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Michael DeMers
Dr. Michael DeMers is Professor of Geography at New Mexico State University specializing in Geographic Information Science, Landscape Ecology, and Geographic Education. Dr. DeMers is the 2010 winner of the Anderson Medal of Honor in Applied Geography awarded by the Applied Geography Specialty Group of the Association of American Geographers (AAG). He has taught eighth grade earth science and high school physics, chemistry, and physical science. He holds positions as GIS Section Editor of Geography Compass, Chair of the Anderson Selection Committee (AAG), Alliance Coordinator of the New Mexico Geographic Alliance, and is a member of the board of the Applied Geography Conferences. He has published over fifty articles and four texts on geographic information systems, two of which have been translated into Russian, simple Chinese, and Arabic. His current educational research focuses on geogaming, geodesign, and the use of immersive virtual worlds as ways of both exploring GIScience and creating new tools for both learning and practicing geography. He also does research in land classification with special emphasis on the nature, methods, and accuracy assessment of land classification boundaries and on the use of GIS for water resources management.