THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN GEOGRAPHERS 2006 Annual Meeting Program March 7 - 11, 2006 Chicago, Illinois 1 INSERT ELSEVIER AD 2 THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN GEOGRAPHERS 2006 Annual Meeting March 7-11, 2006 Chicago, Illinois PROGRAM The Association of American Geographers 1710 16th Street, NW Washington, DC 20009-3198 Phone (202) 234-1450 Fax (202) 234-2744 Web: www.aag.org E-mail: [email protected] 3 INSERT BELL WETHER AD 4 TABLE OF CONTENTS AAG Officers, Councillors, and Staff ........................................................................... 6 Local Arrangements Committee ..................................................................................... 7 General Information ......................................................................................................... 8 Location of Meeting Rooms ........................................................................................ 14 Plenary Sessions ............................................................................................................ 16 Special Events ................................................................................................................ 20 Geography and Law Session ....................................................................................... 26 Symposium on Geography and Drug Addiction ....................................................... 28 Special Events Summary ............................................................................................... 38 World Geography Bowl ................................................................................................ 42 Jobs in Geography (JIG) ............................................................................................... 44 Specialty Meetings ........................................................................................................ 48 Workshops ..................................................................................................................... 52 Field Trips ....................................................................................................................... 60 Exhibit Hall Floor Plan ................................................................................................... 80 Exhibitors ........................................................................................................................ 82 Advertisers ..................................................................................................................... 84 2007 Annual Meeting Information .............................................................................. 86 Conference At A Glance ................................................................................................ 88 Daily Planner Tuesday, 7 March .......................................................................................... 90 Wednesday, 8 March .................................................................................... 91 Thursday, 9 March ........................................................................................ 92 Friday, 10 March ............................................................................................ 93 Saturday, 11 March ........................................................................................ 94 Instructions to Session Chairs .................................................................................... 95 Key to Session Numbers .............................................................................................. 96 Key to Rooms ................................................................................................................. 98 Sessions Tuesday, 7 March ........................................................................................ 101 Wednesday, 8 March .................................................................................. 105 Thursday, 9 March ...................................................................................... 197 Friday, 10 March .......................................................................................... 299 Saturday, 11 March ...................................................................................... 397 Participant Index .......................................................................................................... 470 Specialty Group Sessions Index................................................................................ 512 Topical Index ................................................................................................................ 517 New for 2006: Presenting author(s) are indicated with an asterisk (*). 5 AAG OFFICERS, COUNCILLORS, AND STAFF Officers Richard A. Marston, President, Kansas State University Kavita K. Pandit, Vice President, University of Georgia Victoria A. Lawson, Past President, University of Washington Samuel Aryeetey-Attoh, Treasurer, Loyola University Chicago Jon T. Kilpinen, Secretary, Valparaiso University Douglas Richardson, Executive Director National Councillors Thomas J. Baerwald, National Science Foundation Kirstin Dow, University of South Carolina Carol P. Harden, University of Tennessee Mei-Po Kwan, Ohio State University Ines M. Miyares, Hunter College Ann M. Oberhauser, West Virginia University Regional Division Councillors East Lakes: Samuel Aryeetey-Attoh, Loyola University Chicago Great Plains-Rocky Mountains: Kevin S. Blake, Kansas State University Middle Atlantic: Martha Geores, University of Maryland Middle States: Gregory A. Pope, Montclair State University New England-St. Lawrence Valley: Timothy J. Rickard, Central Connecticut State University Pacific Coast: Stuart C. Aitken, San Diego State University Southeastern: Tyrel G. Moore, University of North Carolina-Charlotte Southwestern: Olen Paul Matthews, University of New Mexico West Lakes: Jon T. Kilpinen, Valparaiso University Staff Robert Andelman, Chief Information Officer, Membership and Business Development Ivan Cheung, Director of GIScience Programs Robin Friedman, Journals Manager Gayathri Gopiram, Software Developer Heather Heimbuch, Communications Coordinator Ehsan M. Khater, Office Coordinator Oscar Larson, Conference Director Jongwon Lee, Education Fellow Teri Martin, Accounting Manager Megan Nortrup, Publications Coordinator and Newsletter Editor Douglas Richardson, Executive Director Nicholas Schiller, Careers in Geography Coordinator Michael Solem, Director of Educational Affairs Patricia Solís, Director of Research and Outreach John Wertman, Director of Public Policy 6 COMMITTEES Local Arrangements Committee Mark Bouman (Co-Chair), Chicago State University Jon T. Kilpinen (Co-Chair), Valparaiso University Jim Akerman, Newberry Library Daniel Block, Chicago State University Alec Brownlow, DePaul University Michael Conzen, University of Chicago Winifred Curran, DePaul University Lisa DeChano, Western Michigan University Dennis Grammenos, Northeastern Illinois University Richard Greene, Northern Illinois University Euan Hague, DePaul University Daniel Hammel, University of Toledo Erick Howenstine, Northeastern Illinois University John Hudson, Northwestern University Michael Lindberg, Elmhurst College Michael Longan, Valparaiso University Patrick McHaffie, DePaul University Sherry Meyer, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Virginia Parks, University of Chicago Joel Quam, College of DuPage John Schroeder, Joliet Junior College Rich Schultz, Elmhurst College Maureen Sioh, DePaul University David Wilson, University of Illinois - Urbana/Champaign Matt Zorn, Carthage College 7 GENERAL INFORMATION ACCESSIBILITY In support of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the AAG and its contracted facilities will accommodate reasonable requests for accessibility to the extent possible. Individuals requiring special accommodations are asked to make their specific needs known to the AAG or to the facilities. ALCOHOL The AAG expects all attendees to act responsibly when consuming alcoholic beverages. Consumption of alcohol by those under the age of 21 is prohibited. BAGS/COATS/PACKAGES For security reasons, the AAG is unable to hold attendees’ bags, packages, briefcases, coats, laptops or other personal items at registration. For your own safety and the security of your belongings, we strongly recommend checking these items at the bell stand of the Palmer House. CHILD CARE AAG will reimburse registered attendees for child care at the rate of $10 per hour for a maximum of 30 hours. Reimbursement forms will be available at the AAG Registration Desk. A check will be sent to the attendee after receipts have been furnished along with the reimbursement form. Reimbursement is only available for child care on-site in Chicago. No reimbursement is made for child care at your home while you are in Chicago. All child care arrangements should be made by the individual attendee. In-room hotel child care is available from American ChildCare Services, Inc. (312-644-7300 or www.americanchildcare.com). AAG does not endorse, recommend, or promote any one agency. Responsibility for selection and investigation of an agency’s credentials is the sole responsibility of the child’s parent or guardian. CONFERENCE ASSISTANTS Please report to the Conference Assistant Office (Registration Bay 4; Fourth Floor next to the AAG Registration Desk) no later than 30 minutes prior to your first scheduled shift. Upon check-in you will receive all pertinent information and instructions regarding your duties. 8 GENERAL INFORMATION EXHIBITS A vital