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Andrew G Rundle is a Professor at the Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, focusing on the determinants of sedentary lifestyles and obesity, along with their health-related consequences. He co-directs the Built Environment Health Research Group, a trans-disciplinary team investigating how neighborhood built and social environments influence health, particularly concerning physical activity and obesity risk. His work has informed initiatives such as New York City's Active Design Guidelines and the Food Retail Expansion to Support Health (FRESH). Rundle is also involved with the Childhood Obesity Research Project at Columbia, concentrating on the impact of prenatal and early life exposures to pollutants as risk factors for childhood obesity. Additionally, he has a long-standing interest in prostate cancer research, particularly regarding how obesity affects detection, incidence, and outcomes. Rundle teaches the "Environmental Epidemiology" course at Columbia and serves as Co-Leader of the Social Spatial Epidemiology Unit. He has received various awards, including the National Cancer Institute Pre-Doctoral Fellowship and the Environmental Health Sciences Award for Academic Excellence from the Mailman School of Public Health.
Department of Anthropology (GSAS)