ROBIN A. LEWIS Curriculum Vitae School of Geography and Development University of Harvill Building, 1103 E. 2 nd Street Tucson, AZ 85721 Phone: (520) 256-4402 / Fax: (520) 621-2889 Email: ralewis@email.arizona.edu EDUCATION 2011 Ph.D. Geography (August 2011), University of, Networked knowledge(s): Forest certification and the politics of expertise in Malaysia (Supervisor: Dr. Paul Robbins); Minor in Global Change 2008 Graduate Certificate in College Teaching, University of 2006 M.A. Geography, Miami University, The politics of sustainability: A case study of forestry policies in Peninsular Malaysia 2003 B.A. Geography (with Honors) B.S. Botany Environmental Science Emphasis (Cum Laude), Miami University ACADEMIC POSITIONS 2011- Graduate Research Associate, Udall Center for Public Policy, University of 2008-2010 Graduate Teaching Associate / Instructor, School of Geography and Development, University of 2005-2008 Graduate Teaching Assistant, School of Geography and Development, University of 2003-2005 Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Zoology, Miami University AREAS OF EXPERTISE Environmental policy and sustainability Human dimensions of global change Environmental politics in Southeast Asia 1
SCHOLARLY PUBLICATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS A. Published Works 2007 Lewis, R.A. Nature and Nation: Forests and Development in Peninsular Malaysia (by J. Kathirithamby-Wells), book review, Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, 38(2), 398-400. 2005 Lewis, R.A. Thesis Proposal I: Understanding forest policies in Malaysia. In J.D. Gatrell, G.D. Bierly, and R.R. Jensen (eds.), Research Design and Proposal Writing in Spatial Science. Heidelberg, Germany: Springer-Verlag. B. Publications in Press 2010 Duy, T.X., Lewis R.A., Lu, J. and Mills, J.E. Population & Natural Resources case study: Is population growth responsible for the loss of rainforests? In Solem, M., Klein, P., Muñiz-Solari, O. and Ray, W., eds., AAG Center for Global Geography Education (CGGE). Available from http://globalgeography.aag.org/. C. Publications in Review 2010 Lewis, R.A. Impacts of forest certification on biodiversity: A fact sheet for producers, companies, and consumers, Global Forest & Trade Network (GFTN), World Wildlife Fund. 2010 Whalley, W.B., Lewis, R.A., Saunders, A., Buenamann, M., and Sutton, P.C. Curriculum development: Producing geographers for the 21 st century, invited coauthored paper, Journal of Geography in Higher Education. D. Works in Progress 2011 Lewis, R.A. Institutional resilience and timber certification: Global environmental governance in a national context?, Global Environmental Change (in preparation). TEACHING EXPERIENCE Courses designed and taught as full instructor: INDV103 Environment and Society (six semesters) GEOG330 Introduction to Remote Sensing (two semesters) NATS101 Introduction to Physical Geography (one semester) Courses taught as teaching assistant: INDV103 Environment and Society (three semesters) University of 2
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE A. Graduate Studies 2011 Research Associate, Strengthening Resilience of Arid Region Riparian Corridors: Ecohydrology and Decision-Making in the Sonora and San Pedro Watersheds (funded by the Dynamic Coupled Natural-Human Systems program of the National Science Foundation), Udall Center for Public Policy, University of 2009-2010 Dissertation field research (Malaysia), U.S. Student Fulbright Program / Malaysian-American Commission on Educational Exchange 2006 Pre-dissertation field research (Malaysia & Singapore) 2004 Master s thesis field research (Malaysia & Singapore) 2003-2005 Research Assistant National Science Foundation Undergraduates (REU) Ecology of Human-Dominated Landscapes Program / Department of Zoology, Miami University B. Undergraduate Studies 2002 Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Internship, National Science Foundation Ecology of Human-Dominated Landscapes Program / Department of Zoology, Miami University 2001 Howard Hughes Summer Internship, Department of Botany, Miami University GRANTS AND AWARDS A. Research Grants 2010 Dissertation Improvement Grant, Global Change Graduate Interdisciplinary Program / Institute of the Environment, University of 2009 Fulbright Fellowship to Malaysia, U.S. Student Fulbright Program (co-sponsored by the U.S. Department of State and the Malaysian-American Commission on Educational Exchange) 2007 Graduate Summer Research Development Award, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, University of 2006 Pre-Doc Graduate Research Grant, Social and Behavioral Sciences Research Institute, University of 2004 M.A. Research Award, Department of Botany, Miami University University of 3
2004 M.A. Research Award, Department of Geography, Miami University 2004 Graduate Research Award, College of Arts and Sciences, Miami University 2004 Graduate Research Award, Graduate School, Miami University B. Professional Development Awards 2010 Conservation Impacts of Forest Certification Internship, Conservation Science Program, World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Washington, DC 2010 Graduate Student Selectee, Association of American Geographers (AAG) Center for Global Geography Education (CGGE) Workshop: Expanding U.S.-Asia Collaborations in Geography Education, Singapore 2008 Fulbright-Hays Language Training Fellowship, Program in Advanced Indonesian (sponsored by Consortium for the Teaching of Indonesian and Malay), Fulbright- Hays Group Projects Abroad Advanced Overseas Intensive Language Program, Salatiga (Central Java), Indonesia 2008 Fellowship Nominee, Wakonse- Conference for College Teachers, Payson, C. Travel Grants 2010 Women s Network Travel Grant, Association of Pacific Coast Geographers 2010 Student Travel Grant, Association of Pacific Coast Geographers 2010 Travel Grant for Women Graduate Students and Postdocs, Association of Women Faculty, University of 2010 Graduate Student Travel Award, Institute of the Environment, University of 2010 Travel Grant, Graduate and Professional Student Council, University of 2010 Travel Grant, School of Geography and Development, University of 2007 Travel Grant, School of Geography and Development, University of 2006 Graduate Student Travel Award, Institute for the Study of Planet Earth, University of 2006 Travel Grant, Graduate and Professional Student Council, University of University of 4
2006 Student Travel Grant, Association of Pacific Coast Geographers 2005 Travel Grant, School of Geography and Development, University of 2005 Undergraduate Travel Grant, 90 th Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America (sponsored by the National Science Foundation) D. Other Scholastic Honors 2006 Graduate Student Poster Competition Third Place (Social Sciences), Institute for the Study of Planet Earth Fourth Annual ISPE Fest, University of 2003 Richard G. Lieberman Memorial Award for Outstanding Graduate in Geography, Department of Geography, Miami University 2003 Marcia E. Buck Roll Memorial Scholarship, Department of Botany, Miami University 1997-2000 Florida Academic Scholar, State of Florida PRESENTATIONS AND INVITED LECTURES 2011 Towards a theory of institutional resilience: Insights and lessons from the Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme. Paper presented at the 2011 Graduate Student Environmental Research Blitz, Institute of the Environment, University of, Tucson, AZ. 2010 Evolution of a place-based timber certification scheme in Malaysia. Paper presented at the Association of Pacific Coast Geographers Annual Meeting, Coeur d Alene, ID. 2010 The impact of forest certification on biodiversity in the tropics. Paper presented at the World Wildlife Fund (US Headquarters), Washington, DC. 2010 Strategic certification: The evolution of the Malaysian Timber Certification Scheme in the evolution of global environmental governance. Paper presented at the Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, Washington, DC. 2009 El Niño, upwelling and the productivity of marine fisheries along the South American coast. Invited guest lecturer in social sciences, Taylor s University College, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2009 Preparing for studying abroad: University culture in the U.S. Guest speaker at the Pre-Departure Orientation for Malaysian Students Studying in the U.S., Malaysian-American Commission on Educational Exchange, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia University of 5
2007 Interdiscursivity and the politics of expertise: Certifying sustainable forest management in Malaysia. Paper presented at the Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. 2006 When sustainable is not sustainable: The discursive struggle between Greenpeace International and the Malaysian Timber Certification Council. Paper presented at the National Institute of Education-Southeast Asian Geography Association Conference on Sustainability and Southeast Asia, Singapore, Singapore. 2006 Can sustainable forest management be achieved through forest certification? The Case of Malaysia. Poster presented at the Institute for the Study of Planet Earth Fourth Annual ISPE Fest, University of, Tucson, AZ. 2006 When sustainable is not sustainable: The discursive struggle between Greenpeace International and the Malaysian Timber Certification Council. Paper presented at the 2006 Conference of the Association of Pacific Coast Geographers, Eugene, OR. 2005 Distribution of Formicidae across an urban-to-rural gradient in Oxford, Ohio. Poster presented (with B.A. Steinly) at Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of the America, Montreal, Canada. 2005 The politics of sustainability: A case study of forestry discourses in Peninsular Malaysia. Paper presented at the Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA. 2004 Understanding Forestry Policies in Malaysia: The State, the Public and the Forests. Paper presented at the 1 st Annual Critical Geography Mini-Conference, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN. 2003 Carrion-frequenting arthropod communities across an urban-to-rural gradient in Oxford, Ohio. Poster presented (with B.A. Steinly) at the Annual Meeting of the Ecological Society of America, Savannah, GA. 2003 Human disease and geographic information systems: Examining the distribution of Coccidioidomycosis in. Poster presented (with J.E. Green) at the Joint Meeting of the East and West Lake Divisions of the Association of American Geographers, Ohio University, Athens, OH. 2003 Carrion-frequenting arthropod communities across an urban gradient in Oxford, Ohio. Poster presented (with B.A. Steinly) at the 112 th Annual Meeting of Ohio Academy of Science, University of Findlay, Findlay, OH. University of 6
2003 Carrion-frequenting arthropod diversity across an urban-to-rural gradient. Poster presented at the Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA. 2002 Tissue culture studies of cold-hardy palms. Co-authored poster presented (with K.E. Kettler, A.L. Boutin, M. Lokuge, L. Lu, K. Wilson, and D.A. Francko) at the Association of Southeastern Biologists Annual Meeting, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC. PROFESSIONAL SERVICE 2010- Graduate Student Representative, Planning Committee for the 2011 Graduate Student Environmental Research Blitz, Institute of the Environment, University of 2010- Invited Contributor & Reviewer, Association of American Geographers (AAG) Center for Global Geography Education (CGGE) Workshop: Expanding U.S.- Asia Collaborations in Geography Education, Singapore 2010 Panelist, Graduate Student Orientation, School of Geography and Development, University of 2010 Graduate Student Participant, International Network for Learning & Teaching Geography Workshop: Changing Geography in Higher Education: Towards a Scholarship of Academic Practice, Washington, DC 2008 Faculty Development Intern, University Teaching Center / Office of Instructional Assessment, University of 2007-2008 Graduate Student Representative to the Faculty, School of Geography and Development, University of 2006 Referee/Reviewer, Geoforum 2006 Speaker Selection Committee, Southern Geography Association (SAGA), Department of Geography and Regional Development, University of 2003-2005 Departmental Representative, Graduate Student Association, Department of Geography, Miami University 2003-2004 Graduate Student Representative to the Faculty, Department of Geography, Miami University University of 7
2002 Vice President, Geography, Urban, and Regional Planning Society, Miami University PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS 2008- Society of Women Geographers 2006- Southeast Asian Geography Association 2006- Association of Pacific Coast Geographers 2003- Association of American Geographers 2002-2006 Ecological Society of America FOREIGN LANGUAGES Malay/Indonesian (intermediate) Spanish (beginning) University of 8