Jessica Benner

As a library liaison, I support Engineering and Public Policy, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Philosophy and the Information Networking Institute. As GIS & Spatial Data Librarian, I coordinate our GIS Services, annual events like GIS Day, and our monthly Map and GIS User Group. Find me in Sorrells 4406 or book a meeting to chat! My current research interests include developing best practices for libraries teaching geography and GIS concepts, and learning how to teach tools like GIS in a digitally accessible way. During my doctoral work at the University of Pittsburgh, I worked to understand the motivations for collaborative mapping projects like OpenStreetMap and how these tools are used to map the physical accessibility of urban spaces. I am happy to collaborate or help support your learning, teaching, research or work in any way that I can, don’t hesitate to reach out!