BOONE, N.C. - Congratulations to Caroline Fehlman, senior mathematics major from Williamsburg, Virginia, and Eliza Merritt, senior geography graduate student from Chapel Hill, for receiving the G. Herbert Stout Award for Innovative Student Papers at the 2023 North Carolina Geographic Information Systems Conference!
The award recognizes students that have completed an outstanding project using geographic data to analyze or solve a problem regarding an issue of their choosing.
In her project "Exploring Characteristics of Community Resilience Using a Logistic Regression Model," Fehlman examined the ability of communities to withstand or adapt from disturbances using data on climate variables, socioeconomic damages and community resilience. The study used maps to help communities determine what they need to do to prepare for and prevent damage.
Merritt's study, titled "Using Interactive Maps to Understand the Content of Second-order Climate Change Beliefs," used public opinion maps to examine why people have certain beliefs about climate change. The study used an interactive map of North Carolina climate change opinions to evaluate how geographic information systems can be used for effective communication regarding climate change policy.
The full press release from the North Carolina Department of Information Technology is available here.
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By Lauren Andersen
April 17, 2023
BOONE, N.C.
Congratulations to Caroline Fehlman, senior mathematics major from Williamsburg, Virginia, and Eliza Merritt, senior geography graduate student from Chapel Hill, for receiving the G. Herbert Stout Award for Innovative Student Papers at the 2023 North Carolina Geographic Information Systems Conference!
Congratulations to Caroline Fehlman, senior mathematics major from Williamsburg, Virginia, and Eliza Merritt, senior geography graduate student from Chapel Hill, for receiving the G. Herbert Stout Award for Innovative Student Papers at the 2023 North Carolina Geographic Information Systems Conference!