As Director of the NW PEHSU, Dr. Karr sets the direction of the Unit and responds to queries from health care providers, government officials, and families regarding health risks associated with environmental exposures. Dr. Karr is a board-certified pediatrician with a doctoral degree in epidemiology and a master’s degree in environmental health/toxicology. She is Professor at the University of Washington Department of Pediatrics. She practices primary care pediatrics at the UW Pediatric Care Center-Roosevelt Clinic. She also provides specialty consultation for pediatric environmental medicine care at this clinic. Her academic appointments are in Pediatrics (primary) and the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences. Her research focuses on environmental exposures such as air pollution and respiratory health of children including asthma. Much of her work is conducted in a community engaged framework and with under-resourced populations. Dr. Karr is a national leader in pediatric environmental health research and research translation and routinely presents on children’s environmental health topics at national and international conferences and at Grand Rounds and other clinician forums. She is the recipient of the 2017 U.S. Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. She has authored papers and book chapters on pediatric respiratory health, including asthma, air pollution, the health of farmworker children, and global children’s environmental health. Click here to view a more detailed profile with a selection of her publications.