Jennifer Mapes CV

JENNIFER E. MAPES

University of Southern California • Department of Geography
3620 S Vermont Avenue • Los Angeles, CA 90089• jmapes at usc.edu
http://www.jennifermapes.com

CV in PDF form

EDUCATION

May 2009

May 2005

May 2000

Ph.D., Geography, University of Southern California
Dissertation: “Urban (r)evolution: Remaking the American small town,” advisor, Michael Dear

M.S., Geography, Pennsylvania State University
Thesis: “Hating to love the big-box: Consumer choice and the changing structure of small-town retail,” advisor,
Deryck Holdsworth

B.A., Geography and International Relations, summa cum laude,
SUNY Geneseo
Honors thesis: “Education, elitism, and inequality,” advisor, Darrell Norris

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Aug. 2009
to present

Spring 2010

May 2009
to July 2009

August 2006
to May 2009

August 2003
to May 2005

Lecturer, Department of Geography,
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

GEOG 100 Los Angeles and the American Dream
GEOG 325 Culture and Place
GEOG 260 Natural Hazards
GEOG 401 Sustainable Cities
GEOG 410 Urban Geography

ESRI interactive media project
• Created lab for “Sustainability Science and Society”

Graduate teaching assistant, University of Southern California
• Sustainability Science and Society
• Natural Hazards
• Los Angeles and the American Dream

Graduate teaching assistant, Pennsylvania State University
• Cultural Geography
• The Developing World
• The American Scene

September 2009

January 2009

October 2007

March 2007

Februrary 2007

October 2004

Guest lectures & invited talks

“Downtown Los Angeles: A people’s history,” Habeas Lounge,
Los Angeles

“Google mapping tools,“ Map Design and Analysis, USC

“From pueblo to metropolis: Mapping an ideology of growth in Los Angeles,” Resource Management Colloquium, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA

“Archival research for geographers,” Geographical Analysis, USC

Mapping Los Angeles: 100 years of expansion,” Los Angeles and
the American Dream, USC

“The history and culture of suburbanization and sprawl,”
Environmental Issues, Walsingham Academy, Williamsburg, VA

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

July 2008
to April 2009

Aug.2008
to Jan. 2009

May 2007
to Aug. 2007

May 2006
to Aug. 2006

October 2005

May to Aug. 2004

Project assistant, Vision 2030, Steamboat Springs, CO
• Analyzed and interpreted 1,200 survey responses

Consultant, Community Indicators Project, Craig, CO
• Assisted in selection and analysis of sustainability indicators

Research assistant, USC Center for Sustainable Cities
• Supervised surveys of 300 alleys in Los Angeles

Researcher, USC Center for Sustainable Cities
• Analyzed 30 award-winning “sustainable” communities

Interviewer, Puente Hills Conservation Authority, Whittier, CA
• Interviewed users of conservation area

Research assistant, Pennsylvania State University
• Constructed database of office tenancy in 1906 Philadelphia

PUBLICATIONS

Accepted with revisions

Forthcoming

In preparation

2009

2009

2008

2006

2006

2004

Mapes, J. and J. Wolch, ‘Living green’: The promise and pitfalls of new sustainable communities, Journal of Urban Design.

Wolch, J., J. Newell, M. Seymour, H. Bradbury, K. Reynolds, J. Mapes. The Forgotten and the Future: Reclaiming Back Alleys for a Sustainable City. Environment and Planning A.

“National Geographic Society,” Encyclopedia of Geography. B. Warf, ed., SAGE Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA.

“‘Landscapes of nostalgia’: Place marketing and the cultural economy in the American small town.” In Cultural Political Economy of Small Cities, A. Lorentzen and B. van Heur, eds. Routledge (Regions and Cities).

S. Kramer and J. Mapes. Vision 2030 Final Report. April.

S. Kramer, J. Mapes, S. Ford, J. Fulks, and A. Danner. Community Indicators Report. Yampa Valley Partners.

“Mapping for the masses: Google mapping tools” Visual Studies. 23 (1):
78-84. (invited review)

Book review: “The Struggle for a Livable City: The Next Los Angeles.” (Robert Gottlieb, Mark Vallianatos, Regina M. Freer, and Peter Dreier). Journal of Cultural Geography, 23(3): 122-123.

Book review: “Lots of Parking: Land Use in a Car Culture,” (J. Jakle & K. Sculle) Material Culture: Journal of the Pioneer America Society, 38(2): 100-102.

Book review: “Suburban Sprawl: Culture, Theory, and Politics,” (M. Lindstrom & H. Bartling, eds.) Regional Studies 38(6): 728-729.

WORK EXPERIENCE: INTERACTIVE MEDIA & VISUALIZATION

June 2008
to May 2009

Aug. 2008
to Jan. 2009

June 2006
to July 2008

Jan. 2007
to June 2007

Dec. 2000
to April 2001

Sept. 2000
to Dec. 2000

Graphic designer, Vision 2030, Steamboat Springs, CO
• Designed and consulted for report of community visioning committee, distributed to 15,000 households
• Created online map of “special places” described by residents

Graphic designer, Community Indicator Project, Craig, CO
• Designed and created indicator report for three counties in northwest Colorado, distributed to 11,000 households

Cartographer, Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council
• Conducted field survey of 750 historic buildings in downtown L.A.
• Created photos, web portal and interactive map of historic buildings
• Created map of historic buildings for distribution to 1,000 residents

Web designer, Downtown Los Angeles Walking Tour, USC
• Created interactive map for Department of Geography website
• Redesigned site, updated photos and text for 100 points of interest

Writer/editor, National Geographic News, Washington, D.C.
• Wrote and managed production of daily online news stories

Intern, National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C.
• Wrote and researched online educational features

WORK EXPERIENCE: PRINT MEDIA

June 2001
to Aug. 2003

Summer 2000

Aug. 1998 to
May 2000

Reporter and copy editor, The Saratogian, Saratoga Springs, NY

Intern, The Saratogian

News editor, The Lamron, Geneseo, NY August 1998 to May 2000

ACADEMIC PRESENTATIONS

2009

2009

2008

2007

2005

2004

2000

1999

1998

1998

Association for Study of Literature and the Environment, Victoria, BC
Paper: “Deconstructing/reconstructing the ecological dream in the American small town”
Organizer: Beyond Ecotopia: Reconciling the ideal with the real

Association of American Geographers annual meeting, Las Vegas, NV
Paper: “The promise of the creative economy in American small towns: a critical assessment”

Association of American Geographers annual meeting, Boston, MA
Paper: “From outpost to exurb: The mythology and reality of American small towns”

Association of American Geographers annual meeting, San Francisco, CA
Paper: “Exploring ‘sustainable’ new communities”
Organizer: From theory to practice — Can new planned developments be sustainable? (I & II)

Association of American Geographers annual meeting, Denver, CO
Paper: “Hating to love the big-box: Consumer choice and the changing structure of small-town retail”

Association of American Geographers annual meeting, Philadelphia, PA
Paper: “Death of a small town supermarket: The changing role of chain stores in the American landscape”

Association of American Geographers annual meeting, Pittsburgh, PA
Illustrated poster: “Education, elitism, and inequality”

Association of American Geographers East Lakes meeting, Loudonville OH
Paper: “The rise and decline of Schuylerville’s Broad Street”

Association of American Geographers annual meeting, Boston, MA
Poster: “Education in Catholic and Islamic developing counties”

Third World Conference, Chicago, IL (co-presenter with Darrell Norris)
Paper: “Education in Catholic and Islamic developing countries”

HONORS, AWARDS & RECOGNITION

Aug. 2005
to May 2009

Jan. 2004

Jan. 2004

Sept. 2003

Sept. 2002

June 2001

June 2000

June 1999

June 1998

Sept. 1996
to May 2000

College Graduate Merit Award (fellowship/assistantship), USC

Second place, Best Environmental Coverage, Suburban Newspapers of America

Third place, In-Depth Reporting, Suburban Newspapers of America

Third place, In-Depth Reporting, New York Associated Press Association

Second place, In-Depth Reporting, New York Associated Press Association

National Tropical Botanical Gardens Environmental Journalism Fellowship

Gamma Theta Upsilon award, highest GPA in geography, SUNY Geneseo

Geography Department award for community service, SUNY Geneseo

History Department award for best undergraduate research paper, SUNY Geneseo

SUNY Geneseo college honors program

ACADEMIC SERVICE

Jan. 2007 to
Sept. 2007;
Sept. 2008
to May 2009

April 2007

Aug. 2006
to May 2007

Aug. 2005
to Aug. 2006

Jan. 2004
to May 2005

President, USC Geography Graduate Society

Organizer, USC interdisciplinary workshop, “More than just a picture: Creating and using visuals to enhance social science research.”

Geography representative, USC Graduate and Professional Student Senate

Secretary, USC Geography Graduate Society

Co-President, Penn State Chapter of Supporting Women in Geography


	JENNIFER E. MAPES
	University of Southern California • Department of Geography 3620 S Vermont Avenue • Los Angeles, CA 90089• jmapes at usc.edu http://www.jennifermapes.com CV in PDF form
	EDUCATION May 2009 May 2005 May 2000	Ph.D., Geography, University of Southern California Dissertation: “Urban (r)evolution: Remaking the American small town,” advisor, Michael Dear M.S., Geography, Pennsylvania State University Thesis: “Hating to love the big-box: Consumer choice and the changing structure of small-town retail,” advisor, Deryck Holdsworth B.A., Geography and International Relations, summa cum laude, SUNY Geneseo Honors thesis: “Education, elitism, and inequality,” advisor, Darrell Norris
	TEACHING EXPERIENCE
	Aug. 2009 to present Spring 2010 May 2009 to July 2009 August 2006 to May 2009 August 2003 to May 2005	Lecturer, Department of Geography, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA GEOG 100 Los Angeles and the American Dream GEOG 325 Culture and Place GEOG 260 Natural Hazards GEOG 401 Sustainable Cities GEOG 410 Urban Geography ESRI interactive media project • Created lab for “Sustainability Science and Society” Graduate teaching assistant, University of Southern California • Sustainability Science and Society • Natural Hazards • Los Angeles and the American Dream Graduate teaching assistant, Pennsylvania State University • Cultural Geography • The Developing World • The American Scene

	September 2009 January 2009 October 2007 March 2007 Februrary 2007 October 2004	Guest lectures & invited talks “Downtown Los Angeles: A people’s history,” Habeas Lounge, Los Angeles “Google mapping tools,“ Map Design and Analysis, USC “From pueblo to metropolis: Mapping an ideology of growth in Los Angeles,” Resource Management Colloquium, Central Washington University, Ellensburg, WA “Archival research for geographers,” Geographical Analysis, USC Mapping Los Angeles: 100 years of expansion,” Los Angeles and the American Dream, USC “The history and culture of suburbanization and sprawl,” Environmental Issues, Walsingham Academy, Williamsburg, VA
	RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
	July 2008 to April 2009 Aug.2008 to Jan. 2009 May 2007 to Aug. 2007 May 2006 to Aug. 2006 October 2005 May to Aug. 2004	Project assistant, Vision 2030, Steamboat Springs, CO • Analyzed and interpreted 1,200 survey responses Consultant, Community Indicators Project, Craig, CO • Assisted in selection and analysis of sustainability indicators Research assistant, USC Center for Sustainable Cities • Supervised surveys of 300 alleys in Los Angeles Researcher, USC Center for Sustainable Cities • Analyzed 30 award-winning “sustainable” communities Interviewer, Puente Hills Conservation Authority, Whittier, CA • Interviewed users of conservation area Research assistant, Pennsylvania State University • Constructed database of office tenancy in 1906 Philadelphia
	PUBLICATIONS
	Accepted with revisions Accepted with revisions Forthcoming In preparation 2009 2009 2008 2006 2006 2004	Mapes, J. and J. Wolch, ‘Living green’: The promise and pitfalls of new sustainable communities, Journal of Urban Design. Wolch, J., J. Newell, M. Seymour, H. Bradbury, K. Reynolds, J. Mapes. The Forgotten and the Future: Reclaiming Back Alleys for a Sustainable City. Environment and Planning A. “National Geographic Society,” Encyclopedia of Geography. B. Warf, ed., SAGE Publications, Thousand Oaks, CA. “‘Landscapes of nostalgia’: Place marketing and the cultural economy in the American small town.” In Cultural Political Economy of Small Cities, A. Lorentzen and B. van Heur, eds. Routledge (Regions and Cities). S. Kramer and J. Mapes. Vision 2030 Final Report. April. S. Kramer, J. Mapes, S. Ford, J. Fulks, and A. Danner. Community Indicators Report. Yampa Valley Partners. “Mapping for the masses: Google mapping tools” Visual Studies. 23 (1): 78-84. (invited review) Book review: “The Struggle for a Livable City: The Next Los Angeles.” (Robert Gottlieb, Mark Vallianatos, Regina M. Freer, and Peter Dreier). Journal of Cultural Geography, 23(3): 122-123. Book review: “Lots of Parking: Land Use in a Car Culture,” (J. Jakle & K. Sculle) Material Culture: Journal of the Pioneer America Society, 38(2): 100-102. Book review: “Suburban Sprawl: Culture, Theory, and Politics,” (M. Lindstrom & H. Bartling, eds.) Regional Studies 38(6): 728-729.
	WORK EXPERIENCE: INTERACTIVE MEDIA & VISUALIZATION
	June 2008 to May 2009 Aug. 2008 to Jan. 2009 June 2006 to July 2008 Jan. 2007 to June 2007 Dec. 2000 to April 2001 Sept. 2000 to Dec. 2000	Graphic designer, Vision 2030, Steamboat Springs, CO • Designed and consulted for report of community visioning committee, distributed to 15,000 households • Created online map of “special places” described by residents Graphic designer, Community Indicator Project, Craig, CO • Designed and created indicator report for three counties in northwest Colorado, distributed to 11,000 households Cartographer, Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council • Conducted field survey of 750 historic buildings in downtown L.A. • Created photos, web portal and interactive map of historic buildings • Created map of historic buildings for distribution to 1,000 residents Web designer, Downtown Los Angeles Walking Tour, USC • Created interactive map for Department of Geography website • Redesigned site, updated photos and text for 100 points of interest Writer/editor, National Geographic News, Washington, D.C. • Wrote and managed production of daily online news stories Intern, National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C. • Wrote and researched online educational features
	WORK EXPERIENCE: PRINT MEDIA
	June 2001 to Aug. 2003 Summer 2000 Aug. 1998 to May 2000	Reporter and copy editor, The Saratogian, Saratoga Springs, NY Intern, The Saratogian News editor, The Lamron, Geneseo, NY August 1998 to May 2000
	ACADEMIC PRESENTATIONS
	2009 2009 2008 2007 2005 2004 2000 1999 1998 1998	Association for Study of Literature and the Environment, Victoria, BC Paper: “Deconstructing/reconstructing the ecological dream in the American small town” Organizer: Beyond Ecotopia: Reconciling the ideal with the real Association of American Geographers annual meeting, Las Vegas, NV Paper: “The promise of the creative economy in American small towns: a critical assessment” Association of American Geographers annual meeting, Boston, MA Paper: “From outpost to exurb: The mythology and reality of American small towns” Association of American Geographers annual meeting, San Francisco, CA Paper: “Exploring ‘sustainable’ new communities” Organizer: From theory to practice — Can new planned developments be sustainable? (I & II) Association of American Geographers annual meeting, Denver, CO Paper: “Hating to love the big-box: Consumer choice and the changing structure of small-town retail” Association of American Geographers annual meeting, Philadelphia, PA Paper: “Death of a small town supermarket: The changing role of chain stores in the American landscape” Association of American Geographers annual meeting, Pittsburgh, PA Illustrated poster: “Education, elitism, and inequality” Association of American Geographers East Lakes meeting, Loudonville OH Paper: “The rise and decline of Schuylerville’s Broad Street” Association of American Geographers annual meeting, Boston, MA Poster: “Education in Catholic and Islamic developing counties” Third World Conference, Chicago, IL (co-presenter with Darrell Norris) Paper: “Education in Catholic and Islamic developing countries”
	HONORS, AWARDS & RECOGNITION
	Aug. 2005 to May 2009 Jan. 2004 Jan. 2004 Sept. 2003 Sept. 2002 June 2001 June 2000 June 1999 June 1998 Sept. 1996 to May 2000	College Graduate Merit Award (fellowship/assistantship), USC Second place, Best Environmental Coverage, Suburban Newspapers of America Third place, In-Depth Reporting, Suburban Newspapers of America Third place, In-Depth Reporting, New York Associated Press Association Second place, In-Depth Reporting, New York Associated Press Association National Tropical Botanical Gardens Environmental Journalism Fellowship Gamma Theta Upsilon award, highest GPA in geography, SUNY Geneseo Geography Department award for community service, SUNY Geneseo History Department award for best undergraduate research paper, SUNY Geneseo SUNY Geneseo college honors program
	ACADEMIC SERVICE
	Jan. 2007 to Sept. 2007; Sept. 2008 to May 2009 April 2007 Aug. 2006 to May 2007 Aug. 2005 to Aug. 2006 Jan. 2004 to May 2005	President, USC Geography Graduate Society Organizer, USC interdisciplinary workshop, “More than just a picture: Creating and using visuals to enhance social science research.” Geography representative, USC Graduate and Professional Student Senate Secretary, USC Geography Graduate Society Co-President, Penn State Chapter of Supporting Women in Geography