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INSIDE 2009 2 DepartmentHeadNews

3 NewFacultyMember

4 NewGraduateStudents

5 RecentGraduates

6 InfoGraphicsNews

7 GraduateStudentHighlights

10 FacultyUpdates

AtlasDuringthelastweekofOctober,Archaeology and Landscape in the Mongolian Altai: An Atlas(ESRIPress,2009)wasprintedinCaliforniaandtheassociatedinteractivewebsite,mongolianaltai.uoregon.edu,waslaunched.Thisrepresentsthefinaleofasixteen-yearefforttomapandstudytheancientrockmonumentsandpetroglyphswithinthemountainousregionofnorthwestMongolia.PrincipalinvestigatorandarthistoryprofessoremeritaEstherJacobson-Tepferteamed

The University of Oregon Department of Geography

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The cover of the Altai atlas.

MARYMILOhasbeenthefaceofourdepartmentfortenyears,thefirstcontactforanyonetryingtogetintouch,getinvolved,orenrollingeographycourses.Shecametousfromtheregistrar’soffice,whereshedidclassroomscheduling.Sheimmediatelyenjoyedthemorepersonalconnectionsthatgeographyofferedandhasappreciatedtheteamatmosphere

ofthedepartment.Duringhertimehere,shehasseenthedepartmentgrow,fourdepartmentheadscomeandgo,themajortearoomremodel(kudostoouralumnusJeffBandow),theshiftfrompapertoelectroniccommunications,andmailboxrenovationsintheoffice.Withallofthesechanges,Maryhasbeen

thepersonwhowelcomedpeopletothedepartmentasitadaptedandthrived.ShefeelsthedepartmentwasmostdeeplyaffectedbythelossofBillLoy,andsheisgladthathislegacylivesonthroughthesuccessoftheInfoGraphicsLabandthestudentawardsinhisname.Shealsorecallsthehiringofnewfacultymembersasahighlightastheyenergizedthedepartment.

Mary Milo in the dessert in Palmdale, California, after the spring rain.

Uponherretirement,Maryplanstogetoutmoretogocampingandhiking,expandhergardeningactivities,andstartsomelong-awaitedwritingprojects.Sheisgratefulthatretireesoftheuniversitygete-mailforlifesothatshecanmaintainconnectionswiththepeopleshehasworkedwithovertheyears.

Maryaddedthatitisapleasuretoworkinthedepartment.TheUniversityofOregonisanenergeticplacetoworkandsheciteshelpingpeopletodopositivethingswiththeirlivesaspartofthejoyofworkingthere.Shelikesherworkbecauseitinvolvesstudents,andsheespeciallyenjoysthegraduatestudents,whomshegetstoknowonamorepersonallevel.Shelovestoreadandhearabouttheirsuccessesastheymoveontonewthings.ShefeelsthatthedepartmentwillbeleftingoodhandsasSandraKnaubercontinuesasofficemanager.

Thanks,Mary,forallyourwork,commitment,energy,laughter,andcontributionstothedepartmentandourpersonallives.Wewillmissyou!

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DepartmentHeadNewsFrom W. Andrew Marcus

IthasbeenanotherremarkableyearintheDepartmentofGeography.Weareanticipatinga40percentincreaseinthenumberofundergraduatestakingourgeographyclassesthisyear.Theincomingcohortofgraduatestudentsisthelargestinourrecollectedhistory(afterlastyear’srecordbreakingnumberofnewgradstudents).Ourfacultymembershavereceivedmorenewresearchfundingthanatanytimeinthedepartment’shistory.Finally,wearereceivingstronguniversitysupportandareconductingsearchesforfacultypositionsinurbansustainabilityandgeographicinformationscience.

Whatmakesthisespeciallyremarkableisthatthesechangesareoccurringinthefaceofeconomicallychallengingtimes.Mostdepartmentsanduniversitiesnationwidearefacingreductionsanddifficultcuts.Ourpresentsuccessisatestamenttothegrowingrecognitionoftheimportanceofgeography,tothepeopleinourdepartment,toourhistoricallegacyofexcellence,andtothequalityofthe

UniversityofOregonexperience.Yetatthistimeofsuccessforourdisciplineandourdepartment,wemustremainsensitivetothedifficulteconomictimesourgraduatingstudentsface.Wethereforeareworkingtohelpourstudentslearnmoreaboutpotentialopportunitiesingeography.Tothisend,weareofferinganewonecreditundergraduateclassthatintroducesstudentstoworkopportunitiesandresearchavailableforgeographymajors.ThisclasswasthebrainchildofoneofourPh.D.students,LindsayNaylor.Inaddition,wearecontinuingourcareerworkshopsthatanotherPh.D.student,LeslieMcLees,initiatedtwoyearsago.OurfacultyandInfoGraphicsLabcontinuetohireundergraduatesforresearchpositionsthatprovidethemwithinvaluableworkexperience.

Pleasedonotthinkthatweareabandoningourclassicliberalartsmission;criticalthinking,basicknowledge,andgeographicperspectivesremainatthecoreofourprogram.Butatthesametime,wewanttoprovideourstudentswithskillsthathelpthemvieforgraduateschoolopeningsandjobsinanevermorecompetitiveworld.

Thisiswhyportionsofthisnewsletteraredevotedtotheinternexperiencesofsomeofourstudents.Thesestudentshavehadtheireducationsandtheirprofessionalrésumésenrichedbytheseexperiences.

Oneofourobstaclestoprovidinginternships,however,isfindingenoughplacementsforallthestudentswhoareinterested.Thisiswhereyoucanhelp.Ifyourfirm,company,orinstitutionhaspotentialinternopportunitiesforgeographystudents,pleaseletmeknowbycontactingmeatmarcus@uoregon.edu.Someinternshipsarepaid,othersarevoluntary;somearelocal,someareinternational—theycomeinmanyflavorsasyouwillseefromtheexamplesinthisnewsletter.

Providinginternshipsisamajorwayyoucanhelpourstudentsdirectly,whileyourfirmbenefitsfromworkingwithsomeofourbestandbrighteststudents.Soplease,ifyouhavenotalreadydoneso,considerhostingoneormoreinternsfromtheDepartmentofGeography.

Asalways,thankyouforlistening.AndpleasedropbytosayhelloifyouareeverpassingthroughEugene.

withInfoGraphicsLabdirectorJimMeachamin1993tobeginthemappinganddocumentationofculturalartifactsinaregionthatwasinaccessibleformanyyearstoscientificinquiry.Eachsummerseason,Estherandherhusband,projectphotographerGaryTepfer,wouldspendseveralweeksinthefieldexploringandsurveyingthehigh,glacial-carvedvalleysoftheMongolianAltai.MeachamjoinedthemwithfieldGIS-GPSequipmentin1997andagainin2004and2006.ThisprojectwasaninternationaleffortthatincludedarchaeologistsfromtheMongolianAcademyofSciencesandtheRussianAcademyofSciences.Severalscholarlypublications,authoredbyJacobson-Tepfer,wereproducedfromthiseffort.

Astheinitialprojectcametocompletion,Jacobson-TepferandMeachamwantedtofindanavenuetopresentthisresearchandtheirextensive

collectionofmappingdataandphotosinanintegratedwaytoabroadaudience.BuildingontheexperienceoftheAtlas of Oregon,anideaforanatlaswithaninteractivewebsitewasconceived.TheNationalEndowmentfortheHumanitiesReferenceMaterialsProgramseemedlikeanidealfittofundthisefforttomakeifavailableforthescholarlycommunityandculturalresourcemanagersinMongolia.

Jacobson-TepferandMeachamappliedfora$315,000grantandreceivedtheawardin2007.Thisgrantprovidedthesupportneededtocreatetheprintedatlas,adigitalarchivephotographicdatabase,andanintegratedwebsitewithaninteractivemapapplication.BuildingtheseresourcestookanorchestratedcollaborativeteamthatincludedtheUOLibrariesinteractivemediaanddigitalcollectionsgroupsandESRIPressworkingwithJacobson-TepferandtheInfoGraphicsLab.KeylabstaffmembersworkingontheprojectincludedKenKato,AletheaSteingisser,JacobBartruff,andErikSteiner,andgraduateresearchersLeePeraandEmmaPachuta.

ThisregionisbeingconsideredforpreservationasaUNESCOWorldHeritagesiteandthisprojectistimelyinprovidingextensivedocumentationfortheeffort.

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Gary Tepher, Ester Jacobson-Tepfer, Presi-dent Richard Lariviere, and Jim Meacham, celebrate the publication of the Altai atlas.

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The Department of Geography is pleased to welcome itsnewgraduatestudents:

VinceArtmanreceivedaB.A.inhistoryin2003andaB.A.ingeographyin2009fromtheUniversityofOregon.Hisresearchinterestsincludeethnicity,religionandconflict,RussiaandtheCaucasus,andthe2008Russia-Georgiawar.

EastherChigumiracomestousasaFulbrightscholar.ShereceivedaB.A.ingeographyandindustrialpsychologyin2000,honorsingeographyin2001,andanM.S.ingeographyin2006fromRhodesUniversityinSouthAfrica.Sheisinterestedinhuman-environmentdynamics.

AquilaFlowerearnedherB.A.ingeographyfromHumboldtStateUniversityin2004andanM.Sc.ingeographyfromtheUniversityofVictoria.Herprimaryinterestsareindendroecologicalanalysisofinteractionsbetweenwildfires,insectoutbreaks,andclimaticvariabilityinmixedconiferforests.

MattGoslinreceivedaB.S.inbiologyfromPacificLutheranUniversityin1989andanM.S.inforestecologyfromOregonStateUniversityin1997.Heisinterestedininteractionsbetweenphysicalandbiologicalriverprocessesandtheeffectsofdisturbancepatternsuponlandscaperiverinepatterns.

GretchenHillhasaB.S.ingeographywithaminorinenvironmentalstudiesfromtheUniversityofNevada,Reno.Herresearchinterestsincludeplace,identity,immigration,andtheBasquepeople’sattachmenttoplaceinbothSpainandthePacificNorthwest.

ReneKladzykreceivedaB.S.inAmericanpoliticalstudieswithanemphasisingenderpolicyfromNorthernArizonaUniversityin2007.Sheisinterestedingender,cultural,andpoliticalidentitiesandspace.

JenniferKuslerearnedaB.A.ingeographyfromCaliforniaStateUniversity,Sacramento,in2008.Herresearchfocusesonenvironmentalchangeusingproxiessuchaspollenandcharcoalfromsedimentcores.

AmandaReinholtzearnedherB.S.ingeographicsciencefromJamesMadisonUniversityin2008.Sheisinterestedinstudyingdisturbanceregimesinrivers.

WalterRyceearnedaB.A.in1985ininternationalrelationsatSanFranciscoStateUniversityandanM.A.in1995fromtheStanfordTeacherEducationProgramatStanfordUniversity.Hisresearchfocusisongeographiceducationandliteracy.

LaurieTrautmanhasaB.A.inenvironmentaleconomicsfromWesternWashingtonUniversityandanM.S.inEarthsciencesfromMontanaStateUniversity.HercurrentresearchinterestsfocusonLatinoimmigrationtoruralareasoftheU.S.

DeniseTureceivedaB.S.inbiologicalsystemsengineering,withanemphasisinecologyfromtheUniversityofCaliforniaatDavisin2007.Sheisinterestedinriverrestoration,fluvialgeomorphology,andhumanimpactsonriparianecosystems.

NancyLeeperreceivedherB.A.instudioarts–printmakingfromMacalesterCollegein1976andherM.A.ingeographyfromtheUniversityofOregonin1996.Hercurrentresearchisondemocratizationprocessesinpostcommunistcontexts,withemphasisonelectionobservation.

GracielaLuhasaB.S.inbiochemistryfromSanMarcosUniversityandspecialtystudiesinecologyandenvironmentalmanagementin2001fromCayetanoHerediaUniversityinPeru.SheiscompletingherM.A.ininternationalstudiesattheUO.Herresearchfocusesonevaluatingecosystemandhumanhealth.

HeatherMcAfeeearnedaB.A.inpoliticalsciencefromtheUniversityofColoradoin2006.Herprimaryresearchinterestsareinmigrationandwomen’sandgenderstudies.

BenjaminMetcalfereceivedaB.S.ingeographyfromtheUOin2009andcontinuestoworkattheInfoGraphicsLab.HeisinterestedinChinaandpopulation.

SarahPraskieviczreceivedaB.S.inenviromentalstudiesfromSouthernOregonUniversityin2006andanM.S.ingeographyfromPortlandStateUniversityin2009.Herresearchfocusisontheimpactofclimatechangeonwaterresources.

New graduate students. Back row, left to right: Rene Kladzyk, Jennifer Kusler, Aquila Flower, Matt Goslin, Sarah Praskievicz, Gretchen Hill, Benjamin Metcalfe, Walter Ryce, Laurie Trautman, Vince Artman, Nancy Leeper. Front row, left to right: Denise Tu, Graciela Lu, Amanda Reinholtz, Easther Chigumira, Heather McAfee.

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Duringanextendedwinterbreak,ShangrilaJoshiWynnmadeatriptoDelhi,India,toconductfieldworkforherdissertation,“Justice,Development,andIndia’sClaimtoEcologicalSpace:NewDiscoursesoftheEnvironmentEmergentinClimatePolicyDiscussions.”Shespentthesummerworkingonherdata.ShealsoworkedwithPatriciaSolisattheAssociationofAmericanGeographers(AAG)togainobserverstatusfortheassociationattheUnitedNationsFrameworkConventiononClimateChange.ReceivingthatstatusenabledhertoparticipateintheFifteenthConferenceofPartiesinCopenhageninDecemberandconstitutedthefinalstageofdatagenerationforherdissertation.Oncampus,shehasbeenactivelyinvolvedwiththeGraduateSchoolAdvisoryBoardandwasaskedtorepresentUOgraduatestudentsaspartofateamoffacultymembersandadministratorsthathasdiscussionswithournewUOpresident,RichardLariviere.Shewasawardedadissertationfellowshipforfall2009bytheWayneMorseCenterforLawandPolitics.Andthispastfall,sheservedasafacultymentortoaUOOsherReentryScholar.

MattDerricksendsgreetingsfromKazan,Russia.Hearrivedtherealittlemorethanayearagotoconductfieldworkforhisdissertation,withsupportfromFulbright-Haysand

SocialScienceResearchCouncildissertationresearchfellowships.Heisexploringtheimpactofpolitical-territorialcircumstancesonIslam.Morespecifically,heisinvestigatingcompetingvisionsofhowRussia—andTatarstanasaconstituentregionoftheRussianFederation—shouldbeconfiguredasapolitical-territorialspacetoinfluenceMuslimidentityinthisregion.KazanisthecapitalofTatarstan,whichisasemiautonomousregionlocatedintheheartofRussiaandpopulatedinroughlyequalnumbersbyMuslimTatarsandChristianRussians.HespentthefirstmonthslearningaboutthedynamicssurroundingIslamandpoliticsinTatarstanandRussia.Lastspringhewasgratefulforavisitfromhisadviser,AlecMurphy,whohelpedhimreformulateresearchquestions.Hehasbeenanalyzingliteratureproducedbyvariousfactionsandconductinginterviewswithpoliticians,professors,imams,andmullahstounderstandhowdifferentversionsoftheMuslimfaithcorrespondtodifferentvisionsofTatarstanasapolitical-territorialspace.Hehasalsohadsomeofhisworkpublishedinjournalsfocusingontheregion.HewasamongtenpeoplechosentopresentresearchataregionalsymposiuminWashington,D.C.HealsomanagedtofitinhisownweddinginPortlandinJune,whichwasofficiatedbygeographygraduatestudentPollyannaLind.Daysafter,MattandhisnewwifeflewtoAustriatobeginathree-weektouronbikeandtrainthroughSlovakia,Croatia,andBosnia,beforereturningtoRussia.Congrats,Matt!

NewGrantsDanGavin,U.S.D.A.,“InteractionsofInsects,Fire,andClimateonFuelLoadsandFireBehaviorinMixedConiferForest”

AmyLobben,NationalScienceFoundation,“SpatialThinkingintheCurriculumofStudentsWhoAreBlindorLowVision”

AmyLobben,NationalScienceFoundation,“TactileMappingDisseminationProject”

AmyLobbenandAndrewMarcus,NationalInstitutesofHealth,“ExploitingthePowerofGIStoEnhanceSpatialThinkinginSTEMAreas”

AndrewMarcusandJimMeacham,MontanaStateUniversity,“AtlasofYellowstone”

PatMcDowell,U.S.FishandWildlifeService,“GeomorphicProcesses,Status,andHistoryoftheSpragueRiverandSycanRiver”

JimMeacham,OregonDepartmentofTransportation,“Restructure,Redesign,andGISSupportofTransportationMapping”

LiseNelson,NationalScienceFoundation,“LinkedMigrationandChangingLaborMarketsintheRuralUnitedStates”

SelectedGraduateStudentUpdates

The Energy and Resources Institute inside the India Habitat Centre complex where Shangrila Joshi Wynn met with members involved in climate policy, negotiations, and the IPCC.

Matt Derrick in front of Nurulla Mosque in Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia.

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MattLandersspentfourmonthsinSpaincarryingouthismaster’sfieldwork.BasedinBarcelona,hewaslookingatthesixUNESCOWorldHeritagesitesintheCataloniaregion.SitevisitsincludednotonlythebizarrestructuresofAntoniGaudíbutalsomedievalchurchesandmonasteries,Romanruins,andCatalanartnouveaupalaces.FieldworkallowedhimtoexploremanypartsofCatalonia,fromtheMediterraneanbeachestothePyreneanskislopes.HealsotooktheopportunitytopersonallyexperienceEurope.Afterexperiencingcheap,comfortable,andcleanrailtravelheisafirmbelieverinalltypesoftrains(metropolitan,light-rail,commuter,andhigh-speed).Healsohadagoodfirsthandexperiencewithsocialized

medicineinGermany.HelearnedthatasmartcarnotonlygetsfantasticmileageandfitsthroughmedievalgatesbutisalsosurprisinglycapableofnavigatingdirtroadsinthemountainsofAndorra.FormerUOgeographygradstudentJustynaGoworowskajoinedhimforaweekinGermanyandPoland,culminatinginaferrytriptoHel(coldandrainy).BeforeflyingbacktotheU.S,hemetupwithhisfreshman-yearroommateinBulgaria.Hehadawonderfulandproductivetime.

OneaspectofSuzanneWalther’sdissertationincludesusingaerialimagerytomodelthebathymetryoftheMcKenzieRiver,Oregon.Fromthestart,thisworkwasundertakenincollaborationwithEugeneWaterandElectricBoard(EWEB).Thispastyearshehasworkedontestingthemodel,andlastsummerandfallworkedasaninternforEWEBattheLaneCouncilofGovernments(LCOG)indowntownEugene.Since2002,LCOGhasworkedwithEWEB’sdrinkingwatersourceprotectionprograminprotectingEugene’ssolesourceofdrinkingwater,theMcKenzieRiver.LCOG’sAppliedGISandDataServicesstaffmembersare,amongotherthings,providinghydrologicalmodelingservicestoEWEB.TheyarecurrentlyintheprocessofimplementingwaterquantityandqualitymodelsthatwillhelpEWEBanswerimportantquestionsaboutwheretofocustheirmonitoringeffortsandhowwaterqualitymightchangeinthefuture.Suzannehasbeenincorporatingthebathymetricmodelintothebasinmodelandassistingwiththemodeldatamanagementanddevelopment.Shehaslearnedalotaboutnotonlythecomputermodelsanddatamanagement,butalsothehumansideofcollaboratingonsuchalarge-scaleeffort.Suzannereceivedthe2009AmericanSocietyforPhotogrammetryandRemoteSensing’sWilliamA.FischerMemorialScholarshipforthegeomorphologicportionofthiswork.Shehasfoundtheopportunitytoapplyherresearcheffortsinourcommunitytobequiterewarding.

RecentDepartmentGraduates

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHYMeganL.Dixon:The Baltic Pearl in the Window to Europe: St. Petersburg’s Chinese Quarter

DemianHommel:Placing Risk and Security: News Media Framing of the 2004 Tsunami Disaster

JenniferMarlon:The Geography of Fire: A Paleo Perspective

MeganK.Walsh:Natural and Anthropogenic Influences on the Holocene Fire and Vegetation History of the Willamette Valley, Northwest Oregon, and Southwest Washington

MASTER OF ARTSJohnR.Jablonski:Cultural Heritage Cyberinfrastructure: A Geographic Case Study of China

MarieS.Javdani:Stop the Bleeding, Heal the Wound: The Role of Fertilizer Subsidies in Food Security, Zomba District, Malawi.

MASTER OF SCIENCEJohnT.English;Effectiveness of Extracting Water Surface Slopes from Lidar Data within the Active Channel: Sandy River, Oregon, USA.

MASTER OF SCIENCE, GEOGRAPHY EDGE PROGRAMChristopherM. HighfieldMichaelA.ScholzKristinL.SheaJanelleK.Wren

BACHELOR OF ARTSVincentM.Artman*BryanK.BlackQuentinJ.ClarkTheaA.Evenstad*+AlexisM.GeilPatrickT.Hammons*HansP.JensenLucyO.MathewCarolineM.MaxwellWoodsD.McKibbinCatherineL.Power*^KellyC.Rini*KatieO.Russell*^pDanielR.SouleLisaK.Wagner*

BACHELOR OF SCIENCEMaryM.AdamsJordanD.Anderson*ChadA.AshJustinD.BeckerCharlesA.BeckersBryceT.BilusakEthanH.BossJosephineB.BrookesRyanC.BurtAmandaM.ChidseyMaijaJ.CorlissJonC.DeGrootLynnM.Dean*MarkB.EllisDylanR.EsmondeGrantA.FeltAnthonyJ.FisherEmmyW. Fives-Gilbert*+ByronA.GarrowJeremyW.GoldsmithRossL.Hiatt*NicholasJ.LifeMilesW.MakdisiKevinP.McClainBenjaminW.Metcalfe*NathanE.Miller*NicholasD.MitchellIraMunkvoldLeslieE.O’NeilGregoryR.OwenMaxL.PagetChadG.PlaistedMichaelL.RiggsBaileyJ.ReinmillerKyleD.RobertsPatrickM.RosboroughCameronSeeleyMicheleM.Stivers*LukeJ.StrengTanyaL.TelschowKenW.Walker*DerekN.Yost

*departmenthonors,+cum laude,^magna cum laude,pPhiBetaKappa

Suzanne Walther setting ground-truthing tar-gets prior to the flight capturing aerial imagery of the McKenzie River.

Matt Landers at the Templar castle overlook-ing the city of Lleida, Spain.

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SummerProgramforGeographyTeachersIsAliveandWellinCondonHallProjects

Our summer graduate programingeographyeducationcontinuesundertheleadershipofprogramco-coordinatorsSusanHardwickandDonHoltgrieve.Assistingthemwith

thisteacher-centeredprogramisLynnSonger,ageographyinstructoratLaneCommunityCollegeandagraduateofourPh.D.program,Lynnregularlyteachesseminarsandworkshopsfortheprogramandalsoprovidesadvisingandmentoring

supportforcompletionoftheterminalprojectsrequiredforcompletionofthisdegree.Thepasttwoyearshavefeaturedarecordnumberofgeographyandsocialstudiesteachersinresidenceeachsummerfromourlocalareaaswellasfromelementary,middle,andhighschoolsinotherpartsofOregon,Washington,California,Nevada,Illinois,Missouri,andTennessee.OurcompetitiveapplicationprocessisattractingsomeofthebestteachersintheU.S.ManywererecruitedtotheprogrambyenrollinginSusanHardwick’sweb-basedcourse,PreparingtoTeachAdvancedPlacementGeography.AftergraduatingfromthesummerprogramwithanM.S.degreeingeographiceducation,theteachersgoontoassumeleadershiprolesintheNationalCouncilforGeographicEducation,stateGeographicAlliances,andtheirlocalschoolsanddistricts.

NationalGeographyAwarenessWeekActivities,2008–9Last fall, the department outdid itself incelebratingnationalGeographyAwarenessWeekwithaseriesofgeo-scavengerhuntsoncampus,visitstotheMapLibraryandInfoGraphicsLab,andparticipatinginageographylessoninsideagiganticinflatablegloberentedfromtheChicagoChildren’sMuseum.Thisglobe,erectedinsidetheEMUBallroom,waslargeenoughtoholdanentireclassofstudentsatatime.BusloadsofteachersandtheirelementaryandmiddleschoolstudentsfromEugene,Springfield,andLebanon,Oregon,arrivedoncampusforafulldayofeventsunderthecapableleadershipofPh.D.studentLeslieMcLeesandprofessorSusanHardwick.Thisfall,anotherroundofactivitieswascoordinatedbyMcLees;fellowgraduatestudentsTomPtak,GretchenHall,andWalterRyce;andHardwick.ThreebusloadsofelementaryandmiddleschoolstudentswereonceagaintreatedtoanotherfulldayofeventsinCondonHallandallacrosscampus.OurfocusthisyearwasonMongoliaandTibettohonorthereleaseoftheInfoGraphicsLab’sstunningnewArchaeology and Landscape in the Mongolian Altai: An AtlaswithafeaturedpresentationonGISDaybythedirectorofInfoGraphics,JimMeacham.Inaddition,agroupofTibetanchildrenfromthePortlandimmigrantcommunityperformedTibetanfolkdancesintheEMUBallroomandtaughtstudentsfromlocalschoolshowtoperformtraditionaldancesfromtheirhomeland.

Master of education students on a field trip to Mount Pisgah and Cape Perpetua last summer.

GeoEdandAwarenessWeek

Our competitive application process is attracting some of the best teachers in the U.S.

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DenisseGuardarramaWorkinginChile

ThoughfluentinSpanish,UOgeographystudentDenisseGuardarramasaidshespentthelasttermofherundergraduatecareer(spring2007)relearningSpanishfromfast-speaking,word-shorteningChileans.ThiswasoneofmanychallengesthatsheexperiencedinundertakinganinternshipthroughSEDEJ—ServiciosparaelDesarrollodelosJóvenes(ServicesfortheDevelopmentofYouth)—asmallnongovernmentalorganization(NGO)inSantiago.SEDEJbeganworkingdirectlywithyouthsandhasexpandeditsprogramstoincludevariouspartsofChileansociety.DenissewasassignedtoinvestigategrantsavailablethroughinternationalorganizationsforwhichSEDEJcouldqualify.Herendproductwasadatabasewithinformationontheorganizations,availablefunds,applicationcycles,requirements,andspecificapplicationcontactinformation.TheChileangovernmenthadtypicallyfundedthemajorityofSEDEJgrants,andthedirectorshopedtorefocustheirgrantapplicationstowardsinternationalaidgroups.

Denisse Guadarrama (left) with some of the women from the Mejor Trabajo (A Better Job) project from El Monte, Talagante, Penaflor, and Isla Maipo communities in Santiago, Chile.

UOGeographyStudentInternsFarandNearAsidefromDenisse’sassignment,shewasabletoparticipateandlearnaboutsomeofSEDEJ’songoingprograms.Shecitedaprogramthatcoordinatedjobopportunitiesforwomenwhilesimultaneouslycreatinganafterschoolprogramforkidsfromlow-incomefamiliesasoneofthemostmemorable.Sheobservedthattheincomethewomenreceivedgavethemuniqueinfluencewithintheirownfamiliesandgavethemahigherstatuswithintheircommunitiesthroughtheacademicandemotionalsupporttheyprovidedtothechildren.Thepositiveadultinfluenceprovidedbythesewomenwasparticularlyimportanttosomeofthekidswhohadadditionalpersonaldifficultiestocontendwithsuchasdomesticviolenceandalcoholabuse.

DenissefoundthattheopportunitytoworkwiththeNGOsolidifiedherstudiesininternationalstudiesandgeography(culture,politics,andplace)andbroughtallherpriorstudiestogether.Shequicklyrealizedthatheracademicexperiencehadgivenherthenecessarytoolstotrulyembraceandlearnfromherinternshipexperience.

JesseWilsonWorkingatMountPisgahJesseWilsonisthoroughlyenjoyinghiscurrentworkasaninternatthenativeplantnurseryatMountPisgah,associateddirectlywithFriendsofBufordParkandMountPisgah.Alongwithseveralothervolunteers,heassistsinthecultivationofnativeseedsaswellasthedrying,extracting,weighing,andrecordingofseedstatistics.Theytendtomorethantwenty-fiveplotsofwildgrasses,perennials,andannualsthatthriveinthevariousmicroclimatesfoundintheWillametteValleyandspendalotoftimeweedingandremovinginvasiveflorasuchasfalsebrome(agrass)andblackberry.Hehaslearnedaboutplantidentification,plantseedingcycles,theseasonaldifferencesinnativeplantadaptations,andhowdifferentfloraandfaunarelyononeanotherthroughvarioussymbioticrelationships.

Jessehastransferredhisknowledgeintoplantingandpropagatingvariousedibleandmedicinalplantsinhisowngarden,suchassaladburnet,cowparsnip,andevenstingingnettleformakingteaandsteamedgreens(morehealthythanspinachandharmlessoncecooked).Healsohadtheopportunitytovolunteerduring“PlayintheRainDay,”anannualeventthatbringskidsandfamiliestoMountPisgahinanefforttogetkidsexcitedaboutourlocalhabitats.Theyhelpedthekidstransplantbuttercups,walkedthemthroughnurserytours,andhelpedthemtoidentifyvariousseeds.

Hefeelsfortunatetoworkwithexperiencedandremarkablyknowledgeablecoordinators.AftercontinuinghisworkthroughDecember,JesseplansonreturningtothenurseryinMarchinpreparationforthespringplanting.

Students learn about native plantings at Mount Pisgah.

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vulnerability.RepresentativesoftheUOEmergencyManagementProgramareusingthelabtobetterunderstandwherecampusrisksandvulnerabilitiescoalesceandtoidentifyopportunitiestoaddressthem.Regardingissuesofsafety,thelabprovidedexpertisetoa

campustaskforcethatassessedissuesofsafety,security,andvulner-abilitytoindividualdepartmentsoncampus.OneparticularaspectofthateffortwasprovidingspatialanalysisofseveralyearsofcrimedatafortheDepartmentofPublicSafetytoassisttheminiden-

tifyingspatialandtemporalpatternsandtoimprovestrategicplanning.

Useofthelab’sweb-basedmappingapplicationscontinuetoseetremendousinterest.JacobBartruff,thelab’sprogrammer-analyst,hasdevelopedseveralcustomapplicationstosupporttheseefforts.TheDepartmentofPublicSafetycannowtrackofficers“live”throughoutamajorevent(e.g.,footballgamesinAutzenStadium)fromasecureArcGISserverapplication,and“incidents”canbe

InfoGraphicsLab:PlayingaRoleinCampusPreparedness

TheInfoGraphicsLabcontinuedtoworkonanumberofinterestingprojectsrelatedtotheCampusGISandMappingProgram.ThiseffortiscoordinatedbyAssistantDirectorKenKato.Arewardingaspectoftheseeffortsistherecognitionfrom

administrativedepartmentandprogramdirectorsthatspace-relatedissuesmatterandthatthemethodsandperspectivesofgeographersarehighlyvalued.

Thispastyearsawacontinuedgrowthinprojectsrelatedtoemergencyman-agementandsafety.Ourroom-levelGISisplayingacentralroleintheUniversityofOregon’scurrentworktomodelandplanforisuessurroundingriskand

3-D view of campus looking northwest over the EMU.

3-D view looking south over Lillis Hall.

mapped.Aftertheevent,thepositionofofficersandeventscanbereplayedasananimationtosupportanalysisandafter-actiondebriefs.Anotherapplicationprovidesemergencypersonnelandotherexpertsthecapacitytoexploreourutilitynetworkslocatedundercampusintunnels.Expertscanviewbothdataandphotography(inspiredbyGooglemapswiththe“streetview”option).

AnothernewareaofworkisaroundmobileGISandmappingtechnologies.ThelabiscurrentlyworkingonacollaborativeprojectwithresearchersintheDepartmentofPlanning,PublicPolicyandManagementdevelopingamapapplicationforiPhones,fundedbyagrantfromtheOregonTransportationResearchandEducationConsortium.Withthisapplication,campuscommunitymemberswillbeabletosurveyorassesstransportationandsafety-relatedissueswhiletravelingtoorfromcampus.TheCampusGISandMappingProgramcontinuestoemployanumberofundergraduatestudentsfromthegeographydepartmentandacrosscampus,inadditiontoemployinggraduatestudentsinfiveGTFpositions.

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The Spatial and Map Cognition Research Lab (SMCRL), housed in theDepartmentofGeographyandrunbyAmyLobben,includescollaborativefacultymembersfromgeographyandcomputerandinformationscience,aswellascolleaguesfromotheruniversities.Thelabfocusesonstudyingmapuse,generally,withsomespecificcurrentinterests.Inrecognizingthemapuserasthemostimportantpartofthecartographiccommunicationprocess,thelabresearchersstudyhowpeopleusemapsandinteractwiththeenvironment(suchasnavigation).Whilesomeoftheresearchfocusesonsightedmapusers,asubstantialamountofworkincludesblindorlow-visionparticipantsworkingwithtactilemaps.

Theresearchersconductbehavioralresearchinwhichtheymeasurepeople’sperception,ideasaboutspace,andabilitiestocompleteprescribedmap-usetasks.Thisresearchincludesbothin-labtestingaswellasconsiderablein-fieldtesting(alotoftimeisspentwalkingaroundenvironmentswithresearchparticipants).Sincepeoplearenotunidimensionalandusingasinglemeasuremaynotprovideanadequateexplanationofmapuse,theyalsoconductasubstantialamountofresearchusingfMRI(functionalmagneticresonanceimaging)inadditiontolab-andfield-testing.Bymeasuringneuralpatternsaswellasbehaviorandperformance,theyareabletoobtaindifferentdatadescribingthesamephenomenon.

CurrentlyseveraldifferentresearchprojectsareunderwayinSMCRL,mostofwhichincludein-lab,in-field,andfMRImethods.Inoneproject,theresearchersarecomparingthedifferencebetweenmapandsimplegeometrywhenpeopleengageinmentalrotation.Muchofthepastresearchinmentalrotationfocusesongeometry,notonmaps.Butasgeographers,wehypothesizedthatmentalrotationismediatedbythetypeofimagebeingrotated.Inotherwords,mapsmatter.

SpatialandMapCognitionResearchLaboratory

ATributetoLarryFord:OneofCondonHall’sFinest

The Oregon geography community lost adistinguishedscholarandtrustedfriendwhenLarryFordpassedaway thispast fall.Wellknown as one of America’s leading urbangeographers, Larry conducted foundationalworkasaPh.D.student in thedepartmentthat launched both his own stellar careerandthereputationofthegraduateprograminhumangeography.

Larry encountered West Coast culturalgeography for thefirst timewhenhecameto Condon Hall in the late 1960s fromColumbus, Ohio. Attracted to the newways that geographers in Condon Hallwere conceptualizing cultural and urbangeography,Larrysoonestablishedapersonalandprofessionalrelationshipwithhisclosestmentorandadviser,EvSmith,aMinnesotaurbangeographer,aswellasBerkeley-trainedEdPrice,AlUrquhart,andothergeographyfaculty members who were hard at workbuildingtheprogramduringthoseheadyyears.In addition to these enduring friendships,Larry forged lifelong friendships at OregonwithfellowPh.D.studentcolleagueslikeDickFusch, Bob Richardson, Bill Crowley, DonHoltgrieve, and Les Rowntree—friendshipsthatservedasasourceofjoyandinspirationfor Larry throughout his career. Larry andmany of the other Ph.D. students whowent through the program during this firstof Oregon’s “golden years” helped launchliterallydozensofgeographydepartmentsinthenewCaliforniaStateUniversitysysteminthelate1960sandearly1970s(withLarryheadingforSanDiegoStateaftercompletinghisdissertation,andothersacceptingfacultypositionsatcampusesintheBayAreaandelsewhereinCalifornia).

Larry’scontributions inprint,which includefivepublishedbooksandalonglistofjournalarticlesandbookchapters,remaintoinspireandinfluenceurbangeographersnowandinthefuture.Hismanyoriginalandwell-writtencontributions stand as some of the mostimportant work to date in the subfield ofurbanculturalgeography.Beyondhismanyacademiccontributionsfocusedonobservingandanalyzingtheurbancultural landscape,LarryFordwillbegreatlymissedasaclosefriend, enjoyable confidant, and committedmemberoftheOregongeographycommunity.

DanBuck•Continuedwritingprojectsalreadyin

progress,resultinginthesubmissionoftwojournalarticlesandonebookmanuscriptforreview.

•InitiatednewresearchontheglobalizationoffoodinEastAsia.

•SurvivedhisfirstOregonwinterandunderwentanintenseprocessoflocalization,whichincludeddiscoveringNinkasiIPAandattendingthelastEmsgameatCivicStadium.

ShaulCohen•Presidedovertheenrollmentofpossibly

thebiggestcohortofnewgraduatestudentsindepartmenthistory—aninterestingmarkeroftheinterestingeographyandourprogram.

•Hadanarticleacceptedforthespecial“WhatCanGeographyDoforPeace?”

issueoftheAnnals of the Association of American Geographersexploringa newwayofframingterritorialconflicts basedonhisresearchinNorthern Ireland(success)andIsrael-Palestine (notsomuch).•Initiatedareviewandrestructuringofthe

peacestudiesminorthathecodirects,withgratitudetoMaryMilofortakingonthechoresassociatedwithhavingthatminorhousedinourdepartment,anewandpositivesituation.

DanGavin•ReceivedfundingfromtheJointFire

ScienceProgram(acollaborationofafewfederalagencies)forathree-yearprojectinvestigatinginteractiveeffectsofinsectoutbreaks,climate,andfireseverityfromeasternOregontowesternMontana.

•GaveakeynotetalkonthebiogeographicimplicationsofchangingfireregimesintheHoloceneataconferenceonforestfire,heldataremotefieldstationinnorthwestQuebec.

Dan Gavin’s GEOG 433 class trip to Santiam Pass.

FacultyUpdates

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•PublishedpapersinthejournalsNorthwest ScienceandDiversity and Distributions onhisworkontheinlandtemperaterainforestofBritishColumbiaandIdaho.

•Duringwinter,Danhadhisfirsttermwithoutaclassinafewyears—whichwasremarkablywell-timedforatripwithhiswifetoSeoultoadopttheirnownineteen-month-oldson,Leo(consideringthewayLeostudiesflightprogressmapsoninternationalflights,heisdestinedtobeagreatgeographer).

SusanHardwick•AfterthepublicationofherAnnalsarticle

onCanadianimmigrationandidentitythisyear,SusaniscontinuingtoexpandherworknorthoftheForty-ninthParallel(withfundingfromtheAssociationofCanadianStudiesinMontrealandtheCanadianEmbassy)withanewprojectforOxfordUniversityPressthatcomparesthepatternsandexperiencesofU.S.migrantsinthreeCanadianmetroareas—Vancouver,Toronto,andHalifax.

•SusanwasalsoselectedlastfallasafundedparticipantintheInternationalNetworkofLearningandTeachingGeography’sinternationalsymposiumingeographiceducation,tobeheldpriortotheAAGmeetingsinWashington,D.C.,thisspring.

•Susanalsogaveinvitedpresentationsontheresultsofhercollaborative2009binationalpollontherelationshipbetweengeographicliteracyandnationalidentitiesofmorethan4,000respondentsinCanadaandtheU.S.ShepresentedthisworkwiththehelpofLegitMarketing(andcofundingbytheAAGandtheAssociationforCanadianStudies)attwopressconferences:oneheldinOttawaonCanadaDayinJuly,theotheratJohnsHopkinsUniversityinSeptember.

DerrickHindery•Hadtheproportionofhisappointmentin

geographyincreased!•Returnedtoalong-standingresearch

projectcomparingdeforestationratesunderneoliberalismversussocialismintheSantaCruzandChapareregionsofBolivia,acollaborativeprojectwithDannyRedoandAndrewMillingtonofTexasA&MUniversity.Theirarticle,“FromNeoliberalismtoNationalization:ShiftingDeforestationDynamicsunderEvoMorales,”isinreviewatthejournalLand-Use Policy.

•IsdevelopingaresearchproposalanalyzingthesocioenvironmentalimpactsoftheCuiabaandBolivia-BrazilgaspipelinesandassociatedmineswithAlexAguilar(biogeographer,SalisburyUniversity),AndrewMillington(geographer,TexasA&MUniversity),and

DannyRedo(Ph.D.student,TexasA&M).•Togetherwithhiswife,welcomed

SebastianHinderyGlasinovicintotheworldonMay29,2009.

AmyLobben•Continuedtoworkonpastandnew

projects,focusingonmapuse,navigation,andspatialthinkingwithsightedandblindtravelers.TheseprojectscontinuetoincludebothbehavioralandfMRIresearchmethodologies.On-campusprojectcollaboratorsincludefacultymembersfromthecomputerandinformationsciencedepartment.

AndrewMarcus•Survivedhisfirstyearasdepartment

headwithalargelessonlearned—beinginaremarkablyproductive,collaborativedepartmentmakesmoreworkratherthanless.

•ContinuedtomakeprogressontheAtlas of Yellowstone,includingproductionofnewreferencemapswithAllanCartographyandcollaborationwithInfoGraphicsLabandexpertsinMontanaandWyomingtoproducetopicalpages(whichhasledhimtothinkalotoverthepastyearaboutBillLoy,hisspirit,and

hislegacy).•Workedmorecloselywithalumniand

donorsanddevelopedamuchdeeperappreciationfortheircontributionstoourcontinuingsuccess.

PatMcDowell•Steppeddownafterfouryearsas

departmentheadandisenjoyingherreturntofull-timeteachingandresearch(especiallysincesheknowsthedepartmentisingoodhands).

•GaveapresentationonherSpragueRiver(KlamathCounty,Oregon)researchattheInternationalAssociationofGeomorphologistsinJuly,visitingAustraliaforthefirsttime.Thebestpartwasaneight-dayfieldtripintotheoutbacktoseedesertdunesandrivers.

•Developedandtaughtanewcourse,FieldMethodsinPhysicalGeography,infall2008,integratingGPS,surveying,andfieldtechniquesforgeomorphologyandbiogeography.

•ContinuedfieldworkmonitoringrestorationprojectsontheMiddleForkJohnDayRiverinnortheasternOregon,inJunethroughAugust,withthehelpofgradstudentsPollyannaLind,DidiMartinez,andJessicaPhelps(theprojectisfundedbytheOregonWatershedEnhancementBoard,withsupportfromtheConfederatedTribesoftheWarmSpringsIndianReservation).

JimMeacham•Directedthepublicationoftwostatewide

mapsthisyearundercontractwiththeOregonDepartmentofTransportation:

theOregonOfficialStateHighwayMapandtheOregonStateBicycleMap(Jimworkedonthefirstdigitallyproducedversionin1988).

•ProgressontheAtlas of Yellowstone projecthasbeenamajorfocus,workingwithstudents,InfoGraphicsLabcartographerAletheaSteingisser,andProfessorAndrewMarcus.

•ThethirdmajorprojecthasbeenthecompletionofanNEH-fundedMongolianAltaiinventoryeffortwitharthistoryprofessoremeritaEstherJacobson-Tepfer,whichincludesthepublicationofaprintedatlasandaninteractivewebsite.Readmoreaboutthisprojectonpageone.

XiaoboSu•HadhisbookThe Politics of Heritage

Tourism in China: A Review from Lijiang(withPeggyTeo)publishedbyRoutledge.

•HadanarticleacceptedbyTourism Geographies.

•Togetherwithhiswifeistakinggreatdelightinthearrivalofhisson,Yufei,inSeptember2009.

PeterWalker•Isveryhappytohavejuststartedhisfirst

sabbaticalintwelveyears.•Iswritingabook(withUOgeography

alumnusPatrickHurley)onthepoliticsofOregon’sland-useplanningsystem—thefirst-evercomprehensivebookonthistopic—fortheUniversityofArizonaPress.

•Fixedtheroofonhishouse.

EMERITUSFACULTYCarlJohannessen•Recentlypublished(withJohnL.

Sorenson)hisbook World Trade and Biological Exchanges before 1492,inwhichtheypresentevidencethatAmericanstradedoverseaslongbeforethearrivalofColumbus.

The sculpture from the Hoysala Dynasty Halebid temple at Somnathpur, India, (dating between the eleventh and thirteenth centuries) includes representaions of maize ears and a sacred gesture, signifying the importance of the context of the maize itself.

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AlecMurphyspenthissabbaticalyearinEugene(fall),inEngland(winter,spring),andtravelingthroughEurope(summer).BeforeheadingofftoEngland,AlecgavethekeynoteaddressattheNationalGeographicSociety’s“SpatialLearninginGeography”workshopinWashington,D.C.,lastNovember.HespenthistimeinEnglandasadistinguishedvisitingfellowintheDepartmentofGeography,QueenMaryUniversityofLondon.ThefellowshipgaveAlecanopportunitytofocusonhisresearchandwriting,andtoparticipateinthelifeofoneofBritain’smostvibrantgeographydepartments.Hecollaboratedwithothergeographersinresidenceonasymposiumonterritory(tobepublishedinGeopolitics),andhecontinuedhisworkontheforthcomingNationalAcademyofSciencesstudy“StrategicDirectionsfortheGeographicalSciences.”Healsogotastartonabookaimedatthegeneralpublicontheconsequencesofignoringgeographi-calunderstandingsformattersrangingfrompolicymakingtothedecisionsmadeineverydaylife.

OneofthebenefitsofthefellowshipwasaflatontheQueenMarycampus,whichislocatedinafascinatingpartofLondon’sEastEnd.Longanimmigrantneighborhood,theareaaroundQueenMarynowbearsthestampoftherecentwaveofimmigrantsfromSouthAsia.Alecandhiswife,Susan,wereabletoenjoythecolorfulmarketsandwonderfullittlerestaurantsnearcampus.QueenMaryisalsojustafewtubestopsfromcentralLondon,whichgaveAlecandSusantheopportunitytousetheirflatasabaseforexploringoneoftheworld’sgreatcities.Alecalsomadeafewlecturetripsto

otheruniversitiesinBritain,andhewenttoParisinthespringtogiveafeaturedtalkattherenownedÉcoleNormaleSupérieur.

BeforereturningtoEugene,AlecandhiswifespentsometimeexploringpartsofsoutheasternEurope.AfterAlecgavealectureattheAmericanCornerattheUniversityofPrimorska(Slovenia),theyheadedtoCroatia—firstZagrebandthenSlavoniaineasternCroatia,wheretheyvisitedareasofintensefightingduringthe1990s.TheycontinuedontoseemuchevidenceoftheNATObombingsinSerbia,andthentraveledthroughpartsofBosnia-Hercegovina,drivingfromBelgradetoSarajevo,thenontoMostar.Drivingthesmallhighwayswashair-raisingattimes—particularlyinSerbiawherepassingonblindcurvesandtailgatingisanationalpastime—andalltheevidenceofconflictwassobering,buttheycameawaywitharichsetofunderstandingsthatwillshapeAlec’steachingandresearchintheyearsahead.

Alechasjumpedfullybackintotheswingofthingsthisfall,workingonthevariousprojectsthathegotgoinginLondon,teachingPoliticalGeography,andsharing(withAndrewMarcus)intheteachingoftheintroductorygraduatemethodandtheorysequence.LiseNelsonandherfamilyspenthersabbaticalyearinZamora,Michoacán,Mexico(fivemonths)andLosAngeles,California(sixmonths).HerworkinMexicowasfundedthroughaFulbrightgrant,whichgavehertheopportunitytoteachagraduateseminar(inSpanish)tofirst-yearmaster’sstudentsatElColegiodeMichoacán.Theseminar,attherequestofhercolleaguesinMichoacán,introducedthestudentstocoretheoreticalandepistemologicaldebatesinU.S.andU.K.humangeography.Livingonlyanhourdrivefromthecommunitywhereshehasconductedextensiveresearchinthepast,LisealsotookadvantageoftheopportunityofferedbytheFulbrighttoreestablishrelationshipsinthePurhépecharegionandconductsomenewresearch.HersonAxel(two-and-a-halfatthetime)thoroughlyenjoyedattendingpreschoolinZamora.Heembracedwearingtheuniformeachday,andwasspeakingSpanishquitefluentlybytheendoftheirstay.ShecontinuedworkonchaptersandarticlesforpublicationintheInternational Studies Association

Compendium Project(editedvolume)andjournalssuchasGender, Place, and CultureandPolitical Geography,andreceivedathree-yearresearchgrantfromtheNSFforaprojectonLatinoimmigrantsand“linked”labormarketsintheruralUnitedStatestobeginin2010.InJanuarysheandherfamilymovedtoLosAngeles,whereherhusband,Andy(UOarthistoryteacher),hadafellowshipattheGettyMuseum.LivinginGetty-providedhousingfifteenminutesfromthebeachinLosAngeleswasquitedecadent.Lise,atthatpointseven-and-a-halfmonthspregnant,enjoyedthesunshineandlackofstructureinherlifeuntilSimonarrivedonFebruary27atCedars-SinaiMedicalCenter.AxelenjoyedlifeinL.A.asmuchashehadenjoyedMexico—happilytradingSpanishforHebrewinhisIsraeli-rundaycare—whileAndyhadaspectacularviewofLosAngelesfromhisoffice,wherehemadesignificantprogressonabookmanuscript.Quiteayear!

Alec Murphy in front of the main geogra-phy building at the University of Leeds.

Lise Nelson with her son, Axel, looking at the “carpet of flowers” made for the Fiesta de Cristo Rey in Patamban, Michoacán, October 26, 2008.

HighlightsofProfessorSabbaticals

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HonorRollofDonorsTheDepartmentofGeographythanksthefollowingindividuals,firms,andfoundationsfortheirgenerosityandsupport.Ifyouwouldliketocontributetothedepartment,pleasecontacttheUniversityofOregonFoundationat541-302-0300orvisittheirwebsiteon-lineathttp://supportuo.uofoundation.org.

BarbaraAndrews’82CeciliaandRobertArmour’67StephenandLindaBeardsleeDavidandNancyFischerBensonSandraBeranichAdrianBlackmar’05DianeandRichardBoerckel’72MelindaBuhl’80,M.S.’85,andRichardKoven’75KristenBusoldMaudeCaldwell,M.Ed.’66AnnellCarlson’56andRobertCarlsonMadeleineandRobertCaufield’68SylviaChinn-Levy’83andPaulLevyAnnandDuncanClarkeCynthiaandChristianClere’87DavidCole,Ph.D.’77WilliamCrowley,Ph.D.’72MelindaDeLeon’78GaryElbow’64AnnaEngelmannand

EberhardEngelmann,M.A.’71MarieDaniellFarrell’74Joan’71andBillieFields’71JanandLarryFord,Ph.D.’70RichardFusch,Ph.D.’72,and

LynneSchneider’73WilliamandJaneGaryJ.WardenGeorgeJr.,M.A.’73,’76KeriStrattonGibbs’76andJacyGibbsLorinGroshong,M.S.’04JamesHarris’73Raymond,M.S.’69,Ph.D.’89,andSylviaHatton

HarlowHead’63,M.A.’69,Ph.D.’71JohnHineandMardiWilburnCaroleandEugeneHoerauf’69IrwinandReneeHolzmanMonicaHolzmer’05LynneThorntonHubka’71andGaryHubka’71SusanHume,Ph.D.’05OwenandSandraJonesJr.Barbel,Ph.D.’84,andCoreyLaMarKathleenLaMoreauxMary-ClareandHenryLawrence’78,Ph.D.’85LouiseandJosephLeeper,M.A.’71,Ph.D.’74AndrewandLisaMarcusRebeccaandDavidMartinCharlesMathias’80ChristopherMcCoy’07PatriciaMcDowellandPatrickBartleinRosalynMcKeown-Ice’77,Ph.D.’86,

andGeneIce’77Joan’50andRichardMoll’50JeromeMoshofskyFredMurschall’93GayleandS.KeithNewsom’63PaulNorrisDeborahandStewartPagenstecher’74HelenandFrederickPiellusch,M.A.’68ShienaandCulleyPolehn’56RomePoracskyEdwardPrice,emeritusDebrah’76andPatrickRarick’77RobertRichardson,Ph.D.’73NanRobinsonJohnandCarlenaRowell’64,M.S.’69RoseMcCallSauderand

RobertSauder,M.S.’69,Ph.D.’73JaniceWhippleSearl’53and

Gary(Joe)Searl’59,M.S.’66

MaryandBronsonShonkTrueSimsLisaSmolen’90BarbaraSnow’75,M.L.S.’76EricandJeanSteinJamesStembridgeJr.,Ph.D.’75StevenStermer’75Ann,M.A.’62,andHaroldThrockmortonClarkTildenBarbara’69,M.A.’74,Ph.D.’89,and

RossWest’84CarolynandRalphYoungerMarilynYoungmanandWilliamBlick

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