SHIREENHYRAPIET,PhD
2160NWJanssenStreet,#4717.333.6761
Corvallis,
CURRICULUMVITAE
CURRENTPOSITIONANDTITLE
InstructorofGeography
CollegeofEarth,OceanandAtmosphericSciences
OregonStateUniversity
EDUCATION
PhD,Geography2012
OklahomaStateUniversity(OSU),Stillwater,Oklahoma,USA
DissertationTitle:GhostsofthePastor Relicsofthe Future?
AGeographicalAnalysisoftheHand-PulledRickshawProfessionin Calcutta,India
MS,FireandEmergencyManagementAdministration2006
OklahomaStateUniversity,Stillwater,Oklahoma,USA
ThesisTitle:EmergentPhenomenainIndiaaftertheIndianOceanTsunami
BA,Geography2003
MillersvilleUniversityofPennsylvania(MU),Pennsylvania,USA
Minor:EnvironmentalHazardsandEmergencyManagement
BS,GeographyHonors2000
LoretoCollege,Calcutta,India
JOURNALARTICLESANDBOOKCHAPTERS
Greiner,AlysonShireenHyrapiet(Expected2016).TheVisualLanguageofNationalGeographic.InChanging
WorldLanguageMap,editedbyStanBruhn.(Inpreparationforsubmission)
Hyrapiet,Shireen,VadjunecJ.Greiner(Expected2016),A.Bannedbutstillinoperation:TheContested
Terrainofthehand-pulledrickshawsinCalcutta.(InpreparationforsubmissiontoGeojournal)
Hyrapiet,Shireen(Expected2016).Calcutta’sImageChange:TheConstructionofAmbiguityandIn BetweennessoftheHand-PulledRickshaws(InpreparationforsubmissiontoInternationalJournalof UrbanandRegionalResearch)
Hyrapiet,Shireen(2015).LostinTranslation:PlaceandMeaning-MakingAmongKolkata’sRickshawWallahs.
JournalofCreativeGeography,IssueXVIII:Translation
Hyrapiet,Shireen,Greiner,A (2012).Calcutta’sHand-PulledRickshaws:CulturalPoliticsandPlaceMakingin aGlobalizingCity.GeographicalReview,102,407-426.
Phillips,Brenda,DaveNeal,ThomasWikle,AswinSubanthoreShireenHyrapiet(2008)Massfatality managementaftertheIndianOceantsunami.DisasterPreventionandManagement,17,681-697.
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REVIEWER
JournalofCulturalGeography
GRADUATEANDUNDERGRADUATEMENTORING
PhDCandidates:CommitteeMember Andrew Tanner(2013-present) MelvaTrevino-Peña(2014-present) JulieWatson(2015)
MastersCandidates:CommitteeMember
DacotahV.Splichal(2015–present)
Master’s(GeographyMinor):Advisor
KimWesseler(2015–present)
UndergraduateHonorsThesis:CommitteeMember
JennaL.Wiegand,2015
KimPreston,2015
PROFESSIONALDEVELOPMENT
FirstAnnualFacultySymposium& AAC&UCentennialDialogueonInclusiveExcellence(November20,2015).
OregonStateUniversity.
DineandDiscuss:TeachingintheUS(November18,2015).ArrangedbyTheDivisionofInternationalPrograms andtheCenterforTeachingandLearning.OregonStateUniversity.
ApplyingtheQualityMattersRubric (APPQMR)Workshop(May5 – 19,2015).Arrangedby Ecampus,Oregon
StateUniversity.
EcampusFacultyLunchSeries,DevelopingaDeeperRelationshipwithCanvas(April30,2015).Organizedbythe
CenterforTeachingand LearningandEcampus,OregonStateUniversity.
EcampusFacultyForum(April,15,2015).OrganizedbyEcampusatCH2MHillAlumniCenter,OregonState
University
Service-learningandCommunityEngagementSymposium(February13,2015).OregonStateUniversity
ActivelyEngagingStudentsinanOnlineCourse- Workshop(May19–June6,2014).FacultyandCourse
DevelopmentTraining,ECampus-OregonStateUniversity.
SpatialThinkingandWeb-MappingMasterySeriesWorkshop(March21 –May23,2014).ArrangedbyTheSloan Consortiumandfundedby OregonStateUniversityEcampus,DistanceEducationProfessional DevelopmentGrant
HybridCourseDevelopmentPilotProgram(Spring2014).ArrangedbytheCenterforTeachingandLearning, OregonStateUniversity
Spring2014TeachingSymposium(May22,2014).“Definingteachingexcellence,theevaluationofteaching, andhowtobestsupportinternationalstudents’success.”Organizedby theCenterforTeachingand Learning,OregonStateUniversity
EcampusFacultyLunchSeries(February13,2014).OnlinewebinarorganizedbytheCenterforTeachingand
Learning,OregonStateUniversity
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UsingSocialMediaintheClassroom(November29,2012).Organizedby TechnologyacrosstheCurriculum, OregonStateUniversity
GRANTSANDFELLOWSHIPS
PrincipalInvestigator,($5,000)BaccalaureateCoreAssessmentbytheOfficeofAcademicPrograms, AssessmentandAccreditationatOregonStateUniversity
Projecttitle:AssessmentofContemporaryGlobalIssuesandScience,Technology,andSociety
BaccalaureateCoreCoursesintheCollegeofEarth,OceanicandAtmosphericSciences
GeographyGraduateProgramConferenceTravelGrant($500)fromtheDepartmentofGeography,Oklahoma
StateUniversity,Stillwater,Oklahoma,USA (2010)
GraduateCollegeSummerResearchFellowship($2000),OklahomaStateUniversity,Stillwater,Oklahoma
(2010)
PrincipalInvestigator,PersonalGrant($13,000)fromArmenianChurch,Calcutta,India,(2005) Project:EmergentphenomenaaftertheIndianOceanTsunami,December26,2004.
PROFESSIONALPRESENTATIONS
“Re-readingNationalGeographic:What’sitreallysaying?”Geography,EnvironmentalSciences,andMarine
ResourcesResearchSeminar,Fall2015.OregonStateUniversity,Corvallis,Oregon
“Place-makinginKolkata:AGeographicAnalysisoftheHand-PulledRickshaws.”Geography,Environmental
Sciences,andMarineResourcesResearchSeminar,Fall2014.OregonStateUniversity,Corvallis,Oregon
“AssessmentofContemporaryGlobalIssuesandScience,Technology,andSocietyBaccalaureateCoreCourses intheCollegeofEarth,OceanicandAtmosphericSciences.”AssessmentAcademy,BaccalaureateCore January,24,2013bytheOfficeofAcademicPrograms,AssessmentandAccreditationatOregonState University.
PaperPresentation:“Calcutta’sHand-PulledRickshaws:CulturalPoliticsandPlaceMakinginaGlobalizing City.”Geography,EnvironmentalSciences,andMarineResourcesResearchSeminar,Winter2013. OregonStateUniversity,Corvallis,Oregon
PaperPresentation:“GhostsofthePastor RelicsoftheFuture?AGeographicalAnalysisoftheHand-Pulled
RickshawsofCalcutta.”AssociationofAmericanGeographersAnnualMeeting,Seattle,April12–16,
2011.Session”UrbanSpacesoftheGlobalSouth:Movingpastthedevelopmentalistframework.Afocus oncitiesofIndia.
PaperPresentation:“AnUrbanAnachronismoraCulturalUtility?AGeographicalAnalysisoftheHand-Pulled
RickshawsofCalcutta”.22ndAnnualResearchSymposium,OklahomaStateUniversity,February25,
2011.
(Non-presentingauthor)PaperPresentation:“TheBoilingOcean:Deathscapesassociatedwiththe2004Indian OceanTsunamiinsoutheasternIndia”.PaperpresentedattheAssociationofAmericanGeographers AnnualMeeting.March10,2006.Chicago,IL,USA.AswinSubanthore,ThomasA.Wikle,Brenda
D.Phillips,DavidM.Neal,ShireenHyrapiet.
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(Non-presentingauthor)PaperPresentation:“BlackWater:massfatalitymanagementaftertheIndianOcean Tsunami.”InternationalSociologicalAssociation,Durban,SouthAfrica,2006.BrendaPhillips,Dave Neal,TomWikle,ShireenHyrapietandAswinSubanthore
PosterPresentation:“EmergentPhenomenainIndiaaftertheIndianOceanTsunami”.17thAnnualResearch Symposium,OklahomaStateUniversity,February24,2006.ShireenHyrapiet,Dr.BrendaPhillips,Dr. DaveNeal,Dr.TomWikle,andAswinSubanthore.
(Non-presentingauthor)"MassFatalityManagementaftertheIndianOceanTsunami,Nagapattinam, India."PresentedattheMinistryofCivilDefenceandEmergencyManagement,Wellington,New Zealand,August12,2005.BrendaPhillips,DavidM.Neal,TomWikle,AswinSubanthore,Shireen Hyrapiet
RESEARCHEXPERIENCES
MyresearchprojectshavebeenbasedintheIndianSub-ContinentandincludetheIndianOcean TsunamiDisasterof2004andtheeradicationofthehand-pulledrickshawsfrom Calcutta.Aspartofmy Masters’thesisI wasamemberofateamofresearcherswhowerefundedbytheNationalScienceFoundation toexaminetheorganizationalresponseinthepost-tsunamidisasterphase.Ourstudyonmassfatality managementimmediatelyfollowingadisasterofthemagnitudeofthetsunami,wasthefirstofitskindin nearly30years.Wefoundthatthebodyhandlingandrecoveryeffortwasexpeditedduetopre-existingsocial networks,experiencewithdisasters,andestablishnetworksbetweengovernmentandnon-government
organizations.Mythesisfocusedontheemergentnatureofdisasterresponseandtheconcurrentorganizational
hierarchywhichemergedto respondtoadisasterofthemagnitudeofthetsunami.Ifoundthatthead-hoc structuresprovedtobeextremelyefficientatbodyhandling,responseandrecovery;findingsthatarevaluable foremergencyresponseplansandpolicymaking.My dissertationresearchisfocusedinCalcutta,Indiaand
seeksto usethetheoriesofculturalandurbangeographyaswellasculturalandpoliticalecologytoinvestigate
abanplacedonthehand-pulledrickshawsandtheresultantconsequences.My analysissuggeststhatthe rickshawpullersarebeingtargetedbecauseoftheirethnicity,yettheymakea significantcontributiontothe social,cultural,andurbanlifeof Calcutta.Myanalysisofthisissuecomesata criticaltimeforthecity juxtaposedbetweendevelopmentinitiativesontheonehand,andthequestionofequity,humanrights,and livelihoodofmarginalizedgroupsontheother.My researchagendaaimstoensurethat unrepresentedgroups withinIndiaareincludedinthepolicy-makingprocesses.Thisframeworkofunderstandingofthehand-pulled rickshawissueis pertinentforinformaleconomiesandurbanchangeinthedevelopedanddevelopingworlds. MyworkontherickshawswasmentionedintheSundayNewYorkTimes,July3,2014.
INVITEDPRESENTATIONS
2016–GuestSpeaker(January28)SEEDSProfessionalMentors:DiversityGraduatesandFriendsoftheOSU CollegeofForestry.OregonStateUniversity.
2015–Panelist–“GeographyasanInterculturalandInternationalDiscipline”,GeographyDay (May11,2015).
CollegeofEarth,Ocean,andAtmosphericSciences,OregonStateUniversity.
2015–Panelist–Multicultural/LGBTgroupsforMedicalStudents.WesternUniversityofHealthSciences, CollegeofOsteopathicMedicineofthePacificNorthwest.January29,2015.Lebanon,Oregon.
2014-Speaker–“NoCountryforWomen:APresentationonsomeaspectsofviolenceagainstWomeninIndia”.
Co-presentedwithDr.MirabelleFernandes-Paul.34thAnnualOregonWomeninHigherEducation
Conference,January24,2014.OregonStateUniversity,Corvallis,Oregon
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2013-Speaker–“NoCountryforWomen:APresentationonsomeaspectsofviolenceagainstWomeninIndia”.
Co-presentedwithDr.MirabelleFernandes-Paul.ZontaClubofCorvallis,Oregon
2013-Panelist-DiversestoriesofFeminism:FeminismandPersonalEmpowerment.OSUWomen’sCenter,
OregonStateUniversity,Corvallis,USA
2011-Speaker-InternationalStudentsandIndianCulture.PresentationforaFreshmanOrientationClass.
FacilitatedbyCulturalConnections–ADivisionoftheInternationalStudentsandScholarsOffice, OklahomaStateUniversity
2011-SeminarfeaturingtheInternationalStudentOrganization.OrganizedbyTrainingServices,Human
ResourcesDepartment,OklahomaStateUniversity.
2011-CulturalAssimilationandDiversityatOSU.PresentationattheOrientationSessionforNewInternational
StudentsatOklahomaStateUniversity.Facilitatedby theOfficeofInternationalStudentsandScholars.
2010-IndianCulture.PresentationattheStillwaterHighSchool,9th–12thgraders.FacilitatedbyCultural
Connections–ADivisionoftheInternationalStudents andScholarsOffice,OklahomaStateUniversity
2010-CultureandLeadershipinIndia.PresentationatthePresident’sLeadershipCouncilSession.Facilitated byCulturalConnections–ADivisionoftheInternationalStudentsandScholarsOffice,OklahomaState University.
2010-Women’sIssuesinIndia.TransnationalWomen’sStudiesclassintheGenderandWomen’sStudies departmentatOklahomaStateUniversity.FacilitatedbyCulturalConnections– ADivisionofthe InternationalStudentsandScholarsOffice,OklahomaStateUniversity.
2010-DiversityatOklahomaStateUniversity.OrientationWeekforIncomingFreshmanorganizedbyStudent GovernmentAssociation–MulticulturalAffairsCommittee,OklahomaStateUniversity,Stillwater,OK, USA
2010-CulturalAwarenessPresentation.OrientationWeekforNewInternationalStudentsorganizedbythe
InternationalStudentsandScholarsOffice,OklahomaStateUniversity,Stillwater,OK,USA
2009-InternationalStudentsandIndianCulture.PresentationforaFreshmanOrientationClass.Facilitatedby CulturalConnections– ADivisionoftheInternationalStudentsandScholarsOffice,OklahomaState University
2008-IntroductiontoCulturalOrganizations.OrientationWeekforNewInternationalStudentsorganizedby theInternationalStudentsandScholarsOffice,OklahomaStateUniversity,Stillwater,OK,USA
2007-PresentationaboutIndianculture.StillwaterMiddleSchool,Stillwater,Oklahoma,USA
TEACHINGINTERESTS
Broadly,Iaminterestedinteachingcoursesinworldregionalgeography,human/culturalgeography, andurbangeographywithanemphasisontheIndian-Subcontinent.I havetraveledextensivelyandIusemy travelexperiencesandphotographsinateachingandlearningcapacity.Iamparticularlyinterestedinthe changingdialectsofcitiesintheIndian-Subcontinentastheybecomeincreasinglyglobalized.Iconsidermyself abroadlytrainedgeographerwiththeabilityandwillingnesstoteachawidevarietyofcourses related,but
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notlimitedtoIndianpolitics,economy,demography,culture,society,anddevelopment.Iamalsoextremely enthusiasticaboutgivinglecturesandpresentationsonmycultureanddiversityto helpspreadawareness aboutissuesthataresensitiveandyetpertinentinourextremelyglobalizedworld.Theselecturesand presentationsareanadditionalplatformformetosharemyexperienceswithcommunityleaders,students, staff,andfacultyandprovidea non-Westernperspectivetothedevelopingworld.
TEACHINGEXPERIENCE
InstructorofGeography March2012-Present CollegeofEarth,Ocean,andAtmosphericSciences Corvallis,Oregon,USA OregonStateUniversity
UndergraduateLowerDivision
Geo105-GeographyoftheNon-WesternWorld(OnlineandOn-Site)
Geo205–GeographyofDisasterManagement(On-Site)
UndergraduateUpperDivision
Geo300-SustainabilityfortheCommonGood(OnlineandOn-Site)
Geo309-EnvironmentalJustice(Online)
Geo327-GeographyofAsia(Onlineandon-site)
Geo328-GeographyofLatinAmerica(On-site)
GraduateLevel
Geo515-HistoryandPhilosophyofGeography(Team-Taught)
Geo605-ReadingandConference(IndependentStudy)
GraduateTeachingAssociate(GTA)* August2008–Dec2011 (*AGTAservesastheinstructorofrecordforacourse.) Stillwater,Oklahoma,USA DepartmentofGeography,OklahomaStateUniversity
CoursesTaught
Geog1113–CulturalGeography
Geog2253-WorldRegionalGeography
Geog3753–GeographyofAsia
GraduateTeachingAssistant(TA) August2006-May2008
DepartmentofGeography,OklahomaStateUniversity Stillwater,Oklahoma,USA
Courses
Geog1114-PhysicalGeographyLab
oTaughtandconductedphysicalgeographylabexperiments
Geog2253–WorldRegionalGeography
oGradedtermpapersforallsectionsofWorldRegionalGeography
InvitedGuestLectures
OregonStateUniversity,Corvallis,Oregon,USA
/ InternationalDevelopmentandGlobalization,Geo330 / 2016 / InternationalDevelopmentandGlobalization,Geo330 / 2015
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OklahomaStateUniversity,Stillwater,Oklahoma,USA
/ WorldRegionalGeography2253–3 lectures / 2011 / CulturalGeography1113 – 1 lecture / 2010
/ CulturalGeography1113 - SubstitutelecturerforthemonthofMarch / 2010
/ GeographyoftheMiddleEastandSWAsia3783–2 lectures / 2009
/ CulturalGeography1113 – 2 lectures / 2009
/ GeographyofAsia3753 –1lecture / 2008
/ GeographyofAsia3753 –1lecture / 2008
/ NationalCollegiateNetwork(Tokyo),BridgeProgram –2 weeks / 2008
TheUniversityofCalcutta,LoretoCollege,Calcutta,India
/ StudyabroadopportunitiesintheUnitedStates / 2014 / Geography–2lectures / 2007
/ UrbanGeography–1 lecture / 2006
SERVICEANDLEADERSHIP
/ AAGEnhancingDiversityCommittee LeadCoordinator,GeographyDay DeanSearchCommittee,OSU,Oregon
PromotionandTenureCommittee,OSU,Oregon
DiversityTaskForce,OSU,Oregon
Advisor,StudentsforaFreeTibet,OSU,Oregon
Advisor,GoldenZClub,ZontaClubofCorvallis,OSU,Oregon
Advisor,CRYFoundationAmerica,OSU,Oregon
Peer-Reviewof TeachingCommittee,OSU,Oregon
Evaluator,GeographyDay– GraduateResearchPresentations / 2015-2018
2016
2015-2016
2015-2016
2015-2016
2015-2016
2014-present
2013-present
2014-2015
2015
/ GroupLead,GeoclubFieldTriptoIndia / 2015
/ LeadCoordinator,OneBillionRising,Corvallis,Oregon SearchCommitteeforGISInstructor,CEOAS,OSU,Oregon SearchCommitteeforGISInstructor,CEOAS,OSU,Oregon CollegeAdvisoryCommittee,CEOAS,OSU,Oregon
InterculturalEffectivenessInitiativeTeamledbyVice-Provost,LarryRoper,OSU,Oregon
PastChairandAdvocate,InternationalStudents’Organization,OSUOklahoma
President,InternationalStudents’Organization,OSU,Oklahoma Vice-President’sStudentAdvisoryCouncil,OSU,Oklahoma Presenter,CulturalConnections,OSU,Oklahoma
President,IndianStudentAssociation,OSU,Oklahoma
Treasurer,GammaThetaUpsilon,OSU,Oklahoma
AlternateDelegate,ForumofGeographyGraduateStudents.OSU,Oklahoma
President,IndianStudentAssociation,OSU,Oklahoma
StudentPresident,LoretoCollege,Calcutta,India / 2015
Summer2013
Spring2013
2012-2013
2012-2013
2011-2012
2010-2011
2010-2011
2010-2011
2007-2008
2007-2008
2007-2008
2006-2007
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AWARDSANDHONORS
/ Nominee,JuniorFirstCitizenCorvallis / 2015
/ AdmissiontoGraduateFaculty,OregonStateUniversity / 2013
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/ AwardfromVice-President-Dr.LeeBirdforservicetotheInternationalCommunityatOklahomaStateUniversity,OSU,Oklahoma / 2011
/ Inductioninto PhiBetaDelta,EpsilonUpsilonChapter,OSU,Oklahoma / 2011
/ InductionintoGammaThetaUpsilon,OSU,Oklahoma / 2011
/ GeographyDepartmentNominee,Campus-wideTeachingAssistantAward,OSU,Oklahoma / 2010
/ DoctoralCandidateRecognition,OSU,Oklahoma / 2010
/ SusanShaullMedalforExcellenceinTeachingGeography,OSU,Oklahoma / 2009-2010
/ President’sLeadershipAward,BestPresident-InternationalAreaClubs,OSU,Oklahoma / 2007
/ FirstPlace,17thAnnualResearchSymposium,PosterPresentation,OSU,Oklahoma / 2006
/ PhiKappaPhiinductee,OSU,Oklahoma / 2005
/ Recognition–FourthofficialgraduateintheEnvironmentalHazardsand
EmergencyManagementMinor / 2003
/ HelenC. RisoCommutingStudentAssociationScholarship,MU,Pennsylvania / 2002
/ K.N.JainMemorialMedal(AcademicExcellence,GoodconductandOutstanding
ContributiontoCollegeLife) / 2000
/ CertificateofMeritforDevotiontoDutyasStudentPresident / 2000
/ MeritforCommendableAchievementinGeographyHonors / 1999
/ MeritforCommendableAchievementinGeographyHonors / 1998
/ CertificateofMeritforPoliticalScience / 1998
PROFESSIONALAFFILIATIONS
AmericanGeographicalSociety
AssociationofAmericanGeographers
oDevelopmentGeographySpecialtyGroup
NationalGeographicSociety
GammaThetaUpsilon
PhiBetaDelta,EpsilonUpsilonChapter
PERSONALPROFILE
Abilitytoworkinavarietyofculturalsettingswithdiversegroupsofpeople
Excellentleadershipskillsandteamworkcapabilities
Confident,hardworking,anddedicated
Organized,meticulous,detail-orientedandtime-conscious
Excellentwithcomputers:websitedesignanddevelopmentandofficepackages
KnowledgeofArcView,ArcGIS,ArcMap,CorelDraw,AdobePhotoshop
Multilingual:Canread,writeandspeakEnglishandHindi,canreadandspeakBengali
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