Assistant Professor
Political Science & Geography

Jennifer Whytlaw

757-683-3857

7035 BATTEN ARTS & LETTERS
NORFOLK, 23529

Jennifer L. Whytlaw is an Associate Professor of Applied GIS in the Department of Political Science and Geography and is the current Geography Program Director at žžÀ². She is a certified GIS Professional (GISP), has a 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

GIS
Spatial Analysis, Cartography, 3D Visualizations, Open Source options
Risk and Vulnerability Management
Vulnerability data, risk management, seniors, access and functional needs
Geography
Natural hazards, human-environment dimension, marine spatial planning
Emergency Preparedness
Emergency Management, Use of geospatial technologies within EM

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

Allen, M., Young, J., Grote, L., Simon, A., Carter, S., Sullivan, M., Maxwell, G., Hurst, G. and Whytlaw, J. (2024). Using the Chesapeake Bay to Learn Climate Change. The Geography Teacher 21 (4) , pp. 176-179.
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.

Book Chapters

Greenberg, M. R.., Coon, M., Campo, M. and Whytlaw, J. (2017). Finding locations for endurably objectionable energy-related facilities The Routledge Research Companion to Energy Geographies (pp. 234-246) Routledge.

Conference Proceeding

Allen, T. R.., Richards, D. P.., Whytlaw, J., McLeod, G., Cronin, J., Miles, J. J.., Reiblich, J., Davis, C. and VanGraafeiland, K. (2022). A Geospatial Hub to Support Wind Energy and Maritime Activity Spaces near Hampton Roads, Virginia, U.S.A. OCEANS 2022, Hampton Roads (pp. 1-5) IEEE.
P. Richards, D., Whytlaw, J., Allen, T., McLeod, G., Miles, J. and J. A. Cronin, J. (2021). User Experience Design as a Framework for Environmental and Political Negotiation in Decision-Making about Wind Energy The 39th ACM International Conference on Design of Communication (pp. 231-239) ACM.
Lathrop, R. G.., MacDonald, T., Morrison, K., Napoli, N., Herb, J., Campo, M., Bognar, J., Trimble, J., Vilacoba, K., Whytlaw, J. and Hodges, R. (2018). The evolving role of Mid-Atlantic Ocean Data Portal in supporting ocean management OCEANS 2018 MTS/IEEE Charleston (pp. 1-8) IEEE.

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