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N. C. Heywood

1995-2003 Associate Professor - Department of Geography and Geology, University of Wisconsin—Stevens Point.
1999 Adjunct Instructor - Division of Outreach & Sustainable Development, College of the Menominee Nation.
1989-1995 Assistant Professor - Department of Geography and Geology, University of Wisconsin—Stevens Point.
1994-5,1997 Adjunct Instructor - Division of Lifelong Education, Lakeland College. Survey course taught in Natural Sciences.
1988-1989 Research Assistant - Natural Hazards Research Applications and Information Center, University of Colorado—Boulder; Institute of Behavioral Sciences. Bibliographic compiler for national research center.
1985-1989 Instructor - Department of Geography, and Division of Continuing Education, University of Colorado—Boulder. Courses taught in Physical Environment, Maps and Mapping, Remote Sensing, Surveying.
1983-1984 Research Assistant - Department of Geography, University of Georgia—Athens. Research compiler in Industrial Geography, and for The Atlas of Georgia.
1982-1984 Teaching Assistant - Department of Geography, University of Georgia—Athens. Courses and laboratories for Introduction to Cartography, Introductory Biogeography.
1982 Cartography Intern - Cartographic Division. National Geographic Society (Washington, DC). Research compiler for "The Central Rockies" and "The Mediterranean" map supplements.
1981-1982 Teaching Assistant - Department of Geography, State University of New York—Plattsburgh. Undergraduate Student (Geography); Laboratory in Cartography.
1980, 1975 Assistant Irrigation Manager—Culbro Corporation, Windsor, CT
1979-1980 Staff—Commander Carrier Group Four, U.S. Navy. Surface Operations and Navigation. Caribbean-Atlantic deployments.
1976-1979 Navigation Department—USS J. A. Furer (FFG-6), U.S. Navy. Atlantic-West Africa-Mediterranean-Red Sea-East Africa-Indian Ocean-Persian Gulf-North Sea-Caribbean deployments.
1975-1976 University of Connecticut—Hartford, CT. undergraduate student (History).
1974-1975 Alfred University—Alfred, NY. undergraduate student (Biology/Psychology).
1973-1974 Granby, CT. very undistinguished High School student.
1963-1973 Longmeadow, MA. Grade School-High School.
1958-1963 Windsor Locks, CT. toddler-Grade School.
1956-1958 Newington, CT. (lived over the firehouse; no memory of it)
1956 Bethlehem, PA. (left after two weeks; Dad graduated)

 

DEGREES:

Ph.D. 1989, University of Colorado

Thesis: "Backcountry Water: Recreation Resource and Disease Hazard in the Colorado Front Range". Boulder, CO: May 1989.

MA 1984, University of Georgia

Thesis: "Physiography of the Martian West Equatorial Uplift". Athens, GA: August 1984.

BA 1982, State University of New York—Plattsburgh, NY

High School 1974, Granby Memorial High School; Granby, CT

 

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

"Needs for Institutional Emergency Planning:  A Campus Model." Proceedings of the 13th Conference on the Small City and Regional Community, 1999.

"A Tribal Community/University Partnership for Environmental Justice in Wisconsin, 1993-1996." Proceedings of the 12th Conference on the Small City and Regional Community, 1997.

"Placing the Blame: Chronological Attribution for Mass Outbreaks of Waterborne Disease." Proceedings of the 11th Conference on the Small City and Regional Community; Stevens Point, WI, 1995. pp. 109-118. ISBN 0-932310-28-1

"Environmental Impacts Associated with Outdoor Recreation in Colorado." in A. Gill and R. Hartmann (eds.) Mountain Resort Development. Burnaby, BC, Canada: The Centre for Tourism Policy and Research, Simon Fraser University, 1992. pp. 143-157. ISBN 0-86491-122-X

 

SELECTED PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS (Abstracted):

"Practical Considerations for Institutional Building Evacuation Plans." Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting; Honolulu, HA: 25 March 1999.

"Needs for Institutional Emergency Planning:  A Campus Model."  13th Conference on the Small City and Regional Community; Stevens Point, WI: 16 October 1998.

"A Tribal Community/University Partnership for Environmental Justice in Wisconsin, 1993-1996."  12th Conference on the Small City and Regional Community; Louisville, KY: 26 October 1996.

"Underground Storage Tanks (UST’s) for Recreational Homes in Northern Wisconsin."   Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting; Chicago, IL: 15 March 1995.

"Who Declines Backcountry Recreation Interviews?"  Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting; San Francisco, CA: 02 April 1994

"Latent Hazards in Highland Recreation Images."  Geography of Leisure and Recreation Symposium, International Geographical Union Commission 10; Telluride, CO: 18 August 1992

"Planning for Disease Emergencies in Public Water Supplies."  Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting; Toronto, Ont.: 22 April 1990

 

UNIVERSITY SERVICE

UWSP Faculty Senate, 1998-2003.

Environmental Health and Safety Committee, 1993-1999.

EHS Education and Training Subcommittee Chair, 1997-1999.

University Affairs Committee, 1995-1996; 1999.

Program Review Committee, 1998-1999.

Wisconsin Tribal Environment Liaison Committee, 1993-1997 (chair-1995-1997).

Wisconsin Board of Regents Testimony, Education Technology, March 1996.

 

COLLEGE OF LETTERS AND SCIENCE SERVICE

College of Letters and Science Dean's Advisory Committee, 1994-1998.

Academy of Letters and Science, Classroom Technology Demonstration coordinator, November 1997.

Letters and Science Dean's Advisory Subcommittee, Faculty Project Funding, 1996-1997

ad hoc committee for Letters and Science Dean's Advisory Committee Reorganization, 1996 (Chair)

"Placing the Blame: Chronological Attribution for Mass Outbreaks of Waterborne Disease—A Multimedia Presentation." University of Wisconsin—Stevens Point, College of Letters and Science Forum, Stevens Point, WI: April 1995.

"Minds on Science" Teacher Outreach Program Committee, 1993-1997.

 

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Picture (265x360, 67.2Kb)

born: 1956; Fountain Hill, PA

wife: Gail

Gail (in cousin's Dodge Viper)

children: Kimberly, Daniel, Katelyn

Kim & Katie & Dan

 

Some of My Travels...(red dots)

Heywood Travels World

 

Heywood Travels USA

 

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