Julia Cardwell

Julia Cardwell is a Teaching Professor in the Department of Geography and Environment at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. She specializes in Spatial Data Science education, emphasizing reproducible workflows, open science principles, and ethical data practices. Her research focuses on rural road network resilience during extreme weather events, employing graph theory for travel behavior modeling.

Education: Ph.D. in Geography and Environment (UNC-CH, 2024), M.A. in Geography (UNC-CH, 2022), B.A. in Environmental Studies (Davidson College, 2019).

Research Interests:

• Spatial Data Science pedagogy
• Transportation network disruptions
• Disaster recovery analysis
• GIS applications in environmental policy

Teaching: Courses include Introduction to Spatial Data Science, Remote Sensing and Natural Hazards, and Introduction to GIS. She prioritizes hands-on, reproducible geospatial analysis techniques.

Labs/Teams: Coordinates GEOG491 labs and practicums focusing on QGIS, Raster Analysis, and Spatial SQL. Course materials adhere to Creative Commons CC BY-NC licensing.