Assistant Professor (Teaching) in Spatial Sciences
- Ph.D., Land and Atmospheric Science, Geographic Information Science minor, University of Minnesota
- M.S., Soil Science, The Pennsylvania State University
- M.E.P.C., Environmental Pollution Control, The Pennsylvania State University
- B.S., Horticultural Science, Landscape Design concentration, National Taiwan University
An-Min Wu, Ph.D., is an assistant professor (teaching) in the Spatial Sciences Institute at the University of Southern California Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences.
Wu teaches Geographic Information Science and Technology (GIS) courses, with a focus on spatial analytics, spatial databases and spatial econometrics. Wu supervises both undergraduate (B.S. in Geodesign) and graduate students (M.S. in GIST, M.S. in Spatial Economics and Data Analysis, and Ph.D. in Population, Health and Place) in research on environmental pollution issues and the health impacts and underlying injustices that they perpetuate across various spatial and temporal scales. Wu is also a faculty mentor at the USC Environmental Health Center EH MATTERS fellowship program.
Trained in the fields of global environmental change and environmental pollution related to soil, water and climatic processes, Wu focuses on the intersection of environmental sustainability and socioeconomic development. Her current research addresses the human dimension of environmental pollution and climate change, including community health impacts and environmental equity and justice issues associated with lead (Pb) contamination and the urban heat island effect. She is also dedicated to advancing environmental and climate justice pedagogy, aiming to help students think critically both within and beyond the classroom.
Wu has worked as a GIS analyst, mapping engineer and mapping project manager. She is a certified remote pilot on small Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Geographic Information System Professional (GISP®), and is a Professional Soil Scientist in training.
Wu serves as chair of the Women in GIS (WiGIS) Mentoring Committee and as co-chair of the Association of Pacific Coast Geographers (APCG) Women’s Network, and she is a member of the USC Faculty Committee on Equity and Inclusion. From 2019-2020, she served as chair of the California Geographic Information Association (CGIA) and was also the secretary of the USC Dornsife College Faculty Council. In 2024, Wu represented USC at the inaugural in-person meeting for the Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) Asia Pacific Women in Leadership Mentoring Program (APWiL).
For more information, see Wu’s curriculum vitae here.
Selected Works and Presentations
Liu, S., Wu, A., and Ho, H.C. 2023. Spatial variability of diurnal temperature range and its associations with local climate zone, neighborhood environment and mortality in Los Angeles. Urban Climate, 49, 101526.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.uclim.2023.101526
Livings, M. and Wu, A. 2020. Local measures of spatial association. The Geographic Information Science and Technology Body of Knowledge 2.0. (3rd Quarter 2020 Edition), John P. Wilson (Ed.)
https://doi.org/10.22224/gistbok/2020.3.10
Toland, J.C., Wein, A.M., Wu, A. and Spearing, L. 2023. A conceptual framework for estimation of initial emergency food and water resource requirements in disaster. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 90, 103661.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2023.103661
Wu, A. and Johnston, J. 2019. Assessing spatial characteristics of soil lead contamination in the residential neighborhoods near the Exide battery smelter. Case Studies in the Environment.
https://doi.org/10.1525/cse.2019.002162
Wu, A. and Kemp K. 2019. Global measures of spatial association. The Geographic
Information Science and Technology Body of Knowledge 2.0. (1st Quarter 2019 Edition), John P. Wilson (Ed.).
https://doi.org/10.22224/gistbok/2019.1.12
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