Alumnus Ellie Hammond from the MS-GIST Program (2024) at University of Arizona's College of Social and Behavioral Sciences is a Grand Prize Winner for the ESRI's 2024 StoryMap Competition
Laura Sharp (Geography Phd Alumnus) and Ellie Hammond (MS-GIST Alumnus 2024) at the University of Arizona's College of Social and Behavioral Sciences are Grand Prize Winners for ESRI's 2024 StoryMap Competition. This competition included over 570 storytellers across 58 countries. ESRI notes, "Ellie Hammond and Laura Sharp entered the ArcGIS StoryMap competition to demonstrate how visual storytelling can make complex topics like social vulnerability engaging and comprehensible. The story, they shared, 'underscores the role of geographic information in connecting communities with essential health and safety resources, while addressing disparities in access and infrastructure.'" Ellie is a GIS Analyst in the Office of Equity at the City of Tucson. Congrats Ellie and Laura!
