Dr. Dustin Duncan

Biography

Dustin T. Duncan is an internationally renowned Social Spatial Epidemiologist and Associate Dean for Health Equity Research at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. He has made significant contributions to the fields of public health, epidemiology, and health equity, focusing on the social contextual factors, particularly neighborhood characteristics, that influence population health. His research interests include sexual minority health and the experiences of transgender individuals of color, particularly within the African diaspora. Over his career, Duncan has published over 250 high-impact articles and book chapters, which have collectively been cited more than 10,000 times. His work is featured in leading journals across various disciplines, and he has collaborated with scholars globally. Duncan is committed to education and has been an instructor at prestigious institutions, including NYU Abu Dhabi and Columbia University. His teaching excellence has been recognized through several awards, including the Mentor of the Year Award from Columbia University Irving Medical Center. Furthermore, he directs Columbia’s Spatial Epidemiology Lab and co-directs the Social Spatial Epidemiology Unit and Health Equity Core at an HIV Center. Duncan's lab is particularly focused on health equity issues in East Africa, enhancing Columbia's capacity in geospatial resource research related to sexual and gender minorities.

Research Interests