Dan Wanyama

Dr. Dan Wanyama

Ph.D., Michigan State University (2021)

Office: AUST 426

Office phone: 860-486-2728

wanyama@uconn.edu

Research Interests:

  • Climate change and socio-ecological systems
  • Land use and land cover change
  • Socio-ecological vulnerability
  • Geospatial analysis

UConn Geography Research Clusters:

Geographic Information Science and Systems

Human-Environment Dynamics

 

Courses

GEOG 2500:  Introduction to Geographic Information Systems

GEOG 5500:  Fundamentals of Geographic Information Science

Selected Publications

Wanyama, D., Wimberly, M. C., & Mensah, F. (2023). Patterns and drivers of disturbance in tropical forest reserves of southern Ghana. Environmental Research Letters, 18(6), 064022.

Wanyama, D., Bunting, E. L., Weil, N., & Keellings, D. (2023). Delineating and characterizing changes in heat wave events across the United States climate regions. Climatic Change, 176(2), 6.

Wanyama, D., Kar, B., & Moore, N. J. (2021). Quantitative multi-factor characterization of eco-environmental vulnerability in the Mount Elgon ecosystem. GIScience & Remote Sensing, 58(8), 1571-1592.

Bunting, E. L., Wanyama, D., Goodwin, R., Weil, N., Sabbatini, P., & Andresen, J. (2021). Vitis vinifera Production in Michigan: Factors and Trends Driving Cultivation Patterns. Frontiers in Plant Science, 12, 704690.

Wanyama, D., Moore, N. J., & Dahlin, K. M. (2020). Persistent vegetation greening and browning trends related to natural and human activities in the mount Elgon ecosystem. Remote Sensing, 12(13), 2113.

Wanyama, D., Bunting, E. L., Goodwin, R., Weil, N., Sabbatini, P., & Andresen, J. A. (2020). Modeling land suitability for Vitis vinifera in Michigan using advanced geospatial data and methods. Atmosphere, 11(4), 339.