t of Geography and Environmental Resources, Southern Illinois University (SIU) and as the Director of Informatics for the Institute for Research, Innovation, Synergy and Health Equity (iRISE) Community  Collaboration Core, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis both in the U.S. Prof. Oyanas research and teaching interests include Geographic Information Science and Spatial Analytical Methods. Within these areas, he has several substantive foci, including GIS, spatial analysis, vis