Casey D. Allen
GEOGRAPHER, PhD
Updated June 2008
Abbreviated CV also available

 

IN BRIEF:       Case is a broadly-trained geographer with ample field experience and wide-ranging interests, skills, and proficiencies who has also been trained in the art of academic advising.  His experience also includes several administrative and service posts that focus on curriculum & program development and assessment.  Traveling also plays a key role in his life, teaching, and research, and he has extensive foreign area experience.  Currently, his research focuses on biological soil crusts, rock art management, and how people learn complex biophysical processes—for which his qualifications in the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) & Strong Interest Inventory (SII) come in handy.

 

 

EDUCATION

 

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Geography

Emphases: HEI, geo-ed, critical theory (of physical geography)
Arizona State University, School of Geographical Sciences, Tempe, AZ

 

February 2008

Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Secondary Education

Emphasis: Science; Undergraduate minor: Spanish
Southern Utah University, Colleges of Education & Physical Sciences, Cedar City, UT

 

June 1998

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Geography

Minor: Latin American Studies; Emphases: Botany and History
Weber State University, Department of Geography, Ogden, UT

June 1996

 

 

AREAS of SPECIALIZATION

 

  • Topical: “environmental” (biogeomorphology, cultural ecology, human-environment, (micro)climatology, plants, soils), geography & science education, humanistic geography (critical theory, epistemology & geographic thought, landscape, sense of place)
  • Regional: Aegean, arid lands, Caribbean, Europe, Mexico & US-Mexico Borderlands, South America
  • Technical: field methods, geo-techniques, pedagogy

 

 

HIGHER EDUCATION POSITIONS

 

Post Doctoral Scholar

Course and Program Development & Assessment

ASU School of Geographical Sciences, Tempe, AZ

 

Summer 2008

Associate Director
Master of Advanced Study (MAS) Program in Geographic Education   

Invited Position, ASU School of Geographical Sciences, Tempe, AZ

 

June 2006 – Present

Faculty Associate (School of Geographical Sciences)

Teaching Associate (School of Geographical Sciences)

Research Associate (Institute for Social Science Research)

ASU, College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, Tempe, AZ

 

Summer 2005/06 & Sep 2007 – Present

Spring 2006

Aug 2004 – Jan 2006

Instructor and Coordinator

Combined Degree (B.Sc./MD) Program

St. George's University, Department of Education Services, Grenada, West Indies

 

Feb 2003 – July 2004

Internal Director (interim)

Academic Coordinator for At-Risk Populations

Academic Advisor II

Internal Promotions, WSU, Academic Advisement Center, Ogden, UT

 

July 2002 – Jan 2003

Sep 2000 – Jun 2002

Aug 1999 – Aug 2000

Adjunct Faculty (part-time)

Meteorology, Geography, First-Year Experience

Salt Lake CC (1999), WSU (2000-03), Chandler-Gilbert CC (2007)

Aug 1999 – Feb 2003 & Spring 2007

                                                                                                                                                                       

 

COURSES TAUGHT

 

Undergraduate

 

  • Physical Geography (with lab)
  • Field Methods
  • Geographic Information Technologies (TA)
  • Human Geography
  • Research Methods
  • World Regional Geography
  • Introduction to the University (First Year Experience program)
  • Meteorology

Graduate

 

  • Human Geography for Teachers (online)
  • Geographic Techniques for Teachers (online)
  • World Geography for Teachers (online)
  • North American Geography for Teachers (online)
  • Geography Across the Curriculum (online)
  • Contemporary Geographic Thought (co-instructor with Dr. Kevin McHugh)

 

 

PEER-REVIEWED and INVITED PUBLICATIONS

 

  • Allen, C.D.  (Revising).  Predicting Environmental Impact in the Upper Sonoran Lifestyle.  Environmental Management.
  • Allen, C.D., J. Dorn, and R.I. Dorn.  (2009, forthcoming).  Fire in the Desert: Initial Gullying Associated with the Cave Creek Complex Fire, Sonoran Desert, Arizona.  Association of Pacific Coast Geographers Yearbook 71.
  • Arreola, D.D., W.E. Doolittle, L.M. Sutton, A. Fernandez, J. Finn, C. Smith, and C.D. Allen.  (2008, forthcoming).  Huépac Revisited: Cultural Remapping of a Sonoran Townscape.  Journal of the Southwest.
  • Dorn, R.I., D.S. Whitley, N.V. Cerveny, S.J. Gordon, C.D. Allen, and E. Gutbrod.  (2008).  The Rock Art Stability Index: A New Strategy for Maximizing the Sustainability of Rock Art.  Cultural Heritage 1: 35-68.
  • Lukinbeal, C. and C.D. Allen.  (2007).  Virtual Egalitarianism, Critical Pedagogy, and Geography Education.  Journal of Geography 106(5): 199-205.  [pdf]
  • Aiken-Wisniewski, S. and C.D. Allen.  (December 2005).  Did Einstein Know the Date to Withdraw?  Techniques and Activities to Educate Your Campus Community About Academic Advising.  Invited feature article for National Academic Advising Association (NACADA) Clearinghouse of Academic Advising Resources Website.  [pdf]
  • Allen, C.D.  (2005).  Micrometeorology of a Smooth and Rugose Biological Soil Crust Near Coon Bluff, Arizona.  Journal of the Arizona-Nevada Academy of Sciences 38(1): 21-28.  [pdf]

 

 

EDITED and NON-PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS

 

  • Allen, C.D.  (Forthcoming).  “Grenada” (country profile), “Operation Urgent Fury”, “Maurice Bishop”, “Julien Fèdon”, “Eric Gairy”, and “T.A. Marryshow” in Encyclopedia of the Caribbean, J. Garrigus, ed.  Facts on File: New York.
  • Allen, C.D.  (2007).  Geography = Travel.  Or, the Traveler (with a capital “T”).  A to Z the Newsletter of the Arizona Geographic Alliance, Number 35: in press.
  • Allen, C.D.  (2007).  Biogeography and Soils, Laboratory 13.  In Introductory Physical Geography Laboratory Manual, 5th edition, Sutton, L. M., H. Colson, G. Judkins, and C. D. Allen, eds.  Hayden McNeil: Michigan.  14 pages, including 4 illustrative figures.
  • Sutton, L.M., H. Colson, G. Judkins, and C.D. Allen, eds.  (2007).  Introductory Physical Geography Laboratory Manual, 5th edition.  Hayden McNeil: Michigan.  180 pages.
  • Allen, C.  (2005).  Textbook reviewer for Physical Geography: a Landscape Appreciation, 8th edition by T. L. McKnight and D. Hess.  Prentice Hall.
  • Allen, C.D.  (2003).  An Overview of Cryptobiotic Soils in The American Southwest.  Introductory paper on United States Geological Survey Bacteria and Pollution website (no longer available).

 

 

GRANTS and SCHOLARSHIPS

 

  • $200,000, Community College Students Conduct Field-Based Interdisciplinary Rock Art Research with GIS.  Phase I National Science Foundation CCLI grant.  Co-PI (with Niccole Cerveny, Mesa Community College, resubmitting).
  • $30,000 (plus tuition), National Science Foundation GK-12 Fellowship
  • $1550, Melvin G. Marcus Scholarship for fieldwork, ASU 2006 (highest award to date)
  • $200, Department of Geography Travel stipend, ASU, 2006, 2007
  • $300, Graduate and Professional Student Association travel award, ASU, 2006
  • ~$28,000 total, Graduate College Award for Tuition, ASU, 2004 – 06
  • $2342, Professional Travel Award, St. George’s University, October 2003
  • ~$900, Staff Development grant, Weber State University, September 2001
  • $1600, Graduate Scholarship, Southern Utah University, 1998 (nominated by Dean)
  • $800, Corporate-sponsored study abroad funding, Coca-Cola Company, Ogden, Utah, 1996
  • $1000, Corporate-sponsored study abroad funding, Coca-Cola Company, Ogden, Utah, 1995

 

 

STUDENT PROJECTS & THESES SUPERVISED

 

  • Nicholas Gilewitch, Honors Thesis (3rd Reader), “Distinguishing Sensitive Desert Pavement Surfaces from Insensitive Geomorphic Stone Pavements: a Preliminary Study Using Arizona Surfaces and Satellite Imagery”, Arizona State University, 2008
  • Group Projects (Supervisor), Research Methods course, St. George’s University, Grenada, West Indies, 2004
    • “People’s Perception of Plastic Surgery”
    • “Globalization and Genital Mutilation”
    • “Teen Pregnancy in the West Indies”
    • “The Effect of Electromagnetic Radiation of Cellular Phones on Human Health”
    • “Does Smoking Increase During Exam Time? A Case Study of St. George’s University”
    • “Bush Medicine as an Alternative Treatment”
  • Group Projects (Supervisor), Research Methods course, St. George’s University, Grenada, West Indies, 2003
    • “Alcohol Consumption and Study Time of Third Year Pre-Med Students at St. George’s University”
    • “The Relationship Between Memory and Mood”
    • “Academic Dishonesty and Time Management”
    • “Prevention, Treatment, and Advancement of Cancer Rates in Grenada”

 

 

HIGHER EDUCATION SERVICE

 

  • Arizona State University (2004-2008)

·         Graduate Assistant, Arizona Geographic Alliance (2004-2008)

·         Judge, AzJSHS (Arizona Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, 2008)

·         Member, Department of Geography Colloquium Committee (student-led, 2005-06)

·         Judge (Botany), CARSEF (Central Arizona Regional Science and Engineering Fair), grades 7-12 (2005)

·         Volunteer, SEE ASU (Science, Engineering, Environment), annual K-12 two-day outreach event (2005 & 2006)

·         Secretary, Committee to form North American Center for Transborder Studies (NACTS, 2004-06)

  • St. George’s University (2003-04)

·         Chair, Curriculum Committee, Pre-Medical Program, St. George's University

·         Voting member, School of Medicine Academic Progress Committee

·         Voting member, School of Arts & Sciences General Education Curriculum Committee

·         Voting member, School of Arts & Sciences Academic Progress Committee

  • Weber State University (1999-2003)

·         Co-Chair, Assessment, Academic Advisement Center and One-Stop-Shop

·         Chair, Mud Volleyball Tournament, Homecoming Week, Student Activities

·         Member, Enrollment Task Force Committee

·         Voting member, Administrative Systems Users Group (university-wide software and hardware implementation)

·         Chair, Hospitality and Escorts, Crystal Crest Awards

 

 

INVITED ENGAGEMENTS

 

  • Allen, C.D.  March 2008.  Forum Panelist, Graduate Opportunities and Resources at ASU, School of Geographical Sciences annual recruitment week.
  • Allen, C.D.  July 2007.  Graduation Speaker, National Geographic Society’s Arizona Summer Geography Institute.  [speech here].
  • Allen, C.D.  September 2006.  Panelist, Thinking and Preparing for Life after a Bachelors Degree in Geography, Part II: Preparing for Graduate School.  Association of Pacific Coast Geographers (APCG), Eugene, OR.
  • Allen, C.D.  February 2006.  Featured Speaker (Opening Session) for Latin America GeoDay Trip.  Physical Geography of Latin America.  Arizona Geographic Alliance, Phoenix, AZ. [program pdf]
  • Allen, C.D.  October 2005.  Session Chair, Geography Education.  APCG, Phoenix, AZ.
  • Aiken-Wisniewski, S., J.K. Willener, C.D. Allen, C.Y. Morphet, and C. Meyer.  October 2002.  Assessing Academic Advisement: Beyond The Satisfaction Survey. Pre-conference workshop for National Academic Advising Association (NACADA) National Conference, Salt Lake City, UT.

 

 

OTHER REFEREED and PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS (not including several brown bags)

 

  • Fernandez, A., J. Finn, D.D. Arreola, C.D. Allen, C. Smith, and L.M. Sutton.  (April 2008).  Puerto Peñasco: From Fishing Village to Tourist Mecca.  Association of American Geographers, Boston, MA (poster presentation).
  • Allen, C.D.  October 2007.  Integrating Environmental Geography and STEM Education.  Association of Pacific Coast Geographers, Long Beach, CA.
  • Allen, C.D.  September 2006.  Implementing an On-line Master of Advanced Study Program in Geographic Education for K-12 Educators.  Association of Pacific Coast Geographers, Eugene, OR (abstract in Association of Pacific Coast Geographers Yearbook 69:181).
  • Allen, C.D.  March 2006.  Using Geography to Enhance Academic Advising.  Geography Education Specialty Group student paper competition, Association of American Geographers annual meeting, Chicago, IL.
  • Allen, C.D. and R.I. Dorn.  October 2005.  Biogeomorphic Response to the Cave Creek Complex Fire, Central Arizona: Preliminary Observations from the Bartlett Lake Area.  Association of Pacific Coast Geographers, Phoenix, AZ (abstract in Association of Pacific Coast Geographers Yearbook 68:154-155)
  • Aiken-Wisniewski, S., J.K. Willener, C.D. Allen, C.Y. Morphet, and C. Meyer.  April 2002. Assessing Academic Advisement: Beyond The Satisfaction Survey.  Formal workshop for Utah Advising and Orientation Association, Park City, UT.
  • Allen, C.D.  February 2002.  Benefits of Preserving Cryptobiotic Soils. Paper presentation following plenary speaker, James Knopf, noted Xeriscapist. North American Interdisciplinary Conference on Environment and Community, Ogden, UT (refereed).
  • Allen, C.D. and J.A. Rivers.  April and October 2001.  First Year Advising: Successes and Pitfalls of the Training Process.  NACADA Region 10 Conference, Durango, CO (refereed) and NACADA National Conference, Ottawa, Canada (refereed).
  • Willener, J.K. and C.D. Allen.  April and October 2001.  One Stop Shopping.  NACADA Region 10 Conference, Durango, CO (refereed) and NACADA National Conference, Ottawa, Canada (refereed).
  • Allen, C.D.  April 2001.  A Brief Overview of Cryptobiotic Soils in the American Southwest.  Utah Geographical Society, Ogden, UT.

 

 

HONORS and AWARDS

 

  • Fellow, National Science Foundation GK-12 Down to Earth program, ASU (2007 – 08)
  • Graduate Student Representative, Department of Geography, ASU (2005 – 06, peer-elected)
  • Outstanding Advising Program Certificate of Merit, NACADA (2003, St. George’s University, Grenada, West Indies)
  • Excellence in Academic Advising, student-sponsored award, WSU (2001, one of ten people)

 

 

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

 

  • Fellow, American Geographical Society, 2005 – present
  • Member, Association of American Geographers, 2005 – present
    • Biogeography, Cultural Geography, Geography Education, Geomorphology,
      History of Geography, and Latin America Specialty Groups
  • Member, Association of Pacific Coast Geographers, 2005 – present
  • Member, Arizona Geographic Alliance, 2004 – present
  • National Council for Geographic Education, 2008 – present
  • Member, National Academic Advising Association (NACADA), 1999 – 2004; 2008 – present
    • Advising Administration, Small Colleges and Universities, and Technology in Advising Commissions
    • Theory and Philosophy of Advising Interest Group
  • Member, Utah Geographic Alliance, 1994 – 2003
  • Member, Utah Advising and Orientation Association (UAOA), 1999 – 2003

 

 

FIELD EXPERIENCE

 

US/Mexico Borderlands (with Dr. Daniel D. Arreola), ASU:

  • Field Assistant: Sky Islands (graduate seminar, April 2008)
  • Co-Lead: Sasabe, AZ and Mexico (March 2008)
  • Field Assistant: Sonora, Mexico (graduate seminar, Spring 2007)
  • Co-Lead: Los Dos Nacos, Arizona and Mexico (April 2006)
  • Co-Lead: Columbus, NM and Palomas, Mexico (March 2006)
  • Field Assistant: Ambos Nogales, AZ and Mexico (April 2005)
  • Field Assistant: El Paso, TX and Juarez, Mexico (March 2005)

 

Western USA (Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah):

  • Monitoring biogeomorphological effects of desert fires (with Dr. Ronald I. Dorn, July 2005 – present)
  • Guest Lecturer