Stephen A. Matthews
Associate Professor Sociology and Anthropology, Demography & Geography
Senior Research Associate and Faculty Director GIA Core

Education:  Ph.D. Planning, University of Wales College of Cardiff, 1991;
B.Sc. Geography, University of Bristol, 1985

Research Interests: The reciprocal relations between population and environment, GIS applications in demography, medical and health related issues, especially pertaining to reproductive health and women's health, child health and poverty.

E-mail: matthews@pop.psu.edu

Dan Meehan
GIS Manager

Education:  B.S. Earth Sciences - GIS, The Pennsylvania State University , 2000


E-mail: dmeehan@pop.psu.edu

Tse-Chuan Yang
Research Associate in Spatial Social Science

Education:  Ph.D student in Rural sociology and Demography;
M.A ,National Development, National Taiwan University,2003.
B.S ,Department of Agricultural Extension, Rural Sociology
Division, National Taiwan University, 2001.

Research Interests: Class and Spatial Inequality, Environment and Population, Aging

E-mail: tuy111@psu.edu

Brian McManus
GIS Programmer

Education:  M.S. Geography The Pennsylvania State University , 2002;
B.A. Geography/Political Science The University of Tennessee , 1999

Research Interests: Geographic Visualization, Urban and Political Geography.

E-mail: bmcmanus@pop.psu.edu

Yosef Bodovski
GIS Programmer

Education:  B.A. Geography/Sociology The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel, 1996;

Master in GIS The Pennsylvania State University , 2007

Research Interests: GIS applications in social sciences, Database Design, Urban Geography

E-mail: yosefb@pop.psu.edu

Rodrigo Salcedo Du Bois
GIA Graduate Research Assistant

Education:  Ph.D. Candidate in Agricultural, Environmental and Regional
B.S. in Economics, Universidad del Pacifico, Lima-Peru, 2002

Research Interests: Rural households economics; Environment and land use

E-mail: rzs146@psu.edu

Peter Mateyka
GIA Graduate Research Assistant

Education:  Ph.D. canidate in Sociology and Demography
M.S., Department of Sociology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 2005
B.S., Department of Sociology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 2004

Research Interests: Urban Sociology; Race/Ethnicity; Residential Attainment

E-mail: pjm319@psu.edu

Carla Shoff
GIA Graduate Research Assistant

Education:  M.S. student in Rural Sociology and Demography;
B.A., Sociology and Women's Studies, Saint Francis University, 2007.

Research Interests: family planning and contraceptive use in rural areas; teen pregnancy; women's poverty; female-headed households.

E-mail: cms534@psu.edu

David Russell Ader
GIA Graduate Research Assistant

Education:  PhD student in Rural Sociology and Demography
MA Conflict and International Development- University of York, UK
BA Sociology and International Studies- Brigham Young University

Research Interests: Poverty, International Development, Aid, Livelihood and food security

E-mail: dra145@psu.edu

Shujie LI
GIA Graduate Research Assistant

E-mail: sxl372@psu.edu

Melora Brock
GIA Grad RA

Education:  Ph. D student in Crime, Law, and Justice;
B.A. Psychology/Sociology, Gallaudet University, 2003

Research Interests: Criminology, Stratification, Gender

E-mail: mlb457@psu.edu

Frances Burden
GIA Grad RA

Education:  The University of Pennsylvania, BA - 1995
The College of William and Mary, M.P.P. (Masters of Public Policy)- 2000

Research Interests: Community context effects on crime, urban sociology, criminological theory, GIS

E-mail: ffb104@psu.edu

Jiaqiang Chen
GIA Grad RA

Education:  M.S. candidate in Rural Sociology and Demography, The Pennsylvania State University

Research Interests: population and development; fertility and family planning; demographic changes in less-developed countries.

E-mail: unclej@pop.psu.edu

Currently: Social Science Computing Services, University of Chicago

Karen Hayslett-McCall
GIA Grad RA

Education:  M.A. Crime Law & Justice, Pennsylvania State University, 1999;
M.Sc. Clinical Psychology, Emporia State University, 1997;
B.Sc. Kansas State University, 1991

Research Interests: Community context effects on crime, policing, criminological theory, GIS

E-mail: hayslett@pop.psu.edu

Currently: UT Dallas

Matthew Marlay
GIA Grad RA

Education:  Ph.D student in Sociology and Demography;
B.A., Economics, Rice University, 1998.

Research Interests: Urban Sociology, specifically neighborhood change and gentrification

E-mail: mcm290@psu.edu

Currently: Penn State, Demography & Sociology

Flora Nankhuni
GIA Grad RA

Education:  Ph.D. candidate: Agricultural Economics and Demography
MA., Economics, The Pennsylvania State University, 1992.
BSoc. (Honours), Economics, University of Malawi, 1988.

Research Interests: Population, Environment, and Poverty interactions

E-mail: flora@pop.psu.edu

Currently: Harvard University, Center for Population and Development

Sundar Shyam Shrestha
GIA Grad RA

Education:  Ph.D Student in Agricultural, Environmental, and Regional Economics& Demography;
M.Sc Agricultural Economics, The University of Reading, United Kingdom, 1997;

PGD Agricultural Economics, The University of Reading, United Kingdom, 1996;
B. Sc. Agriculture, Tribhuvan University, Nepal 1987

Research Interests: Population, Environment and Agriculture interface; Marketing and Prices

E-mail: s190@psu.edu

Currently: CDC, Atlanta

Jason M. Smith
GIA Grad RA

Education:  MS Sport Studies, Miami University 2001 - Concentration in Sport Organization (Sociology of Sport);
B.S. in Education, Miami University 1995 Secondary Social Studies - Concentrations in Geography and Sociology

Research Interests: Sociology of Education; Stratification by Class, Race, and Gender; Social Mobility; GIS Applications in the above areas

E-mail: jsmith@pop.psu.edu

Currently: Alabama-Huntsville

Mitsuko Chikasada
GIA Grad RA

Education:  Ph.D. student in Agricultural, Environmental, and Regional Economics and Demography;
M.A. Economics, The University of Tokyo 2001; B.A. Economics, The University of Tokyo 1997

Research Interests: Development, Population and Environment; Climate change and global food security

E-mail: muc136@psu.edu

Tom Owuor
GIA Grad RA

Education:  MA Population Studies. Population Studies and Research Institute, University of Nairobi (2000)

Research Interests: Gender and Family; Social demography and stratification; Spatial analysis.

E-mail: towuor@pop.psu.edu

Nathan Walters
GIA Grad RA

Education:  B.A. in Applied Sociology from Northern Illinois University, 2005

Research Interests: Urban Educational Inequality, Segregation, and Inequality/Stratification

E-mail: npw111@psu.edu

Xiaohua (Shohua) YU
GIA Graduate Research Assistant

Education:  Ph.D. student in Agricultural, Environmental, and Regional Economics and Demography;
M.Sc. Natural Resource Economics, Kyoto University, 2005;
B.Econ. Agricultural Economics, Renmin University of China, 2001;

Research Interests: Consumer Theory; International Agricultural Trade; Contract Economics; Dynamic Panel Data Econometrics; Population, Economic Growth and Environment.

E-mail: xuy103@psu.edu

Richard Simon
GIA Grad RA

Education:  Master's Student in Sociology
B.A. From Oakland University, 2006

Research Interests: Stratification and Mobility

E-mail: rms386@psu.edu

Eric Jensen
GIA Grad RA

Education:  BA Sociology / Utah State University
MS Sociology/ Utah State University

Research Interests: Poverty, Food Insecurity, Food Production in Developing Countries, and Migration

E-mail: ebj112@psu.edu

Prem Bahadur Bhandari
GIA Grad RA

Education:  Ph.D Student in Rural Sociology and Demography
M.S.: Rural and Regional Development Planning, Asian Institute of Technilogy, Bangkok, Thailand, 1993
B. Sc. Agriculture, Tribhuvan University, Nepal 1987

Research Interests: Population, Agriculture and Environment

E-mail: pbb115@psu.edu

Currently: Alberta Canada Research Council, Research Analyst

Gary King
Associate Professor of Biobehavorial Health

E-mail: http://athens.pop.psu.edu/CtrPRI/DirBio.cfm?PeopleID=25

Barrett Lee
Professor, Sociology and PRI Senior Research Associate

E-mail: http://athens.pop.psu.edu/CtrPRI/DirBio.cfm?PeopleID=29

Alan MacEachren
Professor, Department of Geography
Director of the GeoVista Center

E-mail: http://www.geog.psu.edu/people/maceachren/

Jim Wood
Professor of Anthropology and Demography

E-mail: http://athens.pop.psu.edu/CtrPRI/DirBio.cfm?PeopleID=60

Steve Graham
Senior GIS Programmer

Education:  Ph.D. Geological Sciences, The University of Texas at Austin, 2000;
B.Sc. Geological Sciences & Environmental Studies, Tufts University, 1993

Research Interests: WebGIS, custom programming, GIS & hydrologic modeling, global hydrology & climate modeling

E-mail:

Michelle Zeiders
Senior GIS Programmer

Education:  M.S. Geoenvironmental Studies Shippensburg University , 1995;
B.S. Public Admininstration Shippensburg University , 1992

Research Interests: GIS service applications for state and local governments and GIS applications in environmental management

E-mail: zeiders@pop.psu.edu

Currently: GIS Instructor for the World Campus Certificate and Master's Programs in GIS

Jim Detwiler
GIA Analyst

Education:  M.Sc. Geography, University of Delaware, 1999;

Research Interests: GIS & cartographic visualization, climate & health, synoptic climatology

E-mail: detwiler@pop.psu.edu

Currently: GIS Instructor for the World Campus Certificate and Master's Programs in GIS