{"id":13362,"date":"2015-10-06T13:25:37","date_gmt":"2015-10-06T17:25:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.cos.ucf.edu\/?p=13362"},"modified":"2024-08-16T09:43:17","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T13:43:17","slug":"new-faculty-brings-gis-innovation-to-ucf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/new-faculty-brings-gis-innovation-to-ucf\/","title":{"rendered":"New Faculty Brings GIS Innovation to UCF"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Starting this fall, <a href=\"http:\/\/anthropology.cos.ucf.edu\/people\/branting-scott\/\">Scott Branting, Ph.D.<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/sociology.cos.ucf.edu\/people\/hawthorne-timothy\/\">Timothy Hawthorne Ph.D.<\/a>\u00a0and <a href=\"http:\/\/sociology.cos.ucf.edu\/people\/li-yingru\/\">Yingru Li, Ph.D.<\/a> joined UCF\u2019s GIS cluster. GIS stands for Geographical Information Systems or Geographic Information Science. It is a powerful information system that improves our ability to collect, store, retrieve, manage, analyze, and report information on the earth\u2019s surface, and to integrate those with economic, social, environmental, and ecological information. Geographic Information Systems are the most prominent form of geospatial technology.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.esri.com\/\">Environmental Systems Research Institute<\/a> (ESRI, 2014) defines GIS as an integration of \u201chardware, software, and data for capturing, managing, analyzing, and displaying all forms of geographically referenced information.\u201d GIS is an incredibly powerful research method and framework for analyzing social and environmental inequalities, accessibility to social services and education, and other human behaviors.<\/p>\n<p>GIS technology offers a gateway for students and the general public to delve more deeply into the most complex social and environmental issues of our time while understanding connections across multiple geographic scales.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Meet our new faculty:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/09\/Li-GIS.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-13319\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/09\/Li-GIS-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"Li - GIS\" width=\"138\" height=\"193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/09\/Li-GIS-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/09\/Li-GIS.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 138px) 100vw, 138px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/news.cos.ucf.edu\/?p=13316\">Dr. Li<\/a><\/strong> is an assistant professor in GIS at the department of sociology. Her research primarily focuses on Geographical Information Systems and spatial statistics, environmental health, and economic\/urban geography. Currently, Dr. Li is examining the interactions between social and environmental injustices and children\u2019s behaviors, psychosocial well beings, and weight status in southern rural areas.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/10\/Hawthorne_headshot_honors-214x300.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/10\/Hawthorne_headshot_honors-214x300-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"Hawthorne_headshot_honors-214x300\" width=\"137\" height=\"192\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/news.cos.ucf.edu\/dr-hawthorne-bring-gis-innovation-to-ucf\/\"><strong>Dr. Hawthorne<\/strong><\/a> is also an assistant professor of GIS in the department of sociology. Dr. Hawthorne\u2019s research and teaching utilizes innovative methods to integrate qualitative data and mixed methods into GIS analysis. He hopes to develop a new GIS certificate program at the graduate and undergraduate levels, as well as a Ph.D. program around interdisciplinary GIS applications. Within sociology, Hawthorne believes the new area of GIS will allow students to broaden their skill-sets and become more attractive for future careers in the academic and non-academic world.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/09\/scott-branting-GIS.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/09\/scott-branting-GIS-235x300.jpg\" alt=\"scott branting - GIS\" width=\"135\" height=\"172\" \/><\/a>Assistant professor of anthropology, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/news.cos.ucf.edu\/dr-branting-brings-gis-innovation-to-ucf\/\">Scott Branting<\/a><\/strong>, currently is an active archaeologist who directs a field project at the site of Kerkenes Da\u011f in central Turkey. He leads an interdisciplinary and multi-institutional team that is in the progress of exploring and excavating an enormous ancient city. Dr. Branting is very interested in developing a satellite so we could take images and get feedback immediately.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Starting this fall, Scott Branting, Ph.D., Timothy Hawthorne Ph.D.\u00a0and Yingru Li, Ph.D. joined UCF\u2019s GIS cluster. GIS stands for Geographical Information Systems or Geographic Information Science. 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