Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Research Interests
Geography of Health
Urban Geography
GIS and Spatial Analysis
Professional Information
How do the places where we live, work and interact affect our well-being? This question underpins my work on topics ranging from spatial mismatch to access to health care to contextual influences on health. My current research investigates place-based inequalities in health and well-being and access to health services for women, immigrants and racial/ethnic minorities in the United States. My ongoing work examines the impacts of increasing economic inequality and residential segregation on women's commuting times and modes and on maternal and infant health outcomes. I also use and develop GIS and spatial analysis methods for examining health and social issues in cities and planning public health interventions. My books include GIS and Public Health (with Ellen Cromley), A Companion to Health and Medical Geography (with Tim Brown and Graham Moon), Geospatial Analysis of Environmental Health (with Juliana Maantay), Geographies of Women’s Health (with Isabel Dyck and Nancy Lewis), and Location Strategies for Retail and Service Firms (with Avijit Ghosh). I am currently an Associate Editor of Health and Place and serve on the editorial boards of Geographical Analysis, and Spatial and Spatiotemporal Epidemiology.
Education
Ph.D., University of Iowa
M.A., University of Iowa
B.A., Barnard College, Columbia University
Teaching
GEOG 371 - Spatial Analysis
GEOG 412 - Geospatial Technology and Society
GEOG 438 - Geography of Health Care
GEOG 439 - Health Applications of GIS
GEOG 570 - Advanced Spatial Analysis
GEOG 205 -- Business Location Decisions
Office Address
Geography & GIScience
261 CAB
605 E Springfield
Champaign, IL 61820
MC-150
Office Phone
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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National Institutes of Health pathways to prevention workshop: Improving rural health through telehealth-guided provider-to-provider communication
Wakefield, M., Sankaranarayanan, J., Conroy, J. M., McLafferty, S., Moser, R., Murry, V. M. B. & Slifkin, R., Sep 2024, In: Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare. 30, 8, p. 1320-1326 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Geographies of Frontline Workers: Gender, Race, and Commuting in New York City
McLafferty, S. & Preston, V., Feb 13 2023, In: Sustainability. 15, 4, 3429.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Geospatial technologies and public health
Winata, F., McLafferty, S., Guhlincozzi, A. & Zhou, Y., Aug 17 2023, The Routledge Handbook of Geospatial Technologies and Society. Taylor and Francis, p. 450-462 13 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Local Indicator of Spatial Agglomeration between Newly Opened Outlets and Existing Competitors on a Street Network
Morioka, W., Kwan, M.-P., Okabe, A. & McLafferty, S. L., Jul 2023, In: Geographical Analysis. 55, 3, p. 450-465 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Making Space in Geographical Analysis
Franklin, R. S., Delmelle, E. C., Andris, C., Cheng, T., Dodge, S., Franklin, J., Heppenstall, A., Kwan, M. P., Li, W. W., McLafferty, S., Miller, J. A., Munroe, D. K., Nelson, T., Öner, Ö., Pumain, D., Stewart, K., Tong, D. & Wentz, E. A., Apr 2023, In: Geographical Analysis. 55, 2, p. 325-341 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
Open Access
Press/Media
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CyberGIS Center produces platform to track and help prevent COVID-19
6/23/20
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
Honors & Recognition
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Melinda S. Meade Distinguished Scholarship Award in Health and Medical Geography
McLafferty, S. (Recipient), 2015
Prize: Prize/Award