Audrey Culver Smith, PhD

Courses Taught

• ENG 1001: Modes of Inquiry
• ENC 1101: Expository and Argumentative Writing

Pedological Interests

Writing in the disciplines; public-facing writing; interdisciplinary communication; multimodal and digital writing; inclusive pedagogy; active learning; AI and writing instruction

Research Interests

Human–environment interactions; biodiversity conservation and sustainable development; land-use and land-cover change; remote sensing and GeoAI; environmental governance and social-ecological systems; transdisciplinary approaches; science communication; sub-Saharan Africa and the Global South

Personal Interests

Cycling; music; water sports; traveling; cultural exchange

Best Writing Advice

Write past the blank page; revise toward the point.

Selected Publications

• Southworth, J., Safaei, M., Rahaman, M., Herrero, H. V., Smith, A. C., Tefera, B. B., Muir, C. S., & Alruzuq, A. R. (2026). GeoAI methods for land use and land cover classification: Machine learning and deep learning approaches. In E. L. Bunting, J. Southworth, C. Gibbes, & H. V. Herrero (Eds.), Remote sensing, big data, and GeoAI: Exploring applications with geospatial insights (pp. 187–219). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-26741-3.00011-8.
• Southworth, J., Smith, A. C., Safaei, M., Rahaman, M., Alruzuq, A., Tefera, B. B., Muir, C.S., & Herrero, H. V. (2024). Machine learning versus deep learning in land system science: A decision making framework for effective land classification. Frontiers in Remote Sensing, 5, 1374862. https://doi.org/10.3389/frsen.2024.1374862
• Muir, C., Smith, A. C., & Agrawal, A. (2023). Climate change, degradation, and land acquisitions: Evaluating inequalities among competing interests for suitable cropland in Ethiopia. Ecology and Society, 28(1). https://doi.org/10.5751/ES-13934-280146
• Ross, A., Mack, E. A., Marcantonio, R., Miller-Graff, L., Pearson, A. L., Smith, A. C., Bunting, E., & Zimmer, A. (2023). A mediation analysis of the linkages between climate variability, water insecurity, and interpersonal violence. Climate and Development, 16(2), 134-148. https://doi.org/10.1080/17565529.2023.2186746
• Ozsahin, E., Ozdes, M., Smith, A. C., & Yang, D. (2022). Remote sensing and GIS-based suitability mapping of termite habitat in the African Savanna: A case study of the Lowveld in Kruger National Park. Land, 11(6), 803. https://doi.org/10.3390/land11060803
• Smith, A. C., Merz, L., Borden, J. B., Gulick, C. K., Kshirsagar, A. R., & Bruna, E. M. (2021). Assessing the effect of article processing charges on the geographic diversity of authors using Elsevier’s “Mirror Journal” system. Quantitative Science Studies, 2(4), 1123–1143. https://doi.org/10.1162/qss_a_00157
• Smith, A. C. (2020). Social-ecological impacts of land acquisitions in Tanzania. In Center for African Studies Research Report 2018-2019. (p. 59). Center for African Studies, University of Florida. page-59_csmith.pdf
• Hassan, M., Smith, A. C., Walker, K., Rahman, M., & Southworth, J. (2018). Rohingya refugee crisis and forest cover change in Teknaf, Bangladesh. Remote Sensing, 10(5), 689. doi:10.3390/rs10050689