Spring 2013 Colloquium Series
Watershed Nation? Geography, Modernity and the
Solipsistic Foundations of Hungary’s Hydrological Imagination
Dr. Steve Jobbitt
Assistant Professor of History
California State University, Fullerton
Friday, January 25, 2013
3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
GMCS 313
Sociogeographic Domains of Migrant Stress and Health
Dr. Enrico Marcelli
Associate Professor of Sociology
San Diego State University
Friday, February 8, 2013
3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
GMCS 313
Climate Variations and Changes in Monsoon Regions:
A Multiscaling Problem and an Interdisciplinary Perspective
Dr. Leila M. Vespoli de Carvalho
Associate Professor of Geography
University of California, Santa Barbara
Friday, February 15, 2013
3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
GMCS 313
Land-Use Change, Ecosystem Services, and Local Livelihoods:
Ecological and Socioeconomic Outcomes of Payment for Ecosystem Services
in Ecuadorian Paramo Grasslands
Dr. Leah Bremer
Research Associate
Stanford University
Friday, February 22, 2013
3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
GMCS 313
Developing High Performance GIS Simulation Models
on Geospatial Cyberinfrastructure: A Case Study of Population Change
Models with Grid Computing and Cloud Computing Technologies
Dr. Rick Kim
Department of Geography
National University of Singapore
Friday, March 1, 2013
3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
GMCS 313
Feminicidio, Narcoviolence, Capitalism, Impunity:
The Feminist Fight on Mexico’s Border
Dr. Melissa Wright
Professor of Geography and Women’s Studies
Penn State
Friday, March 15, 2013
3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
GMCS 313
From GEOBIA to GEOBA? Object Based (Image) Analysis
for Integrating GIS and Earth Observation
Dr. Thomas Blaschke
Professor of Geography
University of Salzburg, Austria
Friday, March 22, 2013
3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
GMCS 313
Addressing the Uncertain Geographic Context Problem
in Geographic Research
Dr. Mei Po Kwan
Professor of Geography and Geographic Information Studies
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Friday, April 19, 2013
2:30 pm to 3:30 pm
Scripps Cottage
Photogrammetry and Image Processing:
History, Trends and Opportunities for Academia and Industry
Dr. Stewart Walker
Director
Product Initiatives at BAE Systems
Friday, April 26, 2013
3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
GMCS 313
Exploring Human Decision Making in the Context
of Web-Based Public Participation in Transportation Planning
Dr. Martin Swobodzinski
Visiting Assistant Professor of Geography
University of Minnesota
Friday, May 10, 2013
3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
Nasatir Hall 390