Donald J. Biddle

About

As the Director of the University of Louisville Center for GIS I have the pleasure of working with a diverse range of colleagues and collaborators, from students who are just beginning to grasp the power of geography to brilliant researchers on the bleeding edge of geospatial technology. In addition to teaching and research, I enjoy working with administrative units within the University to provide GIS services that improve business practices and help UofL run more efficiently. I also work with community partners including non-profits and local businesses to help them leverage geospatial technologies to make more informed decisions in their own practices. Above all, I take great joy in helping people to understand the power of maps and spatial thinking.

Research Interests
GIS and Remote Sensing Applications in Environmental Research
Glacial Dynamics
Mountain Environments
Unmanned Aerial Systems
GIS Education

Courses Taught
GEOG 558 - Intro to GIS (Fall/Spring)
GEOG 559 - Advanced GIS (Spring)
GEOG 590 - Web Mapping (Fall)

Education

B.S., Applied Geography, University of Louisville (2005)

M.S., Applied Geography, University of Louisville (2015)

GISP, Certification (2014)

Recent Publications

Cai, L., Holm, R. H., Biddle, D. J., Zhang, C. H., Talley, D., Smith, T., & States, J. C. (2023). Wastewater-based epidemiology for comprehensive communitywide exposome surveillance: A gradient of metals exposure. medRxiv.

Holmes, E. M., Gaughan, A. E., Biddle, D. J., Stevens, F. R., & Hadizadeh, J. (2021). Geospatial Management and Analysis of Microstructural Data from San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth (SAFOD) Core Samples. ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 10(5), 332.

Holmes, E., Hadizadeh, J., Gaughan, A. E., & Biddle, D. J. (2019, December). Digital Modeling of Core Billets for GIS-based Analysis of Deformation Microstructures in SAFOD Samples. In AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts (Vol. 2019, pp. S53E-0497).

Grooms, W., & Biddle, D. J. (2018). Dogs and crime: Reduced rates of property crime in homes with dogs in Milwaukee, wi. Society & Animals, 26(1), 34-53.

Edward, J., & Biddle, D. J. (2017). Using geographic information systems (GIS) to examine barriers to healthcare access for Hispanic and Latino immigrants in the US south. Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities, 4, 297-307.

Director and Senior Lecturer, Center for GIS

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