artiga, A., Clark, M. L., Steenland, K., Waller, L. A., Clasen, T. F., Peel, J., Checkley, W., Naeher, L. P., et al. (2026). Source apportionment of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) personal exposures: findings from the Household Air Pollution Intervention Network (HAPIN) study in rural Guatemala. Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41370-026-00910-6

Effects of cooking with liquefied petroleum gas versus biomass on hemoglobin concentrations in pregnant women: a pre-specified exploratory analysis of the HAPIN trial

Sinharoy, S. S., Ye, W., Pillarisetti, A., Pasricha, S.-R., Thompson, L. M., Diaz-Artiga, A., Ramakrishnan, U., Rosa, G., Clark, M. L., Barr, D. B., Aravindalochanan, V., Steenland, K., Jabbarzadeh, S., Underhill, L. J., Kirby, M. A., Lovvorn, A. E., Checkley, W., Peel, J. L., Clasen, T. F., et al. (2026). Effects of cooking with liquefied petroleum gas versus biomass on hemoglobin concentrations in pregnant women: a pre-specified exploratory analysis of the HAPIN trial. Nature Communications, 17(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-74114-9

Effects of a liquefied petroleum gas stove and fuel intervention and air pollution exposure on early childhood development: Findings from the household air pollution intervention network trial

Thompson, L. M., de León, O., Sinharoy, S., Valdes, V., Das, S., Aravindalochanan, V., Pillarisetti, A., Jabbarzadeh, S., Balakrishnan, K., Diaz-Artiga, A., McCracken, J. P., Rosa, G., Thangavel, G., Sambandam, S., Mukhopadhyay, K., Puttaswamy, N., Chiang, M., Ndagijimana, F., Lovvorn, A. E., et al. (2026). Effects of a liquefied petroleum gas stove and fuel intervention and air pollution exposure on early childhood development: Findings from the household air pollution intervention network trial. Environment International, 213, 110350. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2026.110350

Baseline associations between exposure to metals and systolic and diastolic blood pressure among women in the household air pollution intervention network trial

Karakwende, P., Barr, D. B., Checkley, W., Clasen, T., Lovvorn, A. E., Lucía Contreras, C., Diaz-Artiga, A., Dusabimana, E., de Las Fuentes, L., Jabbarzadeh, S., Johnson, M., Kalisa, E., Kirby, M. A., McCracken, J. P., Ndagijimana, F., Ndikubwimana, A., Ntakirutimana, T., Ntivuguruzwa, J. d. D., Peel, J. L., et al. (2026). Baseline associations between exposure to metals and systolic and diastolic blood pressure among women in the household air pollution intervention network trial. Environmental Research: Health, 4(2), 25015. https://doi.org/10.1088/2752-5309/ae5ac6

Early-life liquefied petroleum gas cooking intervention and lung function in Guatemalan children: a randomized clinical trial

Grajeda, L. M., Castellanos, K., Díaz-Artiga, A., López, M. R., Ramirez, A., Petrovick, T., Barraza-Villarreal, A., Thompson, L. M., Jabbarzadeh, S., Wang, J., Waller, L., Clark, M. L., Lovvorn, A. E., Eckhardt, C. M., Hoekstra, N. E., Johnson, M. A., Pillarisetti, A., Prada, D., Baccarelli, A. A., et al. (2026). Early-life liquefied petroleum gas cooking intervention and lung function in Guatemalan children: a randomized clinical trial. Annals of the American Thoracic Society, 23(10), 1497–1508. https://doi.org/10.1093/annalsats/aaoag076

Characterizing household air pollutant concentrations associated with an electrification program in the rural San Joaquin Valley

Johnson, M., Kearns, K. A., Rivera, J., Jones, S. M., Tryner, J., Miller, H., Ghosh, A., Aragon, M. F., Daouda, M., Pillarisetti, A., & Tyner, T. (2026). Characterizing household air pollutant concentrations associated with an electrification program in the rural San Joaquin Valley. Environmental Research: Health, 4(2), 25002. https://doi.org/10.1088/2752-5309/ae4ac9

Household energy use and health in low-income and middle-income countries

Pillarisetti, A., Daouda, M., Gould, C. F., Gill-Wiehl, A., Clasen, T., Kammen, D. M., Amegah, A. K., & Balakrishnan, K. (2026). Household energy use and health in low-income and middle-income countries. The Lancet Global Health, 14(4), e612–e625. https://doi.org/10.1016/s2214-109x(26)00002-1

Personal household air pollution exposure and SARS-CoV-2 antibody responses among women and infants: an analysis within the HAPIN trial

Underhill, L. J., Clark, M. L., Barr, D. B., Balakrishnan, K., Puttaswamy, N., Pillarisetti, A., Diaz-Artiga, A., Thompson, L. M., McCracken, J. P., Davila-Roman, V. G., Waller, L. A., Young, B. N., Johnson, M. A., Rajamani, K., Checkley, W., Clasen, T. F., Peel, J. L., & Steenland, K. (2026). Personal household air pollution exposure and SARS-CoV-2 antibody responses among women and infants: an analysis within the HAPIN trial. Environment International, 210, 110180. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2026.110180

Household air pollution exposure is associated with perturbations in metabolic pathways in human milk: An observational untargeted metabolomics analysis from Guatemala

Hoyle-Gardner, J., Tang, Z., Liang, D., Diaz-Artiga, A., Pillarisetti, A., Naeher, L., Sivalogan, K., Mollinedo, E., Wang, J., Clasen, T. F., Thompson, L. M., & Sinharoy, S. S. (2026). Household air pollution exposure is associated with perturbations in metabolic pathways in human milk: An observational untargeted metabolomics analysis from Guatemala. Environmental Research, 292, 123687. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2026.123687

2025

Baseline exposure–response assessment of metals from dried blood spots and personal household air pollution concentrations among pregnant women in Rwanda: household air pollution intervention network trial

Ndikubwimana, A., Checkley, W., Chen, Y., Clasen, T., Contreras, C. L., Diaz-Artiga, A., Bankundiye, G., Dusabimana, E., de las Fuentes, L., Jabbarzadeh, S., Johnson, M., Kalisa, E., Karakwende, P., Kirby, M. A., Lovvorn, A. E., McCracken, J. P., Ndagijimana, F., Ntakirutimana, T., de Dieu Ntivuguruzwa, J., et al. (2025). Baseline exposure–response assessment of metals from dried blood spots and personal household air pollution concentrations among pregnant women in Rwanda: household air pollution intervention network trial. Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 45(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s41043-025-01178-6

Effects of an intervention for a liquefied petroleum gas cook-stove with free fuel on food insecurity and dietary diversity among women and infants: a multi-country randomized controlled trial

Sinharoy, S. S., Das, R., Diaz-Artiga, A., Thompson, L. M., Rosa, G., McCracken, J., Kirby, M. A., Tarazona-Meza, C., Aravindalochanan, V., Jabbarzadeh, S., Wang, J., Pillarisetti, A., Clasen, T., Peel, J. L., Checkley, W., Balakrishnan, K., Bankundiye, G., Barr, D. B., et al. (2025). Effects of an intervention for a liquefied petroleum gas cook-stove with free fuel on food insecurity and dietary diversity among women and infants: a multi-country randomized controlled trial. Food Security, 18(1), 145–160. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12571-025-01609-6

Evaluating associations between the transition to cleaner cooking energy use and hypertension in India

deSouza, P., Lee, J. J., Németh, J., Mani, S., Jain, A., Kar, A., Peel, J., Al-Kindi, S., Kinney, P. L., Pillarisetti, A., Ye, W., Kim, R., Subramanian, S., Bell, M. L., & Simoes, E. A. F. (2025). Evaluating associations between the transition to cleaner cooking energy use and hypertension in India. Environmental Research: Health, 3(4), 45008. https://doi.org/10.1088/2752-5309/ae1755

Exposure to Household Air Pollution From Biomass Cooking and Severe Pneumonia in Infants

McCracken, J. P., McCollum, E. D., Steenland, K., Nicolaou, L., Kirby, M. A., Grajeda, L. M., Rosa, G., Mukeshimana, A., Ndagijimana, F., Balakrishnan, K., Thangavel, G., Garg, S. S., Sambandam, S., Mukhopadhyay, K., Aravindalochanan, V., Díaz-Artiga, A., Castañaza, A., Thompson, L. M., Chiang, M., et al. (2025). Exposure to Household Air Pollution From Biomass Cooking and Severe Pneumonia in Infants. JAMA Network Open, 8(10), e2538721. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.38721

Association between Personal Exposure to Household Air Pollution and Glycated Hemoglobin among Women in Rural Areas of Guatemala, India, Peru, and Rwanda: Household Air Pollution Intervention Network Trial

Ndikubwimana, A., Young, B. N., Checkley, W., Chen, Y., Clasen, T., Contreras, C. L., Diaz, A. A., Dusabimana, E., de las Fuentes, L., Garg, S. S., Jaacks, L. M., Jabbarzadeh, S., Johnson, M., Kalisa, E., Karakwende, P., Kirby, M., McCracken, J. P., Ndagijimana, F., … Ntakirutimana, T. (2025). Association between Personal Exposure to Household Air Pollution and Glycated Hemoglobin among Women in Rural Areas of Guatemala, India, Peru, and Rwanda: Household Air Pollution Intervention Network Trial. In Journal of Health and Pollution (Vol. 13, Issue 1). Environmental Health Perspectives. https://doi.org/10.1289/jhp1053

Predictors of Personal Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter, Black Carbon, and Carbon Monoxide among Pregnant Women in Rwanda: Baseline Data from the HAPIN Trial

Karakwende, P., Checkley, W., Chen, Y., Clark, M. L., Clasen, T., Dusabimana, E., Jabbarzadeh, S., Johnson, M., Kalisa, E., Kirby, M., Naher, L., Ndagijimana, F., Ndikubwimana, A., Ntakirutimana, T., Ntivuguruzwa, J. de D., Peel, J. L., Piedrahita, R., Pillarisetti, A., … Rosa, G. (2025). Predictors of Personal Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter, Black Carbon, and Carbon Monoxide among Pregnant Women in Rwanda: Baseline Data from the HAPIN Trial. In Journal of Health and Pollution (Vol. 13, Issue 1). Environmental Health Perspectives. https://doi.org/10.1289/jhp1049

Comparing Performance and Reliability of Collocated Enhanced Children’s MicroPEM (ECM) on Gravimetric and Nephelometric PM2.5 Personal Exposure Samples in Field Measurements in Rural Guatemala

Mollinedo, E., McCracken, J. P., Johnson, M., Piedrahita, R., Pillarisetti, A., Waller, L. A., Wang, J., Thompson, L. M., Diaz-Artiga, A., de Leon, O., Ramirez, A., Polanco, A., Campbell, D., Kearns, K. A., Kremer, J., Nicolaou, L., Clark, M. L., Balakrishnan, K., Rosa, G., … Naeher, L. P. (2025). Comparing Performance and Reliability of Collocated Enhanced Children’s MicroPEM (ECM) on Gravimetric and Nephelometric PM2.5 Personal Exposure Samples in Field Measurements in Rural Guatemala. In N. B. Dhital (Ed.), Indoor Air (Vol. 2025, Issue 1). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1155/ina/8812602

2024

Exposure Contrasts of Women Aged 40–79 Years during the Household Air Pollution Intervention Network Randomized Controlled Trial

Ye, W., Campbell, D., Johnson, M., Balakrishnan, K., Peel, J. L., Steenland, K., Underhill, L. J., Rosa, G., Kirby, M. A., Díaz-Artiga, A., McCracken, J., Thompson, L. M., Clark, M. L., Waller, L. A., Chang, H. H., Wang, J., Dusabimana, E., Ndagijimana, F., Sambandam, S., … Pillarisetti, A. (2024). Exposure Contrasts of Women Aged 40–79 Years during the Household Air Pollution Intervention Network Randomized Controlled Trial. In Environmental Science & Technology (Vol. 59, Issue 1, pp. 69–81). American Chemical Society (ACS). https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.4c06337

Effects of a liquefied petroleum gas stove and fuel intervention on head circumference and length at birth: A multi-country household air pollution intervention network (HAPIN) trial

Raheel, H., Sinharoy, S., Diaz-Artiga, A., Garg, S. S., Pillarisetti, A., Balakrishnan, K., Chiang, M., Lovvorn, A., Kirby, M., Ramakrishnan, U., Jabbarzadeh, S., Mukeshimana, A., Johnson, M., McCracken, J. P., Naeher, L. P., Rosa, G., Wang, J., Rosenthal, J., Checkley, W., … Thompson, L. M. (2025). Effects of a liquefied petroleum gas stove and fuel intervention on head circumference and length at birth: A multi-country household air pollution intervention network (HAPIN) trial. In Environment International (Vol. 195, p. 109211). Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2024.109211

Data management plan and REDCap mobile data capture for a multi-country Household Air Pollution Intervention Network (HAPIN) trial

Jabbarzadeh, S., Jaacks, L. M., Lovvorn, A., Chen, Y., Wang, J., Elon, L., Nizam, A., Aravindalochanan, V., Ntivuguruzwa, J. de D., Willams, K. N., Ramirez, A., Johnson, M. A., Pillarisetti, A., Gurusamy, T., Rosa, G., Diaz-Artiga, A., Romero, J. C., Balakrishnan, K., Checkley, W., … Waller, L. A. (2024). Data management plan and REDCap mobile data capture for a multi-country Household Air Pollution Intervention Network (HAPIN) trial. In DIGITAL HEALTH (Vol. 10). SAGE Publications. https://doi.org/10.1177/20552076241274217

In praise of cooking gas subsidies: transitional fuels to advance health and equity

Gould, C. F., Bailis, R., Balakrishnan, K., Burke, M., Espinoza, S., Mehta, S., Schlesinger, S. B., Suarez-Lopez, J. R., & Pillarisetti, A. (2024). In praise of cooking gas subsidies: transitional fuels to advance health and equity *. In Environmental Research Letters (Vol. 19, Issue 8, p. 081002). IOP Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ad5d06

Association of household air pollution exposure and anemia among pregnant women: Analysis of baseline data from ’Household Air Pollution Intervention Network (HAPIN)’ trial

Deng, Y., Steenland, K., Sinharoy, S. S., Peel, J. L., Ye, W., Pillarisetti, A., Eick, S. M., Chang, H. H., Wang, J., Chen, Y., Young, B. N., Clark, M. L., Barr, D. B., & Clasen, T. F. (2024). Association of household air pollution exposure and anemia among pregnant women: Analysis of baseline data from ’Household Air Pollution Intervention Network (HAPIN)’ trial. In Environment International (p. 108815). Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2024.108815

Factors Determining Black Carbon Exposures among Pregnant Women Enrolled in the HAPIN Trial

Campbell, D. A., Johnson, M., Piedrahita, R., Pillarisetti, A., Waller, L. A., Kearns, K. A., Kremer, J., Mollinedo, E., Sarnat, J. A., Clark, M. L., Underhill, L. J., McCracken, J. P., Diaz-Artiga, A., Steenland, K., Rosa, G., Kirby, M. A., Balakrishnan, K., Sambandam, S., Mukhopadhyay, K., … Naeher, L. P. (2024). Factors Determining Black Carbon Exposures among Pregnant Women Enrolled in the HAPIN Trial. In Environmental Science & Technology. American Chemical Society (ACS). https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.3c09991

Household Air Pollution Interventions to Improve Health in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: An Official American Thoracic Society Research Statement

Lai, P. S., Lam, N. L., Gallery, B., Lee, A. G., Adair-Rohani, H., Alexander, D., Balakrishnan, K., Bisaga, I., Chafe, Z. A., Clasen, T., Díaz-Artiga, A., Grieshop, A., Harrison, K., Hartinger, S. M., Jack, D., Kaali, S., Lydston, M., Mortimer, K. M., Nicolaou, L.,… Pillarisetti, A., … Ozoh, O. B. (2024). Household Air Pollution Interventions to Improve Health in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: An Official American Thoracic Society Research Statement. In American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine (Vol. 209, Issue 8, pp. 909–927). American Thoracic Society. https://doi.org/10.1164/rccm.202402-0398st

Cooking with liquefied petroleum gas or biomass and fetal growth outcomes: a multi-country randomised controlled trial

Checkley, W., Thompson, L. M., Hossen, S., Nicolaou, L., Williams, K. N., Hartinger, S. M., Chiang, M., Balakrishnan, K., Garg, S. S., Thangavel, G., Aravindalochanan, V., Rosa, G., Mukeshimana, A., Ndagijimana, F., McCracken, J. P., Diaz-Artiga, A., Sinharoy, S. S., Waller, L., Wang, J.,… Pillariseti, A., … Nkurunziza, V. (2024). Cooking with liquefied petroleum gas or biomass and fetal growth outcomes: a multi-country randomised controlled trial. In The Lancet Global Health (Vol. 12, Issue 5, pp. e815–e825). Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.1016/s2214-109x(24)00033-0

Effects of a liquefied petroleum gas stove intervention on stillbirth, congenital anomalies and neonatal mortality: A multi-country household air pollution intervention network trial

Younger, A., Ye, W., Alkon, A., Harknett, K., Kirby, M. A., Elon, L., Lovvorn, A. E., Wang, J., Diaz-Artiga, A., McCracken, J. P., Castañaza Gonzalez, A., Alarcon, L. M., Mukeshimana, A., Rosa, G., Chiang, M., Balakrishnan, K., Garg, S. S., Pillarisetti, A., Piedrahita, R., … Thompson, L. M. (2024). Effects of a liquefied petroleum gas stove intervention on stillbirth, congenital anomalies and neonatal mortality: A multi-country household air pollution intervention network trial. In Environmental Pollution (Vol. 345, p. 123414). Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2024.123414

Liquefied Petroleum Gas or Biomass Cooking and Severe Infant Pneumonia

McCollum, E. D., McCracken, J. P., Kirby, M. A., Grajeda, L. M., Hossen, S., Moulton, L. H., Simkovich, S. M., Goodman-Palmer, D., Rosa, G., Mukeshimana, A., Balakrishnan, K., Thangavel, G., Garg, S. S., Castañaza, A., Thompson, L. M., Diaz-Artiga, A., Papageorghiou, A. T., Davila-Roman, V. G., Underhill, L. J., Pillarisetti, A., … Checkley, W. (2024). Liquefied Petroleum Gas or Biomass Cooking and Severe Infant Pneumonia. In New England Journal of Medicine (Vol. 390, Issue 1, pp. 32–43). Massachusetts Medical Society. https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa2305681

Effects of Cooking with Liquefied Petroleum Gas or Biomass on Stunting in Infants

Checkley, W., Thompson, L. M., Sinharoy, S. S., Hossen, S., Moulton, L. H., Chang, H. H., Waller, L., Steenland, K., Rosa, G., Mukeshimana, A., Ndagijimana, F., McCracken, J. P., Díaz-Artiga, A., Balakrishnan, K., Garg, S. S., Thangavel, G., Aravindalochanan, V., Hartinger, S. M., Chiang, M., … Pillarisetti, A., … Clasen, T. F. (2024). Effects of Cooking with Liquefied Petroleum Gas or Biomass on Stunting in Infants. In New England Journal of Medicine (Vol. 390, Issue 1, pp. 44–54). Massachusetts Medical Society. https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa2302687

2023

Heat Exposure among Adult Women in Rural Tamil Nadu, India

Deshpande, A., Scovronick, N., Clasen, T. F., Waller, L., Wang, J., Aravindalochanan, V., Balakrishnan, K., Puttaswamy, N., Peel, J., & Pillarisetti, A. (2023). Heat Exposure among Adult Women in Rural Tamil Nadu, India. In Environmental Science & Technology. American Chemical Society (ACS). https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.3c03461

Biomass smoke exposure and somatic growth among children: The RESPIRE and CRECER prospective cohort studies in rural Guatemala

Lu, W., Jenny, A., Romero, C., Diaz-Artiga, A., Kuster, A., Canuz, E., Pillarisetti, A., McCracken, J. P., Huang, W., Smith, K. R., Balmes, J., & Thompson, L. M. (2024). Biomass smoke exposure and somatic growth among children: The RESPIRE and CRECER prospective cohort studies in rural Guatemala. In Environment International (Vol. 183, p. 108401). Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2023.108401

Fidelity and adherence to a liquefied petroleum gas stove and fuel intervention: The multi-country Household Air Pollution Intervention Network (HAPIN) trial

Williams, K. N., Quinn, A., North, H., Wang, J., Pillarisetti, A., Thompson, L. M., Díaz-Artiga, A., Balakrishnan, K., Thangavel, G., Rosa, G., Ndagijimana, F., Underhill, L. J., Kirby, M. A., Puzzolo, E., Hossen, S., Waller, L. A., Peel, J. L., Rosenthal, J. P., Clasen, T. F., … Checkley, W. (2023). Fidelity and adherence to a liquefied petroleum gas stove and fuel intervention: The multi-country Household Air Pollution Intervention Network (HAPIN) trial. In Environment International (Vol. 179, p. 108160). Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2023.108160

Effects of a LPG stove and fuel intervention on adverse maternal outcomes: a multi-country randomized controlled trial conducted by the Household Air Pollution Intervention Network (HAPIN)

Younger, A., Alkon, A., Harknett, K., Kirby, M. A., Elon, L., Lovvorn, A. E., Wang, J., Ye, W., Diaz-Artiga, A., McCracken, J. P., Castañaza Gonzalez, A., Monroy Alarcon, L., Mukeshimana, A., Rosa, G., Chiang, M., Balakrishnan, K., Garg, S. S., Pillarisetti, A., Piedrahita, R., … Thompson, L. M. (2023). Effects of a LPG stove and fuel intervention on adverse maternal outcomes: a multi-country randomized controlled trial conducted by the Household Air Pollution Intervention Network (HAPIN). In Environment International (p. 108059). Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2023.108059

Exposure–response relationships for personal exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2·5), carbon monoxide, and black carbon and birthweight: an observational analysis of the multicountry Household Air Pollution Intervention Network (HAPIN) trial

Balakrishnan, K., Steenland, K., Clasen, T., Chang, H., Johnson, M., Pillarisetti, A., Ye, W., Naeher, L. P., Diaz-Artiga, A., McCracken, J. P., Thompson, L. M., Rosa, G., Kirby, M. A., Thangavel, G., Sambandam, S., Mukhopadhyay, K., Puttaswamy, N., Aravindalochanan, V., Garg, S., … Peel, J. L. (2023). Exposure–response relationships for personal exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2·5), carbon monoxide, and black carbon and birthweight: an observational analysis of the multicountry Household Air Pollution Intervention Network (HAPIN) trial. In The Lancet Planetary Health (Vol. 7, Issue 5, pp. e387–e396). Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.1016/s2542-5196(23)00052-9

Widespread Clean Cooking Fuel Scale-Up and under-5 Lower Respiratory Infection Mortality: An Ecological Analysis in Ecuador, 1990–2019

Gould, C. F., Bejarano, M. L., Kioumourtzoglou, M.-A., Lee, A. G., Pillarisetti, A., Schlesinger, S. B., Terán, E., Valarezo, A., & Jack, D. W. (2023). Widespread Clean Cooking Fuel Scale-Up and under-5 Lower Respiratory Infection Mortality: An Ecological Analysis in Ecuador, 1990–2019. In Environmental Health Perspectives (Vol. 131, Issue 3). Environmental Health Perspectives. https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp11016

2022

Repeated assessment of PM2.5 in Guatemalan kitchens cooking with wood: Implications for measurement strategies

Pillarisetti, A., Alnes, L. W. H., Ye, W., McCracken, J. P., Canuz, E., & Smith, K. R. (2022). Repeated assessment of PM2.5 in Guatemalan kitchens cooking with wood: Implications for measurement strategies. In Atmospheric Environment (p. 119533). Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2022.119533

Biomass Smoke Exposure and Atopy among Young Children in the Western Highlands of Guatemala: A Prospective Cohort Study

Lu W., Wang L.A., Mann J., Jenny A., Romero C., Kuster A., Canuz E., Pillarisetti A., Smith K.R., Balmes J., Thompson L. (2022). Biomass Smoke Exposure and Atopy among Young Children in the Western Highlands of Guatemala: A Prospective Cohort Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(21):14064. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192114064

Liquefied Petroleum Gas or Biomass for Cooking and Effects on Birth Weight.

Clasen, T. F., Chang, H. H., Thompson, L. M., Kirby, M. A., Balakrishnan, K., Díaz-Artiga, A., McCracken, J. P., Rosa, G., Steenland, K., Younger, A., Aravindalochanan, V., Barr, D. B., Castañaza, A., Chen, Y., Chiang, M., Clark, M. L., Garg, S., Hartinger, S., Jabbarzadeh, S., Pillarisetti, A., … Peel, J. L. (2022). Liquefied Petroleum Gas or Biomass for Cooking and Effects on Birth Weight. In New England Journal of Medicine. Massachusetts Medical Society. https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa2206734

Exposure Contrasts of Pregnant Women during the Household Air Pollution Intervention Network Randomized Controlled Trial

Johnson, M., Pillarisetti, A., Piedrahita, R., Balakrishnan, K., Peel, J. L., Steenland, K., Underhill, L. J., Rosa, G., Kirby, M. A., Díaz-Artiga, A., McCracken, J., Clark, M. L., Waller, L., Chang, H. H., Wang, J., Dusabimana, E., Ndagijimana, F., Sambandam, S., … Mukhopadhyay, K. (2022). Exposure Contrasts of Pregnant Women during the Household Air Pollution Intervention Network Randomized Controlled Trial. In Environmental Health Perspectives (Vol. 130, Issue 9). Environmental Health Perspectives. https://doi.org/10.1289/ehp10295

Effects of a Liquefied Petroleum Gas Stove Intervention on Gestational Blood Pressure: Intention-to-Treat and Exposure-Response Findings From the HAPIN Trial

Ye W, Steenland K, Quinn A, Liao J, Balakrishnan K, Rosa G, Ndagijimana F, Ntivuguruzwa JD, Thompson LM, McCracken JP, Díaz-Artiga A, Rosenthal JP, Papageorghiou A, Davila-Roman VG, Pillarisetti A, Johnson M, Wang J, Nicolaou L, Checkley W, Peel JL, Clasen TF; Household Air Pollution Intervention Network (HAPIN) trial Investigators. (2022). Effects of a Liquefied Petroleum Gas Stove Intervention on Gestational Blood Pressure: Intention-to-Treat and Exposure-Response Findings From the HAPIN Trial. Hypertension.

Association between personal exposure to household air pollution and gestational blood pressure among women using solid cooking fuels in rural Tamil Nadu, India

Ye W, Thangavel G, Pillarisetti A, Steenland NK, Peel JL, Balakrishnan K, Jabbarzadeh S, Checkley W, Clasen T, HAPIN Investigators. (2022) “Association between personal exposure to household air pollution and gestational blood pressure among women using solid cooking fuels in rural Tamil Nadu, India.” Environmental Research 208 112756. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2022.112756

2021

Fidelity and Adherence to a Liquefied Petroleum Gas Stove and Fuel Intervention during Gestation: The Multi-Country Household Air Pollution Intervention Network (HAPIN) Randomized Controlled Trial.

Quinn AK, Williams KN, Thompson LM, Harvey SA, Piedrahita R, Wang J, Quinn C, Pillarisetti A, McCracken JP, Rosenthal JP, Kirby MA, Diaz Artiga A, Thangavel G, Rosa G, Miranda JJ, Checkley W, Peel JL, Clasen TF on behalf of HAPIN Investigators. Fidelity and Adherence to a Liquefied Petroleum Gas Stove and Fuel Intervention during Gestation: The Multi-Country Household Air Pollution Intervention Network (HAPIN) Randomized Controlled Trial. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(23):12592. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182312592

LPG stove and fuel intervention among pregnant women reduce fine particle air pollution exposures in three countries: Pilot results from the HAPIN trial

Liao J, Kirby M, Pillarisetti A, et al. LPG stove and fuel intervention among pregnant women reduce fine particle air pollution exposures in three countries: Pilot results from the HAPIN trial. Environmental Pollution 2021: 118198. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2021.118198.

Barriers to and facilitators of uptake and sustained use of LPG through the PMUY in tribal communities of Pune district

Patil R, Roy S, Gore M, Ghorpade M, Pillarisetti A, Chakma J, Juvekar S. Barriers to and facilitators of uptake and sustained use of LPG through the PMUY in tribal communities of Pune district. Energy for Sustainable Development 2021. doi.org/10.1016/j.esd.2021.04.008

Modeling approaches and performance for estimating personal exposure to household air pollution: A case study in Kenya

Johnson, M., Piedrahita, R., Pillarisetti, A., Shupler, M., Menya, D., Rossanese, M., Delapeña, S., Penumetcha, N., Chartier, R., Puzzolo, E. and Pope, D. (2021), Modeling approaches and performance for estimating personal exposure to household air pollution: A case study in Kenya. Indoor Air. https://doi.org/10.1111/ina.12790

2020

Exposure contrasts associated with a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) intervention at potential field sites for the multi-country household air pollution intervention network (HAPIN) trial in India: results from pilot phase activities in rural Tamil Nadu.

Sambandam, S., Mukhopadhyay, K., Sendhil, S. et al. Exposure contrasts associated with a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) intervention at potential field sites for the multi-country household air pollution intervention network (HAPIN) trial in India: results from pilot phase activities in rural Tamil Nadu. BMC Public Health 20, 1799 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-09865-1

Incentivizing Elimination of Biomass Cooking Fuels with a Reversible Commitment and a Spare LPG Cylinder

Harrell S, Pillarisetti A, Roy S, Ghorpade M, Patil R, Dhongade A, Smith KR, Levine DI, Juvekar S. Incentivizing Elimination of Biomass Cooking Fuels with a Reversible Commitment and a Spare LPG Cylinder. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2020; 54(23):15313-15319. doi: 10.1021/acs.est.0c01818.

Marriage-based pilot clean household fuel intervention in India for improved pregnancy outcomes

Pillarisetti A, Roy S, Diamond-Smith N, Ghorpade M, Dhongade A, Balakrishnan K, Sambandam S, Patil R, Levine D, Juvekar S, Smith K. Marriage-based pilot clean household fuel intervention in India for improved pregnancy outcomes. BMJ Open. 2020/10; 10(10):e044127. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-044127.

2019

Machine-learned modeling of PM2.5 exposures in rural Lao PDR

Hill LD, Pillarisetti A, Delapena S, Garland C, Pennise D, Pelletreau A, Koetting P, Motmans T, Vongnakhone K, Khammavong C, Boatman MR, Balmes K, Hubbard A, Smith Kr. 2019. Machine-learned modeling of PM2.5 exposures in rural Lao PDR. Science of The Total Environment, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.04.258.

Promoting LPG usage during pregnancy: A pilot study in rural Maharashtra, India

Pillarisetti A*, Ghorpade M, Madhav S, Dhongade A, Roy S, Balakrishnan K, Sankar S, Patil R, Levine DI, Juvekar S, Smith KR (2019) Promoting LPG usage during pregnancy: A pilot study in rural Maharashtra, India. Environment International 127:540-549.     Supporting Information (.docx)

2017

The potential health benefits of lower household air pollution after a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cookstove intervention

Steenland K, Pillarisetti A, Kirby M, Peel J, Clark M, Checkley W, Chang H, Clasen T. 2018. The potential health benefits of lower household air pollution after a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) cookstove intervention. Environment International 111:71-79. doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2017.11.018

The Impact of Household Energy Interventions on Health and Finances in Haryana, India: An Extended Cost-Effectiveness Analysis

Pillarisetti A*, Jamison D, Smith KR. 2017. The Impact of Household Energy Interventions on Health and Finances in Haryana, India: An Extended Cost-Effectiveness Analysis. In C. Mock, O. Kobusingye, R. Nugent, K. R. Smith (Eds.), Injury Prevention & Environmental Health, Disease Control Priorities, third edition, volume 7. Washington, DC: World Bank.

2016

Use of temperature sensors to determine exclusivity of improved stove use and associated household air pollution reductions — Kenya, 2012-2013

Lozier MJ, Sircar K, Christensen B, Pillarisetti A, Pennise D, Bruce N, Stanistreet D, Naeher L, Pilishvili T, Farrar JL, Sage M, Nyagol R, Muoki J, Wochuck T, Yip F. 2016. Use of temperature sensors to determine exclusivity of improved stove use and associated household air pollution reductions — Kenya, 2012-2013. Environmental Science & Technology. doi:10.1021/acs.est.5b06141.

2015

Household Air Pollution Exposures of Pregnant Women Receiving Advanced Combustion Cookstoves in India: Implications for Intervention

Balakrishnan K, Sambandam S, Ghosh S, Mukhopadhyay K, Vaswani M, Arora NK, Jack D, Pillarisetti A, Bates MN, Smith KR. Household Air Pollution Exposures of Pregnant Women Receiving Advanced Combustion Cookstoves in India: Implications for Intervention. Annals of Global Health, In Press, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aogh.2015.08.009

2014

Patterns of stove usage after introduction of an advanced cookstove: the long-term application of household sensors

Pillarisetti, A.; Vaswani, M.; Jack, D.; Balakrishnan, K.; Bates, M. N.; Arora, N. K.; Smith, K. R. Patterns of Stove Usage after Introduction of an Advanced Cookstove: The Long-Term Application of Household Sensors. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2014, 48, 14525-14533.

2012

Assessment of effectiveness of improved cook stoves in reducing indoor air pollution and improving health in Nepal

Ashish Singh, Bhushan Tuladhar, Karuna Bajracharya, Ajay Pillarisetti, Assessment of effectiveness of improved cook stoves in reducing indoor air pollution and improving health in Nepal, Energy for Sustainable Development, Available online 24 October 2012, ISSN 0973-0826, 10.1016/j.esd.2012.09.004.

Cooking practices, air quality, and the acceptability of advanced cookstoves in Haryana, India: an exploratory study to inform large-scale interventions.

Mukhopadhyay R, Sambandam S, Pillarisetti A, Jack D, Mukhopadhyay K, Balakrishnan K, Vaswani M, Bates MN, Kinney PL, Arora NK, Smith KR. Cooking practices, air quality, and the acceptability of advanced cookstoves in Haryana, India: an exploratory study to inform large-scale interventions. Glob Health Action. 2012 Sep.5; 5(0).

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