Date: June 2-4, 2010
Location: University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia)

Cost:
Full Institute - $950*
Lectures Only (W-F, 9am-1pm) - $500
GIS Software Class (W-F, 1-5pm) - $500

*For groups of 5 or more, discounted rates are available. Please contact Jeannette Schroeder (jpschroe@exchange.upenn.edu) for more details.

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By the end of the 3-day Institute, participants will be able to:

• Understand a broad range of ways that Geographic Information Systems (GIS) can be applied to public health research, practice, and public policy
• Critically analyze maps and research results developed using GIS
• Learn how to create and analyze thematic maps, geocode addresses, and conduct basic queries
• Implement a variety of field data collection methods used in GIS such as handheld GPS technology
• Develop individual research agendas which incorporate GIS methods

**For more information regarding the GIS component of this institute, please email Amy Hillier at ahillier@design.upenn.edu.

Expert Course Instructors:

William "Beau" Bradley, MA
Mr. Bradley is the Senior GIS Analyst, City of Philadelphia Department of Public Health.

Charlie Branas, PhD
Dr. Branas is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology at the University of Pennsylvania. His methodological interests combine aspects of health policy, operations research and epidemiology. Dr. Branas' research interests include emergency health systems and injury prevention. This research most prominently includes an NIH-funded study of alcohol outlets and firearm violence in the City of Philadelphia. Dr. Branas' current research is also national in scope, including a multi-state study of trauma centers and ambulance care funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

Dennis Culhane, PhD

Dr. Culhane is a social psychologist and Professor of Social Welfare Policy at the University of Pennsylvania and a faculty co-director of the Cartographic Modeling Lab. He is currently directing several collaborative efforts between the University and the City of Philadelphia to make administrative records more readily analyzable and sharable for policy analysis and planning purposes. These efforts involve the creation of interaective, web-based software applications, and the creation of an archived data system for tracking children through various school and social service programs. His research interests include studies of the housing and neighborhood factors associated with health and the neighborhood factors associated with child and youth development.

Amy Hillier, MSW PhD
Dr. Hillier is an Assistant Professor in the Department of City and Regional Planning in the School of Design at the University of Pennsylvania and a faculty co-director of the Cartographic Modeling Lab. She teaches classes in GIS and research methods and has served as the faculty director for Penn's Master of Urban Spatial Analytics program. Her research focuses on geographic disparities in housing and health, including historical mortgage redlining, food access, and childhood obesity.

Allison Karpyn, PhD
Dr. Karpyn is Director of Research and Evaluation at The Food Trust, a Philadelphia-baserd non-profit organization committed to providing access to affordable nutritious foods. In addition, Allison teaches program planning and evaluation as well as community assessment courses in the MPH program at Drexel University. Prior to joining The Food Trust, Allison worked in the corporate sector conducting quantitative and qualitative assessments for the pharmaceutical marketing industry. Additional research and evaluation work experiences include time at the Center for Policy Research in Education at The University of Pennsylvania as well as work with the Johns Hopkins Center for Technology in Education.

Doug Wiebe, PhD
Dr. Wiebe is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology at the University of Pennsylvania.  His research interests include environmental risk factors for injury, youth violence and intimate partner violence, alcohol use and alcohol availability, and the impact of daily routines on health-related behavior. A number of his studies examine how keeping a firearm at home relates to homicide, suicide, and unintentional shootings of household members.  He also leads an NIH-funded study on how the nature and locations of adolescents' daily activities relate to the likelihood they will be assaulted.

 

 

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Please note that attendance is limited to 20 participants.

For more information please contact Wendy Voet or Jeannette Schroeder.