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About Me

Are you wondering who this is? So am I! Here goes my attempt at answering our questions.
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Blog

My various thoughts on academics, geography, teaching, and other random things.
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Research

My various research agendas, publications and other academic work.
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Teaching

Thoughts about my teaching strategies, results, ideas for new methods, and resources for other geography teachers.
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Travel

Amy and I have a lifelong mission to see EVERYTHING this world has to offer. Here is a collection of our trips thus far... Let's go!
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Pictures

A "best-of" collection of my crappy snapshots... found in my galleries.
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I’m Andy, and I’m an academic geographer who serves as an assistant professor of geography at the University of Wisconsin-Fox Valley. Frankly, I’m proud of that fact even if I have to explain when I meet someone exactly what it is a geographer “does.” (While we’re at it: we don’t memorize maps). This is my website, and it has everything about me that you’d ever want to know, and probably even more than that. The links above will get you where you need to go. Enjoy!
"Nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be."
-John Lennon

Featured Blog Posts

From Absaroka to Yazoo: The 125 United States That Could've Been
GIS Day 2011 at UWFox: Success!
"The Ritual of Catharsis" (video)
Now that was some bad-ass DOPE
Detroit, Eminem and Chrysler's Geographic Imagination
The Popular Feedback Remix: 50 States, 50 TV Series
Impressionist Geography: 50 States, 50 Words
May 4, 1970. Never forget.
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Tags: event, gis day, UWFox
November 17, 20112 months ago

UWFox GIS Day = Success!

As the only geographer at UWFox, I was responsible for organizing the GIS Day event this year. And, the event went off as a smashing success! We had a total of 76 people attend the event, including faculty, staff and community members. Read more
Tags: career, moving, UWFox, wisconsin
August 20, 20115 months ago

We've Finished Moving to Neenah

In order to start work at the University of Wisconsin-Fox Valley for fall semester, we've moved up to Neenah, Wisconsin, a town just down the street from the Menasha campus. We've spent the last week getting settled in our new home. I can't wait to start my new position!
Tags: AP Human Geography, Cincinnati, Geography, Professional Development, Reading, Service
May 29, 20118 months ago

AP Human Geography Reading 2011

I’ll be heading down to Cincinnati next week to take part in the AP Human Geography exam reading for 2011. This will be my second year of reading for ETS, and it's proven to be a great professional development opportunity. Read more
Tags: AAG, AAG 2012, Geography, Service, World Geography Bowl
April 15, 20119 months ago

Director of World Geography Bowl, beginning 2012

The official announcement was made during the beginning ceremony of the 2011 World Geography Bowl. I have agreed to become the director of the World Geography Bowl for the 2012 competition. Read more
Tags: career, job, UWFox
March 31, 201110 months ago

I'm Joining the Faculty of the University of Wisconsin-Fox Valley!

It’s official! I have agreed today to join the faculty of the University of Wisconsin-Fox Valley for Fall of 2011 as an Assistant Professor of Geography. I am very excited for this opportunity, and am proud to become a part of the UWFox family! Read more
Tags: career, dissertation, dissertation defense, Geography, phd
November 20, 20101 year ago

Dissertation Defense Successful!

Yesterday, I successfully completed my oral defense of my dissertation for my advisory committee, and my dissertation was approved. Read more
Tags: 50 States, Map, Press, Television, Viral
November 15, 20101 year ago

TV Shows Map Goes Viral!

I’ve been using my personal geography blog as an outlet for some of my less-academically oriented essays and writings. Sometimes, I create some goofy maps or other little projects, mostly for fun. Well, in response to a similar map about movies, I made this map assigning a TV show to each state, and it went EVERYWHERE. Read more