PhD - Geography
Syracuse University - 2013
Professional Preparation
MPhil - Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing
University of Cambridge - 2003
University of Cambridge - 2003
MSc - Natural Resource Management
University of the West Indies - 2002
University of the West Indies - 2002
BSc - Agriculture
University of Guyana - 1999
University of Guyana - 1999
Research Areas
Remote sensing, sustainability, natural resource management, land-use planning, spatial analysis, society and environment, biodiversity conservationNews Articles
Descendants of the Old Forest
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Professor Uses Drones To Track Human Impact on Rainforest
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The assistant professor of geospatial information sciences in UT Dallas' School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences wanted to use drones to capture images of the Makushi people’s Amazon rainforest farmland. The goal was to track and study how changes on their farming plots affect the ecosystem and wildlife over time.
Professor Uses Drones To Track Human Impact on Rainforest
![Professor Uses Drones To Track Human Impact on Rainforest](https://profiles.utdallas.edu/storage/media/1687/conversions/cummings-1000-2017-01-medium.jpg)
The assistant professor of geospatial information sciences in UT Dallas' School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences wanted to use drones to capture images of the Makushi people’s Amazon rainforest farmland. The goal was to track and study how changes on their farming plots affect the ecosystem and wildlife over time.