Geographers without Borders

Women in GIS

Women in GIS presents "Geographers without Borders". This interview-style podcast brings you guests from around the world to share about their niche in geography. From GIS to Urban Planning to Marine Biology, scientists and professionals around the world use the science of geography to solve problems critical to humanity every day. With Host, Shannon Foxx-Day, and Producer, Caitlin Hagar-Kuhn.

  1. 13 lug ·  Contenuti extra

    S3 Bonus: GIS Mentorship with Mentor Brandi Rank and Mentee Tarah Rhine

    Mentor Brandi Rank and Mentee Tarah Rhine discuss their experience with the Women in GIS Mentorship Program. Applications open now until July 18th at Womeningis.org! Brandi Rank, PMP, is a geospatial technology leader with more than 20 years of experience delivering GIS solutions that align with business objectives and create measurable organizational value. As a Principal Product Engineer at Esri, she helps organizations leverage location intelligence to improve decision-making, efficiency, and strategic outcomes.Her leadership experience includes serving as GIS Manager for the City of Thornton and Business Solutions Manager for Adams County, where she drove process improvements that significantly reduced timelines and enhanced transparency. A certified PMP and Six Sigma Yellow Belt, Brandi is passionateabout helping organizations position GIS as a strategic asset that drives innovation, reduces risk, and enables lasting change. Tarah Rhine is a GIS professional with 15 years of experience and currently is in the role of GIS Coordinator at Mendocino County. She leads the development of the County’s enterprise GIS architecture, facilitates modernization of GIS foundations, and shapes the long‑term strategy for geographic information systems across departments. With an academic foundation in environmental studies, Tarah approaches her work through a multidisciplinary lens. She uses spatial technologies to improve workflows, support organizationalchange, and strengthen collaboration. Her career experience spans transportation development, cannabis licensing, and land management—where she has consistently helped emerging governance environments build structure andcome together through the effective use of GIS.

  2. 2 lug

    S3 EP12: Volcanology with Shannon Kobs Nawotniak

    Shannon earned her BS in Geology from Michigan Technological University and her PhD from the University at Buffalo, with a focus in physical volcanology. She’s a professor and department chair in the Department of Geosciences at Idaho State University, where she likes to claim that her research is like professional grade “the floor is lava” thanks to her work on volcanic analogs. She brags that career highlights include riding a horse, up a volcano, through the rainforest, with a machete, and serving as a faux astronaut for a simulated mission to Mars run by NASA. One of her favoriteclasses to teach is Programming for GIS, where she helps students with no coding background learn how to step up their game in geospatial analyses.

  3. 4 giu ·  Contenuti extra

    Special Episode Graduate Scholarship Awardee Pratikshya Regmi

    Pratikshya is originally from Jaljala, a remote village in Nepal. Her journey in geospatial science began with an undergraduate degree in Geomatics Engineering from Kathmandu University, followed by a master’s degree in Geospatial Systems Engineering from Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. She is currently a PhD candidate in Geospatial Analytics at North Carolina State University. Her research focuses on the geomorphic impacts of Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina, where I use LiDAR, UAV imagery, satellite data, and geospatial modeling to understand terrain change, debris movement, and altered drainage patterns after extreme events. Through her work, she aims to develop geospatial methods and decision-support tools that can help communities, scientists, and emergency managers better prepare for, respond to, and recover from natural disasters.

  4. 7 mag

    S3 EP11: GIS for Public Health with Michelle Eichinger

    Michelle combines passion and experience in public health, climate change, community development, food systems, and policy. her niche is in quantitative methods and urban data science, including GIS and machine learning/Artificial Intelligence applications. Her research interests are in health and the built environment, food systems, applied epidemiology for public policy, climate resiliency, community development and health disparities. Michelle aims to apply my work toward equitable people-based and place-based policies and interventions. Michelle holds a BS, MS, and MPA from the University of Delaware, and a PhD in Planning, Design, and Built Environment from Clemson University.

  5. 2 apr ·  Contenuti extra

    Special Episode Women in GIS Undergraduate Scholarship Awardees Caroline Petersen and Gabrielle Capone

    Gabrielle Capone is a senior a the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign studying Geography and GIS, with minors in Computer and Political Science. She channels her passion for global issues into action by leading Illinois YouthMappers and the Geographical Honors Society. Caroline Petersen is a student at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville pursuing a major in Geospatial Information Science and a minor in Data Science. She is a highly motivated and detail-oriented individual, passionate about the intersection of geospatial information science and environmental science.

  6. 5 mar

    S3 EP10: Practical AI and GIS with Dr. Nadine Alameh

    Dr. Alameh is an award-winning industry-recognized geospatial leader and visionary withproven business building and scaling experience in industry and nonprofits. She focuses in bridging technology and policy at a national and global scale. She has an extensive global network across industry, government, academia, and non profit sectors, spanning geospatial, earth observations, data science, AI, and climate. Dr. Alameh is a seasoned board member, startup advisor, and young professional mentor. She has an PhD in Geographic Information Systems from MID, a Masters of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering, and a Master in City Planning.

    S3 EP10: Practical AI and GIS with Dr. Nadine Alameh

  7. 27 feb

    Special Episode Women in GIS Service Award Recipient Danielle Bram

    Danielle is the Director at the Center for GeospatialScience and Technology at California State University- Northridge, and the founder of Women in GIS. Danielle is GIS leader and professional with more than 25 years experience in the field. Early in her career Danielle noticed that there weren’t much resources for women in the field, and found herself at a conference with a group of women who were interested in joining forces for good, or just for coffee. Danielle has a Bachelors Degree in Nature and Cultureform the University of California, Davis, and a Masters in Geography from California State University, Northridge.

    Special Episode Women in GIS Service Award Recipient Danielle Bram

  8. 6 feb ·  Contenuti extra

    Special Episode Distinguished Contribution Awardee Devika Jain

    In our third episode of the Award Series, I speak with Devika Jain, the recipient of the Distinguished Contributions Award from Women in GIS for 2025. Devika tells me about why she came to GIS and how her interest in systems to address real world problems drove her pursuit of knowledge in the geospatial realm. We also discuss her work applying Machine Learning to millions of tweets and what the data showed her team about sentiments in different locations. Listen to hear her concerns about big data, when not to scale up, and how to approach big data biases. If you're interested in learning more about grant and scholarship opportunities from Women in GIS, check us out always at womeningis.org.

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Descrizione

Women in GIS presents "Geographers without Borders". This interview-style podcast brings you guests from around the world to share about their niche in geography. From GIS to Urban Planning to Marine Biology, scientists and professionals around the world use the science of geography to solve problems critical to humanity every day. With Host, Shannon Foxx-Day, and Producer, Caitlin Hagar-Kuhn.

Informazioni

  • Creatore
    Women in GIS
  • Anni di attività
    2023 - 2026
  • Puntate
    49
  • Classificazione
    Contenuti adatti a tutti
  • Copyright
    © Women in GIS
  • Sito web del podcast
    Geographers without Borders

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