DR. BRUCE E. DAVIS

CURRICULUM VITA
August, 2007

Table of Contents

Professional Positions …………………...……….…….…..2

Publications and Reports ………………………….……….3

Presentations (academic)……………..……………….……6

Service Presentations/Lectures …………………….……...11

Grants and Funded Projects …………….………….….......12

Workshops Presented …………………………….…….….14

Workshops, Special Sessions Participation, Training..….. ..15

GIS and Remote Sensing Software Proficiency ….…......…16

University Service Positions …….………….…….….....….17

Professional Service ………………………………….….…18

Community Service ………………….………….……..…...19

Courses Taught ………………………………………..……19

Graduate Theses …………………………………………… 22

August, 2007

DR. BRUCE ELLSWORTH DAVIS

BUSINESS ADDRESS: Department of Geography
Eastern Kentucky University
Roark Building 201
Richmond, KY 40475-3102
Phone: (859) 622-1419
Fax: (859) 622-1451
E-Mail: Bruce.davis@eku.edu

HOME ADDRESS: 213 Walnut Hill Drive Richmond, KY 40475
Phone: (859) 625-4545

ACADEMIC DEGREES: B.A. University of California
Santa Barbara, CA, 1971
Geography (History minor)
Geology sub-concentration

M.S. University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg, MS, 1975
Geography
Remote Sensing emphasis

C. Phil. University of California
Los Angeles, CA, 1978
Geography

Ph.D. University of California (UCLA)
Los Angeles, CA, 1980
Geography

Ph. D. Dissertation: Interpretation of Cultural Landscapes: The Utility of Remote Sensing to Kenya's Coastal Zone. Ann Arbor: University Microfilms, Inc., 1980. Prof. Norman J. W. Thrower, advisor. (Development of appropriate technology landscape interpretation system; cultural and physical landscape analysis; regional study of Kenya's southern coastal zone.)

PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS

Professor. 2000 - present. Department of Geography. Eastern Kentucky University. Richmond, Kentucky. (Chairman 2000-2004).

Associate Professor and GIS Lab Director. 1997- 2000. Dept. of Geography and Land Studies, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington. (Director, CWU GIS Lab, 1997-1999).

Director, USP GIS Unit (1993-1997) and Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor), Geography: 1994-1997. The University of the South Pacific, Suva,Fiji. [Founding director] Development, administration and management of GIS Unit (staff, facilities, teaching lab, software and equipment, and projects); GIS program development; workshops; user community outreach; and standard faculty teaching and service responsibilities.

Fulbright Scholar: Geographical Information Systems. 1992-1994. Dept. of Geography, University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji. Development of GIS/remote sensing program and facilities; acquisition of support, administration and management of GIS Unit; introduction of geographic computer techniques; development and presentation of GIS and remote sensing courses.

Director, Center for Spatial Data Research and Applications: 1987-1992. Jackson State University, Jackson, MS. [Founding director] Development and management of GIS and remote sensing center. Acquisition and management of projects: proposal, report, and professional writing; consulting; program and project conceptualization, organization and administration; equipment, software, and staff acquisition; workshops; public relations.

GIS Specialist: 1987-1988. U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS. Environmental Laboratory, Resource Analysis Group, (full-time and part-time) (Invited; on leave from Univ. of Hawaii). Applied GIS research projects—use of GIS for environmental management on military lands.

Assistant Professor, Geography: 1982-1987. University of Hawaii, Hilo, Hawaii. Department of Geography. Physical, environmental, natural hazards, and techniques, regional courses.

NASA Summer Faculty Fellow: 1985 and 1986. Earth Observations Branch, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas. NASA/ASEE Summer Faculty Research Program. Earth Observations Branch. Development of computer analysis methods for Shuttle photography; lava flow imagery analysis; Shuttle crew training.

Visiting Assistant Professor, Geography (invited): 1984-1985. Southwest Texas State University, San Marcos, TX. (On leave from Univ. of Hawaii). Computer cartography, GIS, environmental, regional courses.

Assistant Professor, Geography: 1981-1982. Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA. Dept. of Geology and Geology, (1 year position). Third world development and regional geography courses.

Visiting Assistant Professor, Geography: 1981. Univ. of South Carolina, Columbia, SC. Dept. of Geography, (temporary position). Environmental impact and physical geography courses.

Assistant Professor, Geography: 1979-1980. Univ. of West Florida, Pensacola, FL. Dept. of Sociology and Geography. Environmental techniques, Food and Population, Geomorphology, and regional courses.

Instructor, Geography: 1978-1979. Georgia Southern College, Statesboro, GA. Dept. of History and Geography. Intro Geography, regional, special topics.

PUBLICATIONS AND REPORTS

(Co-authors in parentheses)

“Using GIS in Human Impact Analysis of Mangroves.” (Norman Quinn). South Pacific Journal of Natural Science, Vol. 22 (2004), 1-11. University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji.

GIS: A Visual Approach, 2^nd edition. OnWord Press, Thompson Learning, Albany, NY. 2001, 438 pp. (Complete revision of first edition).

“The GIS Challenge: Development of a GIS Curriculum at Central Washington University.” (James Handley). Central Washington University. Education West, December 1999/January 2000, 14-17 (requested).

“The Diminishing Mangrove Communities Around Suva, Fiji: Mapping Their Demise Using Geographical Information System Technology.” (N. Quinn, G. Saemane, and M. Doyle). Final Report, The University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji, 1997.

“South Pacific Island Web Atlas.” (Rashmi Rita). URL: http://www.usp.ac.fj/~gisunit /pacatlas/atlas.htm. The University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji, 1996.

GIS: A Visual Approach. OnWord Press, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1996. 374 pp.

Geographical Information Systems: A Primer. (Kevin Schultz). Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Washington, DC and Information Technology Laboratory, U.S. Army Engineer Waterways Experiment Station, Vicksburg, MS, October, 1990, 135 pages (requested).

“Urban Quality of Life Analysis Using GIS.” (Rhea Williams). Proceedings, URISA '90 Conference, Edmonton, Alberta, August, 1990. (Peer reviewed).

“An International GIS Center: Jackson State University's Center for Spatial Data Research and Applications.” (Kevin Schultz). 23rd International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment, Environmental Research Institute of Michigan (ERIM), Ann Arbor, MI, May, 1990.

“The Five Dimensions of GIS.” (Rhea Williams). Proceedings, GIS/LIS '89 Conference, American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Falls Church, VA., 1989, pp. 50-58. (Peer reviewed).

“Jackson State University's Center for Spatial Data Research and Applications: New Facilities and New Paradigms.” (Greg Elliot). NASA-HBCU Space Science and Engineering Research Forum Proceedings. Alabama A&M University, Huntsville, AL, 1989, pp. 90-95.

“GIS Methodology for Resource Allocation, Fort Benning, Georgia.” Report for the Resource Analysis Group, Environmental Laboratory, Waterways Experiment Stations, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg, MS. 1988.

“Development of a GIS Center of Excellence: Contract Overview.” Proceedings: Ninth Annual Gulf of Mexico Information Transfer Meeting, Minerals Management Service, New Orleans, LA, 1988,pp.301-303.

“Conflict Resolution for Natural Resource Planning and Management.” (Kevin Schultz and Michael Waring). Proceedings of the GIS/LIS '88 Conference, American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Falls Church, VA, 1988, pp.639-648. (Peer reviewed).

“Marine GIS: Concepts and Considerations.” (Paul Davis). Proceedings of the GIS/LIS '88 Conference, American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, 1988. pp. 159-168. (Peer reviewed).

“Environmental Analysis Program; Jackson State University.” Proceedings: Spring Ternary Gulf of Mexico Studies Meeting, Minerals Management Service, New Orleans, LA, March, 1988, 18-20 (Abstract).

“Developing A Natural Resource Inventory and Management Methodology: A Case Study.” (Michael Waring). Proceedings of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sixth Remote Sensing Symposium, Galveston, TX., 1987.

“Resource Management At Fort Benning: Design Considerations for Military Users.” (Michael Waring). Proceedings, GIS '87. American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Falls Church, VA., 1987, pp. 650-656. (Peer reviewed).

“Quality of Life in Small Island Nations in the Indian Ocean.” Human Ecology; An Interdisciplinary Journal. Vol. 14, No 4 (1986), PP. 453-471. (Peer reviewed).

“Digital Data From Shuttle Photography: The Effects of Platform Variables.” Final report, NASA/American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Summer Faculty Fellowship Program, 1986. Houston, TX: National Aeronautics and Space Administration Johnson Space Center.

“Lava Flow Analysis from Digitized Shuttle Photography.” 1986 ASPRS-ACSM Fall Convention; ASPRS Technical Papers. American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Falls Church, VA. 1986, pp. 121-131.

“Application of Computer Image Enhancement Techniques to Shuttle Hand-Held Photography.” in NASA/American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) Summer Faculty Fellowship Program--1985. Houston, TX: NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, NASA Contractor Report 171931, July, 1986. Section 7, 69 pp. Robert Chilton, Clarence Williams, eds.

“The Physical Quality of Life in the Indian Ocean.” Proceedings of ICIOS II--Second International Conference on Indian Ocean Studies; Volume A: Resources, Environment and Economic Development. Perth, Australia. 1985.

“Geopolitics, World Resources, and Survival: A Role-Playing Game.” Journal of Geography. Vol. 81, No. 2 (March-April, 1982): 56-61. (Peer reviewed).

“Human Ecology and Development in the Indian Ocean.” Indian Ocean Newsletter. Vol. 3, No. 2 (December, 1982): 14-15.

Interpretation of Cultural Landscapes: The Utility of Remote Sensing to Kenya's Coastal Zone. Ann Arbor: University Microfilms, Inc., 1980. (Ph.D. dissertation)

“The Cosmos: A New Frontier for Geography.” Mississippi Geographer, Vol. III, No. 1 (Spring, 1975): 17-24.

“Economic Stress and Settlement Changes.” (Contributor) (Part B: Working Paper on The Effects of Herbicides in South Vietnam, Washington: National Academy of Science/National Research Council, 1974. Dr. William Thomas, editor.

“Stand Density of Oak Via VP-8 Density-Slicing Analysis of Remote Sensing Imagery.” Report for the U.S. Forest Service, Laurel, MS. April, 1974.

“Assessment of the Impact of the California Water Project in the West Side of the San Joaquin Valley.” (Contributor). Chapter Six in An Integrated Study of Earth Resources in the State of California Using Remote Sensing Techniques, Annual Progress Report. Univ. of California, Space Sciences Laboratory, Berkeley, CA. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, May 1, 1972. Estes, John E., principal author.

“Assessment of the Impact of the California Water Project in the West Side of the San Joaquin Valley.” (Contributor). Chapter Six in An Integrated Study of Earth Resources in the State of California Using Remote Sensing Techniques, Semi-Annual Progress Report. Univ. of California, Space Sciences Laboratory, Berkeley, CA. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Jan. 31, 1972. Estes, John E., principal author.

PRESENTATIONS

(Co-authors in parentheses)

“The Learning Sequence: A Course Learning Objectives Strategy.” Presented at the 25th Annual Lilly Conference on College Teaching, November 17-20, 2005, Miami, Ohio.

“Can GIS Be Taught Online? Training and Education.” ESRI International Educational Conference, Redlands, CA. August, 2004.

“Teaching Introductory GIS Online.” 100^th AAG Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PN, March, 2004.

“Teaching Middle School Geography in the 21^st Century.” 2002 National Council for Geographic Education meeting, Philadelphia, PN, Oct., 2002.

“GIS 2020: The Future of Geotechnologies Beyond the Horizon.” Kentucky GIS Conference 2002, Fort Mitchell, KY, August, 2002.

“Change: Challenges to Teachers in the 21^st Century.” Innovations in Teaching and Learning: Meeting 21^st Century Challenges, Louisville, KY, May, 2002.

“The Future of GIS for Energy and Petroleum.” GIS Technology Strategies for E & P [Energy and Petroleum], Houston, Texas, December, 2001. (Presentation and panel) (Invited)

“The Learning Paradigm in Higher Education: Challenges and Opportunities.” 21^st Annual Lilly Conference on College Teaching, Oxford, Ohio, Nov., 2001.

“Teaching Geography in the 21^st Century.” Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers, Lexington, Kentucky, Nov., 2001.

“Technology Development and Our Future: Where are We Going and How Do We Get There?” Mississippi Automated Resource Information Systems (MARIS) meeting, July, 2001, Jackson, Mississippi. (Invited)

“The Learning Paradigm in Practice.” 2001 Kentucky Conference on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: Building a Scholarly Structure for Teaching and Learning, Bowling Green, Kentucky, May, 2001.

“Virtual Tourism in Appalachia.” (David Zurick and Richard Sambrook). Association of American Geographers 97^th Annual Meeting, New York, NY, Feb., 2001.

“Technology and Education in Geography: The Future is Here.” Association of Washington Geographers, Spring 2000 Meeting, Ellensburg, WA, April, 2000.

“Education and Technology in the Third World: Paradigms and Pressures from Globalization.” Globalization and Third World Development in the Twenty-First Century, Atlanta, GE, April, 2000.

“Development of a Modern GIS Curriculum.” 13^th Annual Northwest ESRI User Group Conference, Sun Valley, Idaho, October, 1998.

“Development of an On-Line GIS Atlas, Kittitas County, Washington.” (Douglas Eitemiller, Julie Line, John Botelli). 18^th Annual ESRI User Conference, San Diego, CA, July, 1998.

“Development of GIS Methodologies for Sustainable Mangrove Management.” (N. Quinn and G. Saemane). Islands in the Pacific Century: VIII Pacific Science Inter-Congress, Suva, Fiji, July, 1997.

“A GIS Atlas for the South Pacific—A New Concept in Information Technology.” (R. Rita). Islands in the Pacific Century: VIII Pacific Science Inter-Congress, Suva, Fiji, July, 1997.

“Technology Development in the Pacific: Evolution and Revolution in Education.” Islands in the Pacific Century: VIII Pacific Science Inter-Congress, Suva, Fiji, July, 1997

“GIS Training and Education in the South Pacific: Needs, Challenges, Prospects.” Fifth Remote Sensing Seminar on Tropical Eco-system Management, Suva, Fiji, 1996. (Invited)

“Human Resource Development in the Pacific." GIS/LIS'95, Nashville, TN, 1995.

“Human Resource Development in the South Pacific.” Workshop on GIS/Remote for Land and Marine Resources and Environment Management in the Pacific Subregion, Environmental Science Committee for Asia and the Pacific, Suva, Fiji, Feb., 1995. (Invited)

“The Future and Changing Technology: New Methods, New Paradigms.” Fiji GIS and Remote Sensing User Group, Suva, Fiji, March, 1993. (Invited)

“State Government GIS Standards: A National Survey.” (Paul Davis). URISA '91 Conference, Atlanta, GE, August, 1991.

“Computer Technology and Interdisciplinary Approaches: The Use of GIS.” (R. Williams, C. Warner), National Conference on the State of Undergraduate Education: A Collegiate Approach to Quality Education, Jackson, MS, March, 1991.

“The Future of GIS: Changing Technology and Changing Paradigms.” 1991 ACSM/ASPRS AutoCarto 10 Annual Convention, Baltimore, MD, March, 1991.

“Land Use Change Analysis Using Digital Imagery: Jackson, Mississippi: 1971-1989.” (G. Rucker, J. Baham, J. Smoot, S. White). Mississippi Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting, Jackson, MS., Feb., 1991.

“Changing Paradigms in Geographic Education: Textbook Evolution, 1831-1990.” Mississippi Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting, Jackson, MS, Feb., 1991.

“The Use of GIS for the Study of Economic Minerals in Mississippi.” (E. Schrader, H. Buchanan, E. Steward, R. Williams, F. Wilson, S. Benchiguer). Mississippi Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting, Jackson, MS, Feb., 1991.

“GIS Project Management: A Proposed Standardized Structured Procedure (SSP).” (Helio Guibu and Rhea Williams). GIS/LIS'90, Anaheim, CA, Nov., 1990.

“Changing Technologies and Changing Paradigms: Prospects in GIS and Remote Sensing.” Mid-South Regional Meeting of the American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Stennis Space Center, MS, Oct. 1990.

“Urban Quality of Life Analysis Using GIS.” (Rhea Williams, S. White). URISA '90 Conference, Edmonton, Alberta, August, 1990.

“An Interactive Well Site Environmental Assessment Program Using ARC/INFO Macro Techniques.” (Robert Hughes). Tenth ARC/INFO Conference, Palm Springs, CA, May, 1990.

“Jackson State University's Center for Spatial Data Research and Applications: A New Science Education and Research Institute.” (Rhea Williams). 1990 National Institute of Science Meeting, Jackson, MS. April, 1990.

“An Integrated GIS Approach to Wetland Analysis.” (Kevin Schultz). 1990 National Institute of Science Meeting, Jackson, MS. April, 1990.

“Use of Geographical Information System (GIS) to Analyze and Study Marine Resources in the Gulf of Mexico.” (Fred Wilson). 1990 National Institute of Science Meeting, Jackson, MS. April, 1990.

“A Comprehensive Energy Resource GIS Database for Hinds County.” (Kevin Schultz, Nathaniel Okeke). 1990 National Institute of Science Meeting, Jackson, MS. April, 1990.

“An International GIS Center: Jackson State University's Center for Spatial Data Research and Applications.” (Kevin Schultz). 1990 ERIM Remote Sensing of Environment International Conference, Bangkok, Thailand, April, 1990.

“Integrated GIS Techniques for Pearl River Wetland Analysis.” (Kevin Schultz and Greg Elliott). 1990 Mississippi Academy of Science Meeting, Biloxi, MI. April, 1990.

“An Energy GIS Database for Hinds County.” (Kevin Schultz and Nathaniel Okeke). 1990 Mississippi Academy of Science Meeting, Biloxi, MI. April, 1990.

“Quality of Life Analysis of Jackson, Mississippi Using GIS Techniques.” (Rhea Williams). 1990 Mississippi Academy of Science Meeting, Biloxi, MI. April, 1990.

“The Five Dimensions of GIS: Changing Paradigms.” Presentation to the Feb., 1990 MARIS Meeting (Mississippi Automated Resource Information System), Jackson, MS, Feb., 1990.

“The Mississippi Bureau of Mines GIS Program: New Approaches to Regional Geologic Research.” (E. Schrader, D. Ganns, E.Steward, R. Williams). Spring Meeting, Association of Engineering Geologists, Lower Mississippi Valley Section ("Software in Engineering Geology—Past, Present and Future"), Jackson, MS, March, 1990.

“Geographical Information Systems: A New Tool for Geological Research.” (Rhea Williams, Fred Wilson). Spring Meeting, Association of Engineering Geologists, Lower Mississippi Valley Section ("Software in Engineering Geology—Past, Present and Future"), Jackson, MS, March, 1990.

“Application of Principal Component Analysis of Remote Sensing Data in an Integrated GIS Flood Analysis.” (Kevin Schultz). GIS/LIS '89 Conference, Orlando, FL, Nov., 1989.

“The Five Dimensions of GIS.” (Rhea Williams). GIS/LIS '89 Conference, Orlando, FL, Nov., 1989.

“The Future of GIS: Changing Technology and Changing Paradigms.” (Paul Davis). 1989 AutoCarto 9 meeting, Baltimore, MD, April, 1989.

“Teaching About the Pacific Rim.” Mississippi Council for the Social Studies Spring Meeting, Jackson, MS, March, 1989. (Invited)

“The Mississippi Regional Geographical Information Systems Association: A New Science and Applications Network.” 1989 Annual Meeting of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences, Jackson, MS, Feb., 1989.

“Future Technologies and Changing Paradigms in Spatial Analysis.” (Paul Davis). 1989 Annual Meeting of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences, Jackson, MS, Feb., 1989.

“GIS in the Southeast: Present and Future.” Panel organizer and host, 43rd Meeting of the Southeastern Division, Association of American Geographers, Mobile, AL, Nov., 1988.

“Conflict Resolution for Natural Resource Planning and Management.” (Kevin Schultz and Michael Waring). GIS/LIS'88 Conference, San Antonio, TX, Nov., 1988.

“Marine GIS: Concepts and Considerations.” (Paul Davis). GIS/LIS '88 Conference, San Antonio, TX, Nov., 1988.

“Coastal and Environmental Analysis Using Geographic Information Systems.” Summer 1988 Ternary Studies Meeting of the Minerals Management Service, Pensacola, FL, July, 1988. (Invited)

“Quality of Life in Mississippi.” Mississippi 2020 Network Quality of Life Conference, Jackson, MS, Feb., 1988. Also panel discussant in Workshop on Mississippi Quality of Life. (Invited)

“Developing a Natural Resource Inventory and Management Methodology.” (M. Waring). U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sixth Remote Sensing Symposium, Galveston, TX, Nov., 1987.

“Resource Management at Fort Benning: Design Consideration for Military Users.” (Michael Waring). Second Geographical Information Systems Conference and Workshops, San Francisco, CA., Oct., 1987.

“Shuttle Photography and Earth Science.” Waterways Experiment Station Geotechnical Seminar Series, July, 1987. (Invited)

“Shuttle Photography as a Resource for the Earth Sciences.” Waterways Experiment Station Environmental Laboratory Seminar Series, May, 1987. (Invited)

“Lava Flow Analysis from Digitized Shuttle Photography.” 1986 American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing/American Congress on Survey and Mapping Fall Convention, Anchorage, Alaska, Sept., 1986.

“Assessment of Natural Hazard Risks: A Typological Evaluation.” (Jan Mejer). Western Social Science Association meeting, Ft. Worth, TX, April, 1985.

“The Big Island: A Type Area for the Study of Hazard Synergy.” (Jan Mejer). 1985 Big Island Science Conference, Hilo, Hawaii, April, 1985.

“High Technology and Class Size: The Dilemma of Stronger Prerequisites and Declining Enrollments.” Southwest Division, Association of American Geographers and Southwestern Social Science Association Meeting, Houston, Texas, March, 1985.

“The Physical Quality of Life in the Indian Ocean.” Second International Conference on Indian Ocean Studies, Perth, Australia, December, 1984.

“Hazard Island: The Big Island, Hawaii.” 1984 Fall Meeting of the Southwest Division, Association of American Geographers, Lubbock, Texas, October, 1984.

“The Ecology of Development in the Western Indian Ocean.” 53rd ANZAAS Congress, Perth, Australia, May, 1983.

“Third World Indian Ocean Nations: Problems, Prospects, and the Comoro Islands.” Annual Meeting of the South Carolina Academy of Science, Columbia, SC. 1981.

“The Indian Ocean As a Neglected Third World Region.” 1980 Annual Meeting of Association of American Geographers, Louisville, KY. 1980.

“Man and Land in the Seychelles: The Development of Small Island Nations.” 1979 Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Division, Association of American Geographers, Nashville, TN. 1979.

“Cultural Landscapes of the Kenya Coast: Remote Sensing Interpretation Considerations.” 1978 Annual Meeting, California Council for Geographic Education, Woodland Hills, CA. 1978.

“The Seychelles—Trouble in Paradise?” (Maria Jo Ogden). 1978 Annual Meeting, California Council for Geographic Education, Woodland Hills, CA. 1978.

“Extraterrestrial Geography: A Valid Frontier?” Annual Meeting of the California Council for Geographic Education, Long Beach, CA. 1976.

“Extraterrestrial Geography.” Coordinator and Host, Special Interest Session, 29th Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Div., Association of American Geographers, Biloxi, MS. Nov., 1974.

“The Cosmos: A New Frontier for Geography?” 29th Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Division, Association of American Geographers, Biloxi, MS. Nov., 1974.

“Mars: A Case for Rain as a Major Process in the Past.” Thirty-Eighth Annual Meeting of the Mississippi Academy of Science, Biloxi, MS. March, 1974.

“The Making of a Disaster.” Annual Meeting of the Association of Pacific Coast Geographers, Hayward, CA. June, 1972. (Landuse and flood potential, Southern Calif. coastal zone).

SERVICE PRESENTATIONS/LECTURES

(Co-authors in parentheses)

“GIS 2025: The Future of Geotechnologies.” Association for Computing Machinery, Student Chapter, Eastern Kentucky University, May 3, 2006. (Invited)

“GIS: A Tool for Learning and Research at EKU.” (DeWayne Sims). Eastern Kentucky University Teaching and Learning Center, April, 2002. (Invited)

“The Learning Paradigm: An Easy Revolution With Hard Work.” Eastern Kentucky University Occupational Therapy Faculty workshop, Richmond, Kentucky, Jan., 2002. (Invited)

“The Learning Paradigm: Challenges and Opportunities.” Eastern Kentucky University Teaching and Learning Center, Richmond, Kentucky, Oct., 2001. (Invited)

“Technology, Development, and Information Systems: Changing Ideas, Changing Demands, and Changing Methods in Education.” Northern Jiaotong University, Beijing, China, Sept., 1999. (Invited)

“Surveying Education and GIS in the Pacific: A Suggested Approach.” Toward 2000—Surveying the Winds of Change, Fiji Institute of Surveyors, Sigatoka, Fiji, September, 1996. (Invited)

“ARC/INFO Users and Activities in Mississippi.” Report for First Annual Southeast ARC/INFO User Conference, Atlanta, GE, Sept.,1990.

“Global Petroleum Geopolitics: Complications and Interactions.” (Rhea Williams). Presentation and panel coordinator, St. Andrews High School, Jackson, MS, Sept., 1990. (Invited)

“Global Survival: The View from the Other Side.” Presentation to St. Andrews High School Assembly, Jackson, MS, Sept., 1989. (Third World perspectives on global problems). (Invited)

“GIS: Concepts and Opportunities.” Delta State University Social Science Forum, Cleveland, MS, April, 1989. (Invited)

“Jackson State University's Center for Spatial Data Research and Applications: New Facilities and New Paradigms.” (Greg Elliott). NASA-HBCU [Historically Black Colleges and Universities] Space Science and Engineering Research Forum, Huntsville, AL, March, 1989. (Invited)

“Development of a GIS Center of Excellence: Contract Overview.” Minerals Management Service's Gulf of Mexico OCS Regional Ninth Annual Information Transfer Meeting, New Orleans, LA, Oct., 1988. (Invited)

“The Mississippi Regional GIS Association: A Proposal for a Coastal Region Division.” American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Fall Meeting, Gulf Coast Chapter, Stennis Space Center, MS, Sept., 1988.

“Environmental Analysis Program, Jackson State University.” Spring Ternary Gulf of Mexico Studies Meeting, New Orleans, LA, March, 1988. (Invited)

“Shuttle Photography: A New Resource for the Earth Sciences.” January meeting of SCIPAC [Scientific Coordinating Committee of the Pacific], Hilo, HI, Jan., 1986. (Invited)

Numerous "Introduction to GIS" presentations to various specialty groups, organizations, corporations, and institutions, 1987+.

“Small Island Development--Human Ecology In the Comoros.” Dept. of Geography Colloquium, Univ. of Hawaii, Manoa. 1982. (Invited)

GRANTS AND FUNDED PROJECTS

“Development of Assessment Strategies for the Geography Exit Exam.” Educational Objective Assessment Grant, Eastern Kentucky University, 2005. $410.

“Development of an Online Interactive GIS Atlas of the Pacific Islands Region.” Eastern Kentucky University research grant, May, 2003. $4,800.

“Social Studies Academy, GEO 701 Advanced Geography: Teaching Geography in the 21^st Century.” (with Richard Sambrook). Middle school academies in the “The Summer Institute for Middle Grades Teachers: Direction and Destinations in Reading, Science, Social Studies, and Practical Living.” Kentucky Department of Education grant. Eastern Kentucky University, Feb., 2002. ~$45,000.

“Student Assistance for Completion of On-Line Interactive GIS Atlases of Kittitas County and Washington State.” CWU Small Grants. 1999-2000. ~$3,500.

“Using ArcView Internet Map Server for Development of an On-Line Washington State Thematic Atlas.” (Jim Handley, L. Malmquist, and F. Metcalf). CWU GIS Lab, Dept. of Geography, Central Washington University. Through Environmental Research Systems Institute, Redlands, CA. 1998. ~$2,000.

“Development of a CWU GIS Teaching Lab.” Lorene M. Petrie Trust grant, Central Washington University Dept. of Geography, 1998. $51,200.

“Development of a GIS Atlas for Kittitas County, Washington: A Pilot Project.” (Douglas Eitenmiller), Leonard Thayer Grant, Central Washington University, 1997. $2,000.

“Biological Diversity and Human Use of Mangrove Communities Around Suva Using a Geographical Information Systems Approach.” (Norman Quinn), USP GIS Unit, The University of the South Pacific Research Council, Suva, Fiji, 1996. ~$6,000.

“Development of a GIS Atlas for the South Pacific.” The University of the South Pacific Research Council, Suva, Fiji. USP GIS Unit, 1996. ~$2,500.

“French and English Pacific Cooperative in GIS.” French Regional Cooperative Programme, French Embassy, Suva, Fiji. Dept. of Geography, The University of the South Pacific, Suva, Fiji. 1994. ~$8,000.

“Establishment of a GIS Center at the University of the South Pacific.” UNEP GRID Programme and Asian Institute of Technology (Bangkok). The University of the South Pacific, 1993. ~$ 50,000.

"Development of Geographical Information System Workshops.” Environmental Protection Agency Gulf of Mexico Program and Mississippi Research Consortium. Jackson State University Center for Spatial Data Research and Applications, 1990. ~$25,000.

“Evaluation of Defense Mapping Agency Digital Products.” Defense Mapping Agency, Washington, D.C. Jackson State University's Center for Spatial Data Research and Applications. 1989-1990. ~$40,000.

GIS Implementation Program with U.S. Bureau of Mines, Washington, D.C. and Denver, CO, 1989-1994. Jackson State University's Center for Spatial Data Research and Applications. ~$200,000 per year. Co-P.I. on base proposals; P.I. for following projects:

“Spatial Analysis and Resource Evaluation of Mississippi Heavy Minerals, Sands and Gravels, Ceramic Raw Materials, and Associated Mineral Resources.”
Co-P.I., Ed Schrader, Millsaps College.
“Development of GIS Methodologies to Incorporate MAS/MILS Databases."
Co-P.I., Ed Schrader, Millsaps College.
“Menu Enhancements for GIS Access of MAS/MILS.”
“Pilot Project for GIS Application of MAS/MILS Database Developments.”

“Demonstration of MAS/MILS Data for Regional Mineral Assessment, West Moab,
Utah Region.”
“Development of a Comprehensive Energy-Related Environmental Database, Hinds County, Mississippi.” Mississippi Division of Energy and Transportation, Jackson, MS. Jackson State University Center for Spatial Data Research and Applications, 1989-1990. Co-P.I. with Kevin Schultz. ~$25,000.

“Spatial Data Management Systems.” National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Stennis Space Center, MS, 1986-1991. Multiple GIS and remote sensing projects for program and facilities development, implementation, training, research, applications, and outreach,: ~$2,000,000. Co-P.I. on base proposals for facilities and program development; Lab director and facilities manager. P.I. for following projects:

“Land Use Dynamics, Jackson, Mississippi.”
“Principle Component Analysis of Imagery for Wetlands Delineation.”
“Urban Quality of Life Analysis, Jackson, Mississippi.”
“High School Outreach Summer Program.” (Co-P.I.)

“Coastal and Offshore Environmental Analysis Program.” Dept. of Interior, Minerals Management Service, New Orleans, LA. and Washington, D.C. 1987-1992. Management of multiple projects relating to implementation and use of GIS for environmental and minerals leasing programs, Gulf of Mexico, including program development, database development, mapping, technical advice, and applications research. Co-P.I. on base proposals for facility and project development; project manager; lab directory and facilities manager. ~$1,000,000.

“Applepips and Computerized Geographic Education.” University of Hawaii President's Education Improvement Fund, Geography Dept., Univ. of Hawaii, Hilo, 1984. ~$2,000.

“Changing Land Use and Human Ecology in Western Samoa: An Energy Flow Analysis.” University of Hawaii Research and Training Revolving Fund Grant, Geography Department, University of Hawaii, Hilo, 1982-1983. ~$3,500.

WORKSHOPS PRESENTED

“Empowerment Through GIS Technology.” New Drugs from Marine Natural Resources from Jamaican Reefs, International Cooperative Biodiversity Group, Discovery Bay Marine Lab, Discovery Bay, Jamaica, March 8-12, 2004. 

“Teaching Geography in the 21^st Century.” in the “The Summer Institute for Middle Grades Teachers: Direction and Destinations in Reading, Science, Social Studies, and Practical Living” summer academies program. (Dorie Combs, PI). Kentucky Department of Education grant. Eastern Kentucky University, Feb., 2002. Introduction to geotechnologies for middle school teachers. 1 week. (optional credit for Geo 701 offered)

“Introduction To GIS.” Half-day workshop for faculty and staff, Eastern Kentucky Univ., 2001.

“Integration of Environmental and Population Data Using PopMap GIS.” Univ. of the South Pacific GIS Unit 5-day Pacific region workshop, Suva, Fiji, 1996.

“PopMap GIS for Environmental Management.” Univ. of the South Pacific GIS Unit 5-day workshop for SPREP [South Pacific Regional Environmental Programme], Polynesia region, Suva, Fiji, 1995.

“Introduction to GIS.” 1-day workshops presented for the Mississippi State University Cooperative Extension Service and Mississippi Division of Energy and Transportation: Corinth, MS (Aug., 1991) and Cleveland, MS (Sept., 1991).

“Introduction to GIS.” Half-day workshop for the Environmental Protection Agency, "The Gulf of Mexico Program, Geographic Information Systems Workshops," New Orleans, LA, May, 1991.

“Introduction to GIS.” Two-day workshop (with lab) for the Mississippi State University Cooperative Extension Service and Madison County local government, Jackson, MS, Oct., 1990.

“GIS Project Management Considerations.” Workshop for First Annual Southeast ARC/INFO User Conference, Atlanta, GE, Sept.,1990.

“GIS Management: Strategies for Success.” Two Workshops for “The Alabama GIS Information Exchange” Conference, Birmingham URISA, Birmingham, AL, March, 1990.

“GIS for Natural Resource Management.” Two-day workshops presented to the U.S. Forest Service. June and August, 1989.

WORKSHOPS ATTENDED, SPECIAL SESSIONS PARTICIPATION, TRAINING

Numerous EKU Teaching and Learning Center workshops and presentations.

Faculty Learning Community, EKU Teaching and Learning Center, Spring, 2007.

Assessment workshops, 2005+.

“Investment and Citizenship: Toward a Transdisciplinary Dialogue on Child and Youth Rights.” Conference for introduction of UN Convention on Rights of the Child. Hamilton, Ontario, 2006.

World Regional Geography Symposium, Key West, FL (invited), Jan, 2004.

ArcView Image Analyst, ESRI Virtual Campus, 2003.

Generational Learning Styles, LERN online workshop, 2001.

Teaching Online, LERN online workshop, 2001.

Ways of Knowing, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, Sept., 2000.

Web page development workshops, Central Washington University, 1998 and 1999.

Advanced ArcView, 3-day short course. Olympia, WA, 1999.

ArcView 3-D online course, ESRI Virtual Campus, 1998.

Grant Writing Workshop, Central Washington University, Dec., 1997.

Arc/Info and Idrisi GIS update training, UNEP Global Resource Information Database Programme, Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand, 1 week, 1993.

First International Conference/Workshop on Integrating Geographic Information Systems and Environmental Modeling, 4-day workshop, Boulder, CO, 1991.

Global Positioning Systems (GPS), 3-day training workshop, Big Sky, MT, 1991.

Project Management, commercial 1-day workshop, Jackson, MS, 1991.

Financial and Budget Management, commercial 1-day workshop, Jackson, MS, 1991.

Effective Team Building, commercial 1-day workshop for managers, Jackson, MS, 1990.

Future Research Interchanges with Historically Black Colleges and Universities, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD,(invited), 1989 (3 days).

GIS Management and Operation, GIS/LIS '89, Orlando, FL, 1989.

Managing Multiple Demands, commercial 1-day workshop for managers, Jackson, MS, 1989.

Multi-Disciplinary Teaching Workshop, Western Social Science Meeting, Fort Worth, TX. 1985.

Peasant Agriculture, Association of American Geographers, 1980 (workshop).

Grantsmanship, Southeastern Division, Association of American Geographers, 1979 (workshop).

Analytical Alternatives to Explaining Third World Problems, Third World Conference, 1978 (workshop).

GIS and REMOTE SENSING SOFTWARE PROFICIENCY
(Used in courses and workshops)

Arc GIS 9.1
ApplePips (Apple Iie GIS)
ArcView extensions: Spatial Analyst, Network Analyst, 3D Analyst, Image Analysis,
Tracking GIS, X-Tools
PC-ArcInfo (with ArcShell)
ArcView (1.0, 3x) (Windows 3.1 and 95, NT, Unix)
ERDAS GIS and image processing (ERDAS Imagine 8.3)
PopMap (U.N. Population GIS program)
Idrisi 4.0
OSU-MAP (Ohio State Univ. version of Pmap)
GIST I, GIST II (U.N. GRID GIS demonstration and teaching program)

UNIVERSITY SERVICE POSITIONS
(Committee member unless noted otherwise)

Eastern Kentucky University: University
EKU Regents Scholarship Committee
Distance Education and Technology committee (and subcommittees), 2002 – present
Academic Integrity Committee (and subcommittees), 2004 – 2006
Faculty Advisory Committee, African-American/African Studies program, 2003 – 2005
Ad-hoc planning committee on development of an African Studies program, 2002-2004
Community and Regional Planning committee, 2002-2004

Eastern Kentucky University: College of Arts and Sciences (CAS)
CAS/SBS Research Award Committee, 2006
CAS Technology Advisory Committee, 2003 – 2004
Science Learning Resources Center Committee, 2002 – 2004
College Foundation Professor Review committee, 2002
College Sabbatical Review committee, 2002- 2003
Awards and Scholarships Committee, 2001-2002
Tenure and Promotion Committee, 2000- 2004

Eastern Kentucky University: Department of Geography
Curriculum Committee
Academic Practices
Governance Policy Committee
Public Relations/Recruitment
Geography Awareness Week
Promotion and Tenure committee (chair, 2006-1007)
Sabbatical Leave committee

Geographical Studies and Research Center committee

Technology Oversight committee (chair 2004-2006)

Travel and Tourism committee

Department media representative

Department chairman, 7/2000 – 7/2004

Central Washington University
University delegation to Northern Jiaotong University, Beijing, China, 1999
Director, CWU GIS Lab, 1997-1999

University of the South Pacific
College Representative, Community Services Committee, 1995-1997
Director, USP GIS Lab, 1992-1997
University research liaison, 1992-1997

Jackson State University
Research Trainer, Minority High School Student and Teacher Research Apprentice Program,
(apprentice sponsor), Summers 1990, 1991
University of Hawaii, Hilo
Social Sciences Representative, University of Hawaii Faculty Council, 1984-1986
Social Sciences Representative, University of Hawaii Professional Assembly, 1983-1986
Senator, Social Sciences. Faculty Senate, 1983-1984

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Eastern Kentucky University

Textbook reviewer, Introduction to Geography, Getis and Getis, 11^th edition. 2005.

Textbook reviewer, Introduction to Geography, Bergman and Renwick, Prentice Hall, 2005.
McGraw-Hill World Regional textbook review panel, Key West, FL, January, 2004.
McGraw-Hill World Regional textbook art review panel, Aug-Dec, 2004.

Faculty consultant, University of Mauritius, GIS program development, 2004.

GIS technical representation, Kentucky Arts and Heritage Trail project, Center for Economic
Development and Entrepreneurial Training, 2000-2001

Member, Statewide Environmental Education Initiative committee, 2002

Member, Statewide GIS Advisory committee, 2002

Representative, ESRI State License group and Technical liaison, 2001 – present

Central Washington University
Member, Kittitas County Planning District GIS Training Advisory Committee, 1999-2000

Advisor, Library GIS Implementation project, 1999

Coordinator, GIS in Recruiting and Admissions project, 1999

Member, Center for Spatial Information development planning committee, 1998

Organizer, Central Washington Regional GIS User Group, 1998

University of the South Pacific
Member, Executive Planning Committees: Fifth Remote Sensing Seminar on Tropical Eco- system Management, Suva, Fiji, 1996

Member, Executive Planning Committees: Workshop on GIS/Remote for Land and Marine Resources and Environment Management in the Pacific Subregion (ESCAP), Suva, Fiji, 1995

USP Representative, Fiji GIS and Remote Sensing User Group 1992-1997

Jackson State University
Reviewer: Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, 1990-1991
Co-Chair, MARIS (Mississippi Automated Resource Information System), Jackson, MS, 1990-

1991

Member, Mississippi State GIS Standards Committee, 1990-1992
Mississippi Coordinator, ARC/INFO Southeast User Group, 1989-1992
Member, Mississippi State Mapping Advisory Committee, 1989-1992
Regional Coordinator, Central Mississippi, National Geographic Alliance Program, 1989-1992
Founder and Chair: Mississippi GIS Association (regional GIS user group). 1988-1992

 COMMUNITY SERVICES

Volunteer, Habitat for Humanity, Ellensburg, WA. 1999-2000.

Assistant Boy Scout Troop Leader, Ellensburg, WA. 1998.

Executive Committee, Suva Rucksack Club, Suva, Fiji. 1995-1996.

Flora Community Summer Pool Program volunteer, Flora, MS, 1991.

Advisor and Remote Sensing coordinator, Summer Student Space Station Program, Davis Planetarium, Jackson, MS. 1989.

Volunteer Worker and Computer Consultant, Gateway Rescue Mission, Jackson, MS, 1987-90.

Assistant Troop Leader, Brownie Scouts, Vicksburg, MS, 1986-88.

Voting Observer, Hawaii County main precinct. State primary and final elections, Hilo, Hawaii, 1985.

Peanutbutter Ministry (feeding local hungry), United Methodist Church, Hilo, Hawaii. 1984-86.

COURSES TAUGHT

Introductory Geographical Information Systems (graduate and undergraduate; also online)
Introduction to Cartography and GIS
Advanced GIS
GIS in Resource Management (graduate)
Computer Cartography (graduate and undergraduate)
Computer Applications in Geography: GIS, Mapping, Imagery
Computer Analysis of Remote Sensing Imagery and GIS Data
Map Reading and Interpretation
Geographic Techniques
Cartography
Remote Sensing
Air Photo Interpretation/Geographic Image Interpretation
Methods and Techniques in Environmental Studies (graduate)
Research Methods in Geography (graduate)
Field Methods

Environmental Management (graduate)
Physical Geography (with and without lab)
Geomorphology
Applied Climatology (applications to world food problems)
Man's Impact on the Environment
Natural Hazards and Disasters
Environmental Hazards and Land Management
Geography of Natural Resources
Natural Resource Use and Planning

Principles of Geography / Introduction to Geography (also online)
World Regional Geography (also online)
Social and Economic Development of the Third World
Geography of U.S. and Canada
Geography of Oceania (Australia, New Zealand, and Pacific islands)
Cultural Geography / Human Geography
Geography of Food and Population

Geography Senior Seminar
Graduate Seminar in Regional Geography: Third World development and global geopolitics
Special Problems Seminar: Small Island Nation Development
Seminar in Third World Development (regional emphasis)
Seminar in Themes and Issues in Third World Development (resource and environment focus)

Directed Studies: Readings and Research Topics, including (partial list):

GIS for Environmental Mapping, Michoacan, Mexico	Using Data Desk Exploratory Data Analysis Program for GIS
Ecosystem Applications of GIS	Developing ArcView Tutorials
ArcView Xtools in Application of Coal Seam Overburden Analysis and Mapping	Development of Trail Maps for Central Washington
GIS for Resource Management	Advanced ArcView
Internet Mapping: Washington State Atlas	Geography Teaching Experience, GIS
GIS Project Management Course Development	Teaching Tutorials for ArcView Spatial Analyst
Remote Sensing and GIS Analysis using Erdas Imagine	Application of Artificial Intelligence and Expert Systems Technology in GIS
Converting Images to GIS Format	GIS in Environmental Applications
Understanding Geotechniques	Women in Rural Development
Plate Tectonics, Middle East	Hawaiian Island Hazards
Thermal Morphology, Anachaline Ponds, Hawaii	Bahamas Island Environments, Airphoto Analysis
Applications of Geographical Information Systems	Subsidence Hazard in Houston Texas Region
GIS Analysis of the Edwards Aquifer, Texas	Computer Analysis of Remote Sensing and GIS Data
Planetary Geology/Geography	GIS Atlas of the Middle East
OSU Map Analysis Package: Search Routines and Evaluation	Least Cost Path Analysis of Mississippi Highways Using Arc-Info Network System
Irrigation Site Suitability Using GIS: India	Use of Idrisi Software in Image Analysis
Changing Paradigms in Computer Techniques and Applications: A View of the Year 2000	Studies on Production of Sludge from Municipal Waste Water Treatment Plants, Gulf of Mexico Coastal Counties
Analysis of Biogeochemical Spatial Data in the Gulf of Mexico	Application of Data Perfect and Informix in Central Databases for Maps and Imagery
Fractals: Tool for Information Systems	Water Quality Analysis of a Small Stream
Development of OSU MAP GIS as an Instructional Tool	Digital Image Processing: Idrisi Image Filtering
Application of Turbo-Prolog--An Expert System for GIS	Computer Science and the Space Station: Issues and Problems
Site Suitability Analysis: Large-Scale Solar Energy Projects	GIS Data Base and Analysis of Trinidad and Tobago
GIS Analysis of Potato Hill and Vicinity, Yakama Reservation	Land Use in Palisades, Washington: An ArcView Project
Exploring GIS Techniques and Applications	Salmon Habitat Restoration Projects using GIS as a Decision Support System
GIS for Public Administration	Creating an Online GIS Atlas
Using GPS for Water Sampling Sites	Field Studies Planning—London versus Richmond Landscapes
Remote Sensing Imagery in GIS	Working with ArcView Image Analysis
Migrating from ArcView 3.x to ArcView 8	Learning and Teaching ArcGIS
Teaching Geographic Technology in Middle School	New Techniques for Teaching Middle School Social Studies
Physical Geography readings	Readings in Cultural Geography
Cultural Anthropology readings	Readings in Political Geography

Directed Studies: Senior Theses

"Regional Environmental Analysis, Garcon Point, Florida."
(University of West Florida), major advisor.

"Squatter Settlements in Four Third World Cities."
(Mount Holyoke College), major advisor.

Graduate Theses

"A Standard Structured Procedure for Implementing Geographic Information Systems in Developing Countries, With Application to Rondonia State, Brazil." Jackson State University, 1988. Major advisor.

"Use of Geographical Information System (GIS) to Analyze and Study Marine Resources in the Gulf of Mexico." Jackson State University, 1990. Committee member.

"Seeking the Middle Ground in Building Consensus to Develop a Water Bank in the Yakima River Basin." Central Washington University, 1998. Committee member.

"An Assessment of Habitat Corridors and Landscape Ecology for Long-Tailed Macaques (Macaca fascicularis) on Bali, Indonesia." Central Washington University, 1999. Committee member.