jamie.mitchem@ung.edu
Ph.D. Geography, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, August 2004
Advisor: Dr. Susan L. Cutter
Dissertation: Place Vulnerability to Tornadoes in the United States: A Multi-Scale
Assessment
M.S. Meteorology, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, August 2000
Advisor: Dr. Steven E. Koch
Thesis: The Role of Dual Cold Fronts Aloft in the Generation of a Major Tornado
Outbreak
National Student Exchange Program, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL, 1996-97
B.S. Geophysics, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, May 1998
(Cum Laude, with Honors from SC Honors College)
Senior Thesis: A Study of the Effects of El Niño Southern Oscillation on the Southern
Appalachian Region
Environmental Hazards
Geographic Information Sciences
Climatology / Climate Change
Spatial Analysis
Disaster Vulnerability Assessment
Environmental Hazards
GIS/Geospatial Technology
World Regional Geography
Vulnerability Studies
Weather & Climate
2014 Professor. Department of Physics and Institute for Environmental and Spatial Analysis, University of North Georgia, Gainesville, GA 30566
Spring: Introduction to Environmental Studies
Introduction to Weather & Climate
Introduction to Physical Geography
Cartography and Earth Measurement
Seminar in GIS
Internships
Summer: Introduction to Weather & Climate (2 sections)
Internships
Fall: Introduction to Weather & Climate
Introduction to Environmental Studies
Cartography and Earth Measurement
Practicum in Environmental Studies
2013 Associate Professor. Department of Physics and Institute for Environmental and Spatial Analysis, University of North Georgia, Gainesville, GA 30566
Spring: Introduction to Weather & Climate
Cartography and Earth Measurement
Introduction to Physical Geography
Seminar in GIS
Internships
Summer: Introduction to GIS
Introduction to Weather & Climate
Internships
Fall: Physical Geography (2 sections)
Cartography and Earth Measurement
GIS for Environmental Studies
Internships
2012 Associate Professor. Institute for Environmental and Spatial Analysis, Gainesville State College, Gainesville, GA 30566
Spring: Introduction to GIS
Introduction to Weather & Climate
Cartography and Earth Measurement
Geospatial Computing
Seminar in GIS
Internships
Summer: Introduction to GIS
Introduction to Weather & Climate
Internships
Fall: Physical Geography (2 sections)
Cartography and Earth Measurement
GIS for Environmental Studies
Internships
2011 Associate Professor. Institute for Environmental and Spatial Analysis, Gainesville State College, Gainesville, GA 30503
Spring: Introduction to GIS
Introduction to Weather & Climate
Cartography and Earth Measurement
Internships
Summer: Introduction to GIS (2; one of them online)
Internships
Fall: Introduction to GIS
Physical Geography
Cartography and Earth Measurement
GIS for Environmental Studies
Internships
2010 Associate Professor. Institute for Environmental and Spatial Analysis, Gainesville State College, Gainesville, GA 30503
Spring: Introduction to GIS (2)
Introduction to Weather & Climate
Cartography and Earth Measurement
Summer: Introduction to GIS (2; one of them online)
Internships
Fall: Introduction to GIS
Physical Geography
Cartography and Earth Measurement
Geospatial Computing
Internships
2009 Associate Professor. Institute for Environmental and Spatial Analysis, Gainesville State College, Gainesville, GA 30503
Spring: Introduction to GIS (2)
Introduction to Weather & Climate
Cartography and Earth Measurement
Internships
Summer: Introduction to GIS (2; one of them online)
Fall: Introduction to GIS
Physical Geography
Cartography and Earth Measurement
Internships
2008 Associate Professor. Institute for Environmental and Spatial Analysis, Gainesville State College, Gainesville, GA 30503
Fall: Introduction to GIS (2)
Internships
Assistant Professor. Department of Earth Science, California University of Pennsylvania, California, PA 15419
Spring: Climatology (2)
Mesoscale Meteorology
Disaster Vulnerability Assessment
Summer: Introduction to Earth Science (online)
2007 Assistant Professor. Department of Earth Science, California University of Pennsylvania, California, PA 15419
Spring: Climatology (2)
Introduction to Oceanography
Summer: Introduction to Geology (online)
Fall: Introduction to Earth Science (2)
Introduction to Geography
Natural Hazards
2006 Assistant Professor. Department of Earth Science, California University of Pennsylvania, California, PA 15419
Spring: Introduction to Earth Science (2)
Mesoscale Meteorology
Disaster Vulnerability Assessment
Summer: Field Experience in Earth Sciences (Storm Chase)
Introduction to Geology (online)
Fall: Introduction to Earth Science (2)
Introduction to GIS
Natural Hazards
Emergency Management
2005 Assistant Professor. Department of Earth Science, California University of Pennsylvania, California, PA 15419
Spring: Introduction to Earth Science (2)
Severe Weather
Climatology
Summer: Field Experience in Earth Sciences (Storm Chase Assistant)
Introduction to Geology (online)
Fall: Introduction to Earth Science (2)
Introduction to GIS
Natural Hazards
2004 Assistant Professor. Department of Earth Science, California University of Pennsylvania, California, PA 15419
Fall: Introduction to Earth Science (2)
Seminar in Atmospheric Science
Geography of the Pacific Basin
2002 – 2004 Instructor of Record. Department of Geography, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208.
World Regional Geography. (Spring 2004)
World Regional Geography. (Fall 2003)
The Geography of Disasters. (Fall 2002)
2000 Graduate Instructional Assistant. Department of Geography, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208.
Synoptic Meteorology. (Fall 2000)
1998 – 1999 Graduate Instructional Assistant. Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-8208.
Weather Analysis and Forecasting II. (Spring 1999)
Earth System Science. (Fall 1998)
2008–current Institute for Environmental and Spatial Analysis, Gainesville State College
Associate Professor
Responsibilities include teaching courses, writing grant proposals, participating on committees and meetings, advising majors, coordinating internships, and other activities to promote the Institute.
2005-2008 3Rivers HAZUS Users Group, Southwestern Pennsylvania
Project Leader
Responsibilities include creating Steering Committee, outreach, collaboration of academia, public, private, and third (not-for-profit) sectors, scheduling meetings, strategic planning, and developing projects.
2003 Hazards Research Lab, Dept. of Geography, University of South Carolina.
Project Manager, GIS Support for Livestock and Animal Health Emergencies, Sponsored by Clemson University Livestock-Poultry Health Division.
Responsibilities included day-to-day management of the project, data entry and quality control, and training sessions and meetings with clients.
2001 – 2002 Hazards Research Lab, Dept. of Geography, University of South Carolina.
and 2004 Graduate Research Assistant.
Duties included GIS support and data entry and analysis.
1999 – 2000 Mesoscale Analysis and Forecasting Laboratory, Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University.
Graduate Research Assistant.
Duties included assistance with WSR-88D cold front aloft detection system, GEMPAK analyses, and graphics editing.
Refereed Articles
Mueller, Thomas R., Jamie D. Mitchem, and Andrew Egut, 2009. A Spatial and Temporal Analysis of Chemical Spills on the Interstates in Washington County, Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Geographer, 47 (1).
Mueller, Thomas R., Jamie Mitchem, and Lawrence Moses, 2006. Service Learning and GIS: The Key to Funding Opportunities. Transformations, May 1, 2006: 17-20.
Boruff, Bryan J., Jaime A. Easoz, Steven D. Jones, Heather R. Landry, Jamie D. Mitchem, and Susan L. Cutter, 2003. Tornado Hazards in the United States. Climate Research, 24: 103-117.
Koch, Steven E., and Jamie D. Mitchem, 2003. A Structured Process for Prediction of Convection Associated with Split Cold Fronts. Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society, 84 (2): 174-179.
Book Chapters
Mitchem, Jamie D., Thomas R. Mueller, and Kevin J. Mickey, 2008. The Use of HAZUS-MH and GIS for Emergency Management. In Emergency Management in Higher Education: Current Practices and Conversations, Public Entity Risk Institute, Fairfax, VA.
Mitchem, Jamie D., 2011. Hurricanes/Typhoons. In Encyclopedia of Disaster Relief, SAGE Reference Books, Thousand Oaks, CA.
Mitchem, Jamie D., 2011. Survivor Guilt. In Encyclopedia of Disaster Relief, SAGE Reference Books, Thousand Oaks, CA.
Mitchem, Jamie D., 2013. Ozone Layer Depletion. In Encyclopedia of Crisis Management, SAGE Reference Books, Thousand Oaks, CA.
Research Reports
Mueller, Thomas R. and Jamie D. Mitchem, 2010. Survey of Emergency Management and Preparedness Agencies in Pennsylvania’s Rural Counties. Research Report funded by The Center for Rural Pennsylvania. http://www.rural.palegislature.us/ emergency_management_2010.pdf
Mitchem, Jamie D., 2003. An Analysis of the September 20, 2002, Indianapolis Tornado: Public Response to a Tornado Warning and Damage Assessment Difficulties. Quick Response Report funded by the Natural Hazards Center at Boulder, CO. http://www.colorado.edu/hazards/qr/qr161/qr161.html.
White Papers
Mitchem, Jamie D., 2005. Education in Geospatial Information for Disaster Management at California University of Pennsylvania. White Paper, invited
submission for attending Workshop on Geospatial Information for Disaster Management sponsored by the National Research Council’s Committee on Planning for Catastrophe: A Blueprint for Improving Geospatial Data, Tools, and Infrastructure. http://dels.nas.edu/comm/besr/cat_workshop/papers.shtml
Mitchem, Jamie D., 2006. HAZUS Users Group Success Story: 3RiversHUG. Success Story, invited submission by FEMA HAZUS Users Group Coordinator, Jamie
Caplan Consulting.
Mitchem, Jamie D., 2007. HAZUS Users Group Success Story: 3RiversHUG and CUP Students Begin a New Chapter in HAZUS History. Success Story, invited submission by FEMA HAZUS Users Group Coordinator, Jamie Caplan Consulting.
Professional Presentations
2012 Mitchem, Jamie. “GIS Analysis of Trends in Higher Education in the U.S. During the 21st Century.” 2012 Geospatial Conference, Athens, GA, October 2012.
2011 Townsend, C. Kevin, and Jamie Mitchem. “A GIS Analysis of Trauma Center Access in Georgia.” Academic Geography and Public Health Showcase, Geography and Geospatial Science Working Group (GeoSWG), Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA, November 2011.
2010 Mitchem, Jamie. “Using Geospatial Technology to Analyze Social Vulnerability to Disasters.” Academic Geography and Public Health Showcase, Geography and Geospatial Science Working Group (GeoSWG), Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA, November 2010.
2010 Corbin, Tripp, and Jamie Mitchem. "U.S. Department of Labor's Geospatial Core Competency' "Effect on Certification and Education". Panel Presentation / Discussion. Geospatial Conference, Athens, GA, October 2010.
Mitchem, Jamie. The Utility of GeoSpatial Technologies in All Phases of Emergency Management. Department of Homeland Security – Federal Emergency Management Agency – Emergency Management Institute’s Emergency Management Higher Education Conference. Emmitsburg, MD, June 2010.
Mitchem, Jamie. Claiming Our Fame: Gainesville, Georgia’s Incredible Tornado History in Maps and Photographs. American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting. Atlanta, GA, January 2010.
2009 Mitchem, Jamie. Strategies and Implications for Integrating GeoSpatial Technologies in Emergency Management Programs. Department of Homeland Security – Federal Emergency Management Agency – Emergency Management Institute’s Emergency Management Higher Education Conference. Emmitsburg, MD, June 2009.
2008 Mueller, Thomas and Jamie Mitchem. Social Vulnerability and HAZUS in Southwestern Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Geographical Society Annual Meeting, Clarion, PA, October 2008.
Mueller, Thomas, Jamie Mitchem, and Alexis Sites. Students, Emergency Management, and GIS Data: Service Learning Issues and Problems with Data Modification. ESRI Homeland Security GIS Summit. Scottsdale, AZ, October 2008.
Mitchem, Jamie, Thomas Mueller, Kevin Mickey, John Pine, and Malcolm MacGregor. Service Applications of Geospatial Technology for Emergency Management. Department of Homeland Security – Federal Emergency Management Agency – Emergency Management Institute’s Emergency Management Higher Education Conference. Emmitsburg, MD, June 2008.
Mitchem, Jamie, and Tom Mueller. Vulnerability Analysis Using HAZUS and CAMEO. Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, April 2008.
2007 Mitchem, Jamie, and Thomas Mueller. Mapping Social Vulnerability in Southwestern Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Geographical Society Annual Meeting, Johnstown, PA, October 2007.
Mitchem, Jamie, Thomas Mueller, John Pine, and Malcolm MacGregor. Applications of Geospatial Technology for Emergency Management. Department of Homeland Security – Federal Emergency Management Agency – Emergency Management Institute’s Emergency Management Higher Education Conference. Emmitsburg, MD, June 2007.
Mitchem, Jamie and Tom Mueller. Technical Advances in Flood Plain Mapping and Modeling. Pennsylvania Geographical Information Systems Conference. Camp Hill, PA, May 2007.
Mueller, Thomas and Jamie Mitchem. Student Help in Public Safety Spatial Data: Issues and Concerns. Delaware Geographical Information Systems Conference. Dover, DE, May 2007.
Mitchem, Jamie. Geospatial Technologies for Emergency Management: Mapping the Hazards. Seminar, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA, January 2007.
2006 Mitchem, Jamie and Tom Mueller. Issues with Public Safety Spatial Data: Crime Mapping and HAZUS. Pennsylvania Geographical Society Annual
Meeting, Salisbury, MD, October 2006.
Mitchem, Jamie and Tom Mueller. An Overview of HAZUS – Multi-Hazard MR2: FEMA’s GIS-Based, Multi-Hazard Risk Assessment Program for Analyzing Potential Losses. Washington County Flood Taskforce, Washington, PA, August, 2006.
Mitchem, Jamie and Tom Mueller. CalU, HAZUS, and Washington County. 7th Annual Central Appalachian Geo-Spatial Conference, Canonsburg, PA, August 2006.
Mueller, Thomas and Jamie Mitchem. Helping the Good Guys: GIS and Public Safety Service Learning Experiences. Pennsylvania GIS Conference, Harrisburg, PA, May 2006.
Mitchem, Jamie. Geospatial Technology and Google Earth. California University of Pennsylvania’s Department of Applied Engineering and Technology’s 39th Annual Spring Technology Conference, California, PA, April 2006.
Mueller, Thomas and Jamie Mitchem. Google Earth: Introduction. Pennsylvania Space Day, State College, PA, April 2006
Blumberg, Melanie J., Andrae Marak, Jamie D. Mitchem, Swarndeep Gill, and Timothy R. Bertovich. God, Gore, and Science: How Newspapers Covered Hurricane Katrina. 64th Annual National Conference of the Political Science Association, Chicago, IL, April 2006.
Mitchem, Jamie D., Swarndeep Gill, Melanie J. Blumberg, Andrae Marak, and Timothy R. Bertovich. Misery in the Magnolia State: Newspaper Coverage of Hurricane Katrina’s Impact on Mississippi. 102nd Annual Meeting of Association of American Geographers, Chicago, IL, March.
2005 Mitchem, Jamie D. A Timeline of Geospatial Chemical-Environmental Hazards in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Geographical Society Annual Meeting, Greensburg, PA, October 2005.
Mitchem, Jamie D. Using GIS to Enhance Emergency Management: Spatial Variability of Natural Hazards and Social Vulnerability in Pennsylvania Counties. 101st Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Denver, CO, April 2005.
2004 Mitchem, Jamie D. Spatial Variations in Place Vulnerability to Tornadoes in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania Geographical Society Annual Meeting, New Cumberland, PA, November 2004.
Mitchem, Jamie D. Mapping the Place Vulnerability of U.S. Counties to the Tornado Hazard. 100th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Philadelphia, PA, March 2004.
2003 Mitchem, Jamie D. Public Response to Tornado Warnings: Marion County, IN and Georgetown County, SC. Hazards Research Lab Student Research Poster. 28th Annual Hazards Research and Applications Workshop, Boulder, CO, July 2003.
Mitchem, Jamie D. The Indianapolis Tornado of September 20, 2002: Damage Assessment Problems. 2003 Annual Meeting of the South Carolina Academy of Science, Clemson, SC, March 21, 2003. (Paper was awarded 3rd place in the SCAS Student Paper Competition).
Mitchem, Jamie D. The Indianapolis Tornado of September 20, 2002: Public Survey Results. 99th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, New Orleans, LA, March 5, 2003.
2002 Mitchem, Jamie D. Effects of Urbanization on U.S. Tornado Climatology. 27th Annual Hazards Research and Applications Workshop, Boulder, CO, July 2002.
Mitchem, Jamie D. Urban Tornadoes. Annual Meeting of the South Carolina Academy of Science, Aiken, SC, April 2002. (Paper was awarded 2nd place in the SCAS Student Paper Competition).
Mitchem, Jamie D. Tornadoes in Urbanized Areas: When Disaster Comes Downtown. 98th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Los Angeles, CA, March 23, 2002.
2001 Mitchem, Jamie D., Bryan J. Boruff, Jaime A. Easoz, Steven D. Jones, and Heather R. Landry. Are We in Kansas Anymore? 26th Annual Hazards Research and Applications Workshop, Boulder, CO, July 2001.
Koch, Steven E., and Jamie D. Mitchem. The Role of Dual Cold Fronts Aloft in a Major Tornado and Flash Flooding Event. 81st Annual Meeting of the American Meteorological Society, Albuquerque, NM, January 16, 2001.
2000 Mitchem, Jamie D. WSR-88D Doppler Radar Analysis of Dual Cold Fronts Aloft Associated with a Major Tornado Outbreak. 2000 Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers, Chapel Hill, NC, November 20, 2000.
1999 Mitchem, Jamie D., and Steven E. Koch. Mesoscale Model Analysis of a Squall Line Associated with a Split Front. 24th Annual Meeting of the National Weather Association, Biloxi, MS, October 21, 1999.
2010 GIS in Emergency Management. Department of Homeland Security – Federal Emergency Management Agency – Emergency Management Institute’s Emergency Management Higher Education Conference. Emmitsburg, MD.
2009 Hazards GIS. GeoTech Teacher GIS Workshop. Oakwood, GA.
GIS in Emergency Management. Department of Homeland Security – Federal Emergency Management Agency – Emergency Management Institute’s Emergency Management Higher Education Conference. Emmitsburg, MD.
CAMEO Suite – An Introduction. Department of Homeland Security – Federal Emergency Management Agency – Emergency Management Institute’s Emergency Management Higher Education Conference. Emmitsburg, MD.
2008 Geospatial Technology in Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
Department of Homeland Security – Federal Emergency Management Agency – Emergency Management Institute’s Emergency Management Higher Education Conference. Emmitsburg, MD.
2007 Geospatial Applications in Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
Department of Homeland Security – Federal Emergency Management Agency – Emergency Management Institute’s Emergency Management & Homeland Security/Defense Higher Education Conference. Emmitsburg, MD.
2006 Introduction to Remote Sensing and NASA World Wind Software. California University of Pennsylvania Future Math & Science Teachers Club. California, PA.
GIS in Emergency Management and Homeland Security. Department of Homeland Security – Federal Emergency Management Agency – Emergency Management Institute’s Emergency Management & Homeland Security/Defense Higher Education Conference (2 day workshop). Emmitsburg, MD.
Introduction to Pictometry for Greene County, Greene County Government Agencies, California, PA.
2005 GIS Applications for the Environment and Natural Resources, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, California, PA.
2004 ArcVoyager and GIS Applications for K-12 Teachers. California University of Pennsylvania Education Majors, GIS Day Activity. California, PA.
2012 Georgia Board of Regents’ Teaching Excellence Award for Departments and Programs (Co-Recipient, Lewis F. Rogers Institute for Environmental Spatial Analysis)
2011 GIS Professional (GISP) Certification by GIS Certification Institute
2010 National Endowment for the Humanities, Mapping Kiev 1941-1953: WWII and Post-WWII Recovery. $124,010. (co-PI) [rejected].
Department of Homeland Security – Federal Emergency Management Agency – Emergency Management Institute’s Emergency Management & Homeland Security/Defense Higher Education Conference, GIS in Emergency Management. $1000.
2009 DHS – FEMA– EMI’s Emergency Management & Homeland Security Higher Education Conference, GIS in Emergency Management. $850.
2008 Center for Rural Pennsylvania, Survey of Emergency Management and Preparedness Agencies in Pennsylvania’s Rural Counties. $35,000.
Department of Homeland Security – Federal Emergency Management Agency – Emergency Management Institute’s Emergency Management & Homeland Security/Defense Higher Education Conference, Geospatial Technology in Emergency Management and Homeland Security. $1250. (PI, with Thomas Mueller)
2007 Awarded HAZUS User of the Year (First Quarter) by FEMA.
Department of Homeland Security – Federal Emergency Management Agency – Emergency Management Institute’s Emergency Management & Homeland Security/Defense Higher Education Conference, Geospatial Applications in Emergency Management and Homeland Security. $1250. (PI, with Thomas Mueller)
2006 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Digital Wetlands Development to Aid in Wetlands Assessment, Analysis, and Natural Resource Management Response in Southwestern Pennsylvania. (co-PI, with Robert Whyte, Chad Kauffman, and Thomas Mueller) $217, 600.
Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation, Community Geoportal. (Metadata Committee and Chair of Training Committee). Total funding – $65,000.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) – Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium Affiliate Member. Remote Sensing and Education Using NASA World Wind. (co-PI, with Thomas Mueller) $4000.
Pictometry International Corp., Introduction to Oblique Aerial Photography. (co-Administrator, with Thomas Mueller) $68,000.
U.S. Department of Justice, CalU Crime Mapping Center- Extension. (Assistant Director of Cal U Crime Mapping Center) $47,000.
Department of Homeland Security – Federal Emergency Management Agency – Emergency Management Institute’s Emergency Management & Homeland Security/Defense Higher Education Conference, GIS in Emergency Management and Homeland Security. (co-PI, with Kevin Mickey and Thomas Mueller) $2500.
2005 California University of Pennsylvania Faculty Professional Development Center Travel Fund. $400.
2004 USC Graduate Student Day Presentation, Category: The Environment – First Place. $1000.
2002, 2003 Graduate School, University of South Carolina Travel Grant
2002 Natural Hazards Research and Applications Information Center Quick Response Research Grant, Tornadoes in Urbanized Areas. (PI) $2000.
Student Travel Grant, 82nd Annual Meeting of American Meteorological Society, Orlando, FL.
2001 Global Change Travel Scholarship, 81st Annual Meeting of American Meteorological Society, Albuquerque, NM.
2000 – 2004 University of South Carolina Graduate Assistantship
1998 – 2000 North Carolina State University Graduate Assistantship
1996 – 1997 National Student Exchange Program – Florida State University
1994 – 1998 University of South Carolina Trustees’ Endowment Scholarship
2011 DegreeWorks Training, Gainesville State College.
Attended Academic Geography and Public Health Showcase, Geography and Geospatial Science Working Group (GeoSWG), CDC, Atlanta, GA.
Distance Learning Leadership: Operations, Opposition, and Opportunity, USG Faculty Development Series, online.
Learning Circle, Academically Adrift, Gainesville State College
IESA Colloquium, NewTown and Environmental Justice
2010 Ethics Training, Gainesville State College, online.
Attended Georgia URISA Biennial GIS Conference, Athens, GA.
Attended Academic Geography and Public Health Showcase, Geography and Geospatial Science Working Group (GeoSWG), CDC, Atlanta, GA.
IESA Colloquia - ENST Students and Ox Cart to Automobile: Social Change in Western New York
2009 MapPublisher Training, Atlanta, GA.
How to Measure and Map the Change Detection in Your World, Webinar, ERDAS, Inc., on-line.
Creating Effective Web Maps, ESRI, Atlanta, GA.
LiveText Training, Gainesville State College.
Pictometry Training, on-line.
IESA Colloquia – Spatial Analysis in Sociology, Disasters in Caribbean, Ecosystem Services in Environmental Decisions
CTLL Workshops - Blackboard
2008-9 Teaching Excellence Program, Gainesville State College.
2008 SkyWarn Spotter Class, National Weather Service, Braselton, GA.
Attended Georgia URISA Biennial GIS Conference, Athens, GA.
CTLL Workshops – Advising for New Faculty, TEP, Tenure, GSC.
IESA Colloquium – Invasive Species
Attended GSC Professional Development Day workshops, GSC.
2007 Community Sustainability: Using GIS to Understand Risk and Recovery, Virtual Seminar, Wiley, on-line.
Customizing ArcIMS, on-line
Introduction to ArcIMS, on-line
Human Participants Protection Education for Research Teams, NIH, on-line
Microsoft Office 2007, California University of Pennsylvania.
Attended Symposium on Realities and Challenges of Global Warming/Global Dimming, Pittsburgh, PA.
Blackboard e-certification, on-line.
2006 HAZUS-MH Advanced Flood Training, Muncie, IN.
ESRI Introduction to ArcIMS Training, Philadelphia, PA.
Metadata Training from PASDA, State College, PA.
Flood Insurance Study Tutorial, FEMA, on-line.
Attended Mid-Atlantic Space Grant Annual Meeting, Charlottesville, VA.
NuRelm Training for Web Development, California, PA.
2005 Invited/Attended Workshop on Geospatial Information for Disaster Management, Sponsored by: National Research Council Committee on Planning for Catastrophe: A Blueprint for Improving Geospatial Data, Tools, and Infrastructure, Washington, D.C.
ESRI Business Analyst Training (On-line)
Basic HAZUS-MH Training, Indianapolis, IN.
Faculty Professional Development Center Workshops – (“Applying for Grants”, “Blackboard II”, “Creating a New Course Proposal and/or Seeking Approval for General Education Menu”), California, PA.
2004 Faculty Professional Development Center Workshops – (“Creating a New Course and/or Seeking General Education Menu Status”, “Balancing Research and Teaching: A Workshop for New and Second-Year Faculty”, “Tenure Workshop”, “Changes in the Library: What are the Course Implications?”, “Academic Development Services”, “Promotion”), California, PA.
Professional Service
2011 Georgia HAZUS Users Group – Planning Conference Call
2010 Reviewer for PERISHIP (Public Entity Risk Institute) Dissertation Fellowship Grant Program
2009 - present Regents Academic Advisory Committee on Geology and Geography
2008 3Rivers HAZUS User Group Outstanding Service Award named in my honor, the “Jamie Mitchem Award”
Book Review for Essentials of Geology (2nd edition) and Earth: Portrait of a Planet (3rd Edition) for W.W. Norton & Co.
Chair, Organizer of Session Using Geospatial Technologies for Hazard Studies for Annual Meeting of Association of American Geographers
2007-2008 Advisory Board Member, Special Populations Analysis and Research Using GIS (SPAR-GIS) initiative.
2006-2008 Chair, Education and Training Committee, Community Geoportal.
Co-chair, National University HAZUS Users Group (with Jamie Caplan).
2006 Pennsylvania Governor’s Commission on College and Career Success – Math/Science Faculty Meeting in western Pennsylvania.
Session Chair, 7th Annual Central Appalachian Geo-Spatial Conference.
2005-2008 Secretary, Pennsylvania Geographical Society.
Project Leader, creator of 3Rivers HAZUS Users Group
2005-2007 American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing – East Lakes Membership/Scholarship Committee.
2005-2006 Co-coordinator, Southwestern Pennsylvania Geographical Alliance.
2005 Co-assistant Chair, 6th Annual Central Appalachian Geo-Spatial Conference.
Session Chair, Pennsylvania Geographical Society Annual Meeting.
2004-2005 Local Arrangements Committee, Pennsylvania Geographical Society Annual Meeting.
2004 Co-chair, ESRI Users Meeting in western Pennsylvania.
2003-present Article reviewer for Natural Hazards Review, Professional Geographer, and Environmental Hazards
College Service
2012 Workload and Compensation Work Group Member, Operating Systems Work Groups, Consolidation Teams, Consolidation of Gainesville State College and North Georgia College and State University.
2012 Physical Sciences, Chemistry, Physics, Geosciences, Astronomy, and Engineering Curriculum Work Group Member, Operating Systems Work Groups, Consolidation Teams, Consolidation of Gainesville State College and North Georgia College and State University.
2010 – 2011 Grant Policy Committee Task Force Member, Gainesville State College.
2010 - 2012 Faculty Senate, STEM representative, Gainesville State College-Faculty Senate Compensation Subcommittee Member
2010 Faculty Panel Member, New Faculty Orientation, Gainesville State College
Panel Member for Art Selection for Map Art Exhibit at Roy C. Moore Art Gallery, Gainesville State College
2009–2010 Gainesville State College Professional Development Committee
2007 GIS and Emergency Management program showcase, Pennsylvania Association of Councils of Trustees (PACT) visit
2006-2008 StormReady Committee, California University of Pennsylvania
Sabbatical Committee, California University of Pennsylvania.
2006-2007 Taskforce for Master’s Degree in Math/Science Education, California University of Pennsylvania.
2004-2007 Faculty Professional Development Center Technology Subcommittee, California University of Pennsylvania.
Division Service
2012 Search Committee Chair for Geospatial Research and Administrative Assistant for IESA, June 2012.
2011 Organized, scheduled, and marketed US Census Bureau Regional Office’ GIS Training on GSC campus, January 2011.
2010 Represented IESA at Spring Open House at GSC
2009 - present Appointed as 1 of 2 primary faculty advisors for GIS students
2009 Re-Presented IESA Colloquium, “Tornado Town: The Incredible History of Tornadoes in Gainesville, GA and Vicinity” for a second time due to demand.
Presented IESA Colloquium, “Tornado Town: The Incredible History of Tornadoes in Gainesville, GA and Vicinity.”
Assisted with training/hosting visitors from Moroccan universities
Renewed Educational Partnership with AGI for STK software
Established Educational Partnership with AGI as part of Analytical Graphics’ Educational Alliance Program (with assistance from Dr. Sharma)
Assisted with Comprehensive Program Review and Outcome Assessments
2008 Peer Advisory Committee for Promotion and Tenure, Division of Natural Science, Technology, and Engineering
2006-2008 Chair, Outcomes Assessment Committee, Department of Earth Sciences, California University of Pennsylvania.
2006 Coordinator, Meteorology Colloquium Series Speaker Arrangements, Department of Earth Sciences, California University of Pennsylvania.
2005-2008 Coordinator, Robert A. Vargo Earth Science Department Scholarship, Department of Earth Sciences, California University of Pennsylvania.
Advisory Board for GIS and Emergency Management Concentration, Department of Earth Sciences, California University of Pennsylvania.
GIS Software Award Committee, Department of Earth Sciences, California University of Pennsylvania.
2004-2005 Program Review Committee, Department of Earth Sciences, California University of Pennsylvania.
2004 Co-Assistant Coordinator, GIS Day Activities, California University ofPennsylvania.
2003 Graduate Search Committee, Geography Graduate Student Association, Department of Geography, University of South Carolina.
Student Service
2012 Attended and Assisted with Advising Workshop for AESA Degree
2011 GISC 4020K Service Learning Project Conducting Spatial Analyses Using GIS with Environmental/Social Non-Profit Groups
2010 GISC 3011K Service Learning Project with Stephens County, GA for Making Reference Map Posters for County Government and Services
2009 - present Faculty Co-advisor for Geospatial Alliance Club
2009 GISC 3011K Service Learning Project with Da Vinci Academy Making Biome Maps for Middle School Science Exhibits
Attended WOW Barbecue, SOAR session, Graduation
2008 Instructed two Chemistry (CHEM 1212) classes how to map data they had collected in the field as a guest lecturer
Attended Welcome Week, Latino Student Association Meal, Medium – Chip Coffey, SOAR session
2007 Presented, “Disasters and Politics” for Planet in Peril Environmental Expo for Cal Campaign Consultants political science club
2006-2007 Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Mentor for undergraduate participant, Jessica Long, from California University of Pennsylvania, Technology, Weather Forecasts, and Warnings: Integrating the End-User Community, Sponsored by: Disaster Research Center, University of Delaware.
2006 Honor’s Thesis Advisor, California University of Pennsylvania – Three Large Buffalo Snow Events, Ryan Adamson.
Student Scholarship and Creativity Event award winners from Mesoscale Meteorology class, Research Subcommittee, Faculty Professional Development Center, California University of Pennsylvania.
2005-2008 Gamma Theta Upsilon International Geographical Honor Society Faculty Advisor, California University of Pennsylvania.
2004-2008 Councilor, California University of Pennsylvania/Southwest Pennsylvania Local Chapter of the American Meteorological Society.
2004 Red Bull’s Project Swell (Surfing Contest Forecasting), Coordinator for California University of Pennsylvania, 2 students placed in top 10 winning a surfing symposium trip to North Carolina.
Community Service
2012 Interview for “Warm Weather Could Be Bad for Plant Life” article in Gainesville Times newspaper (http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/archives/62778/ ), Gainesville, GA.
Invited Presentation, “Tornado Chasing and Tornado Safety”, Elachee Nature Center Summer Camp, Gainesville, GA.
2011 Invited Presentation, “Tornado Chasing and Tornado Safety”, Elachee Nature Center Summer Camp, Gainesville, GA.
2010-2012 Session Leader, Meteorology Event, Georgia Science Olympiad Tournament, Gainesville State College.
2009 Invited Presentation, “Are We Taking the “Art” Out of Cartography,” part of X Marks the Spot: Our Region in Five Centuries of Maps exhibition, The Columbus Museum, Columbus, GA.
Session Leader, Georgia Science Olympiad Tournament, Gainesville State College.
Presented “GIS for Humanities” by invitation to Humanities Division, Gainesville State College.
OpenStreetMap Mapping Party, Atlanta, GA.
2008 Session Leader, The Southwestern PA Science Olympiad Tournament, California University of Pennsylvania.
Session Leader, The Southwestern PA Science Olympiad Tournament, California University of Pennsylvania.
Invited Presentation, “Tornadoes and Tornado Safety”, Fairforest Elementary School, Spartanburg, SC.
2006 Discussion Leader, Manderino Library Book Club, Isaac’s Storm: A Man, A Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History, California University of Pennsylvania.
National Geographic Society’s Pennsylvania State Geography Bee Moderator, Shippensburg, PA.
Assisted Students with Crime Mapping for Bethel Park Police Dept.
2005 National Geographic Society’s Pennsylvania State Geography Bee Judge, Shippensburg, PA.
Contributor for California University of Pennsylvania, Brain Busters shown on WGAL TV (Harrisburg/Lancaster, PA), Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education.
Session Leader, The Southwestern PA Science Olympiad Tournament, California University of Pennsylvania.
Invited Presentation, “Storm Chase and Tornado Safety”, Fairforest Elementary School, Spartanburg, SC.
Guest Lecturer, “Risk Assessment of Geological Hazards” for Dr. Nikitina’s Advanced Environmental Geology class
Guest Lecturer, “Hurricane Katrina” for Dr. Ryan’s Travel and Tourism class
2004 Guest Lecturer, “Geographic Information Systems” for Dr. Bocetti’s Wildlife Management Techniques class and lab
Boy Scouts Weather Badge co-Administrator, Mingo Creek Park, PA.
1999 Volunteer Meteorologist, Softball Venue, Special Olympics World Games, Raleigh, NC.
Curricular Development
2011 - 2012 Create new Environmental Geography concentration proposal for B.S. AESA degree which will include four new courses
2010 - 2011 Created new GIS for Environmental Studies course (GISC 4020K)
2010 Design new Geospatial Computing course (GISC 2010)
2009 Designed online GISC 2011 course
Created GEOG 1111L lab using new temperature probe and Kestrel equipment
2008 Created Data Joining and Excel labs for GEOG 2011L
2006 Created GIS labs for ArcGIS 9.0 software, Google Earth, and GPS
Assisted with obtaining approval for GEO 411: GIS 2
2005 Obtained approval for GEO 360 on Health and Wellness general education menu
Obtained approval for GEO 420 on Critical Thinking general education menu
Obtained approval for EAS 300 on Values general education menu
Created GIS labs for ArcView 3 software
2004 Revised GIS and Planning concentration under Geography major to become new
GIS and Emergency Management concentration
Designed new minor in GIS and Emergency Management
Developed new Natural Hazards course (EAS 300)
Developed new Emergency Management course (GEO 360)
Developed new Disaster Vulnerability Assessment course (GEO 420)
Association of American Geographers (current)
Hazards Specialty Group (current)
Climate Specialty Group (current)
American Meteorological Society
American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
International Association of Emergency Managers
Pennsylvania Geographical Society
Association of State Floodplain Managers
3Rivers HAZUS Users Group (founder)
Sigma Gamma Epsilon – National Honor Society for the Earth Sciences
Gamma Theta Upsilon – International Geographical Honor Society
URISA-Georgia