About Me

Education

Ph.D. in Geography, 1995, Arizona State University (Tempe, Arizona); Subfields:  Urban Geography, Cultural Geography, and Geographic Information Systems. Advisors:  Daniel D. Arreola (chair), Elizabeth K. Burns, Frederick R. Steiner (Planning), and Ruth Yabes (Planning);   Dissertation:  Postmodernism and the Southwest Urban Landscape.

Master of Arts in Geography, 1991, Arizona State University (Tempe, Arizona); Subfields:  Urban Geography, Urban Planning, and Geographic Information Systems; Advisors:  Elizabeth K. Burns (chair), Frank Aldrich, and Malcolm Comeaux; Thesis:  Local Government Decisions and Landscape Change:  Downtown Tempe, Arizona, 1972-1991.

Bachelor of Arts in Geography, 1987, California State University, Fresno (Fresno, California); Subfields:  Cultural Geography, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Soviet Union.

 

Professional / Research Interests

Urban Geography, Urban Planning, Field Methods, Urban Landscapes, Cultural Geography, and Geotechnologies (GIS, GPS, Remote Sensing)

 

Personal

I am married to Debra Sharkey, a geographer who teaches at Cosumnes River College in Sacramento. For more information about her and her classes, see her webpage (http://web.mac.com/dashark).