Assistant Professor Sara Fabrikant is a “cartographer extraordinaire” with research interests in Geographic information visualization, GIScience and cognition, and geographic knowledge discovery and dissemination. Dr. Fabrikant recently accepted the position of Associate Professor of Geography at the University of Zurich, Switzerland (her home town), where she will join its GIScience Center which is among the largest and most prestigious research centers in the GISc domain worldwide.
Dr. Fabrikant wears many hats—literally and figuratively. For more on Sara the map maker, geocatcher, bikerette, word smith, international traveler, and humorist, check out her website. She will be leaving the department this fall, and her cheerfulness, humor, and professional expertise will be greatly missed.