DIANA K. TER-GHAZARYAN

DIANA K. TER-GHAZARYAN University of Miami Department of Geography 1300 Campo Sano Ave, 115F Coral Gables, FL 33124 terghazar@miami.edu ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS University of Miami, Department of Geography Full-Time Lecturer Director of Geospatial Technology Program http://miami.edu/gis 2012-current Florida International University GIS Center 2010-2012 Research Associate EDUCATION Florida International University (FIU), Miami, FL Ph.D. in International Relations (specialization in Geography) 2010 Dissertation: Re-Imagining Yerevan in the Post-Soviet Era: Urban Symbolism and Narratives of the Nation in the Landscape of Armenia s Capital Florida International University, Miami, FL M.A. in International Relations 2008 Florida International University, Miami, FL Graduate Certificate in GIS and Remote Sensing 2008 Florida International University, Miami, FL M.S. in Environmental Studies 2004 Thesis: Management of Issyk-Kul Nature Reserve throughout History University of Rio Grande, Rio Grande, OH B.S. in Environmental Science with Honors (minors in Anthropology and Chemistry) 2002 PUBLICATIONS Ter-Ghazaryan, Diana K. and Sarhat Petrosyan. OtherYerevan.am: Preserving Cultural Heritage in an Online Virtual Museum. In preparation. Ter-Ghazaryan, Diana K. Cafesjian Center of the Arts and Yerevan Park of Lovers: Images of Longing and Belonging in Yerevan. In preparation. Ter-Ghazaryan, Diana K. 2015. Civilizing the City Center: Symbolic Spaces and Narratives of the Nation in Yerevan s Post-Soviet Landscape. In Diener, Alexander and Joshua Hagen (Eds), From Socialist to Post-Socialist Cities: Cultural Politics of Architecture, Urban Planning and Identity in Eurasia pp. 100-117. Routledge. Ter-Ghazaryan, Diana K. 2013. Civilizing the City Center: Symbolic Spaces and Narratives of the Nation in Yerevan s Post-Soviet Landscape. Journal of Nationalism and Ethnicity, 41(4), 570-589. Ter-Ghazaryan, Diana K. 2012. Set of mapping exercises for Pulspiher and Pulsipher, World Regional Geography: Global Patterns, Local Lives. WH Freeman. Textbook supplement.

Ter-Ghazaryan, Diana K. 2011. Set of Google Earth Exercises for Human/Cultural Geography for Domosh, Neumann and Price, Human Mosaic: A Cultural Approach to Human Geography. WH Freeman. Textbook supplement. Ter-Ghazaryan, Diana K. and Joel T. Heinen. 2006. Reserve Management During Transition: The Case of Issyk-Kul Biosphere and Nature Reserve, Kyrgyzstan. Environmental Practice, 8(1), pp. 11-23. LeGore, R.S., M.P. Hardin and D.K. Ter-Ghazaryan. 2005. Organization and Operation of the Marine Ornamental Fish and Invertebrate Export Fishery in Puerto Rico. International Journal of Tropical Biology and Conservation, 53 (suppl.1), pp. 145-153. GUEST LECTURES AND INVITED PRESENTATIONS University of Southern California, Institute of Armenian Studies. Innnovate Armenia 2016. April 2, 2016. Invited by the USC Institute of Armenian Studies. American University of Armenia, Workshop on the Contemporary Construction of Armenian Identity. March 21-25, 2016. Invited by Professor S. Peter Cowe. Florida International University Department of Earth and Environment Graduate Seminar External Speaker Series. 2014. Spaces of Diaspora Investment in the Landscape of Yerevan. University of Miami Department of Geography Colloquium Series. 2013. Spaces of Diaspora Investment in the Landscape of Yerevan: Cafesjian Center of the Arts and Yerevan Park of Lovers. University of Miami Faculty Learning Communities Speaker Series. 2013. Unlocking Doors to Data Visualization and the Geoweb. With Justin Stoler. Caucasus Institute, Yerevan, Armenia, 2013. Diaspora Investment and Urban Transformations in Yerevan: Cafesjian Center for the Arts and the Yerevan Park of Lovers. Presentation of preliminary findings. Florida International University Executive MBA Program, 2013. Where in the World Are We? Geospatial Data, VGI and the Geoweb. Guest lecture for EMBA Dialogues course, invited by Dr. Frederick Perry. Florida International University GIS Center GIS Day, 2013. Mapping Spaces of Diaspora Investment in Yerevan, Armenia. Guest lecture at GIS Day 2013, invited by Mr. Matthew Toro. Florida International University School of Architecture and the Arts, 2007. Yerevan s Changing Cityscape after the Collapse of the Soviet Union. Guest lecture for FIU Study Abroad Program in Genoa, Italy, invited by Professor Matthew Rice. CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting, 2016. San Francisco, CA. OtherYerevan.am: Participatory Mapping and Preservation of Cultural Heritage in an Online Virtual Museum. Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, 2014. Tampa, FL. The Role of the Armenian Diaspora in Shaping Contemporary Armenian National Identity through the Landscape of Armenia s Capital Yerevan. ARISC Caucasus Connections Conference, 2014. Bloomington, IN. Spaces of Diaspora Investment: Urban 2

Transformations and Transnational Linkages in the Landscape of Yerevan. 45 th Annual Convention of the Association of Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies, 2013. Boston, MA. 2nd Annual Armenian Studies Congress at the National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, 2013. Yerevan, Armenia. Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, 2013. Los Angeles, CA. "Fighting for Our Spaces:" Protest Movements and Community Activism in the Landscape of Yerevan, Armenia. Panel co-organizer. 44 th Annual Convention of the Association of Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies, 2012. New Orleans, LA. Diaspora Investment in Yerevan s Cityscape. Panel chair. 16 th Annual Convention of the Association for the Study of Nationalities, 2012. New York City, NY. Investing in Armenia s Future: Diaspora Investment in the Landscape of Yerevan, Armenia. Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, 2012. New York City, NY. Mapping Diaspora Investment in the Landscape of Yerevan, Armenia. Panel co-chair and coorganizer. Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, 2011. Seattle, WA. Spaces of Diaspora Investment in the Landscape of Yerevan, Armenia. Armenian Graduate Students Association Colloquium, 2011. UCLA, Los Angeles, CA. 12 th Annual Young Scientists Conference on the Ethnology and Archaeology of Armenia and Neighboring Countries, 2010. Yerevan, Armenia. Symbols of the Nation in the Cultural Landscape of Yerevan. Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, 2010. Washington DC. The Absent and the Present: Symbols in the Cultural Landscape of Yerevan, Armenia. The 39 th World Congress of the International Institute of Sociology, 2009. Yerevan, Armenia. The Cultural Landscape of Contemporary Yerevan. Post-Socialist Urban Identities International Workshop, 2009. Krakow, Poland. The Urban Mosaic of Belonging and Identity in Post-Soviet Yerevan. The 2009 Graduate Students Association Scholarly Forum. Florida International University, Miami, FL. Shifting Mosaic: Cultural Landscape and Armenian National Identity in Yerevan, Armenia. Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, 2009. Las Vegas, NV. For the Benefit of Yerevan s Residents : Post-Soviet Transformations and National Identity in Armenia s Capital. Armenian Graduate Students Association Colloquium, 2009. UCLA, Los Angeles, CA. 9 th Annual Central Eurasian Studies Society Conference, 2008. Georgetown University, Washington DC. Vision for a New Yerevan: Post-Soviet Urban Transformations and National Identity in the Armenian Capital. Conference Presentation. 3

The Annual FIU Agroecology Symposium, 2008. Florida International University, Miami, FL. Green Parks and Agriculture in the Urban and Semi-Urban Landscape of Yerevan, Armenia. 5 th Annual Central Eurasian Studies Society Conference, 2004. Indiana University, Bloomington, IN. History of Issyk-Kul Nature Reserve, Kyrgyzstan. The 2004 Graduate Students Association Scholarly Forum. Florida International University, Miami, FL. Management of Issyk-Kul Nature Reserve Throughout History. April, 2004. The 2002 Mid-East Honors Association (MEHA) Conference. Ann Arbor, MI. Lake Sevan: Problems and Solutions. FELLOWSHIPS AND GRANTS Summer Research Award 2016 University of Miami College of Arts and Sciences $2000 Mobile Other Yerevan 2015 Swiss Agency for Cooperation and Development, Culture and Management Lab CHF 3500 Summer Research Award 2014 University of Miami College of Arts and Sciences $2000 American Research Institute of the South Caucasus (ARISC) 2014 Collaborative Heritage Management Grant Other Yerevan: A Virtual Museum of Yerevan s Cultural Heritage With co-pi Sarhat Petrosyan, urbanlab Yerevan $3000 American Research Institute of the South Caucasus (ARISC) 2013 Junior Faculty Research Fellowship $4500 University of Miami NSF-funded SEEDS 2013 YouChoose Award Unlocking the Doors to Data Visualization and the Geoweb With co-pi Justin Stoler ($2000) Florida International University Graduate School 2009 Dissertation Year Fellowship ($25,000+tuition and fees) Florida International University 2004, 2007-2012 Departmental Travel Grants (between $300 and $1,000 each) 4

Florida International University USDA Agroecology Program 2007 International Science Travel Research Award ($3,000) Florida International University Graduate Students Association 2002-2003 Thesis Research Grants ($500 each) Florida International University Asian Studies 2003 Fu Foundation Research Grant ($600) AWARDS and HONORS AAG Russian and Central Eurasian Specialty Group Student Paper Competition Honorable Mention 2010 FIU Graduate Students Association Scholarly Forum First Prize ($500) 2009 FIU Graduate Students Association Scholarly Forum Second Prize ($300) 2004 Outstanding Student in Environmental Studies FIU College of Arts and Sciences 2004 Outstanding Student in Environmental Science University of Rio Grande, Rio Grande, Ohio 2002 Atwood Award for Excellence (full-tuition scholarship) University of Rio Grande, Rio Grande, Ohio 1998-2002 RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS Human geography urban geography, cultural geography, urban landscapes and national identity GIS and geospatial technologies for qualitative research, data visualization, WebGIS Former Soviet Union, post-soviet urban landscapes, post-soviet economic transformations Armenian studies, Armenian diaspora studies, diasporic investment in Armenia COURSES TAUGHT Introduction to GIS, Intermediate GIS, Digital Cartography, WebGIS Geographic Thought and Analysis Human Geography (online), World Regional Geography (face-to-face and online) Introduction to Environmental Studies MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS Association of American Geographers 2006 Present AAG Specialty Groups: Cultural Geography; Landscape; Russian, Central Eurasian and East European; GIS and Remote Sensing Society for Armenian Studies 2009 Present Association for the Study of Nationalities 2011 2013 Association for Slavic, East European and Eurasian Studies 2013 2014 Central Eurasian Studies Society 2004 2007 Society of Woman Geographers 2013 2015 5

LANGUAGES English fluent Armenian native Russian native Spanish read and speak fairly SOFTWARE GIS and Remote Sensing: ArcGIS and extensions, GRASS GIS, SAGA GIS, ERDAS IMAGINE, ENVI Design: Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Dreamweaver Data Analysis: QSR NVivo, MaxQDA Word Processing: Microsoft Office (including Access), EndNote 6