Matthew L. Sisk is an Associate Professor of the Practice in the Lucy Family Institute for Data & Society where he focuses on the use of GIS and spatial tools in Data Science. He received his B.S. from the University of South Carolina in Marine Science and Anthropology and his M.A. and Ph.D. in Paleolithic Archaeology from Stony Brook University in 2011.  His research focuses on human- environment interactions, the spatial scale of environmental toxins and community data.