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  • Contributor Biographies

Ronald Davidson is a cultural geographer at California State University, Northridge. He focuses on public space and urban geography, though he is also focused on psychically lying flat on his back, as one should position oneself in a free-falling elevator to best distribute the force of impact when hitting bottom.

Dennis J. Dingemans is professor emeritus at the University of California at Davis. Dennis has been an active participant in the APCG since the 1970 meeting at UC Santa Cruz. Geography is a family affair for Dennis, as his sons and his spouse also have geography degrees and geography careers. Most recently, Robin Datel did the heavy editorial lifting that transformed her husband's Presidential Address at the Chico meeting into this Yearbook article. Son Theodore Dingemans crafted the Figure One map.

Ronald I. Dorn is a professor of geographical sciences and urban planning, and has been at Arizona State since 1988, having taught previously at Texas Tech University and having received his Ph.D. from UCLA in 1985. His research focus is split between understanding the geography of rock coatings and desert geomorphology. He also serves as the co-coordinator of the Arizona Geographic Alliance.

Kalli F. Doubleday is a lecturer in cultural geography at the University of Texas-Austin. Her current research focuses on the human dimensions of conservation, feminist political ecology, and environmental perceptions in India and Botswana. She holds an MA in geography from California State University, Long Beach, and a Ph.D. in geography from the University of Texas-Austin.

Ara Jeong is a senior Ph.D. student in geography at Arizona State, having taught physical geography and geomorphology. Her master's degree is from Korea University. Ara's dissertation research focuses on human disturbances to warm desert landscapes, quantitatively analyzing increases in soil erosion rates over natural long-term background. Ara's second area of expertise rests [End Page 11] in the power of cosmogenic nuclides to understand geomorphic systems, including the role of climate change in Antarctica and the formation of the Grand Canyon.

Klaus J. Meyer-Arendt is professor emeritus at the University of West Florida, currently residing in Forest Grove, Oregon. He has a BA degree from Portland State University, and MA/Ph.D. degrees from Louisiana State University ("Berkeley on the Bayou"). His interests include coastal morphology, hurricane impacts, seaside resort development, tourism-environment interactions, and Latin America. Recent fieldwork has been conducted in Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Mexico (Yucatán), southern Brazil, and Japan.

Michael W. Pesses is a professor of geography and GIS at Antelope Valley College. In addition to working to introduce more new students to the discipline, his research interests revolve around American automobility, the Anthropocene, and media. He is currently investigating how four-wheelers consume, protect, and enjoy nature in the American West.

Stacie A. Townsend is a Ph.D. candidate in the Geography Graduate Group at the University of California, Davis. She also holds a master's degree in geography from California State University, Long Beach. Her research specialties surround topics in the GeoHumanities and literary geographies, especially depictions of the American West and California. Recent work has also included lecturing in the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies at California State University, Northridge. [End Page 12]

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