Christopher E. Brehme
87 Ashuelot Street
Keene, NH 03431
603.903.5901 cbrehme@keene.edu
EDUCATION
Ph.D. Geography 2009
University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Dissertation Title: Cognitive Strategies of Lobster Fishers for Learning and Recalling Seafloor Geographic Regions: A Comparison of Fisheries in Maine and Western Australia
NSF IGERT Fellow in Geographic Information Science 2004-2008
Graduate Certificate in Geographic Information Science 2009
Visiting Student Researcher 2006, Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia
M.S. Geography 1997
University of Idaho
B.A. Geography and Anthropology 1995
University of Southern Maine
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
GIScience Director Jan 2022 – Present
Trout Unlimited
Boise, Idaho (work remotely from Keene, NH)
Manage GIS projects, data, and analysis as part of TU’s national science team. Provide GIScience and technical guidance to TU’s restoration, policy, and conservation activities throughout the US.
Visiting Professor Aug 2021– Dec 2021
School of Marine Science and Environmental Programs
University of New England, Biddeford, Maine
Taught courses in Geographic Information Science
Professor of Geography Aug 2009 – Aug 2021
Department of Environmental Studies, Geography, and Sustainability
Keene State College, Keene, New Hampshire
Associate Professor 2014 – 2019
Assistant Professor 2009 – 2014
Department Chair 2015 – 2016 and 2018 – 2021
Taught courses in GIS, remote sensing, cartography, physical geography, and recreation. Co-led effort to merge departments and develop a new BS in Sustainability Studies.
US/UK Fulbright Research Scholar August – December 2016
Stockholm Environment Institute
University of York, United Kingdom
Conducted GIS research in North York Moors National Park.
Research Scientist 2004 – 2009
Institute for Broadening Participation, Damariscotta, Maine
Developed and maintained nationally acclaimed website PathwaystoScience.org
GIS/IT Program Director 1997 – 2004
Island Institute, Rockland, Maine
Led community GIS projects focused on marine science, rural planning, and education.
GRANTS, FELLOWSHIPS, and PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Project Manager, 2022 US Forest Service Region 8 Sep 2022 – Aug 2023
Applying GIS and LiDAR to identify barriers to aquatic organisms on US National Forest lands in the Southern Appalachians $65,000
BETER Project. 2018 University of Winchester Managed staff and students to develop GIS application for UK park planners. $25,000
US-UK Fulbright Award 2016 Value of the View: How human activity influences visitors’ perceptions of National Park landscapes in Northern England August – December, 2016
Host: Stockholm Environment Institute, University of York, UK
KSC Faculty Development Grant 2016 Destination Recreation: Using Participatory GIS to Determine Landscape Preferences among National Park Visitors $3,000
Co-PI, 2015 with Dr. Nora Traviss, KSC Environmental Studies
Wood Smoke Community Awareness Initiative: Connecting Air Pollution and Human Health in Keene, NH US EPA Healthy Communities Grant $25,000
Co-PI, 2015 with Dr. Denise Burchsted, KSC Environmental Studies
Natural Dams and Biogeochemistry at the River Network Scale: Implications for Water Quality. New Hampshire Water Resources Research Center Grant $6,000
Co-PI, 2013 with Dr. Nora Traviss, KSC Environmental Studies
Using a Community-Based, Undergraduate Research Approach to Evaluate Spatiotemporal Patterns of Seasonal Air Pollution in Keene, NH NH EPSCoR Seed Grant $5,000
Co-PI, 2010 – 2012 with Dr. Hauke Kite-Powell, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Mitigating Risks to Whales from Lobster Fishing
Northeast SeaGrant R-10-07 $25,000
NSF Integrative Graduate Education Research Traineeship, 2004 – 2008
IGERT in GIScience, University at Buffalo, SUNY
PI, 2002 Community Integrated GIS Pilot Project: Sharing Scientific and Local Knowledge
NSF-GEO (#0224513) $93,492
PI, 2002 Visualizing a Gulf of Maine Digital Library: New Directions in Science & the Humanities
University of Colorado and Colorado School of Mines $10,000
PI, 2001 Island Institute GIS Technology Collaboration
NSF-GEO (#0122080) $44,950
Co-PI, 2000 Fishing from Space: A Multimedia Exhibit to Increase Public Understanding of Satellite Oceanographic Information in Fisheries Management
NOAA – NESDIS $57,480
REFEREED PUBLICATIONS
Brehme, C.,S. Wentzell-Brehme, and D. Hewlitt. 2018. Landscape Values Mapping for Tranquillity in North York Moors National Park and Howardian Hills AONB. International Journal of Spa and Wellness. 1(2): 111-132.
Brehme, C.,P.McCarron, and H. Tetreault. 2015. A Dasymetric Map of Maine Lobster Trap Distribution Using Local Knowledge. The Professional Geographer. 67(1): 98-109.
Spendley, S. K. and C. E. Brehme. 2014. GIS Analysis of Factors Influencing Particulate Pollution in Keene, New Hampshire. International Journal of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities: 6(2): Article 4.
Schroeder, P. C., P. R. Boudreau, C. E. Brehme, A. M. Boyce, A. J. Evans, and A. Rahmani.
2001. The Gulf of Maine Environmental Information Exchange: Participation, Observation, Conversation. Environment and Planning B. 28:865-887.
Michaud N. and C. Brehme 2003. “Lobster Tales,” Proceedings of International Conference on Public Participation and Information Technologies, MIT, Cambridge, MA, November 10-12.
Brehme, C., N. Michaud and R. Snyder. 2003. “Towards a Living GIS: Enhancing Digital Democracy through Sustained Citizen Participation,” Proceedings of dg.o2003, the 2003 National Conference on Digital Government Research, Boston MA. May 18-21.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Brehme, C. 2022. “Using LiDAR to Identify Potential Barriers to Fish Passage in Streams and Rivers” Fall Northeast Arc Users Conference, Bretton Woods, NH November 7-9.
Brehme, C. 2018. “Presentation on BETER” New England and St. Lawrence Valley Geographical Society Annual Conference, Keene, NH October 28-29.
Brehme, C., C. Cusack and W. Schoefmann 2017. “Beyond Town and Gown: Undergraduate Geographic Research to Support City-College Partnerships” 2017 Spring Northeast Arc Users Conference, Amherst, MA May 15.
Brehme, C. 2017. “Peace, Maps, and Understanding: A Participatory GIS Approach to Protecting Tranquility in the English Countryside” 2017 Annual Meeting, American Association of Geographers, Boston, MA April 10-14.
Brehme C. and C. Stoll. 2015. “A classification and analysis of river channel conditions using aerial photos and network analysis” 2015 Annual Meeting, Association of American Geographers, Chicago, IL April 21-25.
Brehme, C. and C. Stoll 2014. “Using photo interpretation and linear referencing to quantify stream heterogeneity” New England and St. Lawrence Valley Geographical Society Annual Conference, Durham, NH October 24-25.
Brehme, C. 2014. “Mapping lobster fishing patterns using local knowledge” 2014 Annual Meeting, Association of American Geographers, Tampa, FL April 8-12.
Brehme, C. 2012. “Trap Maps: a more precise representation of lobster fishing intensity and its role in modeling risk to whales” 2012 Annual Meeting, Association of American Geographers, New York, NY February 24-28.
Brehme, C. 2010. “Spatial cognition and trap placement strategies of Maine lobster fishers” 2010 Annual Meeting, Association of American Geographers, Washington, DC April 14-18.
Brehme, C., Kite-Powell, H. Krauss, S., Lageux, K and P. McCarron. 2008. “Mitigating risk to whales of lobster fishing off the coast of Maine,” North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium Annual Meeting, New Bedford, MA Nov 5-6.
Brehme, C. 2008. “Biology, Boats and Boundaries: predicting potential overlap of whales, lobster fishing gear and regulatory lines” 2008 Annual Meeting, Association of American Geographers, Boston, MA April 15-19.
Brehme, C. 2007. “Examining the Role of Geospatial Technologies in Lobster Fishing Practice: A Multidisciplinary Approach in Western Australia and the Gulf of Maine,” Fishermen and Scientists Research Society 14th Annual Conference, Truro, NS, Canada, February 15-17.
Brehme, C. 2007. “Identifying factors that contribute to spatial decision-making strategies among lobster fishers” 2007 Annual Meeting, Association of American Geographers, San Francisco, CA April 17-21.
Brehme, C. 2006. “Exploring public engagement in GIS initiatives at two scales,” 2006 Annual Meeting, Association of American Geographers, Chicago, IL March 7-11.
Brehme, C. and N. Gray. 2004. “Bridging Divides: Island Communities as Models for Community GIS,” Proceedings of the 3rd Annual URISA Conference on Public Participation GIS, Madison, WI, July 18-20.
Brehme, C. and P. Schroeder 2003. “New Directions Downeast,” Workshop on New Directions in the Sciences and Humanities, State College, PA, October 8-10.
Brehme, C. and N. Michaud 2003. “Whose GIS is it Anyway? A model for building GIS capacity in very small towns,” Proceedings of the 2nd Annual URISA Conference on Public Participation GIS, Portland, OR, July 20-22.
Brehme, C. and B. Neal. 2002 “Using Geographic Information Systems and Local Knowledge to Monitor Coastal Fisheries in the Gulf of Maine,” Islands of the World VII: New Horizons in Island Studies. University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PEI Canada June 26-30, 2002
Brehme, C. and Neal, B. 2001. “Eastern Gulf of Maine Atlantic Herring Spawning Area Survey Project,” Proceedings of CoastGIS ’01, Halifax, NS Canada June 18-20.
Brehme, C. 2000. “The Gulf of Maine Environmental Atlas,” Out of the Fog 2nd Biennial Conference, St. John, New Brunswick, November 2-4.
Brehme, C. and Neal, Benjamin, 2000. “Herring Spawning Assessment Along the Eastern Maine Coast” Marine GIS Technology Conference, Providence, RI, October 12-13.
Brehme, C. 1998. “Geographic Information and the Penobscot Bay Marine Collaborative” Sea & Shore: Maine’s Resources in the Year of the Ocean, Rockport, ME, October 9-10.
Brehme, C.E. 1997. “A GIS Analysis and Model of Suitable Gray Wolf Habitat in the Northern Rockies,” UCGIS Summer Assembly, Bar Harbor, ME, June 15-21, 1997.
SERVICE ACTIVITIES AND ASSOCIATIONS
2014-2021 City of Keene Bike and Pedestrian Committee Member (co-Chair 2016-2018)
2010-2021 School of Science & Social Science Curriculum Committee (Chair 2015-16)
2017-2019 City of Keene Energy and Climate Committee Member
2018-2019 Ashuelot Rail Trail Planning Committee
2018-2019 Monadnock Area Sustainable Transportation: Bike Friendly City Subcommittee
2015-2016 Monadnock Buy Local Board Member
2011-2016 KSC Geography Club Advisor
2011-2016 KSC Gamma Theta Upsilon Advisor
2014-2015 Heading for Home (affordable housing) Board Member
2014-2015 KSC Employees Association Negotiations Team
2011-2015 Surry Village Charter School Advisory Board
2010-2012 KSC Academic Excellence Conference Committee
Marine and Coastal Specialty Group, GIS Specialty Group,
Regional Development and Planning Specialty Group
GIS SKILLS
Proficient in ArcGIS Desktop and Pro; 25 years of experience with Esri software.
Skilled in Python, image analysis, QGIS, UAVs, GPS, and other geospatial tools.