Leslie Kirk is a MS Candidate in Geospatial Technologies at the University of Washington Tacoma, where she received a BA in Sustainable Urban Development and a certificate in Geospatial Information Systems. Kirk was active in the campus community by serving as an RSO officer in two organizations: GIS Society—President; CIVITAS--Community Outreach Coordinator. Remaining on the Dean’s list every quarter, Kirk was honored with several awards including: the UWT President’s Medal, Urban Studies Director’s Award for Academic Excellence, and the Urban Studies Director’s Award for Service to the Community. Kirk also earned both an undergraduate merit scholarship and the Urban Studies Endowed Scholarship. Additionally, Kirk placed 3rd in the Dick Thomas Undergraduate Student Presentation Competition at the 2018 Washington GIS Conference, WAURISA.
Currently Kirk serves as a Research Assistant to Dr. Matt Kelley, Associate Professor at UWT. She is also the Project Manager of the Action Mapping Project. Academic interests include: participatory mapping, critical GIS, critical pedagogy, children/youth geographies, and placemaking.
Outside of academia, Kirk is a mother to two elementary aged children and has been involved with her local music scene for close to 20 years—from audio engineering to show promotion. She is also interested in exploring various forms of media/design and learning how to integrate them into her current studies.
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