Sean Griffin
GISDE/M.A. '05
 
1. Please describe your present professional position? Please include the URL of your organization.
 
I am currently the GIS researcher for the Center for Conservation Medicine at the Tufts Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine in North Grafton, MA. My primary duties at Tufts are applying GIS, Remote Sensing, and Environmental Modeling to support our Seabird Ecological Assessment Network (SEANET), which uses environmental and biological data to assess coastal ecological health. In addition to SEANET, I provide GIS assistance to both student and faculty research that ranges from projects based in Massachusetts to Asian Elephants in Nepal.
 
2. How did the GISDE program at Clark University help to prepare you?
 
The GISDE program at Clark University facilitated in combining my background in wildlife conservation and international work as a Peace Corps volunteer with current GIS technologies, essentially preparing me for my career goal in Conservation GIS.
 
3. Why should prospective students enroll in the GISDE program at Clark University?
 
The main advantage of the GISDE program is providing an interdisciplinary approach to GIS, but also allowing for an individual to focus on specific fields of research.
 
4. What was the topic of your research while at Clark University?
 
Thesis Topic: Mapping Florida Dry Prairie Vegetation using a Decision Tree Classifier with Spectral and Environmental Variables.