Contact Information
Biography
Yilin is a Ph.D. student in Geography & GIS at UIUC. She also work as a Research Assistant at Dr. Marynia Aniela Kolak's Healthy Regions & Policies Lab.
Research Interests
Health Geogrpahy
Infectious Diseases
Resources Accessibility
Research Description
Yilin interested in interdisciplinary research on integrating geospatial science, urban health, and network analysis to identify vulnerable groups and optimize health resource distribution in the cities. She focused on identifying how spatial, social, and structural determinants impact community health. Also, she interested in exploring the relationships between people’s mobility within cities, including healthcare-seeking behaviors, and resource accessibility.
Education
BS in Geography - University of Minnesota Twin Cities
MS in GIS - Temple University
Ph.D. Student in Geography & GIS - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Recent Publications
Spatial Distribution of COVID-19 and Its Influential Factors in the City of Philadelphia