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Kevin Mwenda is an Associate Professor in Population Studies (Research) at Brown University. He serves as the Director of Spatial Structures Social Sciences – an initiative focusing on the intersection of space and health. His research examines spatial disparities in health outcomes among vulnerable populations across the globe, accounting for environmental, climatic, and socioeconomic influences. His academic work emphasizes the development and application of methodologies to contextualize and analyze spatial patterns pertaining to health data. He also investigates the human-environment dynamics and their implications for population health and climate interactions. Professor Mwenda holds a PhD degree in Geography, specializing in Geographic Information Science and Cartography, from the University of California, Santa Barbara. He has published in renowned journals such as Health & Place and IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing. Beyond his teaching responsibilities in GIS and spatial analysis at both undergraduate and graduate levels, he has been recognized with multiple awards for excellence in teaching and research at Brown University.
Department: Department of Economics