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Biography
Andy Hong is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of British Columbia's School of Population and Public Health. Dr. Hong's research focuses on how urban planning and technology influence our health and wellbeing. He is particularly interested in applying the concept of cities as data to understand cities as invisible grids and overlapping networks made up of vast quantities of data from smartphones, wearable devices, and crowdsourcing platforms. He is also interested in using cities as platforms to support innovation and co-design of urban spaces with citizens, businesses, and civic leaders towards building healthier and smarter communities. Dr. Hong holds a Ph.D. in urban planning from the USC Price School of Public Policy and a dual Master’s degree in Urban Planning and Public Administration from the University of Washington. He previously worked as a researcher at the Korea Transport Institute and a transportation planner at Nelson/Nygaard Consulting Associates on various projects related to bicycle planning and car sharing.
Education
Ph.D., 2016, Department of Urban Planning and Spatial Analysis, Price School of Public Policy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA.
MUP, 2011, Department of Urban Design and Planning, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, Specialization: Land use, infrastructure, and transportation planning.
MPA, 2011, Evans School of Public Policy and Governance, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, Specialization: Environmental policy.
BS, 2004, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Major in Informatics (data science), Information School
Minor in Geography (geospatial analysis), Department of Geography
