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ACADEMIC PLAN, ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS, AND<br />
FINANCIAL AID:<br />
UNDERGRADUATE: Students already enrolled at the University of<br />
Southern California can major in GeoDesign and minor in Spatial<br />
Studies.<br />
GRADUATE: An online M.S. degree is offered for students<br />
specializing in Geographic Information Science & Technology and<br />
Graduate Certificates are offered for students specializing in<br />
Geographic Information Science & Technology, Geospatial<br />
Leadership, and Geospatial Intelligence. These graduate programs<br />
draw on the experience and expertise of an active research faculty as<br />
well as the resources and opportunities afforded by a major research<br />
university located in a world-class metropolis. The minimum<br />
requirements for admission to the graduate programs are a B.A. or<br />
B.S. degree from an accredited institution and an overall grade point<br />
average of 3.0 or higher for all undergraduate work completed.<br />
Students are admitted to the GIST M.S. degree and three<br />
aforementioned Graduate Certificate programs all three semesters.<br />
Students interested in the M.S. degree in Spatial Informatics (SPIF)<br />
which is offered jointly by the Department of Computer Science and<br />
the Spatial Sciences Institute should apply through the Department of<br />
Computer Science. Students are admitted to the SPIF M.S. degree in<br />
fall and spring semesters. The Spatial Analytics Graduate Certificate<br />
serves students enrolled in a doctoral program at USC and the<br />
Population, Health and Place Ph.D. degree is an interdisciplinary<br />
program offered jointly by the Departments of Preventive Medicine<br />
and Sociology and the Spatial Sciences Institute. This program is<br />
administered by the Spatial Sciences Institute and students apply<br />
before 1 December each year for admission in the following fall<br />
semester.<br />
FACULTY:<br />
Yao-Yi Chiang, Ph.D., University of Southern California, 2010,<br />
Assistant Professor (Research) — geospatial data integration,<br />
digital map processing, graphics recognition, pattern recognition,<br />
image processing<br />
Steven D. Fleming, Ph.D., University of Georgia, 2004, Professor of<br />
the Practice of Spatial Sciences — geospatial intelligence,<br />
remote sensing, physical geography, GIS, cartography,<br />
photogrammetry<br />
Karen K. Kemp, Ph.D., University of California Santa Barbara, 1992,<br />
Professor of the Practice of Spatial Sciences — spatial analysis,<br />
environmental modeling, GIS for the humanities, GIS<br />
professional competency<br />
Su Jin Lee, Ph.D., University of Southern California, 2012, Lecturer<br />
— GIS, remote sensing, human and environmental interaction,<br />
solar radiation modeling, terrain analysis, land use, land cover<br />
change<br />
Travis Longcore, Ph.D., University of California Los Angeles, 1999,<br />
Assistant Professor of Architecture, Spatial Sciences and<br />
Biological Sciences — urban bioresource management,<br />
conservation planning, ecological light pollution, endangered<br />
species<br />
Laura C. Loyola, Ph.D., University of Southern California, 2015,<br />
Lecturer — GIS, human and evolutionary biology,<br />
anthropology, remote sensing<br />
Katsuhiko (Kirk) Oda, Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 2011, Lecturer<br />
— spatial thinking, GIS education, GIS, walkability, spatial<br />
cognition<br />
Jason Post, M.S., Texas Tech University, 2014, Lecturer — aquatic<br />
habitat mapping, human-environment interactions,<br />
environmental justice, biogeography, GIS for fire, EMS<br />
Darren Ruddell, Ph.D., Arizona State University, 2009, Assistant<br />
Professor (Teaching) and Director of Undergraduate Studies —<br />
geospatial technologies, climate and society, humanenvironment<br />
interactions, geodesign, urban sustainability<br />
Elisabeth A. Sedano, Ph.D., University of Southern California, 2014,<br />
Lecturer — urban geography, web mapping, volunteered<br />
geographic information, outdoor advertising<br />
Jennifer N. Swift, Ph.D., Bogazici University Istanbul, 1995, Associate<br />
Professor (Teaching) — GIS, web GIS, mobile GIS, data<br />
modeling, geodesign, online education<br />
Robert O. Vos, Ph.D., University of Southern California, 1999,<br />
Assistant Professor (Teaching) — industrial ecology, GIS<br />
assessment of carbon footprinting, environmental politics and<br />
policy<br />
Daniel N. Warshawsky, Ph.D., University of Southern California,<br />
Assistant Professor (Teaching) and Director of Graduate Studies<br />
— geography, urban studies, food studies, African studies,<br />
international development, nonprofit studies<br />
John P. Wilson, Ph.D., University of Toronto, 1986, Professor,<br />
Department of Sociology and Director, Spatial Sciences Institute<br />
— geographic information science, geodesign, spatial analysis,<br />
environmental modeling, health<br />
Wei Yang, Ph.D., University of Georgia, 2015, Lecturer — spatial<br />
analysis, programming, remote sensing, GIS, data mining<br />
AFFILIATED FACULTY:<br />
Jennifer Ailshire, Ph.D., University of Michigan, Assistant Professor<br />
(Davis School of Gerontology) — social determinants of health,<br />
health disparities, aging and the life course, social relationships,<br />
social demography, spatial methods, quantitative methods<br />
George Ban-Weiss, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 2008,<br />
Assistant Professor (Department of Civil and Environmental<br />
Engineering) — global and regional climate modeling, effects of<br />
atmospheric particles and land-use on climate and air quality<br />
François Bar, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 1990,<br />
Associate Professor (Annenberg School for Communication) —<br />
social and economic impacts of information technologies,<br />
telecommunication policy, user driven innovation, technology<br />
appropriation<br />
Myles G. Cockburn, Ph.D., University of Otago, 1999, Professor<br />
(Department of Preventive Medicine) — health GIS, cancer<br />
epidemiology, environmental epidemiology, melanoma, prostate<br />
cancer<br />
Elizabeth Currid-Halkett, Ph.D., Columbia University, 2006,<br />
Associate Professor (Price School of Public Policy) — city data,<br />
economic geography, economic development, cultural economy,<br />
social networks<br />
Maged Dessouky, Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley, 1992,<br />
Professor and Director (Department of Industrial and Systems<br />
Engineering) — production and operations management,<br />
modeling of manufacturing processes and systems, operations<br />
research applications to industrial systems<br />
Philip J. Ethington, Ph.D., Stanford University, 1989, Professor<br />
(History and Political Science) and Co-Director, Center for<br />
Transformative Scholarship — digital humanities, cartography,<br />
urban history, visual culture, immigration, race relations<br />
Brian Finch, Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, 2000, Professor<br />
(Research) (Sociology) — social demography, social<br />
epidemiology, social stratification and inequality, social<br />
statistics<br />
Meredith Franklin, Ph.D., Harvard University, 2007, Assistant<br />
Professor (Department of Preventive Medicine) — spatial<br />
statistics, environmental statistics, atmospheric science<br />
Thomas Garrison, Ph.D., Harvard University, 2007, Assistant<br />
Professor (Teaching) (Department of Anthropology) — GIS,<br />
remote sensing, Maya and Mesoamerican archaeology,<br />
landscape archaeology<br />
Jennifer Hook, Ph.D., University of Washington, 2006, Associate<br />
Professor (Sociology) — family demography, gender, inequality,<br />
work-family, social policy, child welfare, comparative sociology<br />
Matthew E. Kahn, Ph.D., University of Chicago, 1993, Professor<br />
(Economics) — environmental economics, economic<br />
development, sustainability, climate change, urban growth<br />
Craig A. Knoblock, Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University, 1991,<br />
Professor (Research) (Computer Science) and Director of<br />
Information Integration, Information Sciences Institute — data<br />
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