Dr James Grellier
Senior Research Fellow
J.Grellier@exeter.ac.uk
Knowledge Spa F072
University of Exeter Medical School, Knowledge Spa, Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, TR1 3HD
Overview
I am a transdisciplinary epidemiologist and environmental scientist working on quantification of impacts on human health of exposure to a variety of environmental and occupational factors.
My background in epidemiology, environmental health impact assessment, and environmental geochemistry/geology provides me with an insight into the causal chains linking environmental stressors and potential impacts on human human health.
I have experience of using a variety of quantitative tools to better understand and communicate health impacts of environmental and occupational exposures, particularly concerning ionising and non-ionising radiation, chemicals, heat and other aspects of the natural environment, especially green and blue space. I have worked on various non-communicable diseases including cancers, perinatal outcomes, neurodevelopment, and mental health.
My overall aim is to serve public health through improving decision-making in a variety of sectors by conducting relevant cross-sectoral research and producing high quality evidence in support of this.
I am currently working as a Senior Research Fellow based at the European Centre for Environment and Human Health on three projects: HEROIC (Health and Economic impacts of Reducing Overheating in Cities) project, which is funded by the Wellcome Trust's ‘Our Planet Our Health’ grant; and the Horizon Europe-funded GOLIAT (5G expOsure, causaL effects, and rIsk perception through citizen engAgemenT) and RESONATE (Building individual and community RESilience thrOugh NATurE-based therapies) project.
I also hold a Senior Scientist position at the Institute of Psychology at the Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland, where I work on the Foundation for Polish Science-funded project "NeuroSmog: Determining the impact of air pollution on the developing brain".
Qualifications
2011 PhD in Clinical Medicine Research (Public Health) - University of London / Imperial College
2000 MSc in Environmental Technology - University of London / Imperial College
1998 BSc in Geology with Environmental Applications - University of London / Imperial College
Research group links
Research
Research interests
Over the past fifteen years I have worked in a number of research areas relating to the environment, occupation, and health. This work has included modelling of environmental processes, exposure assessment, epidemiological analysis, systematic review and meta-analysis, and health impact assessment based on epidemiological and secondary data. Most recently I have been working on risk perception using the mental models approach.
I have an interest in the treatment of multiple types of uncertainty in exposure assessment, epidemiological modelling, and quantitative health impact assessment.
I strongly believe that the results of publicly-funded research should be made available to the public and find engagement with the public a particularly rewarding part of my work.
Research projects
HEROIC (Health and Economic impacts of Reducing Overheating in Cities)
GOLIAT (5G expOsure, causaL effects, and rIsk perception through citizen engAgemenT)
RESONATE (Building individual and community RESilience thrOugh NATurE-based therapies)
Publications
Books
Bell S, Fleming LE, Grellier J (2021). Introduction. Abstract.
Bell S, Fleming LE, Grellier J, Kuhlmann F, Nieuwenhuijsen MJ, White MP (2021). Urban blue spaces: Planning and design for water, health and well-Being. Abstract.
Journal articles
Martin L, White MP, Elliott LR, Grellier J, Astell-Burt T, Bratman GN, Lima ML, Nieuwenhuijsen M, Ojala A, Roiko A, et al (2024). Mechanisms underlying the associations between different types of nature exposure and sleep duration: an 18-country analysis. Environmental Research, 250, 118522-118522.
Compa M, Baumbach C, Kaczmarek-Majer K, Buczyłowska D, Gradys GO, Skotak K, Degórska A, Bratkowski J, Wierzba-Łukaszyk M, Mysak Y, et al (2023). Air pollution and attention in Polish schoolchildren with and without ADHD. Science of the Total Environment, 892 Abstract.
Garrett JK, White MP, Elliott LR, Grellier J, Bell S, Bratman GN, Economou T, Gascon M, Lõhmus M, Nieuwenhuijsen M, et al (2023). Applying an ecosystem services framework on nature and mental health to recreational blue space visits across 18 countries. Sci Rep, 13(1). Abstract. Author URL.
Elliott LR, Pasanen T, White MP, Wheeler BW, Grellier J, Cirach M, Bratman GN, van den Bosch M, Roiko A, Ojala A, et al (2023). Nature contact and general health: Testing multiple serial mediation pathways with data from adults in 18 countries. Environment International, 178, 108077-108077.
Vitale V, Martin L, White MP, Elliott LR, Wyles KJ, Browning MHEM, Pahl S, Stehl P, Bell S, Bratman GN, et al (2022). Mechanisms underlying childhood exposure to blue spaces and adult subjective well-being: an 18-country analysis. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 84
Markevych I, Orlov N, Grellier J, Kaczmarek-Majer K, Lipowska M, Sitnik-Warchulska K, Mysak Y, Baumbach C, Wierzba-łukaszyk M, Soomro MH, et al (2022). Neurosmog: Determining the impact of air pollution on the developing brain: Project protocol. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(1). Abstract.
Wuijts S, de Vries M, Zijlema W, Hin J, Elliott LR, Breemen LD-V, Scoccimarro E, de Roda Husman AM, Külvik M, Frydas IS, et al (2022). The health potential of urban water: Future scenarios on local risks and opportunities. Cities, 125
Cervera M, Bell S, Muñoz F, Mishra HS, Fleming LE, Grellier J, Carrasco-Turigas G, Nieuwenhuijsen MJ, Vert C, Gascon M, et al (2021). A Transdisciplinary Approach to Recovering Natural and Cultural Landscape and Place Identification: a Case Study of can Moritz Spring (Rubí, Spain). Int J Environ Res Public Health, 18(4). Abstract. Author URL.
White MP, Elliott LR, Grellier J, Economou T, Bell S, Bratman GN, Cirach M, Gascon M, Lima ML, Lõhmus M, et al (2021). Associations between green/blue spaces and mental health across 18 countries. Sci Rep, 11(1). Abstract. Author URL.
Mishra HS, Bell S, Grellier J, White MP (2021). Testing the reliability and effectiveness of a new tool for assessing urban blue spaces: the BlueHealth environmental assessment tool (BEAT). Health and Place, 68 Abstract.
Hooyberg A, Roose H, Grellier J, Elliott LR, Lonneville B, White MP, Michels N, De Henauw S, Vandegehuchte M, Everaert G, et al (2020). General health and residential proximity to the coast in Belgium: Results from a cross-sectional health survey. Environ Res, 184 Abstract. Author URL.
Elliott LR, White MP, Grellier J, Garrett JK, Cirach M, Wheeler BW, Bratman GN, van den Bosch MA, Ojala A, Roiko A, et al (2020). Research Note: Residential distance and recreational visits to coastal and inland blue spaces in eighteen countries. Landscape and Urban Planning, 198, 103800-103800.
Tester-Jones M, White MP, Elliott LR, Weinstein N, Grellier J, Economou T, Bratman GN, Cleary A, Gascon M, Korpela KM, et al (2020). Results from an 18 country cross-sectional study examining experiences of nature for people with common mental health disorders. Scientific Reports, 10(1). Abstract.
Mishra HS, Bell S, Vassiljev P, Kuhlmann F, Niin G, Grellier J (2020). The development of a tool for assessing the environmental qualities of urban blue spaces. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, 49 Abstract.
Vert C, Nieuwenhuijsen M, Gascon M, Grellier J, Fleming LE, White MP, Rojas-Rueda D (2019). Health Benefits of Physical Activity Related to an Urban Riverside Regeneration. Int J Environ Res Public Health, 16(3). Abstract. Author URL.
White MP, Alcock I, Grellier J, Wheeler BW, Hartig T, Warber SL, Bone A, Depledge MH, Fleming LE (2019). Spending at least 120 minutes a week in nature is associated with good health and wellbeing. Sci Rep, 9(1). Abstract. Author URL.
Elliott LR, White MP, Sarran C, Grellier J, Garrett JK, Scoccimarro E, Smalley AJ, Fleming LE (2019). The effects of meteorological conditions and daylight on nature-based recreational physical activity in England. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, 42, 39-39.
Grellier J (2018). Comment on "Disinfection Byproducts in Drinking Water and Evaluation of Potential Health Risks of Long-Term Exposure in Nigeria". Journal of Environmental and Public Health, 2018
Elliott LR, White M, Grellier J, Rees S, Waters R, Fleming L (2018). Recreational visits to marine and coastal environments in England: Where, what, who, why, and when?. Marine Policy
Badyda AJ, Grellier J, Dąbrowiecki P (2017). Ambient PM2.5 Exposure and Mortality Due to Lung Cancer and Cardiopulmonary Diseases in Polish Cities. Adv Exp Med Biol, 944, 9-17. Abstract. Author URL.
Grellier J, White MP, Albin M, Bell S, Elliott LR, Gascón M, Gualdi S, Mancini L, Nieuwenhuijsen MJ, Sarigiannis DA, et al (2017). BlueHealth: a study programme protocol for mapping and quantifying the potential benefits to public health and well-being from Europe's blue spaces. BMJ Open, 7(6). Abstract. Author URL.
Grellier J, Atkinson W, Bérard P, Bingham D, Birchall A, Blanchardon E, Bull R, Guseva Canu I, Challeton-De Vathaire C, Cockerill R, et al (2017). Risk of Lung Cancer Mortality in Nuclear Workers from Internal Exposure to Alpha Particle-emitting Radionuclides. Epidemiology, 28(5), 675-684. Abstract.
Laurent O, Gomolka M, Haylock R, Blanchardon E, Giussani A, Atkinson W, Baatout S, Bingham D, Cardis E, Hall J, et al (2016). Concerted Uranium Research in Europe (CURE): toward a collaborative project integrating dosimetry, epidemiology and radiobiology to study the effects of occupational uranium exposure. J Radiat Prot, 36, 319-345. Abstract.
Thuróczy G, Gajšek P, Wiart J, Grellier J, Samaras T, Ravazzani P (2016). Electromagnetic field (EMF) exposure assessment in Europe – part I: Low frequency Fields (50 Hz – 10 MHz). Int J Environ Res Public Health, 13, 875-875. Abstract.
Mori na D, Grellier J, Carnicer A, Pernot E, Ryckx N, Cardis E (2016). InterCardioRisk: a novel online tool for estimating doses of ionising radiation to occupationally-exposed medical staff and their associated health risks. J Radiat Prot, 36, 561-578. Abstract.
Zhivin S, Guseva Canu I, Samson E, Laurent O, Grellier J, Collomb P, Zablotska LB, Laurier D (2016). Mortality (1968-2008) in a French cohort of uranium enrichment workers potentially exposed to rapidly soluble uranium compounds. Occup Environ Med, 73(3), 167-174. Abstract. Author URL.
Bingham D, Bérard P, Birchall A, Bull R, Cardis E, Challeton de Vathaire C, Grellier J, Hurtgen C, Puncher M, Riddell A, et al (2016). Reconstruction of Internal Doses for the Alpha-Risk Case-Control Study of Lung Cancer and Leukaemia Among European Nuclear Workers. Radiat Prot Dosimetry, 1-10.
Gajšek P, Ravazzani P, Grellier J, Samaras T, Bakos J, Thuróczy G (2016). Review of Studies Concerning Electromagnetic Field (EMF) Exposure Assessment in Europe: Low Frequency Fields (50 Hz–100 kHz). International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 13, 875-875. Abstract.
Forns J, Dadvand P, Foraster M, Alvarez-Pedrerol M, Rivas I, López-Vicente M, Suades-Gonzalez E, Garcia-Esteban R, Esnaola M, Cirach M, et al (2016). Traffic-Related Air Pollution, Noise at School, and Behavioral Problems in Barcelona Schoolchildren: a Cross-Sectional Study. Environ Health Perspect, 124(4), 529-535. Abstract. Author URL.
Grellier J, Rushton L, Briggs DJ, Nieuwenhuijsen MJ (2015). Assessing the human health impacts of exposure to disinfection by-products--a critical review of concepts and methods. Environ Int, 78, 61-81. Abstract. Author URL.
Gajšek P, Ravazzani P, Wiart J, Grellier J, Samaras T, Thuróczy G (2015). Electromagnetic field exposure assessment in Europe radiofrequency fields (10 MHz-6 GHz). J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol, 25(1), 37-44. Abstract. Author URL.
Forns J, Vegas O, Julvez J, Garcia-Esteban R, Rivera M, Lertxundi N, Guxens M, Fano E, Ferrer M, Grellier J, et al (2014). Association between child cortisol levels in saliva and neuropsychological development during the second year of life. Stress Health, 30(2), 142-148. Abstract. Author URL.
Langer CE, Grellier J, Turner MC, Cardis E (2014). Mobile phones and cancer: next steps. Epidemiology, 25(4), 616-617. Author URL.
Grellier J, Ravazzani P, Cardis E (2014). Potential health impacts of residential exposures to extremely low frequency magnetic fields in Europe. Environ Int, 62, 55-63. Abstract. Author URL.
Forns J, Esnaola M, López-Vicente M, Suades-González E, Alvarez-Pedrerol M, Julvez J, Grellier J, Sebastián-Gallés N, Sunyer J (2014). The n-back test and the attentional network task as measures of child neuropsychological development in epidemiological studies. Neuropsychology, 28(4), 519-529. Abstract. Author URL.
Nieuwenhuijsen MJ, Dadvand P, Grellier J, Martinez D, Vrijheid M (2013). Environmental risk factors of pregnancy outcomes: a summary of recent meta-analyses of epidemiological studies. Environ Health, 12 Abstract. Author URL.
Forns J, Aranbarri A, Grellier J, Julvez J, Vrijheid M, Sunyer J (2012). A conceptual framework in the study of neuropsychological development in epidemiological studies. Neuroepidemiology, 38(4), 203-208. Abstract. Author URL.
Forns J, Julvez J, García-Esteban R, Guxens M, Ferrer M, Grellier J, Vrijheid M, Sunyer J (2012). Maternal intelligence-mental health and child neuropsychological development at age 14 months. Gac Sanit, 26(5), 397-404. Abstract. Author URL.
Forns J, Lertxundi N, Aranbarri A, Murcia M, Gascon M, Martinez D, Grellier J, Lertxundi A, Julvez J, Fano E, et al (2012). Prenatal exposure to organochlorine compounds and neuropsychological development up to two years of life. Environ Int, 45, 72-77. Abstract. Author URL.
Forns J, Torrent M, Garcia-Esteban R, Grellier J, Gascon M, Julvez J, Guxens M, Grimalt JO, Sunyer J (2012). Prenatal exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls and child neuropsychological development in 4-year-olds: an analysis per congener and specific cognitive domain. Sci Total Environ, 432, 338-343. Abstract. Author URL.
Nieuwenhuijsen MJ, Martinez D, Grellier J, Bennett J, Best N, Iszatt N, Vrijheid M, Toledano MB (2010). Chlorination disinfection by-products in drinking water and congenital anomalies: Review and meta-analyses. Ciencia e Saude Coletiva, 15(SUPPL. 2), 3109-3123. Abstract.
Grellier J, Bennett J, Patelarou E, Smith RB, Toledano MB, Rushton L, Briggs DJ, Nieuwenhuijsen MJ (2010). Exposure to disinfection by-products, fetal growth, and prematurity: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Epidemiology, 21(3), 300-313. Abstract. Author URL.
Smolders R, Schramm K-W, Stenius U, Grellier J, Kahn A, Trnovec T, Sram R, Schoeters G (2009). A review on the practical application of human biomonitoring in integrated environmental health impact assessment. J Toxicol Environ Health B Crit Rev, 12(2), 107-123. Abstract. Author URL.
Nieuwenhuijsen MJ, Martinez D, Grellier J, Bennett J, Best N, Iszatt N, Vrijheid M, Toledano MB (2009). Chlorination disinfection by-products in drinking water and congenital anomalies: review and meta-analyses. Environ Health Perspect, 117(10), 1486-1493. Abstract. Author URL.
Grellier J, Bennett J, Patelarou E, Smith R, Toledano M, Rushton L, Briggs D, Nieuwenhuijsen M (2009). Exposure to Disinfection By-Products and Adverse Birth Outcomes Related to Fetal Growth and Prematurity – a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Epidemiology, 20, S67-S67.
Grellier J, Gasparrini A, Meriläinen P, Villanueva C, Kuhn A, Fletcher T, Vartiainen T, Kogevinas M, Högberg J, Bernard A, et al (2009). Integrated Environmental Health Impact Assessment of Three Drinking Water Contaminants. Epidemiology, 20, S175-S175.
Nieuwenhuijsen MJ, Grellier J, Smith R, Iszatt N, Bennett J, Best N, Toledano M (2009). The epidemiology and possible mechanisms of disinfection by-products in drinking water. Philos Trans a Math Phys Eng Sci, 367(1904), 4043-4076. Abstract. Author URL.
Grellier J, Šoltésová K (2004). Healthcare Policy and Provision for Roma in Slovakia and the Czech Republic. Roma Rights Quarterly, 19-37.
Ranft U, Miskovic P, Pesch B, Jakubis P, Fabianova E, Keegan T, Hergemöller A, Jakubis M, Nieuwenhuijsen MJ, Bencko V, et al (2003). Association between arsenic exposure from a coal-burning power plant and urinary arsenic concentrations in Prievidza District, Slovakia. Environmental Health Perspectives, 111(7), 889-894. Abstract.
Pesch B, Ranft U, Jakubis P, Nieuwenhuijsen MJ, Hergemöller A, Unfried K, Jakubis M, Miskovic P, Keegan T, Bencko V, et al (2002). Environmental arsenic exposure from a coal-burning power plant as a potential risk factor for nonmelanoma skin carcinoma: Results from a case-control study in the District of Prievidza, Slovakia. American Journal of Epidemiology, 155(9), 798-809. Abstract.
Chapters
Grellier J, Mishra HS, Elliott LR, Wuijts S, Braubach MFW (2021). Generating evidence in support of site planning and design: the BlueHealth toolbox. In (Ed) Urban Blue Spaces: Planning and Design for Water, Health and Well-Being, 91-100. Abstract.
Badyda AJ, Grellier J, Dąbrowiecki P (2017). Ambient PM2.5 Exposure and Mortality Due to Lung Cancer and Cardiopulmonary Diseases in Polish Cities. In (Ed) Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, Springer International Publishing, 9-17.
Badyda AJ, Grellier J, D cabrowiecki P (2016). Ambient PM2.5 Exposure and Mortality Due to Lung Cancer and Cardiopulmonary Diseases in Polish Cities. In (Ed) Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, Springer US, 1-9.
Conferences
Nieuwenhuijsen MJ, Grellier J, Iszatt N, Martinez D, Rahman MB, Villanueva CM (2010). Literature review of meta-analyses and pooled analyses of disinfection by-products in drinking water and cancer and reproductive health outcomes. Abstract.
External Engagement and Impact
External positions
Senior Scientist at the Institute of Psychology, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland
