CherylMorseFaculty - Cheryl Morse, Assistant Professor
Cheryl Morse, PhD; Assistant Professor
Director, Center for Research on Vermont
Director, Vermont Studies
- Ph.D., University of British Columbia (2006)
- C.V.
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- Office Hours Spring 2013: Wednesday, 9:30-10:30 and Friday, 12:00-1:00 or by appointment
Area of expertise
Social geography, rural studies, nature-culture theory, geography of youth
and childhood, identity and landscape, environment, Vermont.
Contact Information
Email: cemorse@uvm.edu
Dr. Morse is a social geographer with a keen interest in the
relationships among people, rural places, and everyday experience. She
has pursued these interests in a number of academic 'places' including:
nature-culture theory, children's geographies, gender studies,
and landscape study. Her dissertation research
(University of British Columbia, 2006) explored the connections between
American perceptions of wilderness, constructions of troubled youth,
and the production of identity at a therapeutic camping program in
central Vermont. Ultimately, the research focused on the co-production
of a therapeutic taskscape and individual identities. One of
her present projects is articulating the findings of my wilderness
therapy research within the scope of research on therapeutic
landscapes. Dr. Morse also serves as Coordinator for the Vermont
Geographic Alliance, an organization affiliated with National
Geographic, whose mission is to bring geography education resources to
K-12 teachers as well as the general public. This work allows her to
bridge the research and teaching conducted at the university level to
the work conducted in K-12 schools across the state. Dr. Morse
teaches introductory level courses on World Regional
Geography and on Vermont. Her intermediate and advanced level courses
include topics on Global Childhoods, the Geographies of American
Environmentalism, Advanced Topics in Human/Environment Interactions,
and Rural Places/RuralLives. Dr. Morse holds a B.A. (1989) in
Environmental Studies and an M.A. (2000) from the University of Vermont
and a Ph.D. in Human Geography from the University of British Columbia
(2006).
Quote: "I am commited
to 'home work'. My home state, Vermont, both fascinates
and sustains me. It is where I grew up, where I choose to
live and
raise a family, and has become a topic of study. I am
thrilled to
teach Vermont Studies courses at UVM and to serve as an Associate
Member of the Center for Research on Vermont."
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