I am a geographic information scientist focusing on social and environmental outcomes of humans’ interaction with the built and natural environment. I am specifically focused on social and environmental vulnerability as it relates to exogenous shocks that are either anthropogenically or naturally induced. I approach these phenomena through a spatial lens, emphasizing the use of geospatial and statistical techniques and relying on unmanned aerial vehicles as a primary data collection tool.

1. Nelson, J.R., Grubesic, T.H., Miller, J., Chamberlain, A., (2021) The Equity of Tree Distribution in the Most Ruthlessly Hot City in the United States: Phoenix, Arizona. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2021.127016
2. Nelson, J.R., Grubesic, T.H., (2020) The Use of LiDAR versus Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) to Assess Rooftop Solar Energy Potential. Sustainable Cities and Society. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2020.102353
3. Grubesic, T., Nelson, J.R., (2020) Small Unmanned Aerial Systems for Urban Spatial Analysis: An Introduction. Switzerland: Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-35865-5
4. Nelson, J.R., Gorichanaz, T., (2019) Trust as an ethical value in emerging technology governance: the case of drone regulation. Technology in Society, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techsoc.2019.04.007