UF Geography at AAG 2025
Join us at the American Association of Geographers (AAG) Annual Meeting in Detroit from March 24-28, 2025! The preliminary program of our talks and posters is here. For the full conference program, please click here.
It’s getting hot in here: Spatial impact of humidity on heat wave severity in the United States
Narayanan, A., Rezaali, M., Bunting, E., & Keellings, D. (2025). It’s getting hot in here: Spatial impact of humidity on heat wave severity in the United States. Science of the Total Environment, 963, 178397. ABSTRACT: Heat waves pose significant risks to society, impacting human health, infrastructure, and the environment. However, on humid days, heat waves […]
Modeling time-varying spatial accessibility to healthcare
Mao, L. (2025). Modeling time-varying spatial accessibility to healthcare: A system dynamic approach. Health & Place, 91, 103416. ABSTRACT: Spatial accessibility to healthcare is essential for policymakers to identify health disparities and develop targeted interventions. Current modeling approaches poorly capture temporal dynamics of contributing factors, and few have represented dynamic interactions among these factors. Further, […]
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Dr. Matyas and Dr. Southworth named AAG Fellows
We are delighted to announce that Dr. Corene Matyas and Dr. Jane Southworth in UF Geography have just been announced as AAG Fellows for their work in climatology and human-environment dynamics by the American Association of Geographers. Congratulations, we are very proud of you! Read the full AAG statement here.
UF Geography at AMS 2025
UF Geography will be at the American Meteorological Society (AMS) Annual Meeting in New Orleans this week. Come and see our wide array of research on parade! The full program is available here.
The Spatial Conflict Life Cycle in Africa
Walther, O., Radil, S., Russell, D. (2024). The spatial conflict life cycle in Africa. Annals of the American Association of Geographers, DOI: 10.1080/24694452.2024.2428812. ABSTRACT: The growing availability of geospatial data that document both how violent actors are connected and where their attacks take place offers a unique opportunity to produce a more integrated approach to […]
UF Geography at AGU 2024
We will be presenting every day at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) annual meeting in Washington, D.C., this week. Come and see our wide array of research on parade! The full program is available here.
Assessing the vulnerability of Cape Coral to sea level rise
Saba, J. A., Ash, K., & Napton, D. (2024). Assessing the vulnerability of Cape Coral, Florida, to sea level rise using principal component analysis (2020–2050). International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 105014. ABSTRACT: Sea level rise is a consequence of global climate change that has been affecting U.S. coasts with floods and storm surges. Florida […]
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Unraveling Hurricane Ian’s impact
Wang, J., & Hu, Y. (2024). Unraveling Hurricane Ian’s impact: A multiscale analysis of mobility networks in Florida. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 104482. ABSTRACT: Understanding how human mobility patterns respond to natural disasters is crucial. This study investigates Hurricane Ian’s impact on human mobility patterns and subsequent recovery in southwest Florida. Using […]
COVID-19, Social media, algorithms and the rise of indigenous movements in Southern Africa
Foyet, M. & Child, B. (2024). COVID-19, Social media, algorithms and the rise of indigenous movements in Southern Africa: Perspectives from activists, audiences and policymakers. Frontiers in Sociology, 9, 1433998. ABSTRACT: The paper employs a mixed-methods approach to investigate the influence of social media on social movements among indigenous communities in Southern Africa. Findings reveal that […]