DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY

Robin Leichenko
Associate Professor, Department of Geography
rleichen@rci.rutgers.edu

Curriculum Vita
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Background  (view CV )

Current Research

I am an economic geographer. My research addresses the economic and environmental consequences of global change for cities and regions. Currently, I am writing a book titled Double Exposure: Global Environmental Change in an Era of Globalization (Oxford University Press, forthcoming, 2008). The book, co-authored with Karen O'Brien, focuses on how globalization and global environmental change jointly affect vulnerable regions, social groups and ecosystems. My other current research, in collaboration with William Solecki, entails a comparative study of the effects of the globalization of consumption practices on housing demand and suburbanization patterns in China and the U.S. Some of my recently completed projects include a study of the impacts of international trade on employment and income inequality across U.S. regions, and a study of globalization and climate change in rural agricultural regions in India and Southern Africa. 

Recent Awards and Fellowships

  • Fulbright Scholar Grant, U.S. Department of State, 2003-2004, for research at  CICERO, University of Oslo, Norway.
  • Bilder Intercultural Teaching Fellowship, Rutgers University, 2003.
  • Faculty Sponsor, Undergraduate Research Fellowship, Rutgers University, 2001-2002.

Major Funded Projects

Principal Investigator. 2000–2003. Trade, Employment, and Inequality: An Investigation of Rural Economic Change. National Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program, U.S. Department of Agriculture. $150,000.

Co-Principal Investigator (with Robert Lake, Rutgers University). 2000–2003. Evaluation of the Role of EDA in Efforts to Alleviate Domestic Distress. U.S. Economic Development Administration. $125,000.

Co-Principal Investigator (with Karen O'Brien, CICERO; Ulka Kelkar, TERI; and Stephan Barg, IISD). 2001-2004. Climate Change and Economic Changes in India: The Impacts on Agriculture. Canada International Development Agency and Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Co-Principal Investigator (with Karen O'Brien, CICERO). 2001-2003. Environmental Risk Management: Economic Impacts of Climate Change in the SADC Region. World Bank.

Participating Researcher (David Listokin, Principal Investigator). 1999–2001. Housing and Economic Development on Native American Tribal Lands: Current State of Knowledge and Practice. Fannie Mae Foundation.

Participating Researcher (Norman Glickman, Principal Investigator). 1999. Economic Impact Assessment of Hurricane Floyd in New Jersey. Economic Development Administration and Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Co-Principal Investigator (with David Listokin and Michael Lahr). 1998–99. Economic Impacts of Historic Preservation in Texas. State of Texas Historical Commission.

Selected Publications (see CV for full listing)

  • Leichenko, R and J. Silva. 2004. International Trade, Employment, and Earnings: Evidence from Rural Counties. Regional Studies 38.4: 355-374. PDF
  • Silva, J. and R. Leichenko. 2004. Regional Income Inequality and International Trade. Economic Geography. Forthcoming.
  • Coulson, N. and R. Leichenko. 2004.  Historic Preservation and Neighborhood Change: An Evaluation of Fort Worth, Texas. Urban Studies. Forthcoming.
  • O’Brien, K, R. Leichenko, U. Kelkar, H. Venema, G. Aandahl, H. Tompkins, A. Javed, S. Bhadwal, S. Barg, L. Nygaard, and J. West. 2004. Mapping Vulnerability to Multiple Stressors: Climate Change and Economic Globalization in India. Global Environmental Change. PDF
  • Leichenko, R. 2003.  Does Place Still Matter? Accounting For Income Variation Across     American Indian Tribal Areas. Economic Geography 79.4: 365-386. PDF
  • O'Brien, K. and R. Leichenko. 2003. Winners and Losers in the Context of Global Change. Annals of the Association of American Geographers 93.1: 99-113. PDF
  • Leichenko, R. and K. O'Brien. 2002. The Dynamics of Rural Vulnerability to Global Change. Mitigation and Adaptation to Global Change 7.1: 1-18.PDF
  • Leichenko, R. and A. Glasmeier. 2001. Missing Linkages. Journal of Urban Technology (Special Issue, "After September 11") 8.3: 137-140.PDF
  • Leichenko, R., N. Coulson, and D. Listokin. 2001. Historic Preservation and Residential Property Values: An Analysis of Texas Cities. Urban Studies 38.11.PDF
  • Leichenko, R. 2001. Growth and Change in U.S. Cities and Suburbs. Growth and Change 32.3: 326-354.PDF
  • Coulson, N.E. and R. Leichenko. 2001. The Internal and External Impacts of Historical Designation on Property Values. Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics 23.1: 113-124.
  • Leichenko, R. 2000. Exports, Employment and Production: A Causal Assessment of U.S. States and Regions. Economic Geography 76: 303-325. PDF
  • O’Brien, K. and R. Leichenko. 2000. Double Exposure: Assessing the Impacts of Climate Change within the Context of Economic Globalization. Global Environmental Change 10: 221-232.PDF
  • Leichenko, R. and E. Coulson. 1999. Foreign Industrial Exports and State Manufacturing Performance. Growth and Change 30:479-506.PDF
  • Glasmeier, A. and R. Leichenko. 1999. What Does the Future Hold? What Globalization Might Mean for Rural Communities in the U.S. South. Southern Rural Sociology 15: 59-83.
  • Leichenko, R. and R. Erickson. 1997. Foreign Direct Investment and State Export Performance. Journal of Regional Science 37.2: 307-29. PDF
  • Glasmeier, A. and R. Leichenko. 1996. From Free Market Rhetoric to Free Market Reality: The Future of the U.S. South in an Era of Globalization. International Journal of Urban and Regional Research 20.4: 601-15. PDF

    Teaching and Advising

    Courses Taught at Rutgers:
    • Economic Geography (Geography 309)
    • Research Methods (Geography 330)
    • Advanced Topics in Economic Geography (Geography 406)
    • History and Theory (Geography 470)
    • Graduate Seminar: Regional Impacts of Globalization (Geography 606)
    • Graduate Seminar: Geography of Globalization (Geography 609)

    Advising

    • Undergraduate Advisor (1999-2003). Department of Geography, Rutgers University.
    • Faculty Advisor, 2001-2002, Humphreys Program, Bloustein School, Rutgers University.

    Chair of Student Committee

    • Chin-fan Chen, M.A., ongoing
    • Verdie Craig, Ph.D., ongoing 
    • Julie Silva, Ph.D., ongoing.
    • Robert Dare, Honors thesis, 2002
    • Alyson Mihalenko, Honors thesis, 2001

    My Mentors

    As a graduate student at Penn State, I had the pleasure of working with some remarkable individuals including Amy Glasmeier, Rodney Erickson, and Ed Coulson . Diana Liverman introduced me to the realm of geography and inspired me to become a geographer while I was an undergraduate at Wisconsin. Thanks to all for many years of help and advice.

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