About the Columbia Spatial Epidemiology Lab

The Columbia Spatial Epidemiology Lab is based within the Department of Epidemiology in Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health. The lab employs a geospatial lens to study health behaviors and outcomes, with a focus on gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men, transgender and gender diverse people, and people of color.

The lab conducts diverse research studies that employ innovative methods of data collection and analysis, including geospatial modeling, global positioning systems and sleep actigraphs. By studying specific neighborhood characteristics, the lab’s research aims to inform, develop and evaluate individual, sociocultural and structural interventions aimed at reducing health disparities by improving individual and public health.