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Water Heritage Anthropological Project

I work as a researcher on the Water Heritage Anthropological Project (WHAP), which is a research project through the Utah State University (USU) School of Social Sciences. The project directors are Dr. Molly Cannon, Assistant Professor at USU, and Dr. Anna Cohen, Assistant Professor at Florida State University. The project is focused on analyzing and explaining the human connection to water. My role as a researcher includes an array of responsibilities. For starters, I redesigned the project's website in order to increase digital public traffic and better comprehension of the projects mission and goals. This project required cross-departmental cooperation with our web design team and I. Next, I created a digital exhibit, which uses ArcGIS StoryMap and allows patrons to walk through the themes of the project. These themes are sourced from the codes attributed to our qualitative data. Using these themes, we are able to demonstrate the different impacts water has in our local and global communities. We also highlight quotes of participants in our interviews. The ArcGIS StoryMaps were created using ESRI data to make the project's research digestible for the public. I also created a social media outreach program to promote the digital exhibit. This outreach program required becoming proficient in social media content creation, and included editing and videography. 
Location
Logan, Utah
Date
2025-2026
Role
Researcher
Photo Credit
USU Water Heritage Anthropological Project
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