Design University

Dr. Ian Muehlenhaus

www.ian.muehlenhaus.com

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La Crosse WI 54601

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

Assistant Professor, Department of Geography and Earth Sciences, University of Wisconsin

La Crosse, August 2011 Present

Geography Faculty and GIS Lab Manager, Department of Geography and Mapping Sciences,

University of Wisconsin River Falls, August 2008 July 2011

NON ACADEMIC POSITIONS

Cofounder, Muehlenhaus Studios/Maps and Design, Saint Paul, MN, 2006 2011

Assistant Director, InformeDesign (www.informedesign.com)

Department of Design, Housing, and Apparel, University of Minnesota, 2003 2004

Planner, Arrowhead Regional Development Commission, Duluth, MN, 1999 2000

EDUCATION

Ph.D. in Geography, University of Minnesota (UMN), February 2010

Dissertation: Lost in Visualization: Identifying, Measuring, and Comparing Political

Cartographic Manipulations

Committee: Robert McMaster (Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Education,

advisor), Scott Freundschuh (Geography Chair, University of New Mexico), Roger Miller

(deceased), Steven Rosenstone (President of Minnesota State College and University

System)

Learning Emphasis: political cartography; cartographic design; spatial cognition; dynamic

cartography; cartographic history; GIS and society; post socialist and European

geography

M.Sc. in Geography, The Pennsylvania State University (PSU), August 2002

Thesis: The Spatial Dementia of Geopolitics: Online Agencies and US Hegemonic

Decline

Committee: Colin Flint (advisor), Lorraine Dowler, and Melissa Wright

Learning Emphasis: political geography; critical geopolitics; dynamic cartography;

geographies of cyberspace; international relations; and technical writing/editing

B.A. in International Studies and Geography, University of Minnesota Duluth, May 1999

Learning Emphasis: environmental geography; resource planning; cultural geography; US

public lands policy; cultural geography; cartography; Hungary; and Chinese regional

studies

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PEER REVIEWED & ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS (*Note: I was previously named Ian Oas)

Muehlenhaus, I. (accepted, 2012). If Looks Could Kill: The Impact of Rhetorical Styles in

Persuasive Geocommunication, The Cartographic Journal.

Muehlenhaus, I. (submitted). Bias Knows No Bounds: Cyber GIS and the Dissemination of

Persuasive Maps, in CyberGIS, eds. Shaowen Wang and Michael Goodchild. Springer

Verlag.

Muehlenhaus, I. (submitted). The Design of Persuasive Maps, Part 1, Cartography and

Geographic Information Sciences (CaGIS).

Muehlenhaus, I. (in progress, 2013). Principles of Web and Mobile Map Design, CRC Press.

Muehlenhaus, I. (2012). Beyond Biased: Exploring the Relationship between Map Design

Style and Map Reader Persuasion, Proceedings of AutoCarto, Cartography and

Geographic Information Society, Columbus, OH.

Muehlenhaus, I. (2011). Another Goode Method: How to Use Quantitative Content Analysis

to Study Change in Thematic Map Design, Cartographic Perspectives, 69: 7 29.

Muehlenhaus, I. (2011). From Print to Mobile mApps: How to Take Adobe Illustrator Files,

Add Pinch to Zoom, and Place them on the Android Market, Cartographic Perspectives,

69: 55 66.

Muehlenhaus, I. (2011). Genealogy that counts: Using Content Analysis to Explore the

History of Persuasive Maps, Cartographica 46(1): 28 40.

McMaster, R. and I. Muehlenhaus. (2010). Cartographic symbolization and visualization, in

the Manual of Geospatial Science and Technology, 2nd Edition (J. Bossler, Ed.). Taylor &

Francis.

Muehlenhaus, I. (2010). Lost in Visualization: Systematically Identifying, Measuring, and

Comparing Political Cartographic Manipulations. Doctoral Dissertation. University of

Minnesota.

Muehlenhaus, I. (2007). Entries: World Systems Theory and Weapons of Mass Destruction

in The Encyclopedia of Environment and Society. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE.

Oas, I.* (2005). Shifting the Iron Curtain of Kantian Peace: NATO Expansion and the

Magyars, in the Geography of War and Peace (Colin Flint, Ed.). Oxford University Press,

395 414.

Oas, I.* (2002). The Geopolitics of Spatial Dementia: Online Agencies and US Hegemonic

Decline. Master of Science Thesis. Pennsylvania State University.

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BOOK REVIEWS (*Note: I was previously named Ian Oas)

Muehlenhaus, I. (2012). Book Review: Visualize This, by Nathan Yau. Cartography and

Geographic Information Society Journal, 39(3): 170 172.

Muehlenhaus, I. (2011). Book Review: GIS Cartography: A Guide to Effective Map Design, by

Gretchen Peterson. Cartographic Perspectives, 70: 66 67.

Muehlenhaus, I. (2011). Book Review: Designed Maps, by Cynthia Brewer, Cartographic

Perspectives, 67: 75 77.

Muehlenhaus, I. (2004). Book Review: American Empire: Roosevelt's Geographer and the

Prelude to Globalization, by N. Smith. Arab World Geographer, 7 (3), 211 214.

Oas, I.* (2003). Book review: The Atlas of Cyberspace, by M. Dodge and R. Kitchin.

Annals of the Association of American Geographers, 93(4), 946 947.

Oas, I.* (2001). Book review: Geopolitics and Globalization in the Twentieth Century, by B.

Blouet. Political Geography, 21, p. 955 957.

Oas, I.* (2000). Book review: Nested Identities, G. Herb and D. Kaplan, Ed. Professional

Geographer, 52(4), p. 764 65.

INVITED & CREATIVE PUBLICATIONS (*Note: I was previously named Ian Oas)

Muehlenhaus, I. (2012). How Technology Has Changed Perceptions of Human Geography,

Analyze Piece for ABC CLIO Publishing.

*Oas, I. (2004). Research, Theory, and Practice: An Interdependent Relationship. Implications

2 (1), p. 1 2. Available online: informedesign.com/NewsLetterArchive.aspx

Oas, I. (2003). Creating Spaces: Human Geography, Design, and Social Responsibility.

Implications 1 (7), p. 1 3. Available online: informedesign.com/NewsLetterArchive.aspx

Oas, I. (1999). AbsurDitty. New Authors Journal 6 (2), Fall, p. 32.

PROFESSIONAL PAPER PRESENTATIONS, POSTERS & PANELS

Paper, 2012, Going Viral: The Evolution of Online Persuasive Maps North American

Cartographic Information Society (NACIS) Annual Conference, Portland, Oregon, October

Poster, 2012, Twentieth Century China Viewed from the West: A Carto Historical

Perspective NACIS Annual Conference, Portland, Oregon, October

Paper, 2012, Beyond Biased: The Impact of Persuasive Map Design on Viewers Reactions

to, and Trust in, Different Types of Spatial Data, AutoCarto Conference, Columbus,

OH, September 17

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Paper, 2012, mApps: the Future of Cartography? University Consortium of GIS Symposium,

Washington, D.C., May 31

Paper, 2012, Some of These Maps Are Not Like the Others A Framework for Measuring

How Design Impacts Map Reader Reactions to Spatial Data, Association of American

Geographers (AAG) Annual Conference, New York, February

Session Organizer and Chair, 2012, Online Mapping, AAG Annual Conference, February

Paper, 2012, Reactions to Four Different Styles of Persuasive Maps, UW La Crosse Faculty

Research Day, Centennial Hall, UW La Crosse, January 20

Poster, 2011, The Impact of Cartographic Style on Map Likeability and Trustworthiness, AAG

West Lakes Conference, DePaul University, Chicago, November

Paper, 2011, mApp to the Future: Map Apps and the Future of Mapping, NACIS Annual

Conference, Madison, October

Poster (with Mathew A. Dooley), 2011, Mapping UFO Sighting Data: Beyond the Dot Map,

AAG Annual Conference, Seattle, Washington, April

Paper (with Mathew A. Dooley), 2010, Mapping UFO Sighting Data: Pitfalls and Possibilities,

NACIS Annual Conference, St. Petersburg, Florida, October

Paper, 2010, Cartography That Counts: Identifying, Measuring, and Comparing Map

Rhetoric, AAG Annual Conference, Washington, D.C., April

Paper, 2009, How They Lie with Maps: Classifying Political Cartographic Manipulations, AAG

West Lakes Conference, St. Paul, Minnesota, October

Paper, 2009, Staying Goode: Representation and Design in Goode s World Atlas (1923 2005),

AAG Annual Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, March

Paper, 2008, Analyzing How Maps Articulate Space, NACIS Annual Conference (NACIS),

Missoula, Montana, October 10

Paper, 2008, Lost in Transformation: Nationalism in Post Soviet Europe, National

Geographic Society, Washington, D.C., 7 8pm, July 14

Paper, 2008, Deconstructing Intentionally Manipulated Maps (IMM), AAG Annual

Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, April 17

Poster, 2007, Geovisualizing Me: An Interactive Atlas of My Life, NACIS Annual Meeting, St.

Louis, Missouri, October

Paper, 2007, The Geopolitics of GIS Diffusion, AAG Annual Conference, San Francisco,

California, April 19

Presentation, 2006, Cartographic Principles and the Elements of Graphic Design, Minnesota

College of Art and Design (MCAD), April 2006

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Session Organizer and Chair, 2006, Approaches to Post Socialist Research, AAG Annual

Conference, Chicago, Illinois, March 10

Paper, Session Organizer, and Chair, 2003, Deterritorialized Geopolitics: Networks and

Diasporas. AAG Annual Conference. New Orleans, Louisiana, March 5

Paper, 2002, US Cyber Defense Policy and the Deterritorialization of Geopolitics. AAG

Annual Conference. Los Angeles, California, 20 March

FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS & AWARDS

McColl Research Fellowship, $3,300, AGS Map Library, Milwaukee, 2012

Faculty Research Grant, $6,832, UW La Crosse, 2012

Online Instructor Training Grant, $1,000, UW La Crosse, 2012

Carol A. Dobrunz Endowment Fund Award, $1,000, UW La Crosse Alumni Foundation, 2012

Professional Development Grant, $600, UW River Falls, 2011

Professional Development Grant, $800, UW River Falls, 2010

Professional Development Grant, $1000, UW River Falls, 2009

Graduate Research Partnership Program Grant, $5000, UMN Graduate School, 2008

Zoltai Graduate Fellowship, $6000, UMN Graduate School, 2005 2006

Summer Research Fellowship, $3500, UMN Department of Geography, 2005

Ralph Hall Brown Prize, $500, Best Graduate Student Publication, University of Minnesota,

Department of Geography, 2005

Greenhorn Award, UMN Department of Design, Housing, and Apparel, 17 May 2004

Matti E. Kaups Scholarship Award, $500, UMD Department of Geography, 2000

LECTURING & COURSE PREP EXPERIENCE

World Realms and Regions (Geo 110), University of Wisconsin La Crosse

Applied Map Design (Geo/Esc 455), University of Wisconsin La Crosse

Maps and Society (Geo 102), University of Wisconsin La Crosse

Fundamentals of Cartography (Geo/Esc 250), University of Wisconsin La Crosse

Animated and Interactive Cartography (Geog 455), University of Wisconsin River Falls

Human Geography (both lecture and online versions), University of Wisconsin River Falls

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Principles of Cartography (Geog 3511/5511), University of Minnesota

Europe: A Geographic Perspective (Geog 3161/Global Studies 3961), University of Minnesota

Geographic Transformations of Post Soviet Europe (Geog 294), Macalester College

Introduction to Human Geography & Global Issues (Geog 111), Macalester College

Introduction to Physical and Human Geography (Geog 201), Metropolitan State University

INVITED TALKS, CONSULTING & GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIPS

Invited Speaker, The Impact of Rhetorical Design in Geocommunication, CartoTalk Lecture

Series, Oregon State University, October 22, 2012

Keynote Speaker, UW River Falls Annual Geography Awards Banquet, April 21, 2012

Invited Speaker, Great Rivers Confluence Project Symposium, September 24, 2010

Invited Speaker, How to Argue with Maps: Four Rhetorical Styles of Cartographic Persuasion,

Masters in GIS Career and Networking Fair, University of Minnesota, March 31, 2010

Lecturer, Spatial Dynamics of Austria and Central Europe in the 21st Century, 14 Feb 2009

Consultant, My Wonderful World, National Geographic Society, October 2008

Faculty, European Borders K 12 Institute, National Geographic Society, Wash. D.C., July 2008

Lecturer, Institute of Global Studies K 12 Workshop, Immigration in the New Europe, 2006

Teaching Assistantships, University of Minnesota Department of Geography, 2004 2006

Principles of Cartography (one semester with Dr. Robert McMaster)

Introduction to Maps and Spatial Analysis (three semesters with various instructors)

Teaching Assistantships, Penn State Department of Geography, 2000 2003

Introduction to Maps and Spatial Data (one year with David DiBiase)

Geography of International Affairs (one semester with Dr. Colin Flint)

Physical Geography (one year with Dr. Brent Yarnal)

SERVICE & COMMITTEE WORK

National and International

Vice Chair, Chair, and Past Chair, Cartography Specialty Group of the AAG, 2011 2014

Cartographic Reviewer, Journal of Maps, 2012 present

Editorial Board Member, Cartographic Perspectives Journal, 2010 present

Coordinator, International Map Competition, Cartography and Geographic Information

Society, 2011 present

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Co Coordinator, Student Dynamic Map Competition, North American Cartographic

Information Society, 2011 2012

University and UW System

Wisconsin Higher Education Representative, Committee on State Cartography (CSC),

UW Madison College of Letters and Sciences

Representative, UW La Crosse Undergraduate Research Committee, 2012

Representative, UW La Crosse College of Science and Health Sabbatical Committee, 2012

Faculty Advisor, UW La Crosse Anime Club, 2011 presently

Faculty Representative, UW River Falls External Relations Committee, 2009 2011

Faculty Advisor, UW River Falls Women s Rugby Club, 2009 2011

Community Learning Faculty, iRock First Year Experience, UW River Falls, Spring 2011

Department of Geography and Earth Science, UW La Crosse

GIS Faculty Search Committee, Spring 2012

Climatologist Faculty Search Committee, Spring 2012

Library Liaison, December 2011 present

Instructional Academic Staff Search Committee, 2011

PEER REVIEWER FOR

CRC Press (Book Proposal) 2011 Cartographic Perspectives 2010,11,12

Applied Geography 2011 Future Internet 2011

Annals of the AAG 2010 Political Geography 2006

Journal of Maps 2012

FREELANCE CARTOGRAPHY WORK

Android App Developer, UFO Sightings Map, Free on the Android Market, December 2010

Cartographer and ActionScript Coder, UW River Falls Interactive Campus Map, Fall 2008

Cartographer, UW River Falls Admissions Office, Where We Come From, Fall 2008

Consultant, National Geographic Society, 2008 2009

Cartographer, Northwest Area Foundation (NWAF), Horizons Communities of NWAF

Map Publications: Introductory Reader in Human Geography, ed. Moseley, Lanegran, et al.,

Blackwell, 2007; Nuer American Passages: Globalizing Sudanese Migration, Dianna Shandy,

University of Florida Press, 2007; Introduction to Geopolitics, Colin Flint, Routledge, 2005

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CERTIFICATES, TRAINING & LANGUAGES

D2L (Desire to Learn) FUSION Conference Participation (2010)

FUSION Educators Conference, Chicago, Illinois

Center for Spatially Integrated Social Sciences (2003)

National Population Science and GIS Workshop, Penn State University

Certified in Hungarian (2005)

Intermediate Advanced, University of Debrecen Language School, Budapest, Hungary

Certified in Hungarian (1998)

Level B out of D, European Consortium of Languages (ECL)

Intermediate German (2004), University of Minnesota

SOFTWARE & PROGRAMMING KNOWLEDGE

Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, and Flash; Google SketchUp; SPSS; Atlas.t/i;

ActionScript 3.0; CSS; Joomla! CMS; JavaScript; jQuery; ESRI ArcGIS; Global Mapper;

Avenza Mapublisher; and mobile application development with Adobe AIR

OVERSEAS STUDY & FIELD WORK

Budapest, Hungary, May August 2005, Doctoral Field Work

P cs, Hungary, 1997 1998, Janus Pannonius University

Miskolc, Hungary, 1993 1994, American Field Service (AFS)

Beijing, China, 1991, #55 Middle School

STUDENT ADVISING & PROMOTION

Moriearty, Patrick. (2012). Honorable Mention in the Association of American Geographers

and National Geographic Undergraduate and Masters Student Map Competition.

Bodennar, Zachary. (2011). First Place in the Student Interactive Narrative Map

Competition for Japanese Imperialism in Asia, North American Cartographic

Information Society.

Moody, Andrew. Intern at National Geographic Society, Spring 2010.

Berker, Mehmet. (2008). Best Student Map for The Great War in East Africa, North

American Cartographic Information Society.

Cullen, Adam. (2008). Alternate Fulbright Award, Estonia.

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