About me
Welcome! I am a GIScientist and transportation geographer researching the complex interactions between human mobility, environment, safety, and health. Currently, I serve as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography and Geoinformation Science at George Mason University. I completed my Ph.D. in Geography at The Ohio State University in 2023, my Master's in Geography and GIS at the University of Utah in 2019, and Bachelor's in Urban and Regional Planning from the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) in 2015.
My research lies at the intersection of GIScience, transportation geography, cognitive and behavioral geography, and health and safety. I am specifically interested in modelling and understanding how urban environments and the human experiences around them shape urban mobility, as well as their safety and health outcomes across diverse population groups. My work integrates geospatial artificial intelligence (GeoAI), spatiotemporal modeling, network analytics, and citizen science to advance data-driven, human-centered solutions for safer, healthier, and more inclusive transportation environments.



Recent updates
February 19-22, 2026
Anastasia Soukhov presenting our work on "Exploring Determinants of Prenatal Care Travel", a transport-focused analysis of non-explicit transportation data: medical electronic records covering every birth (and associated prenatal care) in the state of Florida, at the Spatial Knowledge and Information Conference (SKI) 2026.

January 11-15, 2026
Attending the Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2026. Please join us in our lecture session on โH๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฉ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ฎ: ๐ฅ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐นโ๐จ๐ฟ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ผ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒโ, led by undergraduate and high school students Sarah Zak and Stepan Mkrtchian, and a poster session on โ๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฒ, ๐ช๐ฎ๐น๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ช๐ถ๐น๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ป๐ฒ๐๐: ๐๐ป ๐๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐๐๐ถ๐ ๐จ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฐ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น ๐๐พ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ด (๐ฆ๐๐ ) ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐โ led by PhD student, Yifei Wang.

October 20, 2025
Presenting on 'Exploring Human Mobility Experiences: Role of Artificial Intelligence and Multisensory Data in Human-Centered Transportation Planning' at GMU Department of Civil, Environmental, and Infrastructure Engineering. Thanks to GMU CEIE faculty and students for the invite. I truly enjoyed sharing my work and engaging in such thoughtful discussions.

August 07, 2025
This summer, I had the opportunity to mentor 5 high-school and one undergraduate student through the GMU Aspiring Scientists Summer Internship Program (ASSIP). Just within six weeks, these students successfully completed the following projects, including data collection, processing, modeling, and preparing the final presentation for each:
- Healthcare Deserts in Virginia: Rural-Urban and Socioeconomic Disparities in Access to Care (Sarah Zak and Stepan Mkrtchian)
- How Do Women Access Maternal Care? Spatial and Social Dimensions of Maternal Healthcare Visits in Florida (Ava Hudson and Justin Yu)
- Developing a Fairfax Topographic Accessibility Map (Kevin Hasani)
- Crime Around Public Transit: Analyzing Spatio-Temporal Variations in Crime Rates Near D.C. Bus Stops (Monisha Preetham)

June 25, 2025
On behalf of GISphere, hosting a workshop on From Student to GIS Pro: GIS Career Readiness workshop at UCGIS symposium 2025. Join us to discuss strategies for building your professional network, investing in your professional development, and navigating the exciting world of GIS careers.
April 18, 2025
Gave a talk on "Exploring Human Perceptions for Safe, Sustainable, and Healthy Transportation Planning" at Virginia Tech, Department of Geography
Mar 24, 2025
Co-Organizing a session with Drs. Luyu Liu, Jinhyung Lee, and Huyen Le on "Transportation and Environmental Exposure" at the American Association of Geographers 2025.
Jan 05, 2025
Attending the Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting 2025! Join me for my poster session on January 6 at 10:15 AM in CC Hall A. I will be presenting on Spatial Heterogeneities in Healthcare Visits and their Socio-economic Determinants: A Comprehensive Analysis Using Traffic Flow Data.
Here's a quick peek at my poster. Looking forward to insightful discussions!
