Dr. Tekleab Gala
Urban forest Urban resilience Land Use and Ecosystem Services Urban Neighborhood and Segregation Studies HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions Remote Sensing in Agriculture Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses Environmental Justice and Health Disparities Soil Moisture and Remote Sensing General Health Professions Global and Planetary Change Sociology and Political Science Infectious Diseases Ecology Economics and Econometrics Environmental Engineering

Bio

Tekleab Gala is an Associate Professor of Geomatics & GIS Lab Coordinator in the Department of Geography, Sociology, History, African American Studies and Anthropology at Chicago State University. His research focuses on urban forest, urban resilience, and remote sensing in agriculture.

Educational Journey

University of Western Ontario

PhD in Geography and Environmental Sciences • Geography and Environmental Sciences

2010

University of Minnesota

PhD Candidate in Soil, Water and Climate • Soil, Water and Climate

2004

Wageningen University & Research

MSc in Geo-information Sciences • Geo-information Sciences

2001
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Experience

Associate Professor of Geomatics & GIS Lab Coordinator

2014 - Present • Department of Geography, Sociology, History, African American Studies and Anthropology

Rush University Medical Center

2018 - 0

Tennessee State University

2013 - 0
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Grants and Awards

GRANT

Community Research on Climate and Urban Science (CROCUS)

U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory

Research

Neighborhood-Scale Urban Forest Structure and Health Inventory as Indicators of Green Infrastructure and Climate Resilience: The Case of Chatham, Chicago

Article June 23, 2026