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New Mexico State University

Department of Geography

Dr. Michael N. DeMers,

Associate Professor

Dr. Michael N. DeMers, Associate Professor

Phone # 575-496-5231

Office: Breland Hall 118

E-mail: demers01@gmail.com

Skype: akadrgadget

Website: Dr. Gadget

Visual CV: Visual CV

EDUCATION:

  • OTL Certificate (Online Teaching and Learning), New Mexico State University, 2007
  • Ph.D., Geography, University of Kansas, 1985
  • M.Phil., Geography, University of Kansas, 1983
  • M. S., Geography, University of North Dakota, 1980
  • B.S.Ed, Earth Science, University of North Dakota, 1974

RESEARCH INTERESTS:

  • GIS Applications
  • Crime Mapping
  • GIS Education and Curricula
  • GIS Design
  • Arid Landscape Analysis
  • Zoogeography (especially ants)

RECENT PUBLICATIONS :

    BOOKS

  • DeMers, Michael N., 2009. GIS for Dummies, New York, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
  • DeMers, Michael N., 2008. Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems, 4th Edition, New York, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
  • DiBiase, David, Michael N. DeMers, et al., (editors) 2006. The GIS&T Body of Knowledge, Washington, Association of American Geographers and University Consortium for Geographic Information Science.
  • DeMers, Michael N.,  2005/2006.  Wildlife GIS,  Redlands, California, ESRI Press. (in contract)
  • DeMers, Michael N., Gail Hobbs, Ann Johnson, 2005/2006. GIS Essentials, New York, John Wiley and Sons, Inc. (in contract)
  • DeMers, Michael N., 2005. Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems, 3rd Edition, New York, John Wiley and Sons, Inc. (in press).
  • DeMers, M. N., 2004.“Bloom’s Taxonomy and the UCGIS Model Curriculum Learning Objectives,” Proceedings ESRI Education User Conference, San Diego, CA.
  • Dugas, Daniel P., Michael N. DeMers, et al., 2004.“Geomorphological Predictive Mapping of Desert Plant Communities: A Triage Approach,” Under review by Geographical Review
  • DeMers, Michael N., 2001. GIS Modeling in Raster, New York, John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
  • DeMers, Michael N., 2000. Exercises in Geographic Information Systems, New York, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 141 pp.
  • ARTICLES

  • DeMers, M. N., 2009. "Using Intended Learning Objectives to Assess Curriculum Materials: the UCGIS Body of Knowledge", Journal of Geography in Higher Education (forthcoming).
  • DeMers, M. N., 2009. "A Hitchhiker's Guide to Geographic Information Systems: A Multidisciplinary Introduction to the Subject", Invited Chapter in the Manual of GIS, American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (forthcoming).
  • DiBiase, David, Michael DeMers, Ann Johnson, Karen Kemp, Ann T. Luck, Brandon Plew and Elizabeth Wentz, 2009. "Supporting Curriculum Development in Geographic Information Science and Technology: The GIS&T Body of Knowledge", Invited Chapter in the Manual of GIS, American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (forthcoming).
  • Northcott, Jason, Mark C. Anderson, Gary W. Roemer, Ed L. Fredrickson, Michael DeMers, Joe Truett, and Paulette L. Ford, 2007. "Spatial Analysis of Effects of Mowing and Burning on Colony Expansion in Reintroduced Black-Tailed Prairie Dog (Cynomysludovicianus)", Restoration Ecology 16(3):495-502.
  • DeMers, Michael N., and Jeffrey S. Vincent, 2007. "ArcAtlas in the Classroom: Pattern Identification, Description, and Explanation", Journal of Geography 106:277-284.
  • Johnson, A., K. Kemp, B. Plewe, and M. DeMers, 2006. "Developing GIS Curricula UCGIS Body of Knowledge", 2006. Proceedings, Fifth European GIS Education Seminar, Sept. 7-10, 2006. Cracow-Pieniny, Poland.
  • CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

  • August, 2008. "Second Life Fireside Chats: Social Presence in Online GIS Education", San Diego, CA, ESRI Education User Conference, August, 2008.
  • July, 2008. "Spatial Correspondence Analysis of Family Violence Indicators in Dona Ana County: Preliminary Results", National Institute of Justice Annual Meeting, Washington, DC.
  • May, 2008. "Shared Intellectual Landscapes: Teaching Science in Second Life", Sloan-C: Emerging Technologies in Education, Carefree, AZ.
  • March, 2008. "Coyote Teaching: A Second Life for Online Geography Instruction", Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, Boston, MA.
  • June, 2007. "Evaluation Strategies in Asynchronous Online GIS Courses", ESRI Education User Conference.
  • April, 2007. "Applied Research and the Basics of Geography", Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
  • June, 2007. "New Mexico Ecoregions Level III: An Overlay Evaluation", ESRI International User Conference.
  • April, 2007. "Rapid Evaluation of Arid Lands: REAL", US International Association for Landscape Ecology.
  • July, 2005. "Coyote Medicine: Tricking Your GIS Student into Learning", ESRI Education User Conference, San Diego, CA.
  • August, 2004. "Bloom's Taxonomy and the UCGIS Model Curriculum Learning Objectives", San Diego, CA.

SELECTED GRANTS AND CONTRACTS :

  • Principal Investigator: Intergraph Corporation, Geomedia Software Research Software Grant, $50,000
  • Principal Investigator: Intergraph Corporation, Geomedia Software Educational Software Grant, $101,900
  • Principal Investigator: US Geological Survey, NBII SWINN Mini-node, Phase III, $2,000
  • Principal Investigator Geospatial Information Technology Association (3 consecutive grants), $1,000 each
  • Principal Investigator: NASA, A predictive GIS model of differential desertification, $274,000
  • Principal Investigator: NSF, EPSCoR, Laboratory for Environmental Spatial Analysis, $384,000

AWARDS:

  • Teaching Academy "Distinguished Member", 2007
  • Who's Who in America, 2006
  • Who's Who in Social Science Education, 2004
  • Highest Award for Achievement, Dale Carnegie Training, Fall 2003
  • Certificate of Completion, Dale Carnegie Course, Fall 2003
  • Teacher of the Year Nomination. Arts and Sciences, Ohio State, Spring 1990

TEACHING INTERESTS:

  • Fundamentals of GIS (GEOG 481)
  • GIS Design (581)
  • Geodatabase Design (482 - effective Spring 2010)
  • Landscape Ecology (GEOG 552)

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND MEMBERSHIPS:

  • 1976-Present: Association of American Geographers (AAG)
  • 1993-Present: United States Division, International Society for Landscape Ecology
  • 2002-Present: GIS External Review Panel, Southwest Indian Polytechnic Institute
  • 2002-Present: GIS External Review Panel, Technical Vocational Institute
  • 2002-Present: GIS External Review Panel, San Juan College, Farmington
  • 2004-Present: National Council for Geographic Education
  • 2006-Present: Editorial Board: Geography Compass - GIS Science Division
  • 2006-2008: Review Panel, National Science Foundation, Geography and Regional Science Division
  • 2008-Present: Board Member, Applied Geography Specialty Group (AAG)
  • 2009-Present: Vice Chair, Geography Education Specialty Group (AAG)

PERSONAL INFORMATION AND OTHER LINKS: Mike's personal website

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