About
My name is Taylor Shelton and I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geosciences at Georgia State University. Working at the intersection of critical human geography and geographic information science, I study how urban spaces and social inequalities are represented, reproduced and contested through maps and data. In particular, my work focuses on using mapping and data visualization to develop alternative understandings of urban inequalities, especially in relation to issues of housing speculation, property ownership and neighborhood segregation.
Prior to joining Georgia State in 2020, I held appointments at Mississippi State University, the University of Kentucky and the Georgia Institute of Technology. Before that, I earned BA and MA degrees in geography from the University of Kentucky and my PhD from the Graduate School of Geography at Clark University.
Interests
- Critical GIS
- Digital geographies
- Urban geography
- Socio-spatial inequality
- Geographic thought and methodology
Education
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Ph.D., Geography, 2015
Clark University
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M.A., Geography, 2011
University of Kentucky
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B.A., Geography and Political Science, 2008
University of Kentucky