Spatial Sciences Institute Leadership
John P. Wilson
Founding Director
jpwilson@usc.edu / (213) 740-1908 / AHF B55F
GIS • spatial analysis • environmental modeling • environment and human health • geodesign education
Susan H. Kamei
Managing Director
kamei@dornsife.usc.edu / (213) 740-1375 / AHF B55E
university and nonprofit administration • online education • civic engagement • real estate development
Robert Vos
Director of Graduate Studies
vos@usc.edu / (213) 821-1311 / AHF B55D
industrial ecology • GIS assessment of carbon footprinting • environmental politics and policy
Laura C. Loyola
Director of Undergraduate Studies
loyola@usc.edu / (213) 740-5910 / AHF B55
GIS • human and evolutionary biology • anthropology • remote sensing
Spatial Sciences Institute Staff
Dairon Caro
Program Specialist
dcaro@usc.edu / (213) 740-0739 / AHF B57E
academic program support • administrative support
Kenan Li
Research Scientist
kenanl@usc.edu / (213) 740-5910 / AHF B55
deep learning • spatial big data • geo-simulation • agent-based modeling • geoAI
Beau MacDonald
GIS Project Specialist
beaumacd@usc.edu / (213) 740-7164 / AHF 145D
GIS • cartography • design • research
Tykie Paxton
Administrative Assistant II
tykiepax@usc.edu / (213) 740-5910 / AHF B55
scheduling • facilities management • administrative support
Stephanie N. Tran
Budget/Business Analyst
transtep@usc.edu / (213) 740-5910 / AHF B55
fiscal administration • faculty affairs • ArcGIS licenses
Richard Tsung
Systems Administrator III, Dornsife Technology Services
ctsung@usc.edu / (213) 821-4415 / AHF B57E
computer technology • IT infrastructure
Kendrick Watson
Academic Programs Director
watsonke@usc.edu / (213) 740-8298 / AHF B56C
recruitment • admissions • academic advisement • degree progress • student engagement
Visiting Scholar
[Visiting Researcher
Blaire O’Neal
Visiting Researcher
bmo_768@usc.edu / (213) 740-5910 / AHB B55
urban geography • political ecology • food studies • social justice
Student Workers
Maci Hall
