Andy Hong

About Andy Hong

I'm Assistant Professor of City & Metropolitan Planning at the University of Utah and Director of the Healthy Aging and Resilient Places Lab. My research explores the built environment's influence on health, emphasizing age-friendly communities. I aim to develop equitable, sustainable solutions for healthy aging through innovative and interdisciplinary collaborations.

Areas of Expertise

Food Systems, Community Health and Safety, Transportation and Infrastructure Planning, Inclusionary and Accessibility Planning

Selected Publications

Frank, L. D., Iroz-Elardo, N., MacLeod, K. E., & Hong, A. (2019). Pathways from built environment to health: A conceptual framework linking behavior and exposure-based impacts. Journal of Transport & Health, 12, 319-335., Hong, A., Welch-Stockton, J., Kim, J. Y., Canham, S. L., Greer, V., & Sorweid, M. (2023). Age-friendly community interventions for health and social outcomes: A scoping review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(3), 2554., Greer, V. C., Hong, A., Canham, S. L., Agutter, J., Garcia, I., Van Natter, J. M., & Caylor, N. (2024). From sheltered in place to thriving in place: Pandemic places of aging. The Gerontologist, 64(2), gnad087., Hong, A. (2024). Age-Friendly Neighborhoods. In Age-Friendly Ecosystems: Environments for Equitable Aging by Design (pp. 25-35). Cham: Springer Nature Switzerland.

Recent Courses Taught

Healthy Urban Planning (CMP 6060/4060), Spatial Data Analytics (CMP 6455), Big Data in Transportation Workshop (CMP 6280), Field Studies in Urban Ecology I (CMP 4010)