UW Northwest Center for Public Health Practice
December 2024 - Present
Geospatial Analyst
Seattle, WA
- Lead author for Activity #1 of the reportOregon Health Authority Public Health Department Landscape Assessment (2025)
- Analysis of vaccine availability and demographic factors of vulnerability in rural Oregon
- A first of its kind implementation of geospatial technologies in the analysis and decision-making processes of the Oregon Health Authority
UW Continuum College Certificate in GIS Program
September 2024 - Present
Instructor
Seattle, WA
- C GIS 550 C: GIS In Practice In The Pacific Northwest
- C GIS 530 C: GIS Project Planning and Implementation
- C GIS 510 C: Principels of Cartography and Thematic Mapping
UW Center for Social Science Computation and Research
January 2018 - June 2024
Research Consultant
Seattle, WA
- Assist faculty and staff with research design and software usage. Conduct quarterly workshops on software usage and research methods. Assist affiliated departments with teaching software in classes.
- ArcGIS, QGIS, Tableau, AtlasTi, Microsoft Office, Open Street Maps, Google Cloud Services, Stata
- Quarterly Workshop Topics
- Intro to GIS in ArcGIS
- Intro to IGS in QGIS
- Intro to SPSS
- Making Maps with Tableau
- Custom Workshops
- Multimedia Field Data Collection and Qualitative Data Analysis in Atlas.ti for GEOG 525: Advanced Qualitative Methods in Geography
- Data Management and Qualitative Data Analysis in Atlas.ti (asynchronous video content) for SOC W 506: Social Welfare Research and Evaluation
- Data Cleaning and Analysis using SPSS Syntax for the Health Promotion Research Center
- Resume Building in Tableau for COMMLD 530: Storytelling for Emergent Platforms
- Mapping Health Phenomena in QGIS for GEOG 381: Maps and Health
- Data Cleaning and Exploratory Analysis in SPSS for the School of Social Work
University of Washington Department of Geography
Multiple Appointments
Research Assistant
Seattle, WA
- Summer 2016, March 2018 - February 2019, March 2021 - June 2022
- Contributed to the NSF Funded project Shifting Spatialities of LGBTQ Life
- Developed and standardized five decades of primary historical data into GIS-compliant formats in QGIS 2.8-3.2
- Primary Data Digitization and Development; Aerial Photo Analysis; Ground Truthing
- 2021 NSF Principal Investigators: Dr. Michael Brown, Dr. Lawrence Knopp, and Dr. Bo Zhang
University of Washington Department of Geography
September 2015 - April 2018
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Seattle, WA
- GEOG 360: Principles of GIS Mapping - an introductory seminar detailing the structure and functionality of Geographic Information Systems. Lab components featured step by step
- GEOG 317: Geographic Information and Spatial Analysis - basic analytical techniques using ESRI software and adjacent platforms, including
- GEOG 258: Digital Geographies - a comprehensive course discussing the creation and usage of geographic information online, especially through publication services
- GEOG 277: Geography of Cities - an introductory course on urban studies detailing the origins of urban critical theory and application of contemporary critiques
- GEOG 469: GIS Workshop - A project-based course during which students help local agencies achieve their goals of implementing geographic information systems of various kinds in their operations, including web-based publication, spatial analysis, and many other methodologies
Virginia Tech Department of Geography
June 2014 - October 2014
Research Technician
Blacksburg, VA
- Spatial epidemiological analysis on Lyme Disease infections and land cover change conditions in Southwestern Virginia using ArcGIS Desktop 10.2
- Aerial photo interpretation
- Seven-class NAIP conversion proportional analysis
Virginia Tech Department of Geography
August 2012 - June 2014
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Blacksburg, VA
- GEOG 1004: Introduction to Human Geography
- GEOG 4054: Geography of Wine
- GEOG 4074/5074: Medical Geography
- GEOG 4204: Geography of Resources
T&B Planning, PA Branch
May - August 2010
Intern, GIS Analyst
Murrysville, PA
- Database development of PLANPGH's Pittsburgh Cultural Heritage Plan using Microsoft Excel and migrating into ArcGIS – Currently in use by the City of Pittsburgh
- Original Data Sourcing and Editing – Compilation of historical and modern resources to identify locations and verify conflicting information
- Ongoing Needs Assessments and Teleconferencing – Remote consultation via telephone, Skype and GoToMeeting