Faculty Profile

Chetan Tiwari

Title
Associate Professor
Department
Geography and the Environment
College
College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

    

    

      


                          

            
Curriculum Vitae

            

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Education

            



  

  


  
PhD, The University of Iowa, 2008. 
Major: Geography
Dissertation Title: A Spatial Analysis System for Environmental Health Surveillance.
MA, The University of Iowa, 2006. 
Major: Geography
BE, Bangalore University, 2000. 
Major: Industrial Engineering & Management





          

        
                

          
Current Scheduled Teaching*


          
No current or future courses scheduled.


          
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Previous Scheduled Teaching*


            
                    

                    GEOG 5580.001, Advanced GIS Methods in Health, Spring 2021  SPOT
                    

                    GEOG 4580.001, GIS In Health, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GEOG 5900.712, Special Problems, Spring 2021 
                    

                    GEOG 4570.001, Special Topics in GIS, Spring 8W2 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GEOG 5570.001, Special Topics in GIS, Spring 8W2 2021  SPOT
                    

                    GEOG 5195.001, Advanced Geospatial Data Analytics, Fall 2020  SPOT
                    

                    GEOG 5560.001, Application Development with Python Programming, Fall 2020  SPOT
                    

                    GEOG 4195.001, Geospatial Data Analytics and Visualization, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BIOL 6940.771, Individual Research, Fall 2020 
                    

                    GEOG 4560.001, Introduction to Python Programming, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GEOG 5800.001, Research Design and Geographic Applications, Fall 2020  SPOT
                    

                    GEOG 5900.712, Special Problems, Fall 2020 
                    

                    GEOG 5900.712, Special Problems, Summer 5W1 2020 
                    

                    GEOG 5900.712, Special Problems, Summer 5W2 2020 
                    

                    BIOL 6950.771, Doctoral Dissertation, Spring 2020 
                    

                    GEOG 3500.002, Introduction to Geographic Information Systems, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    GEOG 5950.712, Master's Thesis, Spring 2020 
                    

                    GEOG 4900.712, Special Problems, Spring 2020 
                    

                    GEOG 5900.712, Special Problems, Spring 2020 
                    

                    GEOG 4570.002, Special Topics in GIS, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    GEOG 5570.002, Special Topics in GIS, Spring 2020 
                    

                    GEOG 4185.001, Statistical Research Methods in Geography, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    GEOG 5185.001, Statistical Research Methods in Geography, Spring 2020 
                    

                    GEOG 5560.002, Application Development with Python Programming, Fall 2019  SPOT
                    

                    GEOG 4960.002, Geography Institute, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GEOG 5960.001, Geography Institute, Fall 2019  SPOT
                    

                    GEOG 4560.002, Introduction to Python Programming, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GEOG 5950.712, Master's Thesis, Fall 2019 
                    

                    GEOG 5920.712, Research Problems in Lieu of Thesis, Fall 2019 
                    

                    GEOG 5900.712, Special Problems, Fall 2019 
                    

                    GEOG 5950.712, Master's Thesis, Summer 5W1 2019 
                    

                    GEOG 5900.712, Special Problems, Summer 8W2 2019 
                    

                    BIOL 6940.771, Individual Research, Spring 2019 
                    

                    GEOG 5950.712, Master's Thesis, Spring 2019 
                    

                    GEOG 5900.712, Special Problems, Spring 8W2 2019 
                    

                    GEOG 5900.712, Special Problems, Spring 2019 
                    

                    GEOG 4570.002, Special Topics in GIS, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GEOG 5570.002, Special Topics in GIS, Spring 2019  SPOT
                    

                    GEOG 4185.001, Statistical Research Methods in Geography, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GEOG 5185.001, Statistical Research Methods in Geography, Spring 2019  SPOT
                    

                    GEOG 5960.002, Geography Institute, Fall 2018  SPOT
                    

                    GEOG 4580.001, GIS In Health, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GEOG 5560.002, GIS Programming, Fall 2018  SPOT
                    

                    BIOL 6940.771, Individual Research, Fall 2018 
                    

                    GEOG 4560.002, Introduction to GIS Programming, Fall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GEOG 5950.712, Master's Thesis, Fall 2018 
                    

                    GEOG 5900.712, Special Problems, Fall 2018 
                    

                    GEOG 5900.722, Special Problems, Fall 2018 
                    

                    GEOG 5950.712, Master's Thesis, Summer 5W2 2018 
                    

                    GEOG 5950.712, Master's Thesis, Summer 5W1 2018 
                    

                    GEOG 5900.001, Special Problems, Summer 10W 2018 
                    

                    GEOG 5900.712, Special Problems, Summer 5W1 2018 
                    

                    GEOG 5510.001, GIS for Applied Research, Spring 2018  SPOT
                    

                    GEOG 5950.712, Master's Thesis, Spring 2018 
                    

                    GEOG 4900.712, Special Problems, Spring 2018  SPOT
                    

                    GEOG 5900.712, Special Problems, Spring 2018  SPOT
                    

                    GEOG 5560.002, GIS Programming, Fall 2017  SPOT
                    

                    GEOG 3500.001, Introduction to Geographic Information Systems, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GEOG 3500.300, Introduction to Geographic Information Systems, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GEOG 4560.002, Introduction to GIS Programming, Fall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GEOG 5950.712, Master's Thesis, Fall 2017 
                    

                    GEOG 4900.712, Special Problems, Fall 2017 
                    

                    GEOG 5900.712, Special Problems, Fall 2017  SPOT
                    

                    GEOG 3500.001, Introduction to Geographic Information Systems, Summer 5W2 2017 Syllabus
                    

                    GEOG 3500.300, Introduction to Geographic Information Systems, Summer 5W2 2017 Syllabus
                    

                    GEOG 5900.712, Special Problems, Summer 5W2 2017 
                    

                    GEOG 5510.001, GIS for Applied Research, Spring 2017  SPOT
                    

                    GEOG 3500.001, Introduction to Geographic Information Systems, Spring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GEOG 3500.301, Introduction to Geographic Information Systems, Spring 2017  SPOT
                    

                    GEOG 5950.712, Master's Thesis, Spring 2017 
                    

                    GEOG 5900.712, Special Problems, Spring 2017 
                    

                    GEOG 5560.002, GIS Programming, Fall 2016  SPOT
                    

                    GEOG 4560.002, Introduction to GIS Programming, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GEOG 5900.712, Special Problems, Fall 2016 
                    

                    GEOG 4185.001, Statistical Research Methods in Geography, Fall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GEOG 5185.001, Statistical Research Methods in Geography, Fall 2016  SPOT
                    

                    GEOG 3500.001, Introduction to Geographic Information Systems, Summer 5W2 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GEOG 3500.300, Introduction to Geographic Information Systems, Summer 5W2 2016 
                    

                    GEOG 5900.712, Special Problems, Summer 10W 2016 
                    

                    GEOG 2110.001, Foundations of Geographic Research, Spring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GEOG 5510.001, GIS for Applied Research, Spring 2016  SPOT
                    

                    GEOG 4900.712, Special Problems, Spring 2016 
                    

                    GEOG 5900.712, Special Problems, Spring 2016 
                    

                    GEOG 5960.004, Geography Institute, Fall 2015  SPOT
                    

                    GEOG 4580.001, GIS In Health, Fall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GEOG 5560.001, GIS Programming, Fall 2015  SPOT
                    

                    GEOG 4560.001, Introduction to GIS Programming, Fall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    GEOG 5950.708, Master's Thesis, Summer 10W 2015 
                    

                    GEOG 4900.712, Special Problems, Summer 5W2 2015 
                    

                    GEOG 4410.001, Location Allocation Modeling, Spring 2015 Syllabus
                    

                    GEOG 5410.001, Location Allocation Modeling, Spring 2015 
                    

                    GEOG 5410.791, Location Allocation Modeling, Spring 2015 
                    

                    GEOG 5950.712, Master's Thesis, Spring 2015 
                    

                    GEOG 4900.712, Special Problems, Spring 2015 
                    

                    GEOG 5900.712, Special Problems, Spring 2015 
                    

                    GEOG 3190.002, Statistical Research Methods in Geography, Spring 2015 Syllabus
                    

                    GEOG 4560.001, Introduction to GIS Programming, Fall 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    GEOG 5560.001, Introduction to GIS Programming, Fall 2014 
                    

                    GEOG 5950.712, Master's Thesis, Fall 2014 
                    

                    GEOG 4900.712, Special Problems, Fall 2014 
                    

                    GEOG 5900.712, Special Problems, Fall 2014 
                    

                    GEOG 3190.001, Statistical Research Methods in Geography, Fall 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    GEOG 3190.002, Statistical Research Methods in Geography, Fall 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    GEOG 3500.001, Introduction to Geographic Information Systems, Summer 5W1 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    GEOG 5900.712, Special Problems, Summer 5W1 2014 
                    

                    GEOG 1500.001, Geography of the DFW Metroplex, Spring 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    GEOG 4560.001, Introduction to GIS Programming, Spring 2014 Syllabus
                    

                    GEOG 5560.001, Introduction to GIS Programming, Spring 2014 
                    

                    GEOG 5950.712, Master's Thesis, Spring 2014 
                    

                    GEOG 5900.712, Special Problems, Spring 2014 
                    

                    GEOG 4560.001, Introduction to GIS Programming, Fall 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    GEOG 5560.001, Introduction to GIS Programming, Fall 2013 
                    

                    GEOG 4410.001, Location Allocation Modeling, Fall 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    GEOG 5410.001, Location Allocation Modeling, Fall 2013 
                    

                    GEOG 5920.712, Research Problems in Lieu of Thesis, Fall 2013 
                    

                    GEOG 3500.001, Introduction to Geographic Information Systems, Summer 5W1 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    GEOG 3500.300, Introduction to Geographic Information Systems, Summer 5W1 2013 
                    

                    GEOG 5950.712, Master's Thesis, Summer 5W1 2013 
                    

                    GEOG 5900.700, Special Problems, Summer 5W2 2013 
                    

                    GEOG 5900.712, Special Problems, Summer 5W1 2013 
                    

                    GEOG 1500.001, Geography of the DFW Metroplex, Spring 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    GEOG 3190.001, Statistical Research Methods in Geography, Spring 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    GEOG 3190.002, Statistical Research Methods in Geography, Spring 2013 Syllabus
                    

                    GEOG 5960.001, Geography Institute, Fall 2012 
                    

                    GEOG 4580.001, GIS In Health, Fall 2012 Syllabus
                    

                    GEOG 4560.001, Introduction to GIS Programming, Fall 2012 Syllabus
                    

                    GEOG 5560.001, Introduction to GIS Programming, Fall 2012 
                    

                    GEOG 5900.712, Special Problems, Summer 5W1 2012 
                    

                    GEOG 1500.001, Geography of the DFW Metroplex, Spring 2012 Syllabus
                    

                    GEOG 3190.001, Quantitative Methods in Geography, Spring 2012 Syllabus
                    

                    GEOG 3190.002, Quantitative Methods in Geography, Spring 2012 Syllabus
                    

                    GEOG 5960.001, Geography Institute, Fall 2011 
                    

                    GEOG 4580.001, GIS In Health, Fall 2011 Syllabus
                    

                    GEOG 4560.001, Introduction to GIS Programming, Fall 2011 Syllabus
                    

                    GEOG 5560.001, Introduction to GIS Programming, Fall 2011 
                    

                    GEOG 4900.712, Special Problems, Fall 2011 
                    

                    GEOG 4900.712, Special Problems, Summer 5W2 2011 
                    

                    GEOG 5900.712, Special Problems, Summer 5W2 2011 
                    

                    GEOG 4410.001, Location Allocation Modeling, Spring 2011 Syllabus
                    

                    GEOG 5410.001, Location Allocation Modeling, Spring 2011 
                    

                    GEOG 3190.001, Quantitative Methods in Geography, Spring 2011 Syllabus
                    

                    GEOG 3190.002, Quantitative Methods in Geography, Spring 2011 Syllabus
                    

                    GEOG 5960.001, Geography Institute, Fall 2010 
                    

                    GEOG 4580.001, GIS In Health, Fall 2010 Syllabus
                    

                    GEOG 4560.001, Introduction to GIS Programming, Fall 2010 Syllabus
                    

                    GEOG 5560.001, Introduction to GIS Programming, Fall 2010 
                    

                    GEOG 4500.001, Introduction to Geographic Information Systems, Summer 5W1 2010 
                    

                    GEOG 4500.300, Introduction to Geographic Information Systems, Summer 5W1 2010 
                    

                    GEOG 5500.001, Introduction to Geographic Information Systems, Summer 5W1 2010 
                    

                    GEOG 5500.300, Introduction to Geographic Information Systems, Summer 5W1 2010 
                    

                    GEOG 5900.712, Special Problems, Summer 5W2 2010 
                    

                    GEOG 4410.001, Location Allocation Modeling, Spring 2010 
                    

                    GEOG 5410.001, Location Allocation Modeling, Spring 2010 
                    

                    GEOG 5950.712, Master's Thesis, Spring 2010 
                    

                    GEOG 4900.712, Special Problems, Spring 2010 
                    

                    GEOG 4980.001, Experimental Course, Fall 2009 
                    

                    GEOG 5960.001, Geography Institute, Fall 2009 
                    

                    GEOG 4560.001, Introduction to GIS Programming, Fall 2009 
                    

                    GEOG 5560.001, Introduction to GIS Programming, Fall 2009 
                    

                    GEOG 5900.712, Special Problems, Summer 5W1 2009 
                    

                    GEOG 1170.001, Culture, Environment and Society, Spring 2009 
                    

                    GEOG 4410.001, Location Allocation Modeling, Spring 2009 
                    

                    GEOG 5410.001, Location Allocation Modeling, Spring 2009 
                    

                    GEOG 5900.712, Special Problems, Spring 2009 
                    

                    GEOG 1170.002, Culture, Environment and Society, Fall 2008 
                    

                    GEOG 1710.003, Earth Science, Fall 2008 

          


          
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  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
  undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
  

        

      

    

  

  
  	

	

	  

		

		   
Published Publications



  

  
Published Intellectual Contributions


  
Book Chapter
Oppong, J. R., Tiwari, C.  (2021). GIS and Spatial Representations: Challenges and Missteps. 417-422. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-70179-6_55
Oppong, J. R., Heald, S., Ruckthongsook, W., Tiwari, C.  (2017). Spatial Analysis of HIV/AIDS Survival in Dallas County, Texas. Population Health Intervention Research – Geographical Perspectives. 48-64.  New York: Rutledge. 
Tiwari, C.  (2013). Carography and Visualization.Geographic Health Data: Fundamental Techniques for Analysis. 
Tiwari, C.  (2013). Methods for Creating Smoothed Disease Maps.Geographic Health Data: Fundamental Techniques for Analysis. 
Tiwari, C.  (2011). A Spatially Explicit Environmental Health Surveillance Framework for Tick-Borne Diseases. 
Tiwari, C.  (2011). The Status of GIS Education in Secondary Schools in India. 
Tiwari, C.  (2009). Spatial Filtering/Kernel Density Estimation. In International Encyclopedia of Human Geography. 
Tiwari, C.  (2007). Geocoding Methods, Materials and First Steps Toward a Geocoding Error Budget. In Geocoding Health Data:The Use of Geographic Codes in Cancer Prevention and Control, Research and Practice. 
Conference Proceeding
Sumanasinghe, N., Mikler, A. R., Muthukudage, J., Tiwari, C., Quiroz, R.  (2017). Data Driven Prediction of Dengue Incidence in Thailand. International Conference on Computing and Information Technology. 95--107. 
Kala, A., Atkinson, S. F., Tiwari, C., Oppong, J. R., Mikler, A. R. (2014). Using Multivariate Geovisualization to Model the Relationships Between Place Vulnerability and West Nile Virus Risk. 2, 363-369. Environmental Science and Technology. 
Tiwari, C.  (2012). "Maps, rates, and fuzzy mountains: Generating meaningful risk maps (peer reviewed). 
Jimenez, T., Tiwari, C., Mikler, A. R., O'Neill II, M.  (2012). Maps, Rates, and Fuzzy Mountains: Generating Meaningful Risk Maps.  Philadelphia, PA: IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedicine. 
Tiwari, C.  (2005). Using Spatially Adaptive Filters to Map Late Stage Colorectal Cancer Incidence in Iowa. In Developments in Spatial Data Handling (peer-reviewed conference paper).. 
Journal Article
Northeim, K., Tiwari, C., Oppong, J. R. (2021). Surface ozone monitoring and policy: A geospatial decision support tool for suitable location of monitoring stations in urban areas. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2021.09.011
Valencia-Torres, A., Tiwari, C., Atkinson, S. F. (2021). Progress in ecosystem services research: a guide for scholars and practitioners. Ecosystem Services. 49, 32. 
Kala, A. K., Atkinson, S. F., Tiwari, C.  (2021). Geovisualization for insights into infectious disease risk. Research Outreach. 120, 138-141. 
Kala, A. K., Atkinson, S. F., Tiwari, C.  (2020). Exploring the socio-economic and environmental components of infectious diseases using geovisualization. PeerJ. 25. 
Rincon, E., Tiwari, C.  (2020). Demand Metric for Supermarket Site Selection: A Case Study. Papers in Applied Geography. 
Jones, B., Tiwari, C., Ramisetty-Mikler, S.  (2019). A Data-Driven Approach Using 911-Call Data to Reconfigure Police Beat Zones. Papers in Applied Geography. Taylor and Francis. 
King, J. M., Tiwari, C., Mikler, A. R., O'Neill, M. J. (2018). Challenges of Designing and Implementing High Consequence Infectious Disease Response. Other. 1--4. Cambridge University Press. 
Iyanda, A., Oppong, J. R., Hamilton, P., Tiwari, C.  (2018). Using GIS to detect cluster and spatial disparity in maternal health indicators: a need for social health interventions. Social Work in Public Health. 
Ruckhongsook, W., Tiwari, C., Oppong, J. R., Natesan, P.  (2018). Evaluation of threshold selection methods for adaptive kernel density estimation in disease mapping.. International Journal of Health Geographics. 
Rice, M. D., O'Hagan, S. B., Tiwari, C., Lyons, D. I., Green, M. B., Oppenheim, V.  (2018). Defining the record of high-growth firms by U.S. metropolitan region: What happens to the Inc. 500?. 4(2), 137-156. 
Kala, A. K., Tiwari, C., Mikler, A. R., Atkinson, S. F. (2017). A Comparison of Least Squares Regression and Geographically Weighted Regression Modeling of West Nile Virus Risk Based on Environmental Parameters. PeerJ. 18 pgs. 
Stoddard, K., Hodge, V., Maxey, G., Tiwari, C., Cready, C. M., Huggett, D. B. (2017). Investigating Research Gaps of Pharmaceutical Take Back Events: An Analysis of Take Back Program Participants' Socioeconomic, Demographic, and Geographic Characterstics and the Public Health Benefits of Take Back Programs. Environmental Management. 59(6), 871-884.  New York, NY: Springer. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00267-017-0834-3
Rice, M. D., Ostrander, A., Tiwari, C.  (2016). Decoding the Development Strategy of a Major Retailer: Wal-Mart's Expansion in the United States. The Professional Geographer. 
Oppong, J. R., Boakye, K., Edziyie, R., Owusu, A. Y., Tiwari, C.  (2016). Emergency fire response in Ghana: the case of fire stations in Kumasi. African Geographical Review. African Geographical Review. 1-9. Informa UK Limited. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19376812.2016.1231616
Sumanasinghe, N., Mikler, A. R., Tiwari, C., Muthukudage, J.  (2016). Geo-statistical dengue risk model using GIS techniques to identify the risk prone areas by linking rainfall and population density factors in Sri Lanka. Ceylon Journal of Science. 45(3), . Faculty of Science, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. 
Rice, M. D., Ostrander, A., Tiwari, C.  (2016). Decoding the development strategy of a major retailer: Wal-Mart's expansion in the United States'. The Professional Geographer. 68(4), 640-649. 
Indrakanti, S., Mikler, A. R., O'Neill, 2nd, M., Tiwari, C.  (2016). Quantifying Access Disparities in Response Plans.. PLOS One. 11(1), e0146350. 
Tiwari, C.  (2014). 
Tiwari, C.  (2014). Impact of Data Suppression on Local Mortality Rates: The Case of CDC WONDER. American Journal of Public Health. v. 104 (8). DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.301900. 
O'Neill II, M., Mikler, A. R., Indrakanti, S., Tiwari, C., Jimenez, T.  (2014). RE-PLAN: An Extensible Software Architecture to Facilitate Disaster Response Planning. IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics: Systems. 
O'Neill, 2nd, M., Mikler, A. R., Indrakanti, S., Tiwari, C., Jimenez, T.  (2014). RE-PLAN: An Extensible Software Architecture to Facilitate Disaster Response Planning.. IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man and Cybernetics: Systems. 44(12), 1569-1583. 
Oppong, J. R., Kutch, L., Tiwari, C., Arbona, S.  (2014). Vulnerable Places: Prison Locations, Socioeconomic Status, and HIV Infection in Texas. The Professional Geographer. 66(4), 653-663. Informa UK Limited. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00330124.2013.852040
Tiwari, C.  (2013). Vulnerable Places: Prison Locations, Socioeconomic Status and HIV Infection in Texas. The Professional Geographer.. 
Tiwari, C.  (2012). A Novel Space Partitioning Algorithm to Improve Current Practices in Facility Placement. IEEE Transactions on Systems Man & Cybernetics, Part A. 
Tiwari, C.  (2012). Five Essential Properties of Disease Maps. Annals of the Association of American Geographers.. 
Tiwari, C.  (2012). Mapping Late Testers for HIV in Texas. Health and Place
 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2012.01.008 


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Tiwari, C.  (2012). Texas - It's like a whole nuther country: Mapping Texans' perceptions of dialect variation in the Lone Star state. 
Jimenez, T., Mikler, A. R., Tiwari, C.  (2012). A Novel Space Partitioning Algorithm to Improve Current Practices in Facility Placement.. IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Part A: Systems and Humans. 42(5), 1194-1205. 
Tiwari, C.  (2010). A Spatial Analysis System for Integrating Data, Methods and Models on Environmental Risks & Health Outcome. Transactions in GIS 14(s1).. 
Research Report
Keyes, L. M., Tiwari, C., Collins, B., Lightbourne, J.  (2019). San Antonio Senior Services Assessment Report. 
White Paper
West, R., Tiwari, C., Keathly, D.  Interdisciplinary X+CS Program Design: A report on requirements capture and cross-disciplinary dialogue for design of adaptive and flexible program templates. 
Keyes, L., Collins, B., Tiwari, C.  (2019). San Antonio Senior Services Assessment Report, Prepared for the Department of Human Services. 



	
		
		
	  

	

	

  
    
	

	

	  

		

		   
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Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research  

 	 
	 	 
  
Contract   
Keathly, D. (Co-Principal), West, R. (Co-Principal), Tiwari, C. (Co-Principal), "Interdisciplinary X+CS Program Design Needs for Adaptive and Flexible Templates For Academic Programs," Sponsored by NSF Cue Next, Federal, $12000 Funded. (February 1, 2021 – May 15, 2021).
Mikler, A. R. (Principal), O'Neill, M. J. (Co-Principal), Tiwari, C. (Co-Principal), "RE-PLAN RSS Year-1," Sponsored by TxDSHS, State, $211017 Funded. (July 1, 2016 – June 30, 2017).
Grant - Research   
Ramisetty-Mikler, S. (Principal), Tiwari, C. (Principal), "Justice for Sexual Assault Survivors," Sponsored by City of Denton, Local, $40840 Funded. (October 1, 2019 – September 30, 2022).
Yeatts, D. E. (Principal), Tiwari, C. (Co-Principal), Moore, A. (Co-Principal), "Understanding Unplanned 2018-2020:  Hospital Readmissions:   The Importance of Individual and Neighborhood Characteristics," Sponsored by UNT, University of North Texas, $10000 Funded. (2018 – 2020).
Mikler, A., Tiwari, C., Ramisetty-Mikler, S., O'Neill, M. J., "Minimizing Access Disparities in Bio-Emergency Response Planning," Sponsored by National Institutes of Health (NIH), Federal, $307099 Funded. (September 10, 2017 – June 30, 2019).
Mikler, A. R., Tiwari, C., "Developing computational methods to explore feasible strategies for the timely distribution of Medical Counter Measures from Regional RSS sites to PODs (Year-1)," Sponsored by Texas Department of State Health Services, Austin, Texas, State, $206879 Funded. (2014 – 2015).
Mikler, A. R., Tiwari, C., "Developing computational methods to explore feasible strategies for the timely distribution of Medical Counter Measures from Regional RSS sites to PODs (Year-2)," Sponsored by Texas Department of State Health Services, Austin, Texas, State, $211017 Funded. (2014 – 2015).
Mikler, A. R., Tiwari, C., "RAPID:  Computational Methods for Quantifying Regional Ebola-Specific Resource Coverage," Sponsored by NSF, Federal, $119834 Funded. (2014 – 2015).
Sponsored Research   
Collins, B. K. (Principal), Keyes, L. M. (Co-Principal), Tiwari, C. (Supporting), "Senior Services Age Friendly Cities Assessment, San Antonio, Texas," Sponsored by City of San Antonio, Local, $114196 Funded. (April 1, 2019 – December 30, 2019).



	
		
		
	  

	

	

	
	

  
  
  

  	

		

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			This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
				
      
					
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