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Kacey Johnson Pham

(L-R) Yoav Rappaport (GIS Consultant, International Medical Corps), Matthew Abad (GIS Technician, International Medical Corps), Jack Dangermond (President, Esri), Kacey Pham, and Lydia Nandakumaran (Senior Resource Development Officer, International Medical Corps) Kacey Johnson Pham – M.S. GIST Alumni Spotlight I received my Bachelor of Science degree in Geology from the College of Charleston in South Carolina,…
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Scholarly Technology Center Video Highlights SSI Online Course Design

The USC Center for Scholarly Technology (CST) has released a video featuring SSI Lecturer Kirk Oda and SSI Associate Director Susan Kamei entitled "Streamlining Online Course Design for Better Student Experience."  The video, which is an outgrowth of a presentation by Oda and Kamei at the Center for Scholarly Technology last fall. Dr. Oda, who holds a Ph.D.…
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Nancy Milholland

Nancy Milholland, MS GIST Graduate 2014 The title of the talk seemed innocuous enough. Several years ago, I attended a lecture called “What is Geographic Information Science (GIS)?” offered by a local community college’s GIS education center. I was so excited by what I heard and saw that I decided to pursue the MS in…
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Emily Frazier

Emily Frazier, M.S. GIST 2014 A month before defending my thesis for the USC GIST Program, I was offered a job with Nokia’s HERE Maps in Los Angeles. I literally defended my thesis at the end of August and began my new job as a Geographic Analyst the first week in September 2014. Within the…
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