CV
Dr. Angela Gray's Vita
ANGELA M. GRAY
Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
Doctorate of Philosophy – Geography September 2009
The University of Kansas Lawrence, KS
· Dissertation Title: Emplacing Displacement: Cultural Landscapes of Refugee-hosting in Ukwimi, Zambia
· Advisor: Garth A. Myers
· Committee: Shannon O’Lear, J. Christopher Brown, Elizabeth MacGonagle, Omofolabo Ajayi-Soyinka
· Advanced to PhD candidacy with honors
· Received Graduate Certificate in African Studies (May 2008)
· Research focus: political, cultural, and development geography of Eastern and Southern Africa
· GPA: 4.0/4.0
Master of Arts – Geography August 2003
The University of Kansas Lawrence, KS
· Thesis: Critical Geopolitics of African Displacement
· Advisor: Garth A. Myers
· Committee: James R. Shortridge, J. Christopher Brown
· Research focus: political, cultural, and development geography of Africa; specifically focused on refugee movements in Eastern Africa
· GPA: 4.0/4.0
Bachelor of Science – Geography April 2001
Northwest Missouri State University Maryville, MO
· Minors: Geographic Information Systems and Computer Science
· Honors: Graduated Magna Cum Laude
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Assistant Professor – Geography September 2009
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Oshkosh, WI
Instructor – Geography 2008 – 2009
University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Oshkosh, WI
Graduate Teaching Assistantship 2001 – 2008
The University of Kansas Lawrence, KS
Graduate Research Assistantship 2004 – 2005
The University of Kansas Lawrence, KS
Courses Taught:
· World Regional Geography
· Geography of sub-Saharan Africa/Introduction to Africa
· Political Geography
· Remote Sensing
· Introduction to GIS/Advanced GIS
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
“Protracted Refugee Spaces: From Exclusion to Inclusion in western Zambia,” paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, March 22, 2009. Las Vegas, NV.
“Political and Feminist Geographies of Forced Displacement in Africa,” paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, April 16, 2008. Boston Massachusetts.
Invited Guest Speaker at Department of Geography Advisory Board Annual Meeting, University of Kansas. November 17, 2007. Topic: Developing Refuge in Zambia.
“Governing Refuge: Development and refugee-hosting in Zambia,” paper to be presented at the 50th Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association, October 20, 2007. New York, NY.
“Displacement in Motion: Refugee-hosting & development in Ukwimi, Zambia,” paper presented at the Mid-American Alliance for African Studies Conference, September 29, 2007. Lawrence, KS.
“Spaces of Refuge: Cultural Landscapes of Refugee-hosting and resettlement in Ukwimi, Zambia,” paper presented at the 103rd Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, April 19, 2007. San Francisco, CA.
“Political Ecology of Refugee Hosting in Zambia,” paper presented at the 101th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, April 5 – 9, 2005. Denver, CO.
Invited Lecturer for Geography of African Development, Department of Geography/Department of African and African-American Studies. February 15, 17 and March 10, 15, 17. Topics: Globalization & Neoliberalism; Geography of Zambian Development.
Invited Guest Speaker for Introduction to Africa, Department of African and African-American Studies. February 22, 2005. Topic: Africa’s Human and Physical Geographies.
“Forced Displacement and Environmental Change in Africa: Challenging the Received Wisdom,” paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the African Studies Association, November 11 – 14, 2004. New Orleans, LA.
“Constructing Differences in African Refugee Policy,” paper presented at the 100th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, March 14 – 19, 2004. Philadelphia, PA.
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS (con’t)
“African Refugees and the Geopolitics of Constructing Difference,” paper presented at the African Studies Forum sponsored by the Kansas African Studies Center, March 9th 2004. Lawrence, KS.
Invited Lecturer for Africa’s Human Geographies, Department of Geography/Department of African and African-American Studies. 2 weeks, Spring 2003.
“Critical Geopolitics of African Displacement,” paper presented at the Annual Meeting, Great Plains/Rocky Mountain Region of the Association of American Geographers, October 3, 2003. Manhattan, KS.
GRANTS, HONORS, & SCHOLARSHIPS RECEIVED
· KU Dissertation Fellowship (2007-2008)
· 2nd place in Ken Lohrentz Graduate Paper Award. Mid-American Alliance for African Studies Conference, September 29, 2007. Lawrence, KS.
· Fulbright Fellowship to Zambia (2005-2006)
· 2005 AAG Dissertation Research Grant (2005)
· Summer 2004 Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship (FLAS) from Michigan State University to study Chinyanja at the Summer Cooperative African Language Institute (SCALI) at Ohio University.
· 2nd place in Graduate Student Paper Competition. Annual Meeting, Great Plains/Rocky Mountain Region of the Association of American Geographers, October 3, 2003. Manhattan, KS.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
· Association of American Geographers (AAG)
· African Studies Association
· Kansas African Studies Center
· Mid-America Alliance for African Studies
· AAG Specialty Groups: Cultural Geography, Geographic Perspectives on Women, Sexuality & Space, Cultural & Political Ecology, Africa Specialty Group
SERVICE ACTIVITIES
Advisory Council for Academic Advising (2009 – 2012)
Diversity and Leadership Conference (Planning Committee 2009)
Kansas African Studies Center (2001 – 2007)
Department of Geography Faculty Affairs Committee (2007 – 2008)
Department of Geography Faculty Search Committee (2003 – 2004)
LANGUAGE/COMPUTER SKILLS
Chinyanja – Intermediate reading, writing, speaking, and comprehension
Silozi – Basic reading, writing, speaking, and comprehension
