Christina Shintani
Cartographer

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, 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. She lives in Portland, Oregon.
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
Honorable Mention, CAGIS
Thematic map: Forest Carbon of the United States, with Greg Fiske
2023
Atlas of Design, Volume 6
Free Flowing Rivers, with Heather Gabriel Smith
2022
C. Shintani and Dr. M. Fonstad. “Comparing remote-sensing techniques collecting bathymetric data from a gravel-bed river.” International Journal of Remote Sensing, 2017.
Avenza Map Contest, Grand Prize
Arctic Carbon Monitoring Network
2023
Honorable Mention, CAGIS
Reference map: Free Flowing Rivers, National Geographic.
2021
Bill Loy Award for Excellence in Cartographic Design and Geographic Visualization
Restoring Fish Habitat in the Sandy River Basin
2016
Student Research Map Award
Restoring Fish Habitat in the Sandy River Basin
NACIS
2016
Education
The College of William and Mary
B.S. Physical Geography
Summa Cum Laude
2014
The University of Oregon M.S. Geography
2016