Curriculum Vitae

Rosario Adapon Turvey , PhD

EDUCATION

PhD in Geography, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario

Master of Applied Environmental Studies (MAES) in Local Economic Development, University of Waterloo , Waterloo , Ontario  

Master in Urban and Regional Planning (MURP), University of the Philippines, Diliman, Philippines

Program in Development Economics (PDE), School of Economics, University of the Philippines, Quezon City, Philippines

BA (Public Administration), Centro Escolar University, Manila, Philippines

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Assistant Professor of Geography, Nipissing University, North Bay , ON, 2006-Present

  • Introduction to Human Geography
  • Local and Regional Geography
  • Political Geography and Development
  • Transportation and Communication Systems
  • Commercial Geography
  • Social and Cultural Geography
  • Contemporary Asia-Pacific
  • New Economy and Development in an Urban World

Visiting Scholar, East-West Center, Pacific Island Development Program, July, 2009, Honolulu, Hawaii

Assistant Professor of International Studies, University of New Brunswick in Saint John, 2003-2006

  • Introduction to International Studies
  • Global Issues
  • Global and Local Processes in Development
  • Seminar in International Studies- Labour and the Political Economy
  • Introduction to Human Geography
  • Regional Geography
  • Geography of Canada
  • Contemporary Asia-Pacific

Individualized Study Tutor, Center for Global and Social Analysis, Athabasca University, Alberta , 2007-

  • Canadian Urban Development

Lecturer (CAS), Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Wilfrid Laurier University 2001-2002

  • Marketing Geography
  • Environmental Impact Assessment

PhD Fellow, Institute of Advanced Studies, United Nations University (UNU/IAS), Japan 1999-2000

Teaching/Research Assistant, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, 1995-1997

  • Introduction to Human Geography

College Professor, International Project Management Graduate Certificate Program, Humber Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, 1999

  • World Regional Geography

REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS

TURVEY, R. (2008). Fragile States and Economic Security, Book Chapter in Rocha, G. Development Economic Research Trends , New York: Nova Science Publishers, 97-121.

TURVEY, R. (2007). Development from Within: an Evaluative Research on Economic Development Strategies. GeoJournal , 67: 207-222.  

TURVEY, R. (2007). Evaluiation, Sustainable Development and the Environment in the South Pacific. Journal of MultiDisciplinary Evaluation 4 (7): 32-49.

TURVEY, R. (2006). Vulnerability Assessment of Developing Countries: The Case of Small-Island Developing States. Development Policy Review, 25 (2): 243-264.

TURVEY, R. (2001). Methodology for Vulnerability Assessment of Developing Countries: with special reference to Small- Island States and Least Developed Countries. UNU/IAS Working Paper No. 93 . United Nations University/Institute of Advanced Studies, Tokyo , pp . 1-44.

SELECTED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

TURVEY, R. (2007). What about Fragile States? The Role of Geographers in Global Development Research, Annual CAGONT Conference, Laurentian University, Sudbury, Oct. 19-20, 2007.

TURVEY, R. (2007). State Fragility and Economic Security, International Conference on 'Fragile States, Fragile Groups', United Nations University-World Institute in Development Economics Research, Helsinki, Finland, June 15-16, 2007).

TURVEY, R. (2005) Economic Security in E-society: A Distinct Geo-security Approach to Peace and Development of Asia's Political Economy, paper delivered for Plenary, 13 th Annual Conference, Canadian Consortium in Asia-Pacific Studies (CANCAPS), Dec. 4, 2005, Ottawa (www.cancaps.ca).

TURVEY, R. (2004) Small Towns and Local Communities: Shaping a New World of Local Economic Development (2004), Paper presented at the 2004 Annual Conference, Canadian Association of Geographers (CAG), University of Moncton, Moncton, NB (May 24, 2004).

TURVEY, R. (2000) . Methodology for Vulnerability Assessment of Developing Countries , 2000 CAG ( Ontario Division) (Best Doctoral Paper). Annual CAGONT Meeting, University of Toronto in Scarborough, Toronto .

TURVEY, R. (2000) . Vulnerability Assessment of Developing Countries , PhD Fellows Seminar Series and Academic Event, United Nations University/Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU/IAS), Tokyo .

TURVEY, R. (1999) . Focus and Context of Evaluation: Managing the Small Islands in the South Pacific . Virtual University Laboratory, E-Colloquium 2000 and PhD Fellows Seminar Series, UNU/IAS, Tokyo .

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

  • Canadian Association of Geographers

  • Canadian Consortium of Asia-Pacific Studies

  • Canadian Association for the Study of International Development

  • Economic Developers Council of Ontario