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, CIEC
Principal Scientist and Founder
Dr. King has been involved in investigations and research into indoor environments and health, allergens, asthma and immunology for about 20 years. Her work has been published in many peer-reviewed scientific publications, and she regularly presents at conferences and workshops.
Her focus is helping clients with underlying medical conditions identify building-related problems that contribute to their health issues, often by direct physician referral.
Dr. King received her Master in Biochemistry in her native Germany, and her Doctorate in Immunology/Epidemiology from the University of Oxford, UK, and is a Council-certified Indoor Environmental Consultant (CIEC, ACAC #180311).
She is a member of ASHRAE, the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA), American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists (ACGIH), and the International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate (ISIAQ), and previously served on the Board of Directors and as Technical Conference Chair of the Indoor Air Quality Association.
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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 Council-certified Indoor Environmentalist (CIE) 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. Kelly is typically your first point of contact, and helps you better understand what the AURA inspection process looks like and helps you get on the schedule.