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As an Interdisciplinary Studies major, I am researching with Professor Travis Longcore how light pollution might affect wildlife, the human experience, and astronomical observations across the National Park Service’s 408 units. I’m developing and carrying out a methodology for analyzing and processing remote sensing data from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) Day-Night Band. Next,…

When I first came to USC I knew that I wanted to study placemaking. I started my undergraduate in the Architecture program and spent my first year obsessing over the building as a unit of analysis. I quickly found that was more interested in how these units interacted and the circumstances that brought them into…

The line "Here was one room; there another" from Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway germinated my interest in the spatial science world. This world has given me new perspectives on how the built environment impacts our wellbeing, our health, and our interactions. The GeoDesign program provided me with the unique insight into a rapidly changing world.…