2026 Schedule

GIS DAY – Wednesday 11/11
all events in Charles Library
REGISTRATION

TimeSpeakers
2:00pm – 3:15pm
Welcome + Keynote
Welcome
Dr. Joe Lucia
Dean | Temple Libraries

Dr. Richard Deeg
Dean | College of Liberal Arts

Dr. Elizabeth (Libby) Wentz
Senior Vice President and Provost

Keynote Speaker
Jane Clougherty
3:30 – 4:15pm
Temple University Lightning Talks
“Using GIS to study Environmental, Structural, and Social Determinants of Brain Aging”
Erin Kulick, Assistant Professor
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics

“GIS Application for the Identification of Priority Areas to Reduce Seasonal Urban Air Pollution Severity Associated with Wildfires”
Sara Grisales, PhD Student
Department of Geography, Environment and Urban Studies

“Mapping the Socio-Spatial Structure of Computer-Vision Predictions of Gentrification”
Nii Quaye, PhD Student
Department of Geography, Environment and Urban Studies

“Philadelphia crime, socioeconomic status, and psychosis risk”
Zeeshan Huque, PhD student
Department of Psychology

“Tracking Glacier Change with Undergraduates and Open Data”
Atsushiro Muto, Associate Professor / Department Vice Chair
Department of Earth and Environmental Science
4:15pm – 5:00pm
Capstone Presentations
“Temple University Main Campus Student Perception Analysis”
Maximilian Waechter
PSM in Geospatial Data Science

“Developing a Spatial Schema and Workflow”
Jason Bandjough
PSM in GIS

“Rivers to Results: Building Tools for Public Waterway Data collection”
Alex Wynne
PSM in Sustainability

“Mapping Tree Maintenance to Reduce the Heat Island Effect for Northwest Philadelphia’s Trees”
Simone Roberts
PSM in Sustainability
5:30pm – 7:00pm
GIS Jobs Panel
Jasmine Upshaw Jones
Research and Data Associate
City of Philadelphia’s Department of Public Health

Christina Malyshko
GIS Analyst
Langan Engineering and Environmental Services

Lucas Snyder
GIS Mapper
Public Service Electric & Gas (PSE&G)

Additional Events and Speakers

Date and TimeDescription
Monday 11/09
11:30am – 2:30pm
Hands-on Workshop
Hidden Temples, Urban Heat, and Wildfires: GeoAI on the Frontlines
Brian James Baldwin
Tuesday 11/10
3:00pm – 4:00pm
Virtual Workshop
Make and Share a Web Map with ArcGIS Online
Felipe Valdez
Tuesday 11/10
5:30pm
Guest Speaker
Who Builds the Map? Twenty-Five Years of Open Source Spatial Analysis
Serge Rey
Tuesday 11/17
3:00pm – 4:00pm
Virtual Workshop
Tell a Story with Maps: Scrolling Narratives with ArcGIS StoryMaps
Felipe Valdez