Samuel Adu-Prah

Samuel Adu-Prah Samuel Adu-Prah
Department of Environmental and Geosciences
P.O. Box 2148
Huntsville, TX 77341

Office: LDB 324


 (936) 294-2478
 sxa054@shsu.edu

Courses:
GEOG 1401 Weather and Climate
GEOG 4361 GIS in Public Health
GEOG 4365 Applied GIS
GEOG 4367/5367
GEOG 5361 Digital Image Processing
GEOG 5373 Intro to GPS, LiDAR, & Radar
Research:
GIS Applications, GIScience
Spatial Epidemiology
Remote Sensing of the Environment

Associate Professor 

Geographical Information Science (GIScience) and Environmental Modeling 

 

My research over the years has been shaped by strong geographic questions on why space matters in humankind’s quest to understand the earth processes and social interactions. I continue to research and publish in four integrated areas: 1) Spatiotemporal data mining, 2) GIScience and environmental modeling, 3) GIS and Public health, and 4) Remote Sensing of the environment.  

 

The spatiotemporal data mining line of my research investigates the use of cluster detection techniques for pattern recognition in massive spatial databases specifically in the subfields of public health, environmental health and exposure, and land system change. The GIScience and environmental modeling focus on spatial modeling and statistical techniques to understand human-environment dynamics.  

 

With the GIS and Public health line of research, I investigate the role the physical environment and climate play in malaria prevalence in Sub Saharan Africa. The Remote Sensing of the environment research deals with interpreting remotely sensed data for land use and land cover changes to characterize neighborhoods using high resolution remotely sensed data 

 

I have a strong interest in teaching and working with students across diverse academic disciplines to gain deeper understanding of spatiotemporal analysis of events.