Alaric McCarthy

Allison Brownlee

Geospatial Data Scientist

Role at Cawthron

Allison is a member of Cawthron’s data science team and supports scientists across Cawthron in creating, managing and visualizing spatial data. She has a diverse background in marine ecological monitoring and aims to improve project efficiencies by developing digital data collection tools and implementing automated data pipelines.

Allison has broad experience in outreach and science communication and enjoys developing data visualization and sharing platforms such as webmaps, interactive dashboards, and storymaps.

Technical skills, experience and interests

  • GIS mapping and cartography
  • Geospatial app development for data collection and presentation
  • Data wrangling, automation, and visualizations with R programming
  • Ecological monitoring across a range of environments
  • PADI Divemaster and boat operator

Qualifications

  • MSc Marine Biology, Nova Southeastern University, Florida, USA, 2010
  • BSc Environmental Science, University of Colorado, USA, 2003
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