Cecilia Sierra-Heredia

Cecilia Sierra-Heredia is a research associate at the Faculty of Health Sciences at Simon Fraser University (SFU). She completed a MSc in health sciences at SFU, a MA in measurement, evaluation and research methodology at UBC, and a BPsych (Honours) at the National University in Mexico (UNAM).

Her research investigates why children develop allergies and asthma, linking our attitudes towards climate change and aeroallergens to respiratory illness in childhood. Her lectures highlight the links between public health policies, human behavior, respiratory health and the current impacts of climate change.