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Michael Babb, PhD

data scientist | computational geographer

babbm@uw.edu | github.io

Specialization

Data science, spatial analysis, cartography and geovisualization, GIS, and population science.

Education

2021 PhD, Geography, University of Washington

     Dissertation: Dimensions of Interstate and Intrastate Migration, 1990 - 2015 (summary)

Publications

Chi, D.L., Lenaker, D., Mancl, L., Dunbar, M., Babb, M., 2018. Dental therapists linked to improved dental outcomes for Alaska Native communities in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta. Journal of Public Health Dentistry. https://doi.org/10.1111/jphd.12263

Fussell, E., Curran, S.R., Dunbar, M.D., Babb, M.A., Thompson, L., Meijer-Irons, J., 2016. Weather-Related Hazards and Population Change: A Study of Hurricanes and Tropical Storms in the United States, 1980–2012. The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 669, 146–167. https://doi.org/10.1177/0002716216682942

Patents

2021 Estimating the value of a property in a manner sensitive to nearby value-affecting geographic features. Patent number: 10984489.

Occupation

January 2016 - December 2021
Data Scientist
University of Washington

August 2013 – January 2016
GIS Analyst
Zillow.com

April 2012 – October 2014
Geographer
U.S. Bureau of Census