Ryan Calder, ScD, MASc, PE

Ryan Calder is an assistant professor of environmental health and policy in the Department of Population Health Sciences. His expertise and interests lie at the interface of ecological modeling, human health risk assessment and decision science. He is interested in improving predictive ability for the interacting environmental and health impacts of civil infrastructure projects linked to energy transitions and in supporting the development of science-based policy. 

Dr. Calder is a licensed professional engineer in the State of Nevada (license no. 027969) and the Province of Quebec (license no. 5017602). 

ScD, Environmental Health, 2017
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Harvard University
Boston, MA

MASc, Civil Engineering, 2012
Concordia University
Montreal, Canada

BEng, Civil Engineering, 2010
Concordia University
Montreal, Canada

• Professional Engineer, Nevada Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, 2020
• International Professional Engineer, Engineers Canada, 2020
• APEC Engineer, Engineers Canada, 2020
• Professional Engineer, Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec, 2012

• Models for Environmental Health and Policy Lab

2020–present
Assistant Professor, Environmental Health and Policy
Department of Population Health Sciences
Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA

2017–2020
Postdoctoral Associate
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Duke University
Durham, NC

2017
Postdoctoral Fellow
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA

2014-2017
Fellow in Environmental Science and Engineering
Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Harvard University
Cambridge, MA

2008–2012
Engineer (2012), Junior Engineer (2010-12), Engineering Technician (2008-2012)
GHD (formerly Conestoga-Rovers & Associates)
Montreal, Canada

2007
Analyst
Quebec Ministry of Environment
Sherbrooke, Canada

• Scholars Strategy Network, North Carolina chapter
• International Environmental Modelling and Software Society

• Ryan Calder's Google Scholar profile