Sarah Haines

Assistant Professor

Department of Civil & Mineral Engineering

Email: s.haines@utoronto.ca
Office: GB314C
Tel: 416-946-8362

Hub for Advancing Buildings

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Areas of Specialization:

Building Science

Building Engineering

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Background

Professor Sarah Haines’ interdisciplinary research integrates building science, engineering, and microbiology to analyze the impact the built environment has on human health. She uses cutting-edge microbiology techniques such as next-generation sequencing, metatranscriptomics, and bioinformatics to understand the impact of moisture on indoor environmental quality. Linking to climate change, her research explores the impact of weatherization and extreme weather events on indoor air quality, particularly in low income communities who may be at a higher risk for asthma. Her work aids in understanding indoor exposures from microorganisms and chemicals providing for a cleaner and sustainable indoor environment

Research Interests

Education

Affiliations

Collaborative Project Co-Lead:
U of T Connaught Global Challenge Award (2022) - "From Harvest to House - Developing a Pathway to Housing Self-sufficiency in Remote First Nations Communities" Project collaborators include researchers from U of T departments of Anthropology, Health & Society, ISTEP/ILead, Centre for Global Engineering, TMU-Architectural Science, Prince Albert Grand Council, Cree Nation, Wahpeton Dakota Nation, Montreal Lake Cree Nation

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Journal Publications
Haines, S.R., Hall, E.C., Katarzyna, M., Misztal, P.K., Goldstein, A.H., Adams, R.I., Dannemiller, K.C. (2021) Measuring microbial growth and volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions in carpet and drywall under various relative humidity conditions. Microbiome.
Hall, E.C., Haines, S.R., Katarzyna, M., Goldstein, A.H., Adams, R.I., Dannemiller, K.C., Misztal, P.K. (2021) Varying humidity increases emission of volatile nitrogen-containing compounds from building materials. Build Environ. doi: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2021.108290
Rush, R.E., Cochran, S.J., Haines, S.R., Acosta, L., Divjan, A., Perzanowski, M.S., Dannemiller, K.C., Green, B.J. (2021) Vishniacozyma victoriae (syn. Cryptococcus victoriae) in the homes of asthmatic and non-asthmatic children in New York City. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41370-021-00342-4
Renninger, N., Nastasi, N., Bope, A., Cochran, S.J., Haines, S.R., Balasubrahmaniam, N., Stuart, K., Bivins, A., Bibby, K., Hull, N., Dannemiller, K.C. (2021) Indoor dust as a matrix for surveillance of COVID-19 outbreaks. mSystems. doi: 10.1128/mSystems.01350-20
Haines, S.R., Siegel, J.A., Dannemiller, K.C., (2020) Modeling microbial growth in carpet dust exposed to diurnal variations in relative humidity using the “Time-of-Wetness” framework. Indoor Air. doi: 10.1111/ina.12686 Highlighted on Feature Cover (front cover) of journal.
Viegas, C., Caetano, L.A., Cox, J., Korkalainen, M., Haines, S.R., Dannemiller, K.C., Viegas, S., Reponen, J. (2020) The effects of microbial diversity in human alveolar macrophage cell viability and inflammatory responses: the waste sorting industry exposure scenario. Environmental Research. doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2020.109450
Nastasi, N., Haines, S.R., Xu, L., da Silva, H., Divjan, A., Barned, M., Rappleye, C., Perzanowski, M.S., Green, B., Dannemiller, K.C., (2020) Morphology and quantification of fungal growth in residential dust and carpets. Build Environ. doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2020.106774
Haines S.R., Adams, R. I., Boor, B. E., Bruton, T., Downey, J., Ferro, A. R., Gall, E., et al. (2019) Ten Questions Concerning the Implications of Carpet on Indoor Chemistry and Microbiology. Build Environ. doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2019.106589
Haines S.R., Bope A., Horack J.M., Meyer M.E., Dannemiller K.C. (2019) Quantitative evaluation of bioaerosols in different particle size fractions in dust collected on the International Space Station (ISS). Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. doi: 10.1007/s00253-019-10053-4
Bope A., Haines S.R., Hegarty B., Weschler C.J., Peccia J., Dannemiller K.C. (2019) Degradation of phthalate esters in floor dust at elevated relative humidity. Environ Sci Process Impacts. doi: 10.1039/c9em00050j. Nominated for inclusion in ESPI Best Papers collection; included in Emerging Investigator Series, highlighted on the inside front cover of the journal. *These authors contributed equally to the publication.