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Education

2022

Pennsylvania State University

Doctor of Philosophy: Geography

2022

Pennsylvania State University

Master of Science: Geography

4.0 Overall GPA

2020

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Bachelor of Science: Honors in Cartography and GIS

3.973 Overall GPA, Dean's list for all 8 semesters

Research Positions

Fall 2020Summer 2022

Department of Geography, Penn State

Graduate Research Assistant


Spring 2019Summer 2020

University of Wisconsin Cartography Lab, UW-Madison

Undergraduate Research Assistant


Fall 2018Summer 2020

Geospatial Data Science Lab, UW-Madison

Undergraduate Research Assistant


Publications

Refereed Journal Articles

Prestby, T. J. , Robinson, A. C., McLaughlin, D., Dudas, P. M., & Grozinger, C. M. (2023). Characterizing user needs for Beescape: A spatial decision support tool focused on pollinator health. Journal of Environmental Management, 325, 116416. DOI


Hart, D.A., Prestby, T., & Roth, R.E. (2022). Design and Evaluation of Coastal Web Atlases: Best Practices and Future Opportunities for Map Representation, Interaction, and Usability. Coastal Management, 50(6), 514-548. DOI


Prestby, T. (2022). Design Techniques for COVID-19 Story Maps: A Quantitative Content Analysis. Cartography and Geographic Information Science, 1-20. DOI


Song, Z., Roth, R.E., Houtman, L., Prestby, T., Iverson, A., & Gao, S. (2022). Visual Storytelling with Maps: An Empirical Study on Story Map Themes and Narrative Elements, Visual Storytelling Genres and Tropes, and Individual Audience Differences. Cartographic Perspectives. DOI


Bley, K., Caldwell, K., Kelly, M., Loyd, J., Roth, R.E., Anderson, T.M., Bonds, A., Plevin, J., Madison, D., Sims, T., Spencer, C., Archuleta, C., Ellner, Z., McDowell, T., Nestel, C., Noterman, E., Smith, N., Velednitsky, S., Underwood, N., Darlington, R., Gao, Y., George, A., Miller, L., Prestby, T., & Vongkusolkit, J. (2021). A Design Challenge for Transforming Justice. GeoHumanities. DOI


Robinson, A. C., Peeler, J., Prestby, T., Goslee, S. C., Anton, K., & Grozinger, C. M. (2021). Beescape: Characterizing user needs for environmental decision support in beekeeping. Ecological Informatics. DOI


Li, B., Gao, S., Liang, Y., Kang, Y., Prestby, T., Gao, Y., & Xiao, R. (2020). Estimation of regional economic development indicator from transportation network analytics. Scientific reports, 10(1), 1-15. DOI


Prestby, T., App, J., Kang, Y., & Gao, S. (2020). Understanding neighborhood isolation through spatial interaction network analysis using location big data. Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space, 52(6), 1027- 1031. DOI


Book Chapters

Roth, R.E., Sack, C.M., Baldrica-Franklin, G., Chen, Y., Donohue, R., Houtman, L., Prestby, T., Tolochko, R., & Underwood, N. (2021) Web Mapping: A Workbook for Interactive Cartography and Visualization on the Open Web (Version 0.2). University of Wisconsin Cartography Laboratory. DOI


Gao, S., Li, M., Rao, J., Mai, G., Prestby, T., Marks, J., & Hu, Y. (2021). Automatic urban road network extraction from massive GPS trajectories of taxis. Handbook of Big Geospatial Data, 261. DOI

Refereed Conference Extended Abstracts

Prestby, T.(2022). Content Analysis of COVID-19 Cartographic Journalism. Abstracts of the ICA, 5, 65. DOI


Robinson, A. C., Prestby, T.J., McLaughlin, D., Dudas, P., & Grozinger, C. (2022). Evaluating User Needs for Geovisualization of Pollinator Health and Ecosystems. Abstracts of the ICA , 5, 157. DOI


Prestby, T. (2021). Characterizing Storytelling in COVID-19 Cartographic Journalism. Abstracts of the ICA, 3, 245. DOI


Roth, R. E., Sack, C. M., Baldrica-Franklin, G., Chen, Y., Donohue, R., Houtman, L.,Prestby, T., Tolochko, R., and Underwood, N. (2021). Introducing Web Mapping: A Workbook for Interactive Cartography and Visualization on the Open Web. Abstracts of the ICA, 3, 254. DOI


Presentations

Song, Z., Roth, R.E., Houtman, L.,Prestby, T. , Iverson, A., & Gao, S. (2022). Visual Storytelling with Maps: Update and Outlook from an Empirical Study. AutoCarto. Redlands, CA. November 3.


Prestby, T. (2022). Surveying the Design of Story Maps in Digital Journalism. NACIS. Minneapolis, Minnesota: October 20.


Prestby, T. (2022). Design Techniques for COVID-19 Story Maps: A Quantitative Content Analysis. EuroCarto. Vienna, Austria: September 21.


Prestby, T. (2022). Design Techniques for COVID-19 Story Maps: A Quantitative Content Analysis. EuroCarto. Vienna, Austria: September 21.


Robinson, A. C., Prestby, T. J. , McLaughlin, D., Dudas, P., & Grozinger, C. (2022). Evaluating User Needs for Geovisualization of Pollinator Health and Ecosystems. EuroCarto. Vienna, Austria: September 21.


Prestby, T. (2021). Characterizing Storytelling in COVID-19 Cartographic Journalism. International Cartography Conference. Florence, Italy: December 16.


Prestby, T. (2021). Mapping Multiscale Pollinator Big Data. Center for Pollinator Research Symposium. State College, Pennsylvania: November 16.


Roth, R.E., Sack, C.M., Baldrica-Franklin, G., Chen, Y., Donohue, R., Houtman, L., Prestby, T., Tolochko, R., & Underwood, N. (2021). Introducing "Web Mapping: A Workbook for Interactive Cartography and Visualization on the Open Web". North American Cartographic Information Society Annual Conference. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: October 14.


Hart, D.A., Prestby, T., & Roth, R.E. (2021). Design and Evaluation of Coastal Web Atlases: Best Practices and Future Opportunities for Map Representation, Interaction, and Usability. CoastGIS. Virtual: September 16.


Hart, D.A., Prestby, T., & Roth, R.E. (2021). Enhancing the Wisconsin Coastal Atlas as a Resource to Support Adaptive Coastal Management. International Coastal Atlas Network Steering Meeting. Virtual: September 27.


Hart, D.A., Prestby, T., & Roth, R.E. (2020). Designing Coastal Web Atlases: Best Practices and Future Directions. Social Coast Forum. Charleston, South Carolina: February 6.


Prestby, T., App, J., Kang, Y., & Gao, S. (2020). Visualizing Neighborhood Isolation by Spatial Interaction NetworkAnalysis. American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting. Denver, Colorado: Canceled.


Prestby, T., Gao, S., Liang, Y., Kang, Y., & Li, B. (2020). Linking Traffic Volume to Economic Development IndexUsing Big Data and Gravity Models. American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting. Washington,DC: April 4.


Fellowships, Grants, and Awards


Fellowships

2022

Graduate Research Fellowship. National Science Foundation

201920

Hilldale Undergraduate Research Fellowship. UWMadison.

Grants

2022

Student Travel Grant. North American Cartographic Information Society (NACIS).

2021

Student Travel Grant. North American Cartographic Information Society (NACIS).

2021

Graduate Enrichment Grant. Department of Geography, Penn State.

2019

Bromley Research Travel Grant. L & S Honors Program, UWMadison.

2019

Student Travel Grant. North American Cartographic Information Society (NACIS).

Awards

2022

Young Scientist Award. International Cartographic Association.

2022

William and Mary Easterling Outstanding Graduate Research Assistant Award. Department of Geography, Penn State.

2021

Young Scientist Award. International Cartographic Association.

2021

Early Career Scholar Award. U.S. National Committee to the International Cartographic Association.

2021

Geospatial Scholarship. US Geospatial Intelligence Foundation

2021

Damon Anderson Memorial Scholarship. Wisconsin Land Information Association (WLIA)

2020

Olmstead Award for Excellence in Cartography. Department of Geography, UWMadison.

2020

Student Membership Award. North American Cartographic Information Society (NACIS).

2020

Jerome Kohn Geographic Excellence Award. Department of Geography, UWMadison.

201920

Phi Beta Kappa. UWMadison.

2018

William F. Vilas Merit Scholarship. UWMadison.

201820

College of Letters and Sciences Dean's List. UWMadison.

2017

Community Environmental Scholar. UWMadison.

201620

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Dean's List. UWMadison

Map Awards

2021

David Woodward Award for Best Digital Map, Honorable Mention. Cartography and Geographic Information Society (CaGIS).

2021

Arthur Robinson Award for Best Print Map, Honorable Mention. Cartography and Geographic Information Society (CaGIS)

2019

Barbara Bartz Petchenik Cartographic Excellence Award. Department of Geography, UWMadison.

2019

Keynote's Choice Award. Wisconsin Land Information Association (WLIA).

2019

Thematic Map Award, First Place. Wisconsin Land Information Association (WLIA).

Teaching and Pedagogy

Spring 2020

Department of Geography, UWMadison.
Geography 575: Interactive Cartography and Visualization

Teaching Assistant


Service

2022

Editorial BoardSocial Media, Journal of Maps

2022

Reviewer, International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction.

2021

Reviewer, Cartography and Geographic Information Science (CaGIS) Journal.

2021

Supporting Women in Geography (SWIG) President. Department of Geography, Penn State.

20212022

Undergraduate Research Opportunities Connection (UROC) Graduate Coordinator. Department of Geography, Penn State.

Professional Experience

May 2021August 2021

Cartography Team, Apple Maps

Cartography Intern


January 2019August 2020

University of Wisconsin Cartography Lab, UW-Madison

Web Developer


Study Abroad Experience

Summer 2019

Discover in Scandanaiva. Copenhagen, Denmark

Spring 2018

Wageningen University and Research (WUR) Exchange. Wageningen, Netherlands

Summer 2016

UW Greenhouse Program in Nicaragua. Nicaragua

Skills

Cartography/Graphic Design:

Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Indesign, Blender, Mapbox Studio


Web Development:

HTML, CSS, Javascript, Bootstrap, jQuery, Leaflet, D3, GIT, Angular, JSON


Data Analysis/GIS:

QGIS, ArcGIS, Python, (Geo) Pandas, R, Excel, JMP


Language:

Intermediate Spanish

Professional Memberships

2019

Association of American Geographers (AAG)

2019

Cartography Specialty Group of the Association of American Geographers (AAGCSG)

2019

North American Cartographic Information Society (NACIS)