Jennifer Whytlaw
7035 BATTEN ARTS & LETTERS
NORFOLK, 23529
Jennifer L. Whytlaw is an Assistant Professor of Applied GIS in the Department of Political Science and Geography and is the current GIS and SpaCE Certificates Coordinator at Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ. She is a certified GIS Professional (GISP), has a current Part 107 certificate, and holds a Ph.D. in Geography with 20 years’ experience working in the geospatial industry. Her work experience has involved working in both private-sector and academic environments.
- Remote Pilot Certificate
- Sponsoring Organization: Federal Aviation Administration
- Date Obtained: 2023-06-01
- Certified GIS Professional
- Sponsoring Organization: GIS Certification Institute
- Date Obtained: 2012-10-01
Expertise
Research Interests
Jennifer’s current research is focused on utilizing geospatial analyses and visualizations to understand how environmental hazard events influence personal understanding of vulnerabilities within communities. She has been involved in a wide variety of projects involving topic areas such as environmental management, health equity, hazard mitigation and resilience, emergency management, construction management, geospatial intelligence, transportation, and marine spatial planning.
Articles
- Guo, M., Gong, J. and Whytlaw, J. (2022). Large-scale cloud-based building elevation data extraction and flood insurance estimation to support floodplain management. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction 69.
- Whytlaw, J., Hutton, N. S., Yusuf, J., Richardson, T., Hill, S., Olanrewaju-Lasisi, T., Antwi-Nimarko, P., Landaeta, E. and Diaz, R. (2021). Changing vulnerability for hurricane evacuation during a pandemic: Issues and anticipated responses in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. International journal of disaster risk reduction 61.
- Whytlaw, J. (2020). Regional planning efforts encourage coordination between senior care facilities and emergency managers in New Jersey. Journal of Emergency Management.