Jae Yong Lee (Ph.D. 2008) Socio-Spatial Exclusion Based on Human Activities and Social Networks in Space-Time: A Case Study of Koreans in Columbus, Ohio. Currently research scientist at the Korean Research Institute for Human Settlements (KRIHS), Seoul, South Korea.
Fang Ren (Ph.D. 2007) Geovisualizing and Modeling Physical and Internet Activities in Space-Time: Toward Integrated Analysis of Activity Patterns in the Information Age. Currently assistant professor of Geographic Information Science, University of Redlands, Redlands, California. Award: Student Travel Award, University Consortium for Geographic Information Science (UCGIS) 2006 Summer Assembly, Vancouver, Washington, June 28-July 1, 2006.
Jason VanHorn (Ph.D. 2007) Geovisualizing Terror: The Geography of Terrorism Threat in the United States. Currently assistant professor, Department of Geology, Geography, and Environmental Science, Calvin College, Grand Rapids. Award: Research Grant, Mershon Center for International Security Studies, Ohio State University, 2006.
Hyun-Mi Kim (Ph.D. 2005) Gender and Individual Space-Time Accessibility: A GIS-based Geocomputational Approach. Currently lecturer, Department of Geography, Seoul National University, South Korea. Award: Student Travel Award, University Consortium for Geographic Information Science (UCGIS) Summer Assembly, Pacific Grove, California, June 16-20, 2003.
Irene Casas (Ph.D. 2002) Towards a Learning ATIS: Intelligence-Assisted Travel Decision Support System Using Neural Networks. Currently assistant professor, Department of Geography, State University of New York (SUNY) - Buffalo.
Jiyeong Lee (Ph.D. 2001) A 3-D Data Model for Representing Topological Relationships Between Spatial Entities in Built Environments. Currently Assistant Professor of GISciences, Department of Geoinformatics, The University of Seoul, South Korea. Awards: (1) First place in Student Paper Competition, University Consortium for Geographic Information Science (UCGIS) Summer Assembly, Buffalo, New York, June 20-24, 2001; (2) First place, AAG GIS Specialty Group Student Paper Competition, 2001.
Joe Weber (Ph.D. 2001) Evaluating the Effects of Context and Scale on Individual Accessibility: A Multilevel Approach. Currently associate professor, Department of Geography, University of Alabama. Awards: (1) Best Dissertation Award, AAG Transportation Geography Specialty Group (TGSG), 2002; (2) Second place in Student Poster Competition, University Consortium for Geographic Information Science (UCGIS) Summer Assembly, Buffalo, New York, June 20-24, 2001.
Annemarie Bodaar (ongoing) - Multiculturalism and multi-ethnic neighborhoods. Award: National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement (DDRI) Grant, 2003.
Eric Boschmann (ongoing) - GIScience. Awards: (1) National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement (DDRI) Grant, 2007; (2) Urban Geography Graduate Student Fellowship, AAG Urban Geography Specialty Group, 2006; (3) Presidential Fellowship, Ohio State University, 2008.
Guoxiang Ding (ongoing) - GIScience. Awards: (1) First place in Student Poster Competition and Student Travel Award, University Consortium for Geographic Information Science (UCGIS) Summer Assembly, College Park, Maryland, October 20-33, 2004; (2) Student Travel Award, University Consortium for Geographic Information Science (UCGIS) 2005 Summer Assembly, Jackson Hole, Wyoming, June 28-July 1, 2005; (3) AAG GIS Specialty Group Student Paper Competition finalist, 2007.
Tim Hawthorne (ongoing) - participatory GIS; GIS and health. Awards: (1) Student Travel Award, AAG Urban Geography Specialty Group, 2008; (2) Ray Travel Award, Ohio State University, 2008; (3) Alumni Grant for Graduate Research and Scholarship (AGGRS), Graduate School of the Ohio State University, 2008.
Suzanna Klaf (ongoing) - race and educational reform; GIS. Awards: (1) Urban Geography Graduate Student Fellowship, AAG Urban Geography Specialty Group, 2007; (2) Ray Travel Award, Ohio State University, 2008.
Sunhee Sang (ongoing) - gender, race, travel behavior, and GIScience.
Susan Wolfinbarger (ongoing) - human rights and geospatial technologies.
Loren Kenda (M.A. 2006). The Spatial Mismatch and Skills Mismatch Hypotheses: A Study of the Columbus Metropolitan Area.
Peter Morgan (M.A. 2006). Stadium Funding and the Political Process. (co-advised with Nancy Ettlinger).
Robert Forrest (M.A. 2004). The Sampling Theorem, Resolution and Scale in Geographic Information Science. Currently Senior Business Information Analyst, Nationwide Insurance, Columbus, OH.
Madhuri Sharma (M.A. 2004) A Study of Gender and Racial Differences in Trip Chaining Behavior in Columbus, Ohio. Currently Ph.D. student, Department of Geography, Ohio State University.
Melissa Williams (M.A. 2004) A Flash Flooding Hazard Analysis: Utilizing a GIS to Investigate Physical and Climatic Variables Related to Surface Runoff Production in West Virginia.
Farida El-Hennawy (M.A. 2003) September 11th and the Geography of Muslim Identities: A Study of the Muslim Women in Columbus, Ohio.
Sunhee Sang (M.A. 2002) The Effect of Travel Time Ratio on Individual Accessibility: A Study Of Gender Differences in Space-Time Constraint. Currently Ph.D. student, Department of Geography, Ohio State University.
Ben Schmitz (M.A. 2001) The Effects of Geographic Masks on the Results of Spatial Analysis of Confidential Public Health Data. Currently Account Manager of Direct Sales, ESRI Boston, MA.
Xiaodong Hong (M.A. 1997) Modeling Physical and Individual Accessibility within GIS: An Analysis of Urban Structure in Franklin County, Ohio. Currently senior application analyst/programmer, InfoTech, Alexandria, Virginia.
Luksamee Jeawetchasil (M.A. 1997) Geographical Information System (GIS) Application as a Spatial Decision Support System (SDSS) for Dinner Restaurant Site Selection and Evaluation. Lecturer (1997-2001), Dept. of Geography, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. Currently Ph.D. student, Department of Geography, Ohio State University.
Bradley Shellito (M.A. 1996, OSU) Choosing Destinations in an Urban Environment: A Heuristic Approach. (Ph.D. 2001, Michigan State University) Currently assistant professor, Department of Political Science and Geography, Old Dominion University.
Wei Chen (ongoing)
Gabriela Maldonado (ongoing) - accessibility and GIS.
Jessica Menza (ongoing)
Dan Ransberger (ongoing)
Johnathan Rush (ongoing) - geovisualization
Jaclyn Sineri (ongoing; co-adviser)
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