Graduate Student Fellow
Sean Reid is an MA/PhD student in the Geography Department. Sean's research interests are broadly in urban and population dynamics and how they are influenced by events such as climate change, natural disasters, health hazards, and conflict. His current research is focused on migration of sexual minorities in the United States and contextual factors that influence their health outcomes. Sean received his undergraduate degree in geography from the University of Utah with a focus on GIS and remote sensing. Before beginning his graduate studies at UCSB, Sean was a research associate at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory where he worked as part of the Population Dynamics Group.
Grants, Awards and Distinctions:
Clinical and Community-Based HIV/AIDS Research Training (CCRT) Program Fellow, 2022-2024
Population and Social Data Science Incubator Program, Summer 2022
Research Program on Migration and Health (PIMSA) Dissertation Grant Award. Density, migration, and mobility of Mexican Latino Immigrant MSM in the United States. 2021-2022. PI, $2,000.