Shreesha Pandeya
Shreesha Pandeya is a Research Associate in the College of Agriculture, Health, and
Natural Resources at Kentucky State University, where she completed her M.S. in Environmental
Studies (2023–2025). Her research focuses on land use and land cover change, ecosystem
services mapping, integration of remote sensing and GIS for sustainable landscape
management along with social sciences. Shreesha has authored peer-reviewed articles
in leading journals, including Environmental Challenges, Environmental Management,
Agriculture, Challenges, and Sustainability. She has presented her work at various
conferences, including the Association of American Geographers (AAG), ARD Research
Symposium 2024, Southern Regional Science Association (SRSA), Kentucky Association
of Mapping Professionals (KAMP), etc. Besides, she has mentored high school and undergraduate
students in STEM research under the NSF project. Her achievements include multiple
awards recognizing her excellence in research and scholarship, such as the Outstanding
Master of Environmental Studies Student Award (2024, and 2025), the Best Student Presentation
Award at the NACA Conference (2025), Award winner in Annual Research Symposium 2024
at KYSU, Award winner in Student Poster Competition at NAPA 2024, Outstanding MS student
award in NAPA 2024, and the KentuckyView Graduate Fellowship (2024). With strong expertise in
geospatial analysis, statistical modeling, and environmental resource management,
Shreesha combines technical proficiency with an interdisciplinary approach to addressing
pressing environmental challenges. Her long-term goal is to advance applied research
that informs sustainable land management, policy, and practice while publishing scientific
research papers in high-impact journals.
Shreesha’s published research works can be found at the link below: