QDEC Lab’s Dr. Shreejana Bhattarai and Dr. Cat Lippi were both featured in the latest EPI Exchange Newsletter (17 February 2023) – Shree for successfully defending her dissertation and Cat for her recent publication in the Journal of Medical Entomology and associated VectorByte database.
The Quantitative Disease Ecology and Conservation Laboratory (QDEC Lab) in the Department of Geography and Emerging Pathogens Institute at the University of Florida is seeking a research technician with expertise in geospatial analysis, remote sensing, and Google Earth Engine. The successful candidate will contribute to work quantifying the urban-rural social-ecological environment for spatial analyses of […]
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Four GeoGators received awards at the 2023 Florida Society of Geographers annual meeting! Briana Tomko 1st Place Masters poster presenter Gavriella Hecht 1st Place Ph.D. paper presenter Erin Mariotti 2nd Place Masters paper presenter Caroline Huguenin Honorable Mention Ph.D. paper presenter Congratulations Bri, Gavi, Erin, and Caroline!
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 […]
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 […]
“The further you commute, the longer you commute – the more likely you’re able to find affordable housing,” Dr. Yujie Hu told WUSF’s Gabriella Paul in her recent piece Lack of affordable homes means longer commute times for more people in the Tampa metro area. You can listen to the story and read the transcript […]
GeoGator Dr. Cat Lippi (QDEC Lab, VectorByte) recently announced a ‘comprehensive guide to existing online data resources’ for vector-borne disease research that ‘will help to eliminate any confusion when choosing online databases, and promote greater use of existing resources’. “Science runs on data. As researchers, we know how valuable (and time consuming) collecting new data […]
The Glenda Laws Award is administered by the American Association of Geographers and endorsed by members of the Institute of Australian Geographers, the Canadian Association of Geographers, and the Institute of British Geographers. The annual award recognizes outstanding contributions to geographic research on social issues. This award is named in memory of Glenda Laws—a geographer […]
Speaker: Dr. Clio Andris Associate Professor School of City and Regional Planning School of Interactive Computing Georgia Tech University Thursday, February 9, 2023 3:00-3:50 PM (Period 8) Recorded for YouTube Turlington Hall 3018 and Zoom University of Florida Abstract: A spatial social network (SSN) can be defined as a structure where nodes (people, organizations) are embedded […]
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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. […]