What a week! As we all return from a hot week at San Francisco, please be sure to share a hearty congratulations to all the HMGSG winners announced at the Annual AAG Conference. Also, a warm thank you to all the judges, reviewers, and board members who took the time to support HMGSG this year. Health and Medical Geography is in good hands!
| Melinda Meade Health & Place Travel Awards | Naoki Matsumoto, Keio University |
| Arunima Dasgupta, University of Connecticut | |
| Amit Banerjee, University of Burdwan | |
| Peter Gould Student Paper Award | Undergraduate: Meixian Li, University of Illinois |
| Masters: William Jones, Virginia Tech University | |
| PhD: Congcong Miao, University of Connecticut | |
| PhD: Bryttani Wooten, University of North Carolina | |
| Jacques May Thesis Award | Masters: Chrishma Perera |
| PhD: Hanlin Zhou, University of Toronto | |
| Health Data Visualization: Interactive | Dr. Debs Ghosh, Sabina Bhandari, Cheryl Knott, Zev Ross, University of Connecticut, University of Maryland Baltimore County, ZevRoss Spatial Analysis |
| Health Data Visualization: Static | Stephen Liwur, Florida State University |
| Emerging Scholar in Health & Medical Geography | Dr. Michael Desjardins, John Hopkins |
| Mid-Career Scholar in Health & Medical Geography | Dr. Paul Delamater, University of North Carolina |
| Melinda S. Meade Distinguished Scholar in Health & Medical Geography | Dr. Valorie Crooks, Simon Fraser University |
Award Winners at the 2026 AAG Annual Conference, HMGSG Business Meeting
Emerging & Mid-Career Scholar 2025 Awardees at their AAG 2026 Presentations
Dick Sadler, Chair from 2024-2026 (right) & M. Kolak, Vice-Chair, kicking off the business meeting
Highlights from the Annual HMGSG Social at Pie Punks
Board Members at the AAG 2026 Business Meeting
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