Current

PhD

Scott Bridwell

Previous degrees: BS (Geography), Arizona State University; MS (Geography), University of Utah.  Research interests: GIS, transportation, location-based services, time geography.  Dissertation: Synoptic measures of collective space-time accessibility.

Tetsuo Kobayashi

Previous degrees: Bachelor of Letters, Nagoya University (Japan); MS (Environmental Sciences), University of Tokyo (Japan) Research interests: GIS, time geography.  Dissertation: An interactive visualization toolkit for mobile objects.

  

Masters

 Josh Groenveld

Previous degrees: BA (Geography), Western Michigan University.  Research interests: GIS, transportation.  Thesis: Agent-based simulation of bicycle patronage on light rail.   

Ying Song

Previous degrees: BS (Geographic Information Science), Wuhan University, China.  Research interests: GIS, transportation, spatial analysis.  Thesis: Exploratory visualization of traffic count data using traffic cubes.  

  

Former

Nobbir Ahmed (PhD 2005)

Previous degrees: BArch (Architecture), Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology; MS (Urban Planning), Asian Institute of Technology (Bangkok, Thailand).  PhD dissertation: Time-space transformations of geographic space to analyze and explore transportation systems. Current position: Product specialist, Environmental Systems Research Institute, Inc. (ESRI), Redlands, CA.

Scott Bridwell (MS 2003)

Previous degrees: BS (Geography), Arizona State University.  MS thesis: Space-time masking and privacy in location-based services.  Current position: PhD candidate, Department of Geography, University of Utah.

Bertrand Granberg (MS 2000)

Previous degrees: BA (Political Science), Carleton College.  MS thesis: Lane-based shortest path routing of oversize vehicles (partially sponsored by Utah Department of Transportation).  Current position: Senior Project Manager, State of Utah Automated Geographic Reference Center

Tina Gillman (MS 2008)

Previous degrees: BLA (Landscape Architecture), Utah State University.   MS technical report: Evluating transportation alternatives using  a  time geographic accessibility measure.  Current position: Landscape architect, Cooper Roberts Simonsen Associates, Salt Lake City, UT 

James Hofmann (MS 1999)

Previous degrees: BS (Geography), Texas A&M University. MS technical Report: An internet-based geographic information system and decision support tool for economic development.  Current position: GIS Project Manager, HNTB Companies, North Dallas, Texas

G.J. LaBonty (MS 1998)

Previous degrees: BArch (Architecture), Temple University.  MS thesis: An assessment of accessibility to health care using a geographic information system.  Current position: Transportation Planner, Utah Transit Authority

John Lowry (MS 1995)

Previous degrees: BA (International Relations/Spanish), Brigham Young University. MS thesis: GIS modeling of hazardous material vulnerability in a Mexico/U.S. border community. Current position: Assistant Director for Projects, RS/GIS Laboratory, Utah State Univeristy 

Phoebe McNeally (MS 2000; PhD 2008)

Previous degrees: BS (Spatial Information Science and Engineering), University of Maine; MS (Geography), University of Utah. MS thesis:  Avalanche slide path stability modeling using GIS.  PhD dissertation: Holistic geographic visualization of spatial data with applications in avalanche forecasting.   Current position: Director, Digitally Integrated Geographic Information Technologies (DIGIT) Laboratory, University of Utah.

Matthew Sheehan (MS 2000)

Previous degrees: BA (Geography), University College - London.  MS technical report: A framework for the creation of an interactive, networked, multimedia GIS.  Current position: Systems Engineer, MetaTV, Sausalito, CA

Jeni Siebeneck (MS 1999)

Previous degrees: BS (Geography), University of Utah. Thesis: Spatial interaction trade area evaluation using GIS. Current position: GIS Coordinator, West Valley City, Utah

Adam Sobek (MS 2003; PhD 2008)

Previous degrees: BA (Geography), Middlebury College. MS thesis: An interactive web-based routing tool for disabled students at the University of Utah. PhD dissertation: Generating synthetic space-time paths using a cloning algorithm on activity data. Current position: Founder and CEO, Geographic Innovative Solutions, Inc..

Christopher Upchurch (PhD 2009)

Previous degrees: BS, MA (Geography), Arizona State University. Research interests: Transportation, urban. Dissertation: Dynamic accessibility analysis using space-time paths for public and private transportation.  Current position: Assistant Professor of Geography, University of South Carolina.

Yi-Hwa Wu (PhD 2003)

Previous degrees: BS, MS (Geography), Taiwan National University.  PhD issertation: Dynamic models of space-time accessibility Current position: Assistant Professor of Geography, Northwest Missouri State University.