Curriculum Vitae

Dolores Jane Forbes

> RESEARCH INTERESTS

I am a geospatial data scientist seeking to apply my knowledge and education towards developing solutions of interest to science, management, or policy. My areas of interest include complexity theory, scale theory, and spatial-temporal analysis and visualization.

> EDUCATION

2014 - Ph.D. Geosciences, Florida Atlantic University – 3.91 GPA

2011 - M.A. Geography, Florida Atlantic University – 3.88 GPA

2011 - Certificate, Advanced GIS, Florida Atlantic University

2011 - Certificate, Geographic Information Systems, Florida Atlantic University

2001 - B.S. Mathematics, Cum Laude, Shenandoah University – 3.89 GPA

1999 - A.A.&S., Science, Summa Cum Laude, Lord Fairfax Community College - 4.0 GPA ​

> HONORS/AWARDS/FELLOWSHIPS

2013 - 2014 - NASA Florida Space Grant Consortium Fellowship

​2013 - Student Honors Paper, SEDAAG 2013 Conference, Roanoke VA

2012 - Student Honors Paper, SEDAAG 2012 Conference, Asheville NC

2012 - 2013 - NASA Florida Space Grant Consortium Fellowship

2011 - Student Honors Paper, SEDAAG 2011 Conference, Savannah GA

2011 - Omicron Delta Kappa Honor Society Inductee, Florida Atlantic University

2011 - 2012 - NASA Florida Space Grant Consortium Fellowship

2010 - Gamma Theta Upsilon Honor Society Inductee, Florida Atlantic University

2009 - 2010 - Provost Fellowship, Florida Atlantic University

2001 - Maurice H. Stein Award for Outstanding Mathematics Graduate, Shenandoah University

2001 - National Collegiate Mathematics Award Winner, Shenandoah University

1999 - Outstanding Mathematics Graduate, Lord Fairfax Community College

> ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

Tutor – Earth Science, Python, R, Matlab, Statistics/Probability, Web Design

Teaching Assistant – Programming in GIS – Fall 2014

Curriculum Development Assistant – Programming in GIS – Summer/Fall 2013

Teaching Assistant – Weather and Climate – Summer 2011

Teaching Assistant – Quantitative Methods - Spring 2011

Lab Assistant – Remote Sensing/GIS - Fall 2010

Teaching Assistant – World Geography - 2009-2010 Florida Atlantic University, Department of Geosciences, Boca Raton, Florida

Mathematics Teacher - Secondary (2001-2002) Warren County Public Schools, Front Royal, Virginia

> PUBLICATIONS

Forbes, D.J. (2017). Complexity and Geographic Scale, in D.A. Quattrochi, E. Wentz, N.S. Lam and C.W. Emerson (eds.), Integrating Scale in Remote Sensing and GIS. CRC Press: Boca Raton, Florida.

Forbes, D.J. (2013). The Sunshine State, GDP, and the DMSP-OLS: Time Series Trend Case Study. Papers in Applied Geography, Vol. 36, pp. 165-173.

Forbes, D.J. (2013). Multi-scale analysis of the relationship between economic statistics and DMSP-OLS night light images, GIScience & Remote Sensing, 50:5, 483-499.

Forbes, D. (2011). Statistical Correlation between Economic Activity and DMSP-OLS Night Light Images in Florida. Papers of the Applied Geography Conferences, Vol. 34, pp. 253-262.

Forbes, D., & C. Roberts. (2011). Multi-temporal Composite Trend Classification using DMSP-OLS Images. The Florida Geographer, Vol. 42, pp. 63-80.

> PRESENTATIONS

2017 - Center for Applied Technology, US Census Bureau Lightning Talks “R and R Markdown Dashboards”

2014 - Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers Paper Presentation – “Disaggregating GDP in Florida for Socio-Ecological Research”

2014 - Annual Meeting of the Florida Society of Geographers Paper Presentation – “Scale Dependence in Social-Ecological Water Quality Processes in the Florida Indian River Lagoon (IRL) System”

2013 - SEDAAG Annual Meeting Student Honors Paper Presentation - “Disaggregating GDP in Florida for Socio-Ecological Research”

2013 - NASA Florida Space Grant Consortium Annual Board of Directors Meeting Invited Presentation – “Scale Dependence in Social-Ecological Water Quality Processes in the Florida Indian River Lagoon (IRL) System”

2013 - 36th Annual Applied Geography Conference Paper Presentation – “The Sunshine State, GDP, and the DMSP-OLS: Time Series Trend Case Study”

2012 - SEDAAG Annual Meeting Student Honors Paper Presentation – “Multi-scale Multi-Temporal Analysis of DMSP-OLS Night Light Images and Economic Activity in the United States”

2011 - SEDAAG Annual Meeting Student Honors Paper Presentation – “Statistical Analysis between the DMSP-OLS Night Light Images and Economic Activity in Florida”

2011 - 34th Annual Applied Geography Conference Paper Presentation – “Statistical Correlation between Economic Activity and the DMSP-OLS Night Light Images in Florida”

2011 - Annual Meeting of the Florida Society of Geographers Poster Presentation “Statistical Correlation between DMSP-OLS Night Light Data and Economic Activity in Florida”

> SERVICE TO PROFESSION

Journal manuscript reviews for:

Geography Compass
Planning and Environment A
The 2014 Papers of the Applied Geography Conference
GIScience & Remote Sensing

> PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American Association of Geographers

Southeastern Division of the American Association of Geographers

Florida Society of Geographers

Southeast Florida GIS Users Group

International Dark-Sky Association, South Florida Chapter

> RELATED PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

I am proficient in data transformation, data handling, data manipulation, and data analysis, based on years of experience in programming. My current programming/scripting proficiencies are in Python and open source R (The R Project for Statistical Computing), with experience in Matlab (including image processing) and previous experience in FORTRAN.

For spatial and image analysis, I am proficient in ESRI ArcGIS 9.x/10.x. I am proficient in ERDAS Imagine; and ENVI for image analysis and processing. For statistical analysis, I am proficient with SPSS and R. For spatial statistical analysis I am proficient in both ArcGIS/ArcINFO and R. In addition to these proficiencies, I am familiar with Definiens eCognition for object-based image analysis, and the use of both ArcGIS and FUSION for LiDAR data analysis. I am also proficient in the Microsoft Office suite of products, as well as having basic familiarity with HTML, CSS, and Javascript/JQuery.

> EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Geographer, Geographic Research & Innovation Staff, Geography Division
US Census Bureau, Suitland, Maryland

Tutor
Course Hero, Mountain View, California

Teaching Assistant (Fall 2014)
Florida Atlantic University Department of Geosciences

NASA Florida Space Grant Fellow (2011-2014)
Florida Atlantic University Department of Geosciences

Teaching Assistant (2009-2011)
Florida Atlantic University Department of Geosciences

Self Employed (1999-2009)
Developed and maintained Internet-based e-commerce catalog (horse themed gifts), gaining valuable business and customer service expertise as well as skills in developing and maintaining websites

Teacher (2001-2002)
Warren County Public Schools, Front Royal, Virginia Secondary Mathematics teacher (Algebra I, Geometry A)

Cartographer Trainee (2000-2001)
GeoDigital Mapping, Inc., Front Royal, Virginia Photo-revised hydrography data for the Texas STRATMAP project

Student Lab Technician (1999-2001)
Shenandoah University, Winchester, Virginia Maintained University computer labs and assisted faculty/students/users