Gillian is a GIS analyst, environmentalist, and human rights advocate. After completing her bachelor's degree with a double major in anthropology and environmental sciences from the University of Virginia, she went on to gain two years of hands-on experience with ArcGIS in her role as a technical support analyst at Esri. Most recently, she received her master's degree in Austria from the Vienna Master in Applied Human Rights, an interdisciplinary MA program hosted at the University of Applied Arts (Vienna). Here, she learned innovative perspectives and creative strategies for tackling local and global challenges. Gillian is interested in applications of geospatial methods to human rights issues, including humanitarian crises, and is especially interested in developing adaptation strategies to respond to the threat that climate change poses on the enjoyment of human rights.