Research Interests
Air pollution, cardiovascular disease, environmental epidemiology
Overview
Dr. Trenton Honda is an environmental epidemiologist and biomedical education researcher. His work focuses on applying epidemiologic methods to quantify the health impacts of environmental pollutants, and identify disparities in access to biomedical education. His work has been supported by the National Institutes of Health, Health Resources and Services Administration, and the PA Education Association.
Dr. Honda has a long history of successful graduate-level teaching in human physiology, human anatomy (with cadaver lab), and research design. His clinical background includes many years of primary care and occupational medicine in underserved communities.
Selected Publications
Honda, T.*, Pun, V., Manjourides, J., Suh, H. Anemia Prevalence and Hemoglobin Levels are Associated with Long-Term Exposure to Air Pollution in an Older Population. Environment International (2017). http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2017.01.017
Honda, T.*, Eliot, M., Eaton, C. B., Mu, L., Suh, H., Szpiro, A., Kaufman, J., Vedal, S., Whitsel, E., Wellenius, G. A. Long-term exposure to residential ambient fine and coarse particulate matter and incident hypertension in post-menopausal women. Environment International (2017). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2017.05.009
Yuen, C., Honda, T. Predicting Physician Assistant Program Matriculation Among Diverse Applicants: The Influences of Underrepresented Minority Status, Age, and Gender. Academic Medicine (2019). doi: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000002717
Honda, T.*, Pun, V., Manjourides, J., Suh, H. Daily ambient temperature is associated with biomarkers of kidney injury in Older Americans. Environmental Research (2019). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2019.108790
Honda, T.*, Henry,T., Mandel, E., Quella, A., Rodríguez, José E., Najmabadi, S., Valentin, V. Maximizing Black Applicant Matriculation in U.S. PA Programs: Associations Between the Number of Submitted Applications and Likelihood of Matriculation. BMC Medical Education (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-021-02563-5
