E M A R I A N A S . WIDNER Curriculum Vitae PROFESSIONAL ADDRESS Kent State University Department of Geography 405 McGilvrey Hall Kent, OH 44242 VOICE: (330) 672-3226 E-MAIL: [email protected] WEB: http://dept.kent.edu/geography/ EXPERIENCE 2009 - Present 2007 - 2009 2008 Assistant Professor Adjunct Professor Adjunct Professor Adjunct Professor 2007 Adjunct Professor Department of Geography, Kent State University, Kent, OH Department of Geography, Northwest Vista College, San Antonio, TX Department of Urban Studies, Trinity University San Antonio, TX Department of History and Geography, Texas Lutheran University, Seguin, TX Department of Political Science and Geography, University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX EDUCATION 2009 Ph.D. – Environmental Geography Department of Geography Texas State University - San Marcos Committee Chair: Dr. David R. Butler Dissertation Title: “Individual-based ecological model of urban resource patch use by Mexican free-tailed bats in Austin, Texas” 2002 Master of Applied Geography – Geographic Information Systems/Cartography Department of Geography Texas State University - San Marcos Committee Chair: Dr. Richard Dixon Research Title: “Rainfall and Timing of Parturition in the Mexican free-tailed bat Maternity Colony at James River Bat Cave.” 1992 Bachelor of Arts - Anthropology Cum Laude Department of Anthropology University of Houston DOCTORAL STUDY Cognate Areas Specialization Biogeography, Environmental Geography, Environmental Philosophies Urban Ecology and Conservation, Environmental and Multi-Agent Modeling AREAS OF RESEARCH INTEREST Land Use Development and Change, Human Environmental Effects, Ecological Urban Planning, Urban Species Conservation, Environmental Policy, Computer Modeling E M A R I A N A S . WIDNER 2 TEACHING EXPERIENCE AND COURSE DEVELOPMENT CURRENT FALL/SPRING OFFERINGS Cities and Urbanization -GEOG 36065 Geographic Information Science -GEOG 49070/59070/79070 ST: Horror Films and Environmental Geography -GEOG 40195/50195 ST: Global Environmental Issues –GEOG 40195/50195/79095 World Geography -GEOG 17063 PAST COURSE OFFERINGS Geovisualization (formerly called Advanced Cartography) GEOG 49162/59162/59162 and lab GEOG 49163/59163/79163 Introduction to Cartography GEOG 10319 – Kent State University, Ohio Introduction to Cartography Laboratory GEOG 10320 – Kent State University Elements of Physical Geography Geo 1301 – Northwest Vista College, Texas Geography of U.S. and Canada GEOG 3331 – Texas A&M – San Antionio, Texas Urbanization: Concepts and Reality URBS 1310 – Trinity University, Texas Human Geography GRG 2623 – University of Texas-San Antonio, Texas Spatial Analysis GRG 3323 – University of Texas-San Antonio, Texas Introduction to Environmental Geography GEO 2310 - Texas State University-San Marcos, Texas ADVISER Completed: Jackie Luke (MA 2013) In Progress: Chris Woolard (MA 2014) COMMITTEE MEMBER Completed: Emma Corrigan (BS Hon, Sp2010); Emily Fekete (MA, Sm2010); David Widner (MA, F2010); Jason Haley (MA, 2010); Derrin Smith (MA, 2011); Jessica Van Meter (BA Hon, Sp 2011); John Barr (MA, Sm2011); David Hollinger (Ph.D., Sm2011); Alex Peimer (MA, Sp2012); Peter Koby (BA Hon, Sp2012); Mohammad Al Nasrallah (MA, Sm2012); Meg Petroski (MA, Sm2012); Rebecca Hoffman (MA, 2013); Jonathan Kirk (MA, Sum2013); Mark Guizlo (PhD, 2013) E M A R I A N A S . WIDNER 3 Amanda Mullett (PhD, 2014); Mohammad Al Nasrallah (PhD, 2015); Kevin Skerl (PhD, 2015); Rebekah Taylor (reader, PhD English, 2015); Jen Ruper (MA, 2014); Cali Roth (MA Biology, 2014); Stefanie Hudzik (MA, 2015 Youngstown State University); Amy Robertson (MA Architecture, 2014); In Progress: PUBLICATIONS Taylor, Emariana S., Chris Blackwood, and Patrick D. Lorch. 2013. Integrating Geospatial Technology across University Environmental Science Courses. Papers of the Applied Geography Conferences. Taylor, Emariana S. and David R. Butler. 2008. Visualizing aerial wildlife movements: Internet sources of Doppler radar for the classroom. GeoCarto International, 23:4, 247-258. Small, Michael F., Emariana S. Taylor, John T. Baccus, Cynthia L. Schaeffer, Thomas R. Simpson, and Jay A. Roberson. 2007. Nesting home range and movements of an urban white-winged dove population. Wilson Journal of Ornithology 119, 3: 467-471. Taylor, Emariana S. 2007. A tale of two roosts: Landscape structure and bat habitat use. Papers of the Applied Geography Conferences 30: 407-416. Taylor, Emariana S. and David R. Butler. 2007. Undergraduate geography student perceptions of bats and Austin’s bat colonies. Southwestern Geographer. 1: 231-243. INVITED LECTURES AND TALKS 2013 Case Studies in Urban Ecology, Reid Coffman’s Urban Ecology Course, Kent State University, Cleveland, OH 2013 Integrating Geospatial Technology across the Environmental Sciences, Connecting Theory to Practice Working Group, Cleveland, OH 2010 Urban bats: Wildlife habitat in human-built environments, Department of Geography and Planning, University of Akron, Akron, OH 2010 Individual-based models in ecology: A case study of urban resource patch use by Mexican free-tailed bats in Austin, Texas, Department of Biology Colloquium Series, Kent State University, Kent, OH CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS 2013 Opportunities for Integrating Geospatial Technology across University Environmental Science Courses. Applied Geography Conference, Annapolis, MD 2012 Lessons for the Land Bank: Strategic Community Planning and Growth Development. Urban Affairs Association, Pittsburgh, PA 2012 Urban Vacant Land: Rebuilding Communities in Cleveland, OH. Association of American Geographers, New York, NY 2010 Bats in Buildings, Bridges, Culverts and Crevices: Modeling the Distribution of Bat Urban Habitat Use. Association of American Geographers, Washington D.C. E M A R I A N A S . WIDNER 4 2010 Restoration Ecology and Urban Gardens: Developing Communities, Biodiversity, and Land Ethics, Urban Affairs Association, Honolulu, HI 2009 Life and Death of a Hill Country Dream? Connecting Land Development and Nature, Applied Geography Conference, Baton Rouge, LA 2008 Spatially Explicit, Individual-based Model of Mexican free-tailed bat Urban Habitat Use in Austin, Texas, Association of American Geographers, Boston, MA 2007 A Tale of Two Roosts: Landscape Pattern and Habitat Use, Applied Geography Conference, Indianapolis, IN 2007 Perceptions, Risks, and Opportunities for Human/Wildlife Interactions in Urban Environments: An Examination of Bats and Rabies in Texas, Association of American Geographers, San Francisco, CA 2006 Use of Doppler Radar to Establish an Urban to Rural Gradient of Mexican Free-tailed Bat Roost Habitat in Central Texas, Poster, Applied Geography Conference, Tampa, FL 2006 Modeling Potential Redistribution of Mexican free-tailed Bats in Texas Built Environments, Association of American Geographers, Chicago, IL 2005 Undergraduate Geography Student Perceptions of Bats and Austin’s Bat Colonies, Southwestern Division of the Association of American Geographers Conference, Fayetteville, AR 2005 A Conceptual Model of Mexican Free-tailed Bat (Tadarida brasiliensis mexicana) Emergence, Poster, Association of American Geographers, Denver, CO GRANTS 2012 “Using Geospatial Data to Support Broad Training in Environmental Science,” Dominion Gas, $30,000 (Co-PIs Chris Blackwood and Pat Lorch). 2011 Travel Grant, University Teaching Council. Kent State University. - $500.00. Travel Grant, Faculty Advisory Committee. Kent State University. -$500.00 Summer Online Course Development Grant. Kent State University. -$3000.00 2009 Travel Grant, University Teaching Council. Kent State University. - $500.00. PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 2011 Geography Faculty Development Alliance Summer Workshop, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado SERVICE 2014 Faculty Advisory Committee, City and Community Studies Initiative, Charter Faculty Member, Center for Ecology and Natural Resource Sustainability, Board Member 2013 Departmental Centennial Committee, Faculty Advisory Committee, City and Community Studies Initiative, Charter Faculty Member, Center for Ecology and Natural Resource Sustainability, Board Member, Reviewer, Papers of the Applied Geography Conferences, E M A R I A N A S . WIDNER 5 2012 City and Community Studies Initiative, Charter Faculty Member Center for Ecology and Natural Resource Sustainability, Board Member Reviewer, Papers of the Applied Geography Conferences Committee member Coordinated Urban Geographer Faculty Search 2011 Undergraduate Adviser, Department of Geography Committee member Coordinated Urban Geographer Faculty Search College Arts and Science Curriculum Committee City and Community Studies Initiative, Charter Faculty Member Center for Ecology and Natural Resource Sustainability, Board Member Reviewer Geomorphology Reviewer Richmond Krakowk, Amy and Francis A. Galgano. Regional Perspectives: Environmental Geography. Oxford Books. 2010 Reviewer, Papers of the Applied Geography Conferences 2009-2011 Faculty Adviser for Kent Environmentalist Group 2007 Reviewer, special edition of Journal of Cultural Geography 2007 Faculty Liaison, Supporting Women in Geography (SWIG), Texas State Chapter 2006-2007 Hosted workshop: “Things I Wish I Knew” at the Texas State University-San Marcos Department of Geography graduate assistant orientation 2003-2005 Assisted with the 9th, 10th, and 11th annual Alumni Reunion for the Department of Geography – Texas State University AWARDS 2009 Prentice Hall Graduate Student Publication Award 2007 Applied Geography Meeting Student Paper Competition – Second Place 2007 Rand McNally Academic Achievement Graduate Award 2006 Applied Geography Meeting Student Poster Competition – Third Place 2005 John Wiley Graduate Award for Excellence in Geography 2004 Texas State Department of Geography Outstanding Service Award MEMBERSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 2009 Urban Affairs Association 2007 The Ecological Society of America 2005 Association of American Geographers 2005 Biogeography Specialty Group of the Association of American Geographers 2004 Bat Conservation International
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