Dr. Frank Witmer presents his research analyzing causes of violence in Sub-Saharan Africa. Note: the audio podcast for his presentation is also posted in the iTunes collection. Dr. Frank Witmer is a computational geographer who conducts research studying violent conflict and human-environment interactions using spatial statistical methods, remote sensing data, and simulation. He teaches in the Department of Computer Science & Engineering, UAA. One of his recent projects studies climate variability and violent conflict in Sub-Saharan Africa, both historically and for future scenarios.