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Jihoon Jung

Assistant Professor

University of North Texas

Department of Geography and the Environment

Email: Jihoon.Jung@unt.edu

Education

  • PhD, Florida State University, 2019
    Major: Geography

Licensures and Certifications

  • Certificate of Excellence in Teaching Online, UNT. (2025 - 2025).

Professional Memberships

  • American Association of Geographers. (January 1, 2020 - December 31, 2026).

Development Activities

  • Other (Faculty development course), Certificate of Excellence for Teaching Online (CETO), UNT Division of digital strategy and innovation. Denton,Texas,United States of America. (August 18, 2025 - December 12, 2025).
  • Workshop, AI Research Tools Workshop, College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. Denton,Texas,United States of America. (September 12, 2025 - September 12, 2025).
  • Workshop, Grant writing workshop, College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. Denton,Texas,United States of America. (January 14, 2025 - May 2, 2025).
  • Workshop, Early Career Workshop IV: Potentially unanticipated nuances as the semester ends, Faculty Initiatives, College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. Denton,Texas,United States of America. (December 11, 2024 - December 11, 2024).
  • Workshop, Early Career Workshop III: Roundtable Discussion, Faculty Initiatives, College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. Denton,Texas,United States of America. (October 18, 2024 - October 18, 2024).
  • Workshop, Early Career Workshop II: Organizing Your Week for Success, Faculty Initiatives, College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. Denton,Texas,United States of America. (September 20, 2024 - September 20, 2024).
  • Workshop, Early Career Workshop I: Setting Purpose, Faculty Initiatives, College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. Denton,Texas,United States of America. (August 12, 2024 - August 12, 2024).

Teaching

Teaching Experience

    University of North Texas

  • GEOG 3120 - Medical Geography, 2 courses.
  • GEOG 4185 - Statistical Research Methods in Geography, 2 courses.
  • GEOG 5185 - Statistical Research Methods in Geography, 2 courses.
  • GEOG 5510 - GIS for Applied Research, 2 courses.
  • GEOG 5950 - Master's Thesis, 2 courses.

Directed Student Learning

  • Master's Thesis Committee Member, "Mapping Standing Waters and Their Depth in Greens Bayou Watershed Using Multi-Temporal Sentinel-1 SAR Imagery," Geography and the Environment. (December 12, 2025 - December 12, 2025).
  • Doctoral Advisory Committee Member, "Large-Scale Geospatiotemporal Modeling of Influenza Dynamics by Environmental Drivers in the Southern United States," Biological Sciences. (December 11, 2025 - December 11, 2025).
  • Dissertation Committee Member, "GALAMSEY, COCOA PRODUCTION AND HEALTH IN GHANA," Biological Sciences. (November 22, 2025 - November 22, 2025).
  • Doctoral Comprehensive Exam Member or Grader, "GALAMSEY, COCOA PRODUCTION AND HEALTH IN GHANA," Biological Sciences. (November 22, 2025 - November 22, 2025).
  • Master's Comprehensive Exam Member or Grader, "comprehensive exam (no title available)," Geography and the Environment. (October 20, 2025 - October 20, 2025).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "Analyzing Regional Energy Efficiency Trends: A Data-Driven Approach to Sustainable Urban Planning in the United," Geography and the Environment. (October 16, 2025 - October 16, 2025).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Member, "SPATIO-TEMPORAL DYNAMICS OF URBAN HEAT ISLAND DALLAS," Geography and the Environment. (October 10, 2025 - October 10, 2025).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Member, "Assessing the Relationship of Tree Canopy Structure Metrics with Land Surface Temperature and Urban Heat Island Effects Using LiDAR Data and Remote Sensing: A Case Study of Denton, Texas," Geography and the Environment. (October 10, 2025 - October 10, 2025).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Member, "The Politics of Space: Gentrification and Class Transformation in Ghana.," Geography and the Environment. (July 31, 2025 - July 31, 2025).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Member, "corridor connectivity & landscape influence," Biological Sciences. (June 17, 2025 - June 17, 2025).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Member, "Urban Tree Biomass Estimation Using Airborne LiDAR Data: A Case study for University of North Texas Campus," Geography and the Environment. (June 13, 2025 - June 13, 2025).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Member, "Measuring Three-Dimensional Coseismic Surface Displacements Produced by the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake (Japan) Using Pre- and Post-event LiDAR Data," Geography and the Environment. (June 12, 2025 - June 12, 2025).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Chair, "Assessing Sustainable Development in Rural Texas: A Data-Driven Approach," Geography and the Environment. (May 12, 2025 - May 12, 2025).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Member, "Enhancing gridded population estimation through settlement function analysis in Ghana," Geography and the Environment. (April 18, 2025 - April 18, 2025).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Member, "Investigating water quality variation in the Upper Trinity River Basin as a response to urbanization and climate change," Geography and the Environment. (April 16, 2025 - April 16, 2025).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Member, "Assessing the Role of Small Food Retail in Alleviating Food Deserts in North Texas," Geography and the Environment. (March 18, 2025 - March 18, 2025).
  • Master's Thesis Committee Member, "Assessing the Role of Small Food Retail in Alleviating Food Deserts in North Texas," Geography and the Environment. (February 13, 2025 - February 13, 2025).

Research

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Journal Article

  • Jung, J. (2025). Sentiment Analysis on Heat- and Health-Related Tweets During the Summer. Other. 20 (1) 43-62. Seoul, http://www.konkuk.ac.kr/sites/kucri/files/down/20-1_3.pdf
  • Carstens, J.D., Uejio, C.K., Powell, E., Jung, J., Zonka, S. (2025). Tropical cyclones and climate change: An overview for the public health community. Environmental Research. 285 122149. Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2025.122149
  • Jung, J., Schollaert, C.L., Masuda, Y.J., Connolly, R.E., Bonilla, E., Samuel, K., Elum, D., Haugo, R.D., Bandzuh, J.T., Baek, B.H., Marlier, M.E., Spector, J.T., Wilkins, J.L. (2025). Wildland fire smoke exposure disparities by wildland urban interface category and land ownership. Landscape and Urban Planning. 263 105423. Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2025.105423
  • Connolly, R., Marlier, M.E., Garcia-Gonzales, D.A., Wilkins, J., Su, J., Bekker, C., Jung, J., Bonilla, E., Burnett, R.T., Zhu, Y., Jerrett, M. (2024). Mortality attributable to PM 2.5 from wildland fires in California from 2008 to 2018. Science Advances. 10 (23) American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adl1252
  • Kim, K., Lee, J., Ahn, Y., Sim, S., Jung, J. (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. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12061-023-09531-0
  • Jung, J., Wilkins, J.L., Schollaert, C.L., Masuda, Y.J., Flunker, J.C., Connolly, R.E., D'Evelyn, S.M., Bonillia, E., Rappold, A.G., Haugo, R.D., Marlier, M.E., Spector, J.T. (2024). Advancing the community health vulnerability index for wildland fire smoke exposure. Science of the Total Environment. 906 167834. Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.167834
  • Schollaert, C.L., Alvarado, E., Baumgartner, J., Isaksen, T.B., Jung, J., Marlier, M.E., Marshall, J.D., Masuda, Y.J., Tessum, C.W., Wilkins, J., Spector, J.T. (2024). Estimated impacts of forest restoration scenarios on smoke exposures among outdoor agricultural workers in California. Environmental Research Letters. 19 (1) 014085. IOP Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ad16a4
  • Schollaert, C.L., Jung, J., Wilkins, J., Alvarado, E., Baumgartner, J., Brun, J., Busch Isaksen, T., Lydersen, J.M., Marlier, M.E., Marshall, J.D., Masuda, Y.J., Maxwell, C., Tessum, C.W., Wilson, K.N., Wolff, N.H., Spector, J.T. (2023). Quantifying the smoke-related public health trade-offs of forest management. Other. 7 (2) 130-139. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41893-023-01253-y
  • Kang, J., Jung, J., Kim, K. (2023). COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Plans Should Consider Spatial Distribution of Age-Specific Population. The Professional Geographer. 75 (6) 1034-1044. Informa UK Limited. https://doi.org/10.1080/00330124.2023.2215851
  • Jung, J., Park, S., Lee, C.G. (2023). How disability severity is associated with changes in physical activity and inactivity from adolescence to young adulthood. Other. 81 (1) Springer Science and Business Media LLC. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13690-023-01043-0
  • Egbert, J., Krenz, J., Sampson, P.D., Jung, J., Calkins, M., Zhang, K., Palmández, P., Faestel, P., Spector, J.T. (2022). Accuracy of an estimated core temperature algorithm for agricultural workers. Other. 77 (10) 809-818. Informa UK Limited. https://doi.org/10.1080/19338244.2022.2033672
  • Uejio, C.K., Joiner, A.P., Gonsoroski, E., Tamerius, J.D., Jung, J., Moran, T.P., Yancey, A.H. (2022). The association of indoor heat exposure with diabetes and respiratory 9-1-1 calls through emergency medical dispatch and services documentation. Environmental Research. 212 113271. Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2022.113271
  • Flunker, J.C., Zuidema, C., Jung, J., Kasner, E., Cohen, M., Seto, E., Austin, E., Spector, J.T. (2022). Potential Impacts of Different Occupational Outdoor Heat Exposure Thresholds among Washington State Crop and Construction Workers and Implications for Other Jurisdictions. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19 (18) 11583. MDPI AG. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191811583
  • Jung, J., Al-Hamdan, M.Z., Crosson, W.L., Uejio, C.K., Duclos, C., Kintziger, K.W., Reid, K., Jordan, M., Zierden, D., Spector, J.T., Insaf, T.Z. (2022). Evaluation of NLDAS-2 and Downscaled Air Temperature data in Florida. Physical Geography. 43 (5) 562-588. Informa UK Limited. https://doi.org/10.1080/02723646.2021.1928878
  • D’Evelyn, S.M., Jung, J., Alvarado, E., Baumgartner, J., Caligiuri, P., Hagmann, R.K., Henderson, S.B., Hessburg, P.F., Hopkins, S., Kasner, E.J., Krawchuk, M.A., Krenz, J.E., Lydersen, J.M., Marlier, M.E., Masuda, Y.J., Metlen, K., Mittelstaedt, G., Prichard, S.J., Schollaert, C.L., Smith, E.B., Stevens, J.T., Tessum, C.W., Reeb-Whitaker, C., Wilkins, J.L., Wolff, N.H., Wood, L.M., Haugo, R.D., Spector, J.T. (2022). Wildfire, Smoke Exposure, Human Health, and Environmental Justice Need to be Integrated into Forest Restoration and Management. Other. 9 (3) 366-385. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40572-022-00355-7
  • Jung, J., Ahn, Y., Bommarito, J. (2022). Disparities in COVID-19 health outcomes among different sub-immigrant groups in the US - a study based on the spatial Durbin model. Geospatial Health. 17 (s1) PAGEPress Publications. https://doi.org/10.4081/gh.2022.1064
  • Jung, J., Uejio, C.K., Kintziger, K.W., Duclos, C., Reid, K., Jordan, M., Spector, J.T. (2021). Heat illness data strengthens vulnerability maps. BMC Public Health. 21 (1) Springer Science and Business Media LLC. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-12097-6
  • Parsons, L.A., Jung, J., Masuda, Y.J., Vargas Zeppetello, L.R., Wolff, N.H., Kroeger, T., Battisti, D.S., Spector, J.T. (2021). Tropical deforestation accelerates local warming and loss of safe outdoor working hours. Other. 4 (12) 1730-1740. Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oneear.2021.11.016
  • Jung, J., Uejio, C.K., Adeyeye, T.E., Kintziger, K.W., Duclos, C., Reid, K., Jordan, M., Spector, J.T., Insaf, T.Z. (2021). Using social security number to identify sub-populations vulnerable to the health impacts from extreme heat in Florida, U.S.. Environmental Research. 202 111738. Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2021.111738
  • Kim, K., Jung, J., Schollaert, C., Spector, J.T. (2021). A Comparative Assessment of Cooling Center Preparedness across Twenty-Five U.S. Cities. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 18 (9) 4801. MDPI AG. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18094801
  • Jung, J., Uejio, C.K., Duclos, C., Jordan, M. (2019). Using web data to improve surveillance for heat sensitive health outcomes. Other. 18 (1) Springer Science and Business Media LLC. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12940-019-0499-x
  • Uejio, C.K., Morano, L.H., Jung, J., Kintziger, K., Jagger, M., Chalmers, J., Holmes, T. (2018). Occupational heat exposure among municipal workers. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health. 91 (6) 705-715. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00420-018-1318-3
  • Jung, J., Uejio, C.K. (2017). Social media responses to heat waves. International Journal of Biometeorology. 61 (7) 1247-1260. Springer Science and Business Media LLC. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00484-016-1302-0
  • Box, J.E., Cressie, N., Bromwich, D.H., Jung, J., van den Broeke, M., van Angelen, J.H., Forster, R.R., Miège, C., Mosley-Thompson, E., Vinther, B., McConnell, J.R. (2013). Greenland Ice Sheet Mass Balance Reconstruction. Part I: Net Snow Accumulation (1600–2009). Other. 26 (11) 3919-3934. American Meteorological Society. https://doi.org/10.1175/jcli-d-12-00373.1

    • posted-content

  • Sablan, O., Ford, B., Hawkinson, C.B., hu, l., Jung, J., Langer, C.E., Maichak, C., Maji, K.J., Moraga-McHaley, S., Russell, T., Uejio, C.K., Vansickle, M., Fischer, E.V., Pierce, J.R., Magzamen, S. Health impacts of wildfire smoke exposure in New Mexico during 2022 and sensitivity to exposure estimate and referent period. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.22541/essoar.174729521.12368206/v1

Presentations Given

    Invited Talk

  • Jung, J. (Author & Presenter), Dr. Oppong’s research group meeting, Adapting to Climate Change: Exploring the Impact of Heat on People and Places, Dr. Oppong’s research group meeting, UNT, United States of America. (2024 - 2024).

    • Oral Presentation

  • Sablan, O. (Author & Presenter), Ford, B. (Author), Hawkinson, C. (Author), Jung, J. (Author), Langer, C. (Author), Maichak, C. (Author), Maji, K. (Author), Moraga-McHaley, S. (Author), Russell, A. (Author), Uejio, C. (Author), VanSickle, M. (Author), Fischer, E. (Author), Pierce, J. (Author), Magzamen, S. (Author), International Society of Exposure Science and the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology 2025, Investigating dependencies of inputs in assessing health impacts of wildfire smoke exposure in New Mexico during summer 2022, International Society of Exposure Science and the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America. (2025 - 2025).
  • Sablan, O.M. (Author & Presenter), Ford, B. (Author), Hawkinson, C. (Author), Jung, J. (Author), Langer, C. (Author), Maichak, C. (Author), Maji, K.J. (Author), McHaley, S.M. (Author), Russell, A.G. (Author), Uejio, C.K. (Author), VanSickle, M. (Author), Fischer, E. (Author), Pierce, J.R. (Author), Magzamen, S. (Author), AGU, Comparison of three smoke PM2.5 estimates and the associated health effects in New Mexico 2022, AGU, Washington DC, United States of America. (2024 - 2024).

    • Poster

  • Jung, J. (Author & Presenter), Wang, C. (Author), Wilkins, J. (Author), Oommen, R. (Author), Baek, B. (Author), Health Effects Institute conference, Air Quality and community Exposure Disparities in the Marcellus Shale Region: Spatial and Temporal Analysis, Health Effects Institute, Austin, Texas, United States of America. (2025 - 2025).
  • Oommen, R. (Author & Presenter), Baek, B. (Author & Presenter), Jung, J. (Author), Health Effects Institute conference, Compilation of 20+ Years of Oil and Gas Data for the Marcellus Shale Regions of Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia, Health Effects Institute, Austin, Texas, United States of America. (2025 - 2025).
  • Jung, J. (Author & Presenter), Wang, C. (Author), Reyna, J. (Author), Conant, B. (Author), Wilkins, J. (Author), Oommen, R. (Author), Baek, B. (Author), AAG, Air Quality and community Exposure Disparities in the Marcellus Shale Region: Spatial and Temporal Analysis, AAG, Detroit, MI, United States of America. (2025 - 2025).
  • Reyna, J. (Author & Presenter), Jung, J. (Author), AAG, Analyzing Regional Energy Efficiency Trends: A Data-Driven Approach to Sustainable Urban Planning in the United States, AAG, Detroit, MI, United States of America. (2025 - 2025).
  • Conant, B. (Author & Presenter), Reyna, J. (Author), Jung, J. (Author), AAG, Assessing Sustainable Development in Rural Texas: A Data-Driven Approach, AAG, Detroit, MI, United States of America. (2025 - 2025).

Contracts, Grants, Sponsored Research

    Contract

  • Uejio, C. (Principal), Harville, E. (Co-Principal), Jung, J. (Other), "Mapping Local Climate Change Attributable Health Burdens," sponsored by Gulf Research Program (GRP), Other, $25000 Funded. (2025 - 2026).
  • Baek, B. (Principal), Oommen, R. (Co-Principal), Wilkins, J. (Co-Principal), Jung, J. (Other), "Long-term criteria and toxic pollutants trends in air quality and community exposures over the Marcellus Shale region in the U.S.," sponsored by Health Effects Institute, National, $643942 Funded. (2024 - 2025).

Service

University Service

  • Committee Member, Personnel Affairs Committee (PAC). (August 18, 2025 - August 17, 2027).
  • Committee Member, Computing Committee. (August 19, 2024 - December 13, 2026).
  • Committee Member, ENSC Admissions Committee. (August 19, 2024 - December 13, 2026).
  • Committee Member, Graduate Admissions Committee. (August 19, 2024 - December 13, 2026).
  • Director, Interim Director of Graduate Studies. (August 18, 2025 - December 12, 2025).
  • Other (volunteer), GIS day. (November 19, 2025 - November 19, 2025).
  • Other (volunteer), UNT preview day. (November 8, 2025 - November 8, 2025).
  • Other (volunteer), GIS day. (November 20, 2024 - November 20, 2024).
  • Other (volunteer), UNT preview day. (October 5, 2024 - October 5, 2024).

Professional Service

  • Reviewer, Journal Article, One earth. (November 25, 2025 - November 25, 2025).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, American Journal of Public Health. (November 3, 2025 - November 3, 2025).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Climate Research. (October 28, 2025 - October 28, 2025).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Weather, Climate, and Society. (October 24, 2025 - October 24, 2025).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Indoor environments. (October 14, 2025 - October 14, 2025).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Landscape and Urban Planning. (October 14, 2025 - October 14, 2025).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Scientic report. (September 22, 2025 - September 22, 2025).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Sustainable cities and society. (September 2, 2025 - September 2, 2025).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Geospatial health. (August 27, 2025 - August 27, 2025).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, BMC medicine. (August 19, 2025 - August 19, 2025).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Experimental Gerontology. (August 11, 2025 - August 11, 2025).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Sustainable Futures. (July 31, 2025 - July 31, 2025).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health. (July 20, 2025 - July 20, 2025).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Cities. (June 20, 2025 - June 20, 2025).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. (June 20, 2025 - June 20, 2025).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, International Journal of Health Geographics. (June 20, 2025 - June 20, 2025).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information. (June 20, 2025 - June 20, 2025).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Nature communication. (June 19, 2025 - June 19, 2025).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Environmental Science & Technology Letters. (June 9, 2025 - June 9, 2025).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Public Health Challenges. (May 27, 2025 - May 27, 2025).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Progress in Physical Geography. (May 23, 2025 - May 23, 2025).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Environmental Management. (April 25, 2025 - April 25, 2025).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Environmental Science & Technology. (March 13, 2025 - March 13, 2025).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Nature Climate Change. (March 13, 2025 - March 13, 2025).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health. (March 7, 2025 - March 7, 2025).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Human geography. (March 5, 2025 - March 5, 2025).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Journal of Climate Research. (March 5, 2025 - March 5, 2025).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Buildings. (February 27, 2025 - February 27, 2025).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Environmental Research. (February 8, 2025 - February 8, 2025).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, The Lancet Regional health. (December 7, 2024 - December 31, 2024).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Environmental Challenges. (November 27, 2024 - December 27, 2024).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Sustainable Cities and Society. (October 24, 2024 - November 24, 2024).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, The International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters. (October 19, 2024 - November 15, 2024).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Toxics. (October 4, 2024 - November 4, 2024).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Science of Remote Sensing. (September 21, 2024 - October 21, 2024).
  • Mentor, Korea-America association for Geospatial and Environmental Sciences. (September 1, 2024 - August 31, 2024).
  • Reviewer, Journal Article, Natural Hazards. (August 1, 2024 - August 31, 2024).