Education
Ph.D. in Geography (University of
Florida) 1992
MA in Geography (University of
Missouri) 1987
BA in Geography (University of
Missouri) 1983
Research Interests
Transport Network Analysis
Economic and Socio-cultural Impacts
of Tourism
Urban Revitalization
Regional Development and Planning
Teaching
GEA 2000: World Geography
GEO 4542: Tourism and Commercial
Recreation
GEO 4700: Transportation and Spatial
Organization
GEO 6608: Seminar in Urban Area
Analysis
List of Theses
Supervised
Recent Publications
“The
Transformation of Tourism Space and
Image in Palm Springs, California,”
Proceedings from Reinventing the
Urban Image, C. Carter, editor,
2004, pp.39-45.
“Declining Contribution of Distance
Traveled in the Construction of U.S.
Airline Fares,” with J. Harlin,
Papers and Proceedings of the
Applied Geography Conferences, G.
Tobin and B. Montz, editors, 2003,
26, pp121-125.
“A Comparison of Air Fares, Travel
Distance and Route Competition in
the European Union and the USA,”
with A. Fajardo, Papers in Global
Aviation Business, A. Barker,
editor, 2002, pp.12-19.
“Port Competition for Cargo Tonnage
in the U.S. South,” with R. Witters,
Southeastern Geographer, 2002,
42:1,pp.65-80.
“The Changing Pattern of Air
Transport Gateways Between Europe
and the United States: 1971-2001,”
Proceedings of the Conference on
Atlantic Travel and Sustainable
Tourism, P. Mickelthwaite, editor,
2002, pp.52-68.
“Networking Trends of Small Tourism
Businesses in Post-Socialist
Slovakia,” with C. Copp, Journal of
Small Business Management, 2001,
39:4, pp.345-353.
“Geographical Variation in
Alternative Tourism and Recreation
Establishments,” Tourism
Geographies, 2001, 3:3, pp.338-355.
“From Mining Community to Seasonal
Visitor Destination: The
Transformation of Sotiras, Thasos,
Greece,” with M. Caravelis, European
Planning Studies, 2001 9:2,
pp.187-199.
“Urban Revitalization in Ft.
Lauderdale, Florida: Evidence from
Victoria Park and Wilton Manors,”
with N. Hersey, Proceedings from the
Urban Renaissance, S. Heinisch,
editor, 2001, pp.177-183.
“Exploring ‘Shadow’ airports: A
Comparison of the Fare and Traffic
Dynamics of the Manchester, NH and
Columbia, SC Airports,” Papers in
Global Aviation Business, A. Barker,
editor, 2001, pp.20-24.
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