Sean G Young

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(Updated March, 2022)

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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 (2017-present)
Department of Environmental and Occupational Health
Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences


Courses Taught

Public Health Cartography (OEHM 5104), Developer and Instructor, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences2022
Geospatial Data Science in Public Health (GEOS 3733/5733), Developer and Instructor, University of Arkansas2022
Geographic Information Systems for Health Professionals (ENVH 5447/6447), Developer and Instructor, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences2020-Present
Environmental and Occupational Health (ENVH 5102), Course Director & Instructor, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences2018-Present
Geospatial Applications and Information Science (GEOS 3543/5543), Instructor, University of Arkansas2019-Present
Health and Environment: GIS Applications (GEOG 4150), Instructor, University of Iowa2015

Publications

Peer-reviewed Articles
1.Young SG, Jensen RR. Statistical and visual analysis of human West Nile virus infection in the United States, 1999-2008. Applied Geography, 34, 425-431. doi:10.1016/j.apgeog.2012.01.0082012
2.Young SG, Tullis JA, Cothren J. A remote sensing and GIS-assisted landscape epidemiology approach to West Nile virus. Applied Geography, 45, 241-249. doi:10.1016/j.apgeog.2013.09.0222013
3.Carrel M, Young SG, Tate E. Pigs in space: Determining the environmental justice landscape of swine concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) in Iowa. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 13(9), 849. doi:10.3390/ijerph13090849 PMCID: PMC5036682.2016
4.Young SG, Carrel M, Malanson GP, Ali MA, Kayali G. Predicting avian influenza co-infection with H5N1 and H9N2 in northern Egypt. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 13(9), 886. doi: 10.3390/ijerph13090886 PMCID: PMC5036719.2016
5.Young SG, Carrel M, Kitchen A, Tamerius J, Malanson GP, Ali MA, Kayali G. How’s the flu getting through? Landscape genetics suggests both humans and birds spread H5N1 in Egypt. Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 49, 293-299. doi: 10.1016/j.meedgid.2017.02.005 PMID: 28179143.2017
6.Carrel M, Zahrieh D, Young SG, Oleson J, Ryckman KK, Wels B, Simmons DL, Saftlas A. High prevalence of elevated blood lead levels in both rural and urban Iowa newborns: spatial patterns and area-level covariates. PLOS ONE, 12(5), e0177930. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0177830 PMCID: PMC5433780.2017
7.Martin BE, Carrel M, Baroch JA, Young SG, Schmit B, Nolting J, Yoon K-J, Lutman MW, Pedersen K, Bowman A, Slemons R, Smith DR, DeLiberto T, Wan X-F. US feral swine were exposed to both avian and swine influenza A viruses. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 01346-17. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01346-17 PMCID: PMC5601342.2017
8.Young SG, Kitchen A, Kayali G, Carrel M. Unlocking pandemic potential: prevalence and spatial patterns of key substitutions in avian influenza H5N1 in Egyptian isolates. BMC Infectious Diseases, 18(1). doi: 10.1186/s12879-018-3222-6 PMCID: PMC6035396.2018
9.Gruca TS, Nelson GC, Thiesen L, Asprey DP, Young SG. The workforce trends of Physician Assistants in Iowa (1995-2015). PLOS ONE, 13(10), e0204813. doi: 10.1271/journal.pone.0204813 PMCID: PMC6175273.2018
10.Young SG, Hayes CJ, Aram J, Tait MA. Doctor hopping and doctor shopping for prescription opioids associated with increased odds of high-risk use. Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety, 28(8), 1117-1124. doi:10.1002/pds.4838 PMCID: PMC6679752.2019
11.Kandeil A, Hicks JT, Young SG, El Taweel AN, Kayed AS, Moatasim Y, Kutkat O, Bagato O, McKenzie PP, Cai Z, Badra R, Kutkat M, Bahl J, Webby RJ, Kayali G, Ali MA. Active surveillance and genetic evolution of avian influenza viruses in Egypt, 2016-2018. Emerging Microbes & Infections, 8(1), 1370-1382. doi: 10.1080/22221751.2019.1663712 PMID: 315262492019
12.Young SG, Ayers M, Malak S. Mapping mammography in Arkansas: Locating areas with poor spatial access to breast cancer screening using optimization models and geographic information systems. Journal of Clinical and Translational Science, 1-6. doi:10.1017/CT’s.2020.282020
13.Young SG, Gruca TS, Nelson GC. Impact of nonphysician providers on spatial accessibility to primary care in Iowa. Health Services Research, 55(3), 476-485. doi:10.1111/1475-6773.132802020
14.El Zowalaty ME, Young SG, Järhult JD. Environmental impact of the COVID-19 pandemic – a lesson for the future. Infectious Ecology & Epidemiology, 10(1), 1768023. doi:10.1080/20008686.2020.17680232020
15.ELHassan NO, Young SG, Gokun Y, Wan F, Nembhard WN. Trends in prevalence and spatiotemporal distribution of gastroschisis in Arkansas, 1998-2015. Birth Defects Research, 112, 1484-1494. doi:10.1002/bdr2.17722020
16.El Zowalaty ME, DeBeauchamp J, Jeevan T, Franks J, Pretorius R, Young SG, Friedman K, Webster RG, Webby R. Molecular detection of influenza A viruses and H5 subtype among migratory Amur falcons (Falco amurensis) and captive birds of prey in South Africa. Transboundary and Emerging Diseases, 10(1), 1768023. doi: 10.1111/tbed.13988.2021
17.Pro G, Gilbert PA, Baldwin JA, Brown CC, Young SG, Zaller N. Multilevel modeling of county-level excessive alcohol use, rurality, and COVID-19 case fatality rates in the US. PLOS ONE, 16(6), e0253466. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0253466 PMID: 34138950 PMCID: PMC8211222.2021
18.Brown CC, Young SG, Pro G. 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: PMC8215509.2021
19.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. Temporal variations in seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infections by race and ethnicity in Arkansas. MedRxiv, 2021.07.15.21260213, 22.2021
20.Dowling APG, Young SG, Loftin K. 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/tjab196.2021
21.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. Pediatric SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence in Arkansas over the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (in press).2022
22.Su LJ, Young SG, Collins J, Matich E, Hsu PC, Chiang TC. 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/ijerph190632582022
Book Chapters
1.Tullis JA, Alsumaiti TS, Cothren JD, Lanter DP, Limp WF, Linck RF, Shi X, Young SG. Geoprocessing, workflows, and provenance. In PS Thenkabail (Ed.), Remote sensing handbook, vol 1, Data: characterization, classification, and accuracies (1st ed.). Taylor & Francis.2015
2.Young SG, Datta J, Kar B, Huang X, Williamson MD, Tullis JA, Cothren J. Challenges and limitations of geospatial data and analyses in the context of COVID-19. In D Sui and SL Shaw (Ed.), Mapping COVID-19 in space and time: Understanding the spatial and temporal dynamics of a global pandemic. Springer. ISBN 97830307280762021

Selected Abstracts & Presentations

[*Invited]

National/International Meetings
Pro G, Young SG. A national time series analysis of community vulnerability and COVID-19 mortality. Society for Epidemiological Research Annual Meeting, 23-25 Jun. San Diego, California (Virtual)2021
Young SG. Access to telehealth in relation to Health Professional Shortage Areas in the United States. American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting, 7 Apr. Seattle, Washington (Virtual)2021
Young SG. Mapping mammography in Arkansas: Locating areas with poor access to breast cancer screening using optimization models and geographic information systems. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Expo, 4 Nov. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania2019
Young SG. Patient travel patterns and high-risk opioid use: Doctor Hopping and Doctor Shopping in Arkansas, USA. International Medical Geography Symposium, 4 Jul. Queenstown, New Zealand2019
Young SG. Doctor shopping and doctor hopping: spatial analysis of patient travel for prescription opioids. American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting, 2 Apr. Washington, D.C.2019
Young SG, Carrel M, Kitchen A. Unlocking pandemic potential: key substitutions in avian influenza H5N1 in Egyptian isolates. International Medical Geography Symposium, 4 Jul. Angers, France2017
Young SG, Gruca TS, Nelson, GC. Re-evaluating Primary Care Health Professional Shortage Areas in Iowa. American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting, 5 Apr. Boston, Massachusetts2017
Young SG, Carrel M, Kitchen A, Kayali G. The 11th Egyptian plague: A landscape genetics analysis of avian influenza in Egyptian poultry. American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting, 1 Apr. San Francisco, California2016
Carrel M, Young SG, Tate E. Pigs in space: Determining the environmental justice landscape of swine Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs) in Iowa. American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting, 1 Apr. San Francisco, California2016
Young SG. Avian influenza in Egypt: ecological niche modeling and co-infection risk. International Medical Geography Symposium, 7 Jul. Vancouver, BC, Canada2015
Young SG, Carrel M, Kayali G. Landscape genetics of avian influenza in Egypt. Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, 22 Apr. Chicago, Illinois2015
Local/Regional Meetings
Young SG. Location! Location! Location! Geocoding, Spatial Clusters, and Geographic Accessibility. Public Health Seminar. College of Public Health, 25 Feb. UAMS, Little Rock, Arkansas2020
*Young SG. Using optimization models for spatial accessibility to health care. AR GIS Spring Meeting, 20 Mar. Little Rock, Arkansas2019
*Young SG. An introduction to using GIS and medical geography in public health. Department of Geosciences Colloquium, 21 Sep. University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas2018
*Young SG. Are you sure that’s a thing? A brief introduction to medical geography. AR GIS Users Forum & OPENGATE Outreach Partnership Conference, 2 Nov. Little Rock, Arkansas2018
Young SG. Animal rabies in Arkansas, 1995-2016. Arkansas GIS Users Forum Training and Symposium, 5 Oct. Eureka Springs, Arkansas2017
*Young SG. More than maps: GIS in public health. Public Health Seminar. College of Public Health, 26 Sep. UAMS, Little Rock, Arkansas2017
Young SG, Carrel M, Kayali G. Mapping co-infection risk for avian influenza in Egypt. Great Plains Emerging Infectious Diseases Conference, 10 Apr. Iowa City, Iowa2015
Grand Rounds Presentations
*Young SG. Geospatial technologies for public health: Moving beyond mapping.Public Health Grand Rounds, 1 Feb. Arkansas Department of Health, Little Rock, Arkansas2018

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