Doctor Kingsley Agho

RESEARCH FELLOW (BIOSTATISTICS),
School of Medicine

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Biography
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Personal

Qualifications

MPH University of Newcastle (NSW)
PhD University of Technology, Sydney
ME University of Newcastle (NSW)
MScIndMath University of Benin

UWS Organisational Unit (School / Division)

School of Medicine

Contact

Email:	K.Agho@uws.edu.au
Extension:	9429
Mobile:	0400494811
Location:	EV.G.04 Parramatta
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Biography

Kingsley Emwinyore Agho, BSc, BEd, MSc, MEng, PhD, MPH, is a Research Fellow in Biostatistics at the School of Medicine, University of Western Sydney, Australia. Before joining University of Western Sydney, Kingsley has had research and teaching experience from the University of Sydney and Newcastle University. Kingsley’s research interest has been in multilevel statistical modelling method, structural equation modelling, mediation analysis, trend analysis, regression analysis, propensity scores, and meta-analysis and survival analysis. Another key research interest of Kingsley is in Epidemiology, International health and water management and engineering– one to one water saving program for high water users. Kingsley has a track record of over 50 peer reviewed journal articles and the h-index is 12. He is also a chief investigator on two NHMRC Project grants on reducing malnutrition and mortality in Bangladeshi children. Kingsley is also a founding member of the South Asia Infant Feeding Research Network (SAIFRN) funded by AusAID. SAIFRN seeks to improve infant and young child feeding practices and reduce infant mortality in the South Asian region.

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Publications

Books

Agho, K., Dibley, M., Hull, T., Utomo, I., Caldwell, B., Gold, J., Wahab, A. and D'Este, C. (2004), 'Timor-Leste 2003 Demographic and Health Survey', : University of Newcastle .

Chapters in Books

Taylor, M., Agho, K., Raphael, B., Stevens, G. and Stevens, G. (2010), 'Psychosocial Response to Animal Disease: Australia's First Outbreak of Equine Influenza', Handbook of Disease Outbreaks: Prevention, Detection and Control, Nova publishing 9781608762248.
Agho, K. and D'Este, C. (2004), 'Estimates of Sampling Errors', Timor-Leste 2003 Demographic and Health Survey, University of Newcastle .

Journal Articles

Hazir, T., Senarath, U., Agho, K., Akram, D., Kazmi, N., Abbasi, S. and Dibley, M. (2012), 'Determinants of inappropriate timing of introducing solid, semi-solid or soft food to infants in Pakistan: Secondary data analysis of Demographic and Health Survey 2006-2007', Maternal & Child Nutrition, 11.
Senarath, U., Patel, A., Pusdekar, Y., Roy, S., Siriwardena, I., Tiwari, K., Dibley, M., Agho, K., Akram, D., Godakandage, S., Hazir, T., Jayawickrama, H., Joshi, N., Kabir, I. and Khanam, M. (2012), 'Comparisons of complementary feeding indicators and associated factors in children aged 6-23 months across five South Asian countries', Maternal and Child Nutrition, 18.
Joshi, N., Agho, K., Dibley, M., Senarath, U. and Tiwari, K. (2012), 'Determinants of inappropriate complementary feeding practices in young children in Nepal: secondary data analysis of Demographic and Health Survey 2006', Maternal and Child Nutrition, 15.
Patel, A., Pusdekar, Y., Badhoniya, N., Borkar, J., Agho, K. and Dibley, M. (2012), 'Determinants of inappropriate complementary feeding practices in young children in India: secondary analysis of National Family Health Survey 2005-2006', Maternal and Child Nutrition, 17.
Kabir, I., Khanam, M., Agho, K., Mihrshahi, S., Dibley, M. and Roy, S. (2012), 'Determinants of inappropriate complementary feeding practices in infant and young children in Bangladesh: secondary data analysis of Demographic Health Survey 2007', Maternal and Child Nutrition, 17.
Dibley, M., Titaley, C., d?Este, C. and Agho, K. (2012), 'Iron and folic acid supplements in pregnancy improve child survival in Indonesia', The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 11.
Ng, C., Dibley, M. and Agho, K. (2012), 'Complementary feeding indicators and determinants of poor feeding practices in Indonesia: a secondary analysis of 2007 Demographic and Health Survey data', Public Health Nutrition, 13.
Jacobs, J., Agho, K., Stevens, G., Stevens, G. and Raphael, B. (2012), 'Do childhood adversities cluster in predictable ways? A systematic review', Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies, 13.
Hazir, T., Senarath, U., Agho, K., Akram, D., Kazmi, N., Abbasi, S. and Dibley, M. (2012), 'Determinants of inappropriate timing of introducing solid, semi-solid or soft food to infants in Pakistan : secondary data analysis of Demographic and Health Survey 2006-2007', Maternal and Child Nutrition, 11.
Joshi, N., Agho, K., Dibley, M., Senarath, U. and Tiwari, K. (2012), 'Determinants of inappropriate complementary feeding practices in young children in Nepal : secondary data analysis of Demographic and Health Survey 2006', Maternal and Child Nutrition, 15.
Patel, A., Pusdekar, Y., Badhoniya, N., Borkar, J., Agho, K. and Dibley, M. (2012), 'Determinants of inappropriate complementary feeding practices in young children in India : secondary analysis of National Family Health Survey 2005-2006', Maternal and Child Nutrition, 17.
Kabir, I., Khanam, M., Agho, K., Mihrshahi, S., Dibley, M. and Roy, S. (2012), 'Determinants of inappropriate complementary feeding practices in infant and young children in Bangladesh : secondary data analysis of Demographic Health Survey 2007', Maternal and Child Nutrition, 17.
Senarath, U., Patel, A., Pusdekar, Y., Roy, S., Siriwardena, I., Tiwari, K., Dibley, M., Agho, K., Akram, D., Godakandage, S., Hazir, T., Jayawickrama, H., Joshi, N., Kabir, I. and Khanam, M. (2012), 'Comparisons of complementary feeding indicators and associated factors in children aged 6-23 months across five South Asian countries', Maternal and Child Nutrition, 18.
Ng, C., Dibley, M. and Agho, K. (2012), 'Complementary feeding indicators and determinants of poor feeding practices in Indonesia : a secondary analysis of 2007 Demographic and Health Survey data', Public Health Nutrition, 13.
Dibley, M., Titaley, C., D'Este, C. and Agho, K. (2012), 'Iron and folic acid supplements in pregnancy improve child survival in Indonesia', American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 11.
Jacobs, J., Agho, K., Stevens, G. and Raphael, B. (2012), 'Do childhood adversities cluster in predictable ways? A systematic review', Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies, 13.
Jacobs, J., Agho, K. and Raphael, B. (2012), 'The prevalence of potential family life difficulties in a national longitudinal general population sample of Australian children', Family Matters, 14.
Taylor, M., Stevens, G., Agho, K., Kable, S. and Raphael, B. (2012), 'Crying wolf? Impact of the H1N1 2009 influenza pandemic on anticipated response to a future pandemic', Medical Journal of Australia, 4.
Stevens, G., Agho, K., Taylor, M., Jones, A., Barr, M. and Raphael, B. (2012), 'Perceived coping & concern predict terrorism preparedness in Australia', BMC Public Health, 11.
Agho, K., Dibley, M., Odiase, J. and Ogbonmwan, S. (2011), 'Determinants of exclusive breastfeeding in Nigeria', BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, .
Hong, L., Wang, Y., Agho, K. and Jacobs, J. (2011), 'Preventing Behavior Problems Among Elementary Schoolchildren: Impact of a Universal School-Based Program in China', Journal of School Health, 8.
Taylor, M., Agho, K., Stevens, G., Stevens, G. and Raphael, B. (2011), 'Factors associated with high psychological distress in horse industry participants during the 2007 Australian equine influenza outbreak and evidence of recovery after 1 year', Australian Veterinary Journal, 2.
Stevens, G., Stevens, G., Agho, K., Taylor, M., Jones, A., Jacobs, J., Barr, M. and Raphael, B. (2011), 'Alert but less alarmed: A pooled analysis of terrorism threat perception in Australia', BMC Public Health, .
Taylor, M., Agho, K., Dhand, N. and Schemann, K. (2011), 'You can Lead a Horse to Water.....Why Human Behaviour is Central to Effective Control of Emerging Diseases', EcoHealth, 1.
Titaley, C., Dibley, M., Roberts, C., Hall, J. and Agho, K. (2010), 'Iron and folic acid supplements and reduced early neonatal deaths in Indonesia', Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 9.
Senarath, U., Dibley, M. and Agho, K. (2010), 'Factors Associated With Nonexclusive Breastfeeding in Five East and Southeast Asian Countries: A Multilevel Analysis', Journal of Human Lactation, 10.
Titaley, C., Dibley, M., Roberts, C. and Agho, K. (2010), 'Combined iron/folic acid supplements and malaria prophylaxis reduce neonatal mortality in 19 sub-Saharan African countries', American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 9.
Dibley, M., Senarath, U. and Agho, K. (2010), 'Infant and young child feeding indicators across nine East and Southeast Asian countries: an analysis of National Survey Data 2000-2005', Public Health Nutrition, 8.
Stevens, G., Stevens, G., Jones, A., Smith, G., Nelson, J., Agho, K., Taylor, M. and Raphael, B. (2010), 'Determinants of Paramedic Response Readiness for CBRNE Threats', Journal of Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice, and Science, 10.
Senarath, U., Dibley, M., Godakandage, S., Jayawickrama, H., Wickramasinghe, A. and Agho, K. (2010), 'Determinants of infant and young child feeding practices in Sri Lanka: Secondary data analysis of Demographic and Health Survey 2000', Food & Nutrition Bulletin, 14.
Patel, A., Badhoniya, N., Khadse, S., Senarath, U., Agho, K. and Dibley, M. (2010), 'Infant and young child feeding indicators and determinants of poor feeding practices in India:Secondary data analysis of National Family Health Survey 2005-6', Food and Nutrition Bulletin, 20.
Mihrshahi, S., Kabir, I., Roy, S., Agho, K., Senarath, U. and Dibley, M. (2010), 'Determinants of breastfeeding and infant feeding practices in Bangladesh: secondary data analysis of Demographic and Health Survey 2004', Food and Nutrition Bulletin, 19.
Pandey, S., Tiwari, K., Senarath, U., Agho, K. and Dibley, M. (2010), 'Determinants of infant and young child feeding practices in Nepal: Secondary analysis of Demographic and Health Survey 2006', Food and Nutrition Bulletin, 18.
Dibley, M., Roy, S., Senarath, U., Patel, A., Tiwari, K., Agho, K. and Mihrshahi, S. (2010), 'Across-country comparison of selected Infant and young child feeding indicators and associated factors in South Asian countries', Food and Nutrition Bulletin, 10.
Jacobs, J., Taylor, M., Agho, K., Stevens, G., Stevens, G., Barr, M. and Raphael, B. (2010), 'Factors associated with population perceived risk of Pandemic Influenza', Influenza Research and Treatment, .
Agho, K., Stevens, G., Stevens, G., Taylor, M., Barr, M. and Raphael, B. (2010), 'Population risk perceptions of global warming in Australia', Environmental Research, 8.
Taylor, M., Barr, M., Stevens, G., Stevens, G., Bryson-Taylor, D., Agho, K., Jacobs, J. and Raphael, B. (2010), 'Psychosocial stress and strategies for managing adversity: measuring population resilience in New South Wales, Australia', Population Health Metrics, .
Elizarraras-Rivas, J., Vargas-Mendoza, J., Mayoral-Garcia, M., Matadamas-Zarate, C., Elizarraras-Cruz, A., Taylor, M. and Agho, K. (2010), 'Psychological response of family members of patients hospitalised for influenza A/H1N1 in Oaxaca, Mexico', BMC Psychiatry, 10.
Senarath, U., Godakandage, S., Jayawickrama, H., Hazir, T., Akram, D., Agho, K., Mihrshahi, S., Dibley, M., Roy, S., Kabir, I., Patel, A., Badhoniya, N., Khadse, S., Pandey, S. and Tiwari, K. (2010), 'Introduction: The South Asia Infant Feeding Research Network (SAIFRN)', Food and Nutrition Bulletin, 4.
Stevens, G., Stevens, G., Agho, K., Taylor, M., Barr, M., Raphael, B. and Jorm, L. (2009), 'Terrorism in Australia: factors associated with perceived threat and incident-critical behaviours', BMC Public Health, .
Taylor, M., Raphael, B., Barr, M., Agho, K., Stevens, G., Stevens, G. and Jorm, L. (2009), 'Public health measures during an aniticipated influenza pandemic: Factors influencing willingness to comply', Risk Management and Health Care Policy, 12.
Ramli, .., Agho, K., Inder, K., Bowe, S., Jacobs, J. and Dibley, M. (2009), 'Prevalence and risk factors for stunting and severe stunting among under-fives in North Maluku province of Indonesia', BMC Pediatrics, .
Hallinan, R., Byrne, A., Somogyi, A., Chin, E., Crettol, S., Agho, K., Attia, J., Besson, J., Croquette-Krokar, M., Hammig, R., Deglon, J. and Ray, J. (2009), 'Cannabis and benzodiazepines as determinants of methadone trough plasma concentration variability in maintenance treatment: a transnational study', European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 8.
Raphael, B., Taylor, M., Stevens, G., Stevens, G., Barr, M., Gorringe, M. and Agho, K. (2009), 'Factors associated with population risk perceptions of continuing drought in Australia', Australian Journal of Rural Health, 8.
Stevens, G., Stevens, G., Taylor, M., Barr, M., Jorm, L., Giffin, M., Ferguson, R., Agho, K. and Raphael, B. (2009), 'Public perceptions of the threat of terrorist attack in Australia and anticipated compliance behaviours', Australia and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 8.
Agho, K., Hallinan, R., Mcmahon, C., Tynan, P., Byrne, A. and Attia, J. (2009), 'Hypogonadism in men receiving Methadone and Buprenorphine Maintenance Treatment', International Journal of Andrology, 9.
Patel, A., Badhoniya, N. and Agho, K. (2009), 'Determinants of Infant Feeding Practices in India: Analyses of 2005 - 06 National Family Health Survey Data', Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism, .
Pandey, S., Tiwari, K., Senarath, U., Agho, K. and Dibley, M. (2009), 'Determinants of Infant Feeding Practices in Nepal: Analyses Of 2006 Demographic and Health Survey Data', Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism, .
Senarath, U., Godakandage, S., Jayawickrama, H., Wickramasinghe, A., Agho, K. and Dibley, M. (2009), 'Determinants of Infant Feeding Practices in Sri Lanka: Analyses of 2000 Demographic and Health Survey Data', Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism, .
Dibley, M., Kabir, I., Roy, S., Patel, A., Pandey, S., Tiwari, K., Senarath, U. and Agho, K. (2009), 'Trends in Infant Feeding Practices in Bangladesh, Nepal and India 1991 To 2006: Analyses of DHS & NFHS Data', Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism, .
Akram, D., Nisar, Y., Hazir, T., Agho, K., Ashraf, K. and Dibley, M. (2009), 'Predominant Breast Feeding: Risks and Potential in Pakistan', Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism, .
Nisar, Y., Hazir, T., Akram, D., Agho, K., Ashraf, Y. and Dibley, M. (2009), 'Determinants of Exclusive Breastfeeding in Pakistan', Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism, .
Hazir, T., Nisar, Y., Akram, D., Agho, K., Ashraf, Y. and Dibley, M. (2009), 'Factors Associated With Bottle Feeding Practices in Pakistan', Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism, .
Kabir, I., Mihrshahi, S., Roy, S., Agho, K. and Dibley, M. (2009), 'Determinants of Infant Feeding Practices in Bangladesh: Analyses of Demographic and Health Survey 2004 Data Set', Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism, .
Khatun, W., Dibley, M., Roy, S., Alan, M., Ahmed, T., Agho, K. and Asekenye, C. (2009), 'Factors Associated with Non-Exclusive Breastfeeding in Bangladesh', Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism, .
Khatun, W., Dibley, M., Roy, S., Alan, M., Ahmed, T., Roy, S., Agho, K. and Asekenye, C. (2009), 'Determinant of Early Initiation of Breastfeeding in Bangladesh', Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism, .
Titaley, C., Dibley, M., Roberts, C. and Agho, K. (2009), 'A Population-Based Study of Effect of Iron/Folic Acid Supplements on Neonatal Mortality in 17 Sub-Saharan African Countries', Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism, .
Titaley, C., Dibley, M., Roberts, C., Hall, J. and Agho, K. (2009), 'Iron/Folic Acid Supplements Protect Against Early Neonatal Mortality in Indonesia', Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism, .
Senarath, U., Pusdekar, Y., Roy, S., Siriwardena, I., Tiwari, K., Dibley, M., Agho, K., Akram, D., Godakandage, S., Hazir, T., Joshi, N., Kabir, I., Khanam, M. and Patel, A. (2009), 'Complementary Feeding Practices and Associated Factors in Children Aged 6-23 Months Across Five South Asian Countries: Use of New Global Indicators', Open Infect Dis Journal, .
Agho, K., Dibley, M., D?Este, K. and Gibberd, R. (2008), 'Factors associated with haemoglobin concentration among Timor-Leste children aged 6-59 months', Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 10.
Titaley, C., Dibley, M., Agho, K., Roberts, C. and Hall, J. (2008), 'Determinants of neonatal mortality in Indonesia', BMC Public Health, .
Taylor, M., Agho, K., Stevens, G., Stevens, G. and Raphael, B. (2008), 'Factors influencing psychological distress during a disease epidemic: Data from Australia's first outbreak of equine influenza', BMC Public Health, .
Agho, K., Hallinan, R., Mcmahon, C., Tynan, P., Byrne, A. and Attia, J. (2008), 'Erectile Dysfunction in Men Receiving Methadone and Buprenorphine Maintenance Treatment', Journal of sexual medicine, 9.
Agho, K., Li, M., Chapman, S. and Eastman, C. (2008), 'Can even minimal news coverage influence consumer health related behaviour? A case study of iodised salt sales in Australia', Health Education Research - Oxford Journals, 6.
Dibley, M. and Agho, K. (2008), 'Infant and Young Child Feeding in South Asia: Reanalyses of recent Demographic and Health Survey Data from the Region', Breastfeeding Medicine, .
Agho, K., Hallinan, R., Byrne, A. and Dore, G. (2007), 'Referral for chronic hepatitis C treatment from a drug dependency treatment setting', Journal of Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 5.
Agho, K., Senarath, U. and Dibley, M. (2007), 'Breastfeeding practices and associated factors among children under 24 months of age in Timor-Leste', European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 11.
Agho, K., Nair, B., Browne, W., Chua, L., D'Este, C. and O'Dea, I. (2007), 'Validating an Australian version of the Time and Change Test: A screening test for cognitive impairment', Australasian Journal on Ageing, 4.
Skinner, V., Agho, K., Lee-White, T. and Harris, J. (2007), 'The development of a new tool to assess levels of stress and burnout', Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing., 6.
Agho, K., Senarath, U. and Dibley, M. (2007), 'Breastfeeding practices index: a composite index to describe overall breastfeeding performance among infant under 6 months of age', Journal of Public Health Nutrition, 9.
Agho, K., Athanasou, J. and Lamprianou, I. (2006), 'The feasibility of using Rasch measurement in vocational education and training classrooms', International Journal for Vocational Education and Training, 12.
Agho, K., Hallinan, R., Ray, J., Byrne, A. and Attia, J. (2006), 'Therapeutic Thresholds in Methadone Maintenance Treatment: A receiver operating characteristic analysis', Journal of Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 8.
Agho, K., Higginbotham, N., Connor, L., Albrecht, G. and Freeman, S. (2006), 'Validation of an Environmental Distress Scales', Journal of EcoHealth, 10.
Agho, K., Chapman, S., Alpers, P. and Jones, M. (2006), 'Australia's 1996 major gun law reforms: faster falls in firearm deaths, firearm suicides, and a decade without mass shootings', Injury Prevention Journal, 8.
Agho, K. and Athanasou, J. (2005), 'Demonstration of the bootstrap method of Rasch conditional item difficulty estimation', Rasch Measurement Transactions, 2.
Agho, K., Dai, W. and Robinson, J. (2005), 'Empirical Saddlepoint Approximations of the Studentized ratio and Regression Estimates for Finite Population', Statistics and Probability Letters, 11.
Agho, K., Edwards, M., Attia, J., Diaz, P., Hayes, T., Illingworth, A. and Roddick, L. (2003), 'Case Control Study of Cleft Lip or Palate after Maternal Use of Topical Corticosteroids During Pregnancy', American Journal of Medical Genetics, 5.

Conference Papers

Agho, K., Dibley, M., Odiase, J. and Ogbonmwan, S. (2009), 'Determinants of rates of Exclusive Breastfeeding(EBF) in Nigeria', 12th Annual Scientific Conference (ASCONXII), Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Agho, K. and Athanasou, J. (2006), 'Estimating the Hausman test for multilevel Rasch model', ACSPRI Social Science Methodology conference, NSW, University of Sydney.
Agho, K., Athanasou, J. and Lamprianow, I. (2005), 'Can we use Rasch measurement in vocational education and training classrooms', Vocational Learning: Transitions, interrelationships, partnerships and sustainable futures, Australia.
Agho, K., Cunningham, J. and Turner, D. (2005), 'The Accuracy of Orthopaedic Surgeons to Visually Estimate Angles', NSW AOA Scientific Conference, University of Newcastle.
Agho, K. and Athanasou, J. (2005), 'Estimating the Hausman Test for Rasch with Poorly Fitted Items', AARE Conference. Parramatta, NSW - Australia, University of Newcastle.

Research

Current Projects

Title:	A community-based cluster randomized controlled trial in rural Bangladesh to evaluate the impact of the use of iron/folic acid supplements early in pregnancy on the risk of neonatal mortality background [via USYD - no funding to UWS]
Years:	2012-01-01 - 2015-12-31
ID:	P00020602
UWS Researchers:	Kingsley Agho
Funding:	National Health and Medical Research Council (ACRG)
Title:	Peer counselling to improve feeding practices and reduce malnutrition in children 0-2 years in Bangladesh [via USYD - no funding to UWS]
Years:	2010-01-01 - 2013-12-31
ID:	P00017779
UWS Researchers:	Kingsley Agho
Funding:	National Health and Medical Research Council (ACRG)

Previous Projects

Title:	Maternal and child undernutrition in Tanzania
Years:	2013-03-04 - 2013-04-15
ID:	P00021050
UWS Researchers:	Kingsley Agho
Funding:	Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) (non ACRG)
Title:	Modelling Hazard Perceptions and Response
Years:	2009-07-01 - 2011-05-30
ID:	P00016642
UWS Researchers:	Beverley Raphael, Kingsley Agho, Garry Stevens, Garry Stevens and Mel Taylor
Funding:	Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet

Supervision

Current Supervision

Title:	Determinants of Infant and Young Child Feeding Practices in Anglophone and Francophone West African Countries
Field of Research:
Title:	Analysing Spatial Clusters of Communicable Diseases in Nigeria using Bayesian Models with Geographic Information System
Field of Research:
Title:	The Impact of Water Sanitation and Hygiene on Diarrhea and Cholera Incidence Among Children Aged 0-23 Months in Bangladesh
Field of Research:
Title:	Application of Geospatial Mapping and Modelling of Communicable Diseases in South Asian Countries
Field of Research:
Title:	Projected Expenditure to Treat Diabetic and Stroke Health Risk in Bangladesh 2003-2030.
Field of Research:
Title:	Analysing Spatial Clusters of Communicable Diseases in Nigeria using Bayesian Models with Geographic Information System
Field of Research: