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 (2017-present)
Department of Environmental and Occupational Health
Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Courses Taught
| Geographic Information Systems for Health Professionals (OEHM 5104), Developer and Instructor, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | 2020-Present |
| Environmental and Occupational Health (ENVH 5102), Course Director & Instructor, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | 2018-Present |
| Geospatial Applications and Information Science (GEOS 3543/5543), Instructor, University of Arkansas | 2019-Present |
| Health and Environment: GIS Applications (GEOG 4150), Instructor, University of Iowa | 2015 |
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.2012.01.008 | 2012 | |
| 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.2013.09.022 | 2013 | |
| 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: 31526249 | 2019 | |
| 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.2020.28 | 2020 | |
| 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:10.1111/1475-6773.13280 | 2020 | |
| 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:10.1080/20008686.2020.1768023 | 2020 | |
| 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/bdr2.1772 | 2020 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 9783030728076 | 2021 | |
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, Pennsylvania | 2019 |
| 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 Zealand | 2019 |
| 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, France | 2017 |
| 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, Massachusetts | 2017 |
| 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, California | 2016 |
| 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, California | 2016 |
| Young SG. Avian influenza in Egypt: ecological niche modeling and co-infection risk. International Medical Geography Symposium, 7 Jul. Vancouver, BC, Canada | 2015 |
| Young SG, Carrel M, Kayali G. Landscape genetics of avian influenza in Egypt. Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, 22 Apr. Chicago, Illinois | 2015 |
| 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, Arkansas | 2020 |
| *Young SG. Using optimization models for spatial accessibility to health care. AR GIS Spring Meeting, 20 Mar. Little Rock, Arkansas | 2019 |
| *Young SG. An introduction to using GIS and medical geography in public health. Department of Geosciences Colloquium, 21 Sep. University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas | 2018 |
| *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, Arkansas | 2018 |
| Young SG. Animal rabies in Arkansas, 1995-2016. Arkansas GIS Users Forum Training and Symposium, 5 Oct. Eureka Springs, Arkansas | 2017 |
| *Young SG. More than maps: GIS in public health. Public Health Seminar. College of Public Health, 26 Sep. UAMS, Little Rock, Arkansas | 2017 |
| 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, Iowa | 2015 |
| 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, Arkansas | 2018 |
