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Brian Tomaszewski Ph.D. is a geographic information scientist with research interests in the domains of geographic information science and technology, geographic visualization, spatial thinking, disaster management, and refugee affairs. His published research on geographic information systems (GIS) and disaster management related topics has appeared in top scientific journals and conferences such as Information Visualization, Computers, Environment and Urban Systems, Computers and Geosciences, the IEEE Conference on Visual Analytics Science and Technology, the IEEE Conference on Global Humanitarian Technology, and The Cartographic Journal. He also regularly publishes in popular GIS trade magazines such as ArcUser and ArcNews. He is the author of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for Disaster Management published 2014 by CRC Press and which is one of the first book‐length treatments on the topic. He is actively involved in international disaster management and refugee affairs research with research projects funded by the US National Science Foundation (NSF) in Germany and Jordan as well as collaborations with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Rwanda and Jordan. He is an adjunct professor with the Centre for Disaster Management and Mitigation at the Vellore Institute of Technology, India and is an Associate Professor in the Department of Information Sciences and Technologies at the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, NY USA.

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Researchers

  • Alexandra Leader, Visiting Research Scientist, United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security
  • Zachary Sutherby, Visiting Research Scientist, University of Bonn
  • Omar Aponte, Visiting Research Scientist, University of Bonn
  • Will Armington, Visiting Research Scientist, United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security
  • Savannah Baker, Research Fellow, Northwest Missouri State University
  • Leslie Brooks, Visiting Research Scientist, United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security
  • Emma Stine, Student Researcher, University of Colorado, Boulder
  • Emily Gawlik, Research Fellow, University of Mississippi
  • Stefen Gray, Research Fellow, University of North Georgia
  • Nicole Griffin, Student Researcher, Rochester Institute of Technology
  • Yuqing Guo, Visiting Research Scientist, University of Bonn
  • Emily Haberlack, Research Fellow, Iowa State University
  • Casey Hammond, Visiting Research Scientist, United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security
  • Brienna Herold, Visiting Research Scientist, University of Bonn
  • Jeshua Johnsonv, Research Fellow, UT Austin
  • Casey Lane, Research Fellow, Jacksonville University
  • Enith Lay, Research Fellow, Monroe Community College
  • Jordan Machalek, Game Developer, Rochester Institute of Technology
  • Erin Mahoney, Research Fellow, Binghamton University
  • Claudia McDaniel, Research Fellow, Monroe Community College
  • Benjamin Meyers, Visiting Research Scientist, University of Bonn
  • Rob Mitchell, Student Researcher, Rochester Institute of Technology
  • Elizabeth Moore (Wronko), Visiting Research Scientist, United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security
  • Anushka Nair, Game Developer, Rochester Institute of Technology
  • Julia Olson, Research Fellow, University of Oregon
  • Deborah Orieta, Research Fellow, Syracuse University
  • Kyle Parnell, Visiting Research Scientist, United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security
  • Kyle Pecsok, Research Fellow, Clark University
  • Matthew J. Plummer, Research Fellow, Penn State University
  • Rebekah Walker, Student Researcher, Rochester Institute of Technology
  • Reece Vydrzal, Student Researcher, University of Wisconsin Eau Claire
  • Tayler Ruggero, Visiting Research Scientist, United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security
  • Nicolas San Jose, Game Developer, Rochester Institute of Technology
  • Sasha Persaud, Student Researcher, Rochester Institute of Technology
  • Britta Schwall, Visiting Research Scientist, United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security
  • Timothy Scott, Student Researcher, Monroe Community College 
  • Senia Quevedo, Student Researcher, SUNY Albany
  • Shelley McMullen, Student Researcher, University of Colorado Denver
  • Shelly St. John, Student Researcher, Monroe Community College
  • Nathan Terrell, Game Developer, Rochester Institute of Technology
  • Emma Thomley, Research Fellow, Carleton College
  • Vicenzo Roling Stella, Student Researcher, Massachusetts Maritime Academy
  • Amy Walker, Research Fellow, Appalachian State University
  • Scott Williams, Research Fellow, SUNY Geneseo
  • Madeline Wolters, Visiting Research Scientist, University of Bonn
  • Sandy Wu, Visiting Research Scientist, University of Bonn