UCA faculty news

Dr. Brooks Green of UCA’s Department of Geography in September presented a paper titled, “Modeling Population Dynamics in Rural Russia,” in Ryazan, Russia at a conference on Regional Geography and Geoecology.

Green and Dr. Jeff Allender, also of UCA’s Department of Geography, last month attended the National Conference on Geographic Education in Dearborn, Mich.

Dr. Brooks Pearson of UCA’s Geography Department last month presented a paper titled, “Service Learning in a Math and Science Classroom Using GIS and Remote Sensing,” in Wilmington, Del. at the Applied Geography conference.

Dr. Michael Yoder, Associate Professor of Geography, last month presented a paper titled “The Geography of Mexican Maritime Ports: Globalization, Neoliberalism, and Evolving Landscapes of Trade” at the 2008 Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Division of the Association of American Geographers (SWAAG) at Texas State University in San Marcos. As Chairman of SWAAG, Yoder presided over the association’s business meeting.