An-Min Wu

An-Min Wu, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor (Teaching) in the Spatial Sciences Institute at the University of Southern California Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences.

Wu teaches Geographic Information Science and Technology (GIS) courses, with a focus on spatial analytics, spatial databases and spatial econometrics. Wu supervises both undergraduate (B.S. in GeoDesign) and graduate students (M.S. in GIST, M.S. in Spatial Economics and Data Analysis, and Ph.D. in Population, Health and Place) in research on the issues of environmental pollution, their impacts on health outcomes and the underlying injustice at various spatial and temporal scales. Wu is a faculty mentor at USC Environmental Health Center EH MATTERS fellowship program.

Trained in the fields of global environmental change and environmental pollution involved in soil, water, and climatic processes, Wu’s main research interests are in the intersection of environmental sustainability and socioeconomic development. Her current research focuses on human dimension for environmental pollution and climate change, such as lead (Pb) contamination and urban heat island effect, their impacts on community health, and their implication of environmental equity and justice. She is also dedicated to advancing environmental and climate justice pedagogy, aiming to help students think critically both in and beyond the classroom.

Wu has worked as a GIS analyst, mapping engineer and mapping project manager. She is a certified remote pilot on small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UASs), Geographic Information System Professional (GISP®) and is a Professional Soil Scientist In-Training.

Wu serves as chair of Women in GIS (WiGIS) Mentoring Committee, Co-Chair of Association of Pacific Coast Geographers (APCG) Women’s Network and Member of USC Faculty Committee on Equity and Inclusion.  She was chair of the California Geographic Information Association (CGIA) in 2019-2020 and as a Secretary of the USC Dornsife College Faculty Council. In 2024, Wu represented USC to attend the inaugural in-person meeting for Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) Asia Pacific Women in Leadership Mentoring Program (APWiL).

For more information, see Wu’s Curriculum Vitae here.

Ph.D., Land and Atmospheric Science; Geographic Information Science minor, University of Minnesota
M.S., Soil Science, The Pennsylvania State University
M.E.P.C., Environmental Pollution Control, The Pennsylvania State University
B.S., Horticultural Science (Landscape Design concentration), National Taiwan University

Liu, S., Wu, A., and Ho, H.C. 2023. Spatial variability of diurnal temperature range and its associations with local climate zone, neighborhood environment and mortality in Los Angeles. Urban Climate, 49, 101526. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.uclim.2023.101526

Toland, J.C., Wein, A.M., Wu, A. and Spearing, L. 2023. A conceptual framework for estimation of initial emergency food and water resource requirements in disaster. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 90, 103661. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2023.103661

Livings, M. and Wu, A. 2020. Local measures of spatial association. The Geographic Information Science and Technology Body of Knowledge 2.0. (3rd Quarter 2020 Edition), John P. Wilson (Ed.) https://doi.org/10.22224/gistbok/2020.3.10

Wu, A. and Johnston, J. 2019. Assessing spatial characteristics of soil lead contamination in the residential neighborhoods near the Exide battery smelter. Case Studies in the Environment. https://doi.org/10.1525/cse.2019.002162

Wu, A. and Kemp K. 2019. Global measures of spatial association. The Geographic Information Science and Technology Body of Knowledge 2.0. (1st Quarter 2019 Edition), John P. Wilson (Ed.). https://doi.org/10.22224/gistbok/2019.1.12