TEXAS STATE VITA I. Academic/Professional Background A. Name: Niem Tu HUYNH Title: Assistant Professor B. Educational Background Degree Year University Major Thesis/Dissertation Ph.d 2009 Wilfrid Laurier University Geography The Role of Geospatial Thinking and Geography Skills in Effective Problem Solving with GIS: K-16 M.ES 2004 Wilfrid Laurier University Geography Hons. B.Sc 2002 York University Geography/Biology B.Ed 2002 York University Education C. University Experience Education Using a Computerized Data Collection Method to Explore Sketch Map Drawing Sequence Position University Dates Instructor University of Ontario Fall 2008 Information Technology Instructor Wilfrid Laurier University Fall 2005 Teaching Assistant Wilfrid Laurier University Fall 2002-December 2007 D. Relevant Professional Experience Position Entity Dates High school teacher Branksome Hall Fall 2008- Summer 2009 (Biology/Science) II. TEACHING A. Courses Taught: Geographic Information Systems I (GG369-Department of Geography and Environmental Studies/Wilfird Laurier University) Geographic Information Systems (EDUC 3490U-Faculty of Education/University of Ontario Information Technology) Page 1 of 5
B. Courses Prepared and Curriculum Development: Geographic Information System (EDUC 3490U University of Ontario Information Technology) III. SCHOLARLY/CREATIVE A. Works in Print 1. Books (if not refereed, please indicate) a Creative Books: Bahbahani, K. and N.T.Huynh. 2008. Teaching about Geographical Thinking (Tools for Critical Inquiry series). Case, R. and Sharpe, B (eds). Published by The Royal Canadian Geographical Society. 2. Articles a. Refereed Journal Articles: Huynh, N.T. and B. Sharpe. In press. The Role of Spatial Reasoning in Effective GIS Problem Solving: K-16 Education Levels. Geomatica. Wesche, S; Huynh, N.T.; Nelson, E; and L. Ramachandran. In press. Challenges and Opportunities in Cross-Cultural Geographic Inquiry: The graduate student research experience. The Journal of Geography in Higher Education. Huynh, N.T; Hall, G.B; Doherty, S.T. and W. Smith. 2008. Re-Interpreting Cognitive Maps through Sketching and Sequence Analysis. The Canadian Geographer, 52(2): 222-240. Huynh, N. T. and Doherty, S. T. 2007. Digital Sketch Map Drawing as an Instrument to Collect Data about Spatial Cognition. Cartographica, 42(4):285-296. Huynh, N. T. and Phuoc, T.V. June 2007. An Overview of the GIS Education System in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam. International Journal of Geoinformatics, 3(2): 73-77. Huynh, N.T. 2006. An Assessment of GIS Education Using Marble s Pyramid: Case Study in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam. Research in Geographic Education, 8: 90-116. b. Non-refereed Articles: Huynh, N.T. and B. Sharpe. Spring 2007. Internet Based Mapping An Alternative to GIS. The Monograph: 11-13. Huynh, N.T. Winter 2005. Teaching Geographic Information Systems to Teacher Candidates across Canada. The Monograph: 15-16. Page 2 of 5
Page 3 of 5 PPS 8.10 Form 1A Huynh, N.T. Winter 2005. There s Something about GIS Teaching to S.M.I.L.E about: Teacher Attitudes. The Monograph: 13. 3. Conference Proceedings a. Refereed Conference Proceedings: Sharpe, B and N.T. Huynh. Spatial Reasoning Abilities and Effective GIS Problem Solving: An Empirical Study. 5 th International Conference on GIS. Istanbul, Turkey, July 2-5, 2008. Sharpe, B and Huynh, N.T. Integrating Geospatial Concepts across the School Curriculum. ESRI EDUC Conference. San Diego, CA; August 5-8, 2006. 4. Reports: Sharpe, B. and N.T. Huynh. 2005. Geospatial Knowledge Areas and Concepts in Ontario s K-12 Geography Curriculum Part II. Technical report for the GeoSkills Program, GeoConnections: Natural Resources Canada, 69 pages plus appendices. Sharpe, B and N.T. Huynh. 2004. Geospatial Knowledge Areas and Concepts in Ontario Part I. Technical report for the GeoSkills Program, GeoConnections: Natural Resources Canada, 22 pages. B. Works not in Print 1. Papers Presented at Professional Meetings: Huynh, N.T. A Study of Spatial Thinking in GIS Problem-Solving. Annual Meeting of the American Association of Geographers. Boston, MA; April 15-19, 2008. Huynh, N.T. Who s Teaching Teachers GIS: K-12 Education. Annual Meeting of the American Association of Geographers. San Francisco, CA; April 17-21, 2007. Huynh, N.T. The Tortoise and Hare Race: The case of GIS Education in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam. Annual Meeting of the American Association of Geographers. Chicago, Il; March 7-11, 2006. Sharpe, B. and Huynh, N.T. Integrating Geospatial Concepts across the School Curriculum. Canadian Association of Geographer. London, ON; May 31-June 4, 2005. Huynh, N.T. Exploring the Sketch Map Creation Process using a Computerized Data Collection Instrument. American Associating of Geographers. Denver, CO; April 4-9, 2005. 2. Invited Talks, Lectures, and Presentations: October 5, 2006. Graduate Student and Faculty Seminar in Geography. Invited presentation by the Waterloo-Laurier Graduate Program in Geography. Waterloo, ON.
September 6-7, 2006. How to be a successful T.A and How to transition from T.A to instructor. Invited presentation by the Faculty of Graduate Studies at Wilfrid Laurier University. Waterloo, ON. September 7-8, 2005. How to be a successful T.A and How to survive Graduate School. Invited presentation by the Faculty of Graduate Studies at Wilfrid Laurier University. Waterloo, ON. C. Fellowships, Awards, Honors: CNIE/RCIE Graduate Student Stipend Award. April 2008. Winner of paper competition at the AAG (Geography Education Study Group). 2008. Boston, MA. Winner of paper competition at the AAG (Geography Education Study Group). 2007. San Francisco, CA. Canadian delegate to represent at The Dragon 100 Young Chinese Leaders Forum. Hong Kong and Xi an, China, August 23-30, 2006. Internship to Vietnam with funding by Canada Corps University Partnership Program. June August 2005. Canada Graduate Doctoral Scholarship (SSHRC). 2004-2007. Geomatics Canada Scholarship Award (Graduate level). 2004. Canada Graduate Scholarships Program-Master s Scholarship (SSHRC). 2003-2004. CAGONT essay contest winner (Undergraduate division). October 2002. IV. SERVICE A. University: Health Plan Director for the Graduate Students Association at Wilfrid Laurier University (September 2002- August 2004 and September 2005- August 2007) Chair person for the Graduate Students Association at Wilfrid Laurier University (September 2004- August 2005) Page 4 of 5
B. Community: Assessed and evaluated Bachelor of Education Applicants at the Faculty of Education, University of Western Ontario. London, ON. February 27, 2006. Assessed and evaluated Bachelor of Education Applicants at the Faculty of Education, University of Western Ontario. London, ON. February 2, 2005. C. Professional: Student representative on the Committee on College Geography (Association of American Geographers). July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2009. D. Organizations 1. Professional: Affiliate Member, Canadian Association of Geographers, Canada. 2003-present Affiliate Member, American Association of Geographers, U.S.A. 2004-present Certified Member, Ontario Teachers College, Ontario, Canada. 2002-2009 Page 5 of 5