Dan Wanyama

Assistant Professor-in-Residence

Department of Geography, Sustainability, Community, and Urban Studies

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Education

Ph.D., Michigan State University (2021)

Areas of Specialty

Geographic Information Science and Systems

Human-Environment Dynamics

Current Research Interests

• Climate change and socio-ecological systems
• Land use and land cover change
• Socio-ecological vulnerability
• Geospatial analysis

Selected Publications

Wanyama, D., Wimberly, M. C., & Mensah, F. (2023). Patterns and drivers of disturbance in tropical forest reserves of southern Ghana. Environmental Research Letters, 18(6), 064022.

Wanyama, D., Bunting, E. L., Weil, N., & Keellings, D. (2023). Delineating and characterizing changes in heat wave events across the United States climate regions. Climatic Change, 176(2), 6.

Wanyama, D., Kar, B., & Moore, N. J. (2021). Quantitative multi-factor characterization of eco-environmental vulnerability in the Mount Elgon ecosystem. GIScience & Remote Sensing, 58(8), 1571-1592.

Bunting, E. L., Wanyama, D., Goodwin, R., Weil, N., Sabbatini, P., & Andresen, J. (2021). Vitis vinifera Production in Michigan: Factors and Trends Driving Cultivation Patterns. Frontiers in Plant Science, 12, 704690.

Wanyama, D., Moore, N. J., & Dahlin, K. M. (2020). Persistent vegetation greening and browning trends related to natural and human activities in the mount Elgon ecosystem. Remote Sensing, 12(13), 2113.

Wanyama, D., Bunting, E. L., Goodwin, R., Weil, N., Sabbatini, P., & Andresen, J. A. (2020). Modeling land suitability for Vitis vinifera in Michigan using advanced geospatial data and methods. Atmosphere, 11(4), 339.