John J. Chin
Associate Professor
Director, Graduate Program in Urban Planning

Ph.D., Urban Planning, Columbia University
M.S., Urban Policy Analysis, New School for Social Research
B.A., College Scholar, Cornell University

My research focuses on the role of community institutions in community planning and in the delivery of social and health services, particularly to under-served communities, such as immigrant communities and communities of color. I am also interested in how key community-based institutions in immigrant and minority communities shape community values and norms, particularly in relation to controversial or sensitive topics, like HIV. Other projects I am working on include a study of smaller cities’ experiencing rapid increases in their immigrant populations and an evaluation of a program that aims to increase children’s physical activity on playgrounds in NYC public schools. I am currently the Principal Investigator of a 5-year study funded by the National Institutes of Health on Asian immigrant religious institutions and their potential role in HIV prevention for Asian immigrant communities.

Prior to coming to Hunter College, I was a Senior Research Associate at the New York Academy of Medicine. I was also an assistant professor of clinical sociomedical sciences at Columbia University (Mailman School of Public Health) and a visiting assistant research scientist at the University of California, San Francisco. Prior to my academic/research career, I was on staff at the Asian & Pacific Islander Coalition on HIV/AIDS (APICHA), a NYC-based nonprofit organization, of which I was a co-founder and Deputy Executive Director. I have also worked for the NYC Commission on Human Rights and the NYC Comptroller’s Office.

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