Kristen Kurland

kurland@cmu.edu

1-412-268-4512

 

Kristen Kurland is a Teaching Professor of Architecture, Information Systems, and Public Policy

 

She holds faculty appointments at Carnegie Mellon University’s H. John Heinz III College of Information Systems and Public Policy and School of Architecture and a courtesy appointment in Civil and Environmental Engineering.

 

Professor Kurland's research focuses on interdisciplinary collaborations in health, the built environment, and spatial analysis using Geographic Information Systems (GIS). She works closely with colleagues and students on health, urban design, economic development, sustainability, and IT issues. She actively collaborates with Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health, University of California and many public health departments and medical schools.

 

 

 

Kurland’s teaching at Carnegie Mellon University includes building information modeling (BIM), computer aided design (CAD), 3D visualization, computer aided facility management (CAFM), and GIS. At the Heinz College, she also teaches Enterprise Data Analytics to executive physicians in the Master of Medical Management (MMM) program and is a faculty advisor for Heinz College Health Care Management and Policy and Health Care Analytics Systems Synthesis projects. She has a strong interest in technology enhanced learning and has been teaching online courses since 1999. Her distance courses are taught in the Heinz College MMM, Master Science of Information Technology (MSIT), and CMU Africa programs.

 

In addition to her full-time faculty position at CMU, Kristen Kurland is the president of a local consulting firm that has implemented computer technology programs in numerous organizations. Her clients include architects, engineers, hospitals, universities, corporations, as well as local, state, and federal governments.

 

Professor Kurland is also the co-author of a series of best-selling GIS workbooks for Esri, Inc. the world’s leading GIS software developer.           

 

ACADEMIC and PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Board on Earth Sciences and Resources, 2023-present

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Geographical and Geospatial Science Committee, Co-chair 2023-present

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Geographical and Geospatial Science Committee, 2021-present

McCune Foundation, Distribution Committee, 2017-2023

Andrew Carnegie Society, Executive Board, Carnegie Mellon University, 2010-2018

Board of Trustees, Carnegie Mellon University, 2014-2016

Andrew Carnegie Society –President, Carnegie Mellon University, 2014-2016

Urban and Regional Information Systems Association, Central Appalachian Chapter, President, 2000

 

AWARDS and HONORS

 

PUBLISHED BOOKS and BOOK CHAPTERS

 

PUBLICATIONS, PROCEEDINGS, POSTERS, and PROFESSIONAL REPORTS

Kurland, BA; Jeffrey P. Simons, MD, MMM, Socioeconomic barriers to care for children with tracheostomies utilizing GIS, AAO-HNSF 2022 Annual Meeting & OTO Experience, Philadelphia, PA September 13, 2022.

Franziska Rosser, Erick Forno, John Brehm, Yueh-Ying Han, Nadia Boutaoui, Edna Acosta-Pérez, Kristen S. Kurland, John F. Alcorn, Glorisa Canino, Juan C. Celedón, Pediatric Allergy, Immunology, and Pulmonology 08/2016; DOI:10.1089/ped.2016.0649

 

PRESENTATIONS and APPEARANCES

Department of Sports Medicine and Nutrition, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, December2, 2015

·       Invited speaker, “Spatial Epidemiology: Beyond John Snow / GIS in Healthcare: Emerging Tools and Technologies", University of Pittsburgh, Urban & Regional Analysis program, University Center for Social and Urban Research, February 28, 2014

·       Invited speaker, “Research into Practice: Health and Wellness for Ourselves and for Our Community”, Panelist, Exploring Health Discovering Wellness Inauguration event, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, February 21, 2014

·       Faculty Presenter, Odyssey Citizen Scholar Panel, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh PA, USA, January 10, 2014

·       Guest Lecturer, University of Pittsburgh, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences,

Department of Sports Medicine and Nutrition, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, November 18, 2013

·       Guest Lecturer, Carnegie Mellon University, Ecological Footprints course, School of Architecture, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, October 7, 2013

·       Guest Lecturer, Carnegie Mellon University, Second Year Studio, School of Architecture, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, September 20, 2013

·       Healthcare Faculty Panel, Heinz College Healthcare Club, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, September 20, 2014

·       Keynote Speaker: “Spatial Analysis (GIS Mapping) in Healthcare, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Enterprise Analytics NOW Conference, Pittsburgh PA, USA, June 20, 2013

·       Plenary Speaker: “Emerging GIS Technologies and Users in Healthcare”, Pennsylvania GIS 21st Annual Conference, State College, PA, USA, June 5 2013

·       Keynote Speaker: “Data, Data everywhere, but is there an app worth using? The rise of ‘Open Data’, ‘Big Data’ and ‘the New App Economy” ”, National Association of Counties 2013 Legislative Conference, Health Steering Committee, Washington D.C.  USA, March 3, 2013

·       Invited speaker, “Applied GIS from Health and Other Areas that Impact Local Government Services”, National Association of Counties 2013 Legislative Conference, Geospatial Information Systems Subcommittee, Washington D.C. , USA, March 3, 2013

·       Panel Moderator ,“Telling Compelling Stories with Your GIS”, Esri Health Conference Scottsdale, Arizona, USA, August 21, 2012

·       Invited speaker, “GIS Impact on Local (County) Government Services”, National Association of Counties, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, July 14, 2012

·       Heinz College, MSIT Healthcare Panel, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, June 8, 2012

·       Invited speaker, “GIS Mapping: Turning NYC Food Desserts into Fresh Oases”, NYCNEN (New York City Nutrition Education Network) , New York City, New York, USA, March 16, 2011

·       Invited speaker, NYC Department of Health, GIS Day Discussant, New York City, New York, USA, November 29, 2010

·       Invited speaker, “Effective Use of Technology by Faculty Members”, CMU Eberly Center,  Pittsburgh, PA, USA,  November 16, 2010

·       Heinz College HCPM IT Panel, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA,USA,  October 21, 2010

·       Keynote Speaker, “GIS and HEALTH: Applications to Promote and Support Healthy Communities”, Surveying and Spatial Sciences Institute Biennial International Conference, Adelaide, Australia, October 2009

·       Invited speaker, “Technology, Health, and the Built Environment”, Adelaide Department of Planning, and Local Government, Adelaide, Australia, September 2009

·       Invited speaker, “ArcGIS for Advanced Analysis”, Centers for Disease Control, Analysis-Visualization-Reporting Webninar, March 2009

·       Invited speaker, “GIS for Health and the Built Environment”, Chatham University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, November 2008

·       Invited speaker, “GIS for All Health Organizations”, Preconference Workshop:  Environmental Systems Research Institute Health GIS Conference, Washington, D.C., USA, October 2008

·       Invited speaker, “Using The Web To Cover Healthcare”, Online News Association Annual Conference, Washington, D.C., USA, September 2008

·       Invited speaker, “Applications of GIS for Health Policy Research and Analysis”, Department for Families & Communities, Adelaide, Australia, September 2008

·       Invited speaker, “Application of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Mapping in a Pediatric Obesity Center”, Pediatric Academic Societies, Poster Presentation, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, May 2008

·       Invited speaker, “The Human Layer: Solving Public Health Problems Using GIS “, Connected Urban Development Global Conference, Cisco, San Francisco, CA, USA,  February 2008

·       Invited speaker, “Obesity Research”, Washington Post, Washington, D.C., USA, February 2008

·       Invited speaker, “Executive Overview of GIS for Health Organizations”, Preconference Workshop:  Environmental Systems Research Institute Health GIS Conference, Scottsdale Arizona, USA, October 2007

·       Invited speaker, “Applications of GIS to Health Policy Research and Analysis”, RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California, USA, September 2007

·       Invited speaker, New York City Department of Public Health, GIS Department, New York, New York, USA, August 2007

·       Invited speaker, “GIS Tutorials: A Lesson in Teaching with GIS”, author’s panel, Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. – 27th International User Conference, San Diego, California, USA, June 2007

·       Ann Devlin Show, Night Talk, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, December 2006

·       Pittsburgh Today LIVE, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, October 2006

·       DUQ Radio, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, October 2006

·       Invited speaker, “Designing a Healthy Community”, Highmark Childhood Obesity Regional Strategy Bounce Event, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, September 2006

·       Invited speaker, “GIS Tutorial for Healthcare Organizations”, Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. - 26th International User Conference, Heath Users Group, San Diego California, USA, August 2006

·       Invited speaker,”Spatial Teaching with GIS Tutorial”, Microcomputers in Education Conference, University of Arizona,  Tempe, Arizona, USA, March 2006

·       Invited speaker, “Geographic Information Systems: Mapping Health, Trauma, and Injury Cases”, Trauma Conference, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, November 2005

·       Invited speaker, “GIS in the Study and Prevention of Childhood Obesity”, Grand Rounds, St. Margaret’s Hospital, Pittsburgh PA, USA, September 2005

·       Invited speaker,”GIS Tutorial Workshop”, Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. - Fifth Annual ESRI Education User Conference, San Diego, California, USA, July 2005

·       Invited speaker, “Working with GIS”, Legal Services Corporation – TIG Conference, Austin, Texas, USA, January 2005

·       Invited speaker, “GIS in the Study and Prevention of Childhood Obesity”, Highmark Childhood Obesity Regional Strategy Committee Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, March 2005

·       Invited speaker, “GIS in Legal Services”, Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. - Fourth Annual ESRI Education User Conference, San Diego, California, USA, July 2004

·       Invited speaker, “GIS in Legal Services”, 4th Annual Western PA GIS Conference, California PA, USA, September 2004

·       Invited speaker, “Developing Educational GIS Materials”, Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. - Third Annual ESRI Education User Conference, San Diego California, USA, July 2003

·       Invited speaker, “Developing Educational GIS Materials”, 4th Annual Western PA GIS Conference, California PA, USA, September 2003

·       Invited speaker, “GIS Distance Education to Non-Traditional Users”, Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. - Second Annual ESRI Education User Conference, San Diego California,USA, July 2002

·       Invited speaker, “GIS Technology To Link Youth and Workforce”, Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc., First Annual ESRI Education User Conference, San Diego, California, USA, June 2001

 

FUNDED RESEARCH

 

SPECIAL RECOGNITION

 

SELF-PUBLISHED TEACHING MATERIALS

·       AutoCAD: 2D and 3D Tutorials and Videos

·       Geographic Information Systems Video Lectures

·       ARCHIBUS/FM Training Tutorials: Space Management, Asset Management, Telecommunications, Building Operations, Real Property and Lease Management, Core Applications

 

COURSES TAUGHT

·       HCPM Systems Synthesis (School Care Connect), client: UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh (Spring 2023)

 

INDEPENDENT STUDIES

·       Geospatial Artificial Intelligence and Geospatial Machine Learning, Sarah Nance, 2023

·       Accessing the Potential for Electric Vehicle Public Charging Infrastructure in Chicago, Syed Uzair Junaid (Spring 2015)

·       An Ability to Use GIS in Managing and Supervising Construction Plans in Vietnam, Do Canh Dong
Nguyen (Spring 2015)

·       Discharge Lounge Redesign, Anuja SHiralkar (Spring 2015)

·       Health Disparities Study, Mariamma Thomas (Spring 2015)

·       GIS for Arts Management, Samantha Breske (Spring 2015)

·       3D GIS and City Engine, Juan Castellanos (Spring 2015)

·       Advanced GIS, Shalini Ramesh (Fall 2014)

·       BIM Programming, Shalini Ramesh (Fall 2013)

·       Advanced CAD/BIM, Yuner Cai (Fall 2013)

·       Revit/BIM, Teng Zhang (Fall 2013)

·       Advanced Spatial Analysis, Elia Sorice (Spring 2012)

·       Spatial Analysis of Renewable Energy: Roberto Ponce Lopez (Fall 2011)

·       GIS neighborhood health analysis (BSWELL, New York City), Jenny Sabol (Fall 2011)

·       GIS Mapping, Benjamin Horwitz, Paul Karam, Alissa Burger, Bizhou Wang, Amy Nagengast  (Spring 2011)

·       GIS Mapping, Benjamin Horwitz, Paul Mastin (Fall 2010)

·       Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh (TeamUp) VENKATRAMANI, ANUSHA and CHEEKS-LOMAX, ALANA N (Fall 2010, Spring 2011)

·       Guam Infrastructure Mapping Project, Bill Chase (Summer 2010)

·       Pediatric to Adult Transition (Summer 2010)

·       GIS for Architecture, Yeifei Lu, Annie Bodhidatta(Spring 2010)

·       Google Earth Pro Spatial Analysis, Paul Mastin (Spring 2010)

·       ITxM (Blood Bank) Spatial Analysis, Ian McMeans(Spring 2010)

·       GIS and Education,(Spring 2009) Megan Walker

·       Food Bank Spatial Analysis (Spring 2009), Brandon Loughery

·       Advanced GIS Analysis for Determining Population Distributions for Six Texas Counties, (Spring 2009), Ryan Menefee

·       Economic and Social Impact of Brownfield Development (Fall 2008), Shruti Vasudev,

·       GIS for Healthcare Analysis (Summer 2007),Chelsea Smith

·       Advanced GIS Web Design (Summer 2007), Heather S. Henkel

·       Advanced GIS (Spring 2007), Heather S. Henkel

·       Childhood Obesity and the Built Environment (Spring 2007), Chelsea Smith

·       Advanced GIS (Spring 2007), John David Perry

·       CAFM (Spring 2007), Chris Koch

·       INTRO TO GIS (Spring 2006), Sophia Hartkopf (Georgetown University)

·       Advanced GISs (Fall 2005), Natalia Rudiak, Kimberly Ellison- Taylor

·        GIS Public Transportation Study (Fall 2005), Michael Sypolt

·       Advanced GIS (Spring 2005), Ashley Vann Ness, Tim White

·       Advanced GIS (Spring 2004), Kristina Alagar

·       Infrastructure Management (Spring 2004), Po-Hsin Lin, Ibrahim Coulibaly, and Parikh Mihir

·       Advanced  GIS (Fall 2003), Fan Zhang

·       Advanced GIS (Summer 2003), Lawrence H. Walsh

·       Computer Aided Design (Spring 2003), Jennifer Sinfelt

·       Infrastructure Management (Spring 2003), Patrick Donnelly,  Leah Lizarondo-Espino, and Natalia Pineda   

·       Perspective Design (Fall 2002), Christine Love

·       WEB Development (Fall 2002), Hsi Shen

·       Computer Aided Design (Fall 2002), Erin Elizabeth Andrew, Harold Carlson II, Jill Suzanne Stark, and Rachel A. Steigerwalt    

·       Advanced GIS (Fall 2002), Shannon McKay

·       CAFM - FM Mapping Project (Spring 2002), Hsi Shen

·       AutoCAD (Fall 2001), Roger Pech-Sanchez, Jonghun Jeong, and Jaejoon Lee

·       3D Studio MAX (Fall 2001), Borden Po-Ting Seng

 

ACADEMIC and PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES