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Christopher E. Anderson, PhD, MSPH

Assistant Professor
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

Christopher Anderson, PHD, MSPH, is an epidemiologist who conducts research on infant and early childhood dietary patterns and their relationships with subsequent child growth. He is a leader in research on the WIC program, having led studies evaluating associations of WIC food benefit redemption with child outcomes including diet and growth, evaluating associations of infant feeding practices with subsequent child growth, and evaluatign the associations of WIC policy changes with child diet and growth. He also researches contextual factor contributions to health behaviors like diet and physical activity. He has led studies on the associations of features of the rural built environment with physical activity and health outcomes among adults, and of the associations of the food environment with WIC participant outcomes including child obesity. He is interested in how features of the built environment, such as the food environment around the residence, may modify associations between policy changes and WIC participant outcomes. The ultimate objective of his research is to develop evidence for policy- and program-based interventions to support healthier diet and physical activity behaviors that will maximize the opportunities to thrive for diverse populations across the life course.

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