Laura C. Loyola
Profile
Laura C. Loyola, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor (Teaching) of Spatial Sciences with the Spatial Sciences Institute at the University of Southern California Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Science.
Her research is in the behavioral ecology and conservation of the Tana River red colobus (Procolobus rufomitratus). She investigates the behavioral observations and spatio-temporal analyses on the relationship between habitat quality and metabolizable energy for an endangered species in its natural habitat, which have consequences for wildlife conservation and forest management. She uses geographic information science (GIS) and remote...
Education
Ph.D., Integrative and Evolutionary Biology, University of Southern California
Graduate Certificate, Geographic Information Science and Technology, University of Southern California
B.A., Biology, Amherst College
Selected works and presentations
Loyola, L.C., Knowles, J.T., Marx, A.J., McAlinden, R., Fleming, S.D, “Research and teaching application of remote sensing integration with GIS: Lessons from the field.” Journal of Geographic Information System. 11:670-682, 2019.
Tom-Jack, Q., Bernstein, J., Loyola, L.C., “The role of geoprocessing in mapping crime hot streets.” ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information. 8(no.12): 540-560, 2019.
Loyola, L.C. “Financial barriers to entering the primatological field: A brief commentary.” International Journal of Primatology. 40: 465-467 (2019).
Coiner-Collier, S., Scott, R.S., Chalk-Wilayto, J., Cheyne, S.M., Constantino, P., Dominy, N.J., Elgart, A.A., Glowacka, J. &...