Wendy Shaw (Ph.D. University of Georgia, 1994)
Associate Professor and Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences - social and cultural geography, development, geographic education, urban geography, history and philosophy of geography.
(618) 650-5067
Selected Publications: "Race and ACT Scores in Illinois," Geographical Bulletin (2002); "A Geographical Analysis of ACT Scores in Illinois;" Report to Illinois Education Research Council (2001); "The Spatial Abandonment and Spatial Clustering of the Elderly in the United States," Geography Online (2000); "Integrating Geographic Learning and Basic Skills Through an In-Class Cooperative Learning Activity," Journal of Geography (1998); "The Spatial Concentration of Affluence in the United States," Geographical Review (1998); "The Geography of the Urban Elite and Urban Underclass. A Case Study of the St. Louis Metropolitan Area", Proceedings of the Applied Geography Conferences (1998); "Toward Regionally Specific Development Strategies for the United States," Economic Development Review (1997); “The Geography of United States Poverty: Patterns of Deprivation, 1980-1990,” Garland Publishing, Inc (1996); "The Effect of Occupational Structure on the Unemployment-Growth Relationship: A Study of Southeastern Metropolan Areas," Southeastern Geographer (1994).