The program of events is open to everyone! Join via Zoom
Schedule:
9:00 am – 10:00 am | Mapping the Pandemic: Lessons from COVID-19 Data Wrangling in TN
Presented by Natalie Robbins, research analyst in the Vanderbilt Initiative for Interdisciplinary Geospatial Research (VIIGR)
10:00 am – 11:00 am | Vanderbilt Student Showcase
HOD Intro to GIS Students Final Project Preliminary Results presented by Stacy Curry-Johnson, Librarian for Geospatial Data and Systems
Students conducted a wide variety of GIS research projects for their final project requirement for the HOD 7500 Special Topics – Introduction to GIS class. Their instructor will present highlights from their preliminary work.
Research topics include:
| B.R. Balmer | An exercise in spatiotemporal contextualization: The Northland during COVID-19 |
| Gavin Crowell-Williamson | Visualizing Police Violence in Tennessee and Davidson County |
| Elizabeth Dorans | Examining spatial patterns of allele frequencies at human genetic loci linked to environmental adaptation |
| Ashley DeMaio | An exploratory spatial analysis of “civic deserts” in the Twin Cities |
| Maryam Rehman | Food Deserts and Racial Disparity in Fulton County |
| Molly Richard | Mapping US Homelessness |
| Tanushree Sarkar | Disabled children in Indian schools: missing or miscounted? |
1:00 pm – ~2:00 pm | Mapping the Census
This workshop will cover how to obtain and interpret Census data along with how to add it to a map. No previous mapping experience required. The session may go a little past 2:00 pm, if desired.
The program of events is open to everyone! Join via Zoom