Christina L. Bell

Biography

Christina joined the Center for GIS in 2008. She develops technical methodologies, designs cartographic products and interactive web mapping applications, creates technical documentation, and leads training workshops. She enjoys collaborating with CGIS’ development team in designing web applications, working with partners to visualize their data, and getting out in the field whenever possible.

Ongoing projects include web service development and collaborative design for the development of the Maryland Department of Health’s Environmental Public Health Tracking portal, collection and mapping of environmental and safety features for the Maryland Transit Administration’s TIGERS (Transit Integrated Environmental Reporting System) internal application, management of web and geoprocessing services for the Maryland Department of Agriculture’s Cover Crop Program, and data analysis and maintenance in support of the Maryland Defense Network.

Education

Christina holds a B.S. in environmental studies from Washington College and an M.S. in social science with a focus in geography from Towson University.

Personal

Outside of work, Christina stays quite active by hiking, biking, cooking, and seeing live music.

Fun Fact

What are two apps she can’t live without? AllTrails and iNaturalist

Read Christina's blog posts at EngageTU.com.