Meet the AURA EnviroScience Team
Dr. Eva King and her team, Dr. Andrew King, Christopher Smith, and Kelly Chivvis bring their scientific background, experience, enthusiasm, and genuine drive to help people to every investigation and project. Our passion is to help you create a healthier, more comfortable indoor environment. For you, your family, and your employees.
Dr. Eva King MSc, PhD, CIEC
Principal Scientist
Founder
Dr. King, a Council-certified Indoor Environmental Consultant (CIEC), specializes in detail-oriented inspections and consultations for medically sensitive clients.
She received her Masters degree in Biochemistry from the University of Bielefeld, Germany, and her Doctorate in Infectious Disease Epidemiology from the University of Oxford, UK.
She has been involved in investigations and research into indoor environments and health, allergens, asthma and immunology for over 15 years. She has developed a wide range of new methods for exposure assessment and has managed an international environmental analysis laboratory. She continues to contribute her scientific expertise to commercial, governmental and residential clients, as well as in support of litigation related to exposures and sensitization. Her work has been published in many peer-reviewed scientific publications, and she regularly presents at conferences and workshops. Dr. King is an active member of the indoor air quality, industrial hygiene, and allergy research communities.
For the past 15+ years, Dr. King has been a frequent presenter at conferences and workshops of scientific and industry-specific organizations including the Indoor Air Quality Association (IAQA), American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA), American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology (AAAAI), European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI), ASHRAE and other associations.
Dr. King is a member of the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA), Amercian Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), the International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate (ISIAQ), and ASHRAE. Between 2013 and 2017, Dr. King served on the Board of Directors of the Indoor Air Quality Association (IAQA), and was responsible for the technical program of four IAQA Annual Meetings. The IAQA Annual Meeting provides training and networking opportunities to consultants, contractors and laboratories in the indoor air quality industry. Most recently, she served on the International Society for Indoor Air Quality’s (ISIAQ) Organizing Committee for the Healthy Buildings America 2021 conference.
Professional Certifications:
American Council for Accredited Certifications: CIEC, #1803011
LinkedIn profile: http://bit.ly/EvaMKing
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2003 Doctor of Philosophy, University of Oxford, Wadham College, United Kingdom
1998 Master of Science in Biochemistry (Dipl.biochem), University of Bielefeld, Germany
2009 Executive Education, Darden School of Business, University of Virginia: Leading Organic GrowthDescription text goes here
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• Laboratory animal allergy: Improving occupational health through allergen exposure monitoring. King EM. Laboratory Animal Science Professional. March 2018
• Dose of Allergens in a Peanut Snack (Bamba®) Associated with Prevention of Peanut Allergy. Hindley JP, Filep S, Block DS, King EM, Chapman MD. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2018. Feb; 141 (2): 780-782
• Specific allergen profiles of peanut foods and of diagnostic or therapeutic allergenic products. Filep S, Block DS, Smith BRE, King EM, Commins S, Kulis M, Vickery BP, Chapman MD. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2018; Feb; 141(2): 626-631
• Food allergen component proteins are not detected in early-childhood vaccines. Hoyt AEW, Chapman MD, King EM, Platts-Mills TAE, Steinke JW. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.-In Practice 2018 Mar-Apr; 6: 677-679
• Technological Innovations for High-Throughput Approaches to In Vitro Allergy Diagnosis. Chapman MD, Wuenschmann S, King E, Pomés A. Current Allergy Asthma Reports. 2015 Jul; 15(7):539
• Allergens on desktop surfaces in preschools and elementary schools of urban children with asthma. W. Kanchongkittiphon W, Sheehan WJ, Friedlander J, Chapman MD, King EM, Martirosyan K, Baxi SN, Permaul P, Gaffin JM, Kopel L, Bailey A, Fu C, Petty CR, Gold DR, Phipatanakul W. Allergy 2014, Jul; 69:690-693
• What are damp buildings and how do they cause problems. King EM. Proceedings of the AAAAI annual meeting 2014
• A multi-center ring trial of allergen analysis using fluorescent multiplex array technology. King EM, Filep S, Smith B, Platts-Mills T, Hamilton RG, Schmechel D, Sordillo JE, Milton D, van Ree R, Krop EJ, Heederik DJ, Metwali N, Thorne PS, Zeldin DC, Sever ML, Calatroni A, Arbes SJ Jr, Mitchell HE, Chapman MD. Journal of Immunology Methods. 2013 Jan 31; 387(1-2): 89-95
• Exposure to indoor allergens: health effects, exposure assessments, and intervention. King EM. Proceedings of the IAQA Annual Meeting 2012
• A multi-allergen standard for the calibration of immunoassays: CREATE principles applied to eight purified allergens. Filep S, Tsay A, Vailes L, Gadermaier G, Ferreira F, Matsui E, King EM, Chapman MD. Allergy. 2012 Feb; 67(2): 235-41
• Allergens in urban schools and homes of children with asthma. Permaul P, Hoffman E, Fu C, Sheehan W, Baxi S, Gaffin J, Lane J, Bailey A, King E, Chapman M, Gold D, Phipatanakul W. Pediatric Allergy and Immunology. 2012 Sep;23(6):543-9
• Endotoxin exposure in inner-city schools and homes of children with asthma. Sheehan WJ, Hoffman EB, Fu C, Baxi SN, Bailey A, King EM, Chapman MD, Lane JP, Gaffin JM, Permaul P, Gold DR, Phipatanakul W. Annals of Allergy Asthma and Immunology. 2012 Jun; 108(6): 418-22
• Specific allergen concentration of WHO and FDA reference preparations measured using a multiple allergen standard. Filep S, Tsay A, Vailes LD, Gadermaier G, Ferreira F, Matsui E, King EM, Chapman MD.. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2012 May; 129(5): 1408-10
• Allergen standardization: CREATE principles applied to other purified allergens.Chapman MD, Filep S, Tsay A, Vailes LD, Gadermaier G, Ferreira F, King EM.. Arb Paul Ehrlich Inst Bundesinstitut Impfstoffe Biomed Arzneim Langen Hess. 2009; 96: 21-4; discussion 25.
• Effect of improved home ventilation on asthma control and house dust mite allergen levels. Wright GR, Howieson S, McSharry C, McMahon AD, Chaudhuri R, Thompson J, Donnelly I, Brooks RG, Lawson A, Jolly L, McAlpine L, King EM, Chapman MD, Wood S, Thomson NC. Allergy. 2009 Nov; 64(11): 1671-80
• High-throughput fluorescent multiplex array for indoor allergen exposure assessment. Earle CD, King EM, Tsay A, Pittman K, Saric B, Vailes L, Godbout R, Oliver KG, Chapman MD. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2007 Feb; 119(2): 428-33
• Simultaneous detection of total and allergen-specific IgE by using purified allergens in a fluorescent multiplex array. King EM, Vailes LD, Tsay A, Satinover SM, Chapman MD. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2007 Nov; 120(5): 1126-31
Immuno-epidemiology of Ascaris lumbricoides infection in a high transmission community: antibody responses and their impact on current and future infection intensity. King EM, Kim HT, Dang NT, Michael E, Drake L, Needham C, Haque R, Bundy DA, Webster JP. Parasite Immunology 2005 Mar; 27(3): 89-96Item description
Dr. Andrew King joined AURA full time as an Environmental Specialist in June 2024 and earned the Board-Certified Indoor Environmentalist accreditation (#2503009) in January 2025. Andrew has been supporting Eva grow AURA’s capacity over the years on a part time basis alongside teaching college courses. He also manages much of AURA’s back office operations.
Christopher Smith has been an instrumental team member as an Inspection Specialist since 2022. He assists Eva with all aspects of the in-depth on-site inspection process. And he usually has a pocket full of dog & cat treats!
Kelly Chivvis has managed AURA’s client communications as Executive Assistant since 2023 and is often clients’ first point of contact. She can help you better understand what the Aura inspection process looks like and get you on the schedule.