Priscilla M. Loh, Ph.D.

Dr. Priscilla M. Loh is a Geospatial Environmental Researcher with a focus on GIS, remote sensing, and environmental analysis. She completed her doctoral research at Southern University and A&M College, where she examined the spatiotemporal dynamics of water quality in the Mississippi River, tracking indicators such as turbidity, chlorophyll-a concentrations, Secchi depth (water clarity), and surface water variability.

Driven by a desire to better understand the interactions between human activities and natural systems, Dr. Loh combines GIS, remote sensing, satellite imagery, and environmental analysis to examine ecosystem health, land use and land cover changes, and environmental stressors across diverse landscapes.

In addition to academics, her applied experience includes working as a Remote Sensing Research Analyst with the NASA DEVELOP Program, where she used multi-sensor satellite imagery and the InVEST Sediment Delivery Ratio (SDR) model to identify sediment hotspots and sedimentation dynamics within the Coosa River Basin. As an Urban Forestry Assessment Technician with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, she contributed to LiDAR data validation and geospatial data collection. She has also contributed to the Xylem Lab's NASA Harvest project at the University of Maryland, where her work in reviewing and validating large geospatial crop datasets led to a co-authored peer-reviewed publication.

Dr. Loh holds a master's degree in Urban Forestry from Southern University and A&M College and a bachelor's degree in Geography and Resource Development from the University of Ghana. Building on this foundation, she is committed to advancing the use of tools like Google Earth Engine and machine learning to support practical, real-world environmental decision-making.