Kuuipo Walsh

Kuuipo Walsh is the GIScience Program Director and Senior Lecturer I at Oregon State University's College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences (CEOAS). She oversees the GIScience certificate program, advising over 200 students annually on course selection, career paths, and academic plans. Her research focuses on GIS, metadata standards, digital libraries, and coastal atlases. She teaches advanced undergraduate and graduate courses in GIScience via Ecampus, including GIScience I-III and Geospatial Perspectives on Intelligence.

Education: B.S. in Computer Science (California Polytechnic State University, 1993) and M.S. in Marine Resource Management (Oregon State University, 2002).

Her publications emphasize spatial data infrastructure, coastal data networks, and usability in geospatial tools, with notable contributions to the Oregon Spatial Data Library and Virtual Oregon projects. She has no listed scientific awards but maintains active engagement in geospatial education and professional advising.

Lab/Team Affiliation: Directs the GIScience certificate program and collaborates on geospatial initiatives within CEOAS.