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Christopher E. Brehme<\/strong>
87 Ashuelot Street
Keene, NH 03431
603.903.5901      cbrehme@keene.edu<\/p>\n\n\n\n

EDUCATION<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ph.D. Geography  <\/strong>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<\/em>
NSF IGERT Fellow in Geographic Information Science <\/strong>2004-2008
Graduate Certificate in Geographic Information Science <\/strong>2009
Visiting Student Researcher  <\/strong>2006, Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia<\/p>\n\n\n\n

M.S. Geography  <\/strong>1997
University of Idaho<\/p>\n\n\n\n

B.A. Geography and Anthropology  <\/strong>1995
University of Southern Maine<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE<\/p>\n\n\n\n

GIScience Director  <\/strong>Jan 2022 – Present
<\/strong>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.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visiting Professor <\/strong>Aug 2021\u2013 Dec 2021
<\/strong>School of Marine Science and Environmental Programs
University of New England, Biddeford, Maine
Taught courses in Geographic Information Science<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Professor of Geography  <\/strong>Aug 2009 \u2013 Aug 2021
<\/strong>Department of Environmental Studies, Geography, and Sustainability
Keene State College, Keene, New Hampshire
Associate Professor<\/em><\/strong> 2014 \u2013 2019
Assistant Professor<\/em>  <\/strong>2009 \u2013 2014
Department Chair<\/em><\/strong>  2015 \u2013 2016 and 2018 \u2013 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.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

US\/UK Fulbright Research Scholar  <\/strong>August \u2013 December 2016
Stockholm Environment Institute   
University of York, United Kingdom 
Conducted GIS research in North York Moors National Park.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research Scientist<\/strong> 2004 \u2013 2009
Institute for Broadening Participation, Damariscotta, Maine
Developed and maintained nationally acclaimed website PathwaystoScience.org<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

GIS\/IT Program Director<\/strong> 1997 \u2013 2004  
Island Institute, Rockland, Maine
Led community GIS projects focused on marine science, rural planning, and education.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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GRANTS, FELLOWSHIPS, and PROJECT MANAGEMENT<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Project Manager, <\/strong>2022 \u00a0US Forest Service Region 8\u00a0\u00a0 Sep 2022 \u2013 Aug 2023
Applying GIS and LiDAR to identify barriers to aquatic organisms on US National Forest lands in the Southern Appalachians\u00a0\u00a0 $65,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

BETER Project.\u00a0 <\/strong>2018\u00a0 University of Winchester\u00a0 Managed staff and students to develop GIS application for UK park planners. $25,000

US-UK Fulbright Award<\/strong> 2016\u00a0 Value of the View: How human activity influences visitors\u2019 perceptions of National Park landscapes in Northern England<\/em> August – December, 2016
Host: Stockholm Environment Institute, University of York, UK\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

KSC Faculty Development Grant <\/strong>2016 Destination Recreation: Using Participatory GIS to Determine Landscape Preferences among National Park Visitors<\/em>  $3,000 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Co-PI, <\/strong>2015 with Dr. Nora Traviss, KSC Environmental Studies
Wood Smoke Community Awareness Initiative: Connecting Air Pollution and Human Health in Keene, NH<\/em>  US EPA Healthy Communities Grant  $25,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Co-PI<\/strong>, 2015 with Dr. Denise Burchsted, KSC Environmental Studies
Natural Dams and Biogeochemistry at the River Network Scale: Implications for Water Quality<\/em>. New Hampshire Water Resources Research Center Grant  $6,000 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Co-PI, <\/strong>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    <\/em>NH EPSCoR Seed Grant  $5,000

Co-PI, <\/strong>2010 \u2013 2012  with Dr. Hauke Kite-Powell, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
Mitigating Risks to Whales from Lobster Fishing<\/em>
Northeast SeaGrant R-10-07  $25,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NSF Integrative Graduate Education Research Traineeship<\/strong>, 2004 \u2013 2008
IGERT in GIScience, University at Buffalo, SUNY <\/p>\n\n\n\n

PI<\/strong>, 2002  Community Integrated GIS Pilot Project: Sharing Scientific and Local Knowledge<\/em>
NSF-GEO  (#0224513)  $93,492<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PI<\/strong>, 2002  Visualizing a Gulf of Maine Digital Library: New Directions in Science & the Humanities<\/em>
University of Colorado and Colorado School of Mines  $10,000<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PI<\/strong>, 2001  Island Institute GIS Technology Collaboration<\/em>
NSF-GEO  (#0122080)   $44,950<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Co-PI<\/strong>, 2000  Fishing from Space: A Multimedia Exhibit to Increase Public Understanding of Satellite Oceanographic Information in Fisheries Management  
<\/em>NOAA \u2013 NESDIS  $57,480 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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REFEREED PUBLICATIONS<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brehme, C.<\/strong>,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<\/em>. 1(2): 111-132.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brehme, C.<\/strong>,P.McCarron, and H. Tetreault. 2015. A Dasymetric Map of Maine Lobster Trap Distribution Using Local Knowledge. The Professional Geographer<\/em>. 67(1): 98-109.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Spendley, S. K. and C. E.<\/strong> Brehme. <\/strong>2014. GIS Analysis of Factors Influencing Particulate Pollution in Keene, New Hampshire. International Journal of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities<\/em>: 6(2): Article 4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Schroeder, P. C., P. R. Boudreau, C. E. Brehme,<\/strong> A. M. Boyce, A. J. Evans, and A. Rahmani.
2001.  The Gulf of Maine Environmental Information Exchange: Participation, Observation, Conversation. Environment and Planning B<\/em>.  28:865-887.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michaud N. and C.<\/strong> Brehme <\/strong>2003. \u201cLobster Tales,\u201d Proceedings of International Conference on Public Participation and Information Technologies<\/em>, MIT, Cambridge, MA, November 10-12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brehme, C.<\/strong>, N. Michaud and R. Snyder. 2003. \u201cTowards a Living GIS: Enhancing Digital Democracy through Sustained Citizen Participation,\u201d Proceedings of dg.o2003, the 2003<\/em> National Conference on Digital Government Research<\/em>, Boston MA.  May 18-21.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brehme, C.<\/strong> 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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brehme, C<\/strong>. 2018.\u00a0 \u201cPresentation on BETER\u201d New England and St. Lawrence Valley Geographical Society Annual Conference, Keene, NH October 28-29.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brehme, C.,<\/strong> C. Cusack and W. Schoefmann 2017. \u201cBeyond Town and Gown: Undergraduate Geographic Research to Support City-College Partnerships\u201d 2017 Spring Northeast Arc Users Conference, Amherst, MA May 15.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brehme, C<\/strong>. 2017. \u201cPeace, Maps, and Understanding: A Participatory GIS Approach to Protecting Tranquility in the English Countryside\u201d 2017 Annual Meeting, American Association of Geographers, Boston, MA April 10-14.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brehme C. <\/strong>and C. Stoll.  2015. \u201cA classification and analysis of river channel conditions using aerial photos and network analysis\u201d 2015 Annual Meeting, Association of American Geographers, Chicago, IL April 21-25. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brehme, C.<\/strong> and C. Stoll 2014. \u201cUsing photo interpretation and linear referencing to quantify stream heterogeneity\u201d New England and St. Lawrence Valley Geographical Society Annual Conference, Durham, NH October 24-25.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brehme, C. <\/strong>2014. \u201cMapping lobster fishing patterns using local knowledge\u201d 2014 Annual Meeting, Association of American Geographers, Tampa, FL  April 8-12.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brehme, C.<\/strong> 2012. \u201cTrap Maps: a more precise representation of lobster fishing intensity and its role in modeling risk to whales\u201d 2012 Annual Meeting, Association of American Geographers, New York, NY February 24-28.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brehme, C.<\/strong> 2010. \u201cSpatial cognition and trap placement strategies of Maine lobster fishers\u201d  2010 Annual Meeting, Association of American Geographers, Washington, DC April 14-18.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brehme, C<\/strong>., Kite-Powell, H. Krauss, S., Lageux, K and P. McCarron.  2008. \u201cMitigating risk to whales of lobster fishing off the coast of Maine,\u201d North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium Annual Meeting, <\/em>New Bedford, MA  Nov 5-6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brehme, C.<\/strong> 2008. \u201cBiology<\/a>, Boats and Boundaries: predicting potential overlap of whales, lobster fishing gear and regulatory lines\u201d  2008 Annual Meeting, Association of American Geographers, Boston, MA April 15-19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brehme, C.<\/strong>  2007.  \u201cExamining the Role of Geospatial Technologies in Lobster Fishing Practice: A Multidisciplinary Approach in Western Australia and the Gulf of Maine,\u201d Fishermen and Scientists Research Society 14th<\/sup> Annual Conference, Truro, NS, Canada, February 15-17.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brehme, C.<\/strong> 2007. \u201cIdentifying factors that contribute to spatial decision-making strategies among lobster fishers\u201d <\/a>2007 Annual Meeting, Association of American Geographers, San Francisco, CA April 17-21.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brehme, C.<\/strong> 2006. \u201cExploring public engagement in GIS initiatives at two scales,\u201d 2006 Annual Meeting, Association of American Geographers, Chicago, IL March 7-11.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brehme, C.<\/strong> and N. Gray. 2004. \u201cBridging Divides: Island Communities as Models for Community GIS,\u201d  Proceedings of  the 3rd<\/sup> Annual URISA Conference on Public Participation GIS, Madison, WI, July 18-20.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brehme, C.<\/strong> and P. Schroeder 2003. \u201cNew Directions Downeast,\u201d Workshop on New Directions in the Sciences and Humanities, State College, PA, October 8-10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brehme, C.<\/strong> and N. Michaud  2003. \u201cWhose GIS is it Anyway? A model for building GIS capacity in very small towns,\u201d Proceedings of  the 2nd<\/sup> Annual URISA Conference on Public Participation GIS, Portland, OR, July 20-22.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brehme, C.<\/strong> and B. Neal. 2002 \u201cUsing Geographic Information Systems and Local Knowledge to Monitor Coastal Fisheries in the Gulf of Maine,\u201d Islands of the World VII: New Horizons in Island Studies. University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PEI Canada June 26-30, 2002 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brehme, C. <\/strong>and Neal, B. 2001. \u201cEastern Gulf of Maine Atlantic Herring Spawning Area Survey Project,\u201d Proceedings of CoastGIS \u201901, Halifax, NS Canada June 18-20.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brehme, C. <\/strong>2000. \u201cThe Gulf of Maine Environmental Atlas,\u201d Out of the Fog 2nd<\/sup> Biennial Conference, St. John, New Brunswick, November 2-4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brehme, C.<\/strong> and Neal, Benjamin, 2000. \u201cHerring Spawning Assessment Along the Eastern Maine Coast\u201d Marine GIS Technology Conference, Providence, RI, October 12-13.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brehme, C.<\/strong> 1998. \u201cGeographic Information and the Penobscot Bay Marine Collaborative\u201d Sea & Shore: Maine’s Resources in the Year of the Ocean, Rockport, ME, October 9-10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brehme, C.E. <\/strong>1997. \u201cA GIS Analysis and Model of Suitable Gray Wolf Habitat in the Northern Rockies,\u201d UCGIS Summer Assembly, Bar Harbor, ME, June 15-21, 1997.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SERVICE ACTIVITIES AND ASSOCIATIONS<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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GIS SKILLS<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Proficient in ArcGIS Desktop and Pro; 25 years of experience with Esri software. \u00a0
Skilled in Python, image analysis, QGIS, UAVs, GPS, and other geospatial tools.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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