Paul Jackson is a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Geography. He investigates how scientists and experts grapple with the interaction between humans and the urban environment.
[more]Geography major Cooper Thomas '14 will spend the 2014–2015 academic year in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, as a Fulbright Fellow. There, he will conduct independent research on post-socialist urbanization and cultural transformation. Inspired by his coursework in urban geography and GIS, as well as a personal interest in Central Asia's social and political history, Cooper will explore the ways in which Bishkek's urban design, land use patterns, architecture, and iconography reflect the reconstitution of Kyrgyz national identity.
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On the road with a teenage Syrian refugee, traveling the underground railroad from Sicily to Sweden’s doorstep. Mackenzie's latest article: http://foreignpolicy.com/2015/02/13/catch-me-if-you-can-syrian-refugees-europe-italy-sweden/ To learn more about Mackenzie Knowles-Coursin '07 you can visit his website at mkcimage.com.
[more]Ben Hughey '12 makes maps. As a kid growing up in Alaska, he used a GPS to hike off-trail. Then, as a college junior, he combined his GPS skills with his mapmaking ability to help three indigenous communities in Ecuador create maps of their lands, which they'll use to defend themselves against future land incursions. Now, at age 25, Ben is using mapmaking to try to get people on board land conservation projects in Washington State, in the north-western United States.
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Daniel Bornstein ’14 spent months doing research in the Gambia for his senior thesis on the relationship between the West African country and the European countries that consume its exports.
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