Daniel Belsky, PhD, is an associate professor of epidemiology in the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University Irving Medical Center.

In his research, Dr. Belsky aims to reduce social inequalities in aging outcomes in the United States and elsewhere. His research sits at the intersection of public health, population and behavioral science, and genomics. His studies seek to understand how genes and environments combine to shape health across the life course. Using tools from genome science and longitudinal data from population-based cohort studies and randomized trials, he aims to identify targets for policy and clinical interventions to promote positive development and extend healthspan. Dr. Belsky received his PhD in health policy and management from the Gillings School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and completed his postdoctoral training at the Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development, Duke University Medical Center.

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