Cerian Gibbes

Assistant Professor
Columbine 2024
719.255.3534
cgibbes@uccs.edu
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Education:

• PhD, Geography, University of Florida, 2011
• MS, Geography, University of Florida, 2006
• BS, Geography, University of Florida, 2004

Research Interests:

• Human-environment interactions within the field of land change science
• Advancement of remote sensing techniques for analyses of land use land cover change
• Climate - land interactions
• Socio-ecological implications of conservation strategies

Research Projects:

• Understanding and Predicting the Impact of Climate Variability and Climate Change on Land Use and Land Cover Change
• Governance, Land Use and Resource Rights in Southern Africa: Paths toward grassroots Democratization
• Land use, land cover and flooding in the Caribbean

Courses Taught:

• Remote Sensing (GES4060/5060)
• Image Processing (GES4090/5090)

Awards and Honors:

• NASA Land Cover/Land Use Change Research Assistantship (2009-2011)
• Social Science Research Council – Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship
• NASA-MSU Professional Enhancement Award

Selected Publications:

• 2010. Gibbes, C., Keys, E. The illusion of equity: Community based natural resource management in southern Africa. Geography Compass, 6, 1-15.
• 2009. Gibbes C., Southworth J., Keys E. Wetland conservation: change and fragmentation in Trinidad’s protected areas. Geoforum, 40, 91-104.

Outreach and Service:

• UCCS LAS Scholars Award Committee
• Social Science Symposium Series Committee
• Women in Geography Endowment Committee
• Reviewer for Journal of Environmental Management & Environmental Engineering and Management Journal