GRAHAM A. TOBIN
Department
of Geography
University of South Florida
4202 East
Fowler Avenue, (SOC107)
Tampa, FL 33620-8100
(813) 974
4932 - gtobin@chuma1.cas.usf.edu
DEGREES:
Bachelor of Arts: The
University of Durham, England: Geography
(Honors) - 1973.
Doctor of Philosophy: The University of Strathclyde, Scotland: Geography - 1978.
PROFESSIONAL POSITION:
PROFESSOR: Department
of Geography, University of South
Florida (1996-).
RECENT
EXPERIENCE:
PROFESSOR AND CHAIR: Department of Geography,
University of South Florida (1996-2001).
PROFESSOR AND HEAD: Department
of Geography, University of Minnesota, Duluth. (1992-96).
CO-COORDINATOR: Environmental Studies
Program (1995-96).
ASSOCIATE VICE
CHANCELLOR FOR ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATION:
University
of Minnesota Duluth. (1992-1994).
DIRECTOR: Center
for Community and Regional Research
University of Minnesota,
Duluth. (1990-1994).
RESEARCH EXPERTISE:
Natural Hazards,
especially Flooding, Water Resources Management and Policy, Environmental
Contamination.
SELECTED/RECENT PUBLICATIONS:
Tobin, G.A., Montz, B.E. and Schoolmaster, F.A. (Ed.) (2001) Papers and Proceedings of the
Applied Geography Conferences. Omni
Press: Madison. pp. 428.
Brinkmann, R. and Tobin,
G.A. (2001) Urban Sediment Removal: The Science, Policy, and Management of
Street Sweeping. Kluwer Academic Publishers: Boston. pp. 172.
Tobin, G.A. and Whiteford, L.M. (2001) Children’s Health
Characteristics Under Different Evacuation Strategies: The Eruption of Mount
Tungurahua, Ecuador. Papers and Proceedings of Applied Geography Conferences,
Vol. 24, pp. 183-191.
Tobin, G.A., Levine, G.L. and Alexander. J.H. (2001) Colder
by the Lake? The Lake Effect on Static Air Temperatures in Duluth, Minnesota
1961-1990. Journal of the Minnesota
Academy of Science. Vol. 65, No. 1, pp. 1-6.
Brinkmann, R. Tobin, G.A., Ryan, J., (2001) Street
Sweeping and Storm Water Runoff. Phase II: Testing the Effectiveness of
Different Street Sweeping Strategies.
Technical Report prepared for Florida Department of Transportation
District 7. Executive Summary and Appendices A - E. pp. 756.
Tobin,
G.A., Brinkmann, R. and Montz, B.E. (2000) Flooding and the Distribution of
Selected Metals in Floodplain Sediments in St. Maries, Idaho. Environmental
Geochemistry and Health, Vol. 22, No. 3, pp. 219-232.
Montz,
B.E. and Tobin, G.E. (2000) The Effectiveness of the National Flood Insurance
Program in Two Communities, Syracuse, NY and Tampa, FL. In Planning Ahead:
Reducing Flood Losses in the 21st Century. Association of State
Floodplain Managers. Proceedings of the 23rd Annual Conference, Vol.
23, pp. 229-234.
Tobin, G.A.
and Brinkmann, R. (2000) Lead Pollution in Soils Adjacent to Bus Stops in
Tampa, Florida. In F.A. Schoolmaster
(Ed.) Papers and Proceedings of
Applied Geography Conferences, Vol. 23, pp. 323-330.
Brinkmann, R., Montz, B.E.
and Tobin, G.A. (2000) Lead Pollution in Flooded and Non-Flooded Areas in St.
Maries, Idaho. Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A: Toxic
Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering. Vol. 35, No. 3, pp.
407-417.
Tobin,
G..A. (1999) Sustainability and Community Resilience: The Holy Grail of Hazards
Planning? Environmental Hazards: Human and Policy Dimensions, Global Environmental
Change, Part B. Vol 1, No. 1, pp. 13 - 25.
Ollenburger,
J.C. and Tobin, G.A. (1999) Women, Aging, and Post-Disaster Stress. International Journal of Mass Emergencies
and Disasters. Vol. 17, No. 1, pp. 65-78.
Brinkmann,
R. and Tobin, G.A. (1999) Geographic Implications of Urban Street Sweeping
Protocols: The Need for Further Research. In F.A. Schoolmaster (Ed.) Papers and Proceedings of Applied
Geography Conferences, Vol. 22, pp. 3-10.
Tobin,
G.A., Brinkmann, R. and Montz, B.E. (1999) The Impacts of Flooding and Land Use
on the Distribution of Lead in Floodplain Sediments. Papers and Proceedings of Applied Geography Conferences,
Vol. 22, pp. 115-122.
Ollenburger,
J.C. and Tobin, G.A. (1998) Women=s Post-Disaster Stress Following the U.S. Midwest Floods. In E. Enarson
and B.H. Morrow (Ed.) The Gender Terrain of Disasters: Through Women=s Eyes. Greenwood Publishing Group: Westport, Connecticut. pp. 95-107.
Montz,
B.E. and Tobin, G.A. (1998) Flooding: A Strategic Assessment of Environmental
Impacts. Applied Geographical Studies. Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 43-57.
Montz,
B.E. and Tobin, G.A. (1998) Hazardousness of Location: Critical Facilities in the
Tampa Bay Region. Papers and
Proceedings of Applied Geography Conferences, Vol. 21. pp.315-322.
Tobin,
G.A. and Montz, B.E. (1997) The Cascade of Hazards From Flooding to
Environmental Contamination: A Case Study of St. Maries, Idaho. Small Towns,
Vol. 28, No. 2, pp. 4-9.
