Lee De Cola
I run DATA to Insight, a data visualization consulting and training enterprise. In 2010 I retired after 21 years as a research scientist at the U.S. Geological Survey in Reston Virginia, where I used GIS and applied statistics to understand landscape dynamics and the health of regions and their inhabitants. I have published on such topics as land cover and urban systems complexity, spatial forecasting for public health, fractals in geography, and urbanization in Africa. I currently teach at various universities in the National Capital region; and have taught at universities in Vermont, West Virginia, and southern California. I also participate in GIS training at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. My favorite activities are playing the clarinet and kayaking.
Ph.D., Geography 1984, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
Course work for the Ph.D. in Economics and Planning 1971-74, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Master of City Planning 1969, University of California, Berkeley, specialization in systems and quantitative methods in planning.
B.A., Mathematics 1967, University of California, Berkeley.