University of North Texas 
Jihoon Jung
Assistant Professor
ENV 320J
Jihoon Jung is a health and medical geographer, with a specialization in environmental
health, environmental disparity, and natural disasters using GIS, remote sensing,
quantitative methods, and big data.
His research investigates how the biophysical and socioeconomic environments influence
and interact with human health in a quantitative and geo-spatial contexts.
Research Interests:
Health/Medical Geography
Applied Climatology
Climate change/Climate change adaptation
Environmental health/exposure/disparity
Heat wave/flood/wildfire/deforestation
Vulnerability assessment
Big data/Social media
Selected Articles:
Jung, J.*, J. Wilkins, C. Schollaert, Y.J. et al., 2024, Advancing the Community Health Vulnerability Index for Wildland Fire Smoke Exposure, Science of the Total Environment, 906, 167834.
Connolly, R.*, M. Marlier, D. Garcia-Gonzales, J. Wilkins, J. Su, C. Bekker, J. Jung, et al., 2024, Mortality attributable to PM2.5 from wildland fires in California from 2008-2018, Science Advances, 10(23), eadl1252.
Schollaert, C., J. Jung, C. Maxwell, et al., 2024, Quantifying the smoke-related public health trade-offs of forest management, Nature Sustainability, 7(2), 130-139.
Kim, K., J. Lee, Y. Ahn, S. Sim, and J. Jung*, 2024, Changes in Spatiotemporal Patterns of Crimes During the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Case Study of Atlanta, Georgia, Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy, 17(1), 139-156.
Jung, J., S. Park*, and C. G. Lee, 2023, How Disability Severity is Associated with Changes in Physical Activity and Inactivity from Adolescence to Young Adulthood, Archives of Public Health. 81(29).
Kang, J. Y., J. Jung*, and K. Kim, 2023, The COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Plans Should Consider Spatial Distribution of Age-Specific Population, The Professional Geographer, 75(6), 1034-1044.
Jung, J.*, M. Z. Al-Hamdan, W. L. Crosson, et al., 2022, Evaluation of NLDAS-2 and downscaled air temperature data in Florida, Physical Geography, 43(5), 562-588.
Jung, J.*, C. K. Uejio, T. Adeyeye, et al., 2021 Using social security number to identify sub-populations vulnerable to the health impacts from extreme heat in Florida, U.S., Environmental Research, 202, p.111738.
Jung, J.*, C. K. Uejio, K. W. Kintziger, et al., 2021, Heat illness data strengthens vulnerability maps, BMC Public Health, 21(1), 1-13.
Jung, J.* and C. K. Uejio, 2017, Social media responses to heat waves, International Jurnal of Biometeorology, 61(7), 1247-1260.
Selected Media Appearances:
CBS Saturday Morning, 2022, Parts of 25 states under heat advisories or warnings over
the weekend
CBS Weekend News, 2022, Intense heatwave continues to scorch the U.S.
The Nature Conservancy, 2022, Where There's Smoke: Wildfire, Forest Restoration and
Human Health
The Guardian, 2021, Deforestation making outdoor work unsafe for millions, says study
The Nature Conservancy, 2021, Deforestation-fuelled heat is making work increasingly
intolerable for millions across Tropics
USA Today, 2017, Why tweets heat up as outdoor temperatures climb
Tallahassee Democrat, 2017, Those tweets about the heat can prove valuable
Education:
PhD, 2019 Geography, Florida State University, Tallahassee
MA, 2012 Geography, Ohio State University, Columbus
BS, 2010 Geography, Konkuk University, Seoul, South Korea