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Robert Merideth, M.S.
Editor in Chief

Address: 803 E. First St., Tucson, AZ 85719
Phone: (520) 626-1369
E-mail: merideth@u.arizona.edu

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Robert Merideth has more than 25 years' experience as an environmental researcher, writer, and editor. He has broad academic training in environmental sciences and GIS/remote sensing with a B.A. in geography (University of Oklahoma) and an M.S. in water resources management (University of Wisconsin-Madison) as well as extensive education and practical experience in journalism and library science (coursework at the University of Arizona).

As editor in chief of Udall Center Publications, his aim is to interpret and communicate to a broad public and professional audience, through a variety of printed and electronic media, the results of the Center's research and outreach programs in environmental policy and conflict resolution, indigenous nations policy, and immigration policy.

Merideth is author of The Environmentalist's Bookshelf: A Guide to the Best Books (selected by Choice magazine as a "Top Academic Book"), and author/co-author of several handbooks, including A Primer on Climatic Variability and Change in the Southwest (Udall Center and UA Institute for the Study of Planet Earth) and Groundwater Protection and Management in Pennsylvania: An Introductory Guide for Citizens and Local Officials (Pennsylvania Groundwater Policy Education Program).

He has published articles in such journals as Climate Research, Environmental Management, Environment and Planning B, Government Information Quarterly, Journal of Arid Environments, Journal of Borderlands Studies, Natural Resources Journal, Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, and Surveying and Mapping.

He is a former Peace Corps Volunteer, having served in El Salvador in 1978-79.

SELECTED PROJECTS AND PUBLICATIONS
This is a selection of pubications I have written, edited, reviewed, or assisted editorially in some way. My role or contribution is indicated at the bottom of each entry.
BOOKS
		Native Nations and U.S. Borders: Challenges to Indigenous Culture, Citizenship, and Sovereignty By Rachel Rose Starks, Jen McCormack, and Stephen Cornell Udall Center Publications (2011) 120p. | ISBN 978-1-931143-35-6 Provides an overview of the historical and contemporary effects of international borders on the Indigenous nations of the United States and reviews ways those nations have responded to border-related challenge. (sample chapter: pdf) Developmental Editor | Copy Editor | Proofreader
		Somebody's Children: The Politics of Transnational and Transracial Adoption By Laura Briggs Duke Universitiy Press (2012) | ISBN . Bibliographer | Indexer (Sept. 2011)
		Research Methods in Geography Edited by Basil Gomes and John Paul Jones III John Wiley & Sons (2010) 120p. | ISBN 978-1-4051-0710-5 Textbook that provides a conceptual and practical introduction to research methodology, data collection, and a range of techniques used in both human and physical geography. Indexer
		Conservaton of Shared Environments: Transboundary Edited by Laura Lopez-Hoffman, Emily D. McGovern, Robert G. Varady, and Karl W. Flessa University of Arizona Press (2010) 320p. | ISBN 978-0-8165-2878-3 Presents a broad perspective on the ecological, social and political challenges of conserving biodiversity across the U.S.-Mexico border. (link) Editorial Advisor | Proofreader (some chapters)
		Native Nations and U.S. Borders: Challenges to Indigenous Culture, Citizenship, and Sovereignty Edited by Miriam Jorgensen University of Arizona Press (2007) 384p. | ISBN Provides guidelines for creating new governance structures, rewriting constitutions, building justice systems, launching nation-owned enterprises, encouraging citizen entrepreneurs, developing new relationships with non-Native governments, and confronting the crippling legacies of colonialism. (link) Reviewer | Editorial Advisor
		The San Pedro: A Discovery Guide By Roseann Beggy Hanson Universitiy of Arizona Press (2001) 205p. | ISBN 978-0-8165-1910-1 Essay on natural and cultural history plus a guide about how to enjoy hiking, camping, birdwatching, biking and horseback riding, along the riparian corridor, as well as mention of nearby historic sites. (link) Reviewer
		The Environmentalist's Bookshelf: A Guide to the Best Books By Robert Merideth G.K. Hall (1993) 272p. | ISBN 0-8161-7359-1 Describes the 500 best books on nature and the environment as determined by the recommendations of more than 200 environmental leaders around the world. Author | Indexer
		Remote Sensing and Image Interpretation (1st and 2nd editions) By Thomas Lillesand and Ralph Kiefer John Wiley & Sons (1980, 1987) 736p. | ISBN 978-0471845171 Introduction to remote sensing, aerial photographic interpretation, and photogrammetry, and the analysis of data from these systems using digital image processing procedures, including image restoration, enhancement, classification and data merging. Reviewer | Proofreader