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Appendix A: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members
Appendix A: Biographical Sketches of Committee Members
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Russell Louisiana Studies Professor in Geography, Department of Geography and Anthropology, Louisiana State University. Her research interests include cartography, GIS, remote sensing, quantitative methods, medical geography, and China.
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Specifically, her focus has addressed two separate conceptual issues: how the proliferation of GIS databases and differential access to spatial databases influences the abilities of different social groups to use information for their own empowerment; and the possibilities and limitations of using GIS as a participatory conflict resolution tool. She has also been involved with the development of certification for GIS professionals, and is co-author (with Jeffrey Pinto)
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Phillips Distinguished Chair in International Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His research focus includes the way geographers understand science, space, and everyday life; political and cultural economy; geographic thought and social theory philosophy of science; political economy; regional development; and transition theory and democratization.
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Prior to this appointment she was a research associate at the Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, and an intern at the National Science Resources Center at the Smithsonian Institution. Her research interests include environmental perception and decision making, international development, natural resource management, and the role of interdisciplinary studies in environmental protection.
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