Kelley Crews's research interests include land change science, Integration of satellite- and field-derived measurements; Health, vulnerability, and resilience of socio-ecological systems in developing states. She has 15 years field experience in the global tropics, such as Okavango Delta & Kalahari Botswana, western Amazon (Peru and Ecuador), the Peruvian Andes and Northeast Thailand.
Ph.D.
in Geography, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 2000
M.A.
in Government/International Studies, University of North Carolina, 1995
B.S.
in Marine Science, University of North Carolina, 1992
Spatio-temporal Scaling of Landscape Change Dynamics and Dynamism, Resilience and Vulnerability of Socio-Ecological Systems in Developing States, and Ecologies of Global Health
Chair,
Landscape Specialty Group, Association of American Geographers (2014 - 2017)
Program Officer,
National Science Foundation (2012 - 2014)
Consultant,
), Conservation International WKCC (Western Kgalagadi Conservation Corridor) Project (2010)
Editorial Board,
Open Ecology (2008 - Present)
Editorial Board,
International Journal of Applied Geospatial Research (2008 - Present)
Editorial Board,
Professional Geographer (2008 - 2010)
Member,
Advisory Working Group, NASA Socioeconomic Data Archive Center (2007 - 2011)
Member,
Honors Committee, Association of American Geographers (2007 - 2009)
Chair,
Remote Sensing Specialty Group, Association of American Geographers (2007 - 2009)
Editorial Board,
Geography Compass (2006 - Present)
Editorial,
Southwestern Geographer (2006 - Present)
Secretary/Treasurer,
Geographic Information Science and Systems Specialty Group, Association of American Geographers (2006 - 2008)
Editorial Board,
Geocarto International (2005 - 2011)
Vice Chair,
Remote Sensing Specialty Group, Association of American Geographers (2005 - 2007)
Associate Director,
Remote Sensing Specialty Group, Association of American Geographers (2002 - 2004)