Curriculum Vitae June 2015 Dr. Mark de Socio Department of Geography and Geosciences Salisbury University 1101 Camden Avenue Salisbury, Maryland 21801 +1 410 543 6461 (Tel) mxdesocio@salisbury.edu I. Education Ph.D. Geography University of Cincinnati 2005 M.S. Geography University of Alabama 2000 B.S. Political Science Towson University 1996 A.S. Criminal Justice Chaminade University 1994 II. Academic Appointments Current Appointment Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland Associate Professor, Department of Geography and Geosciences, 2012 present Previous Appointments Salisbury University, Salisbury, Maryland Assistant Professor, Department of Geography and Geosciences, 2008 12 The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio Assistant Professor, Department of Geography and Planning, 2006 08 Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Geography, 2005 06 III. Scholarship A. Research Area 1
Location theory: Location patterns; factors of locational decision-making; retail and industrial location; location modeling; business geography Urban and regional governance:urban and regional economic development; theorizing the governance of urban and regional economies Urban community power structure: Interlocking directorates; business leadership networks; urban political coalition participants; business-state relations Local dynamics of global economic change: Corporate mergers & acquisitions; competition and collaboration between firms; inward investment; the cultural economy B. Publications(Italic name denotes undergraduate student co-author) 2014 Parrillo AJ and de Socio M.Universities and hospitals as agents of economic stability and growth in small cities: A comparative analysis. The Industrial Geographer11: 1-28. 2014 Macpherson BD and de Socio M. Exploring location patterns of gasoline stations on Virginia s Eastern Shore: Field logistics and lessons learned. Material Culture Review77/78: 158-170. 2013 Macpherson BD and de Socio M. Gasoline station morphology on Virginia s Eastern Shore.Southeastern Geographer 53(1): 5-27. 2013 de Socio M.Geopolitics of Asia: Note from the guest editor. The Pennsylvania Geographer 51(1): 1-2. 2012 de Socio M. Regime network restructuring in Akron, Ohio, 1975-2009: A longitudinal social network analysis. Growth and Change 43(1): 27-55. 2010 de Socio M. Geographers mobilize: A network-diffusion analysis of the campaign to free Ghazi-WalidFalah. Antipode 42(2): 310-335. (Reprinted with copyright permissions in The Arab World Geographer, Vol. 11, No. 4, pp. 195-217) 2010 de Socio M. Marginalization of sunset firms in regime coalitions: A social network analysis. Regional Studies 44(2): 167-182. 2010 de Socio M. Taylor, Peter, p. 2278 in Warf B (ed.), Encyclopedia of Geography. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. 2010 de Socio M. Urban and regional development, pp. 2916-2921 in Warf B (ed.), Encyclopedia of Geography. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. 2
2008 Gokmen M, de Socio M and Falah G-W. Geopolitics from below: Student perceptions of contemporary US-Turkey relations. The Arab World Geographer11(1-2): 18-46. 2008 Gokmen M, de Socio M and Falah G-W. Geopolitics from above: A review of US-Turkey bilateral relations, 1947-2006. The Arab World Geographer11(1-2): 1-17. 2007 de Socio M. Business community structures and urban regimes: A comparativeanalysis. Journal of Urban Affairs29(4): 339-365. 2002 de Socio M and Allen C.Irredentism in MexAmerica.Military Review 82(5): 68-80. C. Internal Research and Travel Grants 2011 $464 University Student Achievement Award (grant in support of student research supervision) 2010 $1,000 Henson School Travel Award towards the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers (Apr 12-16, 2011) in Seattle WA 2009 $2,500GuerrieriSummer Scholar Program, Henson School of Science and Technology, Salisbury University (grant towardsstudent stipend in support of research assistance). D. Professional Research Presentations 2015 Location patterns of Minor League Baseball teams in relation to their Major League Affiliates, 1992-2013. Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, Chicago IL, 21-25April. 2014 Impacts of corporate mergers and acquisitions on urban regimes: A comparative analysis. Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, Tampa FL, 08-12 February. 2012 Geopolitics of Boardwalk Americana: Exploring the Federal J-1 Visa Work Study Program in Ocean City, Maryland. Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, New York City, 23-28 February. 2011 Rise of the university and hospital as agents of regional economic development: A comparative analysis. Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, Seattle WA, 12-16 April. (with AJ Parrillo). 3
2011 Scale and the foreclosure crisis: Community vs. non-local residential bank loan defaults in Maryland s Lower Eastern Shore. Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, Seattle WA, 12-16 April. 2010 Geographies of foreclosures on Maryland s Lower Eastern Shore: An empirical inquiry. Mid-Atlantic Division of the Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, York PA, 5-6 November. 2010 Towards critical electoral geography: A candidate-centered political and occupational network approach. Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, Washington DC, 14-18 April.(With A Hoffman). 2009 Impacts of economic restructuring on regional institutional thickness: A longitudinalsocial network analysis of Akron, Ohio (1975-2005). Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, Las Vegas NV, 22-27 March. 2008 Geographers mobilize: A network-diffusion analysis of the campaign to free Ghazi-WalidFalah. Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, 14-19 April. 2007 'Creative cities' and urban regimes: An empirical inquiry. Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, San Francisco CA, 17-21 April. 2006 Return of the retail gravity model? Assessing contemporary retail location models. Applied Geography Conference, Tampa FL, 11-14 October. (With K Chen) 2006 Business community structures and urban regimes: A comparative analysis.association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, Chicago IL, 7-11 March. 2005 Anchoring the City? Retail location incentives and the politics of downtowndevelopment. Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Denver CO, 5-9 April. 2004 Understanding CBD department store location: A regime theory approach. Session 5: Retail Geography, Plenary Session, Annual Applied Geography Conference, St. Louis MO, 18-21 October. 2004 Projecting department store performance using the Huff retail gravity model (with K Chen). The 100 th Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Philadelphia PA, 14-19 March. 2000 Borderline nation: Integration and irredentism in MexAmerica (with C Allen). Political geography specialty group Session I in honor of Professor 4
Julian Minghi, SEDAAG Annual Meeting, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill NC 19-21 November. 1999 Impacts of economic development on rural communities: A case study of Vance, Alabama (with J Richetto). Sustaining Rural Environments Conference: Issues in Globalization, Migration and Tourism, University of Northern Arizona, Flagstaff AZ, 20-23 October. E. Invited Colloquia 2014 Geography of gasoline stations on Virginia s Eastern Shore. Virginia Geographical Alliance, Chincoteague, Virginia, 27 September. 2014 What s interesting about gasoline stations? A look at Virginia s Eastern Shore.Academic Partnerships Lunch n Learn program, Ocean City, Maryland, 9 September. 2013 Gasoline station morphology on Virginia s Eastern Shore. Eastern Shore Public Library, Accomac, Virginia, 15 July. (With BD Macpherson) 2011 Scale and the foreclosure crisis: Community vs. non-local residential bank loan defaults in Maryland s Lower Eastern Shore. Department of Geography and Planning, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio, 14 January. 2009 The geography of foreclosures on Maryland s Lower Eastern Shore: Preliminary findings. Institute of Retired Persons, Salisbury University, Salisbury MD, 08 September. 2005 CBD department store location: An urban regime theory approach. Department of Geography, University of Oklahoma, Norman OK, 28 October. 2005 Anchoring the city? Retail location incentives and the politics of downtown development: An urban regime theory approach. Department of Geography, Texas A&M University, College Station TX, 2 September. 2005 Municipal location incentives for the attraction and retention of department stores to CBDs: A comparative analysis. Department of Geography, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati OH, 14 May. 2000 An Aztàn identity? Irredentism as social conflict in Northern Mexico and the American Southwest (with C. Allen). Department of Geography, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati OH, 29 October. 5
IV. Editorial and Professional Service A. Editorial Service Book Review Editor, The Arab World Geographer, 2015 present Guest Editor: Special Issue on Geopolitics of Asia,The Pennsylvania Geographer, 2013Vol. 51 No. 1 Editorial Board, The Professional Geographer, 2011 present Editorial Board, The Arab World Geographer, 2009 present B. ManuscriptReviews for: The Professional Geographer Urban Geography [2] Journal of Urban Affairs [3] Urban Affairs Review Applied Geography The Canadian Geographer Southeastern Geographer [3] The Arab World Geographer [4] The Pennsylvania Geographer Policy Studies Journal Material Culture Material Culture Review International Social Science Review National Science Foundation grant proposal, 2013 C. Membership and Service in Professional Organizations Conference Co-organizer (with B Zaprowski), Pennsylvania Geographical Society and Middle Atlantic Division AAG Joint Conference, Salisbury, 31 Oct 2 Nov 2012 (75 participants) President, Middle Atlantic Division, AAG, 2011-13 Awards Chair, Middle Atlantic Division, AAG, 2010-13 Geography Bowl Coordinator, Middle Atlantic Division, AAG, 2008-12 Member, Association of American Geographers (AAG) Member, Urban Affairs Association (UAA) 6
V. Teaching Activities Current teaching activities, Salisbury University (2008-present) Current Undergraduate: Political Geography (GEOG 327) Urban Geography (GEOG 303) Geography of Sport (GEOG 262) Economic Geography (GEOG 203) World Geography: Africa & the Americas (GEOG 102) Previous Undergraduate: Regional Economic Development (GEOG 406) Previous teaching activities, The University of Akron (2006-08) Graduate: Seminar in Geography & Planning: Politics of Urban Development and Planning (GEOG 600) Commercial & Industrial Facilities Location (GEOG 589) Urban Geography (GEOG 520) Undergraduate: Urban Geography (GEOG 420) Economic Geography (GEOG 320) Introduction to Geography (GEOG 100) Previous teaching activities, Texas A&M University (2005-06) Undergraduate: Introduction to Human Geography (GEOG 201) The Global Village (GEOG 202) VI. Graduate Supervision PhD Dissertation Committee Member 2009 Parrillo A, University of Cincinnati, Magnetizing public education: Neoliberalism and the geography of school choice in Cincinnati, Ohio MA Thesis Committee Member 2008 Gokmen M, The University of Akron, The geopolitics of U.S.-Turkey bilateral relations, 1947-2006 VII. University, College and Departmental Service 7
A. University Service Faculty Senate, 2013-present Secretary, Faculty Senate, 2013-present Committee on Promotions, 2013-present Faculty Advisor, Salisbury University Surf and Board Club, 2014-present Athletics Committee, 2010-11 Search Committee for Executive Director, Center for Public Administration and Civic Engagement (PACE), Salisbury University, Summer 2011 C. College Service (Henson School of Science and Technology) Henson Curriculum Committee, 2011-present Henson Safety Committee, 2008-11 D. Departmental Service Chair, Geography & Geosciences Curriculum Committee, 2014-present Tutor Coordinator, 2008-present Geography Bowl Team Coordinator, 2008-present Search Committee for Assistant Professor, Department of Geography and Planning, The University of Akron, Fall-Spring 2007-08 Chair, Search Committee for Assistant Professor and Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Geography and Planning, The University of Akron, Spring- Summer 2007 VIII. Awards / Honors Student Government Association Teaching Honoree, Salisbury University, December 2008 Honorarium, $250, Department of Geography, University of Oklahoma, October 2005 Robert Bruce McNee Foundation Award for Outstanding Graduate Student in Economic Geography, $1,000, University of Cincinnati, 2005 8
University Graduate Scholarship, University of Cincinnati, 1999-2002 Gamma Theta Upsilon Geographical Honor Society, 1996 9