Hoeyun Kwon, PhD

About Me

I am Hoeyun Kwon (권회윤, in Korean). I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Earth, Environmental, and Geospatial Sciences at Lehman College, The City University of New York (CUNY). Before joining Lehman College, I was a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Institute of Behavioral Science at the University of Colorado Boulder. I earned my Ph.D. in Geography from the Department of Geographical and Sustainability Sciences at the University of Iowa. I am also a former member of the Geo-Social lab.

My research areas are Geographic Information Science (GIScience), spatiotemporal analysis, GeoAI, social sensing, human-environment interactions, social and environmental inequalities, and disasters and health crises. I am committed to addressing social and environmental inequalities in human behavioral responses to disasters and health crises. I am also passionate about developing and applying spatiotemporal analysis and GeoAI methods to better understand the dynamics of human-environment interactions.

Research Interests

• Social and environmental inequalities in disasters and health crises

• Spatiotemporal analysis of human behaviors 

• Development of innovative spatiotemporal analysis methods

• Use of social sensing data such as mobile phone locations and social media posts

Education

• Ph.D. in Geography, University of Iowa, USA, 2023

• M.A. in Geography, Ewha Womans University, South Korea, 2016

• B.A. in Geography Education, Ewha Womans University, South Korea, 2014

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