David R. Abernathy
Geography/Social Sciences
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Office: Jensen Humanities 104Address:
WWC CPO 6043
PO Box 9000
Asheville, NC 28815-9000
Phone: 828.771.3707
Email: dabernathy@warren-wilson.edu
Arrival Year: 2003
Supervises the GIS Crew
Education: PhD from University of Washington
Publications:
Thomas, R.N., Dobson, G., Dezendorf, P., Cantrell, M. and Abernathy, D. (2009). Development of a parcel-based density analysis tool to evaluate growth patterns in Western North Carolina. Journal of Conservation Planning, Vol.5, 38-53.
Abernathy, D. (2005). Think Glocally, Act Nobly: Justice and the Politics of Place in the Environmental Movement. Heartstone, 6(1).
Courses I Teach:
Introduction to Geography, Introduction to Latin America, Intro and Advanced GIS courses, Global Studies capstone seminar
Research:
Appalachian College Association Faculty Fellowship for Sabbatical Research, 2009-2010.
$100,000 research grant funded by the Panamanian Secretaria Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnologia e Innovacion (SENACYT). The grant will be used by the college and the organization Conservation through Research, Education and Action (CREA) to research and implement a geographic information system (GIS) and wireless sensor network on the 1,000-acre Cocobolo Nature Reserve in Panama.
ESRI Conservation GIS Grant.
Research projects funded by Fussler Grants:
* Participatory and Open Source GIS at Warren Wilson College
* Making Connections: Global Information, Mobile Communication and Citizen Media at Warren Wilson College
Projects:
Check out the Global Studies Department blog at
http://www.warren-wilson.edu/~globalstudies/blog/torridzone.html
for information on what's going on in Global Studies at WWC.