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Dr. Jeffrey Wilson
  Associate Professor and Chair
  Director of Graduate Studies
Ph.D. Indiana State University (1998)

Contact Information

  • Office: 317 Cavanaugh Hall
  • Phone: 317 274-1128
  • Fax: 317 278-5220
  • Email: jeswilso@iupui.edu


Research Interests

  • Environmental Remote Sensing
  • Geographic Information Science
  • Human Health and Environment


Publications

Peer Reviewed Journal Articles

Wilson, J.S., T.A. Brothers, and E. Marcano.  2000.  Visual interpretation of land cover contrasts along the Haitian/Dominican border from satellite imagery.  Caribbean Geography, 11(1): 7-19.

Wilson, J.S., T.A. Brothers, and E. Marcano.  2000.  Remote sensing of spatial and temporal vegetation dynamics in Hispaniola: A comparison of Haiti and the Dominican Republic.  Geocarto International, 15(2): 5-17.

Barr, R.C., B.E. Hall, J.S. Wilson, C. Souch, G. Lindsey, J.A. Bacone, R.K. Campbell, and L.P. Tedesco.  2002.  Documenting changes in the natural environment of Indianapolis-Marion County between the time of European settlement (ca. 1820) and the present.  Ecological Restoration, 20(1): 37-46.

Wilson, J.S., M. Clay, E. Martin, D. Stuckey, K. Vedder-Risch.  2003.  Evaluating environmental influences of zoning in urban ecosystems with remote sensing.  Remote Sensing of Environment, 86(3): 303-321. [Journal Impact Factor = 3.064 (2006)]

Wilson, J.S. and G.H. Lindsey.  2005.  Socioeconomic correlates and environmental impacts of urban development in a Central Indiana landscape.  Journal of Urban Planning and Development, 131(3): 159-169. [Journal Impact Factor = 0.089 (2006)]

Lindsey, G.H., Y. Han, J.S. Wilson, and J. Yang.  2006.  Neighborhood correlates of urban trail use. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 3(S1): 139-157.

Hernandez-Leal, P.A., M. Arbelo, J.S. Wilson, and A.M. Diaz.  2006.  Analysis of vegetation patterns in the Hispaniola island using AVHRR data.  Advances in Space Research, 38(10): 2203-2207.

Kho, A., K.G. Johnston, J.S. Wilson, and S.J. Wilson.  2006.  Implementing an animated geographic information system to investigate factors associated with nosocomial infections: A novel approach.  American Journal of Infection Control. 34(9): 578-582. [Journal Impact Factor = 2.489 (2006)]

Liu, G.C., J.S. Wilson, R. Qi, and J. Ying.  2007.  Green neighborhoods, food retail and childhood overweight: Differences by population density.  American Journal of Health Promotion, 21:317-325. [Journal Impact Factor = 1.703 (2006)]

Wade, M.E., J.J. Brokaw, T.W. Zollinger, J.S. Wilson, J.R. Springer, D.W. Deal, G.W. White, J.C. Barclay, and A.M. Holloway.  2007.  Influence of hometown on family practitioner’s choice to practice in rural settings.  Journal of Family Medicine, 49(4): 246-252. [Journal Impact Factor = 1.289 (2006)]

Lindsey, G.H., J.S. Wilson, E. Rubchinskaya, J.A. Yang, and Y. Han.  2007.  Procedures for estimating urban trail traffic: Methods for existing and proposed trails.  Landscape and Urban Planning, 81(4): 299-315. [Journal Impact Factor = 2.029 (2006)]

Bein, F.L., J. Wagner, and J.S. Wilson.  2007.  Food garden carrying capacity and population growth: A case in Papua New Guinea. Focus on Geography, 50(2): 28-33.

Wiehe, S.E., S.C. Hoch, G.C. Liu, A. E. Carroll, J.S. Wilson, J.D. Fortenberry.  2008.  Adolescent travel patterns: Pilot data indicating distance from home varies by time of day and day of week.  Journal of Adolescent Health, 42(4):418-20. [Journal Impact Factor = 2.710 (2006)]

Lindsey, G.H., J.S. Wilson, J.A. Yang, and C. Alexa.  2008. Urban form, trail characteristics, and trail use: Implications for urban design.  Journal of Urban Design, 13(1): 53-79.

Randolph, K.L., J.S. Wilson, L.P. Tedesco, L. Li, D.L. Pascual, E. Soyeux. Hyperspectral remote sensing of cyanobacteria in turbid productive water using optically active pigments, chlorophyll a and phycocyanin, Remote Sensing of Environment, (in press). [Journal Impact Factor = 3.064 (2006)]

Payton, S.B., G.H. Lindsey, J.R. Ottensman, and J.S. Wilson.  2008.  Valuing the benefits of the urban forest: A spatial hedonic approach. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, (in press).

Wiehe, S.E., A.E. Carroll, G.C. Liu, K.L. Haberkorn, S.C. Hoch,  J.S. Wilson, and J.D. Fortenberry. 2008.  Using GPS-enabled cell phones to track the travel patterns of adolescents.  International Journal of Health Geographics, (in press).


Articles in Review

Bell, J.F, G.C. Liu, and J.S. Wilson.  Neighborhood greenness and two-year changes in children’s body mass index. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, (in review). [Journal Impact Factor = 3.497 (2006)]

Wilson, J.S., G.H. Lindsey, and G.C. Liu.  Viewshed characteristics of urban pedestrian trails: Indianapolis, Indiana, USA.  Journal of Maps, (in review).


Books and Book Chapters

Wilson, J.S.  2003.  Indiana in Maps: Geographic Perspectives of the Hoosier State.  Indianapolis, Indiana: Geography Educators Network of Indiana.  35 pp.

Lindsey, G.H., J. Ottensmann, J. Palmer, J.S. Wilson, and J. Tutterow.  2005.  Encouraging smart growth in a skeptical state: University-Stakeholder collaboration in Central Indiana, book chapter in Partnerships for Smart Growth: University-Community Collaboration for Better Public Places, W. Wiewel and G.J. Knaap, eds.  New York: Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and M.E. Sharpe.  266 pp.

Liu, G.C., J.T. Colbert, J.S. Wilson, I. Yamada, and S.C. Hoch.  2007.  Examining urban environment correlates of childhood physical activity and walkability perception with GIS and remote sensing, book chapter in Geo-Spatial Technologies in Urban Environments Policy, Practice, and Pixels, 2nd ed., R.R. Jensen, J.D. Gatrell. and D.D. McLean eds. Berlin: Springer-Verlag. pp. 121-140.

Wilson, J.S. Terrestrial Components of Global Climate Change: A Satellite Remote Sensing Perspective, book chapter in Global Climate Change and Variation, W.A. Dando, ed.  Manhattan, Kansas: National Council for Geographic Education and Kansas State University Press, pp. 119-126.

Brothers, T.A., J.S. Wilson, and O.J. Dwyer.  2008.  Caribbean Landscapes: An Interpretive Atlas. Miami, Florida:  Caribbean Studies Press. (forthcoming)


Reports and Conference Proceedings

Mausel, Paul W., J.S. Wilson, and G. Venugopol.  1997.  The use of high spatial  resolution multispectral digital camera data in soil applications.  Proceedings of the 16th Biennial Workshop on Color Photography and Videography in Resource Assessment. American Society for Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, Falls Church, VA, p. 241-260.

Grimmond, S., C. Souch, and J.S. Wilson.  1998.  Urban Forests and Climate: Development of a Database for Indianapolis, Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry, October 1998, 29pp.

Nayeri, S., P.W. Mausel, C.E. Webster, D. Escobar, J. Everitt, and J.S. Wilson.  1999.  Water quality assessment in the Arroyo Colorado (Texas) using a 12-band airborne digital video imaging system.  Proceedings of the 17th Biennial Workshop on Videography & Color Photography in Resource Assessment.  American Society for Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, Falls Church, VA, p. 195-205.

Berta, S.M., J.S. Wilson, C.M. Cowell, and D.J. Wiseman.  2000.  The Indiana Gap Analysis in Biodiversity Project: Land use/land cover mapping methods and results.  Professional Paper Series (No. 21), Indiana Studies, Indiana State University Department of Geography, Geology, and Anthropology, p. 61-67.

Grimmond, C.S.B., J.S. Wilson, and C. Souch.  2001.  Urban forestry exercises: The integration of field measurements and GIS/Remote Sensing.  Report to the Urban Forestry Center, USDA Forest Service for the Midwestern States Technology Transfer Proposals, Urban and Community Forestry Program.  36 pp.

Li, L., D.L. Pascual, L.P. Tedesco, K.L. Randolph, R.E. Sengpiel, R.E. Hall, J.S. Wilson.  2006.  Developing a Survey Tool for the Rapid Assessment of Blue-Green Algae in Central Indiana’s Reservoirs.  Center for Earth and Environmental Science, Indiana University – Purdue University, Indianapolis, 55 pp.

Wilson, J.S., J.J. Brokaw, E.R. Wright, O.T. Ford, S.C. Hoch, S.P. Grannis, A.H. Lawson, P.M. Nalin, M.L. Rinebold, T.W. Zollinger.  2007.  The Indiana Physician Mapping Project.  Geographic Information Science Research Center, Department of Geography, Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis, 12 pp.

McKeag D.B., T.W. Zollinger, D.I. Allen, A.M. Holloway, C.M. Muegge, M.J. Przybylski, K. Kochhar,  J.J. Brokaw, J.S. Wilson, E.R. Wright.  2007.  Report of the Workforce and Workforce Development Subcommittee of the Indiana University Health Reform Study Group, for the Indiana Family and Social Service Agency.

Rubchinskaya, E.L., G. Lindsey, and J.S. Wilson.  2008.  Many Marion County Residents Use Indianapolis Greenways.  Center for Urban Policy and Environment, Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis, 8 pp. 

  Teaching

* G336/535: Introduction to Remote Sensing
* G337/537: Computer Cartography and Graphics
* G338/538: Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
* G436/536: Advanced Remote Sensing
* G438/539: Advanced Geographic Information Systems
* G439/639: Seminar in Applied Geographic Information Science