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

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

Shanshan Liu

sl_502@usc.edu / (213) 740-5910 / AHF 146
architectural history • military settlements • defense systems • Ming dynasty

Blaire O’Neal

Visiting Researcher

bmo_768@usc.edu / (213) 740-5910 / AHB B55
urban geography • political ecology • food studies • social justice