Publications

N. Brooks, D. Biswas, S. Maithel, G. Miller, A. Mahajan, M. Uddin, S. Ahmed, M. Mahzab, M. Rahman, S. Luby (2025). Reducing emissions and air pollution from informal brick kilns: Evidence from Bangladesh. Science.

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N. Brooks, D. Biswas, S. Maithel, S. Kumar, M. Uddin, S. Ahmed, M. Mahzab, G. Miller, M. Rahman, S. Luby (2024). Building blocks of change: The energy, health, and climate co-benefits of more efficient brickmaking in Bangladesh. Energy Research & Social Science.

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S. Eick, J. Eatman, M. Chandler, N. Brooks (2024). Reproductive and Social Policies, Sociopolitical Stress, and Implications for Maternal and Child Health Equity. Current Environmental Health Reports.

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N. Brooks, M. Gunther, E. Bendavid, E. Boyle, K. Grace, G. Miller (2023). U.S. global health aid policy and family planning in sub-Saharan Africa. Science Advances.

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N. Brooks, D. Biswas, R. Hossin, A. Yu, S. Saha, S. Saha, S. Saha, S. Luby (2023). Health consequences of small-scale industrial pollution: Evidence from the brick sector in Bangladesh. World Development.

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N. Brooks, K. Grace, D. Kristiansen, S. Shukla, M. Brown (2023). Investigating the Relationship Between Growing Season Quality and Childbearing Goals. Global Environmental Change.

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J. Lee, N. Brooks, F. Tajwar, M. Burke, S. Ermon, D. Lobell, D. Biswas, S. Luby (2021). Scalable deep learning to identify brick kilns and aid regulatory capacity. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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N. Brooks, E. Bendavid, G. Miller (2019). USA aid policy and induced abortion in sub-Saharan Africa: an analysis of the Mexico City Policy. The Lancet Global Health.

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S.K. Pattanayak, M. Jeuland, J.J. Lewis, F. Usmani, N. Brooks, V. Bhojvaid, A. Kar, L. Lipinski, L. Morrison, O. Patange, N. Ramanathan, I. H. Rehman, M. Vora, R. Thadani, V. Ramanathan (2019). Experimental evidence on promotion of improved electric and biomass cookstoves. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

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M. Hino, E. Benami, N. Brooks (2018). Machine learning for environmental monitoring. Nature Sustainability.

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N. Brooks, V. Bhojvaid, M. Jeuland, J.J. Lewis, O. Patange, S.K. Pattanayak (2016). How much do alternative cookstoves reduce biomass fuel use? Evidence from North India. Resource and Energy Economics.

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J.J. Lewis, V. Bhojvaid, N. Brooks, I. Das, M. Jeuland, O. Patange, S.K. Pattanayak (2015). Piloting Improved Cookstoves in India. Journal of Health Communication: International Perspectives.

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