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Geography & Environmental Science
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Shrobona Karkun Sen Pronounce my name Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Lecturer
Geography & Environmental Science
Brief biography
Originally from Central India, I am a trained architect and an urban GIS specialist. I have been inspired to study how changes in built environments (such as rapid construction) can transform places since I was a teenager. This interest became the common thread in my transdisciplinary academic journey through Architecture, Urban and Regional Planning, Urban Studies, and of course, Geography.
Aside from teaching at UWL, I also defended my doctoral dissertation investigating the role of transportation development in land transformation in Delhi’s metropolitan region.
I have previously worked as an analyst researching historical records and the land vacancy database for the Philadelphia Landbank and socio-cultural community issues at the University of Pennsylvania.
When not teaching or doing research, I explore the world around me with visual arts, photography, and food. Sometimes, I also like to create fun maps with data.
Current courses at UWL
Spring 2024
GEO 101: Earth Environments Labs (Sections 11L, 12L, 31L)
GEO 110: World Cultural Regions (Section 04)
GEO 102: Maps and Society (Sections: 01 and 411)
Education
Ph.D., Geography and Urban Studies, Temple University PA (Defended April 2024)
M.USA (Concentration in Community and Economic Development), Weitzman School of Design, University of Pennsylvania PA, 2014
B.Arch, Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology (MANIT), Bhopal India, 2011
Career
Teaching history
Courses taught at UWL, 2022-2023
GEO 405/505: Geographic Information System and Science II
GEO 445: Remote Sensing II
GEO 110: World Cultural Regions
GEO 102: Maps and Society (In-Person and Online modality)
GEO101: Earth Environments (labs)
Courses taught at Temple University (In-Person, Online, and Hybrid modality), 2017-2022
GUS 0821 Digital Mapping
GUS 0867 World Regions and Culture
GUS 0831 Global Cities
ENST/GUS 0842 Sustainable Environments
Professional history
Graduate Instructor of Record, Geography and Urban Studies, Temple University, 2017-2022.
Teaching and Research Assistant, Geography and Urban Studies, Temple University, 2016-2020.
Senior Fellow, Philadelphia Landbank Project, Lindy Institute of Urban Innovation, Drexel University, 2015-2016.
GIS Analyst, Interface Studio LLC, Philadelphia, 2013-2014.
Research and Cartography Assistant, PennPraxis and PennSAS, University of Pennsylvania, 2014-2016.
Senior Architect, Larsen and Toubro Construction India, 2011-2013.
Research and publishing
Peer-reviewed Journal Articles, Book Chapters, and Reports
- Chaudhuri, G. and Karkun-Sen, S. (2023). Defining Urban India: Finding order in chaos, in Joshi, P. K., and Gagne, S., (Eds), Landscape Ecological Science from India [Special Issue], Current Landscape Ecology Reports, Vol. 8, pg. 171 - 180.
- Karkun, S. (2021). Geography and demography: Mapping the metropolis. In S. Chakravorty & N. Sircar (Eds.), Colossus: The anatomy of Delhi (South Asia in the Social Sciences, pp. 33-58). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. DOI:10.1017/9781108935654.003
- Karkun Sen, S., Pearsall, H., Gutierrez-Velez, V. H., & Gilbert, M. R. (2021). Measuring equity through spatial variability of infrastructure systems across the urban-rural gradient. Land, 10(11), 1202. DOI: 10.3390/land10111202
Select Cartography & Mapping
- Karkun, S. (Cartographer). (2017). Report on Philadelphia’s Historic Sacred Places. Philadelphia: The PEW charitable trusts. https://www.pewtrusts.org/-/media/assets/2017/10/pri_philadelphias_histo... (accessed: November 2, 2018).
- Karkun, S. (2015). “Mapping Urbanization in Dubai.” ESRI Map Book, 30, 28-29. Redlands, California: ESRI Press. https://media.esri.com/mapbook/volume30.pdf (accessed: November 2, 2018)
Kudos
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