Natalia Tejedor Garavito

Natalia Tejedor Garavito is a Principal Enterprise Fellow at WorldPop, part of the University of Southampton’s Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences. She leads the Geospatial Data and Analysis Team, focusing on producing high-resolution, open-source geospatial data for global health initiatives. Her roles include research leadership, project coordination, and collaboration with international agencies such as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and UN organizations.

Educations:
- BSc. (Hons) in Applied Geography (2006)
- MSc. in Environmental Practice: Biodiversity Conservation (2007)
- PhD (2014) on the impact of climate change on montane forests in the tropical Andes.

Research Interests: Natalia’s work integrates geospatial methodologies and demographic data to address public health challenges, particularly in reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health (RMNCAH). She specializes in GIS training, health metrics, population distribution modeling, and leveraging satellite imagery for data collection in hard-to-reach regions. Her projects emphasize equity assessment and spatial prioritization in low- and middle-income countries.

Articles Trends: Her publications highlight geospatial techniques applied to vaccine equity, maternal/child health disparities, and disease risk assessments in urban slums and conflict zones. Collaborations span institutions like John Hopkins University, leveraging interdisciplinary approaches to global health challenges.

Scientific Awards:
- IPUMS International Research Award (2017)
- Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences Dean’s Award in Enterprise (2019)
- Vice-Chancellor’s Research Impact Award (2018).

Advising and Grants: Natalia currently supervises a PhD student (Astrid Maria Arriaza Solares) and has led projects funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and John Hopkins University. Her work involves securing grants through effective governmental and agency partnerships. She is actively accepting new PhD applications.

Labs/Teams: She leads the Geospatial Data and Analysis Team at WorldPop, a research group dedicated to spatial demographic datasets and their application in global health and development contexts.