ISSN: 2689-8942
Professor
Applied Geoinformation Science
Geography Department
Humboldt-Universitat zu Berlin
Germany
Dr. Tobia Lakes is a Professor of Applied Geoinformation Science at the Geography Department of Humboldt-University of Berlin, Germany. Dr. Lakes studied Geography at Universities in Duisburg, Bonn and Belfast (UK) and received her doctorate from Technical University Berlin in 2006. She is trained in Applied Geoinformation Science and specialized in applications in spatial epidemiology and public health. Dr. Lakes is a member of the IRI THESys for transdisciplinary research of human-environment interactions. She is also a member of many scientific organizations and has published several papers in the field of geoinformation and health sciences. She is currently Vice Director of the Geography Department of Humboldt-University. Her research interest includes spatio-temporal analysis and modeling techniques for health sciences; health risk in urban areas and the interactions between place and health, e.g. obesity; environment and health risk, e.g. effects of climate and land use change on health.
