Geographic Information Systems

Adise, Shana

Assistant Professor, Nutritional Sciences
website | shana.adise@uga.edu

Research Interests include: Assessment and Evaluation; Bias, Discrimination, and Inequality; Cognition; Education and Learning; Experimental Methods; Food & Nutrition; Genetics and Epigenetics; Geographic Information Systems; Infant and Child Development; Infant and Maternal Health; Mental Illness and Disorders; Neuroscience; Obesity; Physical Health and Well-being; Psychophysiology; STEM; Substance Use and Addiction

Bian, Jiahe (Jane)

Assistant Professor, College of Environment + Design
website | jbian@uga.edu

Research Interests include: Aging and Gerontology, Assessment and Evaluation, Bias, Discrimination, and Inequality, Chronic Disease, Environment and Ecosystems, Geographic Information Systems, Media, Mental Health, Mental Illness and Disorders, Obesity, Physical Health and Well-being, Policy, Regulation, and Compliance, Social Psychology

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Calabria, Jon

Professor, Environment + Design
website | jcalabr@uga.edu

Research Interests include: Assessment and Evaluation, Culture, Diversity, Education and Learning, Environment and Ecosystems, Geographic Information Systems, Survey Methods

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Carter, Sierra

Associate Professor, Psychology
Director, Center for Family Research
Distinguished Scholar, Owens Institute for Behavioral Research
website | csierra@uga.edu

Research Interests include: Aging and Gerontology; Bias, Discrimination, and Inequality; Chronic Disease; Culture; Diversity; Geographic Information Systems; Identity; Infant and Child Development; Infant and Maternal Health; Maltreatment and Trauma; Marriage, Family, and Close Relationships; Neuroscience; Physical Health and Well-being; Psychophysiology; Violence and Injury

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Goulart, Pedro

Data Analyst, School of Social Work – CenHTRO
website | pedro.avila@uga.edu

Research Interests: Computational Methods, Conflict, Experimental Methods, Geographic Information Systems, International Relations, Networks, Organizations, Policy, Regulation, and Compliance, Survey Methods

Kane, Sharon

Assistant Professor, Financial Planning, Housing and Consumer Economics
website | spkane@uga.edu

Research Interests include: Assessment and Evaluation, Computational Methods, Experimental Methods, Geographic Information Systems, Survey Methods, Work and Occupations

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Melcher, Katherine

Professor, College of Environment and Design
website | kmelcher@uga.edu

Research Interests include: Aging and Gerontology, Cognition, Culture, Environment and Ecosystems, Ethnography, Gender, Geographic Information Systems, Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, Identity, Mental Health, Obesity, Organizations, Physical Health and Well-being, Policy, Regulation, and Compliance, Prevention and Implementation Science, Youth, Adolescence, and Emerging Adulthood

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Mu, Lan

Professor, Geography
website | mulan@uga.edu

Research Interests include: Bias, Discrimination, and Inequality, Computational Methods, Environment and Ecosystems, Food & Nutrition, Geographic Information Systems, Mental Health, Physical Health and Well-being, STEM

Rawal, Smita

Assistant Professor, Clinical & Administrative Pharmacy
website | sr54982@uga.edu

Research Interests: Bias, Discrimination, and Inequality, Chronic Disease, Diversity, Geographic Information Systems, Mental Health, Mental Illness and Disorders, Physical Health and Well-being, Risk Behaviors, Substance Use and Addiction, Survey Methods

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Rivero, Rosanna

Professor, College of Environment + Design
website | rrivero@uga.edu

Research Interests: Education and Learning, Environment and Ecosystems, Geographic Information Systems, Higher Education, STEM, Survey Methods

Vick, Alfred

Georgia Power Professor in Environmental Ethics, College of Environment and Design
website | ravick@uga.edu

Research Interests include: Environment and Ecosystems, Exercise, Geographic Information Systems, Obesity, Physical Health and Well-being

Wang, Qiong

Assistant Professor, College of Environment + Design
website | qiong.wang@uga.edu

Research Interests include: Communication; Computational Methods; Environment and Ecosystems; Geographic Information Systems; Physical Health and Well-being; Policy, Regulation, and Compliance; STEM; Survey Methods

Yao, Angela

Professor, Geography
website | xyao@uga.edu

Research Interests include GIScience, urban growth and transportation, public health, data analysis and modeling, geocomputation, and qualitative GIS