2016 GIS Poster Expo Gallery

Aly Wright
Leptospirosis Exposure Risk Analysis, Thailand

Stephanie Cleland
The Intrinsic Vulnerability of Groundwater to Contamination in the Midwest and its Associated Human Health Impacts

Robel Alemu
Malaria Transmission Vulnerability in Ethiopia: A Spatial Analysis

Ethan Freedman
Identifying Locations for Road Crossing Structures for Moose in Northwest Colorado

Anna Kaplan
Mapping the Opioid Epidemic: Saving Lives with Nalozone – Distribution of Nalozone by Tapestry Health in Western Massachusetts, 2008 – 2016

Slide Kelly
Filling the Gaps in the Mile High City: Analyzing Infill Development Suitability in Denver, Colorado

Julia Appel
Biking to a Healthier Boston: Assessing Potential Locations for New Hubway Construction in and around Boston

Abhishek Maity
Access Denied in South Africa: The Need for New 3G+ Cell Phone Towers to Increase Internet Access

Mauricio Cardenas-Gonzalez
Has Plan Colombia been effective in the war on drugs?

Hannah Fitter
Agribusiness along the Mtwara Development Corridor

Ryan Gardiner
Separate and Unequal: Israel’s Jewish and Arab Divide

Elyse Gatt
Cholera Outbreak in Iraq: A GIS Analysis of environmental risk, security risk, and vulnerability that shaped the 2015 outbreak

Ari Jacobovits
Inside the Wire: Economic Changes Between 2009 and 2014 in Montgomery County, Maryland’s Eruv Communties

Taeeon Kim
Protecting Women and Girls in Za’atari Refugee Camp: Vulnerability to Gender Based Violence (GBV) by Sex, Age and Distance to Nearest Toilet

Who’s Afraid of Gerasimov? Determining Areas of High Ethnic Russian Concentration that are Vulnerable to Inter Group Conflict in Latvia

Michelle Kirkman
Civilian Vulnerability in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Cate Klepacki
Bursting at the Seams: The Potential Impact of a Mosul Dam Collapse

Abhishek Maity
Access Denied in South Africa: The Need for New 3G+ Cell Phone Towers to Increase Internet Access

Alejandra Mazariegos
Guatemala: Vulnerability to Climate Change

Mike Meldonian
Finding Shared Value: Identifying Public-Private Partnerships for the Health and Mining Sectors in South Africa

France at Risk? The Potential Impact of Nuclear Terrorism in France

Hector Portillo
Getting Better? Mapping changes in homicide, rape, extortion, and kidnapping in Mexico 2012-2015

Danielle Robinson
#Haiyan #Assistance: ICT Access and Humanitarian Response Following Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, 2013

Aditya Sarkar
Swept Away? Mapping flood vulnerability in Bangladesh

Maggie Snyder
On the Run: Tracking Fugitive Emissions from a Proposed Natural Gas Compressor

Liena Strikis
Education and Health Services in Zaatari Refugee Camp: Where Are Children Most in Need of Access?

Andrea Tran
South Africa’s Primary Sector: Is It Contributing Enough?

Mohammad Usman
The Promise of a New Silk Road – China Pakistan Economic Corridor

Kristin Wagner
Power in Innovation: Opportunities for Social Entrepreneurship Cultivation in Algeria

Kaitlyn Neuberger
What is the Cost of a Vote? Does Increased Foreign Investment Really Buy Political Influence in Africa

Katie Grassle
It’s Not Easy Being Green: Can Green Space Predict Crime Rates in New York City?

Cristina Hidalgo
Oil Drilling: Endangering Lives in the Amazon Region of Ecuador

Mwahaki King
Trouble in Paradise. Natural Disaster Preparation in Jamaica: Looking at Flooding, Landslides and Human Vulnerability

Chris Mantell
Ya Yellow-Bellied Chicken! Where to be Afraid of the Next Avian Influenza Outbreak

Adel Molnar
Marbled Salamander Reintroduction Suitability Analysis

Kat Rasp
Mapping out the Increasing Conflict between humans and Black Bears in Massachusetts

Aly Wright
Leptospirosis Exposure Risk Analysis, Thailand

Yang Yu
Cats in the News: A Risk Analysis of Felinae-Human Interactions in China, 2016

Andrea Rios-Gonzalez
Protecting the Atlantic Salmon: Assessing areas with high risk transmission of infectious salmon anemia virus, Maine 2016

Jonathan Atkins
The Link Between Geographic Polarization and the Tone of Social Media Interaction

Olivia Bacon
The Green Line Extension and Rapid Transit Access in Somerville

Kayla Blackborow
Mind the Gap: Disparities in Access in London’s Tower Hamlets

Dana Bradley
The “Least Likely Voter”: An Analysis of Voters in Arizona’s Maricopa County

Edmund Brennan
Visualizing the Effects of Population Growth And Diversification on Congressional Politics in Arizona

Samantha Cox
Plan Bee: A Suitability Analysis of Bee Recolonization Sites in New England

Thomas Cunningham
Distribution of Environmental Risk and Health Outcomes in the Bay Area, CA

Elly Day
Tracking Diaspora: Vietnamese Populations in Houston, TX

Ethan Finkelstein
Contraception Use in Cambodia: A Spatial and Statistical Analysis

Jesse Gershman
Worldwide Governance Indicators as a Predictor of Development Assistance in Africa

Sydney Giacalone
The Political Implications of “Food Desert” Mapping

Luca Guadagno
Battle for Pasture: Potential for cattle to exclude Zebra and Wildebeest in Tanzania’s Semi-Protected areas

Joe Kamibeppu
Are Nuclear Power Plants in Japan Built in Optimal Locations?

Katherine Okker-Edging
Vulnerability Analysis in Post-Ebola Sierra Leone

Abigail Ryland
Grocery Store Accessibility & Health Outcomes in Central NY

Lydia Schulz
Detroit’s Future Greenways: Suitability Mapping Bike Infrastructure in America’s Motor City

Emilie Vansant
Rice At Risk: How Climate and Soil Conditions Impact Food Security

Shannon Vavra
Chicago Gun Violence | Mapping “Operation Impact” Foot & Bike Patrol Effectiveness 2012-2016

Gregory Zhang
Distribution and Spread of the Opioid epidemic in Massachusetts and Policy Implications

Anna Cantell
Rising Seas: Mapping the Future of Cape Cod 2050

Monique Ching
Rivers and Roads – Diving into the hydrology of San Antonio

Dai Yuji
Property Investment Pattern in Houston, TX from 2005 to 2014

Faye Mbacke
Evolution of Hydraulic Fracturing Activities In Pennsylvania (2005-2015)

Elizabeth Gohringer
Build-Out Analysis: Northampton, MA

Lauren Lynch
Greening Somerville: To Improve Environmental Health and Community Well-being

Caitlin Matthews
Massachusetts Food Access Index: A Pilot Method for Assessing Food Access in the Commonwealth

Nathaniel Mayo
Community Shared Solar – Finding Target Neighborhoods in Boston

Hana Migliorato
Boston is Gentrifying: The Impact of Gentrification on Low-Income Housing Tax Credit Properties

Rebecca Nuernberger
Community Health Centers and Immigrant Populations: Spatial Analysis of Proximity and Distribution in Massachusetts

Elijah Romulus
A Case for More Solar Power in Brockton: Spatial Analysis for Potential Solar Farm Siting

Stephanie Savir
Boston Public High Schools without School Choice

Lauren Shuffleton
Mitigating the Risk of Flood Damage

Elise Simons
A Tree Grows in Guatemala: Assessing the Suitability of Land in Ixcan for Agroforestry Projects

Slide Kelley
Filling the Gaps in the Mile High City: Analyzing infill development suitability in Denver, Colorado

Carla Curle
Vulnerability on the Cape: How are residents in Yarmouth affected by hurricane storm surge?

Kim Dong
Food Access Within Walking Distance in Dorchester, MA

Shannon Dubois
Using Geographic Information Systems and Spatial Analysis to Recommend Incinerator Closure

Lauren O’Brien
Boston’s Food Access: Considering Convenience Stores

Brooke Evans
Who’s Up for a Walk? – Assessing Income and Walkable Neighborhoods in and around Northampton, MA

Alannah Glickman
Evaluating New Grocery Store Locations in Mattapan, MA

Katherine Heneveld
If You Fix it, They Will Come; Exploring relationships between seasonal travel time to markets and prevalence of underweight in Ethiopian children

Caitlin Joseph
Suitable Sites for Future Farmers Markets in Boston, MA

Elisabeth Spratt
Veggies on the way home: Siting a new farmers’ market in Somerville, MA

Leslie Wentworth
México Conectado: evaluating public internet access in Oaxaca, Mexico

Kirsten Archer
Assets Supporting Aging in Place, Boston and Massachusetts, 2016

Shannon Ball
Highway Proximity, Ultrafine Particulate Matter Exposure, and Blood Pressure in Near-Highway Communities

Sarah Hijaz
Overlapping Risk Factors: Housing Characteristics Predictive of Childhood Lead Exposure, Boston, Ma

Kacey Ingalls
Alcohol and Tobacco Use in Haiti Before and After the 2010 Earthquake

Yinan Jia
Transit Access by Socioeconomic Status in Metro Boston, 2014

Anna Kaplan
Mapping the Opioid Epidemic: Saving Lives with Naloxone: Distribution of Naloxone by Tapestry Health in Western Massachusetts, 2008 – 2016

Francesca Kimelman
Analyzing the Early Warning Indicators of HIV Drug Resistance among Antiretroviral Sites in Northeastern Namibia in 2014

Johanna Martinez
A Description of the Growing Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Older Adult

Joshua Norville
Distribution of Active Superfund Sites in Low Socioeconomic and Minority Populations in the Northwest United States

Carolyn Panzarella
Diabetes Prevalence and the Food Environment: A Spatial Analysis of the Relationship between Food Outlets and Diabetes

Kaela Plank
An Examination of Air Pollution and Rates of Pulmonary and Cardiovascular Events for Traffic Dense Areas

Caitlin Pohl
Location of Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Breastfeeding Peer Counselor Programs and Breastfeeding Rates Among WIC Participants in Massachusetts

Safiyao Subegdj
The Relationship between Physical Activity and Environmental Factors among Patients at the Boston Center for Refugee Health & Human Rights

Tine Vindenes
Socio-Demographic Indicators Associated with the Spatial Distribution of Massachusetts Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Cases From 2012 – 2015

Lindsay Wilkins
Opioid Overdose Deaths and Emergency Responder Rescues: A Spatial Analysis of Massachusetts

Daiva Yee
Distribution of Tapestry Health Clients Using Needle Exchange Programs in Holyoke and Northampton, Ma

Morgan Younkin
Community- Level Characteristics Associated with Over-The-Counter Pharmacy Sale of Nalozone and Opioid-Related Overdose Fatalities In Massachusetts

Stephanie Cleland
The Intrinsic Vulnerability of Groundwater to Contamination in the Midwest and the Associated Human Health Impacts

Nick Dorian
Habitat Use of Winter Avian Communities on Hummingbird Cay, Bahamas

Ethan Freedman
Identifying Locations for Road Crossing Structures for Moose in Northwest Colorado

Kelsey Graham
Habitat suitability analysis for an invasive bee, Anthidium manicatum

Molly Greer
Hanging off the Edge: Vulnerability Analysis of Erosion Along the Coast of Central California

Anaya Hall
The Price of Paved Surfaces: Hedonic Property Analysis for the City of Cambridge

Caroline Higley
Residential Rooftop Solar PV Potential in Northampton, MA

Claire Hoffman
Whole Foods Effect: Has Whole Foods Market Caused Gentrification in Jamaica Plain?

Hongjie Lim
Evaluation of Sustainable Urban Development Suitability in the Jingjinji Area using GIS Techniques

Daniel Markbreiter
Where’re Y’all Tweeting?

Emily Miller
The Power of Food: Bringing Community Food Centers to Massachusetts

Ellen Osborn
Inefficiency in Californian Solar Markets

Will Pearl
Are Boston School Closings Discriminatory?

Vahid Rashidian
Spatial Variation of Liquefaction-Induced Ground Settlement Using Lidar

Emery Reifsnyder
Designing a Better Train System for Austin, Texas

Sharon Ron
Putting a Price on Parks: A Hedonic Valuation of Urban Green Space in the City of Somerville

Lucas Conwell
The Immigrant Effect on Mode Choice in Munich, Germany: Are immigrants less likely to drive?

Lucica Hiller
Rainwater Harvesting Potential in Ethiopia: A GIS Feasibility Study

Anthony Nguyen
An Explorative Study of High Particulate Matter Cities in China

Liza Sammy
Particle Number Count (PNC) Trends in a Low and Moderate Income Somerville Neighborhood Adjacent to Interstate 93

Steven Woodruff
Hiking Intensity Along the Arizona Trail

Aislinn Cooko
Temperature and Precipitation as Lyme Disease Indicators in Massachusetts

Mehar Kaur
Sub-basin level Vulnerability Analysis, Massachusetts: To determine the impact of the new Water Management Act (WMA) Permitting requirements

Jacquelyn Nwaywu
Modeling Drought Intensity in California

Nazifa Sarawat
Flood Vulnerability in Bangladesh

Marisa Zellmer
Malaria Vulnerability Analysis: High-Risk Groups in Nigeria

Adrian DiCorato
Hurricane Sandy: A Risk Assessment Case Study

Li Jiepu
Public Transportation Access in High-Need Areas of New York City

Bradford Pineau
Hiking Difficulty Along the Appalachian Trail

David Stack
Evaluating Food Access in Boston Neighborhoods

Nick Dorian
A Coast Imperiled: Mangroves in Belize

Kathryn Gibb
Determining Vulnerability to the Effects of Hurricanes In New Orleans, Louisiana

Samira Manzur
Pattern of Conflict in Northeast India

Paige Newman
Hostage Crisis: Strategic Special Force Team Routes in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

Emery Reifsnyder
Discovery Coast Atlantic Forest Reserves: Habitat Connectivity Corridor Analysis

Taylor Smyrnos
Finding America’s Next Tea Farm

Shoshana Weiner
Public Education Funding: Is There a Solution? Case Study of Stark County, Ohio

West Foster
Fire Vulnerability and Latino Populations in Orange County, CA

Amy Kao
Massachusetts Towns’ Gas Leaks: Understanding Demographic and Economic Factors

Anna Miller
Local Extinction Vulnerability Analysis of the Hawaiian Gallinule

William Pearl
The 700 Foot Difference: Enhanced Sentencing Zones for Drug Violations Near Schools and Parks in Boston

Hannah Robinson
Millenium Development Goals in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Impact of Primary Education on Conflict Vulnerablity

Ethan Freedman
The Effect of Solar Radiation on the Success of American Kestrel Nest Boxes

Adrienne Larson
Foreign Direct Investment in India: Assessing Inter-State Variations

Emily Miller
International NGO Presence in Nepal

Lauren Redosh
Localization of Marine Endangered Species Richness in Protected Waters of Southeast Asia

Rhiana Smith
Childbirth in Bolivia: Exploring Geographic Barriers to Health Facilities

Amanda Sommi
UNESCO Natural World Heritage Sites in Peru: A Vulnerability Assessment

Meagan Erhart
Hurricane Surge Inundation Zones: are low income people at greater risk?

Qiaer Jin
Accessibility of Farmers Markets for Low-income People in Suffolk County

Matt Moore
Evaluating Farmers Market Locations in Two Worcester Food Deserts

Natalie Theys
Expanding food assistance for low-income seniors in New Haven, CT

Michael Zastoupil
Best Land for Agroforestry Near Amherst, MA

Anaya Hall
Round-Up Ready’ Flood Risk: Agrichemical Exposure Risk Assessment for the Front Range, CO

Breanne Langlois
Identifying target areas for integrated nutrition interventions in Zambia

Emily Miller
The Dirt: Assessing Pesticide Use in Santa Barbara County

Tamar Roomian
How walkable is your neighborhood? Assessing walkability around T-stops outside the city of Boston

John VanderHeide
An Alternative Method for Determining Geographies With Low Access to Healthy Food: Case Study Lowell MA

Sarah Chang

Rebecca Harnik
Chinatown in Boston, MA: Rising Land Values and Demographic Change

Claire Mance
Reducing Violent Crime in Minneapolis – Identifying Elementary Schools for Violence Prevention Program Implementation

Kristen Scommegna
Irrigation Pond Suitability in the Anderson Valley, CA

Ashley Wickland
Access to Health Centers in Ethiopia

Deena Zytnick
Determining the Best Places to Live in Washington DC: Based on Population Density and Proximity to a Subway Station and Tennis Court

Jun Gao
Effectiveness Analysis of Pay-as-you-through Program in Massachusetts

Emily Lansky
Changing Housing Affordability in Chittenden County

Tyler McCullough
Cooperating Tec: Wind and Solar

Bradley Putnam
Challenges Facing School Districts in Massachusetts

Yaqi Shen
Bikeability Analysis: An exploration Case Study in Washington DC

Kevin Hagen
Burning Love in Worcester County

Li Korinna
The Crisis of Aggressive Gentrification in Boston Chinatown: Affordability Crisis, Displacement, and Disappearance of a Historic Neighborhood

Allison Platt
Mapping Agrarian Distress in India

Dimple Rana
Revere MBTA Blue Line: Policy Support for Transit Orientated Development Not Displacement

Michaela Snead
Habitat Suitability for Jaguars in Central America

Zoe Jeka
White Supremacy in Milwaukee: Looking Back at My Grandmother’s Life

Xizhi Luan
The Effects of Waterfront Open Space to The Land Value: A Research on Cambridge, Newton and Watertown

Alex Purdy
The Everglades: Prioritizing Conservation Efforts

Sharon Ron
Location, Location, Location: Analysis of Monthly Rental Premiums in the Greater Cambridge Area

Rachel Nagin
Food in the Desert: The Impact of the Community Food Resource Center

Sondra Lipshutz
Where and how is streamflow altered in the United States?

Caroline Slyter
Deforestation in the Rainforest of Sumatra: Mapping Site Vulnerability and Evaluating Vegetative Change

Kristen Lueck
Water Treatment in Rural Haiti: Spatial Patterns in a Randomized Control Trial

Marc Germain
Spatial Risk of Boko Haram Violence in Nigeria

Jessica Rozek
Applying Land Cover Change Predictions to Inform Conservation Decisions

Neal Hussein
Conflict in North Africa: Identifying Vulnerable Areas