MAD-AAG 2018: BRIDGING DIVIDES: PLACES, PEOPLE, AND THE ENVIRONMENT
MAD-AAG 2018 Annual Meeting, November 02, 2018 12:00pm - November 03, 2018 04:00pm
Hosted by Morgan State University, History, Geography, and Museum Studies Department
This year's conference theme,"Bridging Divides: Places, People, and the Environment,” included diverse sessions and panels that represent MAD-members' current work professionally, academically, and internationally.
The process of “Bridging” involves joining two ends that may not otherwise meet; the formation of a mediated space between different sets of values; and a conscious effort to connect individuals and groups of people through the creation of common ground.
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DAY I:
Paper Session I: Water Water Everywhere
Conserving the Everyday for Tomorrow: Chesapeake Conservancy’s Web-based Restoration Reports. Katie Walker, Geospatial Analyst Chesapeake Conservancy
We’re Not in Kansas Anymore: The Shifts in Favorable Tornado Environments. Jennifer St. Clair, Geography and Environmental Planning, Towson University
Concurrent and Lagged Correlations Between the El Niño/Southern Oscillation and Monthly Tornado Counts in the Southeast United States. Tiffany DeBoer Geography and Environmental Planning, Towson University
Water Content Analysis of Rock Glaciers in the Cancosa Region of Northern Chile in Comparison To Streamflow. Domenick Mancini,Department of Geography – Earth Science Shippensburg University & Geography and Environmental Planning, Towson University
Paper Session II: Ways to Know, Ways to Present, Ways to Learn
“I’m Not Dead Yet”: Personal Experiences from the Dead Sea Revival Project. Justin Rosenzweig, Geography and Environmental Planning, Towson University
Gender, Race & Identity: Personal Narratives on My Experiences in Pakwach East, Uganda.Tracy Edwards, Department of Geography, Frostburg State University
Not Only Long and Not Only an Island: Benefits and Shortcomings for Using GIS to Target Potential Towson Students. Katherine Iles, Geography and Environmental Planning, Towson University
Pacific Worlds, Revisited: Expanding our Approach to Documenting and Presenting Indigenous Knowledge. RDK Herman, Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
How Cartography, Remote Sensing and GIS are used in Museum Exhibits to Geographically Educate the Public. Daniel G. Cole, GIS Coordinator & Chief Cartographer, Smithsonian Institution
Welcome Reception from Morgan State University and Keynote Address:
Bridging Divides,Dr. Sheryl Luzzadder-Beach, University of Texas-Austin, AAG President & Lifetime MAD-AAG Member. Keynote Address: “Bridging Divides"
DAY II:
Paper Session IIIa: Managing Consumption
Bridging Solid Waste Management: The District of Columbia and Surrounding Counties. Petronella Kigochi, Aries Henriquez, Justin Ricks, Fatima Sy, Hakeem Thomas, Joe Cindy Tientcheu, Department of History, Howard University
Food Deserts: A Transportation Analysis of the Disparity in Access to Healthy Food. Celeste Chavis,Department of Transportation and Urban Infrastructure Studies, Morgan State University
Generating Energy, Generating Waste: Investigating the Vinh Tan 2 Thermal Power Plant. Ha Nguyen Xuan, Geography & Environmental Planning, Towson University
Paper Session IIIb: Bridging Here, There, and the Classroom
We are All Caravan Migrants: A Personal History of Arrival.Andrew Freburger, Graduate Program in Social Science Towson University
Bridging the Civil-Military Divide in America: Thoughts, Questions, No Clear Answers Aaron Lilley, Graduate Program in Social Science, Towson University
Social Studies is More Than Civics: Placing Geography in the Secondary School Curriculum. Kai Lassiter, Graduate Program in Social Science, Towson University
Mind the Gap: How Geography Can Bridge the Achievement Gap in Maryland’s Secondary Schools. Gregory Klock and Kaitlyn Dwyer, Graduate Program in Social Science, Towson University
Paper Session IIIc: Pacific Matters
“Go Fish”! Territorialization, Quotas, and the Māori. Molly Pickel, Graduate Program in Geography, Towson University
Discussing the Regional States of Borneo. Scott Conway, Graduate Program in Geography, Towson University
A Bridge Too Far? Russia’s Asian Aspirations. Jeremy Tasch, Geography and Environmental Planning, Towson University
Validating the Inputs Used to Create Geo-Referenced Census Data. Michael Ratcliffe and Deirdre Bishop, Geography Division, US Census Bureau of the Census
Poster Session: Views from the Capital
Recycling: An Observation of Visitors at the National Zoo. Tanisha Grey, Brenna Hair, Zakira M. Malloy, Erin Strickland, Petronella Kigochi, Department of History, Howard University
Vietnamese Migrants and the Nail Industry in Washington, D.C. Amber Gregory, Department of Geography, The George Washington University
Columbia Heights: The Racial Implications of Gentrification. Gavin Derleth, The George Washington University