Summary
Justie Mak is a final year PhD student. She is part of the Aerosol Science team in the Environmental Research Group and the Lungs at Work team at the National Heart and Lung Institute.
PhD: The risk of occupational exposure to subway particulate matter on cardiorespiratory health in London Underground workers.
Publications
Justie Mak, Johanna Feary, André F.S. Amaral, Emma Marczylo, Paul Cullinan, David C. Green. Occupational exposure to particulate matter and staff sickness absence on the London underground, Environment International, 2024, 108529, ISSN 0160-4120, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2024.108529.
Justie Mak, Paul Cullinan, Johanna Feary, Emma Marczylo, André F S Amaral, David Green, 65 The Adverse Health Effects of Exposure to PM2.5 on the London Underground, Annals of Work Exposures and Health, Volume 67, Issue Supplement_1, May 2023, Page i55, https://doi.org/10.1093/annweh/wxac087.133
Mak J, Feary J, Amaral A, et al. S61 Occupational exposure to particulate matter and staff sickness absence on the London underground. Thorax 2023;78:A46-A47.
Ford, P., Friedman, S., Duncan, R., Ishikawa, Y., Mak, J., Punter, P., & Sheehan, A. (2023). (issue brief). Asthma management and air quality How can the current landscape improve? Retrieved from https://www.imperial.ac.uk/media/images/non-standard-dimensions/ERG-30th-Anniversary-S1-Event-Brief-FINAL.pdf.
Ford, P., Friedman, S., Heyburn, J., Ishikawa, Y., Mak, J., & Punter, P. (2023). (issue brief). One Health Monitoring of Emerging Hazards From microbes to microplastics. Retrieved from https://www.imperial.ac.uk/media/images/non-standard-dimensions/ERG-30th-Anniversary-S2-Event-Brief.pdf.
Friedman, S., Mak, J., Punter, P., & Sheehan, A. (2023). (issue brief). How Does Air Pollution Affect the Brain? Retrieved from https://www.imperial.ac.uk/media/imperial-college/medicine/sph/environmental-research-group/ERG-30th-Anniversary-S3-Event-Brief-.pdf.
Supervision and Teaching
2021 - ongoing - Imperial College London, UK
Lead Graduate Teaching Assistant, MPH and MSc Epidemiology
Environmental Epidemiology and Health Impact Assessment
• Developed teaching materials and formative assessments to ensure the content and delivery methods achieved the learning objectives
• Assessed and provided individual feedback on summative assessments
• Reviewed relevant literature to create reading lists
• Created handbooks and assessment rubrics
• Designed and maintained the student website
• Supported the teaching staff
2022-2023 - Imperial College London, UK
Graduate Teaching Assistant, upcoming MSc in Environmental Hazards and Health
• Conducted market research for determining viability and popularity of the course
• Developed curriculums for potential modules
• Produced a report with findings
2022 - Imperial College London, UK
Supervisor of MSc Student Dissertation
• Co-supervised with Dr Johanna Feary
• Thesis title: The effect of overcrowding on occupational respiratory infection
• Distinction – 70.5%
Conferences
2023 - BTS Winter Meeting, London
2023 - National Heart and Lung Institute Research Away Day, London
• Award: Runner-up flash presentation and poster
2023 - MRC Annual Training Day, London
2023 - BOHS IP and NanOEM conference, Manchester
2023 - UK/Ireland Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Annual Meeting, Dublin
• Award: Paul Wilkinson award for best oral presentation
2023 - ALAMA conference, Southampton
2022 - Joint HPRU meeting, London
2022 - ISES conference, Lisbon
2022 - UKHSA conference, Leeds
2022 - MRC Annual Training Day, London
• Award: Best Oral Presentation
2022 - UKHSA PhD Student Day, Oxford
2021 - Imperial College School of Public Health Showcase, London
Publications
Journals
Mak J, Feary J, Amaral AFS, et al., 2024, Occupational exposure to particulate matter and staff sickness absence on the London underground, Environment International, Vol:185, ISSN:0160-4120