People
Jerry Davis
Director
Education: Ph.D. Geography (U. of Georgia)
email: jerry@sfsu.edu
tel: 415.338.2983
Jerry Davis is a Professor of Geography in the Department of Geography and Human Environmental Studies as well as the Director of the California State University GIS Specialty Center. He specializes in geomorphology, soils, field methods, and geographic information systems. Jerry developed the GIS curriculum at SFSU and his current research interests focus on karst geomorphic processes and the use of computers and GIS for field data collection and processing.
Seth Hiatt
Associate Director
Education: M.A. Geography (SFSU)
email: shiatt@sfsu.edu
tel: 415.338.3566
Seth Hiatt is the Associate Director for the Institute for Geographic Information Science, and is responsible for administering the GIS laboratory, the SFSU GIS Certificate Program, and research projects associated with the IGISc. He has a background in environmental GIS, remote sensing, and ecological modeling. His current research interests include spatial analysis of habitat distributions with particular focus on habitat displacement resulting from climatic change.
Anne McTavish
CSU GIS/RS Site License Admin. / Research Associate
Education: M.A. Geography (SFSU)
email: gis@sfsu.edu
tel: 415.338.3566
Anne McTavish is responsible for administering the ESRI and ERDAS site licenses for the California State University System, and provides technical and administrative support on IGISc projects. She specializes in critical cartography and indiginous peoples mapping, focusing her research on the dynamic interaction between maps, people, and place.
Leo Blesius
Research Associate
Education: Ph.D. Geography (U. of Iowa)
email: lblesius@sfsu.edu
tel: 415.405.2144
Andrew Oliphant
Research Associate
Education: Ph.D. Geography (U. of Canterbury, New Zealand)
email: andrewo@sfsu.edu
tel: 415.405.2143
Andrew Oliphant is Associate Professor in the Department of Geography and Human Environmental Studies. His research interests are in bioclimatology and micrometeorology. His geospatial interests include surface radiation budget modeling, ecosystem canopy radiation modeling, cloud, aerosol and fog mapping and microclimate variability of San Francisco.
Ellen Hines
Research Associate
Education: Ph.D. Geography (U. of Victoria, Canada)
email: ehines@sfsu.edu
tel: 415.338.1482
Ellen Hines teaches marine and coastal GIS at San Francisco State University. Her research on marine mammals includes studies on dugongs in southern Thailand, coastal marine mammals in the eastern Gulf of Thailand, gray whales in British Columbia, and harbor seals in San Francisco Bay. Her research interests include the integrated use of GIS and remote sensing in delineation of marine mammal habitat, issues of conservation in small-scale fisheries, and the development of research protocols for marine mammals in developing countries.
Bill Goedecke
Graduate Research Associate
Education: B.A. Geography (SFSU)
email: william.goedecke@att.net
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Owen Parker
Graduate Research Associate
Education: B.A. Geography, mathmatics minor (SFSU)
email: oparker@mail.sfsu.edu
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Adam Pallin
Student Research Associate
Education: Candidate, B.A. Geography (SFSU)
email: apallin@mail.sfsu.edu
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