Kathleen Anne Crowley, PA-C, DrPH’13, MPH’91

Dr. Kathleen Crowley serves as the Vice President of Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) at Columbia University and is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health. Dr. Crowley earned both her MPH and DrPH from Columbia Mailman and is a board-certified physician assistant, with her initial training from Stony Brook Health Sciences Center.

A distinguished member of the Columbia community, Dr. Crowley has been honored with Columbia University’s highest Alumni Medal Award, recognizing her significant contributions to building and strengthening the Columbia community. She is also the recipient of the Exceptional Service Award from Columbia University’s Department of Public Safety.

In her current role, Dr. Crowley oversees a broad range of environmental health and safety responsibilities, ensuring regulatory compliance across multiple critical areas. EH&S serves as a central department addressing all safety matters, including biosafety, chemical hygiene and research safety, fire-life safety in laboratories, hazardous materials management, occupational safety and industrial hygiene, radiation research, and clinical radiation safety. Her work spans five University campuses, five NewYork-Presbyterian Hospitals, and ColumbiaDoctors. She has been instrumental in fostering proactive programming, especially in the management of hazardous, radioactive, universal, and regulated waste materials, with a strong emphasis on reducing, reusing, and recycling. Notably, during the COVID-19 pandemic, she served as the Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons COVID-19 Safety Coordinator.

Dr. Crowley’s commitment to Columbia extends beyond her professional role. She is a past president of the Columbia Mailman Alumni Board. Currently, she is an active member of the Columbia Alumni Association (CAA) Board, serves as the CAA Scholarship Ambassador for MSPH, and represents MSPH on the CAA Women’s Leadership Advisory Group. She is the inaugural cochair of the “She Opened the Door” initiative and the Chair of the CAA Program Events Committee. Dr. Crowley is deeply involved in student mentorship, alumni relations, and fundraising efforts for the Scholarship Fund for Public Health Students. Her contributions include being a past presenter at Admitted Students Day in NYC, delivering the Closing Commencement Speech, and moderating at the Alumni Summit. She continues to mentor students and currently advises a DrPH candidate.

Outside of her professional life, Dr. Crowley is an avid skier, hiker, and long-course triathlete, enjoying the outdoors with family and friends.