People : Faculty : Adjunct
Dr. Thomas Herman
Adjunct Professor of Geography
Department of Geography
San Diego State University
San Diego, CA 92182-4493
Office: Geography Annex 133
Phone: (619) 594-7932
e-mail: thomas.herman@cox.net
Project Director, Center for Interdisciplinary Studies of Youth and Space
Education
Ph.D., Geography, San Diego State University & The University of California - Santa Barbara, 1999
M.A., Geography, New Mexico State University, 1993
B.A., Geography, Villanova University, Pennsylvania, 1991
Courses Taught
No current teaching assignment
Previously
- Principles of Cultural Geography
- Geography of North America
- Map Analysis
Research Interests
- Urban social geography, with emphasis on children and families
- Geographic knowledge and place-making processes
- Participatory and empowerment research
- Supporting community-level programs addressing pressing human needs
Current Projects
- Young People Creating Pathways to Political Incorporation?: The Experiences of Immigrant Families in a Border Community (with S. Aitken, F. Bosco, and D. Mattingly)
- Our Neighborhood: City Heights through the Eyes of Young People (with S. Dasher)
- Technical support and program evaluation:
- First 5 Health and Developmental Services Initiative in the South Region of San Diego County (for South Bay Community Services);
- 21st Century Community Learning Centers (for Sweetwater Union High School District);
- Chula Vista Community Collaborative and School-based Family Resource Centers (for Chula Vista Elementary School District);
- Healthy Eating, Active Communities Initiative (for South Bay Partnership/Paradise Valley Hospital);
- Safe Routes to School program evaluation (for Chula Vista Elementary School District);
- Evaluation of School Climate and Prevention Strategies (for Sweetwater Union High School District)