Fikriyah Winata

Fikriyah Winata is an Assistant Professor of Geography at Texas A&M University, specializing in health and medical geography. Her research explores geographic disparities in health access, gendered mobility, and methodological innovations for human geography. She utilizes GIS, spatial analysis, qualitative methods, and mixed-methods approaches.

• PhD in Geography (2022), University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
• MS in Geography (2018), University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
• BS in Geography (2012), University of Indonesia

Her work focuses on immigrant women’s health, mental healthcare disparities, and health-promoting resources in disadvantaged communities across Hong Kong, Indonesia, and the U.S. She emphasizes cost-effective methods like virtual fieldwork and participatory GIS.

Recent publications analyze therapeutic landscapes for Indonesian domestic workers in Hong Kong, healthcare access in the Mississippi Delta post-tornadoes, and innovative survey methodologies. Her research integrates GIS with public health, feminist geography, and disaster response frameworks.

While no formal awards are listed, her collaborative NSF EPSCoR project highlights her engagement with community-driven spatial analysis. She has no listed advisees but frequently collaborates on interdisciplinary public health studies.