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Dr. Beth Schlemper - CV

M. Beth Schlemper

Professor, Geography and Planning, University of Toledo
2801 W. Bancroft Street, Mail Stop #140, Toledo, OH 43606
Office: 419-530-5492
Fax: 419-530-7919
E-Mail: beth.schlemper@utoledo.edu

EDUCATION

Ph.D. in Geography

University of Wisconsin-Madison, May 2003
Dissertation Supervisor: Dr. Robert C. Ostergren
Dissertation Title: The Regional Construction of Identity and Scale in Wisconsin’s Holyland

M.A. in Geography

University of Missouri-Columbia, May 1997
Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Robert J. Kaiser
Thesis Title: Americanization of German Settlements in Osage County, Missouri: 1860 to 1910

B.S. Ed. summa cum laude in Social Studies Education

University of Missouri-Columbia, December 1993

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

Professor, University of Toledo, Department of Geography and Planning, August 2021 to present.

Associate Professor, University of Toledo, Department of Geography and Planning, August 2015-July 2021.

Interim Associate Dean for Graduate and Student Affairs, College of Graduate Studies, University of Toledo, September 2018-August 2019.

Assistant Professor, University of Toledo, Department of Geography and Planning, August 2010-August 2015.

Lecturer and Research Assistant Professor, University of Toledo, Department of Geography and Planning, August 2008-August 2010

Education Research Consultant, Association of American Geographers, Washington, DC, 2007-2013.

*Principal Researcher for NSF-funded project “Enhancing Departments and Graduate Education (EDGE) in Geography” (2005-2009) *Co-PI for NSF-funded project “Beyond the Ivory Tower: Researching and Improving Geography Graduate Education for STEM Careers in Business, Government, and Non-profit Organizations” (2009-2013)

51±ŹÁÏÍűing Professor, University of Toledo, Department of Geography and Planning, August 2007-August 2008

Prestige Adjunct Professor, University of Toledo, Department of Geography and Planning, August 2005-July 2007

Research Fellow in Geography Education, Association of American Geographers, Washington, DC, June 2005-August 2007 *Principal Researcher for NSF-Funded Project “Enhancing Departments and Graduate Education (EDGE) in Geography”

Assistant Professor, Illinois State University, Department of Geography-Geology, Normal, Illinois, August 2002 –May 2005

51±ŹÁÏÍűing Professor, Illinois State University, Department of Geography-Geology, Normal, Illinois, August 2001-May 2002

Head Teaching Assistant, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Geography, September 2000-May 2001

Project Assistant, University of Wisconsin-Madison, September 1999-May 2000

  • Project Title: The German Experience with the Land in Wisconsin” (a joint project between the Max Kade Institute for German-American Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Institute for Anglo-American History at the University of Cologne)

Lecturer, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Geography, Summer 1999

Teaching Assistant, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Geography, September 1997-May 1999

Teaching Assistant, University of Missouri-Columbia, Department of Geography, August 1995-May 1996

PUBLICATIONS

(* denotes peer-reviewed; ORCID:

  • *Schlemper, M.B, Till, K. E., Adams, J. D., Lewicka, M., Raento, P., Alderman, D. H., & Inwood, J. (2023). Yi-Fu Tuan’s legacy: Impacts on the Geographical Review, disciplines, scholarship, and teaching. Geographical Review (Online First March 2023). doi:10.1080/00167428.2023.2191267.
  • *Schlemper, M. B., Shetty, S., Yamoah, O., Czajkowski, K., & Stewart, V. C. (2023). Culturally responsive teaching through spatial justice in urban neighborhoods. Urban Education. (Online first version Feb 14, 2023).
  • *Schlemper, M. B., & Panozzo, K. A. (2020). Identity, social interaction, and networks in the region of Wisconsin’s Holyland. Journal of Cultural Geography, 37(2), 184-215. doi:10.1080/08873631.2020.1731226.
  • *Schlemper, M. B., Athreya, B., Czajkowski, K., Stewart, V. C., & Shetty S. (2019). Teaching Spatial Thinking and Geospatial Technologies Through Citizen Mapping and Problem-Based Inquiry in Grades 7-12. Journal of Geography, 118(1), 21-34. doi:10.1080/00221341.2018.1501083 (NSF DRL-1433574).
  • *Schlemper, M. B., & Stewart, V. C. (2019). Cultivating student citizens: Using critical pedagogy of place curriculum to enhance spatial thinking, civic engagement, and inquiry through student-generated topics. In S. W. Bednarz & E. Shin (Eds.), Spatial Citizenship Education: Citizenship Through Geography, Chapter 7, (pp. 88-116). New York and London: Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781315165356-7, Part of ISBN: 9781315165356 (NSF DRL-1433574).
  • *Schlemper, M. B. (2019) “Advancing Geospatial Thinking and Technologies: Citizen Mapping, Community Engagement, and Career Preparation in STEM.” Invited paper in an organized symposium entitled “Creating a Diverse and Data-Capable Workforce through Innovative STEM Programs” at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) annual meeting, Toronto, Canada, (AERA Conference Proceedings Number 1441162; NSF DRL-1433574).
  • *Schlemper, M. B., Stewart, V. C., Shetty, S., & Czajkowski, K. (2018). Including students’ geographies in geography education: Spatial narratives, citizen mapping, and social justice. Theory & Research in Social Education, 46, 603-641. doi:10.1080/00933104.2018.1427164 (NSF DRL-1433574).
  • *Stewart, V. C., Schlemper, M. B., Shetty, S., & Czajkowski, K. (2017). Critical Pedagogy of Place: Using Spatial Thinking and Geospatial Technologies to Promote Civic Identity.” Paper submitted and presented at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) annual meeting, San Antonio, Texas (AERA Conference Proceedings Number 1182704; NSF DRL-1433574).
  • *Schlemper, M. B., Adams, J. K., & Solem, M. (2014). Geographers in business, government, and nonprofit organizations: Skills, challenges, and professional identities. The Professional Geographer, 66, 480-492. doi:10.1080/00330124.2013.802580. (NSF DRL-091004).
  • *Monk, J., Foote, K., & Schlemper, M. B. (2012). Graduate education in US geography: Students’ career aspirations and faculty perspectives. Annals of the Association of American Geographers, 102, 1432-1449. doi:10.1080/00045608.2011.601199. (NSF REC-0439914).
  • Schlemper, M. B. (2012). Geography as a profession. In J. P. Stoltman (ed.), 21st Century Geography: A Reference Handbook, Chapter 70, Volume 2, 783-791. Los Angeles: Sage Publications, Inc. doi:10.4135/9781412995986.n70, Part of ISBN: 9781412974646.
  • *Schlemper, M. B., & Monk, J. (2011). Discourses on “diversity”: Perspectives from graduate programs in geography in the United States. Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 35, 23-46. doi: 10.1080/03098265.2010.499564 (NSF REC-0439914).
  • *Schlemper, M. B. 2011. Challenges and coping in graduate school. The Geographical Bulletin, 52 (2), 67-72.
  • *Solem, M., Hopwood, N., & Schlemper, M. B. (2011). Experiencing graduate school: A comparative analysis of students in geography programs. The Professional Geographer, 63 (1), 1-17. doi:10.1080/00330124.2010.533547
  • Solem, M. N., Lee, J., & Schlemper, M. B. (2011). ‘Departmental Climate and Student Experiences in Geography Graduate Programs’: Research for Enhancing Departments and Graduate Education. Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 35 (1), 5-9.
  • *Solem, M., Lee, J., & Schlemper, M. B. (2009). Departmental climate and student experiences in graduate geography programs. Research in Higher Education, 50 (3), 268-292. doi:10.1080/03098265.2010.548463
  • *Schlemper, M. B., & WinklerPrins, A. M. G. (2009). Balancing professional and personal lives. In M. Solem, J. Monk, & K. Foote (eds.), Aspiring Academics: A Resource Guide for Graduate Students and Early Career Faculty, Chapter 4, 42-51. New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall.
  • *Solem, M., Cheung, I., & Schlemper, M. B. (2008). Skills in professional geography: An assessment of workforce needs and expectations. The Professional Geographer, 60 (3), 356-373. doi:10.1080/00330120802013620 (NSF REC-0439914)
  • *Schlemper, M. B. (2007). From the Rhenish Prussian Eifel to the Wisconsin Holyland: Immigration, identity and acculturation at the regional scale. Journal of Historical Geography, 33 (2), 377-402. doi:10.1016/j.jhg.2006.05.001
  • Schlemper, M. B. (2006). The borders of the Holyland of East-Central Wisconsin. In H. Bungert, C. L. Kluge, & R. C. Ostergren (eds.), Wisconsin Germans Land and Life, 189-205. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press.
  • *Schlemper, M. B. (2004). The regional construction of identity and scale in Wisconsin’s Holyland. Journal of Cultural Geography, 22(1), 51-81. doi:10.1080/08873630409478247

PUBLISHED BOOK REVIEWS

  • Schlemper, M. B. (2005). Geography and history. Bridging the divide, by Alan R. Baker. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003. Historical Geography, 33, 244-245.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS

  • Schlemper, M. B. (2017) “Advancing Geospatial Thinking and Technologies in Grades 9-12” NSF Project website. Developed in collaboration with project team listed on the website, which includes six downloadable experiential learning curriculum modules produced by this project. Access: http://www.utoledo.edu/research/advancing-geospatial-thinking/ (last accessed May 2020).
  • Schlemper, M. B. (2013). Introduction to the 2013 Marquee Address. Journal of Cultural Geography, 30 (3), 274-275.
  • Schlemper, M. B. (2012). Introduction to the Marquee Address. Journal of Cultural Geography, 29 (2), 133-134.
  • Special Virtual Issue: New Directions in Geography, The Professional Geographer, September 12, 2011, Reprint of “Skills in Professional Geography: An Assessment of Workforce Needs and Expectations,” (Solem, Cheung, & Schlemper 2008). “This special issue provides a collection of leading Geographical articles, each relating back to the underlying theme of New Directions in Geography.”
  • Solem, M., & Schlemper, B. (2007). Enhancing Departments and Graduate Education (EDGE) in Geography: Second Annual Report to the National Science Foundation. Washington, DC: Association of American Geographers (Access--
  • Richardson, D., & Schlemper, B. (2006). “Disciplinary Data: Critical Needs and Updated Priorities.” AAG Newsletter of the Association of American Geographers 41 (8): 2, 6-7, September (Statistics and Tables Compiled by B. Schlemper).
  • Solem, M., & Schlemper, B. (2006). Enhancing Departments and Graduate Education (EDGE) in Geography: Annual Report to the National Science Foundation. Washington, DC: Association of American Geographers (Access--
  • Cheung, I., & Schlemper, B. (2006). Summary Report for Geospatial Industry Online Feedback Responses. (Access –
  • Schlemper, M. B. (2003). Building Identity in the Holyland. Max Kade Institute Friends Newsletter 12 (1), Max Kade Institute for German-American Studies, Madison, Wisconsin.

GRANTS and FELLOWSHIPS

  • “Advancing Geospatial Thinking and Technologies in Grades 9-12: Citizen Mapping, Community Engagement, and Career Preparation in STEM,” National Science Foundation, DRL, ITEST, September 2014 - August 2018 ($573,981.00, PI, funded).
  • "Regions, Borders, and Identity in the 21st Century," URAF, University of Toledo, Summer 2013 ($11,965, PI, funded).
  • EDGE Grant for Careers and Professional Development, Association of American Geographers, June 2012 ($500, PI, funded).
  • “Beyond the Ivory Tower: Researching and Improving Geography Graduate Education for STEM Careers in Business, Government, and Non-profit Organizations,” recently funded, National Science Foundation, REESE Program, 2009-2013 ($993,031, Co-PI, funded).
  • New Faculty Initiative Grant, University Research Grant Program, Illinois State University, College of Arts and Science, July 2004 to June 2005 ($2,500, PI, funded)
  • Participant in the Geography Faculty Development Alliance at the University of Colorado-Boulder, a long-term project funded by the National Science Foundation geography (Access: http://www.colorado.edu/geography/gfda/gfda.html), June 2003 (Travel, lodging and per diem paid by the grant)
  • German Historical Institute, Young Scholar’s Forum, International Conference, May 2003 (All expenses paid by the Institute)
  • German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) Research Grant for Ph.D. Candidates and Recent Ph.D.s, for dissertation research in Germany, June-July 2001 ($1,200, PI, funded).
  • Vilas Travel Fellowship for UW-Madison Dissertators, sponsored by the Graduate Student Council, May 2001 ($600, PI, funded)
  • Participant in the Summer Seminar in Paleography and Archival Studies in Germany, co-sponsored by the German Historical Institute in Washington, D.C. and the University of Wisconsin Department of German, June 2000 (All expenses paid)

HONORS and AWARDS

  • “Advancing Geospatial Thinking and Technologies in Grades 9-12: Citizen Mapping, Community Engagement and Careers in STEM,” Next Generation STEM Learning for All: A Forum supported the NSF (paper and poster presented), also invited to the follow-up White House Summit on Next Generation High Schools where our project was featured in the Fact Sheet, page 19, Washington, DC, November 9-10, 2015. Access White House Summit Fact Sheet: (last accessed May 2020).
  • “College of Languages, Literature and Social Sciences Teaching Fellow,” Nominated and selected as one of four teaching fellows in the college for excellence and innovation in teaching, fellows will develop a collaborative project and mentor other faculty members, University of Toledo, 2013-2015.
  • College of Languages, Literature, and Social Science Dean's Recognition Award, University of Toledo, January 2013.
  • President’s Student Impact Award, University of Toledo, December 2011.
  • Award Promoting Excellence in Teaching & Learning, Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 2010, along with co-authors Michael Solem and Jenny Lee for the paper Departmental Climate and Student Experiences in Graduate Geography Programs.
  • Carnegie Academy for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Institutional Proposal for Graduate Education, co-authored with Dr. Michael Solem, AAG Educational Affairs Director, submitted and accepted in Spring 2006.
  • David E. Sopher New Scholars Award, presented by the Geography of Religions and Belief Systems specialty group of the Association of American Geographers at the Annual Meeting of the AAG, April 2000.
  • Teaching Fellow, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Communications B/Writing Intensive Courses, Fall 1998
  • Field Award in Geography, University of Missouri-Columbia, Summer 1996. 

PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS

  • “Culturally responsive teaching through spatial justice in urban neighborhoods.” Paper presented at the American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado, March 2023.
  • “Including Students’ Geographies in Geography Education,” American Association of Geographers (AAG) webinar on Creating Inclusive Courses and Curricula in Geography, April 2021.
  • “Identity, Social Interaction, and Networks in the Region of Wisconsin’s Holyland.” Paper presented at the American Association of Geographer’s National Meeting, April 2021.
  • “Advancing Geospatial Thinking and Technologies: Citizen Mapping, Community Engagement, and Career Preparation in STEM.” Paper in an organized symposium entitled “Creating a Diverse and Data-Capable Workforce through Innovative STEM Programs” at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) annual meeting, Toronto, Canada, April 5-9, 2019.
  • “Using Spatial Narratives to Link Community Engagement and Awareness of STEM Careers.” Plenary Flash Talk at the STEM Learning and Research Center (STELAR ITEST) Principal Investigator and Evaluator Summit Equity and Access at the Human-Technology Frontier, Alexandria, Virginia, May 14-15, 2018.
  • “Including Students’ Geographies in STEM and Civics Education.” Paper presentation at the STEM Learning and Research Center (STELAR ITEST) Principal Investigator and Evaluator Summit Equity and Access at the Human-Technology Frontier, Alexandria, Virginia, May 14-15, 2018.
  • “Doing Geography: Expanding Students’ Spatial Narratives through Inquiry and Citizen Mapping.” Presentation at the American Association of Geographers national meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, April 2018.
  • “Tag Clouds as Data Reduction Tools: Using ‘Mindsift’ in Qualitative Data Analysis.” Poster presented at the Ethnographic and Qualitative Research Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, February 2018.
  • “Designing Interdisciplinary STEM Curriculum for Impact.” 2017 STEM for All Video Showcase: Research & Design for Impact, May 15-22, 2017. Access Video: (8,363 views as of April 10, 2023).
  • “Critical Pedagogy of Place: Using Spatial Thinking and Geospatial Technologies to Promote Civic Identity.” Presentation at American Educational Research Association (AERA), San Antonio, Texas, April-May, 2017.
  • “In the Neighborhood with Geospatial Thinking and Technologies: Empowering Students to Make a Difference.” Presentation at the American Association of Geographers national meeting, Boston, Massachusetts, April 2017.
  • “Designing Curriculum for Engaging Students in Geospatial Thinking, Technologies, and Careers.” Presentation at the East Lakes Regional Meeting of the American Association of Geographers, Northern Michigan, University, October 2016.
  • “In the Neighborhood with Geospatial Technology,” NSF STEM for All Video Showcase 2016, May 17-23, 2016. (6,388 views as of April 10, 2023). Access Video:
  • “Making Connections to Broaden Participation in STEM,” NSF ITEST STELAR PI and Evaluator Summit,” STEM Learning and Research Center (STELAR) PI and Evaluator Summit, organizer, facilitator, and presenter (paper and poster related to ITEST Strategies project), Arlington, Virginia, May 2-3, 2016.
  • “Citizen Mapping: 9-12 Grade Urban Students Engagement in their Neighborhood,” College and University Faculty Assembly (CUFA)/NCSS Conference, paper presented (and currently in revision for publication) New Orleans, LA November 11-13, 2015.
  • “Advancing Geospatial Thinking and Technologies in Grades 9-12: Citizen Mapping, Community Engagement and Careers in STEM,” Next Generation STEM Learning for All: A Forum supported the NSF (paper and poster presented), also invited to the follow-up White House Summit on Next Generation High Schools where our project was featured in the Fact Sheet, page 19, Washington, DC, November 9-10, 2015. Access White House Summit Fact Sheet: (last accessed May 2020).
  • “Place and Belonging in Wisconsin’s Holyland.” Invited presentation part of the Humanities Institute at the University of Toledo’s Humanities Happy Hours Series, September 17, 2015.
  • “Building a Community for Advancing and Broadening Participation in Geospatial Careers.” Paper presented in an organized session entitled Preparing the Geospatial Technology Workforce at the 111th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Geographers, Chicago, April 2015.
  • “Teaching and Advising about Career in Geography.” Chair and discussant in a panel session at the 111th Annual Meeting of the American Association of Geographers, Chicago, April 2015.
  • “Place and Belonging in Wisconsin’s Holyland.” Paper presentation at the Society for German-American Studies 39th Annual Symposium, St. Louis, April 2015.
  • “Place and Belonging: Constructing and Conserving Dynamic Regional Identities.” Invited presentation in the Geography Department at Michigan State University, November 2014.
  • “Regions, Borders, and Identity: The Holyland of East-Central Wisconsin.” Paper presented in an organized session entitled Material Culture and Geography I: Borders and Historical Landscapes at the 110th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Tampa, April 2014.
  • “Geographers in Business, Government and Nonprofit Organizations: Skills, Workplace Climate, and Professional Development.” Invited talk at Miami University in the Department of Geography, March 2014.
  • “Geographers in Business, Government and Nonprofit Organizations: Skills, Workplace Climate, and Professional Development.” Chair and Presenter in paper session at the East Lakes Regional Division Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, October 2013.
  • "The Experience of Graduate School in Geography: Issues and Opportunities." Invited to be a panelist in this session at the 109th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Los Angeles, April 2013.
  • "Enhancing Departments and Graduate Education in Geography (EDGE) Grants for Outreach and Professional Development." Organizer, Chair, and Introducer of this panel at the 109th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Los Angeles, April 2013.
  • "CGSG Marquee Address: Lily Kong on Balancing Spirituality and Secularism, Globalism and Nationalism: The geographies of identity, integration and citizenship in schools." Organizer, Chair, and Introducer of this special session for the Cultural Geography Specialty Group at the 109th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Los Angeles, April 2013.
  • "Factors affecting the performance and professional identities of geographers in business, government, and nonprofit organizations." Presented at the Applied Geography Conference, Minneapolis, October 2012.
  • “Workplace Climate and Professional Identity among Geographers in Business, Government, and Non- Profit Organizations.” Presented in an organized session entitled Researching and Improving Graduate Education for STEM Careers at the 108th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, New York City, February 2012.
  • “Beyond the Ivory Tower (A): Preparing Geographers for Business and Private Sector Careers and Beyond the Ivory Tower (B): Preparing Geographers for Careers in Government and Nonprofits.” Moderator of both panels at the 108th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, New York City, February 2012.
  • “Cultural Geography Specialty Group (CGSG) Marquee Address: Julian Brash on Bloomberg’s New York.” Organizer, Chair, and Introducer of this special session at the 108th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, New York City, February 2012.
  • “Professional Geographers at Work in Business, Government, and Non-Profit Organizations.” Presented in an organized session entitled Researching and Improving Graduate Education for STEM Careers at the 107th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Seattle, April 2011.
  • “Beyond the Ivory Tower (A): Preparing Geographers for Private Sector Careers and Beyond the Ivory Tower (B): Preparing Geographers for Public Sector Careers.” Chair of both panels at the 107th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Seattle, April 2011.
  • “Transatlantic Perspectives on German Immigration.” Discussant by invitation for an interdisciplinary session at the 35h Annual Meeting of the Social Science History Association, Chicago, November 2010.
  • “Final Report of the Association of American Geographers for the Carnegie Academy for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Institutional Leadership Program,” Graduate Education Group Team Member, 2006-2009, Bloomington, Indiana, ISSOTL Conference, October 2009, paper and poster presented (Access: www.carnegiefoundation.org/CASTL).
  • "Graduate Education and Diversity in Geography: Perceptions, Strategies and Challenges." Presented in an organized session entitled Diversity, Professional Development, and the Culture of Graduate Education in Geography at the 105th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Las Vegas, March 2009.
  • "Preparing Masters Students for Careers Outside the University." Co-organizer of this panel at the 105th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Las Vegas, March 2009.
  • “Career Planning for Graduate Students.” Organizer and Chair of this panel at the 104th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Boston, April 2008.
  • “Research on Graduate Education in Geography: A Review and Discussion of Findings.” Organizer, Chair, Discussant, and co-author of two of the papers in this paper session at the 104th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Boston, April 2008.
  • “Balancing Professional and Personal Lives.” Presented in an interactive paper session entitled Enhancing Departments and Graduate Education in Geography: Resources for Graduate Students, Faculty, and Departments at the 103rd Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, San Francisco, April 2007.
  • “Making it Up as We Go: Balancing Work, Relationships, and Family in the Academic Career.” Panelist in an organized session at the 103rd Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, San Francisco, April 2007.
  • “Women in Geography: Challenges and Opportunities.” Invited presenter in a symposium entitled “Was Eve a Scientist?” sponsored by the Catharine S. Eberly Center for Women, Northwest WISTEM, College of Arts & Sciences, and the School of Nursing at the University of Toledo, February 2007.
  • “Career Planning: You and the Association of American Geographers (AAG).” Co-Presented with Dr. Janice Monk for the Enhancing Departments and Graduate Education (EDGE) Project at six American universities, Fall 2006 and Spring 2007.
  • “Enhancing Departments and Graduate Education (EDGE) in Geography.” Peer-Reviewed Poster Session at the 31st Annual Conference of the Professional and Organizational Development (POD) Network in Higher Education, Portland, Oregon, October 2006.
  • “From the Rhenish Prussian Eifel to the Wisconsin Holyland: The Transformation of Identity and Borders at the Regional Scale.” Paper presented at the 13th International Conference of Historical Geographers, Hamburg, Germany, August 2006.
  • “Enhancing Departments and Graduate Education (EDGE): Student, Alumni and Employer Responses to Contemporary Geography Career Development Issues.” Paper presented and co-organized a session entitled, “Career Development and Graduate Geography,” at the 102nd Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, March 2006.
  • “EDGE Panel I: Value and Importance of Geography for Employment.” Organized and Chaired this panel at the 102nd Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Chicago, March 2006.
  • “EDGE Panel II: Quality of Career Preparation and Guidance in Geography Programs.” Organized and Chaired this panel at the 102nd Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Chicago, March 2006.
  • "Geospatial Technology Industry: Thought Leader-Workforce Roundtable.” Presentation with action items for workshop participants with Douglas Richardson, AAG Executive Director and Ivan Cheung, Director Geographic Information Science Programs, Washington, DC, January 2006.
  • “Migration and the Rural.” Discussant by invitation for an interdisciplinary session at the 30th Annual Meeting of the Social Science History Association, Portland, November 2005.
  • “The Making and Unmaking of Wisconsin’s Holyland.” Paper presented by invitation as keynote speaker of the 2005 Geography Symposium in the Geography Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, April 2005.
  • “Transnationalism and Historical Geography.” Paper presented and co-organized a session entitled, “Transnational Identities/Transnationalism and the Construction of Border Narratives,” at the 101st Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Denver, April 2005.
  • “From the Eifel to the Holyland: Immigration and Acculturation at the Regional Scale.” Paper presented at the 29th Annual Meeting of the Social Science History Association, Chicago, November 2004.
  • “The Regional Construction of Identity and Scale in Wisconsin’s Holyland.” Paper presented at the 100th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Philadelphia, March 2004.
  • “From the Eifel to the Holyland: The Construction of Identity and Community Life.” Paper presented by invitation at the Young Scholar’s Forum, an international conference at the German Historical Institute in Washington, D.C., May 2003.
  • “From the Eifel to the Holyland: The Construction of Identity and Community Life.” Paper presented by invitation at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, sponsored by the Max Kade Institute for German American Studies and the Department of Geography, March 2003.
  • “From Switzerland to the Holyland of East-Central Wisconsin: The Transplantation of the Capuchin Order.” Paper presented at the 99th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, New Orleans, March 2003.
  • “Images of the Holyland of East-Central Wisconsin.” Poster presentation at the 98th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Los Angeles, March 2002.
  • “The Americanization of the Catholic Church: Identity, Power, and Ethnicity in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries.” Paper presented at the 96th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Pittsburgh, April 2000.
  • “Building Church, Community, & Gemeinschaft: Rich Fountain, Missouri, 1838-1998.” Paper presented at the 95th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Honolulu, March 1999.
  • “Assimilation and Cultural Landscapes of Selected Rural German-Missourian Communities.” Paper presented and chaired session at the 93rd Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Fort Worth, April 1997.

SERVICE

  • Undergraduate Advisor, Department of Geography and Planning, University of Toledo (UT), August 2021 to the present.
  • Committee on Graduate Education, UT Department of Geography and Planning, Fall 2010-present.
  • Department Personnel Committee (DPC), University of Toledo, Fall 2015 to the present.
  • Curriculum Committee, UT Department of Geography and Planning, August to the present.
  • Faculty Advisor, Gamma Theta Upsilon (GTU), Zeta Xi Chapter, August 2021 to the present.
  • Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of Geography, National Council for Geographic Education, January 2020 to the present.
  • Editorial Advisory Board, the Geographical Review, the flagship journal of the American Geographical Society, May 2015 to the present.
  • College of Arts and Letter Faculty Council, Social Sciences At-Large Member, August 2022 to the present (elected).
  • Toledo Public Schools Women in STEM Presentation, presentation and activity for 30 seventh grade students who visited UT to explore STEM education and careers, Fall 2021.
  • Faculty Judge, American Association of Geographers East Lakes-West Lakes Joint Meeting, served as judge for undergraduate and graduate student paper competition, Fall 2021.
  • Graduate Council, University of Toledo, August 2016-May 2022 (elected).
  • Vice Chair, Graduate Council, University of Toledo, 2018-2019.
  • College Committee on Academic Personnel, 2017-2018 (elected; 2018-2019 Interim Associate Dean). University Women’s Commission invited talk for their “Lunch and Learn” series, “Finding a Healthy Work-Life Balance for a Meaningful Career in Higher Education,” November 2018.
  • Faculty Advisor, Geography and Planning (GAP) Club/Gamma Theta Upsilon (GTU), University of Toledo, August 2011-August 2018. (Note: University of Toledo’s GTU, Zeta Xi chapter recognized as an Honors Chapter in 2014, only 7 of GTU’s 130 active chapters received this award).
  • Sylvania Northview and Southview STEM Career Days, invited to lead a group activity with students and present on careers using geospatial technology, 5 groups each day (30 minutes each for a total of 5 hours), January 18th and January 24, 2017.
  • Experiential Learning and Career Services Taskforce, University of Toledo, Fall 2015 and Spring 2016.
  • Geographers at Work in a Changing World: Implications Within and Beyond Academia Panel (Panel Organizer and Co-Chair), East Lakes Regional Meeting of the AAG, Toledo, OH, October 2013.
  • Careers in Professional Geography Panel and Workshop (Organizer and Chair), West Lakes-East Lakes Joint Regional Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, DeKalb, IL, October 2012.
  • Taskforce Member, Learning Management Systems Taskforce, University of Toledo, October 2011- April 2012.
  • Chair and Member of the Executive Board, Cultural Geography Specialty Group, Association of American Geographers, 2011-2013 (elected national position).
  • Beginning the Academic Journey (BAJ) Learning Modules Development, University of Toledo, Summer and Fall 2010.
  • Enhancing Departments and Graduate Education (EDGE) in Geography Workshops: 1) “Understanding and Improving Departmental Climate,” and 2) “Strengthening Career Planning and Advising.” Co-Instructor of both workshops at the 106th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Washington, DC, April 2010.
  • Carnegie Academy for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Leadership Convening, Graduate Education Group Team Member, Washington, DC, November 2006 (Access:
  • Participant in the “Leadership Roundtable on the Geospatial Industry: Current Status and Evolving Needs” (See ), Washington, DC, January 2006.
  • Nominations Director and Member of the Executive Board, Cultural Geography Specialty Group, Association of American Geographers, 2005-2009.

ARTICLE AND BOOK REVIEWS

  • Canadian Journal of Higher Education
  • Catholic Historical Review
  • Center for American Places
  • Geographical Review
  • Guilford Press
  • International Research in Geographical and Environmental Education
  • Journal of Cultural Geography
  • Journal of Geography
  • Journal of Geography in Higher Education
  • Journal of Historical Geography
  • Material Culture
  • National Identities
  • Oxford University Press
  • Pearson Prentice Hall
  • Southeastern Geographer
  • Urban Design International

COURSES TAUGHT

  • Human Geography (regular and honor’s sections)
  • World Regional Geography
  • Fundamentals of Geography
  • Advanced Cultural Geography
  • Geography of Europe
  • Geography and Planning as Disciplines and Professions (undergraduate capstone)
  • Geography Education Strategies (undergraduate/graduate)
  • Political Geography (undergraduate/graduate)
  • Seminar in Research Methods (graduate)
  • Advanced Qualitative Analysis in Spatially Integrated Social Sciences (SISS), PhD seminar
  • Research Design for Spatially Integrated Social Sciences (SISS PhD)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

  • American Association of Geographers (AAG)
  • American Educational Research Association (AERA)
  • American Geographical Society (AGS)
  • National Council for Geographic Education (NCGE)

RESEARCH INTERESTS

  • Geography education and careers using geospatial technology
  • Historical and cultural geography; immigration, regions, and identity

FOREIGN LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY

  • German

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