Spatial & Quantitative Consulting

Applied Spatial & Quantitative Expertise

I offer specialized analytical, statistical, and geographic advisory services for public agencies, research institutes, transit authorities, and conservation organizations.

My consulting practice translates advanced spatial analysis, quantitative modeling, and environmental crime science into empirical, data-driven solutions. I specialize in leveraging spatial methods—using tools like R, ArcGIS, and QGIS—to evaluate risk, identify geographic pattern stability, and model built and natural environments.

Core Service Areas

• Spatial Risk Modeling & Geographic Analysis:

  • Micro-place spatial analysis, crime pattern mapping, and dynamic risk modeling.
  • Evaluating built environment risk factors, risky facility profiles, and urban land-use features.
  • Point-pattern and spatio-temporal cluster analysis across urban, transit, and rural landscapes.

• Transit, Infrastructure, & Built Environment Analytics:

  • Empirical risk assessment and crime pattern evaluation across transit corridors, light rail networks, and public hubs.
  • Spatial evaluations of urban greenways, parks, street lighting upgrades, and public infrastructure.

• Conservation & Environmental Risk Analytics:

  • Spatial analysis of illegal natural resource extraction, wildlife poaching, and marine/IUU fishing risk.
  • Assessing spatial vulnerability across marine, parkland, and protected land environments.

• Quantitative Research Design & Statistical Modeling:

  • Program and intervention evaluation using quasi-experimental and longitudinal time-series designs.
  • Advanced statistical modeling (R) for social science and environmental datasets.
  • Systematic reviews and quantitative meta-analyses.

Inquiries

For technical consultations, spatial modeling projects, or collaborative research contracts, please contact me directly at mspencer@georgiasouthern.edu.