Assistant Professor Education: -- Ph.D., 2001, Geography, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill -- M.S , 1990 , Geo-Environmental Studies, Shippensburg University, Pennsylvania -- B.S(with honors). 1986, Telecommunications, Kutztown University, Pennsylvania Working Experience: -- Assistant Professor, Department of Geography & Geology, Eastern Michigan University,     Ypsilanti      August 2005- Present -- Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, University of North Carolina,     Greensboro      August 2001- July 2005 -- Teaching Fellow/Teaching Assistant, Department of Geography, University of North     Carolina at Chapel Hill       Fall 2000/Spring 2001 -- Research Assistant, Landscape Characterization & Spatial Analysis Lab, Department of     Geography, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill       July 1997-July 2001 -- Visiting Lecturer, Institute for Population and Social Research, Mahidol University,     Bangkok, Thailand       January-June 1997 Skills: - Comfortable with Windows, Macintosh, and UNIX computer operating system   environments - Geographical Analysis Software: ArcGIS, ArcInfo, ArcView, Erdas Imagine, , S-Plus, PCI - Global Positioning Systems (GPS) receivers and processing software - Field Measurement and Instrumentation: vegetation, soil and terrain sampling methods;   dendroecological methods (tree ring analysis); field spectroscopy (e.g.,   spectroradiometer); socio-demographic and economic field mapping and interviewing - Videography: scripting, directing, camera, editing, audio, post-production, logistics - Spatially-referenced Multimedia (e.g., video, still photography, audio) in support of   biophysical and social landscape characterization - Miscellaneous Software: MS Office, Adobe Premiere, Adobe Photoshop, SPSS (Windows) Research: - Digital image processing of multispectral satellite imagery including rectification,   classification, enhancements, and change detection. - GPS training and fieldwork, including designing sampling protocol (Ecuador, Nang Rong,   Thailand and Glacier National Park, Montana). - Quantitative analysis including spatial statistics, pattern metrics, and multivariate   statistical analysis. - GIS database development and analysis for multidisciplinary users (Geographers,   Sociologists). - Physical process fieldwork aimed at integrating ground and satellite data. - Aerial photography analysis including manual interpretation, analog to digital conversion,   and digital ortho-mosaic construction. - Supervision and training of graduate and undergraduate students and research   assistants in digital image processing, data capture (GPS, tablet and heads-up   digitization), and aerial photo interpretation. Publications: - Walsh, S.J., K.A. Crews-Meyer, T.W. Crawford, and W.F. Welsh, 2004. Population and   Environment Interactions: Spatial Considerations in Landscape Characterization and   Modeling. Scale and Geographic Inquiry: Nature, Society, and Method (R. McMaster and   E. Sheppard, editors), University of Minnesota Press, 41-65. - Walsh, S.J. and W.F. Welsh. 2003. Approaches for Linking People, Place, and   Environment for Human Dimensions Research. Geocarto International, 18(3), Sept. 2003:   51-61. - Walsh, S.J., T.W. Crawford, W.F. Welsh, K.A. Crews-Meyer. 2001. A Multiscale Analysis   of LULC and NDVI Variations in Nang Rong District, Northeast Thailand. Agriculture,   Ecosystems & Environment, 85 (1-3): 47-64. - Walsh, S.J., K.A., Crews-Meyer, T.W. Crawford, W.F. Welsh, B. Entwisle, and R.R.   Rindfuss, 2000. Patterns of Change in LULC and Plant Biomass: Separating Intra- and   Inter-Annual Signals in Monsoon-Driven Northeast Thailand. Remote Sensing and GIS   Applications in Biogeography and Ecology (A. Millington, S.J. Walsh, and P. Osborne,   editors), Kluwer Academic Publishers: Boston, 91-108. - Walsh, S. J., T. P. Evans, W. F. Welsh, B. Entwisle and R. R. Rindfuss. 1999. Scale-   Dependent Relationships between Population and Environment in Northeast Thailand.   Photogrammetric Engineering & Remote Sensing, 65 (1): 97-105. - Walsh, S.J., T.P. Evans, W.F. Welsh, R.R. Rindfuss and B. Entwisle. 1998. Population and   Environmental Characteristics Associated with Village Boundaries and Landuse/Landcover   Patterns in Nang Rong District, Thailand. Proceedings, Pecora 13 Symposium on "Human   Interactions with the Environment: Perspectives from Space." American Society for   Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, Bethesda, Maryland, (ISBN-1-57083-055-X [CD]   publication), 395-404. - Patrick, K. J., P. H. Page and W.F. Welsh. 1992. A Geography Field Trip: The Haw River   Valley. The North Carolina Geographer, 1: 11-24.
				wwelsh@emich.edu