Mimi C. Thomas

Department of GeographyThe University of Tennessee, Knoxville

1000 Phillip Fulmer WayKnoxville, Tennessee 37916 United States of America

Telephone: +1 864-508-2560

Research Interests

Public Memory, Identity, Germany, Political Regimes and Place Making

Education

M.S. Geography, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, expected graduation May 2018

Thesis title:The Ever-Changing Role of the East Side Gallery: The Relationship Between Memorialization and Urban Redevelopment (in progress)

Advisor: Dr. Ron Kalafsky

B.A. International Studies, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, May 2016

Concentration: Western Europe

Second Major: German Language and Literature

Minor: Geography

Professional and Teaching Experience

2017-2018Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Geography, The University of Tennessee

Proctored exams, maintained a grade database, held office hours for student help, developed and delivered guest lectures for Geography 101, World Regional Geography, and Geography 341, People and the Environment.

2016-2017Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Geography, The University of Tennessee

Proctored exams, maintained a grade database, held office hours for student help, developed and delivered guest lectures for Geography 101, World Regional Geography, and Geography 371, Geography of Europe.

2013-2016Undergraduate Research Assistant, Department of Food, Nutrition, and Packaging Science, Clemson University

Product quality and shelf life research/experimentation in the packaging and food science laboratories at Clemson for local and national companies in the food and packaging field.

Non-Refereed Publications

Brasher, J.P., M. Thomas, B. Hinger, H. Gunderman, E. Bottone, and Z. Merrill. Regarding AAG President Glen MacDonald’s official AAG press release about President Trump’s Travel Ban. Annual Newsletter of the AAG’s Graduate Student Affinity Group. March 2017

M. Thomas, Letter: UT Doesn’t Have Violent Protests. Op-Ed to the Knoxville News Sentinel. March 2017

Academic Honors and Awards

2016Dean’s List

2015Dean’s List

2015Bell Spicer Scholarship for Summer Study in Germany, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa

2013Dean’s List

2012Dean’s List

Professional Activities

Grants

2016W.K. McClure Fund for the Study of World Affairs, University of Tennessee, $3,500

Professional Affiliations

Graduate Student Senate, University of Tennessee

The American Association of Geographers

The Southeast Division of the American Association of Geographers

Relevant Coursework

Qualitative Methods in Field Research

Geographic Concept and Method

Public Memory

Socio-economic GIS

Quantitative Methods in Geography

Training and Certifications

Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) University of Tennessee Institutional Review Board (IRB). Social and Behavioral Research. Basic/Refresher Course.

One and a half years Air Force ROTC (Detachment 010, The University of Alabama)

Field Experience

2017M.S. Fieldwork for one month in Berlin, Germany, funded by the W.K. McClure Fund

Language Skills

English- Native Speaker

German- Full Professional Fluency

French- Elementary Fluency

Posters and Presentations at Professional Meetings

Thomas, Mimi, 2016. “The Ever-Changing Role of the East Side Gallery.” Poster. Annual meeting of the Southeastern Division of the American Association of Geographers, Columbia, South Carolina, November 2016.

Invited Guest Lectures

2017“Introduction to Economic Geography” Presentation to Geography 371, Human Geography, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

2017 “Geographies of the Berlin Wall and the Fall of the Soviet Union” Presentation to Geography 101, World Regional Geography, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

2017“Geography of Europe” Presentation to Geography 1000, Introduction to Geography,

Walters State Community College, Greeneville/Greene County Campus

2017“Geography of Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Lichtenstein” Presentation to Geography 101, World Regional Geography, University of Tennessee

2017 “Geography of Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Lichtenstein” Presentation to Geography 102, World Regional Geography, University of Tennessee

2017“Geography of Europe” Presentation to Geography 1000, Introduction to Geography, Walters State Community College, Greeneville/Green County Campus

2016“Geography of Germany” Presentation to Geography 101, World Regional Geography, University of Tennessee

2016“The Current Refugee Crisis in Syria” Presentation to Geography 101, World Regional Geography, University of Tennessee

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