Glen Johnson

He has a Ph.D. in Quantitative Ecology, a M.A. in statistics and a M.S. in Ecology, all from Penn State University. His undergraduate studies in environmental biology and chemistry were completed at the S.U.N.Y. College of Environmental Science and Forestry in association with Syracuse University.Glen’s cross-disciplinary career has included work as a biologist and statistician with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources, addressing water and soil contamination issues; a consultant in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and statistics; a graduate research assistant in environmental and ecological statistics; and as a biostatistician for the New York State Department of Health. Glen was also elected to the faculty of the University at Albany School of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health Sciences where he co-developed and taught “GIS in Public Health”, mentored many graduate students and was actively involved in the MPH program. Glen’s research has resulted in over 50 peer-reviewed journal papers and book chapters, and one book.Glen Johnson’s current research interests are in geo-spatial aspects of health, with particular application to environmental and community-level social determinants of health outcomes. More specifically, he develops quantitative community indices, such as for assessing gentrification to help urban planners, and for assessing community health needs for assisting public health agencies with resource allocation decision-making. Additionally, he is applying spatiotemporal modeling to evaluate effects of non pharmaceutical interventions on human mobility and growth of coronavirus in both the US and Japan.