John Hanifin, PhD
Associate Professor
Contact Information
Associate Professor
Education
PhD University of Surrey, UK
Publications
- ICNIRP Statement on Short Wavelength Light Exposure from Indoor Artificial Sources and Human Health
- Light: An Extrinsic Factor Influencing Animal-based Research
- The effect of a dynamic lighting schedule on neurobehavioral performance during a 45-day simulated space mission
- ENLIGHT: A consensus checklist for reporting laboratory-based studies on the non-visual effects of light in humans
- Reducing nighttime light exposure in the urban environment to benefit human health and society
Other Expertise
Dr. Hanafin is an Associate Director of the Thomas Jefferson University Light Research Program. In addition to serving as Project Manager for NIH and NASA sponsored research studies, he has recently been awarded a Department of Energy grant examining how solid-state lighting can impact human physiology. Using the techniques of radioimmunoassay, performance testing and photobiology, Dr. Hanifin has successfully completed empirical studies on polychromatic light mixtures of blue light for circadian, neuroendocrine and neurobehavioral effects in humans.
INTERNATIONAL & NATIONAL COMMITTEES
- Illuminating Engineering Society of North America, Light and Health Committee
- International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation Protection, Scientific Expert Group, Project Group on Short Wavelength Light and Circadian Rhythms
- Second International Workshop on Circadian and Neurophysiological Photometry
- National Research Council Canada, Scientific Advisor, Lighting Effects