Assistant Professor of Data Science, Geovisualization and Design at the School for Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan
Joined August 2014
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7 Sep 2023
It was such a pleasure thinking about Emerging technologies for assessing ecosystem services with
Schirpke Uta, @andreaghe, @n_fox, @GingerDataNinja, @wietekewillemen and Leonardo Vargas sciencedirect.com/science/ar…
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28 Jun 2023
Reminder: We're looking for a #postdoc in #Urban #Climate #Resilience @ASU_SGSUP & start reviewing applications in just over a week. Apply online: apply.interfolio.com/126751
12 Jun 2023
I'm hiring a #postdoc @ASU_SGSUP @ASU
with @Patiflafla in #Urban #Climate #Resilience to work with us on the DOE-funded Southwest Urban Integrated Field Laboratory (sw-ifl.asu.edu). We begin reviewing apps July 7th but start date may be flexible: apply.interfolio.com/126751
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23 Jun 2023
Nice postdoc position in our department! workingat.vu.nl/ad/knowing-p…
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25 May 2023
The long-awaited @uscensusbureau 2020 Census DHC and DP files were released today, and you can use them in tidycensus (dev version) right now!
I'm also launching a workshop series in June to teach you how to use the new data with #rstats and tidycensus: walker-data.com/workshops.ht…
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16 May 2023
Exited to announce the GLISA 2023 Small Grants Competition: mailchi.mp/umich/glisa-launc…
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16 May 2023
This year’s competition will award several 2-year grants of up to $30,000 each to organizations that will collaborate with GLISA to advance equitable climate adaptation in the Great Lakes region.
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To learn more about this opportunity, please visit our website and see the Call for Letters of Intent. For any questions or accommodation requests, please contact GLISA’s Sustained Engagement Specialist, Tori Graves Field, at gravesvi@umich.edu.
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Letters of intent are due no later than Friday, June 23, 2023 at 5 p.m. ET through the online platform, Submittable. GLISA will host an informational webinar on Tuesday, May 23, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. CT/2:00 p.m. ET and will offer office hours throughout May and June to discuss.
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Successful proposals will increase GLISA’s impact and address and amplify dimensions of justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI) in adaptation action.
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8 May 2023
Excited to announce the release of my first R package, PPGISr: An R package for Public Participatory GIS github.com/GLISA-umich/PPGIS…, which includes a user-friendly online version derek-van-berkel-shiny.shiny…
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8 May 2023
With functionality to add a user-defined editable map, basemaps and mapping categories, the application is highly flexible for guiding decision-making in diverse contexts
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While there are numerous user-friendly decision support tools based on GIS, PPGISr adds novel functionality for the collection and analysis of users’ location priority areas.
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8 May 2023
Details can be found here sciencedirect.com/science/ar…, and it was made possible by @ThomasEstabroo6 @rahul_a_bej @n_fox @EricaAkemigGoto @Lisa_N_Maillard @Gilly_Devin
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17 Apr 2023
Interested in doing a PhD on impacts of land use change on well-being? Please apply: workingat.vu.nl/ad/phd-plus-… @Mar_Schaafsma @ZigaMalek @julialeventon
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7 Apr 2023
I wrote a blog about @Terra_Nil, the hit 'reverse city builder'/ecosystem restoration puzzle game. I think it offers something really unique and important. But there's lots to question. I connect Terra Nil to the @IPBES Nature Futures Framework as well!
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31 Mar 2023
@derekvanberkel @andreaghe @JLangemeyer, interesting that they acknowledge the impact on academia, buy have no current solution. Perhaps @TwitterDev could be encourage to provide open access for research based on the results of our newest paper cell.com/one-earth/pdf/S2590…
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17 Mar 2023
Thrilled to see our critical review on 'Social media data for environmental sustainability' finally published!! @andreaghe @derekvanberkel @ICTA_UAB cell.com/one-earth/fulltext/…
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17 Mar 2023
What are the opportunities, threats, and ethical uses
of social media data for environmental sustainability? In this collaboration with social media experts from around the world, we are attempting to answer this question in our recent publication cell.com/one-earth/fulltext/…
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Key findings: Scientist have must use this data according to principles of transparency and privacy protection, while promoting inclusivity to ensure the trust of the public
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Our aim for this paper is to open up dialogue and societal debate about how social media data can serve the common good and how we might reframe virtuous cycles of it use that benefit all (considering that it is contributed by the public)
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