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Nicki Simms

Nicole C Simms

Department Affiliations


Specialties

  • Geographies of consumption
  • Feminist Geography
  • Social & Cultural Geography

Educational Background

  • Ph.D.: Geography (GWSS minor), University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, Current (ABD 09/07).
  • M.A.: Geography/Environmental Studies, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, 2004.
  • Hon. B.A.: Geography/Political Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, 2002.

Professional Activities

  • "Women’s Indigenous Knowledge and Community Forest Management in British Columbia: A Case Study with the Huu-ay-aht First Nation": Association of American Geographers, Denver, CO: Paper Presentation , April 2005
  • "Consuming (In)Authenticity: Performing Counterfeit Consumption": Association of American Geographers, Boston, MA: Paper Presentation , April 2008
  • "E-Legal Commerce: Virtual Consumption and the Growth of Counterfeit Economies": Association of American Geographers, Las Vegas, NV: Paper Presentation , March 2009

Awards

  • University of Minnesota Graduate School Fellowship, 2004 - 2007

Courses Taught

  • GEOG1403: Biogeography of the Global Garden (Teaching Assistant)
  • GEOG3381/GLOS3701: Population in an Interacting World (Teaching Assistant)
  • GEOG1372/GLOS1672: Geography of Global Cities (Teaching Assistant)
  • GEOG4001: Geographic Methods of Inquiry (Teaching Assistant)
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