Hoeyun Kwon, PhD
Geographer / Spatial Data Scientist
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
Let's talk!
Email: hoeyun.kwon@lehman.cuny.edu
X (Twitter): @kwonhy71