Conveners
Student Paper Competition: Student Paper Competition (Graduate & Undergraduate)
- WEI SONG (University of Louisville)
Florida has long been the center of U.S. citrus production, particularly for orange juice, but output has declined by more than 90% since the early 2000s due to the combined pressures of disease, hurricanes, and rising costs. Despite this collapse, Florida still maintains the majority of U.S. orange acreage, making it a critical region for understanding the dynamics of perennial crop decline....
Climate change poses a significant threat to the food security of India, a global hotspot of groundwater depletion crisis. This study investigates the impact of rising vapor pressure deficit (VPD) on winter wheat crop water productivity (CWP) in India using novel high-resolution remote sensing data and fixed-effect panel regression models. We find that increased VPD significantly reduces...
Early Warning Systems are invaluable resources for communities attempting to mitigate the harmful effects of stranded and decomposing sargassum seaweed. Yet, forecasting systems are subject to the limitations of available satellite remote sensing data. Technology and resource availability often require a choice between spatial and spectral resolution, with implications of the tradeoff that...
Food environments can impact a community in a variety of ways, including increased obesity, higher risks of diabetes, and difficulty with cognitive functions for residents. The aim of this study is to evaluate the food environment(s) surrounding middle schools in Madison County, Illinois. This research allows us to identify how the food environment itself can impact students. Food environment...
This research examines contemporary demand for passenger trains. Amtrak is currently the leading provider of regional passenger train service in the United States. The study area for this research is New York state, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The greater New York City area including these three states are a major hub for these trains. But in central New York state and Pennsylvania there...
Community geography is an area of research focusing on bringing together researchers, community members, and stakeholders to support societal action towards addressing community issues. (Guhlincozzi, 2022). The Missouri Autism Projects is an initiative of the Missouri Department of Mental Health that aims to provide services such as behavior management training, language therapy, caregiver...
