Sean Olcese

I am a Graduate Research Fellow in Rowan University’s Community Action for Resilience & Equity (CARE) Lab and a student in Rowan’s accelerated Master of Urban & Regional Planning (MURP) program. My work sits at the intersection of GIS, urban planning, environmental justice, and community resilience, with a focus on using spatial analysis to support evidence-based planning and policy decisions.

My research experience includes projects funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). I have examined issues such as historic redlining, air quality disparities, environmental exposure, and public health outcomes, integrating environmental, socioeconomic, and spatial datasets to better understand patterns of inequity across communities. I have presented this work at academic conferences, including the Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning (ACSP).