Ph.D., Economics, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Room BBH 340C
Northeastern Illinois University
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
United States
Tuesday and Thursday: 5:00-5:30 p.m.
or by appointment on Google Meet
Ph.D., Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
M.S., Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
B.S., Environmental Health, Illinois State University
Room BBH 346B
Northeastern Illinois University
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625-4699
United States
Monday: 11:00 a.m.-noon (in person and virtual)
Tuesday: 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. (in person and virtual)
Thursday: 4:00-5:00 p.m. (virtual)
Ph.D. Geography (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
M.A. Geography & Environmental Studies (Northeastern Illinois University)
M.A. Russian & East European Studies (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
A.B. Classics, Honors in History & Philosophy (Loyola University of Chicago)
Room BBH 344B
Northeastern Illinois University
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625-4699
United States
Monday and Wednesday: 1:00-2:15 p.m.
Tuesday and Thursday: 10:45 a.m.-noon
Available outside these hours by appointment.
Ph.D., Geography, Florida State University
M.S., Geographic Information Science, Florida State University
B.S., Urban and Rural Planning, Resource Management, Peking University, Beijing, China
Schirmer, A.E., Gallemore, C., Liu, T. et al. 2019. Mapping behaviorally relevant light pollution levels to improve urban habitat planning. Scientific Reports 9, 11925
Liu, T. and Yang, X, 2019. Monitoring urban growth and land changes in Beijing, China's capital city by remote sensing: progress and challenges. In: X. Yang and S. Jiang (Eds.), Challenges Towards Ecological Sustainability in China: An Interdisciplinary Perspective. Springer Nature Switzerland.
Liu, T. and Yang, X. 2015. Land change modeling: status and challenges. In: J. Li and X. Yang (Eds), Monitoring and Modeling of Global Changes: A Geomatics Perspective. Dordrecht: Springer.
Liu, T. and Yang, X. 2015. Monitoring land changes in an urban area using satellite imagery, GIS and landscape metrics. Applied Geography, 56:42-54
Liu, T. and Yang, X. 2013. Mapping vegetation in an urban area with stratified classification and multiple end member spectral mixture analysis. Remote Sensing of Environment, 130:251-264
Liu, T. and Yang, X. 2012. Geospatial modeling of urban landscape changes through an agent-based approach. Proceedings of the 2012 AutoCarto International Symposium on Automated Cartography, Columbus, Ohio, September 16-18, 2012
Zhao, T., Brown, D., Fang, H., Theobald, D., Liu, T., and Zhang, T. 2012. Vegetation productivity consequences of human settlement growth in the eastern United States. Landscape Ecology, 27(8):1149-1165
Room BBH 344H
Northeastern Illinois University
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625-4699
United States
Monday: 4:00-5:00 p.m. (in person or via Zoom)
Wednesday: 1:00-2:30 p.m. (Zoom)
Thursday: 8:30-10:00 a.m. (Zoom)
Available outside these hours by appointment.
To avoid double-booking, please use my Google Calendar link to reserve a time: https://calendar.google.com/calendar/u/0/appointments/schedules/AcZssZ2UZxCNyJ1dKXD8C0PeDYYZS_GMMIK7Fsi52GdMGUICLx5UJMOz7UJBoAKCwKJryUNqkFaNw4Pc
Zoom link: https://neiu-edu.zoom.us/j/8729996363
Ph.D., Geography, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
M.A., Geography, Kent State University
B.A., Geography (Geology minor), SUNY New Paltz
A.S., Natural Sciences, SUNY Cobleskill
Peimer, Alex W., Rhoads, B.L, and Thomas J. Bassett. 2022. Standardizing No Net Loss Stream Mitigation Assessment Methods: Tradeoffs between Expediency and River Science. Journal of the American Water Resources Association. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/1752-1688.13045
Peimer, Alex W., Krzywicka, A.E., Cohen, D.B., Van den Bosch, K., Buxton, V.L., Stevenson, N.A., and Jeffrey W. Matthews. 2016. National-Level Wetland Policy Specificity and Goals Vary According to Political and Economic Indicators. Environmental Management: 1-13. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00267-016-0766-3
Room BBH 344C
Northeastern Illinois University
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625-4699
United States
Ph.D., Civil Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago
M.S., Civil Engineering, University of Illinois at Chicago
B.S., Environmental Engineering, Michigan Technological University
Room BBH 344D
Northeastern Illinois University
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625-4699
United States
Ph.D., Forestry, University of Minnesota
M.A., Geography and Environmental Studies, Northeastern Illinios University
B.A., Biology, Augustana College
Flakne, R. and R. Keller. 2012. “A Plan for Nature in Glenview”: Creating and implementing a natural resources plan at the community level. Environmental Practice 14(1):35-44.
Flakne, R. 2003. The Holocene vegetation history of Isle Royale National Park, Michigan, USA. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 33(6):1144-1166.
Davis, M.B., C. Douglas, R. Calcote, K. Cole, M. Winkler, and R. Flakne. 2000. Holocene climate in the western Great Lakes National Parks and Lakeshores: implications for future climate change. Conservation Biology 14 (4):968-983.
Room BBH 246
Northeastern Illinois University
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625-4699
United States
M.A., Geography, University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland
Tuesday: 9:00-10:15 a.m. via Zoom
Dual bachelor's degree in Business Administration & Management and Tourism, Rey Juan Carlos University in Madrid (Spain), Master of Arts in Sustainable Urban Development, DePaul University.
Borja has a wide range of experience in various areas related to tourism, urban planning, public policy, and community development. Originally from Madrid, Spain, Borja received a master’s degree in Sustainable Urban Development from DePaul University, and a dual bachelor’s degree in Business Administration & Management and Tourism from the University of Rey Juan Carlos. Before moving to the U.S., he worked for an international tourism firm focused on historic preservation and urban culture where he led tour itineraries through major cities in Europe, such as Barcelona, London, and Rome. He currently works as a Planner at the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning in Chicago, Illinois. His experiences living in Madrid, Rome, Buenos Aires, Washington, D.C., and Chicago provide him with a global perspective and greatly inform his approach to tourism and local development.
Northeastern Illinois University
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
United States
Friday: Noon or any time by appointment.
Room BBH 346C & BBH 134A
Northeastern Illinois University
5500 North St. Louis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60625
United States
Tuesday and Thursday afternoons: Anthropology/GS Office, Room BBH 134A, (773) 442-5860
Friday: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Remote; find me by email