Sierra Burkhart

Sierra Burkhart, Ph.D. (2016, UCLA), serves as the Academic Director of UCLA Geospatial and is affiliated with the Department of Geography at UCLA. She oversees academic programs including the GIS and Geospatial Technology certificate program and the MAGIST program. Her teaching focuses on geographic information science, data visualization, and computer programming.

Research interests span GIS applications, web-based mapping technologies, and electoral geography. She actively contributes to academic administration while maintaining a strong connection to pedagogical innovation in geospatial education.

No scientific awards, grants, or advised students are explicitly listed in available records. Her professional activities are centered at UCLA Geospatial, fostering interdisciplinary geospatial research and training initiatives.