Welcome to Health GIS Lab 

Greetings! I'm Abe Mollalo, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences at the Medical University of South Carolina. I received my PhD in Medical Geography in August 2019 from the University of Florida, where I specialized in spatial data modeling of infectious diseases. 

With more than a decade of dedicated research experience, my work centers around geographic information systems (GIS), spatial statistics, data science, and remote sensing for the analysis and modeling of various health outcomes. My research mission is to provide geospatial insights for the public health policymakers, addressing health disparities and inequalities in cost-effective and time-efficient ways. 

I bring over six years of teaching and mentoring experience at US universities, with significant expertise in remote and Hy-Flex teaching modalities. My primary educational objective is to train future generation of healthcare leaders, developing their geospatial mindset and critical thinking. I am committed to promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in teaching, research, and mentorship efforts, ensuring that all my students have equal access to opportunities, regardless of their background in terms of race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, age, nationality, or physical and mental abilities.