🎓 Professor | Program Coordinator | Researcher
💻 Quantitative & Computing Lab (QCL)
🗺️ GIS & Info Systems Enthusiast | Craft Lover | Systems Thinker
I’m a multi-passionate academic and tech strategist working at the crossroads of spatial data, research, and student development. When I’m not managing student teams or designing workshops at QCL, you’ll find me exploring maps, organizing digital systems, or crafting something by hand.
- 🧠 I’m interested in: GIS, spatial data storytelling, information systems, digital organization
- 🌱 Currently learning: Streamlined research workflows, sustainable task management, and data visualization
- 🛠️ Tools I use: ArcGIS • QGIS • Python • HTML/CSS • Git • Canva • Excel • Adobe
- ✍🏽 Sometimes I write about: tech in education, spatial thinking, and research strategies
- 🌍 GIS for Everyday Use: Building spatial awareness through hands-on workshops
- 📊 QCL Toolkit: Plug-and-play resources for student learning and technical growth
- 📝 Dissertation to Papers: Transforming research into publications on GIS & higher ed
- ⚖️ Balancing work, research, wellness, and motherhood
- 💪 Rebuilding routines for health and productivity
- ✨ Navigating energy and boundaries in challenging environments
- 🤝 Cultivating professional connections with purpose and ease
- 📧 Email: [email protected]
- 🌐 https://vanessaariascasillas.github.io/]
“Do your work, but do it your way.” — Me, still living by it.