UF Researchers Make New Strides in Predicting Dengue Fever Outbreaks

Posted on July 17, 2018

GAINESVILLE, FL – Medical Geography researchers from the University of Florida recently participated in a study that successfully predicted dengue fever outbreaks on the Caribbean island of Barbados, using climate data. This paper is part of a special issue of PLOS MEDICINE, focusing on the impacts of climate change on health, and is a result […]

Dr. Gabriela Hamerlinck

Dr. Gabriela Hamerlinck Associate Instructional Professor she/her/hers ghamerlinck@ufl.edu Google Scholar OrcID: 0000-0001-5794-6516 Focus Areas Focus Area 2: Medical Geography in Global Health (MGGH) Focus Area 6: Sustainability & Global Environmental Change Research Statement: I am a quantitative ecologist broadly interested in ecological modeling of host-parasite interactions. I have additional research interests and postdoc experience in […]

Dr. Greg Glass goes to Summer Camp

Posted on June 19, 2018

Dr. Greg Glass recently shared his Medical Geography knowledge with 4-H Summer Camp, teaching the campers to fish for ticks, at the Monticello UF Institute for Food and Agricultural Sciences field station.

Undergraduate Certificate in Medical Geography and Global Health new for Summer 2018

Posted on May 14, 2018

Geography Colloquium: Mapping Challenges, Genetic Mutations, & Complicated Diagnostics of Anthrax Across West Africa

Posted on October 26, 2017

Mapping Challenges, Genetic Mutations, & Complicated Diagnostics of Anthrax Across West Africa Speaker: Dr. Jason Blackburn Associate Professor, Department of Geography, University of Florida Thursday, October 26, 2017 3:00-3:50 PM (Period 8) Turlington Hall Room 3012 University of Florida All are welcome to attend. Jason Blackburn is Associate Professor of Geography and the Director of […]

Dr. Stephanie Mundis

s.mundis@ufl.edu Member, Quantitative Disease Ecology & Conservation Lab (QDEC Lab) State of Origin: Illinois Degree Program: PhD Entered Program: Fall 2017 Expected Graduation: Spring 2021 Dissertation Topic: Spatial Variation in Mosquito Populations that Mediate Vector-Borne Disease Risk Areas of interest: Medical geography, vector-borne disease, disease ecology, GIS and remote sensing, arthropod-borne viruses Research Statement: My research interests […]

Dr. Jason Blackburn named Colonel Allan R. & Margaret G. Crow Term Professor!

Posted on June 7, 2017

Congratulations to Dr. Jason Blackburn, who was named a Colonel Allan R. & Margaret G. Crow Term Professor for the 2017-2018 year! These one-year professorships were created by Colonel Allen R. and Mrs. Margaret G. Crow to recognize faculty who demonstrate excellent in scholarship, teaching, and service. These professorships, funded entirely by private sources, allow the […]

Dr. Ian Kracalik wins 2017 Peter Gould Graduate Student Paper Competition

Posted on April 7, 2017

Congratulations to UF‘s Dr. Ian Kracalik for winning the 2017 Peter Gould Graduate Student Paper Competition at the American Association of Geographers 2017 meeting! Go Gators!

Fall Course: GEO3611 Housing, People, & Places

Posted on March 31, 2017

Who demands housing and what are supply constraints Affordable and decent housing: A right? Millennials vs. old: Housing for all ages Income inequalities translates into unmet housing needs Homeownership: Still the American dream? Housing problems of U.S. households Good and bad of gentrification

Fall Course: GEO3452 GEO6421 Medical Geography

Posted on March 31, 2017

This course provides a comprehensive survey of geographic topics and approaches in medical sciences, including: human ecology of diseases, research methods, geospatial techniques, landscape epidemiology, weather and climate, pollution issues, urban health, administration and planning, etc. What you will learn: -Basic concepts, principles, and methods that are widely used in medical geography studies; -A variety […]

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