2021 APCG Student Paper Awards

The Tom McKnight and Joan Clemons Award for Outstanding Student Paper

Cindy Chen, Cal State Los Angeles
"Growing an Equitable Future for Los Angeles Using GIS"

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The Christopherson Geosystems Award for Best Applied Geography/Earth Systems Paper

Graduate
Jessica Embury, San Diego State University
"Tackling Food Insecurity in the San Diego Promise Zone: A Spatial-Demographic Approach"

Undergraduate
Alex (Adriana) Perez, CSU Dominguez Hills
"Energy Burden in Disadvantaged Communities in Los Angeles County"

Harry and Shirley Bailey Award for Outstanding Physical Geography Paper

Danielle Gerger, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
"Forest Plantation Transitions in the Peruvian Andes"

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The President's Award for Outstanding Paper by a PhD Student

Sanan Moradi, University of Oregon
"Resistance Territory: Indigenous Discourses and Symbolism in Street Demonstrations in Iranian Kurdistan"

The President's Award for Outstanding Paper by a Master's Student

Gabriela Morales, San Diego State University
"A Mixed-Methods Assessment of the Quantification Settlement
Agreement in Imperial Valley, California"

The President's Award for Outstanding Ooster by a Master's Student

Melanie Mejia, CSU Northridge
"Menstrual Health Red Zones: A Report on Period Poverty in the San Fernando Valley"

The President's Award for Outstanding Oral Presentation by an Undergraduate Student

Antonio Santana, Cal State Los Angeles
"The Changing Climate of Los Angeles: Highlights from the Last Three Decades"

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AAG Council Award for Outstanding Graduate Student Paper at a Regional Meeting

Zihui Lei, CSU Northridge
"Afro-Latinx Communities in Southern California: Using Cartographies to Understand Social and Environmental Justice"

AAG Council Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Student Paper at a Regional Meeting

Cameron Calverley, University of San Diego
"Drought Impacts and Water Management in Semi-Arid Regions: Analyzing Cape Town, South Africa's, 'Day Zero'"

The Association congratulates each of these recipients and applauds their fine efforts.