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Curriculum Vitae<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Download CV (PDF)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Education<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

University of Florida<\/strong>
PhD Candidate, Geography (expected Summer 2026)
Committee: Brian Child (chair), Jane Southworth, David Keellings, Sebastian Elischer
Dissertation: “Institutions, Authority, and Governance: Understanding the Performance of Community-Based Natural Resource Management in Southern Africa”
Graduate Certificate in Digital Geography and GIS<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Areas of interest: community-based natural resource management (CBNRM), collaborative governance, environmental justice, biodiversity conservation, social-ecological systems, wildlife economics, political ecology, Southern Africa<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Villanova University<\/strong>
MA, Political Science, with Distinction (2012)
Thesis: “The Colonial and Post-Colonial Foundations of Conflict and Underdevelopment in Africa”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ithaca College<\/strong>
BA, Journalism, cum Laude<\/em> (2009)
Minors: Philosophy, Politics<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Teaching Experience<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Instructor of Record
<\/strong>GEO 2500: Global and Regional Economies, University of Florida
\u2058 Summer 2026 (Online)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

GEO 3502: Economic Geography, University of Florida
\u2058 Fall 2025 (Classroom)
\u2058 Fall 2023 – Summer 2025, Spring 2026 (Online)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

GEO 2410: Social Geography, University of Florida
\n\u2058 Summer A 2023 (Online)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

GEO 3430: Population Geography, University of Florida
\n\u2058 Fall 2022 (Classroom)
\n\u2058 Spring 2022 (Online)
\n\u2058 Fall 2021 (Hyflex)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Course and Program Development<\/strong>
Life Through Wildlife, Professional Certificate in Wildlife Economy and CBNRM Governance
\u2058 GEO 6325: Wildlife Economy & Policy: Governance and Economics of Wildlife on Working Landscapes
\u2058 GEO 6374: Community Conservation Governance: Theory and Practice
\u2058 Course 3 – Field Training at Anchor Sites (Botswana, Namibia, Kenya, Mozambique)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

GEA 1050: Prisoners of Geography: 10 Maps that Explain the World
\u2058 Development term, Spring 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Teaching Assistant<\/strong>
Public Education in Camden, NJ Lecture Series (Fall 2010, Spring 2011), Villanova University
JOU 112: Journalism Research (Spring 2008, Spring 2009), Ithaca College<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Guest Lecturer<\/strong>
CPO 2001: Comparative Politics (Spring 2013), Santa Fe College
PSC 4875:Comparative Civil Liberties (Spring 2011), Villanova University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Publications<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Child, B., King, A.R.<\/strong>, Chidakel, A., and Shimansky, T. (2027). What is CBNRM and has it been tried? Past, present, and future in Africa. In M. Bollig, R. Kiaka, R. Nghitevelekwa, E. Rothfuss, and C. Samimi (Eds.), Community-based natural resource management in Southern and Eastern Africa<\/em>. London: James Currey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

King, A.R.<\/strong> (2013). [Review of the book Nigeria: After the nightmare<\/em>, by I. Hagher. African Studies Quarterly, 13<\/em>(4), 109-110.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recent Awards<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Graduate Student Teaching Award<\/strong>
University of Florida Graduate School, 2025-2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research Fellow<\/strong>
Global Environment Facility (GEF) Fonseca Leadership Program, August 2024 – Present ($550,000)
\u2058 Program: Life Through Wildlife Fonseca Fellowships
\u2058 PI: Brian Child, PhD<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research Fellow<\/strong>
Science for Nature and People Partnership (SNAPP), June 2023 – September 2025 ($231,700)
\u2058 Working Group: CBNRM Governance & Economics
\u2058 PI: Brian Child, PhD<\/p>\n\n\n\n

McKnight Foundation Doctoral Fellowship<\/strong>
Florida Education Fund, 2012-2017; Certificate of Achievement, 2026 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Professional Experience<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

University of Virginia<\/strong>, Charlottesville, VA | October 2021 \u2013 June 2023
\nDirector of Online Learning Strategy<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

University of Florida<\/strong>, Gainesville, FL | July 2016 \u2013 October 2021
\nAssistant Director, Academic Support Services, Office of Distance Learning<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NURU Agency<\/strong>, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | May 2018 \u2013 February 2019
\nConsultant, Tanzania Wildlife Management Authority (TAWA)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Children of Rural Africa<\/strong>, Evans City, PA \\ Ogoja, Nigeria | June 2014 \u2013 June 2016
\nU.S. Country Director<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Center for Peace and Justice Education, Villanova University<\/strong>, Villanova, PA | 2010 \u2013 2012
\nProgram Assistant<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research Experience<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Field Research, Namibia (February 2024)<\/strong>
\n\u2058 Funded by The Nature Conservancy (SNAPP) and Namibia Chamber of Environment
\n\u2058 Comprehensive survey of livelihoods, household consumption, institutional participation, social capital, and wildlife tolerance
\n\u2058 Administered approximately 250 surveys in Zambezi Region, Namibia (Kwandu, Mashi, Wuparo conservancies)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Field Research, Namibia (Summer 2023)<\/strong>
\n\u2058 Research supervised by Dr. Brian Child and Dr. Christopher Brown (Namibia Chamber of Environment); funded by Jamma International and Namibia Chamber of Environment
\n\u2058 Worked on a team that designed a survey of livelihoods, household consumption, institutional participation, social capital, and wildlife tolerance
\n\u2058 Managed conversion of paper surveys to digital using Kobo software
\n\u2058 Administered approximately 350 household-level surveys in three conservancies in Kunene Region, Namibia (Ehi Rovipuka, \u2260Khoadi-\/\/H\u00f4as, and Doro !nawas)
\n\u2058 Co-led and participated in community workshop presentations of data findings in each community<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research Assistant, Dr. David M. Barrett, Villanova University (2010-2012)<\/strong>
\nEditorial and indexing assistance for resulting publication: David M. Barrett and Max Holland, Blind Over Cuba<\/em> (Texas A&M Press, 2012)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Field Research, Nigeria (2008)
\n<\/strong>\u2058 Monitored and assisted in impact assessments for education and health projects conducted by local development organization, Children of Rural Africa
\n\u2058 Conducted 60 semi-structured interviews and two focus groups in rural Cross River State to assess local education and health service needs
\n\u2058 Funded by a grant from Park School of Communications at Ithaca College<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Professional Service<\/h3>\n\n\n\n


Editorial Committee, African Studies Quarterly<\/em> (2012-2014)
African Politics Search Committee, Department of Political Science, Villanova University (Fall 2011)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Professional Affiliations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

African Politics Conference Group
African Studies Association
American Association of Geographers
Florida Society of Geographers<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Skills<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Software<\/strong>: ArcGIS Pro\/Online, ENVI, ODK\/KoboToolbox, SPSS, Adobe CC
Programming<\/strong>: HTML5\/CSS, JavaScript, R, Python, LaTeX<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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