Dr. Andrew Dannenberg

Professor

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Biography

Andrew L. Dannenberg, MD, MPH, is an Affiliate Professor in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences and the Department of Urban Design and Planning at the University of Washington in Seattle. His teaching focuses on healthy community design and health impact assessment. Dannenberg has been instrumental as Team Leader of the Healthy Community Design Initiative at the CDC, emphasizing the intersection of public health and urban planning. His research over the past two decades has concentrated on the health implications of community design, land use, transportation, and climate change—utilizing health impact assessments to guide planners in addressing the health effects of their decisions. He has held leadership roles in public health training at the CDC and served as a cardiovascular epidemiologist at the National Institutes of Health. Dannenberg is board-certified in Preventive Medicine and has taught courses on public health and the built environment. His recent research interests include health impact assessments, urban design, and environmental health.

Research Interests

Experience

Affiliate Professor

2000-09-01 — Present

University of Washington • Seattle, WA

Teaches courses on healthy community design and health impact assessment.

Director

2000-01-01 — 2006-01-01

CDC Division of Applied Public Health Training • Atlanta, GA

Led public health training initiatives.

Preventive Medicine Residency Director

1995-01-01 — 2000-01-01

Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health • Baltimore, MD

Oversaw residency programs in preventive medicine.

Cardiovascular Epidemiologist

1990-01-01 — 1995-01-01

National Institutes of Health • Bethesda, MD

Conducted research in cardiovascular epidemiology.

Requirements for University of Washington

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:80
IELTS
Overall
Required:6.5
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:105
Overall
Required:105
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university
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Specialization Notes

Standard Graduate School requirements for University of Washington apply to most departments listed unless specified otherwise by the program.