Undergraduate Research

This study introduces Geographic Information Systems and Geospatial Intelligence in practice as a tool for crime analysis. Using real-time data, practice, and analysis techniques to evaluate the relationship between geography, and crime and studies.

 

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This study explored the geographic distribution of crimes that occurred in Houston, Texas, before and after the COVID-19 outbreak. The results from this research will help understand the impact of the pandemic on crime activities in general and each specific crime types. When analyzing the connection between crime activities, one must consider events such as the city lockdown and major mandates that led to changes in social norms. This project uses GIS to connect patterns and trends occurring between COVID-19 and Houston, Texas, crime activities. 

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Grant: College of Science and Engineering Technology Undergraduate Student Research Grant

This study explored the correlation between fire and flood hazards to precipitation zones on the Big Island of Hawaii using Geographic Information Systems (GIS), remote sensing, and ground truthing. 

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Symposiums:

• Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS) Sam Houston State University:

  • ​Outstanding Oral Media Presentation Award

  • Assam Scholarship in Honors Research Award.

• Geography & Environmental Studies Student Research Symposium (GESSRS):

  • 2nd Place Oral Presentation 

This research project provided Sam Houston State University's Southeast Texas Applied Forensic Science (STAFS) facility with up to date, detailed, accurate spatial and temporal data on each cadaver that can easily be combined with our data sources. Therefore, in addition to simply tracking cadaver location, movement, and decomposition, the digital data will be easily accessible for statistical analysis needed for any of the on-going research projects at the SATFS lab.

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Grant: College of Science and Engineering Technology Undergraduate Student Research Grant

Bridge secondary and post-secondary geography curricula by equipping high school teachers with content and technological tools to aid the development of place-based learning and to cultivate place-based geographic awareness among the Houston-area high schools.

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Story Maps: 

• Houston Cultural Story Map​​

• Sam Houston Story