The Villeneuve lab in Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology aims to understand the health impacts of occupational and environmental exposures.  Much of this research focuses on cancer, although this group also studies risk factors for depression, dementia, and Parkinson’s disease.  Research activities involve record linkage studies of health administrative data, and Dr. Villeneuve’s current work investigates the health effects of wildfire smoke exposure, occupational exposure to radiation, diesel, and crystalline silica, as well as the health effects related to features of the urban built environment.