Amanda Espy

EDUCATION

University of Florida (January 1995-August 1998)

Ph.D. in Geography

Graduated August 1998

University of Alabama (August 1988-August 1990)

M.S. in Geography

Graduated August 1990

Auburn University (September 1984-June 1988)

B.S. in Geology

Graduated June 1988

EXPERIENCE

Executive Director

Community Foundation of West Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama

July 2005 - July 2006

Adjunct Faculty, Department of Geography

University of Alabama

December 2000 - May 2006

Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Geography

University of Florida

August 1995 - May 1996

Adjunct Faculty, Okaloosa Walton Community College

Niceville, Florida

August 1994 - May 1995

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Department of Geology, Auburn University

September 1987- June 1988

Lab Director, Geography/Geology Department

Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee

August 1992 - August 1994

Instructor, Geography/Geology Department

Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee

January 1991 - June 1992

National Geographic Society Intern

Washington, D.C.

January 1990 - May 1990

Staff Geologist for the Natural History Museum

Summer Paleontology Expedition, University of Alabama

June 1989 - August 1989

Teaching Assistant for Computer Graphics

Department of Geography, University of Alabama

September 1988 - December 1989

Graduate Research Assistant in Geographic Information Systems Research Lab

Department of Geography, University of Alabama

Academic years between September 1988 and July 1990

HONORS AND ACTIVITIES

Ph.D.

Recipient of Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship, 1995

Recipient of Summer Fellowship, Department of Geography, University of Florida, 1995 and 1996

Teaching Assistantship, University of Florida, 1995 - 1996

Presenter, Association of American Geographers, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1996

Student Paper Award Recipient, African Specialty Group, Association of American Geographers, 1996

Recipient of PEO National Scholar Award, 1996 Fulbright Language Program to Nigeria, 1996

Field Research in Nigeria, 1996

Masters:

Southeastern Division of Association of American Geographers

Association of American Geographers

Sigma Gamma Epsilon

University Geographic Society, Secretary and Treasurer

Alabama Academy of Science

Presenter, Alabama Academy of Science, 1989

Presenter, Association of American Geographers, Toronto, 1990

National Geographic Society Intern, 1990

Outstanding Geography Graduate Student, 1990

Undergraduate:

University Program Council Member

Co-Director of Outdoor Recreation Committee

American Association of Petroleum Geologists Member

Geology Club, Member, Vice-President

Sigma Gamma Epsilon (Natural Sciences Honor Society)

Geology Field Camp (Switzerland and Scotland)

CURRENT PUBLICATIONS

"Ethiopia." International Security and the United States. Eds. Karl DeRouen and Paul Bellamy. Praegar Security International: Westport, Connecticut, 2008. 244-265.