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Benjamin Jay Britton

Associate Professor

Benjamin Britton; MFA from San Francisco Art Institute (1991), MA from Goddard Graduate Program, Vermont College (1983: has exhibited his work widely, including; the New Museum of Contemporary Art and the Museum of Modern Art (NYC), Institute of Contemporary Art (Boston), Contemporary Art Center (Cincinnati), Ars Electronica Museum (Linz, Austria), Stedelijk Museum (Amsterdam), The Getty Museum, American Film Institute and Epcot Center in Florida. Britton conducts sponsored research centered on using computer media as a tool for the creation of art from institutions such as the Ohio Board of Regents, Ohio Arts Council and The National Endowment for the Arts. He has served as Director the Game Art program at the School of Art, College of Design, Architecture, Art & Planning at University of Cincinnati, and is currently a Doctoral candidate in the Geography/GIS in the UC College of Arts & Sciences. He served as a Faculty Advisor for the UC Video Games Graphics Group and is a co-founder of the Center for Electronic Reconstruction of Historical and Archaeological Sites (CERHAS) at University of Cincinnati. He is a certified Unity Game Developer, familiar with 3D modeling and animation, currently exploring new tools for networked mutiuser collaborative environments. He is currently examing methods for integrating digitally geospatialized data tools with game design tools, networked collaborative environments, haptic interfces, and digital display methods, for the purpose of developing cultural heritage projects in the arts and sciences.
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Debao Chen

Graduate Assistant, UCL Research & Data Services, Data Scien

I'm currently a Ph.D candidate in the Department of Geography, University of Cincinnati. My research focused on the interplay of the Retail Lifecycle, Crime Spatial Analysis, and Gentrification.
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MD Tuhin Chowdhury

Graduate Assistant, A&S Geography Students

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Hannah Dahlke

Graduate Assistant, A&S Geography Students

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Zhenhao He

Graduate Assistant, A&S Geography Students

I am a PhD student in Geography at the University of Cincinnati. In my Master’s research, I focused on crime geography, examining how street network structures affect property crime patterns using GIS and spatial network analysis. My research interests include integrating population mobility data with spatial modeling to study urban dynamics. I aim to contribute to research that informs evidence-based urban planning and policy.
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Jack Alexander Humason

Instructor - Adj, A&S Geography Adjuncts

Jack Humason is the GIS Help Desk Team Lead with the GIS Support Team at the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, where he provides technical support, leads user training initiatives, administers ArcGIS Server, and is working to integrate FME into organizational workflows to enhance data automation and interoperability.
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Ruijia Hu

Instructor - Adj, CC Geology/Geography

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Ruijia Hu is a geographer and GIScientist whose work focuses on urban ecology, landscape connectivity, land-use change modeling, and conservation planning in human-modified landscapes. Her research integrates remote sensing, species distribution modeling, graph-theoretical connectivity analysis, and scenario-based urban growth simulation to evaluate how urban development affects wildlife habitat availability and connectivity. Using the Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) in Hamilton County, Ohio, as a case study, her research develops decision-relevant spatial modeling frameworks to identify habitat priorities, assess future development impacts, and inform urban planning strategies that balance growth, biodiversity conservation, and climate resilience.
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Vivian Nakate

Graduate Assistant, A&S Geography Students

Geography graduate student specializing in GIS and Cartography, applying spatial analytics to Public Health and Epidemiology to drive data-informed strategies and improve health outcomes.
 
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Joseph Okebugwu

Graduate Assistant, A&S Geography Students

My Academic research interests revolves, but are not limited to Health Geography, Spatial Epidemiology and Community Health as an Early Career Researcher. I have been an experienced educator with a reflective and resilient commitment to providing equal educational opportunities, proven organizational skills, and thorough knowledge of classroom management. I am passionate about learning tech and data analytics. 

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Tolulope A Oladeji

Graduate Assistant, A&S Geography Students

I am a PhD student in Geography and GIS at the University of Cincinnati, focusing on geospatial intelligence, spatial epidemiology, and health informatics. My research applies GIS, remote sensing, and AI to health Geography and infectious disease. I aim to advance geospatial data science for improved public health outcomes and evidence-based decision-making.
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Taylor Marie O'Rourke

Instructor - Adj, A&S Geography Adjuncts

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Dasuni J Raapathi Arachchige

Graduate Assistant, A&S Geography Students

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Zihan Su

Graduate Assistant, A&S Geography Students

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Le Tu

Graduate Assistant, A&S Geography Students

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Whitney Sunkwah Yeboah

Graduate Assistant, A&S Geography Students

Environmental Sustainability, Watershed, Geospatial Analysis, Nature-Based Solutions, Climate Resilience, Hydrologic and Water Quality Modeling, SWAT Modeling, Remote Sensing, GIS and Spatial Data Science, Ecosystem Services, Natural Resource Management.
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Tahmina Bintay Younos

Graduate Assistant, A&S Geography Students

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