Dr. Yan Lin is a geographer with training in Geographic Information Science (GIScience) and health/medical geography. Her research is dedicated to exploring the interrelated process between space, place, and health. By leveraging GIScience, spatial analysis & statistics, mixed-methods, and community-based research principles and methodologies, she aims to unravel the multifaceted relationships among human health, social dynamics, and environmental factors. Dr. Lin’s research endeavors to bridge the realms of GIScience with environmental and social determinants of health, with a particular focus on spatial analysis and modeling, data & uncertainties, community environmental health, and cancer disparities.