Education
M.A. Geography, Appalachian State University, 2018. (Link to Thesis)
B.S. Geographic Information Systems, Appalachian State University, 2017.
B.S. Community and Regional Planning, Appalachian State University, 2017.
Course Taught
GHY / PLN 2812: Geospatial Technology in a Changing World
Research Interests
GIScience, Geovisualization, Public Health, Natural Hazards, Vulnerability and Resilience Indicators, Environmental Justice
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Mitchell, J.M., Sugg, M.M., Runkle, J.D., Andersen, L.M., and Shay, E.D. (2021). Health Disparities in Life Expectancy across North Carolina: A Spatial Analysis of the Social Determinants of Health and the Index of Concentration at Extremes. Family and Community Health (In Preparation)
Sugg, M.M., Runkle, J.D., Andersen, L.M., Weiser, J., and Michael, K. (2021). Crisis Response Among Essential Workers and Their Children during the COVID-19 pandemic. Preventative Medicine (In Preparation)
Sugg, M.M., Andersen, L.M., Shay, E.D., Tyson, J., and Runkle, J.D. (2021). Climate, Environment, and Public Health in Western North Carolina. Sustainable Health (Forthcoming)
Andersen, L.M., Harden, S.R., Sugg, M.M., Runkle, J.D., and Lundquist, T.E. (2021). Analyzing the Spatial Determinants of Local COVID-19 Transmission in the U.S. Science of the Total Environment, 754: 142396. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142396. (PDF)
Andersen, L.M., & Sugg, M.M. (2019). Geographic Multi-Criteria Evaluation and Validation: A Case Study of Wildfire Vulnerability in Western North Carolina, USA Following the 2016 Wildfires. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2019.101123. (PDF)
Andersen, L.M., Bonevac, A.N., Thompson, L.K., Dempsey, K.E., Shay, E.D., and Sugg, M.M. (2019). Understanding Key-Informant Experiences and Perceptions of the 2016 Drought and Wildfires in Western North Carolina. Weather, Climate, and Society, 11(1): 229-241. https://doi.org/10.1175/WCAS-D-18-0061.1. (PDF)

Title: GIS Lab Supervisor & Adjunct Instructor
Department: Geography and Planning
Email address: Email me
Phone: (828) 262-6698
Office address
Rankin Science West 331Attachments
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