DAVID J. KEELING'S CURRICULUM VITAE
Department of Geography and
Geology
December 1, 2011
Western Kentucky University
1906 College Heights Blvd #31066
Bowling Green, KY 42101-1066
1-270-745-4555 Office
1-270-745-6410 Telefax
Email: david.keeling@wku.edu
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EDUCATION SUMMARY
1991-92. Ph.D., University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon (Geography), Transport and Communication Deficiencies in the
Regional Development of Northwest Argentina, Advisor: Alec Murphy.
1989-90. M.A., University of Oregon (Geography), Transportation Policy and Rural Community Change: A Welsh Case
Study.
1987-89. B.A., Summa Cum Laude, University of Oregon. International Studies, Honors/Thesis, Railroad Development in
Argentina.
1976-79. A.B., North Sydney College, Sydney, Australia. International Finance,
Tax Accounting, Business Management.
ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT
2001 - . Department Head, Department of Geography and Geology, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky.
2003- . Professor, Department of Geography and Geology, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green,
Kentucky.
1998-2003. Associate Professor, Department of Geography and Geology, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green,
Kentucky.
1993-1998. Assistant Professor, Department of Geography and Geology, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green,
Kentucky.
1992-93. Research Associate, Department of Geography, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon.
1992. Instructor, Social Science Department, Lane County Community College, Eugene,
Oregon.
1991-92. Research Assistant, Department of Geography, University of Oregon, Eugene.
1991-92. Instructor, Department of Geography, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon.
1989-91. Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Geography, University of Oregon,
Eugene, Oregon.
1982-83. Instructor (Part-time), Accounting, Phillips Junior College, New Orleans,
Louisiana.
NON-ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT
1982-87. Partner, Vice-President, and Chief Financial Officer, Cignal
Communications, New Orleans, Louisiana.
1981-82. Assistant Controller, Mainstem Corporation, Princeton, New Jersey.
1973-87. International Tax Consultant, Keeling's Business Services, Australia, the U.K., and the U.S.
1977-80. Controller and Marketing Director, Restours Ltd., Sydney, Australia.
1977-80. International Project Auditor, McDonald Wagner and Priddle, Sydney, Australia.
1973-77. Partner-Controller, Bussell Group, Sydney, Australia.
1972-73. Assistant Manager, Lord Hill Hotel, Shrewsbury, U.K.
1971-72. Assistant Manager, Sheargolds Wines, Sydney, Australia.
1970-71. Head Night Auditor, North Sydney Travelodge, Sydney, Australia.
1969-70. Accountant, Halifax Building Society, Shrewsbury, U.K.
1968-69. Junior Accountant, Department of Health and Human Resources, Shrewsbury, U.K.
1967-70. Drummer and Singer, Trackdown, Shrewsbury, U.K.
PUBLISHED WORKS
ACADEMIC COURSES TAUGHT
*** Turkey, Greece, Italy, Slovenia ***
Geography of the Eastern Mediterranean (Summer 2008)
*** Mexico - Yucatán ***
Geography of the Yucatán (Winter 2008)
*** London, Brussels, Paris ***
Leadership in Urban Geography (Winter 2007)
*** Tanzania ***
Geography of Tanzania (Winter 2006)
*** Northern Chile and Northwest Argentina ***
Geography of Chile and Argentina (Sum 2005)
*** British Isles ***
Sustainable Development (Sum 2004)
*** Australia ***
Sustainable Development (Sum 2002)
*** Argentina ***
Geography of Argentina (Sum 2010, 2011)
*** Brazil ***
Sustainable Development in Brazil (Sum 2000)
Conservation and Natural Resources (Sum 2000)
*** Ecuador ***
Sustainable Development in Ecuador (Sum 98)
Landform Analysis: Ecuadorian Environments (Sum 97)
Urban Geography: Ecuadorian Cities (Sum 97)
Lane County Community College
Geography of Europe (F92)
Political Geography (Latin American focus) (W93)
Climatology I (Latin American focus) (Summer 91)
Geography of South America (W91)
Geography of Latin America (S90)
Phillips Junior College
Advanced Financial Accounting (F82)
Intermediate Accounting (S83)
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Regional:
Latin America: focus on Argentina, Mexico, and Colombia,
Europe: focus on disadvantaged regions (Wales, Galicia, Sicily),
China: Southwest region
Thematic:
Regional Development, Urbanization Problems,
Global Economic Impacts on Capital-Disadvantaged Regions
Systematic:
Transport Planning, Resource Use, World-City System, Popular Music
PRESENTATIONS AT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS
Association of American Geographers (AAG):
2011. The Lincolnshire By-Pass Line – Challenges for Rail Infrastructure Annual Conference, Seattle, WA, April.
2010. Teaching and Doing Urban Geography – In Memory of Larry Ford Annual Conference, Washington, D.C., April.
2009. Medellin and Comuna 13: Back from the Brink Annual Conference, Las Vegas, March.
2008. Writing for Success: Getting Geography Op-Eds into the Newspaper. Annual Conference, Boston, April.
2007. Policy Implications and Regional Geography in the Geographical Review, 2001-2006. Annual Conference, San Francisco, April.
2005. Land-Use Planning in a Karst-Biosphere Reserve Environment, with Debra D. Kreitzer. Annual Conference, Denver, April.
2004. Qualitative Research Methods and the Puerto Madero Project, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Annual Conference, Philadelphia, March.
2003. Geography Rocks! Place, Culture, and Popular Music,
Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA, March.
2001. Suburbanizing America: Spatial Dynamics and Consequences. Poster Presentation, Annual Conference, New York, February.
2000. Latin America, Transport, and Development for the 21st Century. Annual
Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, April.
1999. Latin America: Geography in America at the Dawn of the 21st Century
Project. Annual Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii, March.
1998. Neoliberalism and Urban Change in Buenos Aires,
Argentina. Annual Conference, Boston, March.
1997. Urban Growth in Rural Mexico: The Case of Huatusco, Veracruz.
Annual Conference, Ft. Worth, TX, April.
1996. The Potential Regional Economic Impact of Transport Improvements in Mexico. Annual Conference, Charlotte,
April.
1994. Regional Integration in the Southern Cone: Transporting MERCOSUR to Success. Annual Conference, San
Francisco, California, March.
1993. Training for the 21st century: Spatial and temporal
implications of HSST. Annual Conference, Atlanta, April.
1992. Regions, Development, and Transport in Argentina.
Annual Conference, San Diego, CA, April.
1991. Transportation Policy and Rural Communities in Mid-Wales.
Annual Conference, Miami, Florida, April.
International Conferences:
2009. Medellín y Comuna 13: Hasta el Futuro, Conference of Latin Americanist Geographers, Granada, Nicaragua, January.
2004. Land-Use Planning in a Karst-Biosphere Reserve Environment, with Debra D. Kreitzer. Trans-KARST 2004 – International Transdisciplinary Conference on Development and Conservation of Karst Regions, Hanoi, Vietnam, September.
2004. Pinochet’s Folly: Development and Change in Patagonian Chile. Conference of Latin Americanist Geographers, Antigua, Guatemala, May.
2001. The Puerto Madero Project, Buenos Aires, as World City Development Strategy. Annual meeting of the Conference of Latin Americanist Geographers, Castellon, Spain, June.
2001. Spatial Dynamics of Suburban Growth and Change in the United States, 1940-1990. Annual Meeting of the Royal Geographical Society/Institute of British Geographers, Plymouth, England, January.
2000. New Directions in Latin America in the Context of Globalization. 50th Annual Meeting of the Midwest Association of Latin American Studies (MALAS), Huatusco, Veracruz, Mexico, November.
2000. El Desarrollo Latinoamericano y el Imperativo de Globalización: Direcciones Nuevas y Crisis Consabidas. 2nd Annual Humboldt Conference, Mar del Plata, Argentina, October.
2000. Restructuring Global Landscapes in the Periphery: Buenos Aires, Argentina. 29th International Geographical Congress, Seoul, South Korea, August.
1997. Reforma del Estado: Los Transportes, el Desarrollo Regional, y un Análysis del Potencial Económico del Interior de la Argentina. 6o Encuentro de Geógrafos de América Latina, Buenos Aires, Argentina, March.
1996. Sociospatial Dynamics of Economic Globalization in Argentina. Annual Conference of the Royal Geographical Society with the Institute of British Geographers, Glasgow, Scotland, January.
1995. Spatial Dynamics of Population Change in Contemporary Argentina. 45th Annual Meeting of the Midwest Association of Latin American Studies, Baños, Ecuador, November.
1994. El Transporte, Las Ciudades Mundiales, y La Ordenación del Territorio. International Conference on "Las Ciudades en la Ordenación del Territorio" organized by the Government of Argentina, Presidencia de la Nación, Mar del Plata, May.
1993. Global links to global cities: Transport's role in the world city system. International conference on 'World Cities in a World System,' Washington, D.C., April.
1992. Transport Service Areas and Settlement Hierarchies in the Regional Development of Northwest Argentina. Conference of Latin Americanist Geographers, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, September.
Latin American Studies Associations (LASA, MALAS, SCOLAS, CLAG)
2003. Globalization’s Challenge for Latin America in the 21st Century, Conference of Latin Americanist Geographers, Tucson, Arizona, January.
2002. Argentina After the Collapse: New Crises, Familiar Responses, Annual Conference of the Midwest Association of Latin American Studies, Nashville, October.
2000. Transport Challenges for Latin America in the 21st Century. Annual
Conference of the CLAG, Austin, Texas, January.
1999. Global Restructuring and Urban Policy Challenges for Latin America in
the Coming Century. 49th Annual Conference of the MALAS, Charleston, IL, November.
1998. Accessibility Potential in the NAFTA: The Case of Mexico. 48th Annual
Conference of the MALAS, Bowling Green, KY, October.
1998. Lost in Space? Regional Integration, Accessibility, and Development in
the Southern Cone. Annual Conference of CLAG, Santa Fe, October.
1998. Socio-Spatial Dynamics of Quality of Life in Urban Argentina. XXI International Congress of LASA, Chicago, September.
1997. Global Restructuring in Latin American Cities: The Experience of Buenos Aires, Argentina. 47th Annual Meeting of the
Midwest Association of Latin American Studies (MALAS), Edwardsville/St. Louis,
October.
1997. Regional Development, Transport, and Economic Potential in Mexico. Annual Conference of the Southwestern
Council for Latin American Studies (SCOLAS), Austin, TX, February
1994. New Peronismo and Urban Restructuring in Buenos Aires. 44th Annual meeting of the Midwest Association of Latin
American Studies, St. Louis, September.
Kentucky and Oregon Academies of Science:
2010. Rural Infrastructure: The Lincolnshire By-Pass Railway, KAS, Bowling Green, Kentucky, November.
2000. Cooperative Research Programs between WKU's Hoffman Environmental Research Institute and the Institute of Karst Geology, Guilin, China," with Chris Groves and Alan Glennon. Annual Meeting of the KAS, Lexington, December.
1999. Suburbanizing America: Spatial Dynamics and Policy Consequences, with Raina Larsen. Kentucky Academy of Science Annual Conference, Richmond, KY, November.
1998. Can Economic Integration work in the Southern Cone? The Case of
Mercosur, with Matt Zoellner, Louisville, Kentucky, November.
1997. Spatial Dynamics of the 1996 Presidential Election in Kentucky (with Kenny Palmer). Annual Conference, Morehead Kentucky, November.
1996. Secondary City Growth in Mexico: The case of Huatusco, Veracruz.
Annual Conference, Frankfort, KY, November.
1995. Regional Integration, Transport Improvements, and the Global Economy, Annual Conference, Bowling Green, KY, November.
1994. Urban Environments, Sense of Place, and the Genesis of Popular Music. Annual Conference, Paducah, KY, November.
1993. Developing "MERCOSUR": Can Argentina and Brazil Replicate the European Common Market? Annual Conference, Georgetown, KY, October.
1992. Urban Planning Approaches to Transport Network Development in Moscow and Los Angeles. Annual Conference, Salem, Oregon, February.
1991. Up in the Air: The Changing Geography of World Cities.
Annual Conference, Monmouth, Oregon, February.
1990. The Geopolitics of Transportation in Pre-Hispanic America.
Annual Conference, Pacific Grove, Oregon, February.
Other Regional and National Conferences:
2004. Paving Patagonia: A Development Dilemma. Annual Meeting of the East Lakes Division of the Association of American Geographers, Athens, Ohio, October.
1995. Regional Development, Transport, and the Global Economy. 42nd North American Meetings of the Regional Science Association International, Cincinnati, November.
1995. Transport and Regional Integration in Southern South America. 18th National Third World Studies Conference, Omaha, October.
1994. Buenos Aires, Urban Restructuring, and the Emerging World Economy. 17th National Third World Studies Conference, Omaha, October.
1994. Global Communication and Challenges to the Modern State System. Conference on 'Challenges to the Modern State System: Political Geographic Perspectives,' Eugene, Oregon, March.
1993. Hyperregions and the Role of Transport Networks. Annual meeting of the South Eastern Division of the AAG, Greensboro, November.
1992. Continuity and Change in Latin America: A Five-Stage Sequence of Transport Network Evolution in Argentina. Annual meeting of the Association of Pacific Coast Geographers, Bellingham, WA,
September.
1992. Bratislava and its Regional Context: Moving Beyond a Partitioned Europe. Jointly authored paper with Alec Murphy, Conference of Europeanists, Chicago, IL, March.
1990. Eurotunnel: Regional Development and Transportation Patterns. Annual meeting of the Association of Pacific Coast Geographers, Chico, California, September.
1990. Spatial Policy and Locational Utility in the Transport System of Moscow, USSR. Annual meeting of the Western Social Science Association, Portland, Oregon, April.
INVITED ACADEMIC PRESENTATIONS
2010. Transportation Geography: New Directions, Familiar Challenges. , Invited lecture, Department of Geography University College, Cork, Ireland, November.
2008. Transportation Planning and Policy in the Southern Cone, Department of Geography Seminar Series, Salford University, Manchester, England, April.
2008. Human Terrain Analysis in Latin America: New Regional Geographies, Department of Geography Seminar, University of Plymouth, England, March.
2008. Transport Planning and Policy in Argentina and Chile, Department of Geography, Transportation course, University of Plymouth, England, March.
2007. Mega-Geography: Connecting People and Places. Department of Geography and Geology Faculty/Student Seminar Series, Western Kentucky University, October.
2007. Leadership in Geography – Research and Management. Roundtable discussion, Department of Geography, Kansas University, October.
2006. Nationalism and Terrorism. Symposium, Department of Geography Alumni Reunion, University of Oregon, September.
2004. Environmental Challenges for Latin America. Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering, United States Military Academy, West Point, NY, November.
2004. Mapping the Beat: The Geography of Rock and Roll Music. Department of Geography and Planning Colloqium Series, University of Akron, March.
2004. Study Abroad as a Window on the World, Global Studies Colloquia Series, Department of Geosciences, Middle Tennessee State University, February.
2003. Ecology and Ecotourism at the End of the World, Department of Geography and Geology Seminar Series, Western Kentucky University, February.
2002. On the Waterfront: Land-Use Development and Conflict in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Department of Geography and Geology Seminar Series, Western Kentucky University, January.
2002. Theory and Methodology in Land-Use Planning, Karst Dynamics Institute, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, China, January.
2001. Argentina in the 21st Century, Hofstra Universty, Hempstead, New York. November.
2001. Globalization in Latin America --- Revolutionary Change or Prologue to Revolution? Latin American Studies Program, The University of Auckland, New Zealand, May.
2001. Globalization and Latin America. Latin American and Caribbean Studies and the Hofstra Organization of Latin American
Students Inaugural Lecture, Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York. February.
2001. Argentina in the Global System. Roundtable Discussion, Hofstra Organization of Latin American Students and the Latin American and Caribbean Studies Program, Hofstra University, Hempstead, New York, February.
2001. Power, Production, and Polarization: Regenerated Landscapes as Socio-Political Statements. Department of Geography and
Geology Seminar Series, Western Kentucky University, January.
2000. Global Problems, Local Solutions: A Research Agenda for the New Century. Department of Geography and Geology Seminar Series,
Western Kentucky University, October.
2000. Sustainable Development in an Emerging Country: Brazil's Order and Progress. Department of Geography and Geology Seminar
Series, Western Kentucky University, September.
2000. Human-Environment Relationships in Karst Landscapes: Heritage Corridors and Sustainable Development. Institute of Karst
Geology, Ministry of Land and Resources, Guilin, China, August.
1999. Argentina at the Millennium: Optimism and Opportunity or Crisis and
Chaos? Geography Awareness Week Special Lectures, Middle Tennessee State
University, Murfreesboro, November.
1999. Globalizing the Urban, Urbanizing the Global, Department of Geography
Seminar Series, University of Kentucky, Lexington, October.
1999. The Role of Landscape Change in Geoscience Analysis. Department of
Geography and Geology Seminar Series, Western Kentucky University, September.
1999. Latin America's Millennium Bug? Trade, Transport, and Development in
the Southern Cone, Latin American Studies Program and the Department of Geography
Special Lecture Series, University of Auckland, New Zealand, August.
1999. Latin America at the Millennium: Future Directions, Familiar
Crises, Department of Geography/Latin American Studies Seminar Series, University of Ohio,
Athens, April.
1999. Hong Kong after the British: New Development Strategies, Familiar
Landscapes, Department of Geography and Geology Faculty/Student Seminar Series, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, January.
1998. Globalization and Emerging World Cities in Asia. Visiting Lecture Series,
Department of Geography, The University of Hong Kong, China, November.
1998. Urban Development, Economic Growth, and Globaization in Pacific Asia,
Visiting Lecturer Series, Department of Geography, Hong Kong Baptist University, China,
November.
1998. Crossing the Millennium Rubicon: The U.S., Latin America, and the Fate of
Nations. The School of International Studies, University of the Pacific, Stockton,
California, October.
1998. Urban Landscape Change in Argentina: The case of Buenos Aires. Department of Sociology and Anthropology,
Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN, April.
1998. The Coffee Commodity System in Huatusco, Mexico. Anthropology Club, Middle Tennessee State University Murfreesboro, TN, April.
1997. Is Space the Final Frontier? Geography's Role in the New Millennium. Geography Awareness Week lectures,
Department of Geology and Geography, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, IL,
November.
1997. Social Justice and the Impact of Globalization in Argentina: From Chaos to Crisis? Department of History, Geography, and Political Science, Tennessee State University, Nashville, September.
1996. The Commodification and Growth of Latin American Cities. Department of Geography and Environmental
Engineering, United States Military Academy, West Point, NY, October.
1996. Land-Use Planning Strategies in Latin America: Problems and Prospects. Department of Geography and
Environmental Engineering, United States Military Academy, West Point, NY, October.
1996. Las Placas Tectónicas Socioeconómicas de la Argentina y el Impacto de las Estrategias de Globalización. La
Universidad del Salvador, Fulbright Anniversary Lectures,
Buenos Aires, Argentina, August.
1996. Land-Use Planning in Britain and France: A Comparative Analysis. Faculty/Graduate Seminar Series, Department of Geography and Geology, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, January.
1995. Twenty-First Century Buenos Aires: Progressive Megacity or Development Disaster? Geography and Urban Planning
Colloquium, University of Maryland, College Park, October.
1995. Derailed! Argentina's Transport Policy in the Era of Global Restructuring. Guest Lecture in Geography, University
of Maryland, College Park, October.
1995. Reconstructing Nations: Argentina in the New World Order. Geography Colloquium, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon, May.
1995. Buenos Aires, World City Theory, and the Reconstruction of Place. Department of Geography Tea Series, University
of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, May.
1995. Rural Development, Accessibility, and the Disneyfication of Place. Department of Recreation, Tourism Management
and Design, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon May.
1995. Development and Change in the New Argentina. Department of Geography Public Lecture, Southern Oregon State College, Ashland, Oregon, May.
1994. Political Geographic Perspectives on Environmental Change in Europe. Faculty/Graduate Seminar Series, Department of Geography and Geology, Western Kentucky University, February.
1993. A Framework for Analyzing Buenos Aires in the World City System. La Universidad del Salvador, Buenos Aires, Argentina, April.
1993. Global Dreams, Local Crises: Planning Buenos Aires for the 21st Century. Faculty/ Graduate Seminar Series, Department of Geography and Geology, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, March.
1993. World Cities in a World System: The Two Faces of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Geography Colloquium, Portland State University, Portland, February.
1993. Problem Regions in a Changing Europe: Portugal and Slovakia. Department of Geography Tea Series, University of Oregon, Eugene, February.
1992. Transport and Communication Deficiencies in the Regional Development of Northwest Argentina. Department of Geography Tea Series, University of Oregon, Eugene, May.
1991. La Vida Bajo Las Sombras: Regional Inequalities in Northwest Argentina. Department of Geography Tea Series, University of Oregon, Eugene, October.
1991. Reconceptualizing Regions: Suggestions for Future Research. La Universidad del Salvador, Buenos Aires, Argentina, September.
1991. Rural Development in Mid-Wales: The Role of Transport. Department of Geography Tea Series, University of Oregon, Eugene, January.
PRESENTATIONS TO COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS
2008. Russian Roulette: Foreign Policy Impacts on the Middle East. Universitarian Church, Sunday seminar, September.
2008. Environmental Challenges in the Arctic Region. Noon Rotary Club, Bowling Green, May.
2005. Business Ethics in Latin America. Noon Rotary Club, Bowling Green, September.
2003. Liberia and the Politics of Conflict. Noon Rotary Club, Bowling Green, September.
2003. Democracy in Iraq? Universalist Unitarian Church Seminars, Bowling Green, June.
2003. Urban China in the 21st Century, WKU Chinese New Year Banquet, Bowling Green, February.
2002. Kashmiris and Kalishnakovs in the Valleys of Shangri-La, Noon Rotary Club, Bowling Green, Kentucky, June.
2001. The Afghanistan Vortex. Universalist Unitarian Church Seminars, Bowling Green, October.
2001. Revolution and Resistance. Universalist Unitarian Church Seminars, Bowling Green, April.
2000. Mexico’s New Revolution: Should the U.S. Worry?, Noon Rotary Club, Bowling Green, Kentucky, September.
2000. Doing Business in Latin America. Chamber of Commerce International
Relations Seminars, Bowling Green, KY, January.
1999. Continuity and Change in France's Wine Country. Invited Keynote Speaker, Homemakers Club of America Annual Gala, Amite, Louisiana, April.
1998. NAFTA: Problems and Promises. Panel Discussion, Bowling Green Chamber of Commerce and International Relations Committee, November.
1996. The Shape of Things to Come? Post-1996 Changes in American Society. Bowling Green 7am Rotary Club, Bowling Green, Kentucky, May.
1995. Ecuador: Green Horizons. Noon Rotary Club, Bowling Green, Kentucky, May.
1993. Geography's Role in the New World Order. Rotary Club of New Zealand,
Whangarei, New Zealand, January.
1991. Central America: History and Geography. Community Symposium on
Central America, Eugene, February.
OTHER ACADEMIC PRESENTATIONS, INTERVIEWS, AND WORKSHOPS
2008. Geographic Perspectives on our Global Community: Strategies for Curricula Development. Scarsdale Teachers Institute, New York, November.
2008. Speaker, International Education Week/University Libraries "Russia - Far Away Places" Series, November.
2008. Climate Change, the Arctic, and the Green Revolution, WKYU-TV Outlook interview, on-air with Barbara Deeb, September.
2008. International Research Strategies. Guest Lecture, Graduate research methods, Department of Geography and Geology, WKU, September.
2008. Russia, Georgia, and US Foreign Policy, WKYU-FM Midday Edition with Dan Modlin, August.
2008. AGS Bowman Expedition to Colombia, WKYU-FM Midday Edition with Dan Modlin, July.
2008. Arctic Geopolitical and Resource Challenges. Midday Edition interview with Dan Modlin, WKYU-FM, June.
2008. Arctic Adventures and Environmental Issues, Noon Rotary Club, Bowling Green, May.
2008. Transportation Challenges for North America, Guest lecture, GEOG 360 Geography of North America, Western Kentucky University, April.
2008. Urban Growth and Migration Patterns, Guest Lecture, GEOG 200 Introduction to Latin American Studies, Western Kentucky University, April.
2008. Geopolitics in the Middle East. Guest Lecture, MGT 410 Middle Eastern Culture and Economy, Western Kentucky University, February.
2008. Finland – Nordic Jewel. Warren Country Extension Agency, Homemakers Association, International Day seminar, Bowling Green, February.
2008. Geography of Middle America. Guest Lecture, LAS 200, Western Kentucky University, January.
2007. Land Reform issues in Mexico - The Bowman Expedition Project. Midday Edition interview with Kevin Willis, WKYU-FM, December.
2007. Globalization in Latin America. Guest Lecture, Latin American History bi-term, WKU, December.
2007. Transportation in North America. Guest Lecture, Geography of North America course, WKU, December.
2007. The Bowman Expedition to Colombia. Public Forum on Human Terrain Analysis, American Geographical Society, Harvard Club, New York, November.
2007. Intellectual Traits of Geoscience Students. Guest Lecture, Freshman Experience for Geography, Meteorology, and Geology Majors, WKU, November.
2007. The West Africa Expedition, WKU-Channel 12 interview, November.
2007. Argentina in a globalizing world economy. Guest lecture for Geography Research Methods course, WKU, October.
2007. The American Geographical Society Expedition Lectures, Casablanca to the Cape Town, October/November.
2007. The 1899 Harriman Expedition, Midday Edition interview with Kevin Willis, WKYU-FM, September.
2007. Applying Correlation Methods in geography, Guest lecture for Geostatistics course, WKU, September.
2007. Global Oil Production – Notes from the Field. Short seminar, Kentucky Society of Professional Geologists annual meeting banquet, September.
2007. International Research Strategies, Guest lecture for Geoscience Research Methods and Literacy course, WKU, September.
2007. Global Climate Change Challenges, Guest lecture for Physical Geography course, WKU, August.
2007. Using Urban Landscapes as Tools for Student leadership Development. Engaging the Spirit Workshop, WKU. August.
2007. The American Geographical Society Expedition Lecturer, In Harriman's Wake, July/August.
2007. Reading the Cultural Landscape, Guest lecture and field trip, Geographic Concepts for Teachers summer workshop, WKU, June.
2007. International Perspectives on Preservation. Historic Preservation course, Department of Geography and Geology, WKU, April.
2007. International Boundary Disputes. Midday Edition interview with Dan Modlin, WKYU-FM, April.
2006. The American Geographical Society Expedition Lecturer, The Great Sahara, November:
Place, Space, and Time in the Great Sahara; Camels, Caravans, and Cars: Mobility and Trade in the Saharan World; Islam, Oil, and Water: Development Challenges
for the 21st Century; Music of the Desert: Culture and Song in the Great Sahara.
2006. Global Ignorance and the Role of Geography. Midday Edition interview with Kevin Willis, WKYU-FM, November.
2006. The Intellectual Habits of successful Undergraduates. Freshman Seminar, Department of Geography and Geology, WKU, October.
2006. Why Geography Matters for Kentucky. Kentucky Geographical Alliance Teacher Workshop, WKU, June.
2006. Montenegro's Vote for Independence. Midday Edition interview with Dan Modlin, WKYU-FM, June.
2006. The American Geographical Society Expedition Lecturer,
Seven Seas Educational Tour, April/May: Geopolitics and the Balkans; Turkey and the European Union; Oil and Islam: Development Challenges for the 21st Century;
Global Climate Change: Tsunamis and Small-Island Survival.
2006. WKU, UNESCO, and Global Water Resources. Midday Edition interview with Dan Modlin, WKYU-FM, March.
2006. Bowling Green Daily News interview for a story on Hispanics in Bowling Green, March.
2005. The American Geographical Society Expedition Lecturer,
Lost Cities of the Mediterranean Educational Tour, November: Nation-States, Territory, and the Geography of Libya; Secrets of the Mediterranean; Oil, Arabs, and Islam; Development Challenges for the 21st Century.
2005. Research in Latin America, Guest Lecture, Research Methods and Literacy, October.
2005. Student Study Habits, Guest Lecture, Freshman Seminar, October.
2005. The Implication of France’s EU Referendum Vote. Midday Edition interview with Kevin Willis, WKYU-FM, June.
2005. Environmental Challenges in Latin America, Guest Lectures, World Regional Geography, May and June.
2005. Globalization, Russia, and China. RoundTable Interview, WKYU-FM, the Midday Edition, with Kevin Willis, May.
2005. Environmental Challenges in Latin America, Guest Lecture, World Regional Geography, WKU, May.
2005. Afghanistan’s Drug Trade, WKYU-FM, the Midday Edition with Kevin Willis, March.
2005. Cultural Geography Research in Latin America, Guest Lecture, Geographic Research Methods, Western Kentucky University, February.
2005. The Iraqi Elections, Media Interviews/Round Table, WKYU-FM, the Midday Edition with Dan Modlin, January.
2004. The American Geographical Society Expedition Lecturer, Around the World Educational Tour, December/January.
2004. The 9/11 Commission Report, and Free Trade. Two media interviews, WKYU-FM, the Midday Edition with Dan Modlin, August.
2004. Biodiversity in Latin America. Media interview, WKYU-FM, the Midday Edition with Dan Modlin, April.
2004. The American Geographical Society Expedition Lecturer, Conquistadors of the Atlantic Educational Tour, March April: Senegambia: Crossroads of West Africa; The Atlantic’s Triangle of Trade; The North Atlantic Oscillation and Global Climate Change; Morocco and Gibraltar.
2004. Globalization and Latin America, Guest Lecture, Honors World Regional Geography, Western Kentucky University, March.
2004. Leadership in Science, Guest Lecture, LEAD 200, Leadership Studies Program, Western Kentucky University, February.
2004. Leadership in Political Geography, Guest Lecture, LEAD 200, Leadership Studies Program, Western Kentucky University, February.
2004. The 40th Anniversary of the Beatles in America, Media interview, WKYU-FM, the Midday Edition with Dan Modlin, January.
2004. Latin American Geography, Guest Lecture, Department of Modern Languages, Western Kentucky University, January.
2004. G.I.S., Social Policy, and the Changing Nature of Global Society, Guest Lecture in Geog 319, Cartographic Design for GIS, Western Kentucky University, January.
2003. The European Union and its Constitutional Convention, Media interview, WKYU-FM, the Midday Edition with Dan Modlin, December.
2003. Iraq, Reconstruction, and Geography Awareness Week, Media interview, WKYU-FM, the Midday Edition with Dan Modlin, November.
2003. American Society and the Aftermath of September 11, Outlook, with Barbara Deeb, WKYU-TV, Western Kentucky University, September.
2003. A dialogue…24 months later. The Aftermath of September 11, Media interview, WKYU-FM, the Midday Edition with Dan Modlin, September.
2003. Leadership Studies at WKU, with Cecile Garmon. WKYU-FM, Midday Edition Interview, September.
2003. G.I.S., Social Policy, and the Changing Nature of Global Society, Guest Lecture in Geog 319, Cartographic Design for GIS, WKU, August.
2003. Development in Africa. ABC/WBKO13, Television News Edition Interview, July.
2003. Africa's Economic and Social Problems, WKYU-FM Midday Edition Interview, Bowling Green, July.
2003. American Geographical Society Lecturer, Hidden Treasures of Europe Educational Tour, May/June: Hidden Urban Treasures of Europe;
European Union Expansion and Integration; and Seville - A Bridge Between the Old and New Worlds.
2003. Argentina's Presidential Elections, WKYU-FM Midday Edition Interview, Bowling Green, May.
2003. The Iraqi Crisis, WKYU-FM Midday Edition Interview, Bowling Green, March.
2003. Globalization and Latin American Development, Two Guest Lectures, Honors World Regional
Geography, Western Kentucky University, February.
2002. American Geographical Society Lecturer, Chilean Patagonia Educational Tour, November: From Patagonia to the World: Chile and the Global Economy;
Ecology and Ecotourism at the End of the World; and The Falklands - Malvinas Conflict and Resource Competition.
2002. Famine in Southern Africa, WKYU-FM Midday Edition Interview, Bowling Green. September.
2002. Structural Adjustment Programs in Latin America, Special Lecture,World Regional Geogaphy, Western Kentucky University, June.
2002. The Kashmir Crisis, WKYU-FM Midday Edition Interview, Bowling Green, June.
2002. South Asia and the Cultural Foundations of Conflict , Special Lecture, World Regional Geography, Western Kentucky University, May.
2002. Argentina's Currency Dilemma, WKYU-FM Midday Edition Interview, Bowling Green, February.
2002. Argentina's Structural Adjustment Crisis. Guest Lecture in Honors World Regional Geography, Western Kentucky University, February.
2002. Three workshops on land-use planning, development theory, and statistical analyses of karst-related land-use data, Karst Dynamics Laboratory, Guangxi Normal University, Guilin, China, January.
2001. The Crisis in Argentina, WKYU-FM Midday Edition Interview, Bowling Green, December.
2001. Rebuilding Afghanistan, WKYU-FM Midday Edition Interview, Bowling Green, November.
2001. Geopolitics, Geoculture, and Afghanistan, WKYU-FM Midday Edition Interview, Bowling Green, October.
2001. Brazil. Far Away Places Travel Lectures sponsored by Barnes and Noble/University Libraries, Bowling Green, February.
2000. Workshop on Investigaciones Geográficas en América Latina: Papel y Proceso, at the 2nd Annual Humboldt Conference, Mar del Plata, Argentina, October.
2000. Workshop on La Ensenanza de la Geografía en el Contexto de las Reformas Educativas Latinoamericanas, at the 2nd
Annual Humboldt Conference, Mar del Plata, Argentina, October.
2000. Europe's Challenges for the 21st Century. Special Skills Lecture, English as a Second Language Institute, Bowling Green, KY, July.
2000. Globalization and the Implications for Human Development. Universalist Unitarian Church Seminars, Bowling Green, May.
2000. Environmental Implications of the Proposed Airpark Project. Student Environmental Forum, Western Kentucky University, March.
2000. Latin America in the World System, Special Skills Lecture, English as a Second Language International, Bowling Green,
March.
2000. Germany's Challenge for the 21st Century. MBA International Program, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, February.
2000. Ukraine in the New Europe. MBA International Program, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, February.
2000. Brazil's Trade Potential in the Southern Cone Economy. MBA International Program, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, January.
1999. Brazil 2000, Study Abroad Opportunities for College Students,
Geography Awareness Week Presentation and Discussion, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, November.
1999. Encouraging Study Abroad Participation among Kentucky College
Students, Roundtable Discussion, Annual Conference of MALAS, Charleston, IL, November.
1999. Spatial Patterns of Development in Oceania, Geography Outreach, English
as a Second Language International, Bowling Green, KY, October.
1999. Free Trade Systems in a Competitive Global Economy, Guest Lecture in
"Contemporary Agricultural Issues," Department of Agriculture, Western Kentucky
University, September.
1999. Europe in the World System, Holy Trinity Lutheran Primary School, Bowling Green, Kentucky, September.
1999. Life in the Amazon Basin, Rockfield Elementary School Summer Camp, Bowling Green, Kentucky, July.
1999. London as World City and Global Metaphor, London, England;
Britain Divided at the Dawn of the 21st Century, Newcastle, England;
Scottish Devolution and the Politics of Regionalism, Kirkwall, Scotland;
Language Dialects and Regional Identity in Britain, Penzance, England. American Geographical
Society Study Tour with the Metropolitan Museum of Art, June.
1999. Is Latin America on the Verge of Collapse? Moderator and Panel
Speaker, International Week Lecture Series, Western Kentucky University, April.
1999. World Systems Theory and the Contemporary Global Economy, Guest Lecture,
Human Geography, Western Kentucky University, March.
1999. McLuhan's Tetrad Cycles and the Evolution of Popular Music, Guest Lecture, Human Geography, Western Kentucky University, March.
1999. Russia's Crisis and the New Europe, Department of Economics MBA Program, International Seminar, Western Kentucky University, March.
1999. At the Center of the Storm? Germany and the New Europe,
International MBA Program, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, February.
1999. Japan and Regional Integration in the Pacific Rim, International MBA
Program, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, February.
1999. Crisis and Development in Brazil, International MBA Program, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, February.
1998. The Rhine-Main-Danube Canal: Continental Artery or White Elephant?
Graduate/Student Seminar Series, Department of Geography and Geology, Western Kentucky
University, September.
1998.Transportation as a Barrier to Sustainable Development in Ecuador.
Kentucky Institute for International Studies Annual Conference, Fundacion Cinco, Quito,
Ecuador, July.
1998. American Geographical Society Lecturer, Heartlands of Europe Study Tour, June: Koln, Germany -- The Social and Political Role of the Rhine River; Nurnberg, Germany -- The Rhine-Danube Canal: Dynamic Infrastructure or White Elephant?; Vienna,Austria -- The Gabcikovo Dam: The Politics of
Environment; Budapest, Hungary -- Budapest: City on the Edge?"
1998. Shaping the Territorial State: Political Geography and Nations. Two Guest Lecturers, GEOG101, Department of Geography and Geology, Western Kentucky University, April.
1998. Restructured Russia in the Post-Soviet World. College of Business, International Business Seminar, Western
Kentucky University, March.
1998. Germany and the New Global Economy. College of Business, International Business Seminar, Western Kentucky University, February.
1998. Brazil's Position in the Global Economy. College of Business, International Business Seminar, Western Kentucky University, February.
1998. A Basic Gravity Model Approach to Theorizing the Economic Potential of Transport Improvements in Mexico. Faculty/Graduate Seminar Series, Department of Geography and Geology, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, January.
1997. Eutrophic or Oligotrophic? Development in Ecuador. Faculty/Graduate Seminar Series, Department of Geography
and Geology, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, October.
1997. Privatization of the Ecuadorian Railroads. Kentucky Institute for International Studies Summer Conference, La
Universidad de Azuay, Cuenca, Ecuador, August.
1997. American Geographical Society Lecturer, Rivers of France Study Tour in conjunction with the Metropolitan Museum
of Art, May: - Santiago, Spain: Urban Landscapes of Western Europe; - Bordeaux, France: Challenges to the Wine
Industry; - Nantes, France: We Are Not French! Cultural Identity in Brittany; and - St. Malo, France: Europe in the 21st Century.
1997. Who is Evita? Argentina's Enduring Paradox. International Programs and Latin American Studies Forum, Western
Kentucky University, Bowling Green, February.
1997. New Zealand in Crisis? Some Physical and Cultural Considerations. Faculty/Graduate Seminar Series, Department
of Geography and Geology, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, January.
1996. The NAFTA, Urban Growth, and the Global Commodity System: Research Strategies in Rural Mexico.
Faculty/Graduate Seminar Series, Department of Geography and Geology, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green,
November.
1996. Workshop: International Perspectives on the Impact of Globalization Policies. Sponsored by the Facultad de Historia
y Letras, La Universidad del Salvador, Buenos Aires, Argentina, August.
Invited Speaker.
1996. Workshop: Geographic Applications to Urban Development Problems. Sponsored by the Argentine Society for
Geographic Studies (GAEA), Buenos Aires, Argentina, August. Invited Speaker.
1996. Hot Chile on the Pacific Rim: A Menu for Global Success? Latin American Studies Spring Lecture Series, Western
Kentucky University, Bowling Green, April.
1995. Cabernet to Coca Cola: Challenges to the French Wine Industry in the 1990s. International Forum, Western Kentucky University, October.
1995. Guest Lecturer in Data Analysis and Interpretation (Spring) and in Geographic Research (Fall), Department of Geography & Geology, Western Kentucky University.
1995. Understanding our Planet: People, Places, and Cultures. 21st Annual Hilltopper Days for Science, Technology, and Health, Western Kentucky University, September.
1995. American Geographical Society Lecturer, "Waterways of Western Europe" Study Tour in conjunction with The
Smithsonian Associates, August. - Zeebrugge, Belgium: Tunnel Vision? Belgium, France, and European
Development; - St.
Malo, France: Bretagne and the Geographic Implications of Local Autonomy; - Bordeaux, France: Bordeaux and the
Geography of Wine; and - La Coruña, Spain: Europe's New Economic Sunbelt? Galicia and the
Modernization of Spain.
1995. Mapping Growth and Change in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Sigma Xi Student Research Conference Poster Session, co-authored with Tom Polanski, Western Kentucky University, April
1995. Don't Cry for Me, Argentina. Student Honors Night, Department of Geography and Geology, Western Kentucky University, April.
1995. Bosnia: Common Ground or Deadly Ground?
Department of Journalism, Western Kentucky University, February.
1995. In Search of the Inca: Travels in Ecuador and Peru. Latin American Studies Committee at WKU, Public Lecture Series, Bowling Green Public Library, January.
1994. Haiti: Crisis in the Caribbean.
International Forum, Western Kentucky University, October.
1994. Our Changing Environment: What in the World is Happening to us? 20th Annual Hilltopper Days for Science, Technology and Health, Western Kentucky University, September.
1994. Guest Lecturer in Urban Geography (Spring), Scope and Methods of Geography (Spring), and Geographic Research (Spring, Fall), Western Kentucky University.
1994. In the Footsteps of the Conquistadores to Northwest Argentina. Latin American Studies Committee at WKU, Public Lecture Series, Bowling Green Library, February.
1994. A Panel Discussion on NAFTA. Latin American Studies Committee at WKU, Public Lecture Series, Bowling Green Public Library, January.
1993. Guest Lecturer in World Regional Geography, Western Kentucky University, October.
1993. Australia: A Wander Down Under. International Forum, Western Kentucky
University, October.
1990-93. Guest Lecturer in Political Geography, Urban Geography, Geography of Religion, Cultural Geography, Geographic Techniques, Geography of the USSR, and World Regional Geography, Department of Geography, University of Oregon, Eugene.
AWARDS, GRANTS, HONORS, SPECIAL LECTURESHIPS
2011. Study Tour Lecturer, American Geographical Society, Around the World Classic (January).
2009. Study Tour Lecturer, American Geographical Society, The Great Lakes (July).
2009. Study Tour Lecturer, American Geographical Society, Around the World Classic (February).
2008. Study Tour Lecturer, American Geographical Society, Transiberian Railroad (August).
2007. Urban Violence, Accessibility, and Mobility in Colombia. Radiance Technologies and the American Geographical Society research grant, 2007-2008, $103,000.
2007. Study Tour Lecturer, American Geographical Society, Casablana to the Cape (October/November).
2007. Study Tour Lecturer, American Geographical Society, In Harriman's Wake (July/August).
2007. Nominee, Ogden College Award for Student Advising, 2006-2007. Western Kentucky University, March.
2006. Study Tour Lecturer, American Geographical Society, The Great Sahara (November/December).
2006. Study Tour Lecturer, American Geographical Society, Seven Seas Odyssey (April/May).
2005. Study Tour Lecturer, American Geographical Society, Egypt, Crete, Sicily, Tunisia, Malta (November).
2004. Study Tour Lecturer, American Geographical Society, Perú, Easter Island, Samoa, Great Barrier Reef, Papua New Guinea, Cambodia, Bhutan, India, Tanzania, Madeira (December/January).
2004. Nominee, Ogden College Award for Research and Creativity, 2003-2004. Western Kentucky University, March.
2004. Study Tour Lecturer, American Geographical Society, Senegal, Cape Verde, Canary Islands, Morocco, Spain, Portugal (March/April).
2003. Study Tour Lecturer, American Geographical Society, Central Europe and Spain (May/June).
2002. Study Tour Lecturer, American Geographical Society, Chile and the Falkland Islands (November).
2002. Ministry and Land and Resources Travel Support Grant, Guilin, China, January ($500).
2001. Nominee, Ogden College Outstanding Teacher Award, 2000-2001. Western Kentucky University, February.
2000. Sponsored Programs Conference and Travel Award, Western Kentucky University, November ($1000).
2000. Sponsored Programs Faculty Research Award, Western Kentucky University, August ($1000).
2000. Ministry of Land and Resources Travel Support Grant, Guilin, China, August ($500).
2000. NSF/AAG Conference Travel Award for the IGU, Korea, July ($1,000).
2000. Sponsored Programs Faculty Research Award, Western Kentucky University, May ($500).
2000. Faculty Scholarship Award, Western Kentucky University, March ($1000).
2000. Ogden College Faculty Development Grant, Western Kentucky University, March ($250).
2000. Nominee, Ogden College Award for Research and Creativity, 1999-2000. Western Kentucky University, March.
2000. Nominee, Ogden College Outstanding Teacher Award, 1999-2000. Western Kentucky University, March.
1999. Outstanding Research Paper Award, MALAS 1998 Conference Jurado
Interdisciplinario, November ($100).
1999. American Geographical Society, with the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Study Tour Lecturer
(June).
1999. Nominee, Ogden College Faculty Award for Research and Creativity, 1998-99.
Western Kentucky University, March.
1999. Faculty Development Grant, Western Kentucky University, January
($250).
1998. American Geographical Society, with the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Study Tour Lecturer (June).
1998. Nominee, Ogden College Faculty Award for Research and Creativity, 1997-98. Western Kentucky University,
March.
1998. Faculty Development Grant, Western Kentucky University, February ($250).
1997. Honorary Life Member, Fundación Cinco, Quito, Ecuador.
1997. American Geographical Society, with the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Study Tour Lecturer (May).
1997. Simposium Speaker Conference Award, 60 Encuentro de Geógrafos de América Latina, Buenos Aires, March
($2000).
1996. Faculty Development Grant, Western Kentucky University, December ($250).
1996. Office of International Programs, Western Kentucky University, Chapingo Exchange Program Travel Grant ($500).
1996. Kentucky Council for International Education Travel Grant ($500).
1995. Faculty Development Grant, Western Kentucky University, October ($250).
1995. American Geographical Society/Smithsonian Study Tour Lecturer (August).
1994. Government of Argentina, Subsecretaría de la Acción del Gobierno,
Conference Grant, May ($750).
1994. Faculty Development Grants, Western Kentucky University, February ($300), October ($130).
1991. Comprehensive Examinations
Passed with Highest Honors, Department of Geography, University of Oregon, Eugene.
1990. President's Graduate Student Paper Award, 55th Annual Meeting of the Association of Pacific Coast Geographers,
Chico, California ($100).
1989-91. Graduate Teaching Fellowship, Department of Geography, University of Oregon.
1989. Mortar Board, Junior Scholar, University of Oregon.
1987-89. Dean's List and Dean's Scholars List, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon.
1979. Highest Pass Award-Financial Management, Institute of
Chartered Accountant Examinations, Sydney, Australia.
1977. Outstanding Second Year Student Award, North Sydney College, Australia.
1970. British Youth Representative, Royal Overseas League, presented to Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain and Lord
Mountbatten at Buckingham Palace, London.
MEMBERSHIPS IN PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
American Geographical Society (AGS)
Association of American Geographers (AAG)
---Latin American Specialty Group Member
---Transportation Specialty Group Member
Conference of Latin Americanist Geographers (CLAG)
Kentucky Academy of Science (KAS)
Kentucky Association of Latin Americanists (KAL)
Midwest Association for Latin American Studies (MALAS)
Sociedad Argentina de Estudios Geográficos (GAEA)
OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Service to the Discipline:
2009. Session Organizer and Chair, Annual meeting of the Association of American Geographers,
Las Vegas, March.
2007. Session Organizer and Chair, Annual meeting of the Association of American Geographers,
San Francisco, April.
2001-present. Webmaster, American Geographical Society.
2006-2007. Assistant Treasurer, The American Geographical Society.
2000-2006, 2007-2008. National Councilor, The American Geographical Society.
2002-04. Chair, Conference of Latin Americanist Geographers (CLAG).
2002. Editorial Search Committee, Geographical Review, American Geographical Society.
2001-03. Editorial Board, Journal of Latin American Geography.
2000-02. Vice-Chair, Conference of Latin Americanist Geographers (CLAG).
1999-00. Chair, Latin American Specialty Group of the Association of American Geographers.
1998-01. Board of Directors, Conference of Latin Americanist Geographers (CLAG).
1998-99. President and Webmaster, Midwest Association of Latin American Studies (MALAS).
1998. Organizer and Chair, Annual Conference of MALAS, Bowling Green, October.
1998. Session Chair, Annual Conference of the Association of American Geographers, March.
1998-99. Vice-President and Webmaster, Midwest Association of Latin American Studies (MALAS).
1998-99. Vice-President, Latin American Specialty Group of the AAG (LASG).
1997. Simposium Chair, 60 Encuentro de Geógrafos de América
Latina, Buenos Aires, Argentina, March.
1997. Session Chair, Southwest Council on Latin American Studies Conference, Austin,
Texas, February.
1996-00. Treasurer/Newsletter Editor, European Specialty Group of the Association of
American Geographers.
1995-99. Advisory Committee Member, Midwest Association of Latin American Studies.
1994-99. Member, Subcommittee on student paper awards, European Specialty Group of the
Association of American Geographers.
1995-96. Chair, Geography Section of the Kentucky Academy of Science.
1995. Panel Discussant, 42nd North American Meeting of the Regional Science
Association International, Cincinnati, Ohio, November.
1995. Session Chair, Discussant, and Conference Planning Committee Member, Annual
Conference of the Midwest Association of Latin American Studies, Baños,
Ecuador, November.
1995. Session Chair and Discussant, 18th National Third World Studies Conference,
Omaha, Nebraska, October.
1994-95. Secretary, Geography Section, Kentucky Academy of Science.
1994. Session Chair and Discussant, 17th National Third World Studies Conference,
Omaha, Nebraska, October.
1994. Session Chair, Annual meeting of the Association of American Geographers,
San Francisco, March.
1994. Session Chair, IGU Conference on the World Political Map, Eugene, Oregon, March.
1993. Session Discussant, Annual Meeting of the SEDAAG, Greensboro, November.
1993. Session Chair, Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers,
Atlanta, April.
Reviewer:
2009. Manuscript Reviewer, Urban Geography, April.
2009. Manuscript Reviewer, Journal of Transport Geography, March.
2008. Manuscript Reviewer, Geography Compass, September.
2008. Manuscript Reviewer, Geographical Analysis, September.
2008. Manuscript Reviewer, Journal of Latin American Geography, September.
2008. Manuscript Reviewer, Journal of Transport Geography, June.
2008. Manuscript Reviewer, Journal of Latin American Geography, May.
2008. Manuscript Reviewer, Urban Studies, May.
2008. External Assessor, Promotion Committee, Universiti Sains Malaysia, March.
2007. Textbook Manuscript Reviewer, Blackwell Publishers, May.
2006. Manuscript Reviewer, Urban Studies, August.
2006. Manuscript Reviewer, Journal of Transport Geography, February.
2005. Manuscript Reviewer, Journal of Historical Geography, December.
2005. Manuscript Reviewer, Political Geography, September.
2005. Manuscript Reviewer, Journal of Latin American Geography, September.
2005. Textbook Manuscript Reviewer, Guilford Press, May.
2005. Manuscript Reviewer, Progress in Human Geography, February.
2005. Manuscript Reviewer, Journal of Latin American Geography, February.
2004. Book Manuscript Reviewer, Latin American Studies, Prentice Hall, September.
2004. Manuscript Reviewer, The Industrial Geographer, February.
2003. Series Proposal - Changing Regions in a Global Context: New Perspectives in Regional Geography - reviewed for Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, November.
2003. Book Proposal Reviewer, Routledge Press, July.
2003. Book Reviewer, Routledge Press, Urban Geography, 2nd. Edn., by Tim Hall, May.
2003. Manuscript Reviewer, Guilford Press, People and Places of Latin America, January.
2002. Manuscript Reviewer, Journal of Latin American Geography, October.
2002. Book Proposal Reviewer, Routledge Publishers, June.
2002. Manuscript Reviewer, Journal of Historical Geography, May.
2002. Manuscripts Reviewer, Journal of Latin American Geography, February/March.
2001. Manuscript Reviewer, Political Geography, December.
2001. Research Proposal Reviewer, Research Council of Hong Kong, China, March.
2001. Book Manuscript Reviewer, Sound Tracks, pp. 540, Routledge Publishers, January.
2000. Manuscript Review, Progress in Human Geography, November.
2000. Reviewer, Geography: Realms, Regions, and Concepts, 9th edn. text, John Wiley & Sons, May.
2000. Reviewer, World Regional Geography text, W.H. Freeman and Co., March.
1999. Development Contributor, ETS AP Test in Human Geography, February/April.
1998. Manuscript Review, Progress in Human Geography, May.
1998. Manuscript Review, Political Geography, November.
1998. Development Contributor, ETS Advanced Placement Test in College Geography,
May and September.
1997. Manuscript Reviewer, Economic Geography, November.
1997. Manuscript Reviewer, Environment and Planning A, October.
1997. Reviewer for Second Edition of South America, Prentice Hall Publishers, July.
1997. Manuscript Reviewer, W.H. Freeman and Co. Publishers, January/March/April.
1995. Reviewer, Environment and Planning A, International Journal of Urban and Regional Research, January/June.
1994. Reviewer, Westview Press, Transport and Regional Development Book Proposal, December.
University Service Activities:
2008-09.Chair, Department Head Search Committee, Engineering Department, Western Kentucky University.
2006-09. At-Large Committee Member, International Education Council, Western Kentucky University.
2006-07. Member, Student Engagement Transcript Committee, Western Kentucky University.
2006. Member, Search Committee, Director of Study Abroad Programs, Western Kentucky University.
2005-07 . Member, Engaging the Spirit Conference Committee, Western Kentucky University.
2005-06. Chair, Department Head Search Committee, Agriculture Department, Western Kentucky University.
2003-07 . Ogden College Department Head Representative, Department Head Council, Leadership Committee.
2003-04 . Ogden College Representative, Division of Extended Learning and Outreach (DELO) Advisory Council.
2003-04 . Member, Search Committee, Coordinator of International Student and Scholar Services, Western Kentucky University.
2002-03 . Member, International Education Council, Western Kentucky University.
2002-03. Member, Study Abroad Advisory Committee, Western Kentucky University.
2002-03. Chair, Department Head Search Committee, Physics and Astronomy Department, Western Kentucky University.
2001-07. Member, Leadership Studies Committee, Western Kentucky University.
2001-present. Department Head, Geography and Geology, Western Kentucky University.
2001. Search Committee Member, Study Abroad Director, Western Kentucky University.
2001-02. Search Committee Member, Ogden College Dean Position, Western Kentucky University.
2001-02. Ogden College Representative, Faculty Status and Welfare Committee, University Senate, Western Kentucky University.
2000-01. Senator, University Senate, Western Kentucky University.
2000. Faculty Representative, University Long-Range Budgeting Subcommittee, Western Kentucky University.
1999-00. Faculty Representative, University Tuition Policy Workgroup, Western
Kentucky University.
1999. Search Committee Member, Assistant Director of International Programs
Position, Western Kentucky University, July-August.
1998-99. Ogden College Representative, University Budget Council, Western
Kentucky University.
1997-98. Director, Ecuador Summer Program, Kentucky Institute for International
Studies.
1997-98. Faculty Representative, University Academic Complaint Committee,
Western Kentucky University.
1994-98. Faculty Senate, Senator Representing the Department of Geography and Geology.
1994-98. Faculty Senate, Chair -- Subcommittee on Fiscal Affairs.
1995-99. Member, Ogden College Graduate Committee, Western Kentucky University.
1993-99. Latin American Studies Committee Member, Western Kentucky University.
1993-99. Editor, Intercambio Internacional, Vols. XII-XIV, Latin American Studies Program, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, Kentucky.
1995-96. Judge/Moderator, Graduate Student Competition, Sigma Xi Student Research Conference, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, April 1995, March 1996.
1995-96. Member, Faculty/Staff/Retiree Campaign SubCommittee, Western Kentucky
University.
1995. Participant, Institute of British Geographers annual conference, Newcastle,
England, January.
1995. Chair, Graduate Program Review Committee, Department of Geography & Geology, Western Kentucky University, January-April.
1994-95. Coordinator of the LAS Spring Conference and Chair, Latin American Studies Program, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green.
1994. Participant, Latin American Studies Association annual meeting, Atlanta, March.
1993-95. Academic Probation Committee Member, Western Kentucky University.
1991. Geography Freshman Advisor, University of Oregon.
1991. Member, Graduate Admissions Committee, Department of Geography, University of
Oregon.
1988-89. Peer Advisor, Department of International Studies, University of Oregon.
PUBLIC SERVICE ACTIVITIES
2008. Speaker, Barnes & Noble/University Libraries "Cambodia - Far Away Places" Series, October.
2008.WKYU-FM Public Radio Interviews, Midday Edition - August, July, June.
2007.WKYU-FM Public Radio Interviews, Midday Edition - December, August, April.
2007. Speaker, Barnes & Noble/University Libraries "The Great Sahara - Far Away Places" Series, September.
2007. Master of Ceremonies, National Geography Bee State Finals, Bowling Green, Kentucky, March.
2006. Speaker, Barnes & Noble/University Libraries "Turkey - Far Away Places" Series, October.
2006. Master of Ceremonies, National Geography Bee State Finals, Bowling Green, Kentucky, April.
2006.WKYU-FM Public Radio Interviews, Midday Edition - November, June, March.
2005. Speaker, Barnes & Noble/University Libraries "Tanzania - Far Away Places" Series, October.
2005.WKYU-FM Public Radio Interviews, Midday Edition - June, May, March, January.
2005. Master of Ceremonies, National Geography Bee State Finals, Bowling Green, Kentucky, April.
2004. Speaker, Barnes & Noble/University Libraries "Australia - Far Away Places" Series, October.
2004.WKYU-FM Public Radio Interviews, Midday Edition, December, August, April, February.
2003. Speaker, Barnes & Noble/University Libraries "Chile - Far Away Places" Series, February.
2003. WBKO/ABC 13 Television News Interview, July.
2003. WKYU-FM Public Radio Interviews, Midday Edition, March/May/July/September/November/December.
2003. Geography Outreach, two lectures, Mater Dolorosa School Independence, Louisiana, April.
2003. Master of Ceremonies, National Geography Bee State Finals, Bowling Green, Kentucky, April.
2002. Master of Ceremonies, National Geography Bee State Finals, Louisville, Kentucky, April.
2002. WKYU-FM Public Radio Interviews, Midday Edition, February/June/September.
2001. WKYU-FM Public Radio Interviews, Midday Edition, October/November/December.
2001. Master of Ceremonies, National Geography Bee State Finals, Louisville, Kentucky, April.
2001. Speaker, Barnes & Noble/University Libraries "Far Away Places" Series, February.
2001-. Webmaster, American Geographical Society.
2000. Geography Outreach Lectures (6), Greenwood High School, Bowling Green, May/November.
2000. Speaker, Chamber of Commerce International Committee Seminars, January.
1999. Geography Outreach: Rockfield Elementary, Holy Trinity Lutheran, ESLI
Schools, July/September/October.
1999. Keynote Speaker, Homemakers Club of America Meeting, Amite, Louisiana,
April.
1999. Master of Ceremonies, National Geography Bee, Kentucky State Finals, Louisville,
April.
1998. Speaker, Chamber of Commerce Roundtable on NAFTA, Bowling Green, Kentucky,
November.
1998. Master of Ceremonies, Kentucky State Geography Bee Finals, Louisville, April.
1997. Geography Outreach, Warren East Middle School, Bowling Green, Kentucky. March.
1997. Geography Outreach, Henry Moss Middle School, Bowling Green, February.
1994-97. Member, Chamber of Commerce International Relations Committee, Bowling Green, Kentucky; Chair: Subcommittee on Sister City Programs, Santo Domingo de los Colorados, Ecuador.
1995-96. Editor, Bowling Green-Santo Domingo Sister City
Organization Newsletter and Review.
1995-96. President and Project Coordinator, Bowling Green-Santo Domingo Sister City Committee.
1995-96. Member, Partners of the Americas, Kentucky-Ecuador Project.
1995. Delegation Host, Chapingo/Trent/Western Kentucky University Trilateral Exchange Program, Chapingo Scholars' Visit, June-July 1995.
1995. Delegation Host, Partners of the Americas Group from Santo Domingo de los Colorados, Ecuador, in Bowling Green, May.
1995. Delegation Leader, Bowling Green Sister City Delegation to Santo Domingo de los Colorados, Ecuador, March and
November.
1994-96. Judge, National Geography Bee, Kentucky State Finals, Louisville, Kentucky,
April 1994; Moderator and Judge, April 1995 and March 1996.
1994-95. Member, Bowling Green Sister City Committee.
1994. Participant, International Student Thanksgiving Host Program, Western
Kentucky University, November.
1993. Participant, Oregon Geographical Alliance Meeting, "Incorporating Data on Oregon Exports Into the High School
Curriculum," Merylhurst College, Portland, March.
PERSONAL
Born in Cheltenham, England, 1952. Lived 16.5 years total in England,
12 years in Australia, and 29 years in the U.S.
Traveled over 5 million kilometers
throughout the Americas, Europe, the C.I.S., SW/SE/East Asia, Africa, and Oceania.
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