Selected portions presented below, with additional info:
Education
PhD in Geography, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
2017
Dissertation: “Landscape Genetics of Avian Influenza (H5N1 and H9N2) in Egyptian Poultry from 2006-2015: Co-Infection, Key Substitutions, and Viral Diffusion”
Advisor: Margaret Carrel, PhD
MA in Geography, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
2013
Thesis: “Landscape Epidemiology and Machine Learning: A Geospatial Approach to Modeling West Nile Virus Risk in the United States”
Advisor: Jason A. Tullis, PhD
BS in Geography, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
2011
Magna cum laude
Current Academic Appointment
Assistant Professor (2023-present)
O’Donnell School of Public Health
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Former Appointments
Assistant Professor (2017-2022)
Department of Environmental and Occupational Health
Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Adjunct Lecturer (2019-2022)
Department of Geosciences
University of Arkansas
Courses Taught
| Courses and Universities | Years Offered |
|---|---|
| Public Health Cartography (OEHM 5104), Developer and Instructor, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | 2022 |
| Geospatial Data Science in Public Health (GEOS 3733/5733), Developer and Instructor, University of Arkansas | 2022 |
| Geographic Information Systems for Health Professionals (ENVH 5447/6447), Developer and Instructor, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | 2020-2022 |
| Environmental and Occupational Health (ENVH 5102), Course Director & Instructor, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | 2018-2022 |
| Geospatial Applications and Information Science (GEOS 3543/5543), Instructor, University of Arkansas | 2019-2022 |
| Health and Environment: GIS Applications (GEOG 4150), Instructor, University of Iowa | 2015 |
Recent Publications
- Brown CC, Young SG, Pro G. (2021) COVID-19 vaccination rates vary by community vulnerability: A county-level analysis. Vaccine, 39(31), 4245-9. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2021.06.038 PMID: 34167838 PMCID: PMC8215509
- Dowling APG, Young SG, Loftin K. (2021) Collaborating with community scientists across Arkansas to update tick distributions and pathogen prevalence of spotted fever group Rickettsia and Ehrlichia. Journal of Medical Entomology, tjab196. doi: 10.1093/jme/tjab196 PMID: 34850921
- Boehme KW, Kennedy JL, Snowden J, Owens SM, Kouassi M, Mann RL, Paredes A, Putt C, James L, Jing J, Du R, Kirkpatrick C, Modi Z, Caid K, Young SG, Zohoori N, Kothari A, Boyanton BL, Forrest JC. (2022) Pediatric SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence in Arkansas over the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, piac010. doi: 10.1093/jpids/piac010 PMID: 35294550 PMCID: PMC8992271
- Su LJ, Young SG*, Collins J, Matich E, Hsu PC, Chiang TC. (2022) Geospatial assessment of pesticide concentration in ambient air and colorectal cancer incidence in Arkansas, 2013-2017. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(6):3258. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19063258 PMID: 35328946 PMCID: PMC8951132
- Kennedy JL, Forrest JC, Young SG, Williams M, James L, Snowden J, Boothe D, Kirkpatrick C, Modi Z, Owens S, Kouassi M, Mann R, Putt C, Irish-Clardy K, Macechko M, Brimberry RK, Du R, Jin J, Zohoori N, Hagrass H, Olgaard E, Boehme KW. (2022) Temporal variations in seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infections by race and ethnicity in Arkansas. Open Forum Infectious Diseases, ofac154. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofac154 PMID: 35493126 PMCID: PMC9045955
- Palmsten K, Suhl J, Conway KM, Kharbanda EO, Ailes EC, Cragan JD, Nestoridi E, Papadopoulos EA, Kerr SM, Young SG, DeStefano F, Romitti PA. (2022) Influenza vaccination during pregnancy and risk of selected major structural non-cardiac birth defects, National Birth Defects Prevention Study 2006-2011. Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, 31(8), 851-862. doi: 10.1002/pds.5435 PMID: 35366035
- Ewing LE, Pathak R, Landes RD, Skinner CM, Binz R, Young SG, Riklon S, Stahr S, Su J, Boerma M, McElfish PA, Hauer-Jensen M, Koturbash I. (2022) Cytogenetic and epigenetic aberrations in peripheral lymphocytes of northwest Arkansas Marshallese. International Journal of Radiation Biology. doi: 10.1080/09553002.2022.2110319 PMID: 35939319
- Palmsten K, Suhl J, Conway KM, Kharbanda EO, Scholz TD, Ailes EC, Cragan JD, Nestoridi E, Papadopoulos EA, Kerr SM, Young SG, Olson C, Romitti PA. (2022) Influenza vaccination during pregnancy and risk of selected major structural congenital heart defects, National Birth Defects Prevention Study 2006-2011. Birth Defects Research. doi: 10.1002/bdr2.2114 PMID: 36369789
- Clement K, McGill MR, Miousse IR, Young SG, Melnyk S, Koturbash I. (2022) Methylsulfonylmethane serves as a donor of methyl groups for methylation of DNA in human liver HepaRG cells. Journal of Dietary Supplements. doi: 10.1080/19390211.2022.2153957 PMID: 36469606
- Najarian M, Goudie A, Bona J, Rezaeiahari M, Young SG, Bogulski CA, Hayes C. (2023) Socioeconomic determinants of remote patient monitoring implementation among rural and urban hospitals. Telemedicine and e-Health (in press).
- Young SG. (2023) Hidden Costs of the Covid-19 Pandemic Response. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (in press).
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