Erica M. Rettig | Ph.D. Candidate | University of California, Davis

Welcome

I am a Ph.D. candidate in the Graduate Group in Ecology at the University of California, Davis under Robert J. Hijmans, where I specialize in spatial data science. My academic interests lie in using data science and machine learning methods to explore issues of development and social equality from a quantitative perspective. My research can be found at https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4258-8052
 
My dissertation topic is "Women's Empowerment in Africa", which explores spatial variation in women's empowerment, including education, employment, access to family planning methods, access to reproductive health care, decision-making, and intimiate partner violence. I am the lead creator of the Female Empowerment Index (FEMI), which tracks these issues, jointly and individually, across time and space.
   
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