Education:
Ph.D., Syracuse University
Expertise:
Political and cultural geography, Latin America
Background:
Marie Price is an Associate Professor of Geography and International Affairs at the George Washington University, where she has taught since 1990. She was the Director of Latin American Studies from 1999-2001, and is currently Chair of the Department of Geography. Dr. Price was recognized for her teaching with the 2005 Trachtenberg Prize for Teaching. A native of California, she earned her BA from the University of California at Berkeley and a Ph.D. from Syracuse University.
A Latin American specialist, Dr. Price has conducted research in Belize, Mexico, Venezuela, Cuba, and Bolivia. She has also done research in Sub-Saharan Africa as well. Her studies have explored human migration, natural resource use, environmental conservation, and regional development.
Dr. Price is co-author of Globalization and Diversity: Geography of a Changing World (Prentice Hall, 2006), with Les Rowntree, Martin Lewis, and William Wyckoff, and Diversity Amid Globalization: World Regions, Environment and Development. Her publications include articles in the Annals of the Association of American Geographers, Geographical Review, Journal of Historical Geography, Urban Geography, CLAG Yearbook, Studies in Comparative International Development, and Focus. Her current research focuses on transnational migration and environmental conservation in Latin America.
Last update: 1/22/2007
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