Spatial Sciences Institute Administration – Leadership
John P. Wilson
Founding Director
GIS • spatial analysis • environmental modeling • environment and human health •
geodesign education
jpwilson@usc.edu / 213.740.1908 / AHF B55F
Robert O. Vos
Director of Graduate Studies
industrial ecology • geospatial sustainability assessment • environmental policy • sustainability theory
• urban sustainability
vos@usc.edu / 213.821.1311 / AHF 57G
Diana Ter-Ghazaryan
Director of Undergraduate Studies
geospatial data visualization • human security and geospatial intelligence • digital humanities • human geography
terghaza@usc.edu / 213.821.1190 / AHF B55K
Katherine A. Lester
Director of Masters Programs
GIS • suicide • mental illness • race and ethnicity
lesterk@usc.edu / 213.821.0672 / AHF B55A
Spatial Sciences Institute Administration – Staff
Jeff Liwag
Distance Education Operations Specialist
remote learning operations
jliwag@usc.edu / 213.821.3253 / AHF 145
Beau MacDonald
GIS Project Administrator
GIS • cartography • design • research
beaumacd@usc.edu / 213.740.7164 / AHF 145D
Alyssa Ng
Geospatial Data Analyst I
alyssang@usc.edu / AHF B55
Stephanie Tran
Program Administrator
transtep@usc.edu / 213.821.2193 / AHF B55H
Student Workers (Fall 2024)
Christopher Kim
Kevin Sohn
Giovanni Suarez
Baiming Zhang
