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Socializing the pixel:

understanding the social processes behind environmental change captured in satellite image pixels, or leveraging the data from satellite imagery to improve human well-being

Research in the Social[Pixel] lab seeks to understand and address the consequences of global environmental change. We use data driven approaches to understand human environment change, and assess the potential for new technologies to help reduce risk with and for marginalized populations. Most of our research involves satellite imagery, media, and other data streams to quantify change. We love to develop and apply our science in partnership with NGOs, businesses, governments, and communities to scale their solutions and innovations to build a more socially just world.

  • July 2025 PI Beth Tellman of the Social Pixel Lab is moving to the University of Wisconsin-Madison Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies with postdocs Kaushik and Bryant. PhD students in the lab are finishing their degrees at University of Arizona
  • April 2025 Both of our NSF grants (NSF CAREER and Flood Justice Network) were terminated for "not supporting administration priorities".

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Fieldwork

Rio Grande Valley, Texas USA, Bangladesh, El Salvador, Mexico City, Nicaragua, Guatemala