Dr. Kilan C. Ashad-Bishop is a biomedical scientist and advocate for inclusion working at the intersection of science, health, and society. She is a proud alumna of Morgan State University, where she earned her Bachelor of Science in Biology, and the University of Miami, where she earned her PhD in Cancer Biology. Kilan focuses her transdisciplinary research and service portfolio on the influence of social and environmental factors on cancer disparities. Guided by a strong belief in the transformative power of equity and inclusion in health, science, and society, Dr. Ashad-Bishop champions the responsibility of science (and scientists) in driving positive social change.

Project: Developing a National Dashboard & Visualization Tool for Climate Gentrification

Ashad-Bishop is leveraging publicly available national data to create the first national database and visualization tool for flood-related climate gentrification risk at the neighborhood level across the United States. This project uses data from the US Census American Community Survey to operationalize gentrification based on changes from 2010–2015 and 2015–2020 in racial composition, income, education, and housing costs. The project also utilizes environmental data on green infrastructure from the US Geological Survey, and flood risk data from the FEMA National Risk Index. By centralizing and merging these datasets, Ashad-Bishop aims to create the first national visualization tool for assessing flood-related climate gentrification risk.