Ya-Ching Lin

Ya-Ching Lin is a Geographic Information Systems Analyst at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum since December 2019. Prior to this role, Ya-Ching Lin spent over two decades at Médecins Sans Frontières in multiple technical and coordination positions, focusing on field-based management and technical support for health projects in diverse environments. Key skills include humanitarian needs assessments, health program design, and management of multicultural teams in conflict settings. Additional experience includes serving as Project Coordinator at Nonviolence International, where a population-based survey of small arms ownership in Phnom Penh was developed and executed. Previous roles also include Staff Epidemiologist at Montefiore Rikers Island Health Services and Field Epidemiologist at the American Refugee Committee. Ya-Ching Lin holds a Master of Science in Geographic Information Systems Technology from the University of Arizona, a Master of Public Health in International Health & Epidemiology from the University of Michigan, and an AB in Biology & International Development from Washington University in St. Louis.