Dr. Hoover earned a B.A. in Environmental Sciences (2007) from Northwestern University, a M.A. in Geography (2009) from the University of Arizona, and a Ph.D. in Geography (2014) from the University of Denver.
Dr. Hoover's research interests focus on the integration of community-engaged research with geospatial technologies (geographic information systems (GIS) technology, Global Positioning Systems (GPS), and spatial analysis) to investigate environmental exposures in rural, underserved communities. His primary research area emphasizes investigation of chemical contaminants in unregulated drinking water sources. Through use of novel statistical methods and geospatial analyses he investigates the spatial distribution of metals and metalloids in private water sources used on Tribal lands. Ongoing studies also investigate geospatial patterns of human exposure to metals using environmental measurements, Global Positioning System, survey, and biomonitoring data. Another research area of interest uses GPS to model microenvironment exposures to air pollutants and movement of livestock to inform exposure estimates.