THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN GEOGRAPHERS 2014 Annual Meeting April 8-12, 2014 Tampa, Florida PROGRAM The Association of American Geographers 1710 Sixteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20009-3198 Phone (202) 234-1450 Fax (202) 234-2744 www.aag.org Copyright © AAG 2014 AAG 2014 Mobile App for iOS, Android and Blackberry Cover Photo Credits: Main: NASA / Wikimedia Commons [Public domain]. Inset (from top): NASA / Wikimedia Commons [Public domain]; AAG; Benjamin D. Esham / Wikimedia Commons [CC-BY-SA- 3.0-us]; donnamper (Own work) / Wikimedia Commons [CC-BY-SA-3.0]. 2014 AAG AM Program -Final Proof Changes 2 - FRONT.indd 1 3/21/2014 4:56:08 PM AAG 2015 AD 2014 AAG AM Program -Final Proof Changes 2 - FRONT.indd 2 3/21/2014 4:56:13 PM 2014 Annual Meeting Program • 3 GREETINGS FROM PRESIDENT OBAMA 2014 AAG AM Program -Final Proof Changes 2 - FRONT.indd 3 3/21/2014 4:56:13 PM Esri AD 2014 AAG AM Program -Final Proof Changes 2 - FRONT.indd 4 3/21/2014 4:56:15 PM 2014 Annual Meeting Program • 5 TABLE OF CONTENTS Greetings from President Obama ..................................................................................................... 3 AAG Offi cers, Councillors, and Staff ..............................................................................................6 Local Arrangements Committee, J. Warren Nystrom Award Committee, AAG Diversity Ambassadors, and Career Mentors ...................................................................................... 7 General Information ......................................................................................................................... 8-9 Location of Meeting Rooms and Floor Plan(s) - Tampa Convention Center (TCC) .......................10-12 Location of Meeting Rooms and Floor Plan(s) - Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel ........................ 14-15 Location of Meeting Rooms and Floor Plan(s) - Westin Harbour Island Hotel .............................. 16 Plenary Sessions and Special Events ............................................................................................... 18-25 Featured Themes .............................................................................................................................. 28-29 Specialty Group Highlighted Sessions ............................................................................................. 32-33 World Geography Bowl ................................................................................................................... 36 Jobs & Careers Center ..................................................................................................................... 38-41 Special Events and Meetings Summary ........................................................................................... 44-48 Special Display ................................................................................................................................ 50 Newcomers to the AAG Annual Meeting ........................................................................................52-53 Workshops ........................................................................................................................................ 54-58 Field Trips ........................................................................................................................................ 60-65 Exhibit Hall Floor Plan .................................................................................................................... 68 Exhibitors ......................................................................................................................................... 69 Exhibitors Online ............................................................................................................................. 70 Sponsors ........................................................................................................................................... 72 Program Advertisers ......................................................................................................................... 74 2015 AAG Annual Meeting Information .........................................................................................77 Instructions to Session Chairs .......................................................................................................... 78 Key to Session Numbers .................................................................................................................. 80 Key to Room Numbers .................................................................................................................... 81 Sessions Tuesday, April 8 ................................................................................................................... 83-122 Wednesday, April 9 .............................................................................................................. 123-174 Thursday, April 10 ............................................................................................................... 175-227 Friday, April 11 .................................................................................................................... 229-274 Saturday, April 12 ................................................................................................................ 275-306 Indexes Participant Index .................................................................................................................. 307-345 Specialty and Affi nity Group Sessions Index ...................................................................... 346-348 Topical Index ....................................................................................................................... 349-356 Notes Page ....................................................................................................................................... 357-358 AAG 2014 Mobile App for . iOS, Android and Blackberry Presenting author(s) are indicated with an asterisk (*). 2014 AAG AM Program -Final Proof Changes 2 - FRONT.indd 5 3/21/2014 4:56:15 PM 6 • Association of American Geographers AAG OFFICERS, COUNCILLORS, AND STAFF OFFICERS Julie Winkler, President, Michigan State University Mona Domosh, Vice President, Dartmouth College Eric S. Sheppard, Past President, University of California, Los Angeles Grant Saff, Treasurer, Hofstra University Laura Smith, Secretary, Macalester College Douglas Richardson, Executive Director NATIONAL COUNCILLORS Lesley-Ann Dupigny-Giroux, University of Vermont Melissa R. Gilbert, Temple University John Harrington, Kansas State University James A. Tyner, Kent State University Elizabeth Wentz, Arizona State University Richard A. Wright, Dartmouth College REGIONAL DIVISION COUNCILLORS Derek Alderman, University of Tennessee, Southeastern Ron Hagelman, Texas State University, Southwestern Thomas A. Maraffa, Youngstown State University, East Lakes Richard Kujawa, St. Michael’s College, New England-St. Lawrence Valley Bradley C. Rundquist, University of North Dakota, Great Plains-Rocky Mountains Grant Saff, Hofstra University, Middle States Jeremy Tasch, Towson University, Middle Atlantic Laura Smith, Macalester College, West Lakes Scott A. Mensing, University of Nevada, Reno, Pacifi c Coast STAFF Leanne Abraham, Research Assistant Shirley Boone, Bookkeeper David L. Coronado, Communications Director Edward Ferguson, Director of Administration Niem Tu Huynh, Senior Researcher Oscar Larson, Conference Director Miranda Lecea, Journals Managing Editor Michelle Ledoux, Membership Director Candice Luebbering, Senior Research Geographer Robin Maier, Journals Production Editor Candida Mannozzi, Senior Manager, Program Development Teri Martin, Director of Finance Astrid Ng, Special Projects Coordinator Reacha O’Neal, Administrative Assistant Greg Osburn, Information Technology Manager Rebecca Pendergast, Director of Design and Digital Products Daniel Phillips, Research Assistant Mark Revell, Research Assistant Douglas Richardson, Executive Director Michael Solem, Director of Educational Affairs Patricia Solís, Director of Outreach and Strategic Initiatives Yonette Thomas, Senior Researcher John A. Wertman, Senior Program Manager for Government Relations Marcela Zeballos, Research Assistant 2014 AAG AM Program -Final Proof Changes 2 - FRONT.indd 6 3/21/2014 4:56:15 PM 2014 Annual Meeting Program • 7 LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS COMMITTEE, J. WARREN NYSTROM AWARD COMMITTEE, AAG DIVERSITY AMBASSADORS, AND CAREER MENTORS LOCAL ARRANGEMENTS COMMITTEE CAREER MENTORS Jennifer Collins, University of South Florida (co-chair) Mark Hafen, University of South Florida Graham Tobin, University of South Florida (co-chair) Linda Peters, Esri Barnali Dixon, University of South Florida, St. Petersburg Heather Houlton, AGI Gail Hollander, Florida International University Brad Jackson, City of Austin Robert Brinkman, Hofstra University Pablo Fuentenebro, United Nations Environment Programme Christopher Meindl, University of South Florida St. Petersburg Deanna McCay, Syracuse University Press Kamal Alsharif, University of South Florida Zoe Pearson, Ohio State University Robert Austin, City of Tampa Jason Hight, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Georgia H. De Stoppelaire, Florida Atlantic University Lowry Taylor, US Department of State Nicole Hutton, University of South Florida Mark Barnes, Morgan State University Russ Ivy, Florida Atlantic University Rich Earl, Texas State University Garrett Hyzer, University of South Florida Wei Li, Arizona State