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Liang Mao is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Florida, serving as Undergraduate Coordinator. His research focuses on geospatial science approaches to understand human-disease systems, including agent-based modeling, geospatial networks, and spatial accessibility disparities. He holds a PhD from SUNY Buffalo (2010), M.S. from Nanjing University (2005), and B.S. from Nanjing University (2002).
Recent funded projects include Transportation Research Board studies on insect-borne diseases and UF Informatics Institute seed funds for rurality mapping. His work bridges GIScience with public health, addressing critical issues like healthcare access equity, disaster evacuation modeling, and disease transmission dynamics. Over 80 peer-reviewed articles showcase his expertise in spatial epidemiology and computational modeling.
Advising spans 9 graduate students, including current PhD candidate Bailey Glover and notable alumni like Dr. Dawn Nekorchuck. His research integrates multi-modal transportation data and big spatial datasets, with applications in megacity pandemic control and urban resilience planning.
