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Christina Shintani is a cartographer at Woodwell Climate Research Center where she makes maps that communicate climate science for just, meaningful impact to address the climate crisis. Previously she was a Graphics Editor at National Geographic where she made maps on topics ranging from climate change to conservation and biodiversity. Her work is published in National Geographic, Rolling Stone, Atlas of Design, and the International Journal of Remote Sensing, and has received map awards from the North American Cartographic Information Society, Cartography and Geographic Information Society, Esri, ICA-IMIA, Avenza, and the University of Oregon. In her free time, she enjoys backpacking, paddle boarding, snowboarding, reading, and exploring the Pacific Northwest with her partner and dog.

Experience

Woodwell Climate Research Center

Cartographer
Remote, Portland, OR


August 2022 - Present

Jarrett Walker + Associates

Cartographer + Data Analyst 
Portland, Oregon  


May 2017 - August 2019

The Freshwater Trust

Science + Analytics Fellow
Portland, Oregon

Summer 2016

National Geographic

Graphics Editor; 

Associate Graphics Editor
Washington, D.C.


September 2019 - July 2022

Quantum Spatial, Inc (NV5)

GIS Technician
Portland, Oregon


November 2016 - April 2017

University of Oregon
Graduate Teaching Fellow

Eugene, Oregon


September 2014 - June 2016

Awards + Publications

Arctic Carbon Monitoring Network

  • ESRI: 1st place in Communicating Science Spatially, 2024

  • ICA and IMIA: Excellence in Cartography, 2024

  • Avenza: Grand Prize, 2023 Map Contest

Forest Carbon of the United States

with Greg Fiske

  • CAGIS: Honorable Mention for a thematic map, 2023

Free Flowing Rivers

with Heather Gabriel Smith

  • Atlas of Design, Volume 6

  • CAGIS: Honorable Mention for a reference map, 2021

C. Shintani and Dr. M. Fonstad. “Comparing remote-sensing techniques collecting bathymetric data from a gravel-bed river.” International Journal of Remote Sensing, 2017.

Restoring Fish Habitat in the Sandy River Basin

  • NACIS: Student Research Map Award, 2016

  • Bill Loy Award for Excellence in Cartographic Design and Geographic Visualization, 2016

Education

The College of William and Mary

B.S. Physical Geography


2014

The University of Oregon                  M.S. Geography


2016

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