UF Geography is delighted to announce our newest hire in our Tenure Track Remote Sensing position. Dr. Di Yang, currently an Assistant Professor at the University of Wyoming, will be joining our faculty in August 2024. Di is currently an Assistant Professor in the Wyoming Geographic Information Center (WyGISC) at the University of Wyoming. She […]
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FU, SOUTHWORTH, BINFORD – Linking forest management to surrounding lands: a citizen-based approach towards the regional understanding of land-use transitions Di Yang, Chiung-Shiuan Fu, Hannah Herrero, Jane Southworth, Michael Binford Article first published online: 13 July 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/frsen.2023.1197523 ABSTRACT: The Southeastern United States has high landscape heterogeneity, with heavily managed forestlands, developed agriculture, and […]
yiheyang@ufl.edu GeoNAVI Lab Focus Area: Medical Geography in Global Health Geospatial Analysis and Techniques Country of Origin: China Degree Program: PhD Entered Program: Fall 2022 Expected Graduation: Spring 2026 Dissertation Topic: TBD Research Statement: I’m currently studying health seeking behavior using quantitative methods. Adviser: Dr. Yujie Hu Educational Background M.S. in Geography, University of Toledo, […]
Ecography YANG, HAASE, BLACKBURN – GARPTools: R software for data preparation and model evaluation of GARP models Catherine G. Haase, Anni Yang, Kristina M. McNyset, Jason K. Blackburn Article first published online: 08 OCT 2021 Ecography DOI: 10.1111/ecog.05642 ABSTRACT: The aim of the GARPTools package is to provide tools to prepare data for input into the […]
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Dr. Yang Yang, Associate Professor at Temple University he/him/his When did you attend UF? What degrees/certificates did you earn the the Department of Geography? I came to the PhD program in 2009 and finished in 2013 What is your greatest memory from your time as a GeoGator? Every time I traveled to AAG and SEDAAG […]
SEER Lab and QDEC Lab‘s latest publication in the Journal of Wildlife Management examines resource selection and anthrax risk in female elk in southwestern Montana. This paper, led by SEER Lab and Geography #MedGeo alum Dr. Anni Yang, builds on previous work defining male elk resource selection in the same study area and compares females […]
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BLACKBURN, RYAN, YANG – Sex-Specific Elk Resource Selection during the Anthrax Risk Period Anni Yang, Kelly M. Proffitt, Valpa Asher, Sadie J. Ryan, Jason K. Blackburn Article first published online: 01 OCT 2020 The Journal of Wildlife Management DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.21952 ABSTRACT: Anthrax, caused by the spore-forming bacterium Bacillus anthracis, is a zoonosis affecting animals and […]
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BLACKBURN, YANG – Exploring environmental coverages of species: a new variable contribution estimation methodology for rulesets from the genetic algorithm for rule-set prediction Anni Yang, Juan Pablo Gomez, and Jason K. Blackburn Article first published online: 12 MAY 2020 PeerJ DOI: 10.7717/peerj.8968 ABSTRACT: Variable contribution estimation for, and determination of variable importance within, ecological niche […]
Ecological niche models (ENMs) are widely used to predict the geographic distribution of species and are applied across taxa. Within the geography department, ENMs have been used to map hosts, vectors, and pathogens for MedGeo studies, species of conservation concern, and invasive species potential. Such models rely on relating non-random patterns of occurrences, locations where […]
MERZ, YANG – A Metacoupling Framework for Exploring Transboundary Watershed Management Leandra Merz, Di Yang, and Vanessa Hull Article first published online: 2 MAR 2020 Sustainability DOI: 10.3390/su12051879 ABSTRACT: Water is crucial for ecosystem health and socioeconomic development, but water scarcity is becoming a global concern. Management of transboundary watersheds is inherently challenging and has the […]
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