GIS - Key Persons


Akhil Kumar

CGAAffiliateOct.2021-presentAkhilKumarisanundergraduatestudentattheUniversityofTorontowhoworkscloselywiththe...ReadmoreaboutAkhilKumarGoogleScholar AkhilKumarisanundergraduatestudentattheUniversityofTorontowhoworkscloselywiththeGeographicInsightsLabonresearchrelatedtoHealthandPopulationDevelopmentinIndiaandtheUnitedStates.Topicsofhisresearchincludechildundernutrition,mortality,education,andpoverty.Inadditiontohisresearch,heishelpingcontributetotheIndiaPolicyInsightsproject,whichwillbeaninteractivedatatoolforthepublictoviewhealthdatainIndiaatvaryinggeographiclevels.

Akiyuki Kawasaki

Job Titles:
  • Visiting Scholar
Prof.Kawasaki'scurrentresearchfocusesonwater-relateddisasterriskandpovertyreductioninAsianfrominterdisciplinaryapplicationsofengineeringandsocialscienceapproach.HeisleadingseveralinterdisciplinaryresearchprojectsinChina,India,Myanmar,SriLankaandThailandincollaborationwithexpertsinvariousfields,suchaseconomics,culturalanthropology,historiography,andinformaticsusingGISasacollaborationplatform. AsamemberoftheEarthObservationDataIntegration&FusionResearchInitiative(EDITORIA)ofTheUniversityofTokyo,hecontributestothedevelopmentoftheDataIntegrationandAnalysisSystem(DIAS),aglobalenvironmentaldataplatformsupportedbytheJapaneseMinistryofEducation,Culture,Sports,ScienceandTechnology(MEXT).HestayedatHarvardduring2008-2009asaVisitingScholaratCenterforGeographicAnalysis(CGA)andSchoolofEngineeringandAppliedSciences,andwillagainstayatCGAfromAug.2019toJul.2020. Prof.Kawasaki'scurrentresearchfocusesonwater-relateddisasterriskandpoverty...ReadmoreaboutAkiyukiKawasaki

Albert J. Weatherhead III

Job Titles:
  • University Professor / Director of the Institute for Quantitative Social Science, FAS
GaryKingisaleaderinthedevelopmentandapplicationofempiricalmethodsinmanyareasofsocialscienceresearch,withafocusoninnovationswhichspan...ReadmoreaboutGaryKing GaryKingisaleaderinthedevelopmentandapplicationofempiricalmethodsinmanyareasofsocialscienceresearch,withafocusoninnovationswhichspantherangefromstatisticaltheorytopracticalapplication.HeisthefounderofDataverse,adataarchivingplatformwhichusesCGA'sWorldMapplatformtosupportgeospatialoperationssuchasspatialjoiningandmapvisualization.Dr.KingfundedtheBOP(BillionObjectPlatform),aprototypesystemdevelopedbytheCGAtoprovidescholarswithaccesstobiggeospatialdataexplorationcapabilitieswithinDataverse.ProfessorKingisamemberoftheCGAFacultySteeringCommittee.

Allen Whitehill Clowes

Job Titles:
  • Allen Whitehill Clowes Professor of Fine Arts and Professor of African and African American Studies, Department of History of Art and Architecture, FAS
ProfessorBlieristheco-creatorofAfricamap,aplatformforvisualizing,analyzing,andsharingmaps...ReadmoreaboutSuzanneBlier

Alphonse Fletcher

Job Titles:
  • University Professor / Director, Hutchins Center for African & African American Research
HenryLouisGatesJr.isanEmmyAward-winningfilmmaker,literaryscholar,journalist,culturalcritic,andinstitutionbuilder.ProfessorGatesisa...ReadmoreaboutHenryLouisGates,Jr.

Anders Hopperstead

Job Titles:
  • Specialist

Andrew Gordon

Job Titles:
  • Lee and Juliet Folger Fund Professor of History
AndyGordondirectstheextensiveJapanDisastersArchiveandJapanMap,whichpreservebothreal-timeinformationrelatedtotheSendaiearthquakeandtsunamiofMarch2011,aswellasaccountsoftheaftermath.AsanhistorianofModernJapan,Gordoniswidelypublishedonthetopicsofmaterialculture,consumerism,economyandsocialsystemofJapan,includingAModernHistoryofJapan:FromTokugawaTimestothePresent(3rdEdition,2014).

Bandit Mienmany

Job Titles:
  • Fellow
BanditMienmanyisavisitingfellowundertheFulbrightASEANVisitingScholarProgram.Heobtainedamaster'sdegreeinGeographicInformationScience... ReadmoreaboutBanditMienmany

Ben Lewis

Job Titles:
  • Contributor
  • Geospatial Technology Manager
Benmanagesateamthatdesignsanddevelopsgeospatialplatformstoenablegeospatialdatavisualization,spatialanalytics,bigdataprocessing,dataharvestingandenrichment,andinteroperabilitytosupportinter-organizationalcollaborationandresearch. BeforejoiningHarvardUniversity,BenwasaprojectmanagerwithAdvancedTechnologySolutionsofPennsylvania(nowGeographIT),whereheledthecompanyinadoptingplatformindependentapproachestoGISsystemdevelopment.HestudiedChineselanguageandhistoryattheUniversityofWisconsin,andearnedhisMaster'sinEnvironmentalPlanningattheUniversityofPennsylvania.AfterPenn,hehelpedstarttheUniversityofCaliforniaBerkeleyGISLab,foundedtheGISgroupattransportationengineeringfirmMcCormickTaylor,andhelpeddeveloptheLandAcquisitionMappingSystemfortheSouthFloridaWaterManagementDistrict. Benisanactivecontributortohisfieldsofspecialization,andisparticularlyinterestedintechnologiesthatlowerthebarriertoaccessinggeospatialtechnology. LinkedInResearchGateGoogleScholar GeospatialTechnologyManagerBenmanagesateamthatdesignsanddevelopsgeospatial...ReadmoreaboutBenLewisblewis@cga.harvard.edu

Bernd Resch

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor
  • Associate Professor at University of Salzburg 's Department of Geoinformatics
  • Visiting Scholar
BerndReschisanAssociateProfessoratUniversityofSalzburg'sDepartmentofGeoinformatics-Z_GISandaVisitingScholaratHarvardUniversity(USA).BerndReschdidhisPhDintheareaof"LiveGeography"(real-timemonitoringofenvironmentalgeo-processes)togetherwithUniversityofSalzburgandMIT.Hisresearchinterestrevolvesaroundunderstandingcitiesascomplexsystemsthroughanalysingavarietyofdigitaldatasources,focusingondevelopingmachinelearningalgorithmstoanalysehuman-generateddatalikesocialmediapostsandphysiologicalmeasurementsfromwearablesensors.Thefindingsarerelevanttoanumberoffieldsincludingurbanresearch,disastermanagement,epidemiology,andothers.BerndreceivedtheTheodorKörnerAwardforhisworkon"UrbanEmotions".Amongstavarietyofotherfunctions,heisanEditorialBoardMemberofIJHG,IJGIandPLOSONE,ascientificcommitteememberofvariousinternationalconferences(havingchairedseveralconferences),anAssociatedFacultyMemberofthedoctoralcollege"GIScience",andanExecutiveBoardmemberofSpatialServicesGmbH.

Charles H. Carswell

Job Titles:
  • Professor in East Asian Languages and Civilizations, FAS / Founding Director of the Center for Geographic Analysis
ProfessorBolledtheHarvardUniversity-wideefforttoestablishsupportforgeospatialanalysisinteachingandresearch.Hewasnamedfirstdirector...ReadmoreaboutPeterBol

Chuying Huo

ChuyingHuoisahighschoolstudent(class2024)fromLondonCentralSecondarySchoolinLondon,Ontario,Canada.Heracademicpassionslieinpublichealth,...ReadmoreaboutChuyingHuo

Clemens Havas

Job Titles:
  • Visiting Fellow
ClemensHavasisaPhDcandidateatUniversityofSalzburg'sDepartmentofGeoinformatics-Z_GISwithabackgroundin...ReadmoreaboutClemensHavas ClemensHavasisaPhDcandidateatUniversityofSalzburg'sDepartmentofGeoinformatics-Z_GISwithabackgroundincomputerscience.Hespecializesincombiningstate-of-the-artmachinelearningalgorithmswithgeospatialanalysistoextractinformationaboutlarge-scaleeventslikeanaturaldisaster.Theinformationisprovidedinnearreal-timeaftertheoutbreakofaneventbyutilizingnewdatasourceslikesocialmedianetworks.

Connie Chen

PreceptorinGeospatialAnalysis(DepartmentofGovernment)Aug.2023-presentConnieChenisapreceptoringeospatialanalysisatHarvardUniversity'sGovernmentDepartmentandanassociatewiththeCenterforGeographicAnalysis(...ReadmoreaboutConnieChen ConnieChenisapreceptoringeospatialanalysisatHarvardUniversity'sGovernmentDepartmentandanassociatewiththeCenterforGeographicAnalysis(CGA).SheholdsaPh.D.inUrbanandRegionalPlanningfromtheUniversityofFlorida,anMSinGeography(UrbanandRegionalPlanning)fromPekingUniversity,andaBachelor'sdegreeinLandscapeGardeningfromBeijingForestryUniversity.SheteachesintroductoryandadvancedGIScoursesaswellasGIStrainingprograms.SheisproficientinspatialandstatisticalanalysisthroughGISandRprogramminglanguage,3DgeospatialmodelingandvisualizationthroughArcGISProandCityEngine,anddataminingtechniques.Shealsoobtainedtraininginqualitativemethodsandurbanandlandscapedesignskills.Sheidentifiesherselfasasocial-technologicalscholar.Dr.ChenhasparticipatedinbothresearchandpracticeenvironmentalprojectsintheU.S.andChina.Herresearchareasincludetravelbehavior,socialvulnerability,communityresilience,thebuiltenvironment,andurbanandlandscapedesign.Hercurrentresearchfocusesonintegratedvulnerabilityanalysis,combininginsightsfromnatural,built,andsocialenvironments,alongwithpeople'sactivity-basedresiliencetohazards,disturbances,andurbandesignintegratedwithVirtualRealitytechnologies.

Dakota James Bailey

Job Titles:
  • Specialist ( Part Time )
DakotaBaileyhasaMaster'sdegreeinGeographyfromSyracuseUniversity,wherehestudiedPhysicalgeographyandpublishedamaster'sthesisusingESRI's...ReadmoreaboutDakotaJamesBailey DakotaBaileyhasaMaster'sdegreeinGeographyfromSyracuseUniversity,wherehestudiedPhysicalgeographyandpublishedamaster'sthesisusingESRI'sSuitabilityModelertooltounderstandwildfireignitionriskintheAdirondackStateParkofUpstateNewYork.HealsohasadualB.S.degreeinEnvironmentalScienceandGeography,aminorinChemistry,andafocusinGIS/RemoteSensingfromSUNYOneonta.HeinternedwiththeOtsegoCountyLandTrustasaBluewaySteward,andwiththeNewYorkPowerAuthorityasaGISDevelopmentIntern;servedasaTeachingAssistantforArcMapandArcGISProcoursework,aswellascoursesonglobalenvironmentalchangeandhumangeography;andworkedasanAssistantSystemsAnalystforCHAConsultingInc.,anExternfortheUnitedNationsCommissiononTradeandDevelopment,andanEDFClimateCorpsFellowwiththeNewYorkCityMayor'sOffice.Currently,heisafull-timeGISAnalyst/ProjectManagerwhileworkingparttimeasaGISSpecialistattheCGA.

Dave Siegel

Job Titles:
  • Geospatial Data and Information Software Engineer at HUL OIS
DavejoinedHarvardinJune,2000aspartofthesoftwaredevelopmentgroupwiththeHarvardUniversityLibraryOfficeforInformationSystems(OIS)andhelpeddeveloptheHarvardGeospatialLibrary(HGL).Davehasover20yearsofexperiencewithGISandbeforearrivingatHarvardheworkedfortheDepartmentofDefense.HewasontheCGAstafffrom2006to2010.

Devika Jain

Job Titles:
  • Data Science Project Manager, Jun. 2022 - Present
  • Project Manager at
DevikaJainisaProjectManageratCGAwheresheleadstheareaofGeospatialDataScienceandBigData.ShehasmorethanadecadeofexperienceinGeoinformationScienceandhasbeeninstrumentalinbuildingseveralhigh-impactgeospatialplatform.ShehaskeeninterestinadvancedGeospatialresearchandservesintheUCGISresearchcommitee.HerresearchareasincludeGeospatialDataScience,BigData,High-PerformanceComputing,MachineLearningandGeoAI.BeforejoiningCGAin2017,sheworkedasaresearcherwithFraunhoferIIS,GermanResearchFoundation(DFG)andLondonSchoolofEconomics.SheholdsamasterinGeodesyandGeoinformationSciencefromTechnicalUniversityBerlin,GermanyandabachelorsinCivilEngineeringfromHBTI,India.

Diamond Bay

Job Titles:
  • Research

Douglas Richardson

Job Titles:
  • Distinguished Researcher
AstheExecutiveDirectoroftheAmericanAssociationofGeographers(AAG)from2003-2019,DouglasRichardsonledahighlysuccessfulrenewaloftheorganization.Hegreatlyexpandeditsmembershipandinternationalfootprint,developeddynamicandwide-rangingnewresearchinitiatives,andbuiltstrongacademic,publishing,andfinancialfoundationsfortheAAG,andforgeography'sfuture. PriortojoiningtheAAG,Dr.RichardsonfoundedandwasthepresidentofGeoResearch,Inc.,ascientificresearchfirmthatdevelopedandpatentedtheworld'sfirstreal-timespace-timeinteractiveGPS/GISfunctionality,whichhastransformedthewaysinwhichgeospatialdataandgeographicinformationisnowcollected,experienced,mapped,andusedwithingeographyandotherdisciplines,andinsocietyatlarge.Theconcepts,technologiesandinnovationspioneeredbyRichardsonandGeoResearcharenowubiquitousandattheheartofawidearrayofreal-timeinteractivemapping,navigation,mobilecomputingandconsumerdevicessuchascellphones,andlocation-basedbusinessapplications.Theyalsohavebecomecentraltothereal-timemanagementofday-to-daycoreoperationsoflarge-scalegovernmentalentities,corporations,andinternationalNGOs. Richardsonsoldhiscompanyanditscorepatentsin1998,andhassincecontinuedtodevelopthefieldofreal-timespace-timeintegrationingeographyandGISciencethroughinternationalandinterdisciplinarygeospatialresearchinareassuchashealth,sustainableenvironmentalandeconomicdevelopment,humanrights,coupledhuman-naturalsystems,andmorerecentlytheintegrationofspatialconcepts,data,andanalysisinthehumanitiesandsocialsciences. DistinguishedResearcher2019-presentAstheExecutiveDirectoroftheAmericanAssociationofGeographers(AAG)from2003-2019,DouglasRichardsonleda...ReadmoreaboutDouglasRichardsondbrichardson@fas.harvard.edu

Dr. Chunling Lu

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor
  • Associate Professor, Global Health and Social Medicine, HMS
Dr.ChunlingLu,Ph.D.,isAssociateProfessorinMedicineandAssociateProfessorinGlobalHealthandSocialMedicine.AsthedirectorofthePrograminGlobalHealthEconomicsandSocialChangeatHarvardMedicalSchool,herresearchisfocusedonmeasuringandanalyzinghealthfinanceanditseffectivenessonpopulationhealthoutcomesatmultiplelevels.Fundedbyvariousgrants,Dr.Luhasbeenworkingonprojectssuchas:(1)trackingglobal-,regional-,andcountry-levelexpenditureonearlychildhooddevelopment,pre-primaryeducation,childandmaternalhealth,adolescenthealth,mentalhealth,andcommunityhealthbyvariousfundingsources,(2),assessingglobal-,regional-andcountry-levelprevalenceofyoungchildrenexposedtoriskfactorsofearlydevelopmentorchildrenlivingininstitutions;(3)leadingeconomicevaluationonvarioushealthinterventionsinlow-andmiddle-incomecountriessuchasEthiopia,Guatemala,India,Pakistan,andRwanda.Dr.Luhasbeeninvolvedinanumberofscientificcommittees,includingchairingtheFinancialDataTracking/CostingWorkingGroupfortheAfricanHealthInitiativeoftheDorisDukeCharitableFoundation,actingasanadvisorfortheWorldHealthOrganizationonmonitoringhealthserviceutilizationandfinancialprotection,leadingconsultationteam,organizedbytheWorldHealthOrganization,onsustainablefinancingpublichealthprogramsinMongolia,andservingasamemberoftheHigh-LevelPanelonFinancingCommunityHealthWorkersorganizedbytheUnitedNation'sSecretaryGeneral'sSpecialEnvoyforHealthinAgenda2030andforMalaria.Currently,Dr.LuisamemberoftheTechnicalWorkingGrouponEarlyChildhoodDevelopmentattheCountdown2030andamemberofGlobalHealthFacultyofExpertsattheUKMedicalResearchCouncil.SheservesintheEditorialBoardofSocialScience&Medicine-PopulationHealth. Dr.ChunlingLu,Ph.D.,isAssociateProfessorinMedicineandAssociateProfessorinGlobalHealthandSocialMedicine.AsthedirectoroftheProgramin...ReadmoreaboutChunlingLu

Eamon Breen

Job Titles:
  • Undergraduate Research Fellow
EamonisanundergraduateattheUniversityofMassachusettsAmherststudyingUrbanGeographyandFrench,whilealsopursuingaminorinSustainableCommunity...ReadmoreaboutEamonBreen EamonisanundergraduateattheUniversityofMassachusettsAmherststudyingUrbanGeographyandFrench,whilealsopursuingaminorinSustainableCommunityDevelopment.HeiscurrentlyworkingattheCenterforGeographicAnalysisasanNSFREUStudentResearchFellowlookingtofurthercombinehisareasofinterestregardingurbandevelopment,thebuiltenvironment,theGlobalSouth,andspatialanalysis.

Erin Abbott

Job Titles:
  • Undergraduate Research Fellow
ErinAbbottisaseniorattheUniversityofChicagopursuingamajorinEnvironmentalandUrbanStudies,minorinGIS,andpre-med.Followinggraduation,shewillbeheadingtotheIcahnSchoolofMedicineatMountSinaiaspartoftheFlexMedprogram.AsanNSFREUStudentResearchFellowattheCenterforGeographicAnalysis,sheisexcitedtoworkonprojectsincorporatingspatialanalysiswithresearchonhealthandtheenvironment.

Fei Carnes

Job Titles:
  • Specialist
FeicametoHarvardin2013.Sincejoining,shehasworkedwithnumeriousprojectsrelatedtogeospatialdataanalytics,modeling,visualization,andmanagementinenvironment,development,publichealth,climatechange,riskassessment,whereshehasworkedextensivelywithvector,raster,andotherrelationaldatasetsthroughGIS/RemoteSensingsoftwareandprogramminglanguagesinPython,andR.

Francis Goelet

Job Titles:
  • Francis Goelet Professor of Medieval History, Department of History, FAS
ProfessorMcCormickleadstheinternationalefforttocreateaDigitalAtlasofMedievalandRoman...ReadmoreaboutMichaelMcCormick

Frank Backus Williams

JeroldS.Kayden'sscholarshipfocusesonlanduselawandenvironmentallaw,public-privaterealestatedevelopment,publicspaceincities,andurban...ReadmoreaboutJeroldKayden

Geoffrey G. Jones

Job Titles:
  • Isidor Straus Professor of Business History
  • Professor
ProfessorGeoffreyJonesresearchestheevolution,impactandresponsibilityofglobalbusiness.Hehaswrittenonthehistoryofinternational...ReadmoreaboutGeoffreyG.Jones ProfessorGeoffreyJonesresearchestheevolution,impactandresponsibilityofglobalbusiness.Hehaswrittenonthehistoryofinternationalentrepreneurshipandmultinationalcorporations,specializinginconsumerproductsincludingbeautyandfashion,aswellasservicessuchasbanking,reinsuranceandcommoditytrading.ProfessorJonesleadstheBusinessHistoryInitiativeandhascreatedarangeofdatasetsaswellasinteractivehistoricaldatavisualizationapplicationsusedinteachingandresearch,whichcoverawidearrayofglobalandU.S.economicandcommercialphenomena.

Gigi Sung

Job Titles:
  • Associate
  • Research Assistant
GigiSung,currentlyanurbanplanningstudentatHarvardGraduateSchoolofDesign,hasadiverseacademicbackground.PriortoherstudiesintheUnitedStates,shecompletedaMasterofArchitectureatHongikUniversityandaBachelorofBusinessatYonseiUniversityconcentratinginfinanceinSouthKorea.HerinterestslieattheintersectionofGISandclimatechangemitigationandadaptation.Gigihascontributedtovariousindexconstructionprojects,includingdevelopingaclimateresilienceindicatorfortherealestatemarketandcreatingapedestrianheatvulnerabilityindex.Inherleisuretime,sheenjoysexpandinghercollectionofcartographybooks. CGAResearchAssistantJan.2024-presentGigiSung,currentlyanurbanplanningstudentatHarvardGraduateSchoolofDesign,hasadiverseacademicbackground.PriortoherstudiesintheUnited...ReadmoreaboutGigiSung

Gordon Hanson

Job Titles:
  • Peter Wertheim Professor in Urban Policy, HKS
GordonHansonisthePeterWertheimProfessorinUrbanPolicyatHarvardKennedySchool.HeisalsoaresearchassociateattheNationalBureauofEconomic...ReadmoreaboutGordonHanson GordonHansonisthePeterWertheimProfessorinUrbanPolicyatHarvardKennedySchool.HeisalsoaresearchassociateattheNationalBureauofEconomicResearch,alifememberoftheCouncilonForeignRelationsandco-editoroftheJournalofEconomicPerspectives.HansonreceivedhisPh.D.ineconomicsfromMITin1992andhisB.A.ineconomicsfromOccidentalCollegein1986.PriortojoiningHarvardin2020,heheldthePacificEconomicCooperationChairinInternationalEconomicRelationsatUCSanDiego,wherehewasfoundingdirectoroftheCenteronGlobalTransformation.HansonpreviouslyservedontheeconomicsfacultiesoftheUniversityofMichiganandtheUniversityofTexas.Inhisscholarship,Hansonspecializesininternationaltrade,internationalmigrationandeconomicgeography.Hehaspublishedextensivelyintopeconomicsjournals,iswidelycitedforhisresearchbyscholarsfromacrossthesocialsciencesandisfrequentlyquotedinmajormediaoutlets.Hanson'scurrentresearchaddresseshowglobalizationintheformofimmigrationandexpandedtradewithChinahaveaffectedU.S.locallabormarkets.Inanewendeavor,heisworkingwithamultidisciplinaryteamofscholarstousesatelliteimagerytoassesstheimpactsofexpandingtransportationnetworks,exposuretoextremeweather,andrelatedeventsonurbaneconomicactivity.

Haoyu Wang

VisitingFellowOct.2023-presentHaoyuWangisadoctoralcandidatefromtheFacultyofGeographicalScienceatBeijingNormalUniversity,China.She...ReadmoreaboutHaoyuWang

Henry Ford II

Job Titles:
  • Henry Ford II Professor of the Social Sciences, Department of Sociology, FAS

Isidor Straus

Job Titles:
  • Isidor Straus Professor of Business History

Jack Hayes

Job Titles:
  • Geospatial Data Scientist ( Part Time ), Jan. 2024 - Present
GeospatialDataScientist(parttime),Jan.2024-presentUndergraduateResearchFellow,July-Dec.2023JackHayesisasenioratWilliam&...ReadmoreaboutJackHayesjackhayes@fas.harvard.edu

Jan Kinne

Job Titles:
  • Visiting Fellow
JanKinneisapostdocintheresearcharea"EconomicsofInnovationandBusinessDynamics"attheCenterforEuropeanEconomicResearch.Hestudied...ReadmoreaboutJanKinne

Jason Ur

Job Titles:
  • Director
  • Professor of Archaeology
JasonUrisProfessorofArchaeologyintheDepartmentofAnthropologyand...

Jeff Blossom

Job Titles:
  • Services Manager, 2016 - Present / Senior GIS Specialist, 2007 - 2015
GISServicesManager,2016-presentSeniorGISSpecialist,2007-2015JeffjoinedtheCenterforGeographicAnalysisatHarvardin2007asaSeniorGISSpecialist,andbecametheGISServiceManagerin2016.Hehas...ReadmoreaboutJeffBlossomjblossom@cga.harvard.edu

Jerold S. Kayden

JeroldS.Kayden'sscholarshipfocusesonlanduselawandenvironmentallaw,public-privaterealestatedevelopment,publicspaceincities,andurban...ReadmoreaboutJeroldKayden

John Brownstein

Job Titles:
  • Professor at Harvard Medical School
  • Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
JohnBrownstein,Ph.DisProfessoratHarvardMedicalSchool,ChiefInnovationOfficerofBostonChildren'sHospital,andDirectoroftheComputational...ReadmoreaboutJohnBrownstein

Josh Lieberman

Job Titles:
  • Senior Researcher
  • Senior Research Scientist at
JoshisaseniorresearchscientistatCGAworkingonhydrographic...ReadmoreaboutJoshLieberman

Junyi Chen

JunyiChengraduatedwithanhonorsdistinctionofCumLaudefromtheStateUniversityofNewYorkatStonyBrookinDecember2021andreceivedabachelor...ReadmoreaboutJunyiChen

Marcia Castro

Job Titles:
  • Andelot Professor of Demography, Harvard School of Public Health
MarciaCastroappliesgeographicalinformationsystems,remotesensing,andspatialstatisticstoherresearch.Shehasdoneextensiveworkmappingthe...ReadmoreaboutMarciaCastro

Mark Henderson

Job Titles:
  • Assistant Professor of Public Policy at Mills College
  • Visiting Scholar
MarkisanassistantprofessorofpublicpolicyatMillsCollegeinOakland...ReadmoreaboutMarkHenderson

Matt Bertrand

Job Titles:
  • Senior GIS Programmer

Matthew W. Wilson

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor of Geography at the University of Kentucky
  • Visiting Scholar
MatthewW.Wilson,PhD,isAssociateProfessorofGeographyattheUniversityofKentuckyandVisitingScholarattheCenterforGeographicAnalysisatHarvard...ReadmoreaboutMattWilson

Merrick Lex Berman

Job Titles:
  • Web Services Manager and GIS Specialist
MerrickLexBermandevelopedandmanagedChineseandJapanesegeographicinformationprojectssuchas...

Mohit Chaurasiya

MohitChaurasiyaisasecond-yearundergraduateattheNetajiSubhasUniversityofTechnology,majoringinGeoinformatics.Hisresearchinterestslieinthe...ReadmoreaboutMohitChaurasiya

Molly Groome

Job Titles:
  • Analyst
  • Webmaster
MollycametoHarvardin2006asthewebmasterandGISanalystfortheCGA.Shecurrentlymanagesnumerouswebsites,...

Nathan Einstein

Job Titles:
  • Intern
NathanisanincomingstudentinHarvard'sS.M.inDataScience,witha...ReadmoreaboutNathanEinstein

Nicolas Guetta-Jeanrenaud

NicolasisagraduatestudentinTechnology&PolicyattheMITInstituteforData,Systems,andSocietyandgraduateresearcherattheMITSustainable...ReadmoreaboutNicolasGuetta-Jeanrenaud

Nicole Alexander

Job Titles:
  • Visiting Researcher
VisitingResearcherMay2006-presentNicoleisaVisitingResearcherattheCGAandwaspreviouslyontheOracleSpatialdevelopmentteam.Shecurrently...ReadmoreaboutNicoleAlexander

Paolo Corti

Job Titles:
  • Geospatial Engineer ( Part Time )
PaoloCortiwasaGeospatialEngineeringFellowwiththeCGAfrom2015to2018,andaparttimeGeospatialEngineeringConsultantfortheCGAfromNov.2018to...ReadmoreaboutPaoloCorti

Peter Bol - Founder

Job Titles:
  • Founding Director
  • Professor

Phillip Gomez

Job Titles:
  • Specialist ( Part Time )
PhillipGomezisamastersstudentattheFletcherSchoolof...ReadmoreaboutPhillipGomez

Rinki Deo

Job Titles:
  • Specialist ( Part Time )
RinkiDeowasapostdoctoralResearchFellowattheCGAfromOct.2019toOct.2020.ShejoinedthestaffasaparttimeGISSpecialistinNovemberof2020....ReadmoreaboutRinkiDeo

Robert I. Goldman

Job Titles:
  • Professor of Computer Science, Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Robert Sampson

Job Titles:
  • Henry Ford II Professor of the Social Sciences, Department of Sociology, FAS

Ru Wang

Job Titles:
  • Associate
  • Pre - Doctoral Visiting Fellow
  • Visiting Fellow
VisitingFellowSep.2023-presentRuWangisapre-doctoralVisitingFellowattheCGA.SheisadoctoralcandidateinUrbanandRegionalPlanningatWuhanUniversity,withaspecializationin...ReadmoreaboutRuWang

Ryan D. Enos

Job Titles:
  • Professor of Government, FAS
RyanD.EnosspecializesinAmericanPolitics,PoliticalPsychology,andRaceandEthnicPolitics.Hestudiespoliticalbehaviorandintergroupattitudes...ReadmoreaboutRyanEnos

S. V. Subramanian

Job Titles:
  • Professor of Population Health
  • Professor of Population Health and Geography, Department of Society Human Development and Health, HSPH
SVSubramanianisProfessorofPopulationHealthandGeographyatHarvardUniversity.HewastheFounding...

Samantha Carr

Job Titles:
  • Undergraduate Research Fellow
SamanthaCarrispursuingadegreeinUrbanSystemsatMcGillUniversity,concentratinginthefieldsofGIS,Urban...ReadmoreaboutSamanthaCarr

Sarah Arnold

Job Titles:
  • Undergraduate Research Fellow
SarahArnoldisarecentgraduateofDePaulUniversity,withbachelor...ReadmoreaboutSarahArnold

Scott Bell

Job Titles:
  • Associate
  • Lead Instructor, Harvard GIS Institute / Geography & Planning
  • Professor of Geography and Planning at the University
ScottBellisaProfessorofGeographyandPlanningattheUniversityof...ReadmoreaboutScottBell

Siqin (Sisi) Wang

Job Titles:
  • Associate Professor at Spatial Sciences Institute
  • Visiting Scholar
Siqin(Sisi)WangisanAssociateProfessoratSpatialSciencesInstitute,UniversityofSouthernCaliforniaanda...ReadmoreaboutSisiWang

Stacy Bogan

Job Titles:
  • Specialist
StacycametoHarvardin2012withworkexperienceinconsulting,thenon-profitsector,andthearts.Inthepastshe...

Tao Hu

Job Titles:
  • Postdoctoral Fellow
TaojoinedtheCGAasapost-doctoralfellowin2019.Beforethat,hewasapost-doctorresearcheratKentStateUniversitysince2016.HereceivedPh.D.andB...

Thomas D. Cabot

Job Titles:
  • Professor of Public Policy and of Epidemiology / Director, Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies, Harvard School of Public Health
DoctorBerkmanisaninternationally-recognizedsocialepidemiologistwhoseworkfocusesextensivelyonsocialandpolicyinfluencesonhealthoutcomes....ReadmoreaboutLisaBerkman

Tian Tian

Job Titles:
  • Visiting Fellow
VisitingFellowJan.2024-presentTianTianisadoctoralcandidateinUrbanandRuralPlanningatWuhanUniversity,specializesinemployingdataanalysisandmodelingmethodologieswithin...ReadmoreaboutTianTian

Trevor Bloom

Job Titles:
  • Undergraduate Research Fellow
TrevorBloomisaseniorattheUniversityofColoradoBoulderpursuingamajorinEnvironmentalStudieswithaminorinGeography.Heiscurrentlyworkingas...ReadmoreaboutTrevorBloom

Wendy Guan

Job Titles:
  • Executive Director of the Center for Geographic Analysis
  • Executive Director, 2014 - Present / Director of GIS Research Services, 2006 - 2013
WendyGuanistheExecutiveDirectoroftheCenterforGeographicAnalysis(CGA)atHarvardUniversity.ShehasbeenmanagingtheCGA'soperationsinceits...ReadmoreaboutWendyGuan

Xiaokang Fu

Job Titles:
  • Postdoctoral Fellow
XiaokangFuisapostdoctoralfellowattheCGA.HewasapostdoctoralresearcherinStateKeyLaboratoryofInformationEngineeringinSurveying,Mappingand...ReadmoreaboutXiaokangFu

Xue Liu

Job Titles:
  • Lead Researcher in Remote Sensing
Dr.XueLiujoinedtheCenterforGeographicAnalysis(CGA)at...

Yogya Kalra

CGAAffiliateOct.2021-presentYogyaKalraisanundergraduatestudentpursuingadoubledegreeinbiologyandbusinessadministrationatWesternUniversityinLondon,Canada.Yogyais...ReadmoreaboutYogyaKalra

Yuting Chen

Job Titles:
  • Predoctoral Visiting Fellow
YutingChenisaPhDstudentfromtheInstituteofSpaceandEarthInformationScience,theChineseUniversityofHongKong.Herresearchprimarily...

Zhan Zhang

Job Titles:
  • Visiting Fellow
ZhanZhangisasapre-doctoralVisitingFellowattheCenterforGeographicAnalysis(CGA).HeiscurrentlypursuinghisdoctorateattheStateKeyLaboratory...ReadmoreaboutZhanZhang