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Susan Paykin is the Program Lead of the Open Spatial Lab at the Data Science Institute (DSI) and oversees its programmatic, research, and partner engagement activities. As Associate Director, Community-Centered Data Science, Susan also helps lead DSI’s social impact and outreach initiatives including 11th Hour Project and Capacity Accelerator Network collaborations, and oversees the Community Data Fellows program, which provides data science support for community and nonprofit organizations. She was previously the Research Manager at the Center for Spatial Data Science at UChicago and has served leadership, research, and advocacy roles for environmental and social impact organizations. She holds a Master in Public Policy (M.P.P) from the Harris School of Public Policy at University of Chicago and a B.A. in International Studies from Brandeis University.

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