Economic Geography

1) Best Student Paper: 
Jessa Loomis, University of Kentucky
Rescaling and Reframing Poverty: Financial Coaching and the Pedagogical Spaces of Financial Inclusion in Boston, Massachusetts 

2) Student Research Award: 
Araby Smyth, University of Kentucky
Gender and Remittances: Lived experiences of women in Oaxaca, Mexico 

3) Dissertation Award: 
Aarti Krishnan, University of Manchester
Re-thinking the environmental dimensions of upgrading and embeddedness in production networks: The case of Kenyan horticulture farmers 

The Economic Geography Specialty Group Business Meeting @ AAG is scheduled for Friday, 4/13/2018, from 11:50 AM - 1:10 PM in Grand Ballroom A, Sheraton, 5th Floor.

All EGSG members are welcome to attend.
Learn about EGSG activities and initiatives and bring your new ideas!

Dear EGSG members: 

I am pleased to report the results of our recent election.  

At-large board members (Jan 2018 - Dec 2019): 

Anthony Howell, Peking University
Kean Birch, York University
Student representative (Jan- Dec 2018): 

Kyle Loewen, The University of British Columbia
Congratulations to all and thank you again for agreeing to serve. 

And a note of special appreciation for their service to EGSG to our outgoing board members:

C. Patrick Heidkamp, Southern Connecticut State University, USA
Harrison Campbell, University of North Carolina-Charlotte, USA
Student Representative: Andrew Hoyt, University of North Texas, USA
 EGSG’s new leadership joins our incumbent board members:

Chair: Jennifer Clark, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
Vice Chair/Treasurer (2017 - 2018) and future Chair (2019 - 2020): Peter Kedron, Oklahoma State University, USA 
At-large board members (Jan 2017 - Dec 2018): 

Abigail Cooke, University at Buffalo, SUNY, USA
Kean Fan Lim, University of Nottingham, UK
Please see the EGSG website for more information about the specialty group: https://egsgaag.wordpress.com

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Dr. Jennifer Clark 
Director, Center for Urban Innovation
Associate Director, Smart Cities and Inclusive Innovation
Associate Professor, School of Public Policy
Georgia Institute of Technology 
Chair, Economic Geography Specialty Group, American Association fo Geographers
tel. 404.385.7224 
email. jennifer.clark@gatech.edu
publications: https://works.bepress.com/jennifer_j_clark/