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Spatial clusters of human and livestock anthrax define high-risk areas requiring intervention in Lao Cai Province, Vietnam 1991-2022

LUONG, METRAILER, BLACKBURN – Spatial clusters of human and livestock anthrax define high-risk areas requiring intervention in Lao Cai Province, Vietnam 1991-2022 Tan Luong, Minh Hieu Tran, Ba Uyen Pham, Morgan C. Metrailer, Van Khang Pham, Hoai Linh Nguyen, Thanh Long Pham, Thi Mai Hung Tran, Quang Thai Pham, Thi Thu Ha Hoang, Jason K. […]

Machine Learning versus Deep Learning in Land System Science: A Decision-Making Framework for Effective Land Classification

SOUTHWORTH, SMITH, SAFAEI, RAHAMAN, ALRUZUQ, TEFERA – Machine Learning versus Deep Learning in Land System Science: A Decision-Making Framework for Effective Land Classification Jane Southworth, Audrey C. Smith, Mohammad Safaei, Mashoukur Rahaman, Ali Alruzuq, Bewuket B. Tefera, Carly S. Muir, Hannah V. Herrero Article first published online: 8 APRIL 2024 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/frsen.2024.1374862 ABSTRACT: This review […]

Beyond Geographies of Race

WRIGHT – Beyond Geographies of Race Willie Jamaal Wright, Adam Bledsoe, Priscilla Ferreira, Kristen Maye & Ellen Louis Article first published online: 25 March 2024 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/24694452.2024.2309172 ABSTRACT: Enthusiasm for Black geographies has grown significantly since it was formalized in Black Geographies and the Politics of Place (McKittrick and Woods 2007). With an increase in […]

Identifying local conflict trends in North and West Africa

WALTHER – Identifying local conflict trends in North and West Africa Radil, Steven and Walther, Olivier Article first published online: 9 March 2024 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1787/24142026 ABSTRACT: Several states in West Africa have experienced significant episodes of political violence since the early 2010s. These have included civil wars, religiously motivated terrorism, separatist insurgencies, military coups and […]

UF at AAG 2024!

Join us at the American Association of Geographers (AAG) Annual Meeting in Hawai’i from 16-20 September. The Department of Geography will be presenting more than 30 papers! Unable to display PDF file. Download instead. 

Unveiling spatial mismatch in childcare supply and demand

HU – Unveiling spatial mismatch in childcare supply and demand: An excess commuting analysis of home-to-childcare distance in subsidized families Yujie Hu, Phillip Sherlock, Jing Huang, Herman T. Knopf, Jaclyn M. Hall Article first published online: 6 March 2024 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2024.103829 ABSTRACT: The distance between homes and childcare providers serves as a crucial factor in […]

Coming in 2024: Meteorology

The Department of Geography is excited to announce the Bachelor of Science program in Meteorology has been approved and will begin in Fall 2024. The evolving weather, water, and climate enterprise requires the next generation of atmospheric scientists. Our program provides broader geographic training and aims to build skills that crosscut from meteorology to applied […]

Breaking Boundaries: Celebrating Women’s Achievements in Remote Sensing

SOUTHWORTH – Breaking Boundaries: Celebrating Women’s Achievements in Remote Sensing Jane Southworth, Erin Bunting, Hannah Herrero, Kelley Crews Article first published online: 29 Feb 2024 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/frsen.2024.1369697 ABSTRACT: The scope of this issue spans from theoretical advancements to practical applications, addressing global challenges through a multifaceted lens. Together, these papers weave a rich tapestry of […]

EPI Research Day 2024

UF Geography was well represented at this year’s Emerging Pathogens Institute (EPI) Research Day. Simrik Bhandari, a first year Masters student working in the Quantitative Disease Ecology and Conservation (QDEC) lab, presented a poster on the spatial patterns of dengue incidence in Nepal.   Gavriella Hecht, a second-year PhD student in the Quantitative Disease Ecology […]

Insuring the Unpredictable

Speaker: Dr. Manny Hernandez Senior Analyst Catastrophe Research & Development Liberty Mutual Thursday, March 7, 2024 3:00-3:50 PM (Period 8) Recorded for YouTube Turlington Hall 3018 and Zoom University of Florida Abstract: The escalating frequency and intensity of weather-related events, such as wildfires in California and severe hailstorms over the Midwest, have amplified the impact […]

Geography Student Julia Haley Honored by UF Hall of Fame!

The University of Florida’s Division of Student Life has announced the 2024 Hall of Fame class. Among the students receiving the highest recognition given to UF student leaders includes Geography major Julia Haley! The UF Hall of Fame is reserved for those students who have shown superior leadership and achievement through their activities and scholarship […]

Meet the Geographer: Sarah Schmitt

Meet the Geographer. Sarah Schmitt. Major: Geography and Anthropology

Introduction “I am probably not what people would expect to see when deciding what a college student at UF looks like. At 41 l am an older returning student, and I am double majoring in geography and anthropology, both online only. As a teenager life kind of got in the way of me following my […]

Riverine Research Across Scales: From Flood Forecasting to Global Scale Sediment Modeling

Speaker: Dr. Sagy Cohen Professor Department of Geography University of Alabama Thursday, February 29, 2024 3:00-3:50 PM (Period 8) Coffee and Cookies Start at 2:45pm Recorded for YouTube Reitz G330 and Zoom University of Florida Cohosted by the UF Water Institute’s Distinguished Seminar Series and UF Geography Department’s Colloquium Series. All are welcome to attend. […]

Four Award Winners from 2024 Florida Society of Geographers

A picture of ten of the presenters who attended the conference.

The Florida Society of Geographers recently convened for its 60th Annual Meeting. This year’s event was held on February 16-17 in St Augustine, FL. A group of 12 graduate students from the department attended the meeting. The best oral and poster presentations are annually recognized at the undergraduate, masters, and doctoral level. This year, our graduate […]

Shifting Development Practices with Metrics, Benchmarking, and Monitoring

Dr. Pierce Jones Program for Resource Efficient Communities University of Florida Thursday, February 22, 2024 3:00-3:50 PM (Period 8) Recorded for YouTube Turlington Hall 3018 and Zoom University of Florida Abstract: The Program for Resource Efficient Communities (PREC) collaborates with large, master-planned community development projects to promote reduced-impact design, construction, and management practices. We use […]

Rural as Platform

Speaker: Dr. Jasmine McNealy Associate Professor Department of Media Production, Management, and Technology University of Florida Thursday, February 15, 2024 3:00-3:50 PM (Period 8) Recorded for YouTube Turlington Hall 3018 and Zoom University of Florida Abstract: AI and LLMs are, necessarily, topics of immense interest and concern because of the rapid development and deployment of […]

Tales from local scales: life on the landscape after conservation decisions

Dr. Sadie Ryan Associate Professor Department of Geography University of Florida Thursday, February 8, 2024 3:00-3:50 PM (Period 8) Recorded for YouTube Turlington Hall 3018 and Zoom University of Florida Abstract: From restoration of vernal pool habitat, to the struggle for oil in a biodiversity hotspot, to measuring nutritional limits to herbivores in an iconic […]

Multiscale Complex Network Analysis of Commuting Efficiency: Urban Connectivity, Hierarchy, and Labor Market

HU – Multiscale Complex Network Analysis of Commuting Efficiency: Urban Connectivity, Hierarchy, and Labor Market Yup Jing and Yujie Hu Article first published online: 22 January 2024 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/24694452.2023.2284296 ABSTRACT: This study employs the 2012 to 2016 commuting flows of Florida to reexamine excess commuting (EC) through multiscale complex network analysis. The results reveal significant […]

Modelling the effects of climate and climate change on transmission of vector-borne disease

LIPPI – Modelling the effects of climate and climate change on transmission of vector-borne disease Marta S. Shocket, Jamie M. Caldwell, Paul J. Huxley, Catherine A. Lippi, Francis A. Windram, and Alexander C. Keyel Article first published online: 13 December 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3920/9789004688650_012 ABSTRACT: Mathematical and statistical models are critical tools for both understanding how […]

Machine learning insights of anthropogenic and natural influences on riverbed deformation in a large lowland river

AMANAMBU, MOSSA – Machine learning insights of anthropogenic and natural influences on riverbed deformation in a large lowland river Amobichukwu C. Amanambu, Joann Mossa Article first published online: 28 November 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2023.108986 ABSTRACT: As escalating environmental pressures threaten the world’s river systems, understanding the driving factors influencing their geomorphological changes is of critical global […]

The expanding range of emerging tick-borne viruses in Eastern Europe and the Black Sea Region

BLACKBURN – The expanding range of emerging tick-borne viruses in Eastern Europe and the Black Sea Region Koray Ergunay, Brian P. Bourke, Drew D. Reinbold-Wasson, Mikeljon P. Nikolich, Suppaluck P. Nelson, Laura Caicedo-Quiroga, Nataliya Vaydayko, Giorgi Kirkitadze, Tamar Chunashvili, Lewis S. Long, Jason K. Blackburn, Nora G. Cleary, Cynthia L. Tucker & Yvonne-Marie Linton Article first published online: 14 November 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-46879-2 ABSTRACT: We analysed both pooled and […]

A New Paradigm for Pandemic Preparedness

RYAN – A New Paradigm for Pandemic Preparedness Nina H. Fefferman, John S. McAlister, Belinda S. Akpa, Kelechi Akwataghibe, Fahim Tasneema Azad, Katherine Barkley, Amanda Bleichrodt, Michael J. Blum, L. Bourouiba, Yana Bromberg, K. Selçuk Candan, Gerardo Chowell, Erin Clancey, Fawn A. Cothran, Sharon N. DeWitte, Pilar Fernandez, David Finnoff, D. T. Flaherty, Nathaniel L. Gibson, Natalie Harris, Qiang He, Eric T. Lofgren, Debra L. Miller, James Moody, Kaitlin Muccio, Charles L. Nunn, Monica Papeș, loannis Ch. Paschalidis, Dana K. Pasquale, J. Michael Reed, Matthew […]

Damming consequences: Quantifying the effects on channel geometry and floodplain inundation

AMANAMBU, MOSSA, CHEN, ALRUZUQ – Damming consequences: Quantifying the effects on channel geometry and floodplain inundation Amobichukwu C. Amanambu,  Joan Mossa, Yin-Hsuen Chen, Matthew Deitch, Ali Alruzuq Article first published online: 8 November 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.catena.2023.107634 ABSTRACT: Dams have a profound effect on floodplain inundation and channel geometry. Still, few studies have analyzed detailed channel […]

Predicting hurricane evacuation for local neighborhoods across a metropolitan region

HU – Predicting hurricane evacuation for local neighborhoods across a metropolitan region Shakawat H. Tanim, Steven Reader, Yujie Hu Article first published online: 7 November 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2023.104117 ABSTRACT: To mitigate the devastating impacts of hurricanes on people’s lives, communities, and societal infrastructures, disaster management would benefit considerably from a detailed understanding of evacuation, including the […]

Role of single and compound Pacific natural variability in extratropical cyclone activity over North America

WANG, MULLENS – Role of single and compound Pacific natural variability in extratropical cyclone activity over North America Hongsheng Wang, Esther Mullens Article first published online: 8 January 2024 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.8349 ABSTRACT: The role of large-scale natural variability in influencing the distribution of midlatitude storm tracks and extratropical cyclones is well known. However, less understood […]

Classification of Tropical Cyclone Rain Patterns Using Convolutional Autoencoder

MATYAS – Classification of Tropical Cyclone Rain Patterns Using Convolutional Autoencoder Dasol Kim and Corene Matyas Article first published online: 8 January 2024 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-50994-5 ABSTRACT: Heavy rainfall produced by tropical cyclones (TCs) frequently causes wide-spread damage. TCs have different patterns of rain depending on their development stage, geographical location, and surrounding environmental conditions. However, […]

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2024 RYAN POEHLING FELLOWSHIP AWARD WINNERS!

The Awards Committee has selected this year’s graduate student winners for the Ryan M. Poehling 2024 Memorial Fellowship. This is our highest honor for our graduate students and all students must be nominated by a faculty member to be considered. The award winners will be recognized at the Spring Annual Evening of Excellence celebration. The […]

Habitat Mapping and Spatiotemporal Overlap of the Amazon River Dolphin, Fishers, and Tourism in the Central Region of the Brazilian Amazon

SIMMONS – Habitat Mapping and Spatiotemporal Overlap of the Amazon River Dolphin, Fishers, and Tourism in the Central Region of the Brazilian Amazon Cadi Fung, Brad Peter, and Cynthia Simmons Article first published online: 29 November 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/conservation3040034 ABSTRACT: Over the past several decades, concern has grown over the rising mortality of the Amazon […]

Geography Colloquium: Harnessing Geospatial Sciences and Artificial Intelligence for Ecosystem Service Assessments

Speaker: Dr. Chang Zhao Assistant Professor Agronomy Department University of Florida Thursday, November 16, 2023 3:00-3:50 PM (Period 8) Recorded for YouTube Turlington Hall 3018 and Zoom University of Florida Abstract: Human health and well-being are closely tied to the environment, which provides goods and benefits such as food, clean water, clean air, also known […]

Spatial Analysis of Human and Livestock Anthrax in Lai Chau Province, Vietnam (2004-2021)

LUONG, BLACKBURN – Spatial Analysis of Human and Livestock Anthrax in Lai Chau Province, Vietnam (2004-2021) Tan Luong, Do Kien Tran, Anh Hung Pham, Thi Thu-Ha Hoang, Van Khang Pham, Quang Thai Pham, Thi Mai Hung Tran, Minh Hoa Luong, Thanh Long Pham, Jason K. Blackburn Article first published online: 20 October 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actatropica.2023.107044 […]

B.S. in Meteorology Starting in Fall 2024

The Department of Geography is excited to announce the Bachelor of Science program in Meteorology has been fully approved, and will officially begin in Fall 2024. Our program provides broader geographic training and aims to build skills that crosscut from meteorology to applied climate science, geospatial analysis, hydrology, business, economics, communications, and Al as required […]

2023 Anderson Lecture Series: Dr. Nik Heynen

Speaker: Dr. Nik Heynen Distinguished Research Professor Department of Geography University of Georgia Geography Colloquium: Re-Earthing Sapelo: Abolition Ecology and the Struggle to Save the Land Thursday, November 2, 2023 3:00-3:50 PM (Period 8) Fine Arts Building B, Room 105 University of Florida Abstract: Since 1803, fourteen generations of Gullah Geechee people on Sapelo Island […]

Transforming data into information: A One Health approach to vector-borne disease surveillance

Speaker: Dr. Michael von Fricken Associate Professor Department of Environmental & Global Health College of Public Health and Health Professions University of Florida Thursday, October 26, 2023 3:00-3:50 PM (Period 8) Recorded for YouTube Turlington Hall 3018 and Zoom University of Florida Abstract: Dr. von Fricken shares his experiences working in Mongolia and Kenya utilizing […]

Large Mining Projects and Socio-Environmental Impacts: Economic and Socio-Environmental Dynamics in Barcarena (Pará, Brazil)

SIMMONS – Large Mining Projects and Socio-Environmental Impacts: Economic and Socio-Environmental Dynamics in Barcarena (Pará, Brazil) Raimundo da Costa Almeida, Christian Nunes da Silva, João Marcio Palheta da Silva, Aghane de Carvalho Antunes, Cynthia S. Simmons, Daniel Araújo Sombra Soares Article first published online: 20 October 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.4236/jssm.2023.165030 ABSTRACT: This paper analyzes the socio-environmental […]

Future Heavy rainfall and flood risks for Native America under climate and demographic changes: A case study in Oklahoma

WEN – Future Heavy rainfall and flood risks for Native America under climate and demographic changes: A case study in Oklahoma Zhi Li, Theresa Wsoodle, Mengye Chen, Shang Gao, Jiaqi Zhang, Yixin Wen, Tiantian Yang, Farina King, Yang Hong Article first published online: 9 October 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1175/WCAS-D-23-0005.1 ABSTRACT: Climate change has posed inequitable risks […]

Modes of climate mobility under sea-level rise

ASH – Modes of climate mobility under sea-level rise Nadia Seeteram, Kevin Ash, Brett Sanders, Jochen Schubert, Katharine Mach Article first published online: 16 October 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/acfe22 ABSTRACT: Exposure to sea-level rise (SLR) and flooding will make some areas uninhabitable, and the increased demand for housing in safer areas may cause displacement through economic […]

Human Activity and Climate Variability Strengthens the Role of Lakes as an Active Pipe of Dissolved Organic Matter

KEELLINGS – Human Activity Coupled With Climate Change Strengthens the Role of Lakes as an Active Pipe of Dissolved Organic Matter YingXun Du, FeiZhou Chen, YunLin Zhang, Hu He, ShuaiLong Wen, XiuLin Huang, ChunQiao Song, KuanYi Li, JunBo Wang, David Keellings, YueHan Lu Article first published online: 2 August 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1029/2022EF003412 ABSTRACT: Dissolved organic […]

Spatial and phylogenetic patterns reveal hidden infection sources of Bacillus anthracis in an anthrax outbreak in Son La province, Vietnam

METRAILER, JIRANONTASOK, LUONG, HAMERLINCK, NORRIS, BLACKBURN – Spatial and phylogenetic patterns reveal hidden infection sources of Bacillus anthracis in an anthrax outbreak in Son La province, Vietnam Morgan C. Metrailer, Thi Thu Ha Hoang, Treenate Jiranantasak, Tan Luong, Luong Minh Hoa, Do Bich Ngoc, Quang Thai Pham, Van Khang Pham, Tran Thi Mai Hung, Vu […]

A Bayesian spatiotemporal approach to modelling arboviral diseases in Mexico

KELLINGS – A Bayesian spatiotemporal approach to modelling arboviral diseases in Mexico Moeen Hamid Bukhari, Muhammad Yousaf Shad, Uyen-Sa D.T. Nguyen, Jesús A Treviño C, Woojin Jung, Waheed U. Bajwa, Ana Lucía Gallego-Hernández, Renee Robinson, Nadia Sarai Corral-Frías, Gabriel L. Hamer, Penghua Wang, Esther Annan, Chaelin K. Ra, David Keellings, Ubydul Haque Article first published […]

Detection of Hantavirus during the COVID-19 Pandemic, Arizona, USA, 2020

HECHT – Detection of Hantavirus during the COVID-19 Pandemic, Arizona, USA, 2020 Gavriella Hecht, Ariella P. Dale, Irene Ruberto, Guillermo Adame, Ryan Close, Sarah-Jean Snyder, Kathryn Pink, Nathanael Lemmon, Jessica Rudolfo, Michael Madsen, Andrea L. Wiens, Caitlin Cossaboom, Trevor Shoemaker, Mary J. Choi, Deborah Cannon, Inna Krapiunaya, Shannon Whitmer, Melissa Mobley, Emir Talundzic, John D. […]

The New Anglo-Saxons: Race, Space, and the Production of a Geopolitical Discourse

RUSSELL – The New Anglo-Saxons: Race, Space, and the Production of a Geopolitical Discourse David Russell, Steven Radil Article first published online: 13 October 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/2373566X.2023.2261514 ABSTRACT: The question of how individuals produce and reproduce geopolitical ideologies is central to critical geopolitics, but there is little consensus on how this process works or what […]

Geography Courses for Spring 2024

This webpage lists the courses that will be offered by UF Geography Department faculty in the Spring 2024 semester. Click on the images to reveal the text on each slide. Each course also provides a links to find further details. Jump to a section: Quest General Education AI & GIS Meteorology Earth Hazards Human Geog […]

Geography Colloquium: Understanding drivers of storm surge and coastal migration through machine learning

Speaker: Dr. Alexandra Ramos Valle Project Scientist Mesoscale & Microscale Meteorology Lab National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Thursday, October 19, 2023 3:00-3:50 PM (Period 8) Recorded for YouTube Turlington Hall 3018 and Zoom University of Florida Abstract: This talk will present various studies exploring the primary atmospheric drivers of storm surge flooding and the […]

Trends in mosquito species distribution modeling: insights for vector surveillance and disease control

LIPPI, MUNDIS, SIPPY, FLENNIKEN, CHAUDHARY, HECHT, RYAN – Trends in mosquito species distribution modeling: insights for vector surveillance and disease control Catherine Lippi, Stephanie Mundis, Rachel Sippy, Matthew Flenniken, Anusha Chaudhary, Gavriella Hecht, Colin Carlson, Sadie Ryan Article first published online: 28 August 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-023-05912-z ABSTRACT: Species distribution modeling (SDM) has become an increasingly common […]

Connecting physical and social science datasets: challenges and pathways forward

ASH, WILLIAMS – Connecting physical and social science datasets: challenges and pathways forward Sameer Shah, Cassandra O’Lenick, Jessica Wan, Alexandra Ramos-Valle, Kevin Ash, Olga Wilhelmi, Catrin Edgeley, Maria Molina, Jessica Moulite, Carlo Andre Chunga Pizarro, Kelsey Emard, Olivia Cameron, James Done, Cleo Hazard, Thomas Hopson, Mikah Jones, Forrest Lacey, Michée Arnold Lachaud, Danica Lombardozzi, Michael […]

A decadal review of the CREST model family: Developments, applications, and outlook

WEN – A decadal review of the CREST model family: Developments, applications, and outlook Zhi Li, Xianwu Xue, Robert Clark, Humberto Vergara, Jonathan Gourley, Guogiang Tang, Xinyi Shen, Guangyuan Kan, Ke Zhang, Jiahu Wang, Mengye Chen, Shang Gao, Jiagi Zhang, Tiantian Yang, Yixin Wen, Pierre Kirstetter, Yang Hong Article first published online: 26 August 2023 […]

Geography Colloquium: Apocalyptic Species

Speaker: Dr. Bob Walker Professor Department of Geography University of Florida Thursday, October 12, 2023 3:00-3:50 PM (Period 8) Recorded for YouTube Turlington Hall 3018 and Zoom University of Florida Abstract: “Apocalyptic Species” is a piece of work describing a recent trip I made to Patagonia, visiting Torres del Paine National Park in Chile. It […]

Geography Colloquium: Local-scale social vulnerability to multiple hazards

Speaker: Dr. Oronde Drakes Decision Support Branch Integrated Information Dissemination Division United States Geological Survey Thursday, October 5, 2023 3:00-3:50 PM (Period 8) Recorded for YouTube Turlington Hall 3018 and Zoom University of Florida Abstract: Social circumstances interact with physical conditions to produce different levels of suffering and recovery from hazard events. Understanding and modeling […]

2024 UF Geography Celebration Weekend

The 2024 UF Geography Celebration weekend will be March 22-23! Friday, March 22 will feature the following events: 11:45am – Undergraduate and Alumni Career Panel in Turlington 3012. Students and alumni can trade class, interview, and career stories as well as provide advice and mentoring tips. 12:30pm – Department Luncheon for undergraduate and graduate students, […]

Geography Colloquium: Understanding conflict and predicting risk: an assessment of the drivers and spatial dynamics of conflict between jaguars and free-roaming cattle in the Rupununi, Guyana

Speaker: Dr. Matthew Hallett Assistant Research Professor Tropical Conservation and Development Program Center for Latin American Studies University of Florida Thursday, September 7, 2023 3:00-3:50 PM (Period 8) Recorded for YouTube Turlington Hall 3018 and Zoom University of Florida Abstract: Depredation of cattle and corresponding retaliatory killing represents the primary threat to the globally significant […]

Geography Colloquium: Clustering spatial patterns of rainfall and moisture around tropical cyclones with deep learning

Speaker: Dr. Dasol Kim Postdoctoral Student Department of Geography University of Florida Thursday, September 7, 2023 3:00-3:50 PM (Period 8) Recorded for YouTube Turlington Hall 3018 and Zoom University of Florida Abstract: Tropical cyclones (TCs) show diverse spatial patterns of rainfall, which is an important factor in damage caused by TCs. This study classifies rain […]

Spatio-temporal distribution and contributing factors of tegumentary and visceral leishmaniasis: A comparative study in Bahia, Brazil

MAO – Spatio-temporal distribution and contributing factors of tegumentary and visceral leishmaniasis: A comparative study in Bahia, Brazil Anaiá da Paixão Sevá, Liang Mao, Fredy Galvis-Ovallos, Karenina Melo Miranda Oliveira, Francisco Bruno Souza Oliveira, George Rego Albuquerque Article first published online: 23 August 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sste.2023.100615 ABSTRACT: Tegumentary (TL) and visceral (VL) leishmaniasis are neglected […]

Genomic and Phylogenetic Analysis of Bacillus cereus Biovar anthracis Isolated from Archival Bone Samples Reveals Earlier Natural History of the Pathogen

NORRIS, BLACKBURN – Genomic and Phylogenetic Analysis of Bacillus cereus Biovar anthracis Isolated from Archival Bone Samples Reveals Earlier Natural History of the Pathogen Michael Norris, Diansy Zincke, David Daegling, John Krigbaum, Scott McGraw, Alexander Kirpich, Ted Hadfield, Jason Blackburn Article first published online: 20 August 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens12081065 ABSTRACT: Bacillus cereus biovar anthracis (Bcbva) […]

A spatio-temporal analysis of the role of climatic drivers influencing extreme precipitation events in a Costa Rican basin

HUGUENIN, SERAFIN, WAYLEN – A spatio-temporal analysis of the role of climatic drivers influencing extreme precipitation events in a Costa Rican basin Caroline Huguenin, Katherine Serafin, Peter Waylen Article first published online: 21 August 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wace.2023.100602 ABSTRACT: Regional patterns of rainfall are changing around the world, putting pressure on social, economic, and environmental systems, […]

Blood analytes of clinically normal and diseased neonatal and weaned farmed white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) fawns

BLACKBURN – Blood analytes of clinically normal and diseased neonatal and weaned farmed white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) fawns Allison Cauvin, Samantha Wisely, Benjamin Baiser, Rebecca Peters, Katherine Sayler, Jeremy Orange, Jason Blackburn, Nicole Stacy Article first published online: 17 August 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/01652176.2023.2249072 ABSTRACT: Recent research focused on farmed deer has exposed many knowledge gaps […]

Spatial and Temporal Variability of Extreme Precipitation Events in the Southeastern United States

KEELLINGS – Spatial and Temporal Variability of Extreme Precipitation Events in the Southeastern United States Mohammad Siddiqur Rahman, Jason Senkbeil, David Keellings Article first published online: 17 August 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos14081301 ABSTRACT: Much of the Southeastern United States (SeUS) has experienced an increasing number of extreme precipitation events in recent decades. Characterizing these extreme precipitation […]

Summary of an Interdisciplinary Workshop on Risk-Relevant Gaps and Needs in Freezing Rain Science

MULLENS – Summary of an Interdisciplinary Workshop on Risk-Relevant Gaps and Needs in Freezing Rain Science Daniel Chavas, Jingjing Liang, Mike Baldwin, Mo Zhou, Lindsey Rustad, Christopher McCray, Stephanie DiVito, Rebecca Kartheiser, Esther Mullens Article first published online: 1 July 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-23-0075.1 On 11–12 October 2021, Purdue University hosted the Purdue Ice Storm Risk […]

Linking forest management to surrounding lands: a citizen-based approach towards the regional understanding of land-use transitions

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 […]

Shoal Destruction at Mancil Rock, Conecuh River, Alabama

MOSSA – Shoal Destruction at Mancil Rock, Conecuh River, Alabama Joann Mossa Article first published online: 19 May 2023 DOI: https://muse.jhu.edu/article/896302 Lumber was an important component of the economy of the rural southeastern US in the late 1800s and early 1900s, and rivers provided less expensive routes than rail for floating either timber rafts or […]

Situation of anthrax in humans, animals and the environment in Ha Giang and Son La provinces in 2010 – 2022

LUONG, BLACKBURN – Situation of anthrax in humans, animals and the environment in Ha Giang and Son La provinces in 2010 – 2022 (Title translated via Google Translate) Original title: Thực trạng bệnh than trên người, động vật và môi trường tại tỉnh Hà Giang, Sơn La năm 2010 – 2022 Phạm Văn Khang, Đặng […]

Border studies at 45

Walther – Border studies at 45 Olivier Walther, Anne-Laure Amilhat Szary, Chiara Brambilla, Emmanuel Brunet-Jailly, Martin Klatt, Jussi P. Laine, Inocent Moyo, Thomas Ptak, Steven Radil Article first published online: 14 May 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polgeo.2023.102909 ABSTRACT: This essay takes stock of the work conducted in border studies so far and discusses some of the challenges […]

Incidence and Spatial distribution of Human and Livestock Anthrax in Cao Bang Province, Vietnam (2004–2020)

LUONG, BLACKBURN  – Incidence and Spatial distribution of Human and Livestock Anthrax in Cao Bang Province, Vietnam (2004–2020) Tan Luong, Thi Bach Be, Minh Dat Hoang, Thi Thu Ha Hoang, Quang Thai Pham, Thi Mai Hung Tran, Hoang Dung Ho, Pham Thanh Long, Jason Blackburn Article first published online: 12 May 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1089/vbz.2022.0072 ABSTRACT: […]

Developing Career-Ready Graduates: The Importance of AI Literacy Across the Curriculum

SOUTHWORTH – Developing Career-Ready Graduates: The Importance of AI Literacy Across the Curriculum Jane Southworth & Kati Migliaccio Article first published online: 4 May 2023 URL: https://media-and-learning.eu/type/featured-articles/developing-career-ready-graduates-the-importance-of-ai-literacy-across-the-curriculum/ ABSTRACT: Are you curious about how Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be incorporated into undergraduate education across a diverse university with many different colleges? The University of Florida (UF) […]

Excess mortality in Ukraine during the course of COVID-19 pandemic in 2020–2021

NORRIS – Excess mortality in Ukraine during the course of COVID-19 pandemic in 2020–2021 Aleksandr Shishkin, Pema Chewa, Chen Yang, Yuriy Gankin, Gerardo Chowell, Michael Norris, Pavel Skums, Alexander Kirpich Article first published online: 27 April 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-33113-2 ABSTRACT: In this work, the COVID-19 pandemic burden in Ukraine is investigated retrospectively using the excess […]

Evaluation of Experimental High-Resolution Model Forecasts of Tropical Cyclone Precipitation Using Object-Based Metrics

MATYAS – Evaluation of Experimental High-Resolution Model Forecasts of Tropical Cyclone Precipitation Using Object-Based Metrics Shakira D. Stackhouse, Stephanie E. Zick, Corene J. Matyas, Kimberly M. Wood, Andrew T. Hazelton, and Ghassan J. Alaka Jr. Article first published online: 1 October 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1175/WAF-D-22-0223.1 ABSTRACT: Tropical cyclone (TC) precipitation poses serious hazards including freshwater flooding. […]

Geography Colloquium: Modeling and Analysis of Excess Commuting with Trip Chains

Speaker: Dr. Yujie Hu Assistant Professor Department of Geography University of Florida Thursday, April 20, 2023 3:00-3:50 PM (Period 8) Recorded for YouTube Turlington Hall 3018 and Zoom University of Florida Abstract: Commuting, like other types of human travel, is complex in nature, such as trip-chaining behavior involving making stops of multiple purposes between two anchors. […]

Forest Transition and Fuzzy Environments in Neoliberal Mexico

SIMMONS, WALKER – Forest Transition and Fuzzy Environments in Neoliberal Mexico Cynthia Simmons, Marta Astier, Robert Walker, Jaime Fernando Navia-Antezana, Yan Gao, Yankuic Galván-Miyoshi, Dan Klooster Article first published online: 6 April 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/land12040840 ABSTRACT: Although deforestation remains a continuing threat to both the natural world and its resident human populations, a countervailing land […]

Colloquium: Multi-level Partnerships and Collaborations Support Florida Well Owner Network

Speaker: Dr. Yilin Zhuang Regional Specialized Agent Water Resources University of Florida IFAS Extension Thursday, April 13, 2023 3:00-3:50 PM (Period 8) Turlington Hall 3018 and Zoom University of Florida Abstract: An estimated 2.5 million Floridians rely on private wells for home consumption. While public water systems are monitored under the federal Safe Drinking Water Act, […]

Geography Colloquium: The View From The Event Horizon

Speaker: Dr. Colin Carlson Assistant Research Professor Center for Global Health, Science, and Security Georgetown University Thursday, April 6, 2023 3:00-3:50 PM (Period 8) Turlington Hall 3018 and Zoom University of Florida Abstract: Conventional wisdom dictates that the greatest health impacts of climate change will be the impacts of heat, extreme weather, and vector-borne disease – […]

Beyond the spore, the exosporium sugar anthrose impacts vegetative Bacillus anthracis gene regulation in cis and trans

NORRIS, METRAILER, JIRANANTASAK, BLACKBURN – Beyond the spore, the exosporium sugar anthrose impacts vegetative Bacillus anthracis gene regulation in cis and trans Michael Norris, Andrew Bluhm, Morgan Metrailer, Treenate Jiranantasak, Alexander Kirpich, Ted Hadfield, Jose Miguel Ponciano, Jason Blackburn Article first published online: 28 March 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-32162-x ABSTRACT: The Bacillus anthracis exosporium nap is the […]

Estimating the distribution of Oryzomys palustris, a potential key host in expanding rickettsial tick-borne disease risk

LIPPI, CANFIELD, RYAN – Estimating the distribution of Oryzomys palustris, a potential key host in expanding rickettsial tick-borne disease risk Catherine Lippi, Samuel Canfield, Christina Espada, Holly Gaff, Sadie Ryan Article first published online: 15 March 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.4445 ABSTRACT: Increasingly, geographic approaches to assessing the risk of tick-borne diseases are being used to inform […]

Damages Associated with Excessive Rainfall Outlooks (ERO) and Missed Flash Floods

WILLIAMSON, ASH, MULLENS – Damages Associated with Excessive Rainfall Outlooks (ERO) and Missed Flash Floods Meirah Williamson, Kevin Ash, Michael Erickson, Esther Mullens Article first published online: 13 March 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1175/WAF-D-22-0035.1 ABSTRACT: Flash flooding is the most damaging and deadly type of flooding event in the continental United States (CONUS), and one of the […]

GeoGators Gavriella Hecht and Sarah VanSchoick attend Future Leaders Climate Summit and Aspen Ideas: Climate in Miami Beach

GeoGators Gavriella Hecht and Sarah VanSchoick were selected as two of 250 global Future Leaders in Climate hosted by The Aspen Institute Energy & Environment Program (EEP) in Miami Beach from March 3-9. The Aspen Institute fully funded their opportunity to attend the Future Leaders Climate Summit and successive Aspen Ideas: Climate event in Miami […]

The Amazon is not safe under Brazil’s new president – a roads plan could push it past its breaking point

WALKER – The Amazon is not safe under Brazil’s new president – a roads plan could push it past its breaking point Robert Walker Article first published online: 22 March 2023 URL: https://theconversation.com/the-amazon-is-not-safe-under-brazils-new-president-a-roads-plan-could-push-it-past-its-breaking-point-200691 ABSTRACT: Conservationists breathed a sigh of relief when Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won Brazil’s presidential election in the fall of 2022. His […]

Joint collaboration on comparing NOAA’s ground-based weather radar and NASA-JAXA’s spaceborne radar

WEN – Joint collaboration on comparing NOAA’s ground-based weather radar and NASA-JAXA’s spaceborne radar Zhi Li, Yixin Wen, Liang Liao, David Wolff, Robert Meneghini, Terry Schuur Article first published online: 9 March 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-D-22-0127.1 ABSTRACT: The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have a long and successful […]

Geography Colloquium: Modifiable Spatiotemporal Unit Problems in Remote Sensing of Agriculture

Speaker: Dr. Brad Peter Assistant Professor Department of Geosciences University of Arkansas Thursday, March 9, 2023 3:00-3:50 PM (Period 8) Recorded for YouTube Turlington Hall 3018 and Zoom University of Florida Abstract: Measuring agricultural productivity is a multi-scale problem that requires multi-scale solutions. Understanding the when and where of crop productivity is vital to addressing changes […]

Geography Colloquium: Plans may change: Shifting risks of vector-borne diseases on a warming planet

Speaker: Dr. Sadie Ryan Associate Professor Department of Geography University of Florida Thursday, March 2, 2023 3:00-3:50 PM (Period 8) Recorded for YouTube Turlington Hall 3018 and Zoom University of Florida Abstract: This talk is an overview of work from around a decade of collaborations on ecophysiological models of thermal responses of mosquito borne diseases, and […]

Spatial and temporal variability in the characteristics of extreme daily rainfalls in Ghana

CAPPS HERRON, WAYLEN – Spatial and temporal variability in the characteristics of extreme daily rainfalls in Ghana Holli Capps Herron, Peter Waylen, Kwadwo Owusu Article first published online: 24 February 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-023-05876-4 ABSTRACT: Focus on potentially increased frequency of extreme hydro-climatological events under climate change is intensified by Ghana’s reliance on rainfed agriculture, and […]

Publication from Dr Wen is among the top cited in Earth and Space Science

The journal Earth and Space Science announced that an article co-authored by Dr. Yixin Wen was among the top cited papers among publications from the last two years. As one of the 23 peer-reviewed journals sponsored by the American Geophysical Union (AGU), Earth and Space Science is a notable peer-reviewed journal among the geosciences. It’s […]

Geography Colloquium: Integrating Transit and TNC Services to Improve Job Accessibility

Speaker: Dr. Lingqian (Ivy) Hu Professor Urban and Regional Planning University of Florida Thursday, February 23, 2023 3:00-3:50 PM (Period 8) Recorded for YouTube Turlington Hall 3018 and Zoom University of Florida Abstract: With the rapid growth of Transportation Network Company (TNC) services and the continued decline of transit ridership, existing research has proposed, and some […]

Spatial Variations in Tropical Cyclone Rainfall over the Western North Pacific According to ENSO Phase

KIM, MATYAS – Spatial Variations in Tropical Cyclone Rainfall over the Western North Pacific According to ENSO Phase Dasol Kim, Doo-Sun Park, Corene Matyas Article first published online: 16 February 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI-D-22-0231.1 ABSTRACT: This study investigated spatial variations in rainfall accompanying tropical cyclones (TCs) over the western North Pacific (WNP) from June to October […]

Geography Colloquium: Resilient Socio-Environmental Systems: Indigenous Territories in the Face of Change

Speaker: Dr. Bob Walker Professor Department of Geography University of Florida Co-speakers: Dr. Joel Correia, Dr. Cynthia Simmons, Miguel Acevedo, Michael Esbach Thursday, February 16, 2023 3:00-3:50 PM (Period 8) Recorded for YouTube Turlington Hall 3018 and Zoom University of Florida Abstract: Amazonia’s Indigenous peoples are capable of conserving their natural environments in the face of […]

Characterizing the Vector Data Ecosystem

LIPPI, RYAN – Characterizing the Vector Data Ecosystem Catherine Lippi, Samuel Rund, Sadie Ryan Article first published online: 8 February 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjad009 ABSTRACT: A growing body of information on vector-borne diseases has arisen as increasing research focus has been directed towards the need for anticipating risk, optimizing surveillance, and understanding the fundamental biology of […]

Delineating and characterizing changes in heat wave events across the United States climate regions

KEELLINGS – Delineating and characterizing changes in heat wave events across the United States climate regions Dan Wanyama, Erin L. Bunting, Nicholas Weil, & David Keellings Article first published online: 20 January 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-022-03476-y ABSTRACT: Exposure to extreme heat, or heat waves, represents a public health threat as well as an environmental health threat. […]

Socio-hydrology and vulnerability of levee systems along the lower Illinois River

ALRUZUQ, MOSSA, ASH – Socio-hydrology and vulnerability of levee systems along the lower Illinois River Ali Rashed Alruzuq, Jonathan W. F. Remo, Joann Mossa, Kevin Ash Article first published online: 23 January 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/19475683.2023.2166113 ABSTRACT: The maintenance of flood mitigation levees in the U.S. and elsewhere, has often found to be insufficient. Recent U.S. […]

The Changing Nature of Hazardous Weather and Implications for Transportation: Example from Oklahoma, USA

MULLENS – The Changing Nature of Hazardous Weather and Implications for Transportation: Example from Oklahoma, USA Esther Mullens, Renee McPherson Article first published online: 20 January 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/cli11020032 ABSTRACT: Central Oklahoma is undergoing investment in new intermodal transportation and rehabilitation of its infrastructure. Despite a highly variable historical climate, future changes resulting from anthropogenic climate […]

Developing a model for AI Across the curriculum: Transforming the higher education landscape via innovation in AI literacy

SOUTHWORTH – Developing a model for AI Across the curriculum: Transforming the higher education landscape via innovation in AI literacy Jane Southworth, Kati Migliaccio, Joe Glover, Ja’Net Glover, David Reed, Christopher McCarty, Joel Brendemuhl, Aaron Thomas Article first published online: 21 January 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.caeai.2023.100127 ABSTRACT: Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a ubiquitous concept and tool […]

Geography Colloquium: Reflectivity as Detected by Space- and Ground-Based Radars Detecting Tropical Cyclones

Speaker: Dr. Corene Matyas Professor Department of Geography University of Florida Thursday, January 26, 2023 3:00-3:50 PM (Period 8) Recorded for YouTube Turlington Hall 3018 and Zoom University of Florida Abstract: The different scanning strategies and atmospheric profiles through which energy beams pass from space-based as compared to ground-based radars can produce different reflectivity values in […]

A cyclically adjusted spatio-temporal kernel density estimation method for predictive crime hotspot analysis

HU – A cyclically adjusted spatio-temporal kernel density estimation method for predictive crime hotspot analysis Ya Han, Yujie Hu, Haojie Zhu, Fahui Wang Article first published online: 11 January 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/19475683.2023.2166584 ABSTRACT: This paper presents a new method for predictive crime hotspot analysis that further improves the kernel density estimation (KDE) method and the […]

Latitudes and land use: Global biome shifts in vegetation persistence across three decades

SOUTHWORTH, RYAN, HERRERO, KHATAMI, BUNTING, HASSAN, MUIR, WAYLEN – Latitudes and land use: Global biome shifts in vegetation persistence across three decades Jane Southworth, Sadie J. Ryan, Hannah V. Herrero, Reza Khatami, Erin L. Bunting, Mehedy Hassan, Carly S. Muir, Peter Waylen Article first published online: 18 January 2023 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/frsen.2023.1063188 ABSTRACT: The dynamics of terrestrial […]

Wildlife institutions highly salient to human attitudes toward wildlife

MERZ, FIK, CHILD – Wildlife institutions highly salient to human attitudes toward wildlife Leadra Merz, Elizabeth Pienaar, Timothy Fik, Shylock Muyengwa, Brian Child Article first published online: 26 December 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/csp2.12879 ABSTRACT: Efforts to promote human-wildlife coexistence may be overly focused on wildlife-related costs and benefits. We conducted research in Mozambique to gain insights into how […]

Geography Colloquium: Managing Urban Stormwater with Novel Nature-based Solutions: Why Community Perception and Everyday Landscape Experiences Matter

Speaker: Dr. Jiayang Li Assistant Professor Department of Landscape Architecture, Florida Institute for Built Environment Resilience (FIBER) College of Design, Construction, and Planning University of Florida Thursday, January 18, 2023 3:00-3:50 PM (Period 8) Recorded for YouTube Turlington Hall 3018 University of Florida Abstract: Cities are exploring novel nature-based solutions (NBS) that integrate engineering and technological […]

The role of the refugee crises in driving forest cover change and fragmentation in Teknaf, Bangladesh

HASSAN, SOUTHWORTH – The role of the refugee crises in driving forest cover change and fragmentation in Teknaf, Bangladesh Mohammad Mehedy Hassan, Matthew Duveneck, Jane Southworth Article first published online: 28 December 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoinf.2022.101966 ABSTRACT: This research has employed remotely sensed data and image classification techniques for the first time to track three decades […]

Malaria transmission in Nepal under climate change: anticipated shifts in extent and season, and comparison with risk definitions for intervention

BHATTARAI, BLACKBURN, RYAN – Malaria transmission in Nepal under climate change: anticipated shifts in extent and season, and comparison with risk definitions for intervention Shreejana Bhattarai, Jason K. Blackburn, & Sadie J. Ryan Article first published online: 22 December 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-022-04417-x ABSTRACT: Background: Climate and climate change affect the spatial pattern and seasonality of malaria risk. […]

Spatial analysis of human and livestock anthrax in Dien Bien province, Vietnam (2010–2019) and the significance of anthrax vaccination in livestock

LUONG, WALKER, BLACKBURN – Spatial analysis of human and livestock anthrax in Dien Bien province, Vietnam (2010–2019) and the significance of anthrax vaccination in livestock Luong Minh Tan, Doan Ngoc Hung, Do Thai My, Morgan A. Walker, Hoang Thi Thu Ha, Pham Quang Thai, Tran Thi Mai Hung, Jason K. Blackburn Article first published online: 20 December 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0010942 ABSTRACT: Anthrax […]

Anthrax hotspot mapping in Kenya support establishing a sustainable two-phase elimination program targeting less than 6% of the country landmass

BLACKBURN – Anthrax hotspot mapping in Kenya support establishing a sustainable two-phase elimination program targeting less than 6% of the country landmass John Gachohi, Bernard Bett, Fredrick Otieno, Eddy Mogoa, Peris Njoki, Mathew Muturi, Athman Mwatondo, Eric Osoro, Isaac Ngere, Jeanette Dawa, Carolyne Nasimiyu, Harry Oyas, Obadiah Njagi, Samuel Canfield, Jason Blackburn, & Kariuki Njenga Article first published online: 15 December 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-24000-3 ABSTRACT: Using data collected from […]

Comparison of NDVI Values from Multiple Satellite Sensors to Monitor for Public Health in an Urban Sub-tropical Setting

SOUTHWORTH – Comparison of NDVI Values from Multiple Satellite Sensors to Monitor for Public Health in an Urban Sub-tropical Setting Julius R. Dewald, Jane Southworth, Scott C. Brown, Jose Szapocznik Article first published online: 24 November 2022 DOI: http://article.sapub.org/10.5923.j.ajgis.20221102.01.html ABSTRACT: Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) is commonly used as a measure of greenness in public health research. Changes in […]

Identifying critical transfer zones to coordinate transit with on-demand services using crowdsourced trajectory data

JING, HU – Identifying critical transfer zones to coordinate transit with on-demand services using crowdsourced trajectory data Jiahua Qiua, Yue Jing, Wang Peng, Lili Du, Yujie Hu Article first published online: 21 November 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/15472450.2022.2132389 ABSTRACT: This study develops a data-driven approach for identifying critical transfer zones in the city to facilitate the coordination […]

Mapping fire-impacted refugee camps using the integration of field data and remote sensing approaches

MEHEDY, SOUTHWORTH – Mapping fire-impacted refugee camps using the integration of field data and remote sensing approaches Mohammad Mehedy Hasan, Ikramul Hasan, Jane Southworth, Tatiana Loboda Article first published online: 21 November 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jag.2022.103120 ABSTRACT: The impacts of fires on society and the environment are wide-ranging, and examining such fire incidents is of critical […]

A Hybrid Framework for Rapidly Locating Transition Zones: A Comparison of Event- and Response-Based Return Water Levels in the Suwannee River FL

TIMMERS, SERAFIN – A Hybrid Framework for Rapidly Locating Transition Zones: A Comparison of Event- and Response-Based Return Water Levels in the Suwannee River FL R. A. Jane, V. Malagón-Santos, M. M. Rashid, L. Doebele, T. Wahl, S. R. Timmers, K. A. Serafin, L. Schmied, C. Lindemer Article first published online: 15 November 2022 DOI: […]

Hydrological Drought Forecasting Using a Deep Transformer Model

AMANAMBU, MOSSA, CHEN – Hydrological Drought Forecasting Using a Deep Transformer Model Amobichukwu Amanambu, Joann Mossa, Yin-Hsuen Chen Article first published online: 9 November 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/w14223611 ABSTRACT: Hydrological drought forecasting is essential for effective water resource management planning. Innovations in computer science and artificial intelligence (AI) have been incorporated into Earth science research domains […]

Congrats Amobi Amanambu on winning a CLAS Dissertation Fellowship

Joins us in congratulating Amobichukwu Amanambu on winning a CLAS Dissertation Fellowship for the Spring 2023 semester. The award will support work on his dissertation, which is titled, “Drought, dam and dredging impacts on the upper Apalachicola River and floodplain.” Every fall, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) awards approximately fifteen, one-semester dissertation […]

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2023 RYAN POEHLING FELLOWSHIP AWARD WINNERS!

I am delighted to announce this year’s graduate student winners for the Ryan M. Poehling 2023 Memorial Fellowship. This is our highest honor for our graduate students and all students must be nominated by a faculty member to be considered. This year the awards committee had a very difficult time due to the amazing set […]

Geography Colloquium: Affective Heritage and the Politics of Memory after 9/11: Curating Trauma at the Memorial Museum

Speaker: Dr. Jacque Micieli-Voutsinas Assistant Professor School of Art and Art History, Museum Studies University of Florida Thursday, December 1, 2022 4:00-4:50 PM (Period 9) Recorded for YouTube Turlington Hall 3018 and Zoom University of Florida Abstract: Memorial Museums are evocative spaces. Drawing on aesthetic practices deeply rooted in representing the ‘unrepresentability’ of cultural trauma, most notably […]

Geography Colloquium: What Drives Extreme Events? Evaluating the Major Contributors to Total Water Levels Along the U.S. Atlantic Coast

Speaker: Gabrielle Quadrado PhD Student Department of Geography University of Florida Thursday, November 17, 2022 4:00-4:50 PM (Period 9) Recorded for YouTube Turlington Hall 3018 and Zoom University of Florida Abstract: Coastal zones along the Atlantic margin of the Southeastern United States (U.S.) have different physical characteristics due to the region’s long coastline, frequent storms, and […]

Population distribution within the human climate niche

RYAN – Population distribution within the human climate niche Barry Klinger, Sadie J Ryan Article first published online: 9 November 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000086 ABSTRACT: Climate change may pose an acute threat to humanity due to physical and biological constraints on regional habitability. A recent study proposed that the human climate niche is a narrow segment […]

Mosquito Net Fishing as a Normal Accident and the Roles of Traditional and Bureaucratic Authority

RYAN – Mosquito Net Fishing as a Normal Accident and the Roles of Traditional and Bureaucratic Authority Rick Welsha, Elizabeth A. Pickard, Sadie J. Ryan, Joseph H. Bisesi Jr, Joseph Makaure, Donald J. Stewart, David A. Larsen Article first published online: 3 November 2022 DOI: doi.org/10.1080/08941920.2022.2139443 ABSTRACT: In the 1980s, malaria researchers experimented with treating mosquito nets […]

Neighborhood divides: Where you live matters for commuting and its efficiency

JING, HU – Neighborhood divides: Where you live matters for commuting and its efficiency Yu Jing, Yujie Hu, Michal A Niedzielski Article first published online: 11 November 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2022.104091 ABSTRACT: Excess commuting reflects a cits overall commuting efficiency by quantifying the proportion of non-optimal commute that would be avoided if resident workers could freely […]

Floodplain characteristics affect woody vegetation regeneration on point bars of a coastal plain river recovering from anthropogenic disturbances

CHEN, MOSSA – Floodplain characteristics affect woody vegetation regeneration on point bars of a coastal plain river recovering from anthropogenic disturbances Yin-Hsuen Chen, Joann Mossa, Kunwar K. Singh Article first published online: 4 November 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/eco.2504 ABSTRACT: Floodplain characteristics contribute to the natural regeneration of vegetation and help facilitate their ecosystem recovery, but vary […]

Delineating and comparing local labor market geographies of Millennials, Generation Xers, and Baby Boomers

HU – Delineating and comparing local labor market geographies of Millennials, Generation Xers, and Baby Boomers Yujie Hu, Jing Huang Article first published online: 5 November 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tbs.2022.10.012 ABSTRACT: There has been an increasing share of older workers in America’s workforce as Baby Boomers continue to age into this group. This raises questions about […]

Geography Colloquium: Linking Global Land surface air temperatures and Land Surface Properties to Radiative Effects of Precipitating Clouds in General Circulation Models

Speaker: Dr. Frank Li Project Scientist Joint Institute for Regional Earth System Science and Engineering University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Thursday, November 1, 2022 4:00-4:50 PM (Period 9) Recorded for YouTube Turlington Hall 3018 and Zoom University of Florida Abstract: Using satellite measured clouds and precipitation from NASA CloudSat-CALIPSO estimates, and radiation from Clouds and […]

Geography Colloquium: Disparities in Business Impact and Recovery from Hurricane Harvey, COVID-19, and Hurricane Laura

Speaker: Dr. Maria Watson Assistant Professor School of Construction Management Center for Housing Studies University of Florida Thursday, September 15, 2022 4:00-4:50 PM (Period 9) Recorded for YouTube Turlington Hall 3018 and Zoom University of Florida Abstract: Since 2017, U.S. communities along the Texas and Louisiana border including Beaumont, TX, Port Arthur, TX, and Lake Charles, […]

Geography Colloquium: Flood risk transfer along the San Francisquito Creek, California

Speaker: Dr. Katy Serafin Assistant Professor Department of Geography University of Florida Thursday, October 20, 2022 4:00-4:50 PM (Period 9) Recorded for YouTube Turlington Hall 3018 and Zoom University of Florida Abstract: Communities across the nation are deciding how to best prepare for future flood events, while concurrently considering updates to aging infrastructure such as bridges. […]

Geography Colloquium: Western US Irrigation and its Implications for the Future of Agriculture

Speaker: Dr. Samuel Smidt Associate Professor Department of Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences University of Florida Thursday, October 13, 2022 4:00-4:50 PM (Period 9) Recorded for YouTube Turlington Hall 3018 and Zoom University of Florida Abstract: The western US has dominated irrigated agriculture, but ongoing water availability issues have challenged the sustainability of these regions. Many […]

UF team awarded NASA grant to study artisanal mining and charcoal production in Ghana

A team of University of Florida researchers has been awarded a $660,000 grant to detect and monitor risks of artisanal mining and charcoal production in Ghana, NASA announced last week. Entitled “Integrating Socio-Economic and Remotely Sensed Information to Characterize Conflict Precursors and Land Degradation Dynamics in Ghana”, the three-year project will combine images collected by […]

Geography Colloquium: Variations of hydrological simulation scales: reanalysis, prediction, applications, capacity building, and challenges

Speaker: Dr. Mengye Chen PostDoctoral researcher University of Oklahoma Thursday, October 6, 2022 4:00-4:50 PM (Period 9) Recorded for YouTube Turlington Hall 3018 and Zoom University of Florida Abstract: Hydrological modeling and simulation is a branch of earth system sciences to answer some important questions, such as “are we going to have enough water in […]

Segmenting Tourists’ Information Behavior in the Event of a Crisis

MATYAS –Segmenting Tourists’ Information Behavior in the Event of a Crisis Ignatius Cahyanto, Lori Pennington-Gray, Brijesh Thapa, Jorge Villegas, Corene Matyas Article first published online: 3 October 2022 Link: ScholarWorks @ UMass Amherst ABSTRACT: The study examined tourists’ information behavior in the event of a crisis using the Consumer Information Acquisition and Processing Model as a guideline. The data […]

Revolutionary Insurgents or Conservative Reactionaries? National Liberation Army’s Transnational Expansion in Colombia and Venezuela

WALTHER – Revolutionary Insurgents or Conservative Reactionaries? National Liberation Army’s Transnational Expansion in Colombia and Venezuela Juan D. Rojas, Olivier J. Walther Article first published online: 10 September 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/lag.0.0182 ABSTRACT: The objective of this article is to document the spatial diffusion of the National Liberation Army (ELN) in Colombia and Venezuela. Building on a […]

Compound Flooding in a Subtropical Estuary Caused by Hurricane Irma 2017

SERAFIN – Compound Flooding in a Subtropical Estuary Caused by Hurricane Irma 2017 Braulio Juárez, Savanna A. Stockton, Katherine A. Serafin, Arnoldo Valle-Levinson Article first published online: 12 September 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1029/2022GL099360 ABSTRACT: Hurricane Irma affected the Florida peninsula from 10 to 12 September 2017. The peninsula’s east coast was hit hardest: the city of Jacksonville […]

Geography Colloquium: Settlement Ecology, Land Use and Intensification across the Maya Lowlands

Speaker: Dr. Timothy Murtha Professor College of Design, Construction and Planning University of Florida Thursday, September 22, 2022 4:00-4:50 PM (Period 9) Recorded for YouTube Turlington Hall 3018 and Zoom University of Florida Abstract: The Maya lowlands, extending from the Yucatan to Chiapas, offer a compelling long-term landscape narrative of settlement ecology. From the emergence of […]

Geography Colloquium: Radar Development and Application at the Advanced Radar Research Center (ARRC)

Speaker: Dr. Tian-You Yu Professor Atmospheric Radar Research Center University of Oklahoma Thursday, September 15, 2022 4:00-4:50 PM (Period 9) Recorded for YouTube Turlington Hall 3018 and Zoom University of Florida Abstract: In this presentation, the ARRC’s technology roadmap will be described, from the conventional radar to the next generation phased array radar. These radars support […]

RaXPol Mobile Radar visits UF for a series of public talks and to conduct research

A strange and unique vehicle can be seen around North Florida and the UF campus in September. It’s the Rapid X-band Polarimetric Radar, or RaXPol. The vehicle was built and continues to be operated by the Advanced Radar Research Center (ARRC) at the University of Oklahoma (OU). Radar data you may have seen on a […]

Geography Colloquium: Borders and Conflicts in North and West Africa

Speaker: Dr. Olivier Walther Assistant Professor Department of Geography University of Florida Thursday, September 8, 2022 4:00-4:50 PM (Period 9) Turlington Hall 3018 University of Florida Abstract: This paper examines the role of borderlands in contemporary armed conflicts in West and North Africa. Building on a disaggregated analysis of more than 171 000 violent events, we […]

Enhancing the Retail Food Environment Index (RFEI) with Neighborhood Commuting Patterns: A Hybrid Human−Environment Measure

GLOVER, MAO, HU, ZHANG – Enhancing the Retail Food Environment Index (RFEI) with Neighborhood Commuting Patterns: A Hybrid Human−Environment Measure Bailey Glover, Liang Mao, Yujie Hu, Jiawen Zhang Article first published online: 30 August 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191710798 ABSTRACT: The Retail Food Environment Index (RFEI) and its variants have been widely used in public health to […]

Geography Colloquium: Community Preparedness and Resilience for Hurricanes: Lessons learned from Hurricane Michael in the Panhandle

Speaker: Dr. Mysha Clarke Assistant Professor School of Forest, Fisheries, and Geomatics Sciences University of Florida Thursday, September 1, 2022 4:00-4:50 PM (Period 9) Turlington Hall 3018 and Zoom University of Florida Abstract: Hurricane Michael had serious socio-ecological impacts on forest ecosystems in Florida, Georgia, and Alabama. This presentation will highlight the ways that non-industrial forest […]

Vision-based movement recognition reveals badminton player footwork using deep learning and binocular positioning

HU – Vision-based movement recognition reveals badminton player footwork using deep learning and binocular positioning Jiabei Luo, Yujie Hu, Keith Davids, Di Zhang, Cade Gouin, Xiang Li, Xianrui Xu Article first published online: 22 August 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e10089 ABSTRACT: Coordinating dynamic interceptive actions in sports like badminton requires skilled performance in getting the racket into […]

Resilience and fragmentation in healthcare coalitions: The link between resource contributions and centrality in health-related interorganizational networks

HU – Resilience and fragmentation in healthcare coalitions: The link between resource contributions and centrality in health-related interorganizational networks Eve Bohnett, Raffaele Vacca, Yujie Hu, David Hulse, Danielle Varda Article first published online: 28 July 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socnet.2022.07.004 ABSTRACT: Interorganizational coalitions or collaboratives in healthcare are essential to address the health challenges of local communities, […]

Spatiotemporal Environmental Drivers of Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus in Central Florida: Towards a Predictive Model for a Lethal Disease

MUNDIS, RYAN – Spatiotemporal Environmental Drivers of Eastern Equine Encephalitis Virus in Central Florida: Towards a Predictive Model for a Lethal Disease Stephanie J Mundis, Steve Harrison, Dave Pelley, Susan Durand, Sadie J Ryan Article first published online: 12 August 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjac113 ABSTRACT: Eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEEV) is a mosquito-borne virus that affects […]

Tropical cyclones in the northern Mozambique Channel: composite intra-seasonal forcing and 2019 event

MATYAS – Tropical cyclones in the northern Mozambique Channel: composite intra-seasonal forcing and 2019 event Mark R. Jury & Corene J. Matyas Article first published online: 12 July 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00703-022-00911-8 ABSTRACT: Tropical cyclone (TC) activity in the northern Mozambique Channel (nMC) during the satellite era is studied, culminating with the anomalous 2019 season. We identify […]

Wildfires in the Arctic and tropical biomes: what is the relative role of climate?

ENGSTRÖM, KEELLINGS – Wildfires in the Arctic and tropical biomes: what is the relative role of climate? Johanna Engström, Peyman Abbaszadeh, David Keellings, Proloy Deb, & Hamid Moradkhani Article first published online: 4 Jul 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-022-05452-2 ABSTRACT: This study seeks to use machine learning to investigate the role of meteorological and climate variables on wildfire occurrence in […]

Illustration of an Object-Based Approach to Identify Structural Differences in Tropical Cyclone Wind Fields

MATYAS – Illustration of an Object-Based Approach to Identify Structural Differences in Tropical Cyclone Wind Fields Stephanie Zick, Corene Matyas, Gary Lackmann, Jingyin Tang, Brian Bennett Article first published online: 29 May 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/qj.4326 ABSTRACT: The meteorology community primarily assesses tropical cyclone (TC) forecast skill using track and intensity errors. These metrics are frequently uncorrelated […]

Characterizing storm-induced coastal change hazards along the United States West Coast

SERAFIN – Characterizing storm-induced coastal change hazards along the United States West Coast James B. Shope, Li H. Erikson, Patrick L. Barnard, Curt D. Storlazzi, Katherine Serafin, Kara Doran, Hilary Stockdon, Borja Reguero, Fernando Mendez, Sonia Castanedo, Alba Cid, Laura Cagigal, & Peter Ruggiero Article first published online: 23 May 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-022-01313-6 ABSTRACT: Traditional methods to assess the probability of storm-induced erosion and flooding from extreme water levels have […]

Solar geoengineering could redistribute malaria risk in developing countries

RYAN – Solar geoengineering could redistribute malaria risk in developing countries Colin J. Carlson, Rita Colwell, Mohammad Sharif Hossain, Mohammed Mofizur Rahman, Alan Robock, Sadie J. Ryan, Mohammad Shafiul Alam, & Christopher H. Trisos Article first published online: 20 April 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-29613-w ABSTRACT: Solar geoengineering is often framed as a stopgap measure to decrease the magnitude, impacts, and injustice of climate change. However, the […]

Creating grocery delivery hubs for food deserts at local convenience stores via spatial and temporal consolidation

HU – Creating grocery delivery hubs for food deserts at local convenience stores via spatial and temporal consolidation Zulqarnain Haider, Yujie Hu, Hadi Charkhgard, David Himmelgreen, Changhyun Kwon Article first published online: 7 April 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seps.2022.101301 ABSTRACT: For many socioeconomically disadvantaged customers living in food deserts, the high costs and minimum order size requirements make […]

In Collaboration with the UF Water Institute: Drowned out: Water, Climate, and Justice

Dr. Farhana Sultana Associate Professor Department of Geography and the Environment Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs Syracuse University Thursday, April 14, 2022 2:50-3:50 PM (Period 8) Livestreamed on YouTube Turlington Hall 3018 and Zoom University of Florida Farhana Sultana is an internationally recognized interdisciplinary scholar of political ecology, water governance, climate justice, development, […]

The Role of Floods and Mining Disturbances as Drivers of Fluvial Instability, Middle Amite River, Louisiana

Speaker: Maram Alrehaili PhD Student Department of Geography University of Florida Thursday, January 13, 2022 2:50-3:50 PM (Period 8) Livestreamed on YouTube Turlington Hall 3018 and Zoom University of Florida Abstract: The Amite River Basin (ARB) in southeastern Louisiana has experienced numerous hydromodifications because of land use-land cover (LULC) changes. Mining in the middle section […]

Evaluating the progress of malaria control and effectiveness of vector control interventions for eliminating malaria from Nepal

Speaker: Shreejana Bhattarai PhD Student Department of Geography University of Florida Thursday, March 31, 2022 2:50-3:50 PM (Period 8) Livestreamed on YouTube Turlington Hall 3018 and Zoom University of Florida Abstract: Nepal has achieved significant progress in malaria control with vector control interventions and aims to eliminate malaria by 2026. However, Nepal is also experiencing […]

Temperature impacts the environmental suitability for malaria transmission by Anopheles Gambian and Anopheles stephensi

RYAN – Temperature impacts the environmental suitability for malaria transmission by Anopheles Gambian and Anopheles stephensi Oswaldo C. Villena, Sadie J. Ryan, Courtney C. Murdock, Leah R. Johnson Article first published online: 22 March 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.3685 ABSTRACT: Extrinsic environmental factors influence the spatio-temporal dynamics of many organisms, including insects that transmit the pathogens responsible for vector-borne […]

Low-frequency variants in mildly symptomatic vaccine breakthrough infections presents a doubled-edged sword

NORRIS – Low-frequency variants in mildly symptomatic vaccine breakthrough infections presents a double-edged sword Brittany Rife Magalis, Carla Mavian, Massimiliano Tagliamonte, Shannan N. Rich, Melanie Cash, Alberto Riva, Julia C. Loeb, Michael Norris, David Moraga Amador, Yanping Zhang, Jerne Shapiro, Petr Starostik, Simone Marini, Paul Myers, David A. Ostrov, John A. Lednicky, J. Glenn Morris Jr., […]

Neogeography and Volunteered Geographic Information (VGI) – Case studies into collecting and utilizing geographic data online and in the classroom

Dr. Anwar Sounny-Slitine Assistant Instructional Professor Department of Geography University of Florida Thursday, March 24, 2022 2:50-3:50 PM (Period 8) Livestreamed on YouTube Turlington Hall 3018 and Zoom University of Florida Abstract: Geographic web tools and location tagging of online information has created novel ways researchers could collect data to inform studies.  This collection of […]

Leandra Merz a winner of the Association for Academic Women’s Emerging Scholar Award

Congratulations to PhD candidate Leandra Merz who has been named a winner of the Association for Academic Women’s (AAW) Emerging Scholar Award! From the AAW: “The committee was highly impressed with your ability to articulate the importance and transformative potential of your dissertation work. The committee felt that your publications along with your presentations and […]

Security and Trade in African Borderlands-An Introduction

WALTHER – Security and Trade in African Borderlands-An Introduction Olivier Walther Article first published online: 08 Mar 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/08865655.2022.2049350 ABSTRACT: The goal of this special issue is to explore the relationships that bind trade and security in African borderlands. Examples from the Horn, North, and West Africa suggest that African countries are in the difficult situation […]

Globalized supply chains: Emergent telecouplings in Mexico’s beef economy and environmental leakages

SIMMONS, WALKER, WAYLEN – Globalized supply chains: Emergent tele couplings in Mexico’s beef economy and environmental leakages Yankuic Galvan-Miyoshi, Cynthia Simmons, Robert Walker, Gilberto Aranda Osorio, Petro Martinez Hernandez, Ema Maldonado-Simán, Barney Warf, Marta Astier, Michael Waylen Article first published online: 5 Mar 2022 DOI: 10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2022.102486 ABSTRACT: This article analyzes how trade liberalization in Mexico, particularly […]

Alumni Event & Celebration

A gathering of alumni with a variety of activities including developing career connections with current students, social activities and tours, a celebration of the retirements of Dr. Peter Waylen and Dr. Greg Glass, awards and recognition of our outstanding students, and much more. March 18-19th, 2022 Sign up through the Google Form today and email Dr. […]

Global Economic and Diet Transitions Drive Latin American and Caribbean Forest Change during the First Decade of the Century: A Multi-Scale Analysis of Socioeconomic, Demographic, and Environmental Drivers of Local Forest Cover Change

RYAN – Global Economic and Diet Transitions Drive Latin American and Caribbean Forest Change during the First Decade of the Century: A Multi-Scale Analysis of Socioeconomic, Demographic, and Environmental Drivers of Local Forest Cover Change David Lopez-Carr, Sadie J Ryan, Matthew L Clark Article first published online: 21 Jan 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/land11030326 ABSTRACT: Latin America and the Caribbean […]

Assessing the effect of article processing charges on the geographic diversity of authors using Elsevier’s “Mirror Journal” system

SMITH, MERZ, KSHIRSAGAR – Assessing the effect of article processing charges on the geographic diversity of authors using Elsevier’s “Mirror Journal” system Audrey C. Smith, Leandra Merz, Jesse B. Borden, Chris K. Gulick, Akhil R. Kshirsagar, Emilio M. Bruna Article first published online: 4 Feb 2022 in Quantitative Science Studies DOI: https://doi.org/10.1162/qss_a_00157 ABSTRACT: Journals publishing open […]

The Ecology and Impacts of Human-Animal Interactions Across Geographies

Akhil Kshirsagar PhD Student Department of Geography University of Florida Thursday, February 17, 2022 2:50-3:50 PM (Period 8) Livestreamed on YouTube Turlington Hall 3018 and Zoom University of Florida Abstract: Although humans & non-human animals have lived alongside each other for thousands of years, very little is known about the relationships between humans and non-human […]

Matthew Pflaum awarded AAG Research Grant

The American Association of Geographers and its Awards Committee has awarded PhD candidate Matthew Pflaum as a recipient of one of its 2022 AAG Research Grants. The award is in support of Matthew Pflaum’s research on adaptive strategies that pastoralists in the Central Sahel region use to combat insecurity due to violent conflicts. Matthew Pflaum […]

Disease Ecology chapter in COVID-19 and Similar Futures: Pandemic Geographies

RYAN – Chapter 3: Disease Ecology Dr. Ryan’s chapter was published in COVID-19 and Similar Futures: Pandemic Geographies Gavin J. Andrews, Valorie A. Crooks, Jamie R. Pearce, Jane P. Messina ABSTRACT: Disease ecology combines methods from quantitative ecological modeling, such as those used to explore population dynamics, evolutionary processes, and systems thinking, with quantified measures of […]

Geomorphic response to historic and ongoing human impacts in a large lowland river

MOSSA, CHEN – Geomorphic response to historic and ongoing human impacts in a large lowland river Dr. Joann Mossa, Dr. Yin-Hsuen Chen Article first published online: 1 Feb 2022 DOI: 10.1002/esp.5334 ABSTRACT: Lowland coastal plain rivers are important for navigation and ecosystems, having unique concerns regarding water and sediment management. The Apalachicola River in Florida, the lower […]

Environmental change in Ethiopia: Evaluating trends in socio-ecological systems through geospatial analysis

Carly Muir PhD Student Department of Geography University of Florida Thursday, February 10, 2022 2:50-3:50 PM (Period 8) Livestreamed on YouTube Turlington Hall 3018 and Zoom University of Florida Abstract: Environmental change poses a myriad of challenges to the global population. Fortunately, the employment of geospatial information has enhanced our knowledge of environmental change and equips […]

The great Amazon land grab

CARRERO, SIMMONS, WALKER – The great Amazon land grab – how Brazil’s government is turning public land private, clearing the way for deforestation Both Gabriel Carrero and Dr. Bob Walker were then interviewed by WORT 89.9FM radio station in Madison, WI. Article first published online: 2 Feb 2022. Radio interview aired: 7 Feb 2022 Imagine that […]

Putting People in The Earth System

Speaker: Dr. Nicolas Gauthier Assistant Curator Florida Museum of Natural History University of Florida Thursday, February 3, 2022 2:50-3:50 PM (Period 8) Livestreamed on YouTube Turlington Hall 3018 and Zoom University of Florida Abstract: Researchers and policy makers urgently require insights into how societies have adapted to—or failed to adapt to—climate change across regions, cultures, and […]

What is a bomb cyclone? An atmospheric scientist explains

MULLENS – What is a bomb cyclone? An atmospheric scientist explains Article first published online: 27 Jan 2022 A bomb cyclone is a large, intense midlatitude storm that has low pressure at its center, weather fronts and an array of associated weather, from blizzards to severe thunderstorms to heavy precipitation. When a cyclone “bombs,” or […]

Colloquium: Complex Interactions Between Climate Change and Wildlife Crime in Social-Ecological Systems

Speaker: Dr. Jessica Kahler Assistant Professor Department of Sociology and Criminology & Law University of Florida Thursday, January 27, 2022 2:50-3:50 PM (Period 8) Livestreamed on YouTube Turlington Hall 3018 and Zoom University of Florida Abstract: Two of the greatest threats to biodiversity and sustainable development are climate change and wildlife crime. It has recently become apparent […]

Simulating the Effects of Land Surface Characteristics on Planetary Boundary Layer Parameters for a Modeled Landfalling Tropical Cyclone

WANG, MATYAS – Simulating the Effects of Land Surface Characteristics on Planetary Boundary Layer Parameters for a Modeled Landfalling Tropical Cyclone Yu Wang, Corene Matyas Article first published online: 14 Jan 2022 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos13010138 ABSTRACT: This study examined whether varying moisture availability and roughness length for the land surface under a simulated Tropical Cyclone (TC) could […]

Fragmentation Trajectories as a Review of Existing and Proposed Single-valued Fragmentation Indices

WALKER – Fragmentation Trajectories as a Review of Existing and Proposed Single-valued Fragmentation Indices Dante Gideon K. Vergara, Rodel D. Lasco, Robert T. Walker, Antonio J. Alcantara, Rico C. Ancog, Patricia Ann J. Sanchez, Cristino L. Tiburan, Jr. Article first published online: 4 January 2022 ABSTRACT: Two related single-valued landscape fragmentation indices D and F are proposed, based on patch aggregation, […]

Co-learning during the co-creation of a dengue early warning system for the health sector in Barbados

RYAN, LIPPI – Co-learning during the co-creation of a dengue early warning system for the health sector in Barbados Anna M Stewart-Ibarra, Leslie Rollock, Sabu Best, Tia Brown, Avriel R Diaz, Willy Dunbar, Catherine A Lippi, Roche Mahon, Sadie J Ryan, Adrian Trotman, Cedric J Van Meerbeeck, Rachel Lowe Article first published online: 6 Jan 2022 […]

Adventures in Infectious Disease: A World Tour

Speaker: Dr. Michael Norris Assistant Research Professor Department of Geography University of Florida Thursday, January 13, 2022 2:50-3:50 PM (Period 8) Livestreamed on YouTube Turlington Hall 3018 and Zoom University of Florida Biography: Michael Norris is an Assistant Research Professor in the Department of Geography and the Emerging Pathogens Institute. He has spent 15 years […]

Congratulations to this year’s Ryan Poehling Fellowship award winners!

Congratulations to Sarah VanSchoick (MS award) and Amobi Amanambu (PhD award) on winning this year’s Ryan Poehling Fellowship awards. Throughout 2021, they have exemplified the sustained academic excellence, commitment to departmental service, and leadership of the graduate program which Ryan displayed. More information about this fellowship and about Ryan Poehling, in whose honor these awards are […]

Dr. Walker receives Sauer Distinguished Scholarship Award

Dr. Robert Walker has been selected by the Conference of Latin American Geography as the recipient of the 2021 Carl O. Sauer Distinguished Scholarship Award. This award is granted in recognition for a corpus of important published work or other significant contribution towards Latin American geography. Sauer Distinguished Scholars are leading authorities in specific research […]

Predictors of hurricane evacuation decisions: A meta-analysis

Shakhawat Tanim, Brenton Wiernik, Steven Reader, Yujie Hu Article first published online: 10 Dec 2021, Journal of Environmental Psychology DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2021.101742 Dr. Yujie Hu – Predictors of hurricane evacuation decisions: A meta-analysis ABSTRACT: We systematically review and meta-analyze quantitative prediction models for hurricane evacuation decisions. Drawing on data from 33 prediction models and 29,873 households, we estimate distributions […]

Geography Colloquium: Planning in an Era of Rapid Urbanization: The Case of Indonesia

Speaker: Dr. Chris Silver Professor Department of Urban and Regional Planning College of Design, Construction and Planning University of Florida Thursday, December 2, 2021 2:50-3:50 PM (Period 8) Turlington Hall 3018 and Zoom University of Florida Livestreamed on YouTube Biography: Christopher Silver is Professor of Urban and Regional Planning who joined the faculty at UF […]

Geography Colloquium: Mapping the marine world from reef to rift

Speaker: Dr. Vincent LeCours Assistant Professor Department of Geomatics University of Florida Thursday, October 28, 2021 2:50-3:50 PM (Period 8) Turlington Hall 3018 and Zoom University of Florida Livestreamed on YouTube Biography: Vincent Lecours is an Assistant Professor of Marine Remote Sensing and Geospatial Analysis at the University of Florida, where he leads the Marine […]

Geography Colloquium: Migration as a livelihood strategy in rural Honduras in response to emerging socio-ecological collapse

Watch on YouTube Speaker: Dr. Rebecca J. Williams Visiting Assistant Professor Center for Latin American Studies Master of Sustainable Development Practice Program Tropical Conservation and Development Program University of Florida Thursday, October 14, 2021 2:50-3:50 PM (Period 8) Turlington Hall 3018 and Zoom University of Florida Synopsis: Worldwide we are seeing the beginnings of large-scale […]

Pastoralist Violence in North and West Africa

PFLAUM – Pastoralist Violence in North and West Africa Article first published online: 13 JULY 2021 – OECD Publishing DOI: 10.1787/63dff519-en A new OECD working paper and a series of audio clips explores how pastoralists are both perpetrators and victims of violence in North and West Africa. This paper is available in both English and French. ABSTRACT: This study examines […]

Geography Colloquium: One Size AI Does Not Fit All: A Step Towards GeoAI

Watch on YouTube Speaker: Dr. Zhe Jiang Assistant Professor Dept. of Computer and Information Science and Engineering University of Florida Thursday, September 30, 2021 2:50-3:50 PM (Period 8) Turlington Hall 3018 and Zoom Abstract: Artificial intelligence (AI) has achieved tremendous success in computer vision and natural language processing. With rapidly increasing spatiotemporal data collected from ground, […]

The Future of Zoonotic Risk Prediction

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B RYAN – The Future of Zoonotic Risk Prediction Colin J. Carlson, Maxwell J. Farrell, Zoe Grange, Barbara A. Han, Nardus Mollentze, Alexandra L. Phelan, Angela L. Rasmussen, Gregory F. Albery, Bernard Bett, David M. Brett-Major, Lily E. Cohen, Tad Dallas, Evan A. Eskew, Anna C. Fagre, Kristian M. Forbes, Rory Gibb, Sam Halabi, Charlotte C. Hammer, Rebecca Katz, Jason Kindrachuk, Renata L. Muylaert, Felicia B. Nutter, Joseph Ogola, Kevin J. Olival, Michelle […]