Graduate Students
Yang Bao
Education: China Agricultural University
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Dulce Bueno
Education: Binghamton University. B.A. in Geography
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- Economic Geography
- Ethnic Geography
- Urban Issues
- Planning
Thesis/Research Area of Study: Gentrification / Re-Development in Harlem, N.Y.
Expected Year of MA Completion: 2010
Professional Memberships/Associations: Association of American Geographers
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Ye Chen
Education: Zhejiang University
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Nathaniel Dede-Bamfo
Education: University of Ghana, Legon-Accra, B.A.
MA Track: Cartography and Geographical Information Systems
Research Interests:
- Landuse Management
- Sustainable Development
- Rural Development
Thesis/Research Area of Study: Assessment of the extent, rate and socio-economic impact of agricultual land loss in the urban fringes of Accra from 2003 to 2008.
Expected Year of MA Completion: 2010
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Rina Desai
Education: Binghamton University--Ecological Anthropology
MA Track: General Geography
Research Interests:
- Wildlife Conservation
- Indigenous Knowledge
- Sustainability
- Environmental Planning
Thesis/Research Area of Study: Wildlife Conservation of Asiatic Lions/Indigenous Knowledge Systems of India
Expected Year of MA Completion: May, 2010
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Neil Greenler
Education: University of Maine at Farmington, BA in Geography
MA Track: Physical/Environmental Geography
Research Interests:
- Climate Change
- Rock Formations
- Glacial Geology
- Transportation Geography
Thesis/Research Area of Study: Migrating Fall Line of the Niagara River
Expected Year of MA Completion: 2009
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Tasha Hayes
Education: Binghamton University, B.A. in Geography
MA Track: Race and Ethnicity
Research Interests:
- Medical Geography
- Ethnic/Cultural Geography
- Migration
Thesis/Research Area of Study: Acculturation, Cultural Acceptability, and Access to Healthcare among Turkish and Moroccan Immigrents in the Netherlands.
Expected Year of MA Completion: 2011
Other: I have dual nationality: American and Dutch. I am Co-President of the Binghamton University Equestrian Team
Sister Sabina Kabuga
Education: University of Dar-es-Salaam
MA Track: General Geography
Research Interests:
- Water Resources and Health
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Education and Poverty
- Food Insecurity
- Diseases
Thesis/Research Area of Study: Water Accessibility and Health
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Yenal Kucuker
Education: SUNY Geneseo
MA Track: General Geography
Research Interests:
- Middle East
- Geopolitics
- Energy and Environment
- Physical Geography
Thesis/Research Area of Study: Middle East River Geopolitics
Expected Year of MA Completion: May, 2009
Internships: U.S. Congress, Genesee Finger Lakes Planning Council
Honors/Awards:The Benjamin F. Richason Memorial Undergraduate Scholarship
Professional Memberships/Associations: Association of American Geographers, Turkish Coalition of America
Anthony (Tony) Lanzilotta
Education: SUNY Cortland
MA Track: Cartography and Geographical Information Systems
Research Interests:
- GIS Applications
- Remote Sensing
- Environmental Issues
Thesis/Research Area of Study: Lyme Disease and the role White-Tail Deer Play in Spreading it.
Expected Year of MA Completion: 2011
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Chi Li
Education: Nanjing University of Technology
MA Track: Environmental and Resource Management
Research Interests:
- Health Diseases
- Air Pollution
- GIS
- Statistics
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Adam Mathews
Education: B.S. in GIS, SUNY Cortland
MA Track: Cartography and GIS
Research Interests:
- GIS / Remote Sensing Applications
- Migration
- Ethnic Geography
- Music Geography
Thesis/Research Area of Study: Mexican Agricultural Labor in New York's Finger Lakes Region
Expected Year of MA Completion: 2010
Internships: City of Ithaca GIS Program, 2008; City of Elmira Engineering Division, 2009.
Honors/Awards: Shin-yi and Jane Hsu Remote Sensing Award 2008-2009
Professional Memberships/Associations: Association of American Geographers
Brendan McGovern
Education: B.S. in Geography, SUNY Cortland
MA Track: Applied Urban Geography
Research Interests:
- Ethnicity
- GIS
- Preliminary Research for a co-authored book, "Queens, N.Y.: A Continuous Gateway"
Thesis/Research Area of Study: The Geography of Predatory Lending
Expected Year of MA Completion: 2010
Internships: B.U. GIS Core Facility
Honors/Awards: Gamma Theta Upsilon
Professional Membership: AAG
Other: Professional Presentations: REP Conference 2008, AAG Conference 2009
Roberto Morales-Lopez
Education: University of Puerto Rico--Geography
MA Track: Applied Urban Geography
Research Interests:
- Place Attachment, Sense of Place
- Power, Space
- Participatory Mapping
- Tourism Geographies / Cultural Geography
Thesis/Research Area of Study: Place Attachment and Attitudes towards Tourism Between Local residents and Vacation Second Home Owners in Puerto Rico Coastal Communities
Expected Year of MA Completion: May 2011
Professional Membership: AAG
Other: Presentations--2008 REP Conference, 2009 AAG Conference
Winnie Ng
Education: Binghamton University 3/2 Program in Geography
MA Track: General Geography
Research Interests:
- Invasive and Endangered Plants
- Globalization of Food
- Asian and Asian-American Diaspora
- Transportation Analysis
Thesis/Research Area of Study: The Geography of Predatory Lending
Expected Year of MA Completion: 2011
Internships: New York State Dept. of Transportation
Honors/Awards: Gamma Theta Upsilon, Tau Sigma
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Patricia S. Pomeroy
Education: B.A., SUNY Oneonta
MA Track: Environmental and Resource Management
Research Interests:
- Floodplain Restoration as a means of flood mitigation
- Floodplain Management
- Zoning and Mapping
- Municipal Planning
Thesis/Research Area of Study: Benefits of floodplain restoration and buy-outs--economic, social, public health/safety, environmental and municipal.
Expected Year of MA Completion: May, 2009
Professional Memberships/Associations: NYS Floodplain and Stormwater Managers Association, Association of Floodplain Managers, NYS Planning Federation
Other: Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM)
Niurka Ramos
Education: Binghamton University--Geography/English
MA Track: Applied Urban Geography
Research Interests:
- Migration Patterns
- Ethnic Businesses
- Migration Settlement
- GIS
Thesis/Research Area of Study: Dominican Migration Settlement: A Case Study of Washington Heights, NYC
Expected Year of MA Completion: May, 2010
Honors/Awards: McNair Scholar / Clark Fellowship
Other: "First Geography To Be Mom since 1976"
Zachary Strum
Education: SUNY Cortland, BS in GIS
MA Track: Environmental and Resource Management
Research Interests:
- Natural Hazard Vulnerability
- Geographic Information Systems
- Environmental Management
Thesis/Research Area of Study: Assessing Place Vulnerability to Natural Hazards in Miami-Dade, Florida
Expected Year of MA Completion: 2011
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Keyi Xu (Alvin)
Education: Tongji University
MA Track: Environmental and Resource Management
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Mengyao Zhang
Education: Nanjing Agricultural University
MA Track: Environmental and Resource Management
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Expected Year of MA Completion: 2011
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