Matthew L. Hamilton
Center for Environmental Policy and Behavior
Department of Environmental Science and Policy
University of California, Davis
2128 Wickson Hall
Davis, CA 95616
[email protected]
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EDUCATION
Currently: PhD Candidate, Ecology, University of California - Davis (degree expected June 2016)
FELLOWSHIPS AND GRANTS
PUBLICATIONS
MANUSCRIPTS IN PREPARATION
SELECTED NON-REFEREED PUBLICATIONS
PRESENTATIONS
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
ANALYTICAL SKILLS
SERVICE
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Center for Environmental Policy and Behavior, Davis, CA | Mar. 2010 - present
Graduate Student Researcher
iLiNS Project, Davis, CA | Oct. 2010 - present
Graduate Student Researcher for Dr. Stephen A. Vosti
Global Water Initiative, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Honduras | Aug. 2009 - Sep. 2010
Graduate Student Research Consultant
Association of American Geographers, Washington, D.C. | Apr. 2008 - Aug. 2009
Coordinator, Developing Regions Program
Peace Corps, Caazapa, Paraguay | Sep. 2005 - Dec. 2007
Crop Extension Volunteer
EDUCATION
Currently: PhD Candidate, Ecology, University of California - Davis (degree expected June 2016)
- Topic: Climate change governance in the Lake Victoria region
- Advisor: Dr. Mark Lubell
- Thesis: “Application of participatory GIS as a tool for knowledge exchange and decision-making in water resource management”
FELLOWSHIPS AND GRANTS
- Political Networks Travel Fellowship (2015)
- NSF Responding to Rapid Environmental Change IGERT International Research Grant (2014)
- Ecology Graduate Group Fellowship (2014 - 2015)
- Jastro Shields Scholarship (2013)
- NSF Responding to Rapid Environmental Change IGERT (2011 - 2013)
- UC Davis Graduate Student Travel Award (2011)
- Switzer Environmental Fellowship (2010 - 2011)
- International Agricultural Development Graduate Group Fellowship (2009 - 2011)
- Tinker Foundation Field Research Grant (2010)
- Planet Action Grant (2010)
PUBLICATIONS
- Farzan, S., D. J. N. Young, A. G. Dedrick, M. Hamilton, E. C. Porse, P. S. Coates, G. Sampson. 2015. Western juniper management: assessing policies for improving greater sage-grouse habitat and rangeland productivity. Environmental Management. 1-9. DOI.
- Lubell, M., B. B. Cutts, L. M. Roche, M. Hamilton, J. D. Derner, E. Kachergis, and K. W. Tate. 2013. Conservation Program Participation and Adaptive Rangeland Decision-Making. Rangeland Ecology & Management. 66(6): 609-620. DOI.
MANUSCRIPTS IN PREPARATION
- Hamilton, M., M. Lubell, E. Namaganda. Collaborative governance of climate change across spatial and institutional scales.
- Hamilton, M., S. A. Vosti, R. Gouissou. Spatial patterns in the cost of access to healthcare products and services in rural Burkina Faso: Implications for the distribution of nutrient supplements.
SELECTED NON-REFEREED PUBLICATIONS
- Hamilton, M. 2014. Making connections: An organizational network analysis of expertise exchange and stakeholder collaboration with USAID Uganda’s Environmental Management for Oil Sector Activity. USAID, Kampala, Uganda.
- Lubell, M., Tate, K., Cutts, B., Hamilton, M. 2012. Rancher Attitudes and Participation in Conservation Easements in California. Center for Environmental Policy and Behavior, Davis.
- Hamilton, M. 2010. A-MANO: A Technical Guide and Conceptual Framework. Global Water Initiative, San Salvador.
- Kingsland, M. and Hamilton, M. 2010. Population & Natural Resources case study: How can food production be produced sustainably to feed growing populations? In Solem, M., Klein, P., Muiz-Solari, O., and Ray, W., eds., AAG Center for Global Geography Education.
PRESENTATIONS
- Hamilton, M., M. Lubell, E. Namaganda. 2015. “Climate change adaptation policy networks in the Lake Victoria region”. American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA.
- Hamilton, M., E. Namaganda, M. Lubell. 2015. “Policy networks and climate change adaptation in the Lake Victoria Basin: a multi-scale perspective”. Political Networks, Portland, OR.
- Hamilton, M. 2013. “Spatial dimensions of healthcare needs and costs in rural Burkina Faso”. Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Los Angeles, CA.
- Hamilton, M., S. Vosti, T. Phiri, P. Ashorn, J. Phuka, K. Maleta, J. Humber. 2012. “Spatial patterns in the cost of access to healthcare products and services in rural Malawi”. Spring Seminar of the Graduate Group in Geography, Davis, CA; Seminar in International and Community Nutrition, Davis, CA; and Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, New York, NY.
- Hamilton, M. 2011. “Use of Participatory Orthophoto Mapping for Adaptive Planning of Integrated Water Resource Management”. Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Seattle, WA.
- Hamilton, M., N. Minero, and E. Castellanos. 2010. “Participatory Orthophoto Mapping for Monitoring and Evaluation of IntegratedWater Resource Management.” Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Washington, D.C.
- Hamilton, M. 2009. “My Community, Our Earth: Geographic Learning for Sustainable Development.” 17th Session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development, New York.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
- ANT 103: People and Conservation, UC Davis 2015 (Instructor)
- ESP 178: Applied Research Methods, UC Davis 2015 (Teaching Assistant)
- NASA and USAID-funded MyCOE-SERVIR fellowship training workshops 2012 - 2014 (Co-organizer, Lecturer)
- Women in Climate Change and Food Security in West Africa (Accra, Ghana)
- Climate Change in Mountain Area Regions (Kathmandu, Nepal)
- Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security in East Africa (Nairobi, Kenya)
- Climate Change, Landscape and Watersheds in Southeast Asia (Bangkok, Thailand)
- ESP 179: Environmental Impact Analysis, UC Davis 2011 (Teaching Assistant)
- IAD 290: Seminar in International Agricultural Development, UC Davis 2010 (Co-organizer, Facilitator)
ANALYTICAL SKILLS
- Statistical analysis (R, STATA).
- Social network analysis (R, UCINET, ORA).
- Spatial analysis, spatial data management, and cartographic design (ArcView, QGIS, R, KML, Python, Inkscape).
SERVICE
- Search Committee for Assistant Professor in Environmental Science and Policy, UC Davis (2012). Graduate Student Member.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Center for Environmental Policy and Behavior, Davis, CA | Mar. 2010 - present
Graduate Student Researcher
- Statistical analysis of adaptive management of rangelands for USDA-funded “Rangeland Decision-making".
- Spatial analysis and data management for NSF-funded “Social Networks and Decision-Making in Sustainable Agriculture”.
iLiNS Project, Davis, CA | Oct. 2010 - present
Graduate Student Researcher for Dr. Stephen A. Vosti
- Conduct spatial analysis to support this international malnutrition-prevention project.
Global Water Initiative, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Honduras | Aug. 2009 - Sep. 2010
Graduate Student Research Consultant
- Developed A-MANO, a methodology for using geographic technologies and satellite photos for planning, monitoring & evaluation, and visualization of natural resource management projects.
Association of American Geographers, Washington, D.C. | Apr. 2008 - Aug. 2009
Coordinator, Developing Regions Program
- Fostered collaboration among geographers from developing regions; contributed to research on environmental and humanitarian applications of geospatial technologies.
Peace Corps, Caazapa, Paraguay | Sep. 2005 - Dec. 2007
Crop Extension Volunteer
- Promoted beekeeping as a new source of income for subsistence farmers through beekeeping courses, radio programs and technical support.