Name: Jim Chandler Department

Associate Professor

PhD,

BS,

(%teaching/%research/%service/administration/clinical practice)

% teaching % research % service

b. Courses
c. Graduate student supervisory experience (theses/dissertations)
4. Scholarly & Professional Activities related to proposed degree (emphasis on past five years)

a Publications/Scholarly Activity related to proposed degree
b. Status of Grants & Contracts submitted related to proposed degree (including agency names, years of funding, collaborative partners)
c. Invited research presentations outside ECU
d. Patents/disclosures/copyrights
e. Participation in scholarly collaborations with other universities, laboratories, & centers
f. Service on related state/national/international boards or committees

5. Other

Name: Tom Allen Department: Geography
College: Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences

1. Rank

Associate Professor

PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1995, Geography

BS, Old Dominion University, 1991, Geography

3. Teaching Experience related to proposed degree (emphasis on past five years)

a. Overall nature of workload assignments

(%teaching/%research/%service/administration/clinical practice)

50 % teaching 45% research 5% service

b. Courses

GEOG 6440 Spatial Analysis of Coastal Environments

GEOG 6XXX/7XXXX Sustainability in the Coastal Zone (prospective new course)

GEOG 6XXX Elements of GIS (new course, in preparation)

Co-Advisor, Andy Damalas, Ph.D., Ecological Sciences, 2005. Old Dominion University,

Dissertation: Landscape Determinants of Neotropical Avian Species Diversity in the Deciduous-Coniferous Ecotone, Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Co-Advisor, Scott Bellows, Ph.D. Ecological Sciences, 2007, Old Dominion University,

Dissertation: Spatial Analysis of Mosquito Habitat: Implications for Population Control and Health Surveillance.
4. Scholarly & Professional Activities related to proposed degree (emphasis on past five years)

a Publications/Scholarly Activity related to proposed degree

Allen, T.R., H. Tolvanen, G. Oertel, and G. McLeod. Spatial Analysis of Coastal Lagoon Gradients, Chincoteague Bay, MD/VA. Estuaries and Coasts (in press.)

McLeod, G.M., J. Daigneu, J. Collins, N. Swan, and T.R. Allen. 2007. High Resolution Dune Complex Mapping for the Monitoring of Coastal Landform Change, First Landing State Park, Virginia. Virginia Journal of Science, 58(1): 17-25.

Allen, T.R. and D.W. Wong..2006. Exploring GIS, spatial statistics, and remote sensing for risk assessment of vector-borne disease: A West Nile Virus example. International Journal of Risk Assessment and Management, 6(4/5/6):253-275.

Campbell, Rachel. M.A. Geography, Internship committee member, Designing a ZIP Code GIS for Trinidad and Tobago. (May 2007-Present.)

b. Status of Grants & Contracts submitted related to proposed degree (including agency names, years of funding, collaborative partners)

Principal Investigator, VISSTA –Vegetation, Impervious Surfaces, Soils, and Topographic Analysis Tools: Using Geospatial Technology to Promote Coastal Water Quality. $159,631. The Cooperative Institute for Coastal and Estuarine Environmental Technology (CICEET), Sept. 1, 2007-Aug. 31, 2009.

Co-Investigator (Visualization Lead), Renaissance Computing Institute (Renci) at East Carolina. Center for Coastal Systems Informatics and Modeling (C-SIM), $1M, January 2007-June 2009.

Co-Principal Investigator, Environmental Public Health Tracking System in Virginia. $80,000. Old Dominion University Research Foundation Seed Grant, January – June 2006.

Allen, T.R. Spatial Analysis of Environmental Gradients in a Coastal Lagoon. Department of Geography and Geology, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, September 2007 (invited.)

Allen, T.R. Advancing Coastal Geoinformatics and GIS at East Carolina. North Carolina Arc User Group, Carolina Beach, NC, September, 2007 (invited.)

McLeod, G.M., J. Wilson, J. McGee, and T.R. Allen. Assessing Virginia’s Geospatial Workforce and Educational Needs. ESRI User Conference, June 2007.

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Coastal Studies Institute (CICEET grant)

Renaissance Computing Institute (ECU visualization coordinator and director of technology)

NCView North Carolina Remote Sensing and GIS applications consortium (UNC, UNC-W, UNC-C, UNC-G, ECSU, ASU)

Adjunct and research collaborator, Department Political Science and Geography and Department of Ocean, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences (Old Dominion University)

Research Associate, Virginia Coast Reserve Long-Term Ecological Research site

Governor’s Board for Geographic Information Systems (Virginia 1999-2001)

Board of Directors, Coastal and Marine Specialty Group, Association of American Geographers (2006-present)

5. Other

Name: Derek Alderman Department: Geography
College: Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Sciences

1. Rank

Associate Professor of Geography

PhD, University of Georgia, 1998, Geography

MA, University of Georgia, 1993, Geography

BA, Georgia Southern College, 1990, History

(%teaching/%research/%service/administration/clinical practice)

40% teaching 40% research 20% service

b. Courses

GEOG 4315/6315: Geographic Images/Advanced Geographic Images

GEOG 4335/6335: Geography of Tourism/Tourism Development

GEOG 7300: Seminar in Geography of Heritage

E. Arnold Modlin, Jr. (MA, geography, in progress), “The Representation of Slavery at NC Plantation Museums”

Laura Heavner (MA, Geography, 2006, thesis), "The Power of Photography: Gender and racial/Ethnic Images in North Carolina Tourism Brochures"

Justin Gross (MA, Geography, 2006, thesis) "Bridging the Festival Gap: Comparing Organizers’ Perceptions of Visitors to a survey of Visitors to the Carolina Renaissance Festival, 2005."

Glenn Gentry (MA, Geography, 2004, thesis), "Walking with the Dead: An Analysis of Ghost Walk Tourism in Savannah, Georgia"

Jeff Prince (MA, Geography, 2003, internship), "Eat Mo' Shad: An Analysis of Festival-Making in Grifton, North Carolina"

Dwyer, Owen J. and Derek H. Alderman. (In Press). Civil Rights Memorials and the Geography of Memory. Athens, GA: Center for American Places and University of

Georgia Press.

Alderman, Derek H. and Owen J. Dwyer. 2004. “Putting Memory in its Place: The Politics of Commemoration in the Post-Civil Rights Movement South.”

In WorldMinds: Geographical Perspectives on 100 Problems, Boston: Kluwer Academic Publishers (Edited by Don Janelle, Barney Warf, and Kathy Hansen), pp. 55-60.

Jones, Kimberly L. and Derek H. Alderman. 2003. “Antiques Tourism and the Selling of Heritage in Eastern North Carolina.” North Carolina Geographer 11: 74-87.

Alderman, Derek H. 2002. “Writing on the Graceland Wall: On the Importance of Authorship in Pilgrimage Landscapes.” Tourism Recreation Research 27(2): 27-34.

Alderman, Derek H. and Donna G’Segner Alderman. 2001. “Kudzu: A Tale of Two Vines.” Southern Cultures 7(3): 49-64.

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2006: “Slavery Heritage Tourism as a Contested Landscape,” Department of Geography & Earth Science, UNC-Charlotte, October 18.

2004: “Methodologies in Heritage Tourism Research,” Department of Geography, University of Mary Washington, October 4 & 5.

2004: “The Importance of Place Marketing to Tourism Development: Strategies and Issues,” Speaker series for city managers and mayors in Mecklenburg and Brunswick Counties, Virginia, August 26.

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5. Other

2006: Paper session organizer with E. Arnold Modlin, “Tourist Sites as Spaces of Dialogue about Slavery,” Annual meeting of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, Charlotte, North Carolina, October.

2006: Paper session organizer with E. Arnold Modlin, “Museum-Building and the Politics of Remembering Slavery,” Annual meeting of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, Charlotte, North Carolina, October.

2001: Paper session organizer with Rebecca Torres, “Geographies of Tourism I & II,” Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Division of the Association of American Geographers, Lexington, Kentucky, November.

Faculty Information Sheet OKMYUNG BIN Associate Professor - Economics Thomas Harriot College of Arts & Sciences Academic Background Ph.D.   Include information below about courses taught, overall nature of workload assignment (including the percentage of time assigned to teaching, research, and service) and graduate student supervisory experience (theses/dissertations) Scholarly & Professional Activities related to proposed degree (with emphasis on the past five years) Articles in Refereed Journals BIN, O., Kruse, J., & Landry, C. (2008).  Flood Hazards, Insurance Rates, and Amenities: Evidence from the Coastal Housing Market. Journal of Risk and Insurance, 75 (1), 63-82. Landry, C., Bin, O., Hindsley, P., Whitehead, J., & Wilson, K. (2007).  Going Home: Evacuation-Migration Decisions of Hurricane Katrina Survivors. Southern Economic Journal, 74 (2), 326-343. Bin, O. (2006).  Hatchery Programs, Stock Enhancement, and Cost Effectiveness: A Case Study of the Albemarle Sound/Roanoke River Stocking Program 1981-1996. Marine Policy, 30(4), 299-307. BIN, O. & Kruse, J. (2006).  Real Estate Market Response to Coastal Flood Hazards. Natural Hazards Review, 7 (4), 137-144. Bin, O. (2005).  Evidence on the Amenity Value of Wetlands in a Rural Setting. Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics, 37(3), 589-602. Bin, O. (2005).  Some Consumer Surplus Estimates for North Carolina Beaches. Marine Resource Economics, 20(2), 145-161. Bin, O. (2005).  A Semiparametric Hedonic Model for Valuing Wetlands. Applied Economics Letters, 12(10), 597-601. Bin, O. (2004).  Estimation of Hedonic Price Functions via Additive Nonparametric Regression. Empirical Economics, 30(1), 93-114. Bin, O. (2004).  Effects of Flood Hazards on Property Values: Evidence Before and After Hurricane Floyd. Land Economics, 80(4), 490-500. Bin, O. (2003).  A Prediction Comparison of Housing Sales Prices by Parametric versus Semi-parametric Regressions. Journal of Housing Economics, 13, 68-84. Bin, O. (2003).  A Logit Analysis of Vehicle Emissions Using Inspection and Maintenance Testing Data. Transportation Research D: Transport and Environment, 8(3), 215-227. RefereedProceedings Full Paper BIN, O., Crawford, T., Kruse, J., & Landry, C. (2006).  Valuing Spatially Integrated Amenities and Risks in Coastal Housing Markets. Third World Congress of Environmental and Resource Economists. Non-RefereedProceedings Full Paper BIN, O. (2007).  The Economic Value of the Setiu Wetlands: A Choice Modeling Approach to Management Options. The Current State of Knowledge of the Setiu Wetlands. Paper Presentations-Refereed International BIN, O., Dumas, C., Poulter, B., & Whitehead, J. (2007, May). GIS Measuring the Impacts of Climate Change on North Carolina Coastal Resources.   Presented at Ecosystem Sustainability & Health of Threatened Marine Environments, Terengganu, Malaysia. BIN, O., Crawford, T., Kruse, J., & Landry, C. (2006, July). Valuing Spatially Integrated Amenities and Risks in Coastal Housing Markets.   Presented at The Third World Congress of Environmental and Resource Economists, Kyoto, Japan. National BIN, O., Crawford, T., Kruse, J., & Landry, C. (2007, May). Flood Prone with a View: Coastal Housing Market Response to Risk and Amenity.   Presented at Center for Natural Resource Economics & Policy, Louisiana State University, New Orleans, Louisiana. BIN, O. & Polasky, S. (2004, May). Valuing Coastal Wetlands Using a Hedonic Price Approach.   Presented at Center for Natural Resource Economics & Policy, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Regional BIN, O., Landry, C., & Meyer, G. (2007, November). Riparian Buffers and Hedonic Prices: A Quasi-Experimental Analysis of Residential Property Values in the Neuse River Basin.   Presented at Southern Economic Association Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana. BIN, O. & Edwards, B. (2006, November). Social Capital and Business Giving to Charity Following a Natural Disaster: An Empirical Assessment.   Presented at Southern Economic Association Annual Meeting, Charleston, South Carolina. BIN, O. & Jamie Kruse, J. (2005). Real Estate Market Response to Coastal Flood Hazards.   Presented at Southern Economic Association Annual Meeting, Washington, District of Columbia. BIN, O., Landry, C., Ellis, C., & Vogelsong, H. (2005, March). Some Consumer Surplus Estimates for North Carolina Beaches.   Presented at Eastern Economic Association Annual Meeting, New York City, New York. BIN, O. & Polasky, S. (2003, November). Flood Hazards, Insurance, and House Prices - A Hedonic Property Price Analysis.   Presented at Southern Economic Association Annual Meeting, San Antonio, Texas. Research Grants Funded-External 2008 - BIN, O., "North Carolina Coastal Hazards: Economic Implications of Severe Storms and Sea Level Rise", University of North Carolina Research Competitiveness Fund, ( $11,118). 2006 - BIN, O., "Measuring the Impacts of Climate Change on North Carolina Coastal Resources", National Commission on Energy Policy. 2006 - BIN, O., "The 'New' New Orleans: Evaluating Preferences for Rebuilding Plans after Hurricane Katrina", National Science Foundation. Funded-Internal 2007 - BIN, O., "Asian Studies Grants", Asian Studies Program, ( $4,000). 2006 - BIN, O., "The Impact of Riparian Buffer Rules on Real Estate Markets: Evidence from the Neuse River Basin", Faculty Senate 2006-2007 Research/Creative Activity Grant. 2005 - BIN, O., "Spatial, Environmental and Behavioral Determinants of Valuation of Coastal Erosion Risk", Division of Research and Graduate Studies Research Development Grant Program. 2005 - BIN, O., "Study on Historical Impact of Pitt County Memorial Hospital on County Revenue Stream", Regional Development Services. 2003 - BIN, O., "Valuing Wetlands Using a Hedonic Property Price Approach", Department of Economics. Service: Professional Reviewer - Article / Manuscript 2007-2008:  Journal of Environmental Economics & Mngt (National). 2007-2008:  Journal of American Water Resources Association (National). 2007-2008:  Ecological Economics (National). 2007-2008:  American Journal of Agricultural Economics (National). 2006-2007:  International Journal of Intelligent Systems in Accounting, Finance and Management (National). 2006-2007:  Coastal Management Journal (National). 2005-2006:  Public Finance Review (National). 2005-2006:  Journal of Environmental Economics & Mngt (National). 2004-2005:  Contemporary Economic Policy (National). Reviewer - Grant Proposal Related to Expertise 2005-2006 through 2006-2007:  South Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics Grant (International). 2005-2006:  Florida Sea Grant (State).