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Beth Zizzamia

Spatial Analysis Lab GIS Operations Manager
  • Profile

    Beth Zizzamia is the GIS Operations Manager for the Spatial Analysis Lab in Room 300 of the International building. Mrs. Zizzamia maintains the physical and virtual infrastructure of the lab, while providing technical GIS training and support to the UR community. Her areas of expertise include GIS instruction, tabular and spatial database management, vector analysis, field collection protocols and cartographic production. Her research background is diverse and includes structural geology, hydrology, invasive species management, carbon sequestration and habitat reclamation.

  • Publications
    Journal Articles

    Redican, K., Gonzalez, M., & Zizzamia, B. (2024). Assessing ChatGPT for GIS education and assignment creation. Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 1?17. https://doi.org/10.1080/03098265.2024.2397332

    Braun, P., Lookingbill, T., Zizzamia, B., Hoffman, J., Rosner, J. & Banta, D. (2024). A Heat Emergency: Urban Heat Exposure and Access to Refuge in Richmond, VA. GeoHealth, 8, e2023GH000985. https://doi.org/10.1029/2023GH000985

    Spera, S., Franklin, M., Zizzamia, E., & Smith, R. (2022). Recovering a Black Cemetery: Automated Mapping of Hidden Gravesites Using an sUAV and GIS in East End Cemetery, Richmond, VA. Int J Histor Archaeol 26, 1110?1131. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10761-021-00642-3