Alyson L. Greiner

Department of Geography

Oklahoma State University

Stillwater, OK 74078 USA

Ph: (405) 744-9169/-6250

alyson.greiner@okstate.edu

EDUCATION

Ph.D. Geography, University of Texas at Austin, 1996.

M.A. Geography, University of Missouri-Columbia, 1991.

B.A. Geography (summa cum laude), Mary Washington College, 1988.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Oklahoma State University: Department Head, Geography, Jan. 2018-present.

Professor of Geography, 2014-present.

Associate Professor of Geography, 2002-2014.

Assistant Professor of Geography, 1996-2002.

University of Texas at Austin: Graduate Teaching Assistant, 1995-1996, and 1991-1992.

Walter E. Prescott Webb Fellow, 1993-1995.

University of Missouri-Columbia: Graduate Teaching Assistant, 1989-1991.

National Geographic Society: Geography Intern and Research Assistant, 1988-1989.

EDITORIAL AND OTHER APPOINTMENTS

Member, Board of Directors, International Society for Landscape, Place, and Material

Culture, 2017-present.

Editor in Chief, Journal of Cultural Geography, 2008-2017.

Editorial Board, Southwestern Geographer, 2006 to present.

Editor in Chief and Managing Editor, Journal of Cultural Geography, 2002-2008.

Co-Founder and Director, JCG Press, 2002-2017.

Assistant Editor, Journal of Cultural Geography, 1998-2002.

PUBLICATIONS

Books, Monographs, and Book Chapters

Greiner, Alyson L., Hyrapiet, Shireen, Calzadillas Macias, Verenise, and Hinch, Jaryd.

(forthcoming.) “Continuity and Change in the Visual Language of National Geographic: A

Geographic and Image Analysis.” In: Handbook of the Changing World Language Map.

Edited by S. Brunn and R. Kehrein. Dordrecht: Springer.

Greiner, Alyson L. 2018. Visualizing Human Geography: At Home in a Diverse World. 3rd ed.

Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.

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Greiner, Alyson L. 2017. Cemeteries and Other Grave Concerns. In: Fundamentals of Funeral

Directing: Building a Professional Cornerstone, edited by John B. Fritch and J. Chandler

Altieri. Oklahoma City: Funeral Service Education Resource Center, 191-212.

Greiner, Alyson L. 2015. “Sacred Space and Globalization.” In: The Changing World Religion

Map: Sacred Places, Identities, Politics and Practices, edited by S. Brunn. Dordrecht:

Springer, 363-378.

Greiner, Alyson L. 2014. Visualizing Human Geography: At Home in a Diverse World. 2nd

ed.

Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.

Greiner, Alyson L. 2014. “Women in Oklahoma History: Research and Thematic Survey.”

Oklahoma City, OK: Oklahoma Historical Society.

Greiner, Alyson L. and Wikle, Thomas A. 2013. “Part Strategy and Serendipity: A Candid

Guide to Career Planning for Geographers.” In: Practicing Geography: Careers for

Enhancing Society and the Environment, edited by M. Solem, K. Foote, and J. Monk.

Boston: Pearson and AAG, 1-14.

Greiner, Alyson L., Dematteis, Giuseppe, and Lanza, Carla. 2012. Geografia Umana: Un

approccio visual. Translated by Giacomo Pettanati. Novara, Italy: De Agostini Scuola

SpA.

Greiner, Alyson L. 2011. Visualizing Human Geography: At Home in a Diverse World.

Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons in collaboration with the National Geographic Society.

Greiner, Alyson L. 2007. “Multiple Property Nominations for U.S. Post Offices with Section

Art in Oklahoma.” Oklahoma City: Oklahoma Historical Society.

Greiner, Alyson L. 2006. “Thematic Survey of Historic Movie Theaters in Central Oklahoma,

2004-2005.” Oklahoma City: Oklahoma Historical Society.

Greiner, Alyson L. 2004. “Thematic Survey of New Deal Era Public Art in Oklahoma, 2003-

2004.” Oklahoma City: Oklahoma Historical Society.

Greiner, Alyson L. 2003. “Reconnaissance-level Survey of Four East Central Oklahoma

Towns: Henryetta, Holdenville, Wetumka, and Wewoka.” Oklahoma City: Oklahoma

Historical Society.

Greiner, Alyson L., and Terry G. Jordan-Bychkov. 2002. Anglo-Celtic Australia: Colonial

Immigration and Cultural Regionalism. Santa Fe, NM: Center for American Places.

Greiner, Alyson L. 2001. “Reconnaissance-level Survey of Four Southeastern Oklahoma

Towns: Antlers, Broken Bow, Hugo, and Idabel.” Oklahoma City: Oklahoma Historical

Society.

Greiner, Alyson L. 2000. “Reconnaissance-level Survey of a Portion of Duncan, Oklahoma.”

Oklahoma City: Oklahoma Historical Society.

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Greiner, Alyson L. 1999. “Reconnaissance-level Survey of a Portion of McAlester,

Oklahoma.” Oklahoma City: Oklahoma Historical Society.

Articles (†peer-reviewed;

*student co-author;

‡invited contribution)

†Payne, Adam A. and Greiner, Alyson L. 2017. “New-Build Development and the

Gentrification of Oklahoma City’s Deep Deuce Neighborhood.” Geographical Review,

doi:10.1111/gere.12294.

†*

Delvecki, Ajax, and Greiner, Alyson L. 2014. “Circling of Wagons? A Look at Orania, South

Africa.” Focus on Geography 57 (4): 164-173.

Greiner, Alyson L. 2014. “Hither, Thither, and Yon.” The Southwestern Geographer 17, 19-22.

†*

Hyrapiet, Shireen and Greiner, Alyson L. 2012. “Calcutta’s Hand-Pulled Rickshaws: Cultural

Politics and Place Making in a Globalizing City.” Geographical Review 102(4): 407-426.

Vadjunec, Jacqueline M., Schmink, Marianne, and Greiner, Alyson L. 2011. “New Amazonian

Geographies: Emerging Identities and Landscapes.” Journal of Cultural Geography

28(1): 1-20.

Greiner, Alyson L. 2010. “No Longer Youthful, but Not Yet Middle-Aged: Thirty Years of the

Journal of Cultural Geography.” Journal of Cultural Geography 27(3): 239-247.

Greiner, Alyson L. 2008. Editorial. Journal of Cultural Geography 25(3): 219-220.

†Greiner, Alyson L. and Wikle, Thomas A. 2008. “Episodic Volunteerism after Hurricane

Katrina: Insights from Pass Christian, Mississippi.” International Journal of Volunteer

Administration 25(3): 14-25. [part of a special issue on episodic volunteerism]

‡Greiner, Alyson L. 2004. “Terry G. Jordan-Bychkov.” Journal of Historical Geography 30:

552-558.

‡Greiner, Alyson L. 2003. “A History of Geography at Oklahoma State University.”

Southwestern Geographer: 77-112.

Greiner, Alyson L. 2003. “In Memoriam: Louis Seig.” Journal of Cultural Geography 21(1):

121-126.

‡Greiner, Alyson L. 2003. “USA: Gräber erzählen Geschichte [Cemeteries as a Window on the

Ethnic Mosaic of the United States].” Der Überblick, the quarterly journal of the

Protestant Churches’ Development Services in Germany, June: 30-33.

†Greiner, Alyson L., Wikle, Thomas A., and

*Spencer, Jennifer M. 2002. “Geographic

Education and Careers in Geography.” Journal of Geography 101(4): 153-160.

†Greiner, Alyson L. 2001. “Popular Culture, Place Images, and Myths: The Promotion of

Australia on American Television.” Journal of Popular Culture 35(1): 185-193.

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Greiner, Alyson L. 1998. “Memorializing Culture: Representations of Australia on American

TV.” Proceedings of the 1998 and 1999 Southwest/Texas Regional Conferences of the

Popular Culture Association and the American Culture Association Meeting.

†Greiner, Alyson L. and Jordan-Bychkov, Terry G. 1997. “Scottish Migration to the Eastern

Australian Outback.” Scottish Geographical Magazine 113(3): 159-167.

‡Jordan, Terry G. and Greiner, Alyson L., eds. 1996. “Texas Travel Diary of Henry H. Field,

1853.” Southwestern Historical Quarterly 99(3): 351-370.

†Jordan, Terry G. and Greiner, Alyson L. 1994. “Irish Migration to Rural Eastern Australia.”

Irish Geography 27(2): 135-142.

Greiner, Alyson L. and Anthony A. Spicci. 1991. “A Geography of Fear: An Analysis of

Perceived Areas of Danger on Campus.” Eighth Annual Research and Creative Activities

Forum. Columbia, Missouri: Graduate Professional Council (University of Missouri),

384-394.

CD

Greiner, Alyson L., Wikle, Thomas A., and *Spencer, Jennifer M. 2000. “Where Geography

Can Take You: An Interactive CD-ROM.” Stillwater, OK: Department of Geography.

Encyclopedia Entries

Greiner, Alyson L. (forthcoming). “Drought and Water Scarcity (Oklahoma).” Encyclopedia of

Vernacular Architecture of the World. 2nd

edition.

Greiner, Alyson L. 2016. “Harmony Day [Australia].” World Book Encyclopedia, online

edition.

Greiner, Alyson L. 2016. “NAIDOC Week [Australia].” World Book Encyclopedia, online

edition.

Greiner, Alyson L. 2016. “National Reconciliation Week [Australia].” World Book

Encyclopedia, online edition.

Greiner, Alyson L. 2016. “National Sorry Day [Australia].” World Book Encyclopedia, online

edition.

Greiner, Alyson L. 2016. “Noongar [Australia].” World Book Encyclopedia, online edition.

Greiner, Alyson L. 2007. “Barns.” Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. Stillwater,

OK: Oklahoma Historical Society and Oklahoma State University Library Electronic

Publishing Center.

Greiner, Alyson L. 2007. “Dugouts.” Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture.

Stillwater, OK: Oklahoma Historical Society and Oklahoma State University Library

Electronic Publishing Center.

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Greiner, Alyson L. 2007. “Folk Architecture.” Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture.

Stillwater, OK: Oklahoma Historical Society and Oklahoma State University Library

Electronic Publishing Center.

Greiner, Alyson L. 2005. “Murray River.” The World Book Encyclopedia. Chicago: World

Book.

Book Reviews

Greiner, Alyson L. 2015. Review of Making Human Geography by Kevin R. Cox. Social and

Cultural Geography 16(8): 996-997, DOI: 10.1080/14649365.2015.1024950.

Greiner, Alyson L. 1999. Review of Tutira: The Story of a New Zealand Sheep Station by

Herbert Guthrie Smith. Geographical Review 89: 612.

Greiner, Alyson L. 1997. Review of The Peopling of Africa: A Geographic Interpretation by

James L. Newman. Journal of Cultural Geography 17: 95-97.

Greiner, Alyson L. 1996. Review of Social Change and Cultural Transformation in Australia,

by Adam Jamrozik, Cathy Boland, and Robert Urquhart. Journal of Cultural Geography

16: 110-113.

GRANTS AND CONTRACTS

External

Oklahoma Department of Tourism and Recreation. “Fiscal 2019 RMP-GIS Project for

Oklahoma State Parks” $213,596, 2018-2019 (co-PI: M. Larson).

Oklahoma Historical Society and National Park Service (Project No. 13-401): “Women in

Oklahoma History: Research and Thematic Survey” $37,092, 2013-2014.

Oklahoma Historical Society and National Park Service (Project No. 06-403): “Multiple

Property Nominations for U.S. Post Offices with Section Art in Oklahoma” $26,347,

2006-2007.

Oklahoma Historical Society and National Park Service (Project No. 04-401): “Thematic

Survey of Historic Movie Theaters in Central Oklahoma” $47,093, 2004-2005.

Oklahoma Historical Society and National Park Service (Project No. 03-401): “Thematic

Survey of New Deal Era Public Art in Oklahoma” $47,859, 2003-2004.

Oklahoma Historical Society and National Park Service (Project No. 01-402):

“Reconnaissance Level Survey of Four East Central Oklahoma Towns” $65,157,

2001-2002.

Oklahoma Historical Society and National Park Service (Project No. 2000.015):

“Reconnaissance Level Survey of Four Southeastern Oklahoma Towns” $61,250,

2000-2001.

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Oklahoma Historical Society and National Park Service (Project No. 40-99-14270.016):

“Reconnaissance Level Survey of a Portion of Duncan, Oklahoma” $65,753, 1999-2000.

Oklahoma Historical Society and National Park Service (Project No. 40-98-13140.015; co-

PI: G. Carney): “Reconnaissance Level Survey of a Portion of McAlester, Oklahoma”

$73,963, 1998-1999.

National Geographic Society Education Foundation/Oklahoma Geography Education Fund

(Grant No. 99-62): “Where Geography Can Take You: An Interactive CD-ROM” $8,746

(co-PI: T. Wikle), 1999.

Internal

Arts and Sciences Fall Travel Award: Place, Region, Landscape, and Heritage in Oklahoma’s

Section Art.” $1,000, Oklahoma State University, Fall 2011.

Arts and Sciences Travel Grant: “Hurricane Katrina’s Impact on the Spaces and Places of

Death.” $1,000, Oklahoma State University, Summer 2006.

Arts and Sciences Summer Research Award, Oklahoma State University, 1997.

Dean's Incentive Grant, Oklahoma State University, July 1997.

Walter E. Prescott Webb Fellowship, University of Texas, May 1995, $6,000.

Department of Geography Travel Award, University of Texas, February 1995.

Summer Academic Competitive Scholarship, University of Texas, May 1993.

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

2017 Expert Interview for Amplified Oklahoma podcast on cemeteries.

2016 Nominee to the CLEP Social Sciences & History Test Development Committee.

2013 Sabbatical, Oklahoma State University (spring).

2008 Outstanding Teacher Award (Geography Department).

2002 Citation of Merit from the State Historic Preservation Office.

Outstanding Teacher Award (Geography Department).

Nominated for the Phoenix Outstanding Graduate Advisor Award, OSU.

2001 Letter of commendation from OSU President Halligan for teaching excellence.

2000 National Council for Geographic Education (NCGE) Distinguished Teaching

Achievement Award.

1997 One of only two OSU proposals nominated for the NEH Summer Stipends Program.

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INVITED PRESENTATIONS

“Using Visualizing Human Geography to Support Lesson Plans and Student Outcomes in

World Geography.” Workshop presentation at the World Geography Professional

Development Day, Sweetwater Union High School, Chula Vista, CA (March 2016).

“Necrogeography and Landscapes of the Dead.” Presentation to the Sigma Phi Sigma

Funerary Service Student Organization, University of Central Oklahoma (October 2015).

“Through the Looking Glass: Perspectives on Doing Human Geography.” Keynote speech at

the Annual Missouri Geographic Alliance Conference on Geography and Geography

Education, Columbia, MO (November 2014).

“Internal Periphery or Final Frontier? Malaria Control in the States of Oklahoma and

Arkansas.” Presentation to the Department of Geography, Hong Kong Baptist University,

Hong Kong SAR, China (November 2013).

“Career Development in Academic Geography.” Invited panelist at the Southwestern

Association of American Geographers Meeting, Nacogdoches, Texas (October 2013).

“Place, Landscape, Community, and Politics in Oklahoma’s New Deal Art.” Presentation to

the Department of Geography, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas (September

2011).

“Challenges for Geography Education: Teaching about Major Issues and Foreign Policy.”

Presentation at the Second International Conference on Territorial and Geographic

Education: Korea in Geography Education and Territorial Issues, Seoul, South Korea

(June 2011).

“Bringing Human Geography to Life for Your Students.” Online presentation in the Wiley

Faculty Network Guest Lecture Series (April 2011).

“Imagining Oklahoma through Its New Deal-Era Mural Art.” Presentation at the Images of

Oklahoma Symposium, Stillwater, Oklahoma (October 2010).

“Geography Past and Present: Seventy-plus Years and Going Strong.” Presentation at the

OSU Department of Geography Alumni Event (March 2010).

“New Deal Art in Historic Oklahoma Post Offices.” Invited speaker at the 20th

Annual State

Historic Preservation Conference Meeting in Ponca City, Oklahoma (June 2008).

“Preparing and Publishing an Article: Guidelines for Graduate Students.” Invited speaker in a

special graduate seminar on Hurricane Katrina, Oklahoma State University (January 23,

2006).

“Preservation Cliff Notes: The Thematic Approach.” Invited speaker at the 17th

Annual

Statewide Preservation Conference, Stillwater, OK (June 10, 2005).

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“Catholic Clergy in Oklahoma: Insights on the Spatial Ties that Bind.” Invited speaker in a

special session in honor of Walter Schroeder at the Great Plains/Rocky Mountain

Association of American Geographers Meeting, Manhattan, Kansas (October 2003).

“Reflections on the Cultural Geography of Australia.” Invited speaker at the Annual

Geography Convention, South Dakota State University (April 2003).

“The Antlers, Broken Bow, Hugo, and Idabel Survey Project.” Invited speaker at the 13th

Annual Statewide Preservation Conference, Enid, OK (May 2001).

“Tombstone Topography and the Land Down Under: Insights on Cultural and Historical

Geography.” Invited speaker at the University of Missouri Department of Geography

Semicentennial Colloquium (September 2000).

“Oklahoma Cemeteries: A Preliminary Reconnaissance.” Invited speaker at the Geography

Colloquium, Oklahoma State University (November 1998).

“Migration: People, Cultures and Ideas.” Opening talk presented at the Summer Geography

Institute for the Oklahoma Alliance of Geographic Educators, Norman, OK (July 1997).

“Australia, Immigration and Cultural Regions.” Invited speaker at the Australian Studies

Association of North America, Washington, D.C. (February 1997).

“In the Footsteps of the Irish: Sources and Destinations of Immigrants to Australia in the

19th Century.” Invited speaker at the Geography Department at Ohio University, Athens,

OH (February 1996).

OTHER RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS (*indicates student)

“Gentrification in Oklahoma City’s Deep Deuce Neighborhood: Past and Present.”

Presentation (with Adam Payne) at the International Society for Landscape, Place &

Material Culture Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT (October 2017).

“Global Studies and Geography or Global Studies as Geography?” Presentation at the

American Association of Geographers Meeting, Boston, MA (April 2017).

“No Stopping the Dust: The Dust Bowl and Oklahoma’s Vernacular Architecture.”

Presentation at the International Society for Landscape, Place & Material Culture

Meeting, Bowling Green, KY (September 2016).

“Banal Nationalism and Backstories: A Recipe for Mural Art during the New Deal.”

Presentation at the Association of American Geographers Meeting, San Francisco, CA

(March-April 2016).

“Oklahoma’s Murals: A New Deal Legacy.” Presentation to OU Presidential Dream Course

(October 2015).

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“The Influence of the WPA on the Creation of Rural and Urban Landscapes in Oklahoma.”

Presentation at the International Society for Landscape, Place & Material Culture, North

Canton, OH (October 2015).

“Making Malaria-free Spaces and Landscapes: Examples from Oklahoma and Arkansas.”

Presentation at the Association of American Geographers Meeting, Chicago, IL (April

2015).

“Sacred Space and Globalization: Constructing an Intellectual History.” Presentation at the

Association of American Geographers Meeting, Tampa, FL (April 2014).

“Oklahoma’s Post Office Murals.” Presentation at the Pioneer America Society Meeting,

Oklahoma City, OK (October 2014).

“Sacred Space and Globalization: An Historical and Geographical Appraisal.” Presentation at

the Southwestern Association of American Geographers Meeting, Albuquerque, NM

(October 2014).

“A Historical-Geographical Survey of Oklahoma’s Malaria Problem.” Presentation at the

Southwestern Association of American Geographers Meeting, Las Cruces, NM (October

2012).

“Making Room for Korean Examples in Human Geography Courses.” Presentation at the

National Council for Geographic Education Meeting, San Marcos, TX (October 2012).

“Engaging Students in Human Geography Using Visuals and Local Examples.” Presentation

at the Texas Community College Teachers Association, Frisco, TX (March 2012).

“Career Planning for Geographers: Multiple Pathways, Promising Destinations.” Presentation

at the Association of American Geographers Meeting in New York, NY (February 2012).

“Examining the Origins of Catholic Priests in Louisiana, 1850-1920: A Geographical

Perspective.” Co-presenter with Amelia Ley* at the Southwestern Association of

American Geographers Meeting in Austin, Texas (November 2011).

“Environment, Development, and Disease Eradication in Oklahoma during the New Deal.”

Presentation at the Association of American Geographers Meeting in Seattle, Washington

(April 2011).

“Church under Fire: An Oklahoma Perspective on Geography, Priests, and Mobility.”

Presentation at the Southwestern Association of American Geographers Meeting in

Tahlequah, Oklahoma (October 2010).

“Thirty Years of the Journal of Cultural Geography.” Presentation at the Association of

American Geographers Meeting in Washington, D. C. (April 2010).

“Work, Play, and Nation-Building: Reflections on the WPA in Oklahoma.” Presentation at

the Association of American Geographers Meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada (March 2009).

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“A Geographical Appraisal of Volunteer Activity after Katrina: Insights from Pass Christian,

Mississippi.” Presentation (with Tom Wikle) at the Association of American

Geographers Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts (April 2008).

“Managing Classroom Dynamics in the University Setting.” Presentation at the National

Council of Geographic Education Meeting in Oklahoma City (October 2007).

“Toward a Geography of Catholic Priests: The Case of Oklahoma.” Presentation at the 6th

Annual Hawaii International Conference on Social Sciences Meeting in Honolulu, (May-

June 2007).

“Teaching Modernism and Postmodernism in Geography.” Presentation at the National

Council of Geographic Education Meeting in Lake Tahoe (November 2006).

“Depression-Era Murals: An Oklahoma Sampler.” Presentation at the Association of

American Geographers Meeting in Chicago, Illinois (March 2006).

“The Geography of Public Art in Oklahoma, 1933-1944.” Presentation at the Southwestern

Association of American Geographers Meeting in Fayetteville, Arkansas (November

2005).

“Geography, Art, and the New Deal in Oklahoma.” Presentation at the Association of

American Geographers Meeting in Denver, Colorado (March 2005).

“New Deal Art in Oklahoma.” Presentation at the Association of American Geographers

Meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (March 2004).

“‘If We Build It, They Will Come:’ The Growth of Geography at Oklahoma State

University.” Poster co-authored with Marvin Sebourn* and exhibited in the History Hall

at the Centennial Meeting of the Association of American Geographers in Philadelphia,

Pennsylvania (March 2004).

“Geography on the Prairie: Toward a History of Geography at OSU.” Presentation for the

Geography Department Colloquium Series, Oklahoma State University (November 10,

2003).

“A History of Geography at Oklahoma State University.” Presentation at the Southwestern

Association of American Geographers Meeting in Stillwater, Oklahoma (October 2003).

“Hierarchies and Holy Orders: The Spatial Organization of the Catholic Church.”

Presentation at the Association of American Geographers Meeting in New Orleans,

Louisiana (March 2003).

“Immigration Patterns and Cultural Imprints in Australia.” Presentation at the National

Council for Geographic Education Meeting in Vancouver, Canada (August 2001).

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“The WPA and the Creation of Public Landscapes in Oklahoma: A Preliminary

Investigation.” Presentation at the Association of American Geographers Meeting in

New York, New York (February 2001).

“Transition Zones and Burial Grounds.” Presentation at the Association of American

Geographers Meeting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (April 2000).

“Where Geography Can Take You: An Interactive CD-ROM.” Southwestern Association of

American Geographers Meeting in San Marcos, Texas (October 1999).

“Oklahoma Cemeteries: A Preliminary Reconnaissance.” Presentation at the Southwestern

Division of the Association of American Geographers Meeting in Baton Rouge,

Louisiana (October 1998).

“Scots in Sydney: Geographical Patterns in the Nineteenth Century.” Presentation at the

Association of American Geographers Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts (March 1998).

“The Australian Identity in America Today.” Presentation at the Australian Studies

Association of North America Meeting in Toronto, Canada (March 1998).

“Memorializing Culture: Representations of Australia on American TV.” Presentation at the

Southwest/Texas Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association Meeting in

Lubbock, Texas (January 1998).

“Teaching Geography at a Distance: New Technology, New Possibilities." Presentation for

the Geography Department Colloquium Series, Oklahoma State University (October

1997).

GRADUATE STUDENTS FUNDED THROUGH

GRANTS AND CONTRACTS

M. Sebourn (2001-2002; 2004-2005)

D. Wiseleder (2001)

A. Bashaw (2000-2001)

J. Porter (2000-2001)

D. Frerich (2000-2001)

J. Spencer (1998-2000)

STUDENTS SUPPORTED THROUGH EDITORIAL

ASSISTANT POSITIONS WITH THE JOURNAL OF

CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY

A. Islam (2014-2015)

J. Brasher (Summer 2015)

S. Thomas (Summer 2014)

W. Price (2006-2007)

L. Taylor (2004-2006)

M. Sebourn (2002-2004)

TEACHING AND ADVISING

Courses Taught (L=lower division; U=upper division; G=graduate; I=study abroad)

Global Perspectives (L)

World Regional Geography (L)

Introduction to Cultural Geography (L)

Honors Introduction to Cultural Geography (L)

Introduction to European Studies–Geography section (L)

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Geography of Africa (U)

Geography of Europe (U)

Geography of Australia and the Pacific Realm (U)

Opera and the Outback (U/I)

Seminar in Cultural Geography (G)

History and Philosophy of Geography (U/G)

Students Advised

Doctoral Committees Chaired

W. McBrayer. 2017. A. “Koreatown, Georgia: A Geography of Korean Ethnic Churches

Engaged in Community Development in Gwinnett County, Georgia.” [Research

Advisor]

A. Payne. 2015. “Business Improvement Districts in Oklahoma City: Gentrification,

Commodification, Place Promotion, and Crime.”

S. Hyrapiet, 2012. “Ghosts of the Past or Relics of the Future? A Geographical Analysis of

the Hand-Pulled Rickshaws of Calcutta.”

Other Doctoral Committees

K. Johnson–in progress

J. McAlister–in progress

R. Garrett–in progress

H. Hira—in progress (English)

F. Carrejo–in progress (Sociology)

C. Wilson, 2011 (Sociology)

B. Watkins, 2007

D. Sarabia, 2004 (Sociology)

E. Felts, 1997 (Environmental Science)

Master’s Committees Chaired

C. Krieger. In progress. “Stillwater’s Gated Communities: Triangulating a Landscape

Approach.”

S. Koehn. 2017. “Assessing Embodiment at American Renaissance Festivals.”

S. Thomas. 2015. “Monumental Discourse: The Discourses Presented at Stone Mountain

Park, Georgia.”

J. Sebesta. 2015. “Think Local, Buy Local, Be Local: Defining ‘Local’ in Oklahoma’s

Alternative Food Network.”

N. Rose. 2011. “Determining Coal’s Place in the Appalachian Regional Commission and

Its Impact on Poverty and Migration in Appalachian Kentucky.”

S. Ganta. 2010. “LEED-ND and New Urbanism in the U.S. and the Distribution of LEED-

Certified or Registered Buildings in Europe.” [Creative component]

W. Price. 2008. “The Representation of Indigenous Peoples in the Destination Images of

Australia and New Zealand: A Geographical Analysis of Tourism Websites.”

S. Dent. 2008. “The Latinos of Tulsa: Their Place in Space and Patterns of Migration.”

C. Carrasco. 2006. “Urban Ethnic Mosaics: An Analysis of Community Perspective in

Third Ward, Houston, Texas.”

K. Gill. 2006. “Farmers’ Markets and Organic Produce in Oklahoma.”

D. Kisabeth. 2000. “The Geography of Restaurants: A Case Study of Michigan’s Upper

Peninsula.”

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C. Valastro. 2000. “A Comparison of Zoos and Selected Endangered Species Populations

from a Geographical Perspective.”

J. Spencer. 2000. “Careers in Geography: Where Geography Can Take You.”

Other Master’s Committees

C. Woehrle

C. Shropshire

A. Islam 2016 (International Studies)

M. Doaee 2015 (American Studies, University of Tehran)

C. Canady 2014 (International Studies)

D. Paul 2012

A. Delvecki 2012 (International Studies)

B. Pannerselvam 2008

J. Liles 2008

B. Payne 2005

M. Furnish 2004 (History)

M. Langley 2003

A. Gillilan 2000

K. Pace 2001

S. Roberts 1999

M. Tipton 1998

J. Besterman 1998

Undergraduate Research Supervision

Faculty Advisor, Undergraduate Research Project by A. Ley, 2011. “Examining Catholic

Priests in Louisiana through a Geographer’s Lens.”

Co-Reader, Honor’s Thesis by P. Wood. 2010. “Cocaine in Europe: Trafficking through

Spain and Its Role in a Global Context.”

Faculty Advisor, Wentz Research Project by C. Buckner. 2006. “Quebec Separatism:

Themes of Nationalist Sentiment Expressed through Music.” [Recipient of the first

undergraduate student paper award given by the Cultural Geography Specialty Group.]

Curriculum/Program Development and Instructional Improvement

College of Arts and Sciences Freshman Engagement Grant. “Coffee or Lunch with a

Geographer” (with D. Colley), Oklahoma State University, 2018, $813.

Proposal Author, New Program: Global Studies, 2016.

Faculty Coordinator, Global Studies major curriculum, 2016.

Student Technology Fee, College of Arts and Sciences, Oklahoma State University. “Laser

Infrared Thermometers for Physical Geography and Geospatial Courses.” $335 (with A.

Mathews), Spring 2018.

Student Technology Fee, College of Arts and Sciences, Oklahoma State University.

“Multimedia Equipment for the Geography Department Simulations Lab” October 2003,

$4,700.

Grant for Instructional Improvement, College of Arts and Sciences, Oklahoma State

University, 1997-1998, $6,800.

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SERVICE

Departmental

Member, Ad hoc Visioning Committee, Fall 2017.

Chair, Personnel Committee, Fall 2017.

Chair, Curriculum Committee, Fall 2017.

Chair, Personnel Committee, 2015-2016.

Chair, Online Course Committee, 2015-2017.

Member, Ad hoc Budget Committee, 2015.

Member, Ad hoc Course Sequencing Committee, 2015.

Assessment Reader/Evaluator, Graduate Program, Summer 2015, 2016.

Member, Awards Committee 2014-2015.

Member, Undergraduate Committee, 2005-2007, 2011-2012, 2013-2014, 2016-2017.

Member, Personnel Committee, 2010-2011.

Contributor, Graduate and Undergraduate Assessment Plan Review/Revision, 2011.

Member, Graduate Committee, 1996-2002, 2010-2011.

Coordinator, Graduate Teaching Associates, 2007-2008.

New Faculty Mentor, 2006-2008, 2016-2017, 2017-2018.

Colloquium Coordinator, 2005-2006.

Graduate Advisor and Chair, Graduate Committee, April 2000-August 2002.

Coordinator, Geography 1113, 1997-2000.

Faculty Secretary, January 1997-May 1997.

College of Arts and Sciences

Geography Representative to Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education Course

Equivalency Project, September 2018.

Judge, Undergraduate 3-Minute Thesis, Spring 2018.

Member, Digital Humanities Certificate Committee, Fall 2017.

Reviewer, A&S Research Proposals, 2015.

Member, A&S Scholarship Committee, 2011-2014.

Member, A&S Dean’s Search Committee, 2011-2012.

Geography Representative (Interim), Arts & Sciences Faculty Council, Jan.-May 2008.

Member, A&S European Studies Initiative, 2007.

Co-Chair, A&S Reappointment, Promotion, and Tenure Committee, 2007.

Chair, A&S Reappointment, Promotion, and Tenure Committee, 2006.

Member, A&S Reappointment, Promotion, and Tenure Committee, 2004-2007.

Reviewer, A&S Research Travel Grant, 2006.

Reviewer, OSU College of Arts & Sciences Summer Research Program, 2000.

University

Member, Provost’s Working Group on International Studies, Mar.-Oct. 2015.

Member, Review Committee on Complaint of Scientific Misconduct, Dec. 2012-Jan. 2013.

Academic Integrity Facilitator, 2006-2016.

Fulbright Interviewer, OSU, October 2010.

Councilor, OSU Faculty Council, 2002-2005.

- Member, Rules and Procedures Committee, 2002-2003.

- Member, Academic Standards & Policies Committee, 2002-2004.

- Member, Faculty Committee, 2004-2005.

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- Liaison, Student Publications Board, 2003-2005.

Member, Diversity Advisory Board, 1998-2003.

Faculty Associate, 10th Floor, Wilham Residence Hall, 1998-2000.

Member, School of International Studies Faculty, 1999 to present.

Mentor, Faculty/Staff Mentoring Program, 1997-1998.

Professional

External Reviews

External Promotion with Tenure Reviewer (n=6) or Promotion Reviewer since 2013

University of Maine, Kansas State University, Oregon State University, Missouri State

University, George Washington University, Ohio State University, Portland State

University, University of Oklahoma, Texas Tech University

Member and Proposal Reviewer, National Screening Committee for Fulbright U.S.

Student Program (Australia), 2017, 2018.

Peer Reviewer, National Research Council, 2015.

Consulting/Judging

CLEP Social Sciences & History Test Development Committee, 2016-present.

Academic/content consultant for PhotoAssist, 2010-2011.

Judge, Preliminary Round, Oklahoma Geographic Bee, April 2011.

Manuscript Reviews for Journals

Material Culture, Geoforum, Land, Pace Geogaficzne, Southeastern Geographer,

Southwestern Geographer, Professional Geographer, Geographical Review, Applied

Geography, Communal Societies

Textbook Reviews

McGraw-Hill, World Geography, 2012 [chapters on Oceania/Antarctica].

Rowman & Littlefield, European Culture Area, 4th ed., 2004.

Oxford University Press, African Survey, 2nd

ed., 2001.

Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, Glencoe World Geography, 2000.

Saunders College Publishing, Human Geography: Peoples, Cultures & Landscapes,

2nd

ed., 1999.

John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Human Geography: Culture, Society, and Space, 6th ed., 1999.

American Association of Geographers

Chair, AAG Regional Councilors, 2011-2012 (elected office).

Career Mentor, AAG Meeting, Seattle, 2011.

Regional Councilor for the Southwest Division, 2009-2012 (elected office).

Coordinator and Judge, Student Paper Competition, Cultural Geography Specialty Group,

2002-2003.

Secretary-Treasurer, Cultural Geography Specialty Group, June 1998-2000 (elected

office).

Owner/Manager, Cultural Geography Listserv housed at OSU, 1998-2016.

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Special Issues Arranged and Published during Editorship of Journal of Cultural

Geography

Deaf Geographies: An Emerging Field – 2017

Time and the Other: Politics of Cultural Others, Study Abroad/Away, and Going Home

(Eventually) – 2016

Immigrant Identity and Place – 2015

Contemporary Research Strategies in Cultural Geography – 2014

A Tribute to James ‘Pete’ Shortridge – 2013

In Between Worlds: Place, Experience, and Research in Indigenous Geography – 2012

New Amazonian Geographies – 2011

Thirty Years of the Journal of Cultural Geography – 2010

Twenty Years after the Wall: Geographical Imaginaries of ‘Europe’ during European

Union Enlargement – 2009

Race, Ethnicity, and Place – 2008

Cinematic Landscapes – 2005

Cultural Ecology – 2002

Conference Organization and Panel Participation

Panelist, “Writing Geography: Fostering Stylish and Creative Academic Writing in the

Discipline” at the Annual Meeting of the American Association of Geographers, New

Orleans, LA, 2018.

Panelist, “The Future of the Journal of Cultural Geography” at the Annual Meeting of the

American Association of Geographers, Boston, MA, 2017.

Session Chair, “The Visible Hand of the Government on Landscapes” at the International

Society for Landscape, Place & Material Culture, North Canton, OH, 2015.

Panelist, “Jobs in Geohumanities” at the Annual Meeting of the Association of American

Geographers, Chicago, 2015.

Session Chair, “Public Art and Engineered Wilderness” at the Pioneer America Society

Meeting, Oklahoma City, OK, 2014.

Session Chair, “Human Environmental Interaction” at the Annual Meeting of the

Association of American Geographers, Seattle, WA, 2011.

Panelist, “Publishing in Geography Journals: Perspectives from the Editors” at the

Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Seattle, WA, 2011.

Session Chair, “A World of Changes: 30th Anniversary of the Journal of Cultural

Geography” at the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers,

Washington, D.C., 2010.

Session Co-Organizer (with J. Vadjunec), “Amazonian Geographies” at the Annual

Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Washington, D.C., 2010.

Panel Co-Chair and Co-Organizer (with R. Sheehan), “Managing Classroom Dynamics in

the University Setting” at the National Council for Geographic Education Meeting,

Oklahoma City, 2007.

Session Chair, “Geography,” at the Annual Hawaii International Conference on Social

Sciences Meeting, Honolulu, May-June, 2007.

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Panelist, “Terry Jordan’s Legacy: Continuing a Geographic Lineage” at the Annual

Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Philadelphia, 2004.

Panelist, “Spatial Perspectives in Art: The Earth Exposed” at the Annual Meeting of the

Association of American Geographers, Philadelphia, 2004.

Session Chair, “Numinous Spaces, Religious Places” at the Annual Meeting of the

Association of American Geographers, New Orleans, 2003.

Session Chair, “Australia: Immigration and Agriculture” at the National Council for

Geographic Education Meeting, Vancouver, 2001.

Session Chair, “Historical Geography: Colonial Settlement” at the Annual Meeting of the

Association of American Geographers, Ft. Worth, 1997.

Area Chair, Cultural Geography, Southwest/Texas Popular Culture Association Meeting,

Lubbock, 1997.

Panel Convener for the OSU Fulbright Committee, “Africa Today and Tomorrow,”

Oklahoma State University, 1997.

Other Leadership and Service

Organizer and co-Instructor (with C. Barrett), Geography Degree Experience at OSU’s

Grandparent University, Summer 2018.

Geography Education Delegate to Seoul, South Korea, Summer 2011.

Creater, Owner, and Manager, Culturalgeog listserv, 1998-2015.

Co-Coordinator for Geography, Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education

Connecting Learning and Work Initiative, 1998-2000.

Web Page Developer, Consortium of Oklahoma Geographers, 1998-1999.

Member, Steering Committee, Oklahoma Alliance of Geographic Education, January

1997-1999.

Member, Administrative Council, Consortium of Oklahoma Geographers, 1996-1999.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Advancement Resources Workshop: Driving Meaningful Philanthropy, OSU, October 2018.

Best Hiring Practices and Implicit Bias Workshop, OSU, October 2018.

Council of Colleges of Arts & Sciences Seminar for Chairs/Heads, Nashville, July 2018.

Provost’s Academic Leadership Academy, Class II, OSU, 2017-2018.

NSF ADVANCE Workshop at OSU, May 2017.

Cemetery Conservation Workshop in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, Preservation Oklahoma, May

2017.

Preparing Online Instructors Class, OSU Institute for Teaching and Learning Excellence,

Spring 2015.

Oklahoma EPSCoR NSF Day proposal writing and preparation workshop held at the

University of Tulsa, January 2013.

Tenured Faculty Engagement Series: Keeping Motivation and Seeking Opportunities after

Tenure, OSU Institute for Teaching and Learning Excellence, February 2012.

Faculty Certificate Program and Graduate Student Endorsement in Program Assessment,

University Assessment and Testing, OSU, 2010-2011.

Increase Productivity with ArcGIS 10, ESRI Seminar, Oklahoma City, November, 2010.

Educator’s Leadership Academy, University of Central Oklahoma, 2008.

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HONORARY AND PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Phi Beta Kappa (since 1988)

Phi Kappa Phi (since 1993)

Mortar Board Honor Society (since 1987)

Pi Gamma Mu (1988)

American Geographical Society

Association of American Geographers

Center for Oklahoma Studies

Consortium of Oklahoma Geographers

National Council for Geographic Education

LANGUAGES

French (intermediate to advanced reading, writing, speaking skills)

German (reading knowledge)

Spanish (beginner-level reading, writing, speaking skills)

American Sign Language (beginner-level skills)

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Cultural and historical geography, human geography, heritage and cultural resources

management, history of geography and geographic thought, geographic education, Australia,

cultural impacts of migration, geographies of religion and sacred space, necrogeography and

burial practices, New Deal-era art and landscapes.