Gretchen Culp, Ph.D. | 2020 Fight Against COVID-19 GIS Champion Award      Gretchen Culp, PhD

Dr. Gretchen Culp is an essential member of the Surveillance and Epidemiology Branch of COVID-19 response within the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Using her mapping skills, Dr. Culp has made tremendous contributions in creating comprehensive reports of complex COVI19 surveillance data and trends. She regularly presents and clearly explains maps of case and testing rates as well as percent positivity over time to key decision-makers within City Hall. She serves as the chief geographer in terms of answering questions. Additionally, she brings a depth of expertise related to building level information has unquestionably improved the accuracy and completeness of real-time surveillance data use for public health action. Read more… https://www.nysgis.net/activities/conferences/nys-gis-association-2020-annual-meeting/