Justine Leach
An episode of the GIS Chat Podcast podcast, hosted by Jazzmen Wilson, titled "Justine Leach" was published on November 7, 2023 and runs 41 minutes.
November 7, 2023 ·41m · GIS Chat Podcast
Summary
Send us Fan Mail Esri UX (User-Experience) designer, Justine Leach, gets passionate on the socio-economic issues surrounding South L.A, but also across America. Her background, coming from a first-generation biracial family and working as an English public-school teacher in South L.A, is why she is so passionate surrounding this topic. We also learn why she transitioned from English teacher to UX designer, and how that all landed her a job at Esri, where her transferable skills thrive t...
Episode Description
Esri UX (User-Experience) designer, Justine Leach, gets passionate on the socio-economic issues surrounding South L.A, but also across America. Her background, coming from a first-generation biracial family and working as an English public-school teacher in South L.A, is why she is so passionate surrounding this topic.
We also learn why she transitioned from English teacher to UX designer, and how that all landed her a job at Esri, where her transferable skills thrive to this day.
Resources-
Education inequality surrounding young women and minorities:
- https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/feature-story/2022/10/leaving-no-girl-behind-in-education
- https://www.globalpartnership.org/sites/default/files/2018-07-gpe-high-cost-of-not-educating-girls.pdf
- https://data.unwomen.org/publications/progress-sustainable-development-goals-gender-snapshot-2022
- https://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/indicator/cgg/students-with-disabilities
- https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2020/03/16/as-schools-close-due-to-the-coronavirus-some-u-s-students-face-a-digital-homework-gap/
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8761596/#:~:text=Girls%20experiencing%20COVID%2D19%20containment,%3B%2095%25%20CI%3A%201.55%20to
- https://www.pewresearch.org/social-trends/2018/01/09/women-and-men-in-stem-often-at-odds-over-workplace-equity/ps_2018-01-09_stem_a-09/
- https://www.aauw.org/resources/research/the-stem-gap/
ArcGIS City Engine:
- https://community.esri.com/t5/arcgis-cityengine-questions/disney-animation-studios-used-city-engine-for/td-p/664822
- https://www.esri.com/about/newsroom/announcements/esri-cityengine-used-to-create-oscar-nominated-effects-in-blade-runner-2049/
“Citizen Scientists Help Home In on Sea Turtle Home Ranges” by Dawn Wright
will.i.am and Esri
- https://www.esri.com/about/newsroom/arcnews/will-i-am-embraces-gis/
- https://mediaspace.esri.com/media/t/1_0vvw771u?
Supporters -
- Michael Mascetti
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