Previous degrees and universities: B.S. Michigan State University; M.A Wayne State University
Primary Advisor: Dan Knudsen

Previous degrees and universities: B.A. University of California, Los Angeles
Thesis topic: (dissertation and previous theses titles): Access or Denied Access to Private and Public Spaces in Merida, Yucatan through the Construction of Young Adults Identity
Primary Advisor: Jim Biles

Previous degrees and universities: BA, Indiana University
Primary Advisor: Professor Dan Knudsen

Previous Degrees and Universities:  BS, Indiana University

Primary Advisor: Sara C. Pryor

Primary Advisor: Sara C. Pryor

Previous degrees and universities:BA, French, Bates College, 1998; MA, Anthropology, Indiana University, 2011

Research Interests:  West Africa, material culture, technology transfer, development, political ecology
Thesis Topic (dissertation and previous theses titles):  African Occasional Textiles
Primary Advisor:  Professor Rebecca Lave

Fellowships, grants, honors etc.:  Center for the Study of Global Change FLAS for the study of Portuguese (2008/9, 2009/10, 2010/11); Mathers Museum Graduate Student Summer Research Fellowship (2009); Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Summer Institute in Museum Anthropology (2010); Office of the Vice President of International Affairs Summer Pre-Dissertation Travel Grant (2011)

Previous degrees and universities: M.A., Earth Science, Ball State University; B.A., Telecommunications at Ball State University
Research interests: development, cultural geography, landscape, Latin
America (Guatemala), emotional geographies, fear
Thesis topic: (dissertation and previous theses titles): Dissertation (in progress): Interrelations between Fear and Development Work in Guatemala: A Multi-Perspective Analysis
Primary Advisor: Dr. Jim Biles/ Dr. Dan Knudsen
Fellowships, grants, honors etc.: John H. Edwards Fellowship, Indiana University (2009-2010) National Science Foundation, Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant (2010-2011) Summer Foreign Language Areas Studies Fellowship for the Study of the K’iche’ language (Summer 2008) Tinker Field Research Grant (Summer 2008) International Enhancement Grant, Office of International Programs, Indiana University (Summer 2008) Indiana University Department of Geography Departmental Graduate Fellowship Award (Spring 2008) Indiana University Geography Department Chairman’s Graduate Student Recognition Award for Outstanding Academic Performance (2008, 2009)

Extracurricular interests: Graduate Student Representative for Faculty Meetings (2008-2009), Geography Department, Indiana University; Department of Geography Colloquium Committee member (Fall 2009), Indiana University; Organizational committee member for Landscape, Place, and Space Conference, Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Conference (Spring 2008 and Spring 2009), Indiana University

Previous degrees and universities: Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Engineering – Politecnico di Milano (Italy); Master’s Degree in Environmental Engineering – Politecnico di Milano (Italy)
Research interests: Atmospheric Science, Aerosols and Air Quality Modeling, Climate Change
Thesis topic: (dissertation and previous theses titles): PhD research topic: Aerosol dynamics modeling; Bachelor’s Thesis: Spatial Temporal Variation of PM10 concentration in the Po Valley; Master’s Thesis: Geostatistical Interpolation Techniques of PM10 concentrations: application and validation on the Po Valley domain
Primary Advisor: Prof. S.C. Pryor
Extracurricular interests: playing piano, reading, fine arts

Previous degrees and universities: M.S in Atmospheric Science, Dept. of Geography, Indiana University
Research interests: Boundary layer meteorology, Land atmosphere interaction, Micrometeorology
Thesis topic: (dissertation and previous theses titles): Ph.D thesis title: Reconstruct the subgrid heterogeneity in near-surface temperature field from higher atmospheric data by using Bayesian inference and Markov-Chain Monte Carlo; M.S thesis title: Gap-filling of water vapor flux for Morgan-Monroe state forest (MMSF) site
Primary Advisor: H.P. Schmid
Fellowships, grants, honors etc.: 2010 July -- Recipient of Climate Change Summer School supported by Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI) at NCAR; 2009-2010: Teaching assistantship from Dept. of Geography
Extracurricular interests: Tennis, soccer

Previous degrees and universities: 2006 - M.S. Range Management. Texas Tech University; 2001- B.S. Physical Geography. Lebanese University
Research interests: Remote sensing for terrestrial ecosystem function: Modeling ecosystem fluxes at large scale. Climatic variables influence on ecosystem productivity. Remote sensing for water quality parameters: Application of MODIS sensors to estimate water quality parameters such as chlorophyll-a and turbidity.
Thesis topic: (dissertation and previous theses titles): Dissertation title: “Developing a data driven process-based model for remote sensing of ecosystem function”. Thesis title: “Estimating climatic influence on spatial and temporal variations of grassland gross primary production: A remote sensing approach”
Primary Advisor: Faiz Rahman
Fellowships, grants, honors etc.: Indiana University College of Art and Sciences travel award.
USGS through Texas Water Resources Institute (TWRI). Fulbright scholarship.
Extracurricular interests: Biking, soccer.

Previous degrees and universities: MS, Geography and MS, Water Resources Management, both at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. BS, Geology and Theatre Design and Production at Illinois State University
Research interests: River Restoration, Fluvial Geomorphology, Ecology of Rivers and Streams
Thesis topic: (dissertation and previous theses titles): MS Thesis Title - Reconstructing historic floodplain conditions for restorations: A case study in Iowa County, Wisconsin (2009)
Primary Advisor: Rebecca Lave
Fellowships, grants, honors etc.: Doris Duke Fellow, 2008; Morris K. Udall Scholar, 2005.
Extracurricular interests: Birding, watercolor/acrylic painting, ceramics

Previous degrees and universities: Master of Community Planning, University of Cincinnati; Bachelor of Arts, University of Arizona
Research interests: tourism in impoverished areas, effects of rapid growth, demographic change
Thesis topic: (dissertation and previous theses titles): Indigenous Control of Tourism in Kuna Yala, Panama
Primary Advisor: Dan Knudsen
Extracurricular interests: Travel, genealogy, language, historiography, autobiography

Previous degrees and universities: BA Indiana University (Fine Arts)
Research interests: Human/Urban Ecology, Sustainable Systems, Economy
Thesis topic: Ecological Footprints, Sustainability, and the Urban Landscape
Primary Advisor: Charles Greer
Extracurricular interests: Music, Homesteading, Culture

Previous degrees and universities: B.Sc. Michigan State University
Primary Advisor: Rinku Roy Chowdhury

Previous degrees and universities: B.S., Geology, Jilin University, China, 2007; M.S., Earth Sciences, IUPUI, 2009
Research interests: Remote sensing modeling of vegetation water content, evapotranspiration, and photosynthesis processes.
Primary Advisor: Dr. Faiz Rahman
Fellowships, grants, honors etc.: 2009-Travel Fellowship, Graduate School, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis ($800); 2009-Travel Award, School of Science Graduate Student Council, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis ($600);
2007-2009-Dr. Arthur Mirsky Fellowship, School of Science, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis

Previous degrees and universities: B.S. from University of Oklahoma, B.A. from Kean University
Primary Advisor: Rebecca Barthelmie

Previous degrees and universities: B.A. from Reed College
Primary Advisor: Rebecca Lave

Previous degrees and universities: B.S. from Northern Illinois University
Research interests: Tourism geography, sustainable tourism, souvenirs
Primary Advisor: Dan Knudsen
Fellowships, grants, honors etc.: Graduate Fellowship

Previous degrees and universities: B.A. with Honors in Psychology and Sociology from Indiana University, Master of Public Affairs, IU.
Research interests: Political Economy of Latin America, Political Economy of the European Union
Thesis topic: (dissertation and previous theses titles): "Cuban Economic Reform: Small Businesses, Informal Networks, Remittances and Household Decision-Making"
Primary Advisor: Dennis Conway
Extracurricular interests: Foreign Languages, Travel, Sports

Previous degrees and universities: B.A. Geography from Oklahoma State University, 2008
Research interests: Outdoor Recreation, Cultural Identity, Landscape Creation and Change
Thesis topic: (tentative): Mountain Biking as a Driver of Place Creation
Primary Advisor: Dan Knudsen
Fellowships, grants, honors etc.: John F. Rooney Scholarship for the Outstanding Junior in the Dept. of Geography, Spring 2008
Extracurricular interests: Mountain biking, cooking, drinking good beer & listening to good music

Previous Degrees and Universities:  BS, Environmental Science, Morehead State University, 2005; MA, International Affairs, Ohio University, 2008

Research interests: Agroecology, Restoration Ecology, Political Ecology, Social Justice, Tropical Forests
Primary Advisor: Dr. Rinku Roy Chowdhury
Extracurricular interests: Climbing, Cooking, Chess

Previous degrees and universities: BA, Indiana University
Primary Advisor: Rebecca Lave

Previous degrees and universities: MLS, Indiana University, 2010; BA, Geology, Oberlin College, 2004
Research interests: political ecology of natural resource extraction; Mongolian environmental issues; geospatial metadata; transportation systems
Thesis topic: (tentative): small-scale gold mining in Mongolia
Primary Advisor: Rebecca Lave
Fellowships, grants, honors etc.: 2009-10 & 2010-11 Academic Year FLAS recipient
Extracurricular interests: hiking, baking, gardening

Previous degrees and universities:MA, Geography, Indiana University; BA, Biology and Geography, Indiana University

Research interests: My field of study is Tourism Geography, with particular interest in the tourist experience as it relates to issues of authenticity, place-making, and landscape perceptions. My doctoral research is focused on the relationship of sport dedication and travel behavior, specifically among rock climbers.

Thesis topic: (dissertation and previous theses titles):
M.A. Thesis: Authenticity and Heritage Experience in a Symbolic Tourist Landscape: Spring Mill Pioneer Village
Dissertation Title: Dirtbags of Appalachia: Travel, Community and Rock Climbing in Eastern Kentucky;
MA Thesis: Authenticity and Heritage Experience in a Symbolic Tourist Landscape: Spring Mill Pioneer Village

Primary Advisor: Professor Dan Knudsen
Fellowships, grants, honors etc.: COAS Dissertation Year Fellowship (2011), Alumni Associate Instructor Teaching Award (2010), Geography Graduate Student Fellowship Award (2009), Stephen S. Visher Award - Outstanding Paper on Indiana (2009)

Extracurricular Interests:  knitting/crocheting, gardening, hiking with my husband and our three dogs

Previous degrees and universities: B.A. Anthropology, Grinnell College (1990); Masters in Regional Planning, UNC-Chapel Hill (1992)
Research interests: Transport Geography and Policy, Urban Geography and Planning, Discrete Choice Modeling, Activity Modeling
Thesis topic: (dissertation and previous theses titles): Activity Scheduling and Travel Demand
Primary Advisor: Bill Black
Extracurricular interests: Geek stuff: Children's science projects, "The Big Bang Theory", science fiction, computer RPG

Previous degrees and universities: B.A.'s in Geography & History from Indiana University
Research interests: Sustainable transportation, Urban geography, Food sovereignty, GIS
Thesis topic: (dissertation and previous theses titles): Bicycle infrastructure
Primary Advisor: Dr. Tom Evans
Extracurricular interests: Biking, reading, traveling, music, ultimate frisbee

Previous degrees and universities: M.A. in Geography, California State University, Fullerton; B.A. in Geography, California State University, Fullerton
Research interests: Human-Environment Interaction, Economic Geography, Political Ecology
Thesis topic: Current research: Agave tequilana production in West-Central Mexico
Masters' Thesis Title: The Emergence of Vietnam as a Leading Coffee Producer
Primary Advisor: Dr. Rinku Roy Chowdhury
Extracurricular interests: reading, hiking, and playing with my dog.

Previous degrees and universities: BA, Appalachian State University;
MA York University
Research interests: Landscape and Identity, Indigenous populations, Inuit of the Nunavut Territory, Influence of ‘modern’ society on relationships between indigenous peoples and the land, Landscape change, Intergenerational conflict among the Inuit
Thesis topic: Intergenerational Conflict and the Land: Processes of Identity Change Among the Inuit of Iqaluit
Primary Advisor: Dr. Dan Knudsen
Fellowships, grants, honors etc.: Geography Department Alumni Associate Instructor Teaching Award, Indiana University Geography Department Chairman’s Graduate Student Recognition Award, Women in Science Program (WISP) Indiana University Travel Grant, The World is our Classroom: Transforming Introductory Human Geography. Indiana University Office for Professional Development, $75,000. With O. Dwyer., Increasing Students’ Conceptualization, Visualization, and Comprehension Skills: An Examination of “The GeoWall” and its Uses in 100 Level Classrooms. Indiana University Office for Professional Development, $5000.
Extracurricular interests: Traveling, hiking, skiing, rock climbing, learning new languages, reading, kayaking, skydiving, spending lots of time in Yummersville.

Previous degrees and universities: B.S. Civil Aviation University of China, M.A. Indiana University
Research interests: Migration and gender equality; demography and population study, especially, Spatial demography; education inquiry; cross culture training and adaptation
Primary Advisor: Dennis Conway

Previous degrees and universities: B.S. from Northwestern Polytech University, M.S. from Northwestern Polytech University
Primary Advisor: Rebecca Barthelmie