Curriculum Vitae Andrew Curtis


U.S. Civilian Research and Development Foundation 2004 Ecological and Socio-Economic Factors of Anthrax Foci Activity and Improvement of its Diagnosis and Prophylaxis in Kazakhstan (Co-PI ,800)



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U.S. Civilian Research and Development Foundation 2004 Ecological and Socio-Economic Factors of Anthrax Foci Activity and Improvement of its Diagnosis and Prophylaxis in Kazakhstan (Co-PI $82,800).

  • Louisiana Economic Development Assistantship (EDA) 2004 Using GIS to Identify Low Birth Weight Delivery Hotspots in Louisiana (PI $100,000).

  • Louisiana State University Faculty Research Grant (FRG) Program 2004 A Cultural and Geographic Epidemiological Study of Chagas Disease in the Los Tuxtla region of Vera Cruz, Mexico, Louisiana State University (PI $9999).

  • Louisiana State University Faculty Travel Program 2004 Utilizing GIS, Spatial Analysis and a Real-Time Pregnancy Surveillance System to Identify and Serve At Risk Populations During a Bioterrorism Event (PI $750.00).

  • Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries 2004 Wildlife & Fisheries Identification of Habitat Sites for the Ornate Box Turtle,Caracara, & Burrowing Owl Using GIS Capabilities. (PI $8,906).

  • Louisiana State University Student Technology Fee 2004 CADGIS computing upgrade (Co-PI $45,000).

  • Louisiana State University Regents Faculty Research Award 2003 An Analysis of the Mobility of At-Risk Mothers in Baton Rouge (PI $5594).

  • Junior Faculty Travel Program 2003 Meeting with Pan American Health Organization in Washington DC. (PI $500.00).

  • Louisiana State University CAPITAL 2002-03A proposal to enhance research and instruction in geographic information science at LSU (Co-PI $100,000).

  • Louisiana State University Student Technology Fee 2002 Upgrading technical facilities in the Department of Geography and Anthropology (PI $47,342).

  • The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation 2002 Active Living Policy and Environmental Studies (ALPES), Environmental Characteristics of Recreational Areas (Co PI $100,000)

  • Louisiana State University COR Summer Stipend Program 2002 Using a Geographic Information System and Spatial Analysis to Reduce Racial Disparities in Infant Mortality – Identifying Trends During the 1990’s. (PI $5000).

  • Louisiana State University Junior Faculty Travel Program 2002 Using GIS to Reduce Infant Mortality in Baton Rouge. (PI $650.00).

  • Healthy Start in Baton Rouge Grant 2000 --2005 Evaluation of: Eliminating Disparities in Perinatal Health as part of Healthy Start in Baton Rouge Grant. (PI $125,312). Curtis also co-wrote the original Family Road of Baton Rouge proposal “Eliminating Disparities in Perinatal Health” to HRSA/Maternal and Child Healthy Bureau, $2,800,000.

  • DEFE Program of the Louisiana Board of Regents 2000 Using Geographic Information System and Spatial Analysis to Reduce Racial Disparities in Infant Mortality (PI $9,911.40).

  • Morehead State University Research Grant 1999 The Impact of the Influenza Pandemic on Kentucky (PI $550).

  • University of Kentucky NSF EPSCoR 1999 Using a Spatial Filter and a GIS to Identify Statistically Significant Holes in a Point Data Surface (PI $24,863).

  • Morehead State University Research Grant 1998 Using a Spatial Filter to Identify Omissions in Reportable Disease Data (PI $3597).

  • Morehead State University Research Grant 1998 Using a Spatial Filter to Improve Rabies Surveillance in Kentucky (PI $5000).

  • Morehead State University Summer Stipend 1997 Creating a Histoplasmosis Information System (PI $500).

  • Morehead State University Research Grant 1996 The Spatial Investigation of Reportable Diseases in Kentucky (PI $3155).


    TEACHING
    Courses Taught


    • University of Southern California

    Special Topics (Introduction to Geographic Information Systems for American Studies) (AMST 599)

    Natural Hazards (GEOG- 260Lg)

    Environment and Health (GEOG-419)

    Principles of Geographic Information Science (GEOG- 482Lg)

    Research Seminar (geographic professionalization) (GEOG-502)

    Special Topics – Geographic Methods (GEOG – 599)

    Advanced Research Seminar (Geography and Health) (GEOG – 695)


    • Louisiana State University

    Computer Cartography (4044) – joint Graduate (approx 90%) and Undergraduate (approx 10%)

    Geographic Information Systems (4047) joint Graduate (65%) and Undergraduate (approx 35%)

    Methods of Spatial Analysis (4048) joint Graduate (90%) and Undergraduate (approx 10%)

    Special Class: Medical Geography (4998)

    Selected Topics in Geography: Medical Geography (7911)

    Quantitative Methods for Geographical Analysis (7935)




    • Morehead State University

    Physical Geography (101)

    Fundamentals of Geography (100)

    Computer Cartography (349)

    Medical Geography (399)

    Disasters (399)


    • State University of New York at Buffalo

    Urban Geography (366)
    Teaching Evaluations
    USC

    (scores out of 5)

    Fall 2010 GEOG 482 Principles of GI Science Rate the course: 4.63; Rate the instructor 4.50

    Fall 2010 GEOG 260Lg Natural Hazards - Rate the course: 3.31; Rate the instructor 3.80

    Fall 2009 GEOG 482 Principles of GI Science Rate the course: 4.63; Rate the instructor 4.88

    Fall 2009 GEOG 260Lg Natural Hazards - Rate the course: 3.49; Rate the instructor 3.84

    Fall 2008 GEOG-419 Environment and Health -Rate the course: 4.25; Rate the instructor 4.50

    Fall 2008 GEOG 260Lg Natural Hazards - Rate the course: 4.10; Rate the instructor 4.39

    Spring 2008 GEOG-419 Environment and Health -Rate the course: 4.00; Rate the instructor 4.50

    Fall 2007 GEOG 260Lg Natural Hazards - Rate the course: 3.89; Rate the instructor 4.34
    Louisiana State University

    (scores out of 5)

    Spring 2006 GEOG 4047 Intro to GIS average weighted score: 4.31 (Dept average: 3.90)

    Spring 2006 GEOG 4047 Intro to GIS average weighted score: 4.24 (Dept average: 3.90)

    Fall 2005 Teaching Sabbatical

    Summer 2005 GEOG 4047 Intro to GIS no evaluations given in summer classes

    Spring 2005 GEOG 4047 Intro to GIS average weighted score: 4.39 (Dept average: 4.09)

    Spring 2005 GEOG 4047 Intro to GIS average weighted score: 4.05 (Dept average: 4.09)

    Fall 2004 GEOG 4047 Intro to GIS average weighted score: 4.27 (Dept average: 3.94)

    Fall 2004 GEOG 4047 Intro to GIS average weighted score: 4.1 (Dept average: 3.94)

    Summer 2004 GEOG 4047 Intro to GIS no evaluations given in summer classes

    Spring 2004 GEOG 4047 Intro to GIS average weighted score: 4.61 (Dept average: 3.88)

    Spring 2004 GEOG 4047 Intro to GIS average weighted score: 4.55 (Dept average: 3.88)

    Fall 2003 GEOG 4047 Intro to GIS average weighted score: 4.46 (Dept average: 3.94)

    Fall 2003 GEOG 4047 Intro to GIS average weighted score: 4.55 (Dept average: 3.94)

    Summer 2003 GEOG 4047 Intro to GIS no evaluations given in summer classes

    Spring 2003 GEOG 7911 Medical Geography weighted score: 4.2

    Spring 2003 GEOG 4047 Intro to GIS weighted score: 4.34

    Spring 2003 GEOG 4047 Intro to GIS weighted score: 4.46

    Fall 2002 leave of absence (fulfilling VISA requirements)

    Summer 2002 GEOG 4047 Intro to GIS no evaluations given in summer classes



    (scores out of 4)

    Spring 2002 GEOG 7911 Medical Geography weighted score: 3.96

    Spring 2002 GEOG 4047 Intro to GIS weighted score: 3.77

    Fall 2001 GEOG 4048 Intro to Statistics weighted score: 3.6

    Fall 2001 GEOG 4047 Intro to GIS weighted score: 3.23

    Summer 2002 GEOG 4047 Intro to GIS no evaluations given in summer classes

    Spring 2001 GEOG 4998 Medical Geography weighted score: 3.8

    Spring 2001 GEOG 4047 Intro to GIS weighted score: 3.39




    Dissertations and Theses Directed
    University of Southern California


    1. Jenny Wrye Novak, PhD. Geography (in progress)

    2. Brice Burkett, MS, Geographic Information Science & Technology (2011)


    Louisiana State University


    1. Sarah Hinman, Ph.D. HGIS (2007) Title: Spatial Patterns of Typhoid in Washington DC from 1880 to 1911. Currently faculty at Idaho State University

    2. Harry Wilson, Ph.D. HGIS (2007) Title: Neighborhood Development Patterns in Historic Pensacola. Currently faculty at Ohio Northern University

    3. Frances Currin, Ph.D. Medical Geography (2007) Title: Chagas in culture and place: A mixed methods approach to a new medical geography of Chagas disease in Los Tuxlas, Mexico

    4. David Dorrell, Ph.D. Medical Geography (2007) Title: Spatial Bias in Rabies Surveillance During the Raccoon Rabies Epizootic Currently faculty at Nicholls State University

    5. Kate Streva, M.N.S., Hazards Geography (2007) Title: Hurricane modeling in GIS: An investigation of threshold storm events affecting special medical needs populations in coastal Louisiana

    6. Anzhelika Antipova, M.S., Medical Geography (2007) Title: Hurricane Andrew and pregnancies in Louisiana

    7. Gerardo Boquin, M. S., Medical Geography (2007) Title: Spatial Patterns of T. Dimidiata reinfestation in Guatemala

    8. Jason Blackburn, Ph.D. Medical Geography (2006) Title: Evaluating the Spatial Ecology of Anthrax in North America: Examining the Epidemiological Components Across Multiple Geographic Scales Using a GIS-Based Approach. Currently faculty at the University of Florida

    9. William Arden, M.S., Medical Geography (2005) Title: Urban yellow fever diffusion patterns and the role of micro-environmental factors in disease dissemination: a temporal-spatial analysis of the Memphis epidemic of 1878

    10. Ann- Marie Cain, M.A., Medical Geography(2004) Title: A spatial analysis of the smallpox epidemic in Sheffield, United Kingdom, 1887-1888

    11. Jason Blackburn, M.S., Medical Geography (2003).Title: Characterizing spatially explicit patterns of Antibiotic Resistance in the marine environment using top-level marine predators

    12. Sait Ahmet Binselam, M.N.S. (2001) A Comparison of Point Pattern Analyses



    Dissertations and Theses as Committee Member
    California State University Long Beach (external committee member)


    1. Sheridan Kennedy, MA Geography (2011)


    University of Southern California


    1. Julienne Gard, Ph.D. Geography (in progress)

    2. Laura Harjo, Ph.D. Geography (in progress)

    3. Analena Hassberg, Ph.D. American Studies & Ethnicity (in progress)

    4. Louisa Holmes, Ph.D. Geography (in progress)

    5. Rachel Russell, Ph.D. Geography (in progress)

    6. Oh Seok Kim Ph.D. Geography (in progress)

    7. Matthew Davis MA Geography (in progress)

    8. Arthur Page MA Architecture (in progress)

    9. Chi Hin Lam, Ph.D. Marine Environmental Biology (2011)

    10. Christine Li Ph.D. Geography (2009)


    Louisiana State University


    1. Bretton Summers, Ph.D. Geography (2007)

    2. Scott Hemmerling, Ph.D. Geography (2007)

    3. Dominique M Duval-Diop, Ph.D. Geography (2006)

    4. Guiyun Zhou, Ph.D. Geography (2006)

    5. Srinivas Vinnakota, Ph.D. Geography (2006)

    6. Misty Richard, Ph.D. The School of Veterinary Medical Science (2006).

    7. Evaristo Liwa, Ph.D. Coastal Studies (2006)

    8. Sainath Challuri, MS Geography (2006)

    9. Bretton Somers, MA Geography (2005)

    10. Michelle Russo, MA Geography (2005)

    11. Jamie Suskewicz, MA Anthropology (2005)

    12. Ellen Salter-Pedersen, MA Anthropology (2004)

    13. Daniel Culli, MA Geography (2004)

    14. William Fagan Ph.D. Geography (2003)

    15. Paul Watts, MA Geography (2003)

    16. Casey Shamblin, MA Anthropology (2003)

    17. Jane Russell, MA Anthropology (2003)

    18. Gina Dimattia, MA Anthropology (2002)

    19. Erica Gibson, MA Anthropology (2002)

    20. Lori Scheiss, MA Anthropology (2002)

    21. Misty Richard, MS Epidemiology (2002)

    22. Joseph Lloyd Macaluso, M.N.S. Geography (2002)

    23. Esra Ozdenerol, Ph.D Geography (2001)

    24. Tian Wu, Ph.D Geography, (2001)

    25. Soe Win Myint, Ph.D Geography (2001)

    26. William Fagan, MA, Geography (2001)

    27. Stephen Greaves, Ph.D Engineering, (2000)


    Short Courses Developed


    • National Center for Biomedical Research and Training (NCBRT) Academy of Counter-Terrorist Education.2004 Prevention and Response to Agricultural Terrorism Course.


    Local Instructional Activities (guest lectures, etc.)


    1. Medical Geography and Infant Health, Guest lecture for Geography of Health, California State University at Fullerton Department of Geography 2008

    2. GIS and Hurricane Katrina, Baton Rouge Dietetic Association, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University 2006

    3. Spatial Patterns in the 1878 Yellow Fever Epidemic of New Orleans, Guest talk in a Microbiology class, Loyola University 2006

    4. After Hurricane Katrina, Presentation to Two Classes at McBrayer Elementary School, Morehead, Kentucky 2005.

    5. After Hurricane Katrina, Presentation to One Class at Brookstone School, Georgia.2005

    6. Utilizing GIS, Spatial Analysis and a Real Time Pregnancy Surveillance System to Reduce African American Infant Mortality in Baton Rouge: Implications for Bioterrorism?, School of Human Ecology, Louisiana State University 2005.

    7. Utilizing GIS, Spatial Analysis and a Real-Time Pregnancy Surveillance System to Reduce African American Infant Mortality in Baton Rouge: Implications for Bioterrorism? Colloquium, Department of Environmental Studies, Louisiana State University.

    8. 2005

    9. “Spatial Epidemiology” Baton Rouge Lagniappe Studies Unlimited. 2004

    10. Using a Geographic Information System to investigate the 1878 Yellow Fever Epidemic ofNew Orleans, Guest lecture in Hazards and Disasters Class, Department of Geography, University of New Orleans, New Orleans 2004.

    11. Presentation to community and political officials in Baton Rouge: Infant Mortality in Baton Rouge: A status report to the community 2002.

    12. Presentation to Great Expectations of New Orleans & North Louisiana Area Health Education Center on the use of GIS to reduce Infant Mortality in Baton Rouge 2002.

    13. Reducing Infant Mortality in Baton Rouge, Presentation to the Science Club at Louisiana State University Faculty Club 2000.

    14. Correcting surveillance errors using a Spatial Filter and a GIS, Louisiana State University,School of Veterinary Medicine Colloquium Series 1999.


    SERVICE
    University of Southern California


    • Graduate Studies Committee, Department of American Studies and Ethnicity (2011)

    • Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Geography 2008—2010 (with ongoing responsibilities)

    (Nominated for the 2009 USC Mellon Award for Excellence in (graduate student) Mentoring)

    • Faculty Advisor to the Undergraduate Student Government, Academic research Fund 2008 – present

    • CTS Center for Transformative Scholarship Advisory Board member 2008 – 2010

    • Selection by the Scholars Program as an “exceptional teacher” for attracting new students 2008


    Louisiana State University
    Department committees


    • Chair of the Committee to Evaluate the Department’s Evaluation Procedure 2004

    • Department IT Committee 2003 -- 2007

    • Geography and Anthropology Representative to CADGIS 2003 -- 2007

    • Research and Scholarship Committee 2003 -- 2006

    • Judge/Time Keeper at the Louisiana State Geography Bee 2000 -- 2004

    • Publications Committee 2005 -- 2006

    • Graduate Committee 2001 -- 2002

    • AAG 2003 Planning Committee 2002

    • Exhibits Committee 2001--2002

    • Undergraduate Advisor for mapping Sciences 1999 -- 2002


    College committee


    • College Committee on Grants, College of Arts and Sciences 2002


    Student organizations advised


    • Louisiana State University’s Women’s Club Soccer Team 2000 -- 2007


    Morehead State University


    • University NCAA Athletics Committee (Chair sub-committee) 1998

    • Department representative to Faculty Senate 1997 – 1998

    • University Governance Committee 1997 – 1998

    • Department Faculty Evaluation Committee 1998

    • Departmental Resources Committee 1996 – 1997

    • Teacher Education Committee (Chair) 1996 – 1998

    • Coach of the Men’s University Soccer Team 1995 – 1996

    • Coach of the Women’s University Soccer Team 1995 -- 1997


    State University of New York at Buffalo


    • President of the Geography Graduate Student Association 1990 – 1991

    • Treasurer of the Geography Graduate Student Association 1989 – 1991

    • Head of Intramural soccer officials 1989 -- 1995


    Service at Oxford University


    • Elected member of the Mulcaster Society - an educational and social organizing committee. 1989


    Professional Service: Consultancy (Paid and Unpaid)


    1. St.John's Well Child and Family Centers (providing GIS analysis of their health data) 2011

    2. Project Connect Health Research Association (using GIS to analyze HIV patterns)2010

    3. Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Sexually Transmitted Disease Program (using GIS to analyze STD patterns) 2010 -- present

    4. PolicyLink and Dolores Huerta Foundation & California Rural Legal Assistance 2009 -- 2010 (using GIS to map unincorporated areas)

    5. American Red Cross of Los Angeles County 2008 – current (provide GIS support for their EOC and damage assessment)

    6. PolicyLink providing neighborhood level GIS assistance in New Orleans 2008 – 2009

    7. Churches Supporting Churches providing neighborhood level GIS assistance in New Orleans 2008 – current

    8. Make it Right Foundation providing neighborhood level GIS assistance in New Orleans 2008

    9. Providing neighborhood level GIS assistance for recovery of various community groups in New Orleans (for example Holly Grove) 2008 – current

    10. Pasadena Birthing Project providing research support into infant health disparity 2008 – 2010

    11. Department of Homeland Security FEMA, CSR, reviewer for the Commercial Equipment Direct Assistance Program (CEDAP) 2007.

    12. Baton Rouge Mosquito Abatement and Rodent Control 2006-2007

    13. GIS support for Families in Disaster: family resiliency project, Agricultural Center, Louisiana State University.2006.

    14. Member of the Idea Group Editorial Advisory Review Board 2006

    15. Provide Geospatial support for the Search and Rescue Operations in the State EOC for 2005 Hurricanes Katrina and Rita

    16. Provide Geospatial support for the American Red Cross Disaster Assessment teams (during Hurricane Katrina) 2005

    17. Provide Geospatial advice for the Louisiana Office of Public Health EOC (during Hurricane Katrina) 2005

    18. GIS advice for the Louisiana Department Social Services about Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts 2005 – 2006

    19. AAG Representative (along with Doug Richardson and Nina Lam) presenting the future role of Geography in illegal substance use analysis. National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), NIH, Washington DC 2005.

    20. Provide GIS advice for Mary Bird Cancer Institute, Women’s Hospital, YWCA, on spatial inequalities in Breast Cancer Screening 2004-2005

    21. Provide GIS support for Capital One Health Unit, Baton Rouge 2003 – 2007

    22. Provide GIS advice to Pan American Health Organization on Foot and Mouth Disease in Central and South America 2003

    23. Provide Spatial Analysis and GIS expertise for March of Dimes / YWCA in Baton Rouge 2002

    24. GIS Evaluator Healthy Start of Baton Rouge 2001 – Current

    25. GIS analysis for Healthy Start / CityMatch of Baton Rouge 1999 – 2007

    26. GIS advisor to the Kentucky Commissioner’s Conference on Public Health Information 1998 – 1999

    27. Spatial and cartographic advisor for the Kentucky Department For Health Services 1998


    Books Reviewed


    • Meade, M., and M. Emch, Medical Geography, 3rd Edition, manuscript review for Guildford Publications 2009

    • Manuscript review: Community Geographic Information Systems: Economic Empowerment through GIS Technology for Idea Group Editorial Advisory Review Board 2007

    • Meade, M., and R. Earickson, Medical Geography, 2nd Edition, manuscript review for Guildford Publications, Inc. Review appears on the book fly-sheet 2000.


    Manuscripts Refereed for the Following Journals


    1. ActaTropica

    2. American Journal Public Health

    3. Annals of the Association of American Geographers

    4. Antipode

    5. Applied Geography

    6. Cartography and Geographic Information Science

    7. Computers, Environment and Urban Systems

    8. Earthzine

    9. Geographical Analysis

    10. GeoJournal

    11. Health and Place

    12. Historic Geography

    13. International Journal Health Geographics

    14. International Journal of Geographical Information Science

    15. Journal of Urban Health

    16. Methods of Information in Medicine

    17. Professional Geographer

    18. Psychiatry Research

    19. Social Science & Medicine

    20. Southeastern Geographer

    21. Spatial and Spatio-Temporal Epidemiology

    22. Transactions in GIS



    Proposals Reviewed for the Following Organizations
    CUNY Collaborative Incentive Research Grants Program

    Health Research Council of New Zealand

    National Institutes of Health

    National Science Foundation

    University Consortium GIS – HUD

    Welcome Trust's Animal Health in the Developing World (AHDW) Initiative




    Popular Media Involvement


    1. New York Times, “The changing landscape of the Lower Ninth Ward” Interactive spatial video application of my Hurricane Katrina recovery work.http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/08/27/us/lower9th-5year-anniversary.html?ref=us Accompanies the article “On anniversary of Katrina, signs of healing.” By Campbell Robertson. 8/27/2010

    2. Wall Street Journal, “On one block, resilience and despair” by Jennifer Levitz and Mike Esterl. Provided geographic guidance to the area which became the subject of the story and some data for the interactive section. 8/28/2010

    3. “Katrina Hazard Mapping” Interview on Local Fox News affiliate about Hurricane Katrina http://www.myfoxla.com/dpp/news/national/katrina-hazard-mapping-20100827 8/27/2010

    4. Los Angeles Times, “New Orleans after Katrina” editorial. Information from an interview 8/28/2010 regarding the geography of rebuilding appears in the editorial.

    5. USC College magazine: http://dornsife.usc.edu/news/stories/826/keeping-a-promise

    6. USC News “Years later, Katrina’s mark is still visible.” 3/17/2010 http://uscnews.usc.edu/politics_society/years_later_katrinas_mark_still_visible.html

    7. Interviewed by Pasadena Star News Tribune concerning using the Swine Flu outbreak 4/28/2009

    8. Quoted in the San Gabriel Valley Tribune concerning using the Swine Flu outbreak 4/28/2009

    9. Interview USC Annenberg Television News concerning using the Swine Flu outbreak 4/28/2009

    10. Radio interview USC Annenberg Radio News concerning using the Swine Flu outbreak 4/28/2009

    11. Radio interview USC Annenberg Radio News concerning using GIS to reduce African American infant mortality 2007

    12. “A fix on the chaos of Katrina” GIS Ireland the newsletter of the Irish Organization for Geographic Information 9: 2 p9http://www.irlogi.ie/userfiles/File/Database/IRLOGInewsletter_v9_2.pdf 2006

    13. Studio interview on Ireland AM breakfast television, 1/25/06

    14. A Fix on the Chaos of Katrina, By Fleishman Hillard, The Irish Times, 2/2/06.

    15. Images from Katrina, Photographic Show, Design Atrium E-Gallery, Design Building, College of Art and Design, Louisiana State University 2006.

    16. Interview for regional NBC news at 11 on the dangers of emergent viruses 1998



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