Eliza works as a Program Associate for CAPA, primarily serving on the Heat Watch program. Situated between data visualization specialists and clients, she applies both quantitative and qualitative based methods to climate programs and projects. Her background in geospatial analysis and social science informs study design, data management, client engagement and support. She is motivated by innovative approaches to environmental public health and science to solutions processes. She earned her MS in Geography and Graduate Certificate in Geospatial Information Science from Oregon State University where she focused on drinking water quality, serving as a research assistant on the Sensor Technology for Improved Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) Fire Resilience project. She believes in the power of citizen science, science communication, and environmental education. She spends her free time climbing, learning new languages, baking pies, and exploring Pacific Northwest forests, volcanoes, and high desert landscapes.