human geography
Yao Li, PhD is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Earth, Environmental, and Geographical Sciences. His research primarily focuses on exploring the spatial dynamics of various health issues. For instance, he investigates how human mobility influences disease transmission and how the spatial patterns of parasites can reveal the transmission routes of infectious diseases. Another […]
Teaching and Research Interests Remote Sensing Environmental Modeling Urban Sustainability Forest Disturbances Machine Learning Read More
Welcome! I am an Assistant Teaching Professor and the Undergraduate Coordinator for Geography and Environmental Studies in the Department of Earth, Environmental and Geographical Sciences at UNC Charlotte and I absolutely love what I do! I am an avid life-long learner and teaching is my passion. I believe the field of geography is one of […]
Teaching and Research Interests GIS Algorithms Spatial Analysis and Modeling Spatial Optimization Geovisualization, Geostatistics Read More
Teaching and Research Interests:* GIScience* Urban Analytics* Health and Medical Geography* Spatial Data Science* Human Mobility
I am a human geographer and interdisciplinary social scientist. My research and creative scholarly work focus on three areas: 1) migration and globalization, 2) worker welfare and inequality, and 3) human capital and sustainable economic development. My overall goal is to understand who moves where and why in a global context; how individuals and groups […]
Teaching and Reasearch Interests Urban Change Sustainable Economic Systems Business Geographics Knowledge Industry and Economic Development Economic Change in the South
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Biography Dr. Fushcia-Ann Hoover is an interdisciplinary researcher specializing in social-ecological urban systems. She employs a range of approaches and perspectives from the fields of planning, engineering, social and environmental sciences. Her research centers environmental justice, green infrastructure planning, and relationships between people, place and the environment. Dr. Hoover joined the department in 2021 as […]
Katherine Idziorek, AICP, PhD, is a community-engaged researcher who examines the role of social networks and social infrastructure in community-scale resilience and disaster preparedness. Bridging the disciplines of hazard mitigation, urban geography, and urban planning, Katherine’s research explores the role of place-based resources in supporting community resilience and wellbeing. Dr. Idziorek leads the Charlotte Heat […]
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Teaching and Research Interests Urban & Social Geography Immigrant Settlement & Adjustment Globalizing Cities & New Gateways Urban Revitalization & Gentrification Socio-spatial Polarization Community Based Participatory Research (CBPR) Read More
Teaching and Research Interests Population Geography Aging Geographic Education Cultural Geography and the South Population and Environment Interactions Read More
Teaching and Research Interests Sustainable Urbanization Transportation and Mobility Systems Geographic Information Science (GIS-T) Spatial Modeling Regional Science International Comparative Urbanization Read More
Deborah Thomas, PhD, is Professor and Interim Associate Vice Chancellor for Research. I arrived at UNC Charlotte in August 2018 from the University of Colorado Denver, where I was a faculty member in geography and environmental sciences for 18 years and department chair for the last 3-1/2 years. I was also one of the founding […]
Michelle E. Zuñiga, AICP (she/her/ella) holds a PhD in Urban and Environmental Planning and Policy from the University of California, Irvine. Since 2012, Michelle has focused her research on Latinx communities particularly, low-income, immigrant communities and how they experience and respond to environmental injustice and threats of displacement. Michelle explores their perspectives and experiences in […]