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Meet the Geographer: Mohammad Mehedy Hassan

Mohammad Mehedy Hassan Pronouns: he/him University of Florida Adviser: Dr. Jane Southworth Focus Area: GeoSpatial Analysis & Techniques Earth System Science Research Statement: I am a geospatial scientist with an interest in the use of remote sensing (RS) and geospatial techniques analyses to better understand the complex socioecological process of landscape transformation, vegetation-climate change interactions, […]

Meet the Geographer: Amobichukwu Amanambu

Amobichukwu Amanambu Pronouns: he/him University of Florida Adviser: Dr. Joann Mossa Focus Area: GeoSpatial Analysis & Techniques  Earth System Science  Research Statement: My interest in studying the Apalachicola watershed is to assess how physical and anthropogenic factors affect the drying (drought) and wetting (floods) of the river given the legal battle between Alabama, Georgia and […]

Meet the Geographer: Dr. Olivier Walther

Dr. Olivier Walther Assistant Professor of Geography Affiliate Faculty, Center for African Studies Affiliate Faculty, UF Center for Global Islamic Studies Founder and Coordinator, African Networks Lab Faculty Member, Sahel Research Group University of Florida Focus Areas GeoSpatial Analysis & Techniques Sustainability & Global Environmental Change Research Statement: My research focuses on trade and political […]

Meet the Geographer: Meirah Williamson

Meirah Williamson Pronouns: she/her University of Florida Adviser: Dr. Esther Mullens Focus Area: GeoSpatial Analysis & Techniques Earth System Science Global Environmental and Social Change Research Statement: My research interests broadly lie at the intersection of extreme weather and society. My current research with Dr. Esther Mullens examines Excessive Rainfall Outlooks (EROs), which are probabilistic […]

Meet the Geographer: Bailey Glover

Bailey Glover Pronouns: he/him Graduate Representative 2020/2021 University of Florida Adviser: Dr. Liang Mao Focus Area: GeoSpatial Analysis & Techniques Medical Geography in Global Health (MGGH)  Research Statement: Bailey is a PhD student in the department of Geography at the University of Florida. Before starting at UF, Bailey completed his master’s degree in environmental science […]

Meet the Geographer: Christopher Williams

Christopher Williams Pronouns: he/him University of Florida Adviser: Dr. Kevin Ash Focus Area: Geospatial Analysis & Techniques Research Statement: I am broadly interested in atmospheric science, disaster risk reduction, risk communication, and emergency management. My graduate research is focused on concurrent risks from tornadoes and the COVID-19 pandemic and residents’ emergency sheltering perceptions and behavior […]

Meet the Geographer: Dr. Yujie Hu

Dr. Yujie Hu Pronouns: he/him University of Florida Focus Areas: GeoSpatial Analysis & Techniques Medical Geography in Global Health (MGGH) Research Statement: I am a geographer with research and teaching interests in urban transportation, human mobility, and accessibility. My current research focuses on three main areas: 1) relationships between people’s mobility within cities—including commuting, healthcare-seeking, and […]

Dr. M. Anwar Sounny-Slitine

Associate Instructional Professor Affiliate faculty, School of Natural Resources and Environment and Center for Remote Sensing msounnyslitine@ufl.edu @sounny Focus Areas Focus Area 1: Earth System Science Focus Area 3: Places, Networks, & Flows Focus Area 6: Sustainability & Global Environmental Change Focus Area 7: Geospatial Analysis & Techniques Areas of Specialization GIScience Geomorphology Geomorphometry LiDAR Remote […]

Dr. Jason Blackburn

University Term Professor Professor Graduate Coordinator Office: Turlington Hall 3133 he/him Principal Investigator, Emerging Pathogens Institute Director, Spatial Epidemiology & Ecology Research Laboratory (SEER Lab) jkblackburn@ufl.edu Twitter: @JasonKBlackburn (352) 294-7501 Focus Areas Focus Area 2: Medical Geography in Global Health (MGGH) Areas of Specialization Zoonotic diseases (those that affect animals and humans) Wildlife diseases Disease […]