Daniel Jackson Smith

Daniel Smith is an adult-gerontology primary care nurse practitioner whose research focuses on the intersection of climate change and human health, with a particular interest in the impact of extreme heat on the kidneys. Smith practices clinically providing primary care services to the unhoused.

Smith studies the effects of climate change on health outcomes of marginalized populations. He is particularly interested in identifying ways to enhance climate change resilience, developing adaptation strategies, and investigating the impact of environmental determinants of health on vulnerable populations, particularly those who experience disproportionate heat stress at work.

Smith is an expert in community-based participatory research with Spanish-speaking populations. He is the Vice Chair of the Board of Directors at the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments, the immediate past co-chair of the Global Nurses Climate Change Committee at the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments, and a member of the National Institute of Nursing Research’s Climate Change and Health working group, where he helps to determine the institute’s priorities related to climate change and health.

Daniel Jackson Smith, PhD, AGPCNP-BC, CNE
Associate Professor 
University at Buffalo School of Nursing

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