Assistant Professor, City & Metropolitan Planning
Director, Healthy Aging and Resilient Places Lab (https://www.harp.utah.edu)
Faculty Affiliate, Global Change & Sustainability Center
Faculty Affiliate, Center on Aging

a.hong@utah.edu

Publications

• NATURE & CULTURE | ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: Houlden, V., Jani, A. & Hong, A. (2021). Is biodiversity of greenspace important for human health and wellbeing? A scoping literature review. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening. Vol. 66., 10/17/2021 GLOBAL
• NATURE & CULTURE | BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES | JUSTICE, EQUITY & DIVERSITY: Hong, A., Martinez, L., Patino, J.E., Duque, J. & Rahimi, K. (2021). Green space and health disparities in the Global South: Evidence from Cali, Colombia. Health & Place., 10/04/2021 COLOMBIA
• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES | JUSTICE, EQUITY & DIVERSITY: Patino, J.E., Hong, A., Duque, J., Rahimi, K., Zapata, S. & Lopera, V.M. (2021). Built environment and mortality risk from cardiovascular disease and diabetes in Medellín, Colombia: An ecological study. Landscape and Urban Planning. Vol. 213., 09/01/2021 COLOMBIA
• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES: Adhikari, B., Delgado-Ron, J.A., White, K.R., Van den Bosch, M., Dummer, T., Hong, A., Sandhu, J., Demlow, E., Hu, Y. & Frank, L.D. (2021). Community Design and hypertension: Walkability and park access relationships with cardiovascular health. International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health. Vol. 237., 07/27/2021 CANADA
• NATURE & CULTURE | BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES | AIR QUALITY: Ahn, H., Hong, A. & Lee, J. (2021). Does urban greenway design affect air pollution exposure? A Case Study of Seoul, South Korea. Sustainable Cities and Society. Vol. 72., 05/20/2021 REPUBLIC OF KOREA
• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES: Jo, Y., Hong, A. & Sung, H. (2021). Density or Connectivity: What Are the Main Causes of the Spatial Proliferation of COVID-19 in Korea?. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. Vol. 18, 5084., 05/11/2021 REPUBLIC OF KOREA
• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES: Frank L.D., Hong A. & Ngo V.D. (2021). Build It and They Will Cycle: Causal Evidence from the Downtown Vancouver Comox Greenway. Transport Policy. Vol. 105, 1-11., 05/01/2021 CANADA
• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES: Rosella LC, O'Neill M, Fisher S, Hurst M, Diemert L, Kornas K, Hong A & Manuel DG (2020). A study protocol for a predictive algorithm to assess population-based premature mortality risk: Premature Mortality Population Risk Tool (PreMPoRT). Diagnostic and prognostic research. Vol. 4, 18., 12/01/2020 CANADA
• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES: Adhikari B., Hong A. & Frank L.D. (2020). Residential relocation, preferences, life events, and travel behavior: A pre-post study. Vol. 36. Research in Transportation Business and Management., 09/01/2020 CANADA
• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES | ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE | CLIMATE CHANGE: Rossa-Roccor V, Acheson ES, Andrade-Rivas F, Coombe M, Ogura S, Super L & Hong A (2020). Scoping Review and Bibliometric Analysis of the Term "Planetary Health" in the Peer-Reviewed Literature. Frontiers in public health. Vol. 8, 343., 09/01/2020 GLOBAL
• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES: Frank LD, Hong A & Ngo VD (2020). Causal evaluation of urban greenway retrofit: A longitudinal study on physical activity and sedentary behavior. Preventive medicine. Vol. 123, 109-116., 05/01/2020 CANADA
• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES: Guan, C, Keith M & Hong A (2019). Designing walkable cities and neighborhoods in the era of urban big data. Urban Planning International. Vol. 34., 12/01/2019
• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES: Frank L.D., Mayaud J., Hong A., Fisher P. & Kershaw S. (2019). Unmet Demand for Walkable Transit-Oriented Neighborhoods in a Midsized Canadian Community: Market and Planning Implications. Journal of Planning Education and Research., 01/01/2019 CANADA
• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES | AIR QUALITY: Hong A. (2019). Effect of mode shift from car to light rail on personal exposure: A controlled experiment. Atmospheric Environment. Vol. 196, 53-65., 01/01/2019
• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES: Hong A, Sallis JF, King AC, Conway TL, Saelens B, Cain KL, Fox EH & Frank LD (2018). Linking green space to neighborhood social capital in older adults: The role of perceived safety. Social science & medicine. Vol. 207, 38-45., 10/01/2018
• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES: Kim D., Park J. & Hong A. (2018). The Role of Destination’s Built Environment on Nonmotorized Travel Behavior: A Case of Long Beach, California. (pp. 152-166). Vol. 38. Journal of Planning Education and Research., 06/01/2018
• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES: Boarnet M., Hong A. & Santiago-Bartolomei R. (2017). Urban spatial structure, employment subcenters, and freight travel. (pp. 267-276). Vol. 60. Journal of Transport Geography., 04/01/2017
• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES: Hong A., Boarnet M. & Houston D. (2016). New light rail transit and active travel: A longitudinal study. (pp. 131-144). Vol. 92. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice., 10/01/2016
• AIR QUALITY: Hong A, Schweitzer L, Yang W & Marr LC (2015). Impact of temporary freeway closure on regional air quality: a lesson from Carmageddon in Los Angeles, United States. Environmental science & technology. Vol. 49, 3211-8., 11/01/2015
• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES: Hong A. (2014). Do attitudes moderate the built environment impact on bicycle commuting? Findings from the 2009 National Household Travel Survey of the United States. Korean Local Administration Review. Vol. 11, 155-172., 12/01/2014
• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES | AIR QUALITY: Hong E. & Bae C. (2012). Exposure of bicyclists to air pollution in Seattle, Washington hybrid. (pp. 59-66). Transportation Research Record., 01/12/2012

Professional Service

• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES: I serve as the member of the board of directors for the Academy of Urban Health in Korea. I attend regular board meetings, review strategic plans, and participate in workshops and annual conferences. , Academy of Urban Health, 02/01/2022 REPUBLIC OF KOREA
• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES: Organized an international joint roundtable (ACSP-AESOP) on "Planning for Healthy & Equitable Cities" , Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, 06/01/2020-11/05/2020 CANADA CHINA SINGAPORE UNITED KINGDOM UNITED STATES

Media

• NATURE & CULTURE | BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES | ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE | JUSTICE, EQUITY & DIVERSITY: My research was featured in TheCityFix article, titled "What Are We Learning About Urban Wellbeing During COVID-19?", 03/01/2022 COLOMBIA UNITED KINGDOM

Grants

• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES | JUSTICE, EQUITY & DIVERSITY: Transportation for Seniors (T4S): Developing a New Accessibility Measure to Support Older Adults in a Post-Pandemic World. PI: Andy Hong. Co-PI(s): Xiaoyue Cathy Liu, 10/01/2021-09/30/2022
• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES: Systematic Review of Age-Friendly Environment Intervention Studies. PI: Andy Hong. Co-PI(s): Sarah Canham, Michelle Sorweid, Valerie Greer, 08/01/2021-12/31/2021 GLOBAL
• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES | JUSTICE, EQUITY & DIVERSITY: Healthy Aging and Resilient Places (HARP) Lab: Promoting Health and Resilience in Aging through Interdisciplinary Collaboration. PI: Andy Hong. Co-PI(s): Sarah Canham, Michelle Sorweid, 07/01/2021-06/30/2023 GLOBAL
• BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES: From Sheltered in Place to Thriving in Place: Dimensions of Aging in the "Right" Place during the Pandemic. PI: Valerie Greer. Co-PI(s): Jim Agutter, Sarah Canham, Ivis Garcia, Andy Hong, 03/01/2021-02/27/2022
• NATURE & CULTURE | BUILT ENVIRONMENT & COMMUNITIES | ECOLOGICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE: Nature Sensing: An IoT approach to characterising biodiversity of green spaces for planetary health. PI: Andy Hong, 01/01/2020-12/31/2020 UNITED KINGDOM