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Naomi Lazarus

California State University Chico


Dr. Naomi W. Lazarus is an Assistant Professor of Geosciences in the Department of Geography and Planning at California State University, Chico. She earned her B.A. and M.A. in Geography at Binghamton University, New York and has a PhD in Geography from the University of Connecticut, Storrs. Dr. Lazarus’ research examines the demographic, social, and economic impacts of natural and anthropogenic hazards. Her current research examines spatial and temporal trends in the dengue virus in South Asia. Dr. Lazarus teaches courses in GIS, cartography, and quantitative methods at CSU Chico.

Geographically Weighted Regression (Part I): COVID 19 Incidence

This notebook provides the code for running a Geographically Weighted Regression (GWR) using COVID-19 incidence rates as the dependent variable and independent variables representing age and underlying conditions It is an exploratory analysis of spatial relationships between COVID-19, age demographics, and comorbidities It is not recommended for predictive ...

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Blog Posts

Reflections on the Geospatial Fellowship program
Reflections on the Geospatial Fellowship program

My experience working on the GSF project has been very rewarding and enjoyable I liked the flexibility of being able to focus my research based on my ...

Story Map on COVID-19 Research
Story Map on COVID-19 Research

I have designed a story map summarizing the key findings of my GSF project that is concerned with examining the relationships between coronavirus, ...

Age and Morbidity Trends related to COVID-19

I am conducting a county-level assessment of COVID-19 in relation to age demographics and comorbidities of the exposed population  This blog post ...

COVID-19 Incidence and Mortality maps

For my GSF project, I will be conducting a county-level assessment of COVID-19 in relation to age demographics and comorbidities  I am currently in ...