Spatial Structures in the Social Sciences (S4)

Student Poster Projects

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Student Poster Projects

During the Fall Semester, Undergraduates in SOC 1340: Principles and Methods of Geographic Information Systems create and conduct GIS research projects in an area of the students' choosing.

The course serves as an introduction to the fundamental principles and methods of geographic information systems and covers theories/concepts and related analytical tools that facilitate understanding of the spatial organization of individuals, societies, and economies. Some examples from previous semesters are available below.

Fall 2021

Public Transit in Chicago: On a More Equitable Future

Student:

Greta Brablec '24

Property Values and Waterfront Proximity in South Lake Tahoe, CA: Addressing Spatial Variation in Regression Models

Student:

Ethan McIntosh ’22

Mapping Mobility: Charting Access Zones in Existing and Proposed Subway Stations in New York City

Student:

Zoe Pottinger ’22

Brown University Safewalk Activity Frequency and its Relationships to Other Campus Safety Features

Student:

Zeke Hertz ‘23

Examining Recent Growth in San Francisco’s Housing Stock

Student:

James Dallape ‘23

Are there Racial Disparities in Street Tree Locations and Sizes in Durham, NC?

Student:

Thomas Wilson ’22

Fall 2020

A Process to Analyze Transit Performance Using Publicly Available Data

Student:

Christopher Sarli ‘22

Are Bike Paths Accessible to Everyone in the State of Rhode Island?

Student:

Minsik Cho ’22

Communities in Providence, RI Most at Risk of Experiencing Homelessness

Student:

Mimi Sanford ’21

Investigating Elevated Lead Levels in NYC Public Schools

Student:

Rose Hall '22

Land as Power: Land Gain, Loss, and Representation of Black, Indigenous, and POC Farmers in the U.S. from 1925 to 2017

Student:

Zoe Kupetz '22

The Relationship Between Proximity to Hyperlocal Transportation Infrastructure Features and Home Price Measurables in Cook County, IL

Student:

Lev Simon ‘22

Where Did You Come From & Where Did You Go?

Student:

Charlotte Devaughn ‘22

Fall 2019

Driving in the Dairy State: Wisconsin Counties Most at Risk for Traffic Fatalities

Student:

Rose Carrillo ’20

Explaining the Locations of Social Media-Based Election Interference

Student:

Ethan Fecht ‘20

HCV Prevalence and Opioid Overdose: A spatial analysis of the syndemic in CT

Student:

William Patterson ’20

Investigating change in housing opportunities on Providence’s East Side, 1950 – 1970

Student:

Nathaniel Pettit ’20

Reducing Obesity by Increasing Food Security with Grocery Stores

Student:

Nicholas Pellegrino ’21

School Choice and Student Performance in Houston Independent School District

Student:

Erica Foster-Allen ‘20

Some Like it Hot: Locating Potential Sites for Solar Parks in New Mexico

Student:

Hannah Baackmann-Friedlaender ‘20

Spring 2019

Assessment of Providence Passport to Summer Learning Program: Is it equally accessible to children in low income neighborhoods?

Student:

Seoyeoun Ellie Park ’19

Do Opioid Prescription Limits Work? A Spatial Analysis of the Relationship between Opioid Prescriptions and Opioid Overdose Deaths

Student:

Hugh Klein '20

Flood Risk, Hurricane Harvey, and Development in Houston, Texas

Student:

Aubrey Calaway ‘20

Health Care and Emergency Relief Access in Puerto Rico

Student:

Gabriela Usabal ‘19

Moving to Austin, TX: A Case Study on Neighborhood Livability in Austin

Student:

Franco Martins ‘19

Not-So-Equal Representation: United States Prison Gerrymandering and the 2016 Election

Student:

Eve Grassfield ‘19

Rome & Accessibility to Public Transportation

Student:

Noa Machover '19.5

Stretching Sin City: Desert Sprawl and Water Use in Las Vegas, Nevada

Student:

Anzia Anderson ‘19

Fall 2017

Abortion access by distance and race in the United States

Student:

Emma Illick-Frank ‘18

Conservation Easements on Private Land in Colorado: For whom? A Spatial Analysis of Conservation Equity

Student:

Lance Gloss ‘18

Contamination and Cancer: A Spatial Analysis of the Relationship Between Superfund Sites and Cancer Incidence

Student:

Ben Cole ‘19

Measuring Streetlight Redundancy in Boston’s North End

Student:

Austen Sharpe ‘18

Neighborhood disadvantage and access to mental healthcare in Rhode Island and Massachusetts

Student:

Justin Ferenzi ‘19

Predicting Gentrification in New York City Using MetroCard Fare Data

Student:

John Beck ‘18

Property values surrounding bike lanes in Columbus, Ohio

Student:

Hana Estice ’19

Resettled to the segregated city: Southeast Asian refugee resettlement to Philadelphia

Student:

Victoria Huynh ‘19

San Francisco Eviction Clustering and Correlation in the 21st Century

Student:

Anna Messer ‘19

The Effects of Low-Income Housing on Property Values in Los Angeles

Student:

Olivia Iles ‘18

Trouble in the Marvelous City: Density of Reported Shootouts in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2003-2015

Student:

Ari Snider ’18.5

Whale Ship Strikes: Are we targeting the right whales

Student:

John MacMullen ‘18

Fall 2016

#GroceryStoresMatter: Uncovering the Relationship Between Areas of Low Food Access and Race in Baltimore City

Student:

Alexis D. Alston '17

A Spatial Evaluation of the Impact of Megafaunal Extinctions on the Ranges and Dispersal Potential of Trees in the United States

Student:

Bailey McLaughlin ’17

Filling Los Angeles’ Mental Health Care Gaps

Student:

Brett Dunlavey ’18

Food insecurity in RI: A spatial representation of access to grocery stores in Providence and Pawtucket, RI

Student:

Bella Du Mond ’17

Historic Landmarks & Flood Risk in New York City

Student:

Ashley So '17

How Green is Greenville County? An analysis of Greenspace accessibility by race in Greenville, SC

Student:

Anjali Carroll ’17

Internet Accessibility in Providence for People Seeking Employment

Student:

Mike Matsuno ’18

Oyster Aquaculture in Rhode Island: 1912 to present

Student:

Maaike Tiersma ‘17

Public Transportation and Social Vulnerability in RI: Does RIPTA Serve the populations that Need it Most?

Student:

Sonya Gurwitt ’17