Jennifer Lynn Gebelein, Ph.D.

Jennifer_Gebelein@hotmail.com/gebelein@fiu.edu

305-348-1859

 

 

 

Professional Preparation:

Ph.D., Geography, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA, 2001.  Dissertation: Validation of Three Land Cover Maps Utilizing Space Shuttle Photography and Landsat Thematic Mapper Imagery

 

M.A., Marine Affairs/GIS, Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science (RSMAS)/University of Miami, Florida, 1996.  Thesis title:  A Spatial and Temporal Analysis of Twelve Species of Wading Birds in Florida Bay

 

B.A., Biology, Syracuse University, Syracuse, 1994.

 

Appointments:

8/13/01-present – Assistant Professor, Florida International University

 

4/1/01-6/6/01 – Teaching Assistant for “GIS Design and Applications” class

 

1/3/01-3/20/01 – Teaching Assistant for “Geography of the United States” class

 

6/1/00-9/12/00 – Research assistant to image processing contract involving new

 type of image data as well as ground truth field verification. Company: HJW

 in Oakland, California.

 

5/1/00 – 10/01/00 Consultant to major Oil Company to gather spectral data with

 spectrometer, soil-gas samples and physical

 soil samples to try and match characteristics of ground data with airborne

 imagery.

 

1998 – Teaching assistant for “Geographic Photo Interpretation” class

 

1998 – Teaching assistant for “Remote Sensing of The Oceans” class

 

1997 – 2001 Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Geography, UCSB

 

1997 – 1999 Researcher for Expert Consulting involving air photo

interpretation connected with litigation, Santa Barbara, Ca

 

1996 – GIS Consultant, Village of Key Biscayne Government Office, Florida

 

1996 – GIS/GPS Consultant, Cape Florida, Bill Baggs State Park, Florida

 

1996 – Computer Technician for Dept. MPO, RSMAS, Virginia Key, Florida,

 

Qualifications:

Geospatial Analysis – Extensive experience teaching, analyzing and modeling spatial data via geographic information systems and remote sensing, with particular attention to project and database design, data integration, creation of spatial data, and image analysis.

 

Technical Field Skills – Well-versed in field assessment methods including land data collection efforts with particular attention to land cover/land use categorization, GPS data acquisition, and coastal change research.  Also well-versed in the integration of field data with remotely sensed data.

 

Funded Grants – Experienced in writing successful, scientific proposals.

 

Web Design – Managed the International Relations Department website since 2002, responsible for new web design creation, implementation, and maintenance, as well as the creation of research focused Cuba website with interactive imagery and data download capability.

 

Example Project:

Cuba Land Cover Change Analysis – Created land cover maps of Cuba utilizing Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM & ETM+) imagery and established major land cover/land use changes over the entire island.  In 2004 and 2006 conducted field surveys of the entire island where GPS and ground-truth surveys were carried out to acquire validation data to assess the accuracy of the land cover maps created previously.  Ground survey data was integrated with GIS/RS data upon return. 

 

Technical Skills:

GIS and Remote Sensing: Imagine, ArcMap, ArcScene, ArcView, MapInfo

Field Instruments: GPS, Photography, ASD (spectrometer)

General Software: PC, Dreamweaver, Adobe, CorelDRAW, PowerPoint, Word Processing, Excel

SCUBA: PADI Open Water

 

Research Grants

2000 California Space Grant ($10,000)

Comparison of Landsat & Astronaut Acquired Photography

2001 NASA Land Cover Grant (Over 3 Years: $88,016)

Using Landsat 7 Data in a GIS-based Revision of ReefBase (A Global Database on Coral Reefs and Their Resources): Distributing Information on Land Cover and Shallow Reefs to Resource Managers

2002 Cuban Research Institute (CRI) Cuba Travel Grant (~$1,000)

            Hydrology Conference presenting “Risks to Reefs of Cuba”

2003 International Hurricane Center ($16,912.50)

            Integration of Landsat and Lidar data in South Florida

2004 Cuban Research Institute (CRI) Travel Grant (~$3,000)

            Ground Data Acquisition for the Validation of Land Use/Cover Classification

2005 Kaufman Foundation (~$1,500)

Supervised 2 Student Projects: Project 1: GIS-Analysis of Best Location for New Franchise, Project 2: Forecast of Florida Citrus Crop Production Utilizing Landsat and Economic Data Integration

2005 Landscape Architecture ($8,500)

            Havana Master Plan for Urban Development

2005 IAI Coastal Scenarios – as Co-PI (~$390,000)

            Caribbean Coastal Scenarios Program

2006 Cuban Research Institute (CRI) Travel Grant (~$2500)

            Ground Data Acquisition for the Validation of Land Use/Cover Classification

 

Invited Participant:

2006 Summer Institute on National Security Studies (Instructor of GIS, GPS & Photointepretation)

2006 Summer Seminar on Teaching Intelligence in America’s Universities, Washington D.C.

2006 Landsat Science Team Review Panel, Eros Data Center, Sioux Falls, S. Dakota

2007 Joint NASA/NSF Conference for Higher Education Principal Investigators, Faculty, and Partners, Chantilly, VA

2007 FIU Best Practices Conference Program in National Security Studies

2007 Summer Institute on National Security Studies (Instructor of GIS, GPS & Photointepretation)

 

Professional Service:

Reviewer, Remote Sensing of Environment (2006/2007)

Reviewer, Professional Geographer (2005)

Reviewer, National Science Foundation Proposal (2004)

Reviewer, Introduction to Geography Textbook (2006/2007)

 

Select Publications:

Refereed Journal Articles:

Gebelein, J. (2003). “Astronaut-Acquired Photography of Earth: Its History and Continued Applicability in Quantitative Analyses,” Journal of Space Communications, Issue 3: http://satjournal.tcom.ohiou.edu/pdf/gebelein.pdf.

 

Gebelein, J, and Eppler, D. (2006). “How earth remote sensing from the international space station complements current satellite-based sensors.” International Journal of Remote Sensing, Volume 27, Number 13, 10 July 2006, pp. 2613-2629(17)

 

Shrivastava, R., and Gebelein, J., (in press, 2007).  “Land cover classification and economic assessment of citrus groves using remote sensing imagery.”  Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
 

Refereed Book Chapters:

Gebelein, J., 2004.  “Using Geographic Information Systems Software for Teaching and Learning”.  Solicited peer-reviewed book chapter published in the book titled Integrating Technology in Higher Education. 

 

Gebelein, J., 2005.  “Integration of New Data Types with Historical Archives to Provide Insight into Ecosystem Change and Variability”.  Solicited peer-reviewed book chapter published in the Kluwer book series, volume titled Remote Sensing of Aquatic Coastal Ecosystem Processes – Science and Management Applications. 

 

Conference Papers and Proceedings:

Gebelein, J., 2006. “Changing Trends in the Cuban Landscape: 1950-present”.  The Florida Society of Geographers (FSG), Proceedings, 42nd annual meeting in St. Petersburg.

 

Gebelein, J., 2004.  “Mapping Islands of the Greater and Lesser Antilles Utilizing Landsat Imagery”.  Proceedings of the 10th Annual Coral Reef Symposium, Okinawa, Japan.

 

Gebelein, J., 2003.  “Decadal Land Cover Changes Increasing Risk to Reefs in Cuba,” Proceedings, 30th International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment – Information for Risk Management and Sustainable Development, Honolulu, Hawaii.

 

Gebelein, J., 2002.  “A Metric of Dependence and Influence on Coral Reef Communities,” Proceedings, Social Sciences Conference, Honolulu, Hawaii.

 

Gebelein, J., 2001. “Validation of Three Land Cover Maps Utilizing Landsat Thematic Mapper and Space Shuttle Photography,” Poster, A Remote Sensing and GIS Accuracy Assessment Symposium, University of Nevada Las Vegas & U.S. EPA, Las Vegas.

 

Gebelein, J. & Estes, J.E., 2000. “Validation of Current Land Cover Maps Utilizing Astronaut Acquired Photography,” Proceedings, Conference on International Space Station Utilization, Institute for Space and Nuclear Power Studies, New Mexico.

 

Gebelein, J., 1999. “Using Space Shuttle Imagery to Validate an AVHRR-Based Global Land Cover Map”, Association of American Geographers, Abstract.

 

Gebelein, J. & Estes, J., 1999. “Validation of Earth Observations Using International Space Station”, Conference on International Space Station Utilization, Institute for Space and Nuclear Power Studies, New Mexico.

 

Estes, J., Kline, K., & Labonne, B., editors (1996)  “Proceedings of the Interregional Seminar of Global Mapping for the Implementation of Multinational Environmental Agreements”, 1996, v. 1 & 2. Gebelein, J., 1996, contributor to pp. 10-43.

 

Refereed Conference Proceedings:

Robinson, J., Andrefouet, S., Gebelein, J., et al, 2004. “Partnerships for global coral reef mapping and data distribution”.  Proceedings of the 10th Annual Coral Reef Symposium, Okinawa, Japan.

 

Professional Affiliations:

Member: South Florida Geographers Association

Member: American Association of Geographers

Member: GIS Technology Committee

Associate: LTER Associate

Affiliate: Environmental Studies Department (FIU)

Member: LACC Faculty Advisory Board

Adjunct Professor: American Military University

 

Courses Taught:

GEO 2000: Introduction to Geography (also as an online course) (Undergraduate course)

GEA 3210: Geography of North America (Undergraduate course)

GEO 3176/5993: Applications of GIS (Undergraduate and graduate course)

GEA 4930: Remote Sensing (Undergraduate and graduate course)

GEO 5135: Surveillance, Intelligence, and International Relations (Graduate course)