Biography
Chris Uejio, Ph.D., earned his doctorate in Environmental Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2011. Dr. Uejio studies how the physical environment, broadly defined, influences human health and well-being. He co-authored the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Building Resilience Against Climate Effects (BRACE) Framework. He frequently works with health departments to understand and adapt to climate change. His work has been funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Environmental Protection Agency, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Education
Ph.D. Environmental Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2011
M.A. Geography, University of Arizona, 2006
B.S. Atmospheric Science, University of California, Los Angeles, 2004
Courses Taught
GEO4450/GEO5451 Medical Geography
GEO5453 Global Health
GIS5400/GEO4930 GIS & Social Sciences
GEO5165C Quantitative Geography
Selected Publications
https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=pwKHg7oAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate
Chris Uejio, PhD
Associate Professor & Director of Geography Graduate Programs
Areas of Interest: Public health, medical geography, climate variability, climate change, vulnerability, health disparities, health interventions, environmental health, infectious diseases (mosquito borne, waterborne, foodborne), stakeholder driven science
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