BSEd
Bowling Green State University, 1965
English and Earth Science
MA
Bowling Green State University, 1967
Geography
PhD
University of Kansas, 1976
Geography
Dissertation: "Small Town Population Change in Kansas - 1950 to 1970"
Advisor: Dr. Robert Nunley
Post-doctoral Scholar
University of Kansas, l976-l977
Cartography
Mentor: Dr. George F. Jenks
Beth Weisenborn, Antoinette WinklerPrins, Alan Arbogast, Richard Groop, Jen-Nion Yang, SBC Faculty-Staff Awards in Instructional Technology, Michigan State University, 2005
Ameritech-MSU Faculty Fellowship, 1991-1993
Graduate School Summer Fellowship, University of Kansas, l975
General Research and Teaching Interests
Cartography, Computer Mapping, Innovative Map Symbols
Applications of Geographic Information Systems
Social Geography, Migration, Income, Retirement
Professor Emeritus, Department of Geography, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 2015
Professor, Department of Geography, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 2012-2015
Chairperson and Professor, Department of Geography, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 1999-2012
Acting Director, Urban and Regional Planning Program, Department of Geography, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 2000-2001
Director, Center for Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, 1996-2003
Associate Chairperson, Department of Geography, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, 1995-1997
Professor, Department of Geography, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, 1993-present
Associate Professor, Department of Geography, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 1984-1992
Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan l977-1983
Instructor, Geography Department, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, l975-l976
Instructor, Geography Department, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, l974-l975
Research Assistant, Migration Project, Dr. Curtis Roseman, Department of Geography, University of Kansas, l974
Research Assistant, Cartographic Bibliography, Dr. George Jenks, Department of Geography, University of Kansas, l973
Teaching Assistant, Introductory Geography Laboratories, University of Kansas, l97l-l973
Instructor, Department of Geography, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, l967-l97l
Director, Wood County, Ohio Land Use Inventory Project, Wood County Planning Commission, l967
Assistant Map Librarian, Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Summer Program, l966
Teaching Assistant, Physical Geography Laboratories, Department of Geography, Bowling Green State University, l965-l967
Daniel Hayes, Kurt Newman, Daniel Rutledge, Jianguo Liu, Christopher Lepczyk, Richard Groop. 2000. Response of Fish and Wildlife Macrohabitat to Changes in Land Use and Land Cover. Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station, Michigan State University: Status and Potential of Michigan Natural Resources, Special Report 107.
Richard E. Groop, J. Michael Lipsey, Kimberly Medley, Charles Press, Lana Stein, Kenneth VerBerg. 1984. Michigan Political Atlas. Michigan State University, Department of Geography, Center for Cartographic Research and Spatial Analysis.
64 pages, color, 157 maps and graphs
Primary roles:
project conception and initiation
project coordinator
principal map author and designer
Secondary shared roles:
map layout and construction
text and map editing, text author
Richard E. Groop. "Demographic and Economic Patterns in the Great Lakes Region." In Great Lakes Fishery Policy and Management: A Binational Perspective, 2nd Edition. William W. Taylor and Nancy J. Leonard, eds. Michigan State University Press, October, 2012.
Richard E. Groop. 2008. "Demographic and Economic Characteristics." In Michigan Geography and Geology. R. S. Schaetzl, J. Darden, and D. Brandt (eds.) Pearson Custom Publishing, Boston, MA, 521-533.
Jianguo Liu, Sandra S. Batie, Richard E. Groop, Zai Liang, Marc A. Linderman, Angela G. Mertig, Zhiyun Ouyang, Jiaguo Qi. 2003. "Human Impacts on Land Cover and Panda Habitat in Wolong Nature Reserve: Linking Ecological, Socioeconomic, Demographic, and Behavioral Data." In People and Environment: Approaches for Linking Household and Community Surveys to Remote Sensing and GIS. Jeff Fox, Vinod Mishra, Ron Rindfuss, and Steve Walsh, eds. Kluwer Academic Publishers.
Richard E. Groop. 1999. "Demographic and Economic Patterns in the Great Lakes Region." In Great Lakes Fishery Policy and Management: A Binational Perspective. William W. Taylor and C. Paola Ferreri, eds. Michigan State University Press, 73-92.
WinklerPrins, A. M. G., Weisenborn, B. N., Groop, R. E., and A. F. Arbogast. 2007. "Developing Online Geography Courses: Experiences from Michigan State." Journal of Geography, Vol. 106, 163-170.
Messina, J. P., Shortridge, A. M., Groop, R. E., Varnakovida, P., and M. J. Finn. 2006. "Evaluating Michigan's Community Hospital Access: Spatial Methods for Decision Support." International Journal of Health Geographics, Vol. 5, 1-18.
Jianguo Liu, Li An, Sandra S. Batie, Scott L Bearer, Xiaodong Chen, Richard E. Groop, Guangming He, Zai Liang, Marc A. Linderman, Angela G. Mertig, Zhiyun Ouyang, Jiaguo Qi, HerminZhang, and Shiqiang Zhoa. 2005. "Beyond Population Size: Examining Intricate Interactions Among Population Structure, Land Use, and Environment in Wolong Nature Reserve, China." Population, Land Use, and Environment. Research Directions, National Research Council, 217-237.
Gary Manson and Richard E. Groop. 2000. "U.S. Intercounty Migration in the 1990s: People and Income Move Down the Urban Hierarchy." The Professional Geographer, Vol. 52, 493-504.
Gary Manson and Richard E. Groop. 2000. "Migration Fields of Michigan Counties in the 1990s." The Great Lakes Geographer, Volume 6, 1-11.
Jiangou Liu, Zhiyun Ouyang, William W. Taylor, Richard E. Groop, Yingchun Tan, and Heming Zhang. 1999. "A Framework for Evaluating the Effects of Human Factors on Wildlife Habitat: The Case of Giant Pandas." Conservation Biology, Volume 13, 1360-1370.
Gary Manson and Richard E. Groop. 1999. "Gains and Losses of Migrants and Income Through Intercounty Migration in the U.S., 1992-1993." The Social Science Journal, Volume 36, 65-75.
Richard E. Groop and Randall J. Schaetzl. 1997. "Productivity Profiles of PhD-Granting Geography Departments in the United States: 1980-1994." The Professional Geographer, Volume 49, 451-464.
Gary Manson and Richard E. Groop. 1996. "Ebbs and Flows in Recent U.S. Interstate Migration." The Professional Geographer, Volume 48, 156-165.
Gary Manson and Richard E. Groop. 1992. "Michigan State-to-State Migration Patterns, 1976-1988." Michigan Academician, Volume 24, 443-451.
Richard E. Groop. 1991. "Cartography at Michigan State University." Cartography and Geographic Information Systems, Vol. 18, 186-189.
Mark P. Kumler and Richard E. Groop. 1990. "Continuous Tone Mapping of Smooth Surfaces." Cartography and Geographic Information Systems, Volume 17, 279-289.
Gary Manson and Richard E. Groop. 1990. "The Geography of Nonemployment Income." The Social Science Journal, Volume 27, 317-325.
Gary A. Manson and Richard E. Groop. 1988. "Concentrations of Nonemployment Income in the United States." The Professional Geographer, Volume 40, 444-450.
Richard E. Groop and Gary Manson. 1987. "Nonemployment Income and Migration in Michigan." East Lakes Geographer, Volume 22, 103-109.
Richard E. Groop, Sheridan L. Dodge and Gary Manson. 1985. "Microcomputer Modules for Undergraduate Geography." Journal Of Geography, Vol. 84, 161-164.
Richard E. Groop. 1984. "Computer Mapping Software," The American Cartographer, Special Issue: U.S. National Report to the International Cartographic Association, 58-59.
Richard M. Smith and Richard E. Groop. 1982. "Producing Nominal Maps with Matrix Line Printers." Revista Cartografica, Vol. 37, 89-96.
Richard E. Groop and Paul Smith. 1982. "A Dot Matrix Method of Portraying Continuous Statistical Surfaces." The American Cartographer, Vol. 9, l23-l30.
Richard E. Groop and Richard M. Smith. 1982. "Matrix Line Printer Maps." The American Cartographer, Vol. 9, l9-24.
Jill Eilertsen Rogers and Richard E. Groop. 1981. "Regional Portrayal with Multi-Pattern Color Dot Maps."). Cartographica, Vol. l8, 5l-64.
Richard E. Groop and Daniel Cole. 1978. "Overlapping Graduated Circles: Magnitude Estimation and Method of Portrayal." The Canadian Cartographer, Vol. l5, ll4-l22.
Richard E. Groop and Jean-Claude Muller. 1978. "Evaluating an Urban Model: A Cartographic Approach." The American Cartographer, Vol. 5, 111-l20.
Richard E. Groop. 1978. "Size and Location as Factors Influencing Village Population Change in Kansas." East Lakes Geographer, Vol.13, 34-44.
John Hiltner and Richard E. Groop. 1973. "A Multi-Factor Approach to Rural-Urban Fringe Delineation." Ecumene, Vol. 5, 35-42.
J. Messiina, A. Shortridge, R. Groop, M. Finn. 2006. "Certificate of Need Technical Subcommittee Workgroup Change Report." Michigan Department of Community Health.
Daniel Hayes, Kurt Newman, Daniel Rutledge, Jianguo Liu, Christopher Lepczyk, and Richaed Groop. 2000. "Response of Fish and Wildlife Microhabitat to Cahnges in Land Use and Land Cover." Special Report 107, Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station.
Richard E. Groop. 1994-1995. "Words from the Chair." Association of American Geographers, Cartography Specialty Group Newsletter.
Richard E. Groop. 1992. Final Report, First Centrum Project. Research Excellence Fund Grant, "The Use of Spatial Information Technology in Michigan Business: A Case Study."
Richard E. Groop. 1987-1992. Book Notes, The American Cartographer, and Cartography and Geographic Information Systems.
Richard E. Groop. 1982. "College Courses: Cartography (Part 1)." Geographical Perspectives, No. 49, 46.
Richard E. Groop. 1980. JENKS: An Optimal Data Classification Program For Choropleth Maps. Technical Report #3, Center for Cartographic Research and Spatial Analysis, MSU.
John M. Hiltner and Richard E. Groop. 1970. Regional Geography Of Afro-Eurasia--A Study Guide. Dubuque: Kendall/Hunt.
Software Review - "SURFACE III: Macintosh Version," (with Michael Hyslop) in Cartography and Geographic Information Systems, Vol. 20 (January, 1993), pp. 50-51.
Book Review - Atlas of Danubian Countries, in Cartography and Geographic Information Systems, Vol. 19 (April, 1992), pp. 108-109.
Software Review - "Concepts Computerized Atlas," in The American Cartographer, Volume 14 (October, 1987), pp. 370-373.
Book Review - Basic Graphics and Cartography, in The American Cartographer, Vol. 13 (October, 1986), 362.
Software Reviews - "World Geography Series," "U.S. Geography Adventure," "U.S. Geography Quiz," (with Gary Manson) in The Professional Geographer, Vol. 38, No. 3 (August, 1986), 294-295.
Software Review - "DIDS--Desktop Information Display System," in The American Cartographer, Vol. 12, No. 2 (October, 1985), 174-176.
Book Review - This Remarkable Continent, in: The American Cartographer, Vol. 11, No. 1, April, 1984, pp. 85-86.
Book Review - Junior Atlas Of Alberta, in Cartographica, Vol. l7, No. l (Spring, l980), p. l33.
Jill Hallden and Richard E. Groop. 1998. "Animations of Population Change: Examples of Cartographic Animation Techniques for Visualizing Population Change from World to Local Scales." Proceedings, GIS Planet 98, Lisbon, Portugal.
Richard E. Groop. 1991. "Dot Density Symbols for Bivariate Choropleth Maps." Proceedings, International Cartographic Association, Vol. 2, 908-911.
Gary A. Manson and Richard E. Groop. 1998. "A Century of Population Change and Economic Restructuring in Michigan." Abstract in AAG Annual Meeting Abstracts, Boston, CD Version.
Gary A. Manson and Richard E. Groop. 1996. "Intercounty Migration in the United States, 1992-93." Abstract in AAG Annual Meeting Abstracts, Charlotte, 184.
Richard E. Groop and Gary Manson. 1995. "Migration Efficiency in the United States, 1980-1992." Abstract in AAG Annual Meeting Abstracts, Chicago, 112.
Gary Manson and Richard E. Groop. 1994. "Local Area Income in the United States, 1969-1989: Winners and Losers." Abstract in AAG Annual Meeting Abstracts, San Francisco, 234.
Richard E. Groop. 1992. "Dot Density Crop Maps of the Midwest." Abstract in: AAG Annual Meeting: Program and Abstracts, San Diego, 89.
Richard E. Groop. 1990. "Small Scale Map Analysis with ARC/Info." Abstract in: AAG Annual Meeting: Program and Abstracts, Toronto, 89.
Gary Manson and Richard E. Groop. 1989. "Where to Retire? Education and Income Make a Difference." Abstract in: AAG Annual Meeting: Program and Abstracts, Baltimore, 128.
Richard E. Groop and Jay Harman. 1988. "Cartographic Representation of Transitional Boundaries." Abstract in: AAG Annual Meeting: Program and Abstracts, Phoenix, 68.
Gary Manson and Richard E. Groop. 1988. "The Evolving Landscape of Nonemployment Income in Michigan." Abstract in: AAG Annual Meeting: Program and Abstracts, Phoenix, 120.
Gary Manson and Richard E. Groop. 1987. "Migration and Nonemployment Income." Abstract in: AAG Annual Meeting: Program and Abstracts, Portland, 64.
Gary Manson and Richard E. Groop. 1986. "Nonemployment Income in the United States." Abstract in: AAG '86 Abstracts, Twin Cities, section 200.
Gary Manson, J. Michael Lipsey, and Richard E. Groop. 1985. "Michigan Political Atlas." Abstract in: AAG Program Abstracts, Detroit, section 265.
David Campbell, Sheridan Dodge, Richard E. Groop, Gary Manson, Assefa Mehretu, Bruce Wm. Pigozzi, and Harold A. Winters. 1984. "Microcomputer Based Modules for Undergraduate Geography." Abstract in: AAG Program Abstracts, Washington, D.C., 169.
Richard E. Groop. 1982. "A Major Cartography Program within a Geography Department: Commitments and Expectations." Abstract in: AAG Program Abstracts, San Antonio, 11-12.
Richard M. Smith and Richard E. Groop. 1980 "The Matrix Line Printer as a Computer Mapping Device." Abstract in: AAG Program Abstracts, Los Angeles, 53.
Robert Thomas and Richard E. Groop. 1979. "Rural Population Change in Michigan." Abstract in: AAG Program Abstracts, Louisville, 230.
Richard E. Groop and Daniel Cole. 1978. "Overlapping Graduated Circles and Perception Error," Abstract in: AAG Program Abstracts, New Orleans, 129.
Richard E. Groop. 1977. "Data Point Spacing and Error on Interpolated Transformation Grids." Abstract in: AAG Program Abstracts, Salt Lake City, 47.
"Gray Tone Map," in: John Campbell, Introductory Cartography, 2nd ed., Dubuque: William C. Brown Publishers, 1991. Fig 12.19 - p. 275.
"Dot Matrix Printer Map," in Gregory A. Plumb and Terry A. Slocum, Alternate Designs for Dot-Matrix Printer Maps," The American Cartographer, Vol. 13, No. 2 (April, 1986), p. 122.
"Michigan Population Density," and "Experimental Map," in: Arthur H. Robinson, et. al., Elements Of Cartography, 5th ed., New York: John Wiley and Sons, 1984. Fig. 1.13 - p. 15 and Fig. 18.9 - p. 481.
"Experimental Map," in: John Campbell, Introductory Cartography, Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1984, p. 383.
"Rural Population Change in Michigan by MCD, 1960-1970," and "Rural Population Change in Michigan by MCD, 1970-1980," in: Lawrence M. Sommers, Michigan, A Geography, Boulder: Westview Press, 1984, pp. 18-19.
"Standard and Matrix Line Printer Map," in: Claude Z. Westfall, Basic Graphics and Cartography, Orono: University of Maine Press, 1984, p. 357.
"Chutes de Neige Sur la Peninsule Inferierure du Michigan," in: Jean-Claude Muller, "Ignorance Graphique Ou Cartographie de L'Ignorance," Cartographica, Vol. 20, No. 3, 1983, p. 24.
"Rural Population Change l970-l980," in: Sommers and Lounsbury, "Impact of Population Growth Trends on State and Local Land Use Policy: The Examples of Michigan and Arizona." Proceedings, Applied Geography Conference, Vol. 5, (l982), p. l35.
"Michigan Income Tax Maps" Visual Basic Program, 2016
"United States Income Tax Maps" Visual Basic Program, 2016
"The Changing Geography of U.S. Cotton Agriculture 1880-2012" Visual Basic Program, 2016
"Great Plains Agriculture" Visual Basic Program, 2016
"Recent Migration History of Large Urban Counties" Visual Basic Program, 2016
"Tubes – An Experimental Map Symbolization" Visual Basic Program, 2016
"Michigan MCD Population Change" Visual Basic Program, 2016
"State-to-State Migration in the U.S." Visual Basic Program, 2016
"Michigan Income Tax Maps" Visual Basic Program, 2016
"Three-Dimensional Models of U.S. States" Visual Basic Program, 2016
"Three-Dimensional Models of U.S. Counties" Visual Basic Program, 2016
"Migration Fields of Major U.S. Counties" Visual Basic Program, 2015
"Metropolitan Regions in the Northeastern United States" Visual Basic Program, 2015
"Population Change in the United Sates" Visual Basic Program, 2015
"Visualizing NFL Offenses" Visual Basic Program, 2014.
"Across the Border" Visual Basic Program, 2014.
"United States Ferry Routes" Visual Basic Program, 2014.
"Greyhound Bus Lines in the United States" Visual Basic Program, 2014.
"Mapping United States Water" Visual Basic Program, 2014.
"Religion in America" Visual Basic Program, 2014.
"Migration in the United States" Visual Basic Program, 2014.
"A Map Library of U.S. Agricultural Change 1987-2012" Visual Basic Program, 2014.
"Demographic Differences Among Rural and Urban Places" Visual Basic Program, 2014.
"Michigan Traffic Maps" Visual Basic Program 2014
"NCAA Division I Champions" Visual Basic Program, 2014.
"Healthy and Dangerous Places in the United States" Visual Basic Program, 2014
"Economic Change in the United States" Visual Basic Program, 2014.
"Mapping Michigan County Commuting" Visual Basic Program, 2014.
"Cruise Routes and the Changing Seasons" Visual Basic Program, 2014.
"U.S. Imports and Exports with Leading Trading Partners" Visual Basic Program, 2014.
"Geography of the Big 5 Football Conferences" Visual Basic Program, 2014.
"Mapping Early Polar Expeditions" Visual Basic Program, 2014.
"Michigan Public University Attendance by County" Visual Basic Program, 2014.
"U. S. Climate" Visual Basic Prigram, 2014.
"World War I at Sea" Visual Basic Program, 2014.
"Settling and Organizing America" Visual Basic Program, 2014
"The American Civil War" Visual Basic Program, 2014.
"A Day in the Life of the Grand Rapids Airport" Visual Basic Program, 2012.
"The United States Amtrak System" Visual Basic Program, 2011.
"Hurricane Animations" Visual Basic Program, 2010.
"CLASSY" Visual Basic Program, 2000.
Jessica J. Moy and Richard E. Groop. "Remotely Sensed Images: Sharing the Resources." Poster presentation, 25th International Cartographic Conference, Paris, July, 2011.
Jessica J. Moy and Richard E. Groop. "Identifying and Analyzing Rural Residential Development." Poster presentation, Conference on Ecosystem Services, Naples, FL, December, 2008.
Kristine Stanley, Beth N. Weisenborn, Robert Goodwin, David Lusch, Richard Groop. "Creating an Online Geography Course in Remote Sensing at Michigan State University." Poster presentation, Association of American Geographers, Boston, April, 2008.
J. Messina, A. Shortridge, R. Groop, M. Finn, P. Varnakovida, K. McKnight. "Applications of GIS – A Primer." Paper presentation, Disparities Workshop: Geographic Information Systems. Institute for Health Care Studies, Michigan State University, June, 2006.
Beth N. Weisenborn, Richard E. Groop, Alan F. Arbogast, Antoinette M. G. A. WinklerPrins, Jay R. Harman. "Assessing Online Geography Courses at Michigan State University." Poster presentation, Association of American Geographers, March, 2007.
Mark Finn, Joseph Messina, Ashton Shortridge, and Richard Groop. "Mapping Health Data on the Internet: Issues of Confidentiality and Design." Illustrated paper, Association of American Geographers, Chicago, March, 2006.
Richard Groop. "Information Technology in Geography and Beyond." Workshop presentation, Strategic Visioning for Cyber Infrastructure, Computing, and Information," Michigan State University, February, 2005.
Richard Groop and Lawrence Sommers. "History of Geography at Michogan State, 1930-2004." Poster presentation, Association of American Geographers, Philadelphia, March, 2004.
Beth Weisenborn, Antoinette WinklerPrins, Richard Groop, Alan Arbogast. "Developing a Virtual Geogrpahy Program." Poster presentation, Association of American Geographers, Philadelphia, March, 2004.
Jessica Moy, Richard Groop and Gary Manson. "Retirement, Income and Migration: Some Spatial Perspectives." Paper presentation, Association of American Geographers, Los Angeles, March, 2002.
Edward F. Roseman, William W. Taylor, Daniel B. Hayes, Richard E. Groop, Robert C. Haas, Jeffrey T. Tyson, Johathan A. Fuller. "Spatial Patterns Emphasize the Importance of Coastal Zones as Nursery Areas for Larval Walleyes in Western Lake Erie." Paper presentation, Midwest Fish and Wildlife Conference, Minneapolis, December, 2000.
Richard E. Groop and J. Michael Lipsey. "The Atlas of Michigan." Paper presentation, Educational Technology Leadership Institute, East Lansing, June, 1999.
Richard E. Groop and J. Michael Lipsey. "The Atlas of Michigan Project." Paper presentation, Eighth Annual IMAGIN Forum, Lansing, May, 1999.
Jessica Dolanski, Jill K. Hallden, Richard E. Groop, J. Michael Lipsey, and Nancy Yattaw. "Interactive Multimedia: Examples from the Atlas of Michigan Project." Paper presentation, Association of American Geographers, Honolulu, March, 1999.
Richard E. Groop, J. Michael Lipsey, Jill K. Hallden, and Jessica Dolanski. "Atlas of Michigan CD-ROM Prototype." Illustrated paper presentation, Association of American Geographers, Honolulu, March, 1999.
Richard E. Groop and Amy Kletzien. "Map Design with Arcview." Paper presentation, IMAGIN Counties and Local Users Conference, Crystal Mountain, MI, October, 1998.
Jill Hallden and Richard E. Groop. "Animations of Population Change: Examples of Cartographic Animation Techniques for Visualizing Population Change from World to Local Scales." Paper presentation, GIS Planet 98, Lisbon, Portugal, September, 1998.
Richard E. Groop and Amy Kletzien. "Principles of Map Design in an ArcView Environment." Paper presentation, Seventh Annual IMAGIN Forum, Lansing, May, 1998.
Gary A. Manson and Richard E. Groop. "A Century of Population Change and Economic Restructuring in Michigan." Poster Presentation, Association of American Geographers, Boston, March, 1998.
Richard E. Groop. "Branch County Parcel Mapping Project." Panel Presentation, Sixth Annual IMAGIN Forum, Lansing, May, 1997.
Daniel T. Rutledge, Kurt Newman, Jill Hallden, Richard Groop, Daniel Hayes, and Jack Liu. "A Preliminary Assessment of Historic Changes in Wildlife Habitat in Two Michigan Watersheds." Paper, Wildlife Society Annual Conference, Cincinnati, October, 1996.
Catherine Van Vliet Mey and Richard E. Groop, "Animated Maps of Tropical Storms." Poster Presentation, Association of American Geographers, Charlotte, April, 1996.
Gary A. Manson and Richard E. Groop. "Intercounty Migration in the United States, 1992-93." Paper, Association of American Geographers, Charlotte, April, 1996.
Richard E. Groop and Gary Manson. "Migration Efficiency in the United States, 1980-1992." Poster Presentation, Association of American Geographers, Chicago, March, 1995.
Michael Rip, Nigel Paneth, Richard E. Groop and George VanAmberg. "GIS and Epidemiology: The Case of Preterm Birth and Infant Mortality in Detroit." Paper, International Symposium on Computer Mapping in Epidemiology and Environmental Health, Tampa, February, 1995.
Gary Manson and Richard E. Groop. "Local Area Income, 1969-1989: Winners and Losers." Poster Presentation, Association of American Geographers, San Francisco, March, 1994.
Richard E. Groop and Michael Rip. "Infant Health and Socio-Economic Environment in Detroit." Invited Poster Presentation, Fall Extension Conference, Michigan State University, October, 1993.
Richard E. Groop. "Cartographic Equipment Grants: Blessing or Curse?" Invited Panel Discussion, Association of American Geographers, Atlanta, April, 1993.
Richard E. Groop. "Dot Density Crop Maps of the Midwest." Poster Presentation, Association of American Geographers, San Diego, April, 1992.
Richard E. Groop. "Dot Density Symbols for Bivariate Choropleth Maps." Forum Session, International Cartographic Association, Bournemouth, United Kingdom, September, 1991.
Gary Manson and Richard E. Groop. "Patterns of Migration to and from Michigan: 1976-1988." Paper, Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, and Letters, Ypsilanti, March, 1991.
Richard E. Groop. "Small-Scale Map Analysis with ARC/Info." Poster Presentation, Association of American Geographers, Toronto, April, 1990.
Richard E. Groop and J. Michael Lipsey. "Maps on Microcomputers." Workshop presentation, North American Cartographic Information Society, Ann Arbor, October, 1989.
Gary Manson and Richard E. Groop. "Where to Retire? Education and Income Make a Difference." Paper, Association of American Geographers, Baltimore, March, 1989.
Richard E. Groop and Jay Harman. "Cartographic Representation of Transitional Boundaries." Poster Presentation, Association of American Geographers, Phoenix, April, 1988.
Gary Manson and Richard E. Groop. "The Evolving Landscape of Nonemployment Income in Michigan." Paper, Association of American Geographers, Phoenix, April, 1988.
Richard E. Groop and J. Michael Lipsey. "Spatial Analysis of Michigan Township Data Using ARC/Info." Conference on "Michigan's Future On-Line," Institute of Water Research and Center for Remote Sensing, MSU Agriculture and Natural Resources Week, March, 1988.
Gary Manson and Richard E. Groop. "Nonemployment Income and Migration in the United States." Paper, Association of American Geographers, Portland, April, 1987.
Richard E. Groop and J. Michael Lipsey. "Computer Exercises for Geography Courses." Workshop presentation, East Lakes Division, Association of American Geographers, East Lansing, October, 1986.
Gary Manson and Richard E. Groop. "Nonemployment Income and Migration in Michigan." Paper, East Lakes Division, Association of American Geographers, East Lansing, October, 1986.
Gary Manson and Richard E. Groop. "Nonemployment Income in the United States." Paper, Association of American Geographers, Minneapolis, May, 1986.
Richard E. Groop. "United States Data Model." Workshop presentation, Association of American Geographers, Minneapolis, May, 1986.
Gary Manson, J. Michael Lipsey and Richard E. Groop. "Michigan Political Atlas." Poster Presentation, Association of American Geographers, Detroit, April, 1985.
Richard E. Groop. "Choropleth Maps on Microcomputers." Workshop presentation, Association of American Geographers, Detroit, April, 1985.
David Campbell, Sheridan Dodge, Richard E. Groop, Gary Manson, Assefa Mehretu, Bruce Wm. Pigozzi, and Harold A. Winters. "Microcomputer-Based Modules for Undergraduate Geography." Poster Presentation, Association of American Geographers, Washington, April, 1984.
Richard E. Groop. "A Major Cartography Program within a Geography Department: Commitments and Expectations." Paper, Association of American Geographers, San Antonio, April, l982.
Richard M. Smith and Richard E. Groop. "The Matrix Line Printer as a Computer Mapping Device." Paper, Association of American Geographers, Los Angeles, April, l98l.
Robert Thomas and Richard E. Groop. "Rural Population Change in Michigan." Paper, Association of American Geographers, Louisville, April, l980.
Richard E. Groop and Daniel Cole. "Overlapping Graduated Circles and Perception Error." Poster Presentation, Association of American Geographers, New Orleans, April, l978.
Richard E. Groop. "Automated Transformation Grids." Poster Presentation, ASP-ACSM Fall Meeting, Little Rock, Arkansas, October, l977.
Curtis Roseman and Richard E. Groop. "A Geographic Analysis of Metropolitan Outmigration." Paper, Mid-Continent Regional Science Association, Manhattan, Kansas, May, l977.
Richard E. Groop. "Data Point Spacing and Error on Interpolated Transformation Grids." Poster Presentation, Association of American Geographers, Salt Lake City, April, l977.
Richard E. Groop. "Population Change and Types of Business Activity in Kansas Villages." Paper, Social Science History Association, Philadelphia, October, l976.
Richard E. Groop and Sue Grady. Grant Proposal, National Science Foundation, "International Medical Geography Symposium." January, 2012, $70,000, completed 2013.
Joe Messina, Ashton M. Shortridge, Richard E. Groop, Sue Grady, Bruce Pigozzi. "Michigan Health Care and the Certificate of Need Research Program." Michigan Department of Community Health, 2008-2009, $128,228, completed 2009.
Joe Messina, Richard Groop, and Ashton Shortridge. Contract Proposal, Michigan Department of Community Health. "Medical Geography Laboratory Project." 2007-2008, $119,000; completed 2008.
Joe Messina, Richard Groop, and Ashton Shortridge. Contract Proposal, Michigan Department of Community Health. "Medical Geography Laboratory Project." 2006-2007, $119,000; completed 2007.
Joe Messina, Richard Groop, and Ashton Shortridge. Contract Proposal, Michigan Department of Community Health. "Medical Geography Laboratory Project." 2005-2006, $119,000; completed 2006.
Joe Messina, Richard Groop, and Ashton Shortridge. Grant Proposal, Michigan Department of Community Health. "MRT and Surgical Site Selection Project." August, 2005, $42,000; completed 2005.
Richard Groop. Contract Proposal, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality and Michigan Department of Natural Resources. "Data Entry Services." Submitted September, 2004, $19,998; completed 2007.
Joe Messina, Richard Groop, and Ashton Shortridge. Grant Proposal, Michigan Department of Community Health. "Hospital Site Selection." August, 2004, $15,000; completed 2005.
Carol Weissert, Scott Loveridge, Stuart Gage, Lynn Harvey, and Richard Groop. Grant Proposal, Kellogg Foundatioon. "Land Use Development Grant." Submitted May, 2002, $500,000; completed 2004.
Jessica Moy and Richard Groop. Contract Proposal, Ingham County, Michigan Assessors Office. "Ingham County Parcel Mapping Project." Submitted March, 2002, $20,000; completed 2003.
Jessica Moy and Richard Groop. Contract Proposal, Ingham County, Michigan Assessors Office. "Ingham County Parcel Mapping Project." Submitted April, 2001, $20,000; completed 2002.
Jessica Moy and Richard Groop. Contract Proposal, Michigan Department of Transportation. "Digitization of the Official Michigan State Highway Map." Submitted, March, 2001, $86,000; completed 2001.
Jessica Moy and Richard Groop. Contract Proposal, Ingham County, Michigan Assessors Office. "Ingham County Parcel Mapping Needs Assessment." Submitted May, 2000, $800; completed 2000.
Jessica Moy and Richard Groop. Subcontract, WEGE Foundation Grant. "Land Use/Cover Change, Muskegon River Watershed." November, 2000, $195,194; completed 2001.
Jessica Moy and Richard Groop. Contract Proposal, City of East Lansing, Michigan. "GIS Needs Assessment." Submitted December, 1999, $2,000; completed 2000.
Jessica Moy and Richard Groop. Contract Proposal, MSU Wexford County Extension. "Wexford County Land Cover Update." Submitted November, 1999, $25,000; completed 2000.
Jessica Moy and Richard Groop. Contract Proposal, Fund for Rural America Value Added Cluster, MSUE. "Nine Township Land Cover Change." Submitted September, 1999, $9,000; completed 2000.
Marvin Bauer, et. al. Grant Proposal, NASA, "Upper Great Lakes Regional Earth Science Application Center." (Co-PI). Submitted July, 1998, $2,250,000; ($400,000 MSU share).
Richard E. Groop and Amy Kletzien. Contract Proposal, Branch County GIS, "Aerial Photo Registration and Rectification in a GIS." Submitted March, 1998, $4,800; completed 1999.
Richard E. Groop, William Enslin and Amy Kletzien. Contract, Traverse Bay Indian Tribes, "Parcel Mapping Pilot Project." January, 1998, $2,000; completed 1999.
Richard E. Groop. Grant Proposal, Provost's Office, Michigan State University, "Atlas of Michigan Project." Submitted April, 1997, $140,000; completed 2007.
David Skole, et. al. Grant Proposal, NASA Center of Excellence Program, "Applications of Remote Sensing to Regional and Global Integrated Environmental Assessments." Submitted June, 1997, $448,000; completed 1998.
Richard E. Groop and Amy Kletzien. (CRSGIS) Contract, City of Flint, Michigan, "GIS Demonstration Mile." Submitted June, 1997, $4,500; completed 1998.
Richard E. Groop, William Enslin, and Amy Kletzien. (CRSGIS) Contract, Branch County, Michigan, "Parcel Map Digitizing." Submittted October, 1996, $36,000; completed 1998.
Jianguo Liu, et. al. Grant Proposal, American Association for the Advancement of Science, International Directorate, "Human Population, Biodiversity and Protected Areas." Submitted September, 1996, $20,000; completed 1999.
Richard E. Groop and Daniel Brown. Grant Proposal, Michigan State University, CSS, CANR, KBS, "GIS for KBS." Submitted April, 1996, $25,000; completed 1997.
Daniel Hayes, et.al. Grant Proposal, Status and Potential of Michigan Natural Resources Projects (SAPMINR), Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station, "Responses of Fish and Wildlife Macro-Habitat to Changes in Land Use and Land Cover." Submitted May, 1995, $169,773; completed 1998.
Merry Morash, et.al. Grant Proposal, Research Outreach Methodology Fund, Michigan State University, "Develop and Apply Geographic Information System Mapping and Analysis to the Study of Domestic Violence, Contact with the Justice System, and Community Service Utilization.". Submitted February, 1995, $16,000; completed 1996.
Richard E. Groop and Lauren Anderson. Contract, Lenawee County, Michigan, "Developing a Geographic Information System Database for Public Health Assessment." Submitted June 1994, $1,200; completed 1994.
Richard E. Groop. Grant Proposal, Ameritech Foundation, "Developing a Geographic Information System for Analyzing Diseases and Assisting Public Health Policy Formulation." Submitted June, 1991, $30,000; completed 1993.
Michael Rip, Nigel Paneth and Richard E. Groop. Grant Proposal, MSU Research Excellence Fund and MSU Institute for Public Policy and Social Research, "Developing a Geographic Information System for Analyzing Diseases and Assisting Public Health Policy Formulation." Submitted May, 1991, $60,000; completed 1993.
Gary A. Manson and Richard E. Groop. Grant Proposal, All University Research Initiation Grant, "Intercounty Migration in Michigan: 1976-1988." Submitted March, 1991, $3,500; completed 1992.
Richard E. Groop, et. al. Grant Proposal, MSU Research Excellence Fund, "The Use of Spatial Information Technology in Michigan Business: A Case Study." Submitted July, 1990, $30,000; completed 1991.
Richard E. Groop. Contract, Michigan Department of Transportation, "ARC/Info Applied to Township, Range, Section Determination." Summer, 1989, $9,900; completed 1989.
Richard E. Groop. Contract, Michigan Department of Transportation, "ARC/Info Applied to Township, Range, Section Determination." Summer, 1988, $9,900; completed 1988.
Gary A. Manson and Richard E. Groop. "Administration of Instructional Scientific Equipment Program." National Science Foundation Grant, 1981-1983, $20,000; completed 1983.
Ashton Shortridge, et. al. "Spatial Intelligence Capacity Development." Department of Defense, ODNI, IC CAE Program, 2009, $3,250,000.
Sue Grady, Julia J. Wirth, Richard E. Groop. "Racial Disparities in Infant Mortality and Residential Segregation." National Institute of Health, 2008, $220,373.
Sue Grady, Guven Buzcu, Julia J. Wirth, Mark Kadrofske, Shiyuan Zhong, Joe T. Darden, Richard E. Groop. "Effects of Polycyclic Hydrocarbons and Racial Segregation on Fetal Growth." National Institute of Health, 2008, $222,237.
Sue Grady, Julia J. Wirth, Richard E. Groop. "Racial Disparities in Infant Mortality and Residential Segregation." National Institute of Health, 2007, $220,373.
Jessica Moy and Richard Groop. Contract Proposal, City of East Lansing, Michigan. "East Lansing Parcel Mapping." Submitted March, 2000, $40,000.
Jessica Moy and Richard Groop. Contract Proposal, Charlevoix County Planning Department. "Update of Land Use/Cover Inventory for Charlevoix County, Michigan and the Lake Charlevoix Watershed." Submitted April, 2000, $39,800.
Jaiguo Qi, et. al. Grant Proposal, NASA, "Facilitating a Link Between NASA and and K-12 Education: Establishment of an MSU LEARNERS Center." (Co-PI). Submitted May, 1999, $450,000.
Richard E. Groop and Amy Kletzien. Contract Proposal, Branch County GIS, "Development of an Agricultural Information System." Submitted, March, 1998, $18,800.
Richard E. Groop and Jill Hallden. Grant Proposal, Public Policy Institute of California, "Animated Maps of California Population." Submitted March, 1998, $40,000.
Clifford Haka and Richard E. Groop. Grant Proposal, MSU Applied Public Policy Research Funds, "Utilization of Electronic Information Resources: A Spatially Referenced Assessment." Submitted, February, 1998, $65,000.
Richard E. Groop, et.al. Grant Proposal, Michigan Space Grant Consortium, "Earth Systems Science Education: A Pilot Project." Submitted October, 1996, $24,800.
Merry Morash, et. al. Grant Proposal, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, "An Ecological Approach to Domestic Violence Prevention." Submitted March, 1996, $596,632.
Gary A. Manson and Richard E. Groop. Grant Proposal, MSU All University Research Initiation Grant, "Michigan Migration Fields Among U.S. Counties." Submitted November, 1990, $2,500.
Richard E. Groop, et. al., Grant Proposal, National Science Foundation, "Establishment of a Geographic Information System Laboratory." Submitted November, 1987, $189,277.50; not funded. Resubmitted, November, 1988.
GEO 204 World Regional Geography
GEO 221 Introduction to Geographic Information
GEO 223 Introduction to Cartography
ISS 310 People and Environment
GEO 326 Advanced Cartography
GEO 826 Seminar in Cartography
GEO 874 Seminar in GIS
GEO 886 Research Design
Overseas Study Program – London, England
Assembly of Cartographic Research Library (with Richard Smith), Center for Cartographic Research and Spatial Analysis.
Development of Laboratory Exercises for Introductory and other Cartography Courses
Development of Advanced GIS Course for Fisheries and Wildlife Department
CLASSY - minimum-variance data classing
CHOROMAP - choropleth maps of Michigan
USMODEL - 3-dimensional data models of U.S. states
DATAMOD - 3-dimensional data models of city census tract data
PYRAMIDS - population pyramid exercise
WINWORD - Visual Basic choropleth classing
Minor civil division base files for Michigan
3-digit zip code base file for the U.S.
5-digit zip code base file for Michigan
Census data conversion to ARC/Info
USGS Michigan line file conversion to ARC/Info
GNIS Michigan names file conversion to ARC/Info
Health data conversion to ATLAS GIS
Advising
| Daniel Cole, MA (l979) Deborah Sadler, MA (l982) Kathy Frohnert, MA (1984) Mohsin Mansory, Ph.D. (1984) Joseph Fontanella, MA (1989) Michael Conley, MA (1994) Charles Rader, PhD, (1995) Catherine Van Vliet Mey, MA, (1996) Jill Hallden, MA, (1999) Edward Bissell, MS, (2003) Michael Hyslop, MA, (2007) Michael Plivolich, MS, (2004) |
Jill Eilertsen, MA (l980) Shawn Farrell, MA (1984) William Johnson, MA (1984) Mark Kumler, MA (1988) Margaret Livingston, MA (1992) Christopher Steere, MA, (1995) Lauren Anderson, MA, (1995) Nancy Yattaw, PhD, (1997) Jesse Frankovich, MS, (2002) Robert Surber, MA Jill Hallden, PhD Edward Bissell, MS, (2005) |
| James Alm, MA l979 Michael Taylor, MA l979 Michael Lipsey, MA l98l William Ryerson, MA l98l Richard Hill-Rowley, Ph.D. l982 Sheridan Dodge, Ph.D. 1984 Ann Sampson, MA 1986 Adam Burnett, PhD 1990 Kathy Ford Thorne, PhD, 1991 Gebeyehu Mulugeta, PhD, 1991 Michael Rip, PhD, 1991 Jashinta D'Costa, MA, 1993 Renato Cerdena, PhD, 1995 Tarek Joseph, PhD, 1996 Claudia Gunreben, PhD, 1997 Kurt Newman, PhD, (F&W), 2000 Alison Philpotts, PhD, 2000 Christine Hanaburgh, PhD, (F&W), 2001 Steve South, PhD, 2003 |
Peter Krafft, MA l979 Barbara Stynes, MA l980 Francis Precht, MA l98l Bohloul Alijani, Ph.D. l98l Craig Goettsche, MA l982 Norman Meek, MA 1984 Ann Goulette, MA l987 Brian Baer, MA, 1991 Bonnie Jones, MA, 1991 Cynthia Brewer, PhD, 1991 Dawn Carlson, MA, 1992 Lisa Lowell-Smith, PhD, 1994 Ismail Noor, PhD, Sociology, 1996 Jessica Dolanski, MA, 1997 Kiersten Kress, MA, (F&W), 1999 Edward Roseman, PhD, (F&W), 2000 Amy Lobben, PhD, 2000 2001 Daniel Rutledge, PhD, (F&W), 2001 Kin Ma, PhD, 2007 |
Association of American Geographers
Cartography Specialty Group, AAG
Population Specialty Group, AAG
Cartographic Editor, Michigan Geography and Geology. R. S. Schaetzl, J. T. Darden, and D. Brandt (eds.). Pearson Custom Publishers, Boston, MA, 2008.
Board of Advisors, Oxford University Atlas of North America, Oxford University Press, 2003-2004.
Book Review Editor, Cartography and Geographic Information Systems, 1987-1991.
MSU Land Policy Proposal Reviewer, 2004
MSU AURIG Competition, 1995, 1996, 2003, 2004
AAG, Cartography Student Paper Competition, 1994
National Geographic Society Award in Cartography, 1994
Cartographica, 1994
AAG, Cartography Specialty Group, Thesis Research Fund, 1994
National Science Foundation, 1988, 1991, 1996, 1997
Charles E. Merrill Publishing Co.
Wm C. Brown Publishers
The American Cartographer
Cartography and Geographic Information Systems
Rural Sociology
Journal of Geography
The Professional Geographer
National Endowment for the Humanities
"Michigan's Changing Population." MSU Retirees Club, MSU, East Lansing, January, 2009.
"Geography of the Panama Canal." Destination Lectures, Crystal Cruise Lines, June, 2007.
"Ethnic Patterns in Michigan." Meet Michigan Program, MSU, East Lansing, May, 2006.
"Environmental Patterns in Michigan." Meet Michigan Program, MSU, East Lansing, May, 2005.
"Some Human Patterns in Michigan and Detroit." Meet Michigan Program, MSU, East Lansing, October, 2004.
" World of Maps," "Mediterranean Climate and Agriculture," and "Europe's Demography." Destination Lectures, Crystal Cruise Lines, May, 2004.
"An Introduction to Michigan and Its Geography and an Example of an Engagement Project." Presentation, Meet Michigan Program, MSU, East Lansing, May, 2004.
"Careers in GIS." Panel presentation, IMAGIN Conference, Traverse City, May, 2002.
"Land Use Change," (with Jessica Moy). Presentation, Ionia County Commissioners/MSUE, Ionia, April, 2002.
"Overview of Desktop Mapping," (with Jessica Moy). Workshop on Assets and Outcomes, East Lansing, MI, September, 1999.
"Legislative District Information via the Internet," MSU Legislative Leadership Program, Lansing, MI, August, 1999.
"ASSET Mapping," Assets Training Group, East Lansing, MI, June, 1999.
"Land Use/Land Cover in Michigan: the Need for Information." Michigan Association of Extension Agents Spring Conference, East Lansing, March, 1999.
"The Development Process of the Atlas of Michigan for the 21st Century," (with J. Michael Lipsey). MSU Retirees Club, MSU, January, 1999.
"Data Sources for Michigan,." (with Mike Lipsey). Workshop, Legislative Leadership Conference, MSU, December, 1998.
"Map Design with ARCVIEW," (with Amy Kletzien). Workshop, CRSGIS, MSU, September, 1998.
"Flint GIS" and "Atlas of Michigan," (with Mike Lipsey and Amy Kletzien). Meet Michigan Faculty Tour, Flint, May, 1998.
"Atlas of Michigan," (with Mike Lipsey and Jill Hallden). Faculty Technology Luncheon, Michigan State University, May, 1998.
"A Century of Michigan Population Change and Economic Restructuring." (with Gary Manson). Population Research Group, MSU, East Lansing, March, 1998.
"GIS Basics." Michigan Department of Agriculture In-Training Workshop, Mt. Pleasant, February, 1998.
"GIS Principles." Assett Training Workshop, Big Rapids, December, 1997.
"Urban Migration in the U.S." (with Gary Manson). Population Research Group, MSU, East Lansing, September, 1997.
"Introduction to GIS." Presentation, Korean MA Program Delegation, MSU, July, 1997.
"Branch County Parcel Mapping." IMAGIN Conference, Lansing, May, 1997.
"GIS Applications." Visiting Bulgarian Medical Delegation, MSU, May, 1997.
"GIS Applications in Smaller Communities." (with Daniel Brown and Ian Sims). Conference on Current Issues in Planning, MSU, March, 1997.
"GIS Applications to Land Use Planning." National Leadership Seminar, Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station, MSU, February, 1997.
"Landscan CDs of Michigan." (with Bill Enslin and Dennis Hudson). Michigan Agri-Business Association Winter Conference, Lansing, January, 1997.
"Desktop Mapping." Workshop on Kid's Count Data, Detroit, December, 1996.
"GIS at MSU." Presentation, MSU Foundation, December, 1996.
"GIS Mapping: An Introduction to the Primary Concepts." Workshop on Human Services, Lansing, June, 1996.
"Introduction to Geographic Information Systems." Workshop on Community-based GIS, MSU Southwest Detroit Outreach Center, November, 1995.
"An Introduction to Asset Mapping." Workshop Presentation, Calhoun County, November, 1995.
"Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to Map Community Health Assessment Data," Information Integration Conference for Public Health, Bellaire, Michigan, October, 1994.
"Environmental Applications for Geographic Information Systems," Environmental Health Directors Conference, Higgins Lake, Michigan, October, 1994.
"Asset Mapping Roundtable," (with others), MCHC/MSU Guidance Meeting, Mott Children's Health Center, Flint, Michigan, October, 1994.
"Prematurity, Low Birth Weight, and Infant Mortality in Detroit," (with Michael Rip), Department of Geography, Michigan State University, September, 1994.
"Applications of Geographic Information Systems at Small Scales," Symposium on GIS, Center for the Advanced Study of International Development, Michigan State University, January, 1992.
"Applications of Geographic Information Systems," Guest Lecturer, Department of Geology, Bowling Green State University, December, 1991.
"Remarks on Geography Awareness Week," Department of Geography, Bowling Green State University, December, 1991.
"Cartographic Research," Guest Lecturer, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY, October, 1990.
"Academic Cartography and Geographic Research," Guest Lecturer, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY, October, 1990.
"Geography at Michigan State," Conference of Ohio Chairs of Departments of Geography, Bowling Green, Ohio, May 15, l987.
"Michigan Population," Michigan Agricultural Leadership Program, March l987.
"Tribute to George Jenks," Master of Ceremonies Speaker, George F. Jenks Retirement Ceremony, Association of American Geographers, Minneapolis, May, 1986.
"Geography of the Far East," Michigan Agricultural Leadership Program, November, 1985.
"Population Migration in Michigan," Alumni/Faculty Day, Bowling Green State University, November, 1985.
"Cartographic Research," Alumni/Faculty Day, Bowling Green State University, November, 1985.
"Cartography Academic Program at MSU," Michigan Map Society, May, 1980.
External Reviewer, Department of Geography, United Arab Emirates University, December, 2010.
External Reviewer, Department of Geography, Central Michigan University, April, 2009.
External Reviewer, Department of Geography, University of North Carolina – Greensboro, December, 2008.
Mentor, Alan Arbogast, Lilly Teaching Fellow Program 1998-1999.
Chair, External Review Board, College of Social Science and Department of Geography, United Arab Emirates University, March, 1998.
Agricultural Information System Presentation, Branch County Soil Conservation District Board, Coldwater, February, 1998.
Branch County GIS Search Committee, June, 1997; December, 1997.
Center for Remote Sensing and GIS, Presentation, MSU College of Social Science Board of Visitors, Lansing, October, 1997.
Panel Member, Graduate Education Opportunities in the East Lakes Region, ELDAAG, Toledo, October, 1995.
Consultant, PhD Program Proposal, Department of Geography, Western Michigan University, September, 1995.
Panel Member, Branch County GIS Task Force Roundtable, Coldwater, MI, April, 1995.
Faculty Affiliate, Institute for Public Policy and Social Research, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, 1994-1997
Geography Awareness Week Radio Appearances, WKAR, Michigan State University, November, 1990; November, 1991, November, 1992.
Computer Map Production, Institute for Public Policy and Social Research, College of Social Science, Michigan State University, March, 1992.
Participant, Cartography and Design Symposium, Central Intelligence Agency, Washington, D.C., October, 1990.
Participant, ARC/Info Training Course, Summer, 1987.
Coordinator, Conference on Applications of Cartography and Remote Sensing, Michigan State University, May l978.
Local Arrangements, East Lakes Division Meeting, Association of American Geographers, Spring, 2008.
Chair, Nominations Committee, Cartography Specialty Group, Association of American Geographers, 1995-1996.
Chair, Cartography Specialty Group, Association of American Geographers, 1994-1995.
Program Chair, Association of American Geographers, Cartography Specialty Group, San Francisco, March, 1994.
Vice Chair, Cartography Specialty Group, Association of American Geographers, 1993-1994.
Local Arrangements, East Lakes Division, Association of American Geographers, Spring, 1985 - Fall, 1986.
Association of American Geographers, Cartography Specialty Group Program, Los Angeles, April, l98l.
University Athletic Council, 2013-2015.
University Faculty Voice Task Force 3: Program Evaluation, 2005-2007.
MSU University Outreach and Engagement, Senior Fellow, 2004-2014.
Selection Committee, Chair, Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station Acting Director, 2004.
Land Policy Grant Review Committee, 2004.
Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station Strategic Planning Committee on Community Vitality, 2004.
Centers and Institutes Outreach Advisory Team, MSU Outreach, 2002-2004.
University Search Committee, Hannah Professor in Land Use Policy, Chair, 2002-2003.
Center for Great Lakes Culture Faculty Advisory, 2000-2004.
Land Use Change Enterprise Executive Steering, 1999-2002.
University Urban Coalition, 1999-2000.
University Natural Resources Coalition, 1999-2005.
University Research Council (Ex-officio), 1998-2006.
All-University Research Initiative Review Panel, 1995.
Undergrauate Coordinators, Social Science, 2009-2012
Director Search, Center for Integrative Studies, Chair, 2009.
Director Search Center for Global Change and Earth Observation, Chair, 2009.
Academic Associate Dean Search, Social Science, 2008-2009.
Research Associate Dean Search, Social Science, 2008.
Director Search, Center for Integrative Studies, Chair, 2007.
Director Search, Center for Global Change and Earth Observation, 2005.
College of Social Science Dean Search, 2000-2001.
Local Leadership in Government Committee, 1997-1999.
Food Safety and Toxicology Committee, 1997-1999.
Social Science and Environment Committee, 1997-1999.
Research Committee, Chairperson, 1997.
Washington Planning Committee, Co-Chairperson, 1997.
Social Science AURIG Panel, 1997-1998.
CYBER College Advisory Team, 1996-1999.
Promotion, Tenure and Reappointment, 1994-1996.
Research Advisory, 1994-1996.
Awards Screening, 1994.
Faculty Working Group on the Environmental Studies, 1993-1999.
Computer and Information Technology Advisory, 1991-1999.
Michigan Data Archive Advisory Board, IPPSR, 1988-1999.
Faculty Advisory, l987-l989.
Distinguished Faculty Award Selection, Chairperson, Fall, 1984.
Research Advisory, l982.
Distinguished Faculty Award Selection, Fall, l978.
Curriculum, l979-l98l.
Staffing, Joint ZJU Position, 2008-2009.
Staffing, Hydroclimatology Position, 2008-2009.
Staffing, Remote Sensing Position, 2008-2009.
Staffing, Joint GUSP Position, 2006-2007.
Staffing, Cartography Position, 2006-2007.
Staffing, Joint ESPP Position, 2005-2008.
Staffing, Joint Anthropology Position, 2005-2006.
Staffing, Africanist Positions (2), 2005-2006.
Staffing, Climate Modeling Position, 2005-2006.
Staffing, GIS and Health Position, 2005-2006.
External Review, Chair, 2003.
Strategic Planning, Chair, 2000-2004.
Staffing, Chair, Urban and Regional Planning Director Position, 2000.
Staffing, Chair, Urban and Regional Planning Faculty Position, 2000.
Staffing, GIS position, 1999 - 2000.
Staffing, BSRSI position, 1999 - 2000.
Promotion and Tenure, 1999.
Graduate Awards, 1999.
Staffing, Chair, PERM GIS position, 1998.
Staffing, Co-Chair, Remote Sensing Positions (2), 1997.
Staffing, Chairperson, Remote Sensing Senior Position, 1995, 1996, 1997.
Staffing, Fisheries and Wildlife Department Position, 1994,1995,1996, 1997, 1998.
Graduate Awards, 1995.
Staffing, Joint Position, Fisheries and Wildlife, 1994-1995.
Cartography Center Review, Chairperson, 1994-1995.
Promotion and Tenure, Chairperson, 1994.
Research Review, Chairperson, 1994.
Steering, Departmental External Review, 1992-1993.
Departmental Space, Chairperson, 1990-present.
Staffing, Chairperson, GIS Position, 1991-1992.
Merit Salary, Promotion and Tenure, 1991.
Cartography Curriculum Revision, Semester Conversion, Chairperson, 1990-1992.
Faculty Advisory, 1990-1991.
Graduate Awards, Chairperson, 1990.
Staffing, Chairperson, GIS Position, l987-1988.
Graduate Awards, l987.
Graduate Awards, Chairperson, 1986.
UPLA Liaison, Spring, 1985.
Staffing, Chairperson, Specialist Position, 1985.
Faculty Advisory, l983 - 1984.
Staffing, Chairperson, Cartography Position, l98l-l982.
Faculty Advisory, l980-l98l.
Research Training, Chairperson, l978.
Graduate Program, l978.
Departmental Course Scheduling, l978-l980.
Graduate Admissions and Awards, l977-l980, Chairperson, l979-l980.