Alexander Hohl

Alexander Hohl is an Assistant Professor at the School of Environment, Society & Sustainability (ESS) at the University of Utah. He specializes in geospatial analytics, agent-based modeling, and public health geography. His work focuses on applying computational methods to study social and environmental systems, including pandemic transmission dynamics, urban resilience, and anti-Asian hate speech during crises. His research integrates geomatic engineering, epidemiology, and urban planning to address complex spatial challenges.

Education:

• BS in Geography, University of Zurich (2008)
• MA in Geography, University of North Carolina at Charlotte (2011)
• PhD in Geography, University of North Carolina at Charlotte (2018)
• Graduate Certificate in Advanced Databases and Knowledge Discovery (2017)

Research Interests:

• Agent-based modeling for mobility and disease spread
• Spatial analysis of social inequities
• GIS applications in public health and urban planning
• Crowdsourced geospatial data methodologies

Key Research Trends (Articles): Recent work highlights spatial patterns of anti-Asian racism during the pandemic, agent-based modeling for pandemic risk assessment, and geospatial analysis of urban disparities. His methodologies often combine high-resolution spatial-temporal data with computational simulations to address real-world challenges in public health and urban systems.

Collaborations: Active in interdisciplinary networks like the ACM SIGSPATIAL GeoSim workshop and maintains open-source projects on GitHub. Engages with public health agencies and urban planners to apply geospatial tools in policy contexts.