The UF Geography Department is sending a large (virtual) contingent to Seattle for the 2021 meeting of the American Association of Geographers
Find out where you can see a GeoGator present their research below:
Panelist
Joel Correia
Panel title: Querying nature, colonialism and decolonialism
Date & Time: April 7, 8:00am-9:15am
Talk Presentation
Session title: Roads, bridges, dams and ports: what does the turn to infrastructure mean for Latin American environmental geographies?: Knowledges & Territories
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Discussant
Joel Correia
Session title: The Institutional Production of Territory: State Expansion in a “Nationalist” Age II (Resource extraction beyond, below and above)
Date & Time: April 7 1:30pm-2:45 pm
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Livelihood diversity in three land tenure systems in the Amazon
Authors: Caroline Parks*, University of Florida
Topics: Rural Geography, Food Systems, Development
Keywords: Amazon, rural livelihoods, land use land cover change, diversification, quilombola, agrarian reform, rural development, food systems, agroecology, peasants, sustainable agriculture
Session Type: Virtual Guided Poster
Day: 4/7/2021
Start / End Time: 1:30 PM / 2:45 PM
Room: Virtual 53
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Redefining the Texas Anthrax Triangle: Ecological Niche Modeling Specific Genetic Lineages of Bacillus anthracis
Authors: Jason Blackburn*, University of Florida, Morgan Walker, University of Florida, Anni Yang, Colorado State University, Colin Carlson, Georgetown University, Samuel Canfield, University of Florida, Diansy Zincke, University of Florida, Martin Hugh-Jones, Louisiana State University, Ted Hadfield, University of Florida
Topics: Medical and Health Geography, Geographic Information Science and Systems, Quantitative Methods
Keywords: anthrax, Texas, ecological niche modeling, medical geography, boosted regression trees, genetics, wildlife, disease ecology
Session Type: Virtual Paper
Day: 4/7/2021
Start / End Time: 3:05 PM / 4:20 PM
Room: Virtual 12
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Spatial and temporal patterns of pastoralist violence in North and West Africa since 1997
Authors: Matthew Pflaum*, University of Florida
Topics: Africa, Spatial Analysis & Modeling, Political Geography
Keywords: Sahel, North and West Africa, pastoralists, violence, conflict, spatial, temporal
Session Type: Virtual Paper
Day: 4/8/2021
Start / End Time: 9:35 AM / 10:50 AM
Room: Virtual 25
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Assessing the impact of dam construction on river disconnectivity in a large coastal plain river
Authors: Amobichukwu Amanambu*, University of Florida, Joann Mossa, University of Florida, Yin-Hsuen Chen, University of Florida
Topics: Geomorphology, Landscape, Water Resources and Hydrology
Keywords: (dis)connectivity; River, Dams, Discharge, HRU, Morphology
Session Type: Virtual Paper
Day: 4/8/2021
Start / End Time: 1:30 PM / 2:45 PM
Room: Virtual 3
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How much do flash flooding events outside an Excessive Rainfall Outlook (ERO) matter?
Authors: Meirah Williamson*, University of Florida, Kevin Ash, University of Florida, Michael Erickson, Weather Prediction Center, Esther Mullens, University of Florida
Topics: Hazards, Risks, and Disasters, Water Resources and Hydrology, United States
Keywords: flash flooding, floods, hazards
Session Type: Virtual Paper
Day: 4/8/2021
Start / End Time: 3:05 PM / 4:20 PM
Room: Virtual 41
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The effects of governance type and scale on community conservation in Southern Africa
Authors: Tierney Shimansky*, University of Florida
Topics: Coupled Human and Natural Systems, Africa, Environment
Keywords: community conservation, natural resource management, governance
Session Type: Virtual Guided Poster
Day: 4/8/2021
Start / End Time: 4:40 PM / 5:55 PM
Room: Virtual 53
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Situating People, Places, and Peril: Tornado Sheltering during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Authors: Christopher Williams*, University of Florida, Kevin Ash, University of Florida, Julie Demuth, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Paul Kucera, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, Rebecca Morss, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Olga Wilhelmi, National Center for Atmospheric Research
Topics: Human-Environment Geography, Hazards and Vulnerability, Communication
Keywords: tornado, protective action, vulnerability, COVID-19, group sheltering, compound hazards, emergency management
Session Type: Virtual Paper
Day: 4/9/2021
Start / End Time: 8:00 AM / 9:15 AM
Room: Virtual 7
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Large-scale land acquisitions and ecosystem services: Impacts on natural woodlands and energy security in Ethiopia
Authors: Audrey Smith*, University of Florida, Reza Khatami, Unviersity of Florida, Carly Muir, University of Florida, Jane Southworth, University of Florida
Topics: Coupled Human and Natural Systems, Land Use and Land Cover Change, Africa
Keywords: Large-scale land acquisitions, coupled human-natural systems, ecosystem services; land-use land cover change, energy security, natural forests, NDVI, time-series analysis, Africa
Session Type: Virtual Guided Poster
Day: 4/9/2021
Start / End Time: 3:05 PM / 4:20 PM
Room: Virtual 53
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Spatio-temporal patterns of malaria in Nepal from 2005 to 2018: a country progressing towards malaria elimination
Authors: Shreejana Bhattarai*, University of Florida, Sadie Ryan, University of Florida, Jason Blackburn, University of Florida
Topics: Medical and Health Geography, Spatial Analysis & Modeling
Keywords: Malaria elimination, Nepal, Spatial Variation, Temporal Trend, Control intervention
Session Type: Virtual Paper
Day: 4/10/2021
Start / End Time: 8:00 AM / 9:15 AM
Room: Virtual 8
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Spatial and temporal variability in the Characteristics of Extreme Daily Rainfalls in Ghana
Authors: Holli Capps*, Department of Geography, University of Florida, Peter Waylen, Department of Geography, University of Florida, Kwadwo Owusu, Department of Geography and Resource Development, University of Ghana
Topics: Climatology and Meteorology, Water Resources and Hydrology, Hazards, Risks, and Disasters
Keywords: Extremes, Rainfall, Precipitation, Daily, Ghana, Variability
Session Type: Virtual Paper
Day: 4/10/2021
Start / End Time: 1:30 PM / 2:45 PM
Room: Virtual 46
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Critical Geographies and Science and Engineering Education
Type: Virtual Panel
Ryan Good
Theme:
Sponsor Groups: Stand-Alone Geographers Affinity Group, Critical Geographies of Education Specialty Group, Socialist and Critical Geography Specialty Group
Poster #:
Day: 4/10/2021
Start / End Time: 11:10 AM / 12:25 PM (PDT)
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Vegetation Persistence in the Lake Victoria Basin: A Remote Sensing Perspective
Authors: Ryan Good*, University of Florida, Jane Southworth, University of Florida, Reza Khatami, University of Florida
Topics: Africa, Remote Sensing, Environment
Keywords: Lake Victoria, land cover, land use, vegetation, remote sensing
Session Type: Virtual Poster
Day: 4/10/2021
Start / End Time: 3:05 PM / 4:20 PM
Room: Virtual 52
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Rethinking environmental geographies in Latin America’s fading forests: Frontier political ecologies, vital infrastructure, and Indigenous environmental justice
Authors: Joel Correia*, University of Florida
Topics: Development, Human-Environment Geography, Ethnicity and Race
Keywords: Infrastructure, extractivism, environmental justice, territoriality, Indigenous rights, Latin America
Session Type: Virtual Paper
Day: 4/11/2021
Start / End Time: 8:00 AM / 9:15 AM
Room: Virtual 32
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A Metacoupling Framework for Exploring Transboundary Watershed Management
Authors: Leandra Merz*, University of Florida, Vanessa Hull, University of Florida
Topics: Water Resources and Hydrology, Africa, Coupled Human and Natural Systems
Keywords: metacoupling, telecoupling, Limpopo River watershed, transboundary watersheds, coupled human and natural systems
Session Type: Virtual Paper
Day: 4/11/2021
Start / End Time: 11:10 AM / 12:25 PM
Room: Virtual 20
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Warming temperatures could expose more than 1.3 billion new people to Zika virus risk by 2050
Authors: Sadie Ryan*, University of Florida, Calistus Ngongala, University of Florida, Colin Carlson, Georgetown University, Blanka Tesla, University of Georgia, Matthew Bonds, Harvard University, Erin Mordecai, Stanford University, Leah Johnson, Virginia Tech
Topics: Medical and Health Geography, Spatial Analysis & Modeling
Keywords: Aedes aegypti; climate change, arboviruses, Zika virus, disease risk, vector borne diseases
Session Type: Virtual Poster
Day: 4/11/2021
Start / End Time: 11:10 AM / 12:25 PM
Room: Virtual 8
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The role of road networks in facilitating past and future invasions of Aedes albopictus mosquitoes in the contiguous United States
Authors: Stephanie Mundis*, Department of Geography, University of Florida, Sadie Ryan, Department of Geography, University of Florida
Topics: Health and Medical, Transportation Geography, Applied Geography
Keywords: network analysis, mosquitoes, transportation, vectors, invasive species
Session Type: Virtual Poster
Day: 4/11/2021
Start / End Time: 11:10 AM / 12:25 PM
Room: Virtual 8
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Exploring the utility of social-ecological and entomological risk factors for dengue infection as surveillance indicators in the dengue hyper-endemic city of Machala, Ecuador
Authors: Catherine Lippi*, Quantitative Disease Ecology and Conservation (QDEC) Lab Group, Department of Geography, University of Florida, Anna Stewart-Ibarra, Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research, Department of Montevideo, Montevideo, Uruguay, Timothy Endy, Institute for Global Health and Translational Studies, State University of New York (SUNY) Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York, Mark Abbott, Institute for Global Health and Translational Studies, State University of New York (SUNY) Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York, Cinthya Cueva, Institute for Global Health and Translational Studies, State University of New York (SUNY) Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York, Froilán Heras, Institute for Global Health and Translational Studies, State University of New York (SUNY) Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York, Mark Polhemus , Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), Washington, D.C., Efraín Beltrán-Ayala , Universidad Técnica de Machala, Machala, Ecuador, Sadie Ryan, Quantitative Disease Ecology and Conservation (QDEC) Lab Group, Department of Geography, University of Florida
Topics: Medical and Health Geography, Health and Medical, South America
Keywords: Dengue, Aedes, Ecuador
Session Type: Virtual Poster
Day: 4/11/2021
Start / End Time: 11:10 AM / 12:25 PM
Room: Virtual 8