Becky Wilkes
GIS Specialist
Becky is the GIS Specialist at Carolina Demography. She is a cartographer and data visualizer with over two decades of experience creating static and interactive maps. Her work spans from coffee-table atlases to multimedia StoryMaps.
Before joining Carolina Demography, she worked at UNC on several global public health projects, where she supported the use of spatial data to advance health research and decision-making. She has taught GIS workshops, developed eLearning tools for international audiences, facilitated technical groups in Washington, DC, and supported data users in resource-limited settings. Her collaborations with researchers worldwide have contributed to hundreds of publications across more than 50 countries.
Becky has a BS in Geography and Geology and an MS in Geography from Florida State University, as well as a Graduate Certificate in Geographic Information Science from UNC–Chapel Hill. Outside of work, she enjoys camping, drumming, and sailing with her husband, three grown children, and one small but determined chihuahua–terrier mix.
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