Kyle Aune

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Titles and Affiliations
Assistant Professor, Biobehavioral Health

Kyle Aune is an environmental epidemiologist who focuses on the health effects of climate change by using data science, spatial statistics, and big climate data. His research aims to improve climate threat exposure assessments with big climate data; explore climate and environmental determinants of infectious diseases using existing public datasets, vital records, and large climate datasets, as well as through primary data collection; and identify and remedy climate and environmental justice issues through community-engaged research.

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Recent Publications

Demographic and Geographic Characterization of Excess Mortality During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Baltimore City, Maryland, March 2020 to March 2021

Aune, K. T., Grantz, K. H., Menezes, N. P., Robsky, K. O., Gurley, E. S., Marx, M. A. & Phelan-Emrick, D. F., Feb 1 2024, In: American journal of epidemiology. 193, 2, p. 267-276 10 p.

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Agreement in extreme precipitation exposure assessment is modified by race and social vulnerability

Aune, K. T., Zaitchik, B. F., Curriero, F. C., Davis, M. F. & Smith, G. S., 2023, In: Frontiers in Epidemiology. 3, 1128501.

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Extreme precipitation events and infectious disease risk: A scoping review and framework for infectious respiratory viruses

Aune, K. T., Davis, M. F. & Smith, G. S., Jan 1 2022, In: International journal of environmental research and public health. 19, 1, 165.

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An intersectional analysis of historical and contemporary structural racism on non-fatal shootings in Baltimore, Maryland

Uzzi, M., Aune, K. T., Marineau, L., Jones, F. K., Dean, L. T., Jackson, J. W. & Latkin, C. A., Aug 31 2022, In: Injury Prevention. 29, 1, p. 85-90 6 p.

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How prepared is Mozambique to treat COVID-19 patients? A new approach for estimating oxygen service availability, oxygen treatment capacity, and population access to oxygen-ready treatment facilities

Denhard, L., Kaviany, P., Chicumbe, S., Muianga, C., Laisse, G., Aune, K. & Sheffel, A., Dec 2021, In: International Journal for Equity in Health. 20, 1, 90.

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A spatial analysis of climate gentrification in Orleans Parish, Louisiana post-Hurricane Katrina

Aune, K. T., Gesch, D. & Smith, G. S., Jun 2020, In: Environmental Research. 185, 109384.

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Kinematic and kinetic differences between left-and right-handed professional baseball pitchers

Diffendaffer, A. Z., Fleisig, G. S., Ivey, B. & Aune, K. T., Jul 4 2019, In: Sports Biomechanics. 18, 4, p. 448-455 8 p.

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Ulnar Collateral Ligament Repair With Collagen-Dipped FiberTape Augmentation in Overhead-Throwing Athletes

Dugas, J. R., Looze, C. A., Capogna, B., Walters, B. L., Jones, C. M., Rothermich, M. A., Fleisig, G. S., Aune, K. T., Drogosz, M., Emblom, B. A. & Cain, E. L., Apr 1 2019, In: American Journal of Sports Medicine. 47, 5, p. 1096-1102 7 p.

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Fastball velocity and elbow-varus torque in professional baseball pitchers

Slowik, J. S., Aune, K. T., Diffendaffer, A. Z., Lyle Cain, E., Dugas, J. R. & Fleisig, G. S., Mar 2019, In: Journal of Athletic Training. 54, 3, p. 296-301 6 p.

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Letter to the Editor: Response

Aune, K. T. & Powers, J. M., Sep 1 2018, In: Sports Health. 10, 5, p. 469 1 p.

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Athletic Pubalgia Secondary to Rectus Abdominis–Adductor Longus Aponeurotic Plate Injury: Diagnosis, Management, and Operative Treatment of 100 Competitive Athletes

Emblom, B. A., Mathis, T. & Aune, K., Sep 1 2018, In: Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine. 6, 9

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Changes in Youth Baseball Pitching Biomechanics: A 7-Year Longitudinal Study

Fleisig, G. S., Diffendaffer, A. Z., Ivey, B., Aune, K. T., Laughlin, T., Fortenbaugh, D., Bolt, B., Lucas, W., Moore, K. D. & Dugas, J. R., Jan 1 2018, In: American Journal of Sports Medicine. 46, 1, p. 44-51 8 p.

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Do baseball pitchers improve mechanics after biomechanical evaluations?

Fleisig, G. S., Diffendaffer, A. Z., Ivey, B. & Aune, K. T., Jul 3 2018, In: Sports Biomechanics. 17, 3, p. 314-321 8 p.

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Return to Play and Outcomes in Baseball Players After Superior Labral Anterior-Posterior Repairs

Gilliam, B. D., Douglas, L., Fleisig, G. S., Aune, K. T., Mason, K. A., Dugas, J. R., Cain, E. L., Ostrander, R. V. & Andrews, J. R., Jan 1 2018, In: American Journal of Sports Medicine. 46, 1, p. 109-115 7 p.

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Effect of a 6-Week Weighted Baseball Throwing Program on Pitch Velocity, Pitching Arm Biomechanics, Passive Range of Motion, and Injury Rates

Reinold, M. M., Macrina, L. C., Fleisig, G. S., Aune, K. & Andrews, J. R., Jul 1 2018, In: Sports Health. 10, 4, p. 327-333 7 p.

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