Lindsay Tallon, PhD, MSPH, CPH 

Dr. Lindsay Tallon is an Associate Professor of Public Health at Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. Her research focuses on climate change and environmental and children’s health, emphasizing applied public health initiatives such as air quality monitoring, community-engaged environmental justice projects, and chemical policy research with Northeastern University’s PFAS Project Lab. She has contributed to international climate initiatives, including the I-CHANGE and TwinAir projects, examining climate resilience, citizen science, and indoor air quality in schools. Her current work also includes advancing children’s environmental health through the American Public Health Association. 

She is passionate about environmental health education and has published on advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the environmental health workforce. As co-editor of Environmental Health: Foundations for Public Health, she led the development of a pioneering textbook that reimagines environmental health education by centering climate change, environmental justice, and community narratives from across the US. The book uniquely bridges activist and academic perspectives, amplifying diverse voices and lived experiences alongside a scientific foundation to create a more inclusive and justice-focused framework. 

Prior to her current role, Dr. Tallon held leadership positions at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, the Harvard School of Public Health, and the Gillings School of Global Public Health at the University of North Carolina, where she oversaw medical marijuana policy, statewide emergency preparedness programs, and workforce training initiatives. She earned her PhD in Population Health from Northeastern University, specializing in environmental and social determinants of health. 

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