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Amy Eyler

Amy Eyler studies how policies, along with the built and natural environment, impact chronic disease prevention through behaviors such as physical activity and healthy eating. Her work is focused on evidence-based policy solutions to reduce the burden of obesity, diabetes, and heart disease.

She served as the Deputy Director of The Prevention Research Center in St. Louis  for ten years and helped lead the center in managing multiple center projects. Dr. Eyler was the founding leader of the Physical Activity Policy Research Network PAPRN), which was pivotal in advancing an understanding of the impact of policy in this research area.  She currently is a Co-Principal Investigator for an institutional ADVANCE grant from the National Science Foundation and is leading its policy study on pay transparency in academia.

She is author of 128 peer-reviewed publications in journals such as American Journal of Public Health, American Journal of Preventive Medicine, and Journal of Public Health Management and Practice. She is author of three books including Research Methods for Public Health which was published in 2021.

Dr. Eyler is a leader in the Brown School, throughout the university, and the community. She served as Assistant Dean for Public Health and has had many other leadership roles such as President of the Association for Women Faculty, Chair of Faculty Senate Council, and Faculty Fellow in the Provost’s Office. She is an Executive Board Member and Vice Chair for Girls on the Run St. Louis and volunteers throughout the St. Louis community.

Amy Eyler

Areas of Focus:

  • Physical activity
  • Childhood obesity
  • Policies and preventative health

In The News

Eyler launches nature and health alliance at WashU
April 30, 2025

Brown School Dean Search Committee Appointed
September 9, 2022

Evidence-Based Public Health Instruction Shows Tangible Results
June 30, 2021

Analyzing the Syllabi Gender Gap
October 30, 2020

Brown School Recognizes Faculty Authors and Editors
May 7, 2020

Featured Publications

Quantitative measures used in mental health policy implementation: A systematic review
Implementation Research and Practice
2022

Neighborhood influences on women’s parenting practices for adolescents’ outdoor play: A qualitative study
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2 2019

Physical Activity and Public Health Practice
January (1st Quarter/Winter) 1 2019