Gloria Pappalardo is pursuing a Master's in Geographic Information Science at Clark University. She holds a Bachelor's in History and Geography from Central Connecticut State University. Her experience includes projects in data analysis with Python, remote sensing of land use change in Kazakhstan, and coursework in GIS, programming, and data science. She has worked in legal assistance, shipping, food service, and student advising. Pappalardo is involved in her university's student association and has volunteered with literacy and animal welfare organizations.