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Andy Hong

(he/him/his)

Assistant Professor

City & Metropolitan Planning

  • Assistant Professor
    City & Metropolitan Planning

RESEARCH INTERESTS

I am an urban health researcher who studies the built environment and human health. My work bridges urban planning and public health to develop an equitable and sustainable place-based approach to healthy aging and resilient places.

GRANTS

  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    HADES: Healthy City Atlas for Decision-making Enhancement System
    National Research Foundation of Korea1 Jun 2025
    People funded by this grant:
    • Moore K
    National Research Foundation of Korea
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    New transit, bike infrastructure, and green space: Do they have a multiplying effect on gentrification and displacement (opens in a new tab)⁠
    U.S. Department of Transportation (Center for Transit Oriented Communities)1 Oct 2024
    People funded by this grant:
    • Alessandro R
    U.S. Department of Transportation (Center for Transit Oriented Communities)
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    NATURE RX VIRTUAL: DESIGNING A NATURE-BASED HEALTH INTERVENTION FOR HOMEBOUND OLDER ADULTS USING VIRTUAL REALITY
    1 Apr 2024 - 31 Aug 2026
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    Gentrification, Displacement, and GHG Emissions at Transit-Oriented Communities
    US Department of Transportation (Center for Transit Oriented Communities)1 Sep 2023
    People funded by this grant:
    • Ewing R
    US Department of Transportation (Center for Transit Oriented Communities)
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    AFCC REVIEW
    WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION8 Feb 2021 - 31 Dec 2022
    WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    Systematic Review of Age-Friendly Environment Intervention Studies
    World Health Organization8 Jan 2021 - 31 Dec 2021
    World Health Organization
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    From Sheltered in Place to Thriving in Place: Dimensions of Aging in the Right Place during the Pandemic
    Scholarship Incentive Program3 Jan 2021 - 31 Dec 2022
    Scholarship Incentive Program
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    Nature Sensing: An IoT approach to characterising biodiversity of green spaces for planetary health
    Connecting Capabilities Fund Research England UK1 Jan 2020 - 31 Dec 2020
    Connecting Capabilities Fund Research England UK
  • EXTERNAL GRANT OR CONTRACT
    Greenspace Hack: An IoT and crowdsource-enabled mobile app to design healthier and smarter green spaces
    Connecting Capabilities Fund Research England UK4 Jan 2019 - 31 Dec 2020
    Connecting Capabilities Fund Research England UK