Alan Murray

Biography

Alan Murray is a Professor in the Department of Geography. He earned a BS in Mathematics, a Master’s in Statistics and Applied Probability and a PhD in Geography, all from UC Santa Barbara. After his PhD, he was Professor in the Department of Geography at Ohio State University (as well as Director of the Center for Urban and Regional Analysis), Professor in the School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning at Arizona State University and Professor in the College of Computing and Informatics as well as the School of Public Health at Drexel University prior to his return to UC Santa Barbara at the end of 2015.

Research

Professor Murray’s research and teaching interests include: geographic information science; spatial optimization; emergency response, health informatics; urban growth and development; land use planning; urban, regional, and natural resource planning and development; and, infrastructure and transportation systems.