Ryan D. Bergstrom - Gustavus Adolphus College
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<strong>Ryan</strong> D. <strong>Bergstrom</strong><br />
Department of Geography Mobile: (406) 599-0147<br />
102 Nobel Science Hall Office: (507)933-6332<br />
<strong>Gustavus</strong> <strong>Adolphus</strong> <strong>College</strong> E-mail: rbergstr@k-gustavus.edu<br />
St. Peter, MN 56082<br />
Education<br />
2012 Ph.D., Geography, Kansas State University – Manhattan, Kansas<br />
Committee: Dr. Lisa Harrington (chair), Dr. John Harrington, Dr. Kevin Blake,<br />
Dr. Teresa Selfa<br />
Dissertation: Sustainable Development in Amenity-based Communities of the Greater<br />
Yellowstone Ecosystem<br />
2008 M.S. (honors), Earth Sciences, Montana State University – Bozeman, Montana<br />
Committee: Dr. Katherine Hansen (chair), Dr. William Wyckoff, Dr. Shannon Taylor<br />
Thesis: The Geographic and Economic Importance of Hunting in Southwestern Montana<br />
2006 BS (honors), Earth Sciences, Montana State University – Bozeman, Montana<br />
Professional Positions<br />
2012-2013 Visiting Assistant Professor. Department of Geography. <strong>Gustavus</strong> <strong>Adolphus</strong><br />
<strong>College</strong><br />
Teaching Experience<br />
<strong>Gustavus</strong> <strong>Adolphus</strong> <strong>College</strong>: Visiting Assistant Professor<br />
2013 Geog 108 – Weather and Climate. Students (25)<br />
Geog 240 – Introduction to Geographic Information Systems. Students (17)<br />
Geog 335 – Sustainable Rural Livelihoods. Students (22)<br />
Geog 105 – Wilderness: Recreation and Resource. Students (28)<br />
2012 Geog 108 – Weather and Climate. Students (25)<br />
Geog 240 – Introduction to Geographic Information Systems. Students (15)<br />
Kansas State University: Sole Instructor<br />
2012 Geog 300 – Geography of Tourism. Students (150)<br />
2011 Geog 300 – Geography of Tourism. Students (250)<br />
Biol 580 – Land Use Issues in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Student (15)<br />
(Co-Taught with Dr. Jerry Johnson) Montana State University<br />
Geog 300 – Geography of Tourism. Students (150)<br />
2010 Geog 300 – Geography of Tourism. Students (250)<br />
Geog 535 – Fundamentals of Climatology. Students (30)
2009 Geog 100 – World Regional Geography. Students (300)<br />
Geog 300 – Geography of Tourism. Students (25)<br />
Kansas State University: Laboratory/Lecture Assistant<br />
2009 Environmental Geography (lead assistant)<br />
2008 Environmental Geography<br />
Montana State University: Laboratory/Lecture Assistant<br />
2008 Advanced Geographic Information Science<br />
Applications in GIS and Spatial Analysis<br />
Introduction to Geographic Information Science<br />
2007 Physical Geography<br />
Physical Geology<br />
World Regional Geography<br />
2006 Physical Geography<br />
Publications<br />
Refereed Articles<br />
Vaughan, K.B., A.T. Kaczynski, S.A. Wilhelm-Stanis, G.M. Besenyi, R.D. <strong>Bergstrom</strong>, and K.M.<br />
Heinrich. 2013. Exploring the Distribution of Park Availability, Features, and Quality Across<br />
Kansas City, Missouri by Income and Race/Ethnicity: An Environmental Justice Investigation.<br />
Annals of Behavioral Medicine. 44(33). DOI: 10.1007/s12160-012-9425-y.<br />
<strong>Bergstrom</strong>, R.D. and L.M.B. Harrington. 2012. Perceptions of Sustainable Community<br />
Development in Jackson, Wyoming. Papers of the Applied Geography Conference. 35: 133-142.<br />
Weihs, B.J., R.D. <strong>Bergstrom</strong>, C. Ruffing, and K.K. McLauchlan. 2012. Woody Encroachment of a<br />
Riparian Corridor in a Tallgrass Prairie: Dendrochronological Evidence from Kansas, USA.<br />
Landscape Ecology. In Review.<br />
Wilhem-Stanis, S., A.T. Kaczynski, <strong>Bergstrom</strong>, R.D. 2012. Perceptions of Neighborhood Park<br />
Quality: Associations with Physical Activity. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. In Review.<br />
Kaczynski, A.T., M.J. Koohsari, S. Wilhelm-Stanis, R.D. <strong>Bergstrom</strong>, and T. Sugiyama. 2012.<br />
Association of Street Connectivity and Road Traffic Speed with Park Usage and Park-based<br />
Physical Activity. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. In Review.<br />
<strong>Bergstrom</strong>, R.D.., and L.M.B. Harrington. 2011. Perceptions of Sustainable Community<br />
Development in Red Lodge, Montana. Papers of the Applied Geography Conference. 34: 19-28.<br />
Stimers, M., R.D. <strong>Bergstrom</strong>, T. Vought, and M. Dulin. 2011. Capital Vice in the Midwest: The<br />
Spatial Distribution of the Seven Deadly Sins. Journal of Maps. 1-8. DOI:<br />
10.4113/jom.2011.1133
<strong>Bergstrom</strong>, R.D. and L. Harrington. 2010. Perceptions of Sustainability in the Greater Yellowstone<br />
Ecosystem: A Case Study of Gateway Communities. Proceedings of the 10 th Biennial Scientific<br />
Conference on the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. pp. 50-51.<br />
<strong>Bergstrom</strong>, R.D.. 2010. Conceptualizing Sustainable Community Development Within West<br />
Yellowstone, Montana Between 2000 and 2010. Papers of the Applied Geography Conference.<br />
33:373-382.<br />
<strong>Bergstrom</strong>, R.D. and L, Harrington. 2010. Conceptualizing Sustainability in Two Amenity-driven<br />
Communities of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, North America. Proceedings of the Global<br />
Change in the World’s Mountains. 26-30 September. Perth, Scotland. In Print.<br />
<strong>Bergstrom</strong>, R.D. 2009. Perceptions of Sustainable Community Development and Natural Resource<br />
Management: A Case Study of Two Montana Amenity Towns. Papers of the Applied<br />
Geography Conference. 32: 86-95. First Place Student Paper Competition.<br />
Taylor, S., K. Hansen, and R.D. <strong>Bergstrom</strong>. 2008. The Strategic Role of Wildlife in Montana’s<br />
Economic Future: Public and Private Policy Implications. Proceedings of the Thirty-Seventh<br />
Annual Meeting of the Western Decision Sciences Institute.<br />
Book Chapters<br />
<strong>Bergstrom</strong>, R. and L.M.B. Harrington. 2011. Balancing Economies, Communities, and the<br />
Environment in the Greater Yellowstone In Geographic Perspectives on Sustainable Rural<br />
Change, ed. Doug Ramsey. Brandon, Manitoba. Brandon University Press – Rural<br />
Development Institute. In Press.<br />
Lab Manuals<br />
Harrington, J., L.M.B. Harrington, C. Martin, R. <strong>Bergstrom</strong>, and M. Gossard. 2009. Environmental<br />
Geography I Lab Manual. Kansas State University. Manhattan, KS.<br />
Book Reviews<br />
<strong>Bergstrom</strong>, R. 2011. Geographic Perspectives on Sustainable Rural Change. Ed. Ramsey, D. et al.,<br />
The Professional Geographer. In Press (May 2012).<br />
<strong>Bergstrom</strong>, R. 2010. Questioning Collapse: Human Resilience, Ecological Vulnerability, and the<br />
Aftermath of Empire. Ed. McAnany, P.A. and Y. Norman. Journal of Cultural Geography.<br />
27(2): 237-238
Grants and Scholarships Received<br />
2011 Charles Redd Center for Western Studies Upper Division and Graduate Student<br />
Fellowship<br />
Kansas State University Department of Geography Graduate Research Grant<br />
Graduate Student Council Travel Grant. Kansas State University (fall)<br />
Graduate Student Council Travel Grant. Kansas State University (summer)<br />
Department of Geography Travel Grant. Kansas State University<br />
2010 Beta Psi Chapter of Gamma Theta Epsilon Travel Grant<br />
President’s Travel Grant. Kansas State University (fall)<br />
Global Change and the World’s Mountains: Perth II. Travel Grant. The Centre for<br />
Mountain Studies. Perth <strong>College</strong>. Perth, Scotland<br />
Department of Geography Travel Grant. Kansas State University<br />
2009 Department of Geography Travel Grant. Kansas State University<br />
Graduate Student Council Travel Grant. Kansas State University (fall)<br />
Graduate Student Council Travel Grant. Kansas State University (spring)<br />
2008 Department of Earth Sciences Travel Grant. Montana State University<br />
2007 Phil Tawney Hunters Conservation Endowment, Montana Wildlife Federation<br />
Department of Earth Sciences Travel Grant. Montana State University<br />
2005 Jim Edie Geography Scholarship, Department of Earth Sciences, Montana State<br />
University<br />
Honors and Awards<br />
2012 First Place: Student Paper Competition. The 34 th Applied Geography Conference.<br />
Minneapolis, Minnesota.<br />
Mauna Kea Student Presentation Award (Mountain Geography Specialty Group).<br />
Best student paper at the Annual Meeting of the Association of American<br />
Geographers.
Presidential Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching. Kansas State<br />
University. (nominee)<br />
Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools Excellence in Teaching Award<br />
(nominee)<br />
Kansas State University Doctoral Nominee - Midwestern Association of<br />
Graduate Schools Excellence in Teaching Award.<br />
Geography Leadership Award. Department of Geography. Kansas State<br />
University<br />
2011 Steve and Sue White Geography GTA Excellence Award. Kansas State<br />
University<br />
Presidential GTA Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching Award. Kansas State<br />
University (nominee)<br />
Lambda Chi Alpha Kansas State University Distinguished Faculty Award<br />
2010 Geography Leadership Award. Department of Geography. Kansas State<br />
University<br />
2009 First Place: Student Paper Competition – The 32 nd Applied Geography<br />
Conference. Baton Rouge, LA.<br />
Mary Dobbs Outstanding Citizen Award, Department of Geography,<br />
Kansas State University<br />
2008 First Place for Doctoral Paper – Annual Meeting of the Rocky Mountain- Great<br />
Plains Region of the AAG. Grand Forks, ND<br />
Montana State University <strong>College</strong> of Letters and Science Outstanding Graduate<br />
Teaching Assistant (nominee)<br />
2007 Montana State University <strong>College</strong> of Letters and Science Outstanding Graduate<br />
Teaching Assistant (nominee)<br />
2006 A.L. Strand Award, Montana State University<br />
2005 Torlief Aasheim Community Involvement Award, Montana State University<br />
Associated Students of Montana State University Award for Outstanding<br />
Community Involvement<br />
Mortar Board Award for Excellence, Montana State University
Presentations at Professional Conferences<br />
2013 <strong>Bergstrom</strong>, R. Thinking Like a Harrington: The Embedded Nature of<br />
Sustainability in the Last Best Place. Annual Meeting of the Association of<br />
American Geographers. Los Angeles, CA. (forthcoming)<br />
Kaczynski, A.T., Besenyi, G.M., Wilhelm Stanis, S.A., Vaughan, K.M.,<br />
<strong>Bergstrom</strong>, R., & Reis, R.S. (in press). Socio-demographic variations in the<br />
association of park proximity and features with park use and physical activity<br />
among adults. Accepted for presentation at the Active Living Research Tenth<br />
Annual Conference. San Diego, CA. (forthcoming)<br />
2012 <strong>Bergstrom</strong>, R. Sustainable Development in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem:<br />
A Case Study of Jackson, Wyoming. Applied Geography Conference.<br />
Minneapolis, MN.<br />
<strong>Bergstrom</strong>, R. A Transition Toward Sustainability: Challenges in the Greater<br />
Yellowstone Ecosystem. Annual Meeting of the Association of American<br />
Geographers. New York, New York.<br />
Vaughan, K., A. Kaczynski, S. Wilhelm-Stanis, R. <strong>Bergstrom</strong>, and G. Besenyi.<br />
Environmental Justice and Physical Activity: Examining Disparities in Park<br />
Availability and Quality Across Kansas City, MO. Active Living Research<br />
Conference.<br />
Besenyi, G.M., A.T. Kaczynski, S.A. Wilhelm, R. <strong>Bergstrom</strong>, and K.B.<br />
Vaughan. Protecting our Health: A GIS Spatial Analysis of Park Availability and<br />
Chronic Disease across Age Groups. American Public Health Association Annual<br />
Meeting. San Francisco, CA.<br />
Besenyi, G.M., A.T. Kaczynski, S.A. Wilhelm, R. <strong>Bergstrom</strong>, and K.B.<br />
Vaughan. Exploring Gender Differences in the Relationship Between Proximity<br />
and Features of Youth Physical Activity. Active Living Research Conference.<br />
Kaczynski, A.T., Koohsari, M.J., Wilhelm Stanis, S.A., <strong>Bergstrom</strong>, R., &<br />
Sugiyama, T. Association of street connectivity and traffic speed with park usage<br />
and park-based physical activity. 4th International Congress on Physical Activity<br />
and Public Health. Sydney, Australia.<br />
Vaughan, K., A. Kaczynski, S. Wilhelm-Stanis, R.<strong>Bergstrom</strong>, and G. Besenyi.<br />
Deprivation Amplification in Kansas City, Missouri: Exploring Differences in<br />
Park Quantity and Quality by Income and Race. Annual Conference of the<br />
International Society for Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. Austin,<br />
Texas.
Vaughan, K., A. Kaczynski, S. Wilhelm-Stanis, R. <strong>Bergstrom</strong>, G. Besenyi, and<br />
K. Heinrich. Environmental Justice and Physical Activity: Examining Disparities<br />
in Park Availability and Quality Across Kansas City, MO. Annual Conference of<br />
the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. Austin,<br />
Texas.<br />
Besenyi, G.M., A. Kaczynski, S. Wilhelm-Stanis, R. <strong>Bergstrom</strong>, and J. Lighner.<br />
Planning for Health: A Community-Based Spatial Analysis of Park Availability<br />
and Chronic Disease Across the Lifespan. American Public Health Association<br />
Annual Meeting. San Francisco, California<br />
2011 <strong>Bergstrom</strong>, R. and L.M.B. Harrington. Sustainable Community Development in<br />
the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem: A Case Study of Red Lodge, Montana.<br />
Applied Geography Conference.<br />
<strong>Bergstrom</strong>, R. and L.M.B. Harrington. Balancing Economies, Communities, and<br />
the Environment in the Greater Yellowstone. Eighth Quadrennial Conference of<br />
American, British, Canadian, and Australian Rural Geographers. Winnipeg,<br />
Manitoba, Canada.<br />
<strong>Bergstrom</strong>, R. and L.M.B Harrington. Defining Sustainability in Amenity-driven<br />
Communities of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Annual Meeting of the<br />
Association of American Geographers. Seattle, Washington.<br />
Besenyi, G., A.T. Kaczynski, S. Wilhelm, R. <strong>Bergstrom</strong>, G. Vaughan. Exploring<br />
Gender Differences in the Relationship Between Park Proximity and Features and<br />
Youth Physical Activity. Active Living Research Conference.<br />
Vaughan, K., A.T. Kaczynski, S. Wilhelm, R. <strong>Bergstrom</strong>, G. Besenyi.<br />
Environmental Justice and Physical Activity: Examining Disparities in Park<br />
Availability and Features Across Kansas City, MO. Active Living Research<br />
Conference.<br />
Vaughan, K., A.T. Kaczynski, S. Wilhelm, R. <strong>Bergstrom</strong>, G. Besenyi.<br />
Environmental Justice and Physical Activity: Examining Disparities in Access to<br />
Parks in Kansas City, MO. Kansas Public Health Conference.<br />
2010 <strong>Bergstrom</strong>, R. and L.M.B. Harrington. Conceptualizing Sustainable Community<br />
Development and Natural Resource Management within West Yellowstone,<br />
Montana. Applied Geography Conference. Fort Worth, Texas.<br />
<strong>Bergstrom</strong>, R. and L.M.B. Harrington. Perceptions of Sustainability in the<br />
Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem: A Case Study of Gateway Communities. 10 th
Biennial Scientific Conference of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Mammoth,<br />
Wyoming<br />
<strong>Bergstrom</strong>, R. and L.M.B. Harrington. Economics or the Environment:<br />
Sustaining West Yellowstone, Montana? Regional Meeting of the Association of<br />
American Geographers – Great Plains/Rocky Mountains. Lawrence, Kansas.<br />
<strong>Bergstrom</strong>, R. and L.M.B. Harrington. Conceptualizing Sustainability in Two<br />
Amenity-Driven Communities of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, North<br />
America. Global Change in the World’s Mountain Conference. Perth, Scotland<br />
<strong>Bergstrom</strong>, R., T. Vought, M. Stimers, and M. Dulin. Distribution of the Seven<br />
Deadly Sins in the United States. Applied Geography Conference. Fort Worth,<br />
Texas.<br />
2009 <strong>Bergstrom</strong>, R. Perceptions of Sustainable Community Development and Natural<br />
Resource Management: A Case Study of Two Montana Amenity Towns. Applied<br />
Geography Conference.<br />
Stimers, M. R. <strong>Bergstrom</strong>, T. Vought, M. Dulin. Cardinal Vices – Distribution of<br />
the Seven Deadly Sins in the Midwest. South Dakota State University Annual<br />
Meeting of Geography.<br />
<strong>Bergstrom</strong>, R., M. Stimers, T. Vought, M. Dulin. The Spatial Distribution of the<br />
Seven Deadly Sins within the United States. South Dakota State University<br />
Annual Meeting of Geography.<br />
<strong>Bergstrom</strong>, R., M. Stimers, T. Vought, M. Dulin. The Spatial Distribution of the<br />
Seven Deadly Sins within the United States. Annual Meeting of the Association<br />
of American Geographers – Las Vegas, NV.<br />
<strong>Bergstrom</strong>, R., T. Vought, M. Stimers, M. Dulin. The Spatial Distribution of the<br />
Seven Deadly Sins within the Nevada . Annual Meeting of the Association of<br />
American Geographers – Las Vegas, NV.<br />
2008 <strong>Bergstrom</strong>, R. and K. Hansen. The Geographic and Economic Importance of<br />
Hunting in southwestern Montana, USA. Annual Meeting of the AAG, Boston,<br />
MA.<br />
<strong>Bergstrom</strong>, R. and K. Hansen. The Geographic and Economic Importance of<br />
Hunting in southwestern Montana, USA. Annual Meeting of the AAG RMGP –<br />
Grand Forks, ND<br />
2007 <strong>Bergstrom</strong>, R. and K. Hansen. The Geographic Importance of Big Game Hunting<br />
in Montana. Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers. San<br />
Francisco, CA.
Media Appearances<br />
2009 American Vice: Mapping the 7 Deadly Sins. Wired Magazine. 17-September<br />
2009.<br />
One Nation, Seven Sins: Geographers Measure Propensity for Evil in States,<br />
Counties. Las Vegas Sun. 26-March-2009.<br />
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/mar/26/one-nation-seven-sins/<br />
Seven Sins in the Silver State. Nevada Public Radio. 03-April-2009.<br />
Invited Lectures<br />
2012 Sustainable Development in the Amenity-based Communities of the Greater<br />
Yellowstone Ecosystem. Minnesota State University - Mankato.<br />
2011 Big Sky and West Yellowstone, Montana: Impacts of a Tourism-based Economy.<br />
Masters of Science in Science Education. Montana State University.<br />
2010 Teaching Unconventional Cartography: Using GIS to Map the Seven Deadly<br />
Sins. Faculty Exchange for Teaching Excellence. Kansas State University.<br />
2009 The Spatial Distribution of the Seven Deadly Sins by County within the United<br />
States. Indiana University. November 18 th , 2009<br />
What is Geography and Why Is It Important?. Kansas State University. English<br />
Language Department.<br />
Invited Lectures – Departmental<br />
2012 Content Analysis Implementing Atlas.ti: Methods, Science, and Mistakes. Kansas<br />
State University. Department of Geography.<br />
2011 Conceptualizing Sustainability in Greater Yellowstone. Kansas State University.<br />
Department of Geography.<br />
2010 Graduate School: Poor, Hungry and Enlightened. Kansas State University.<br />
Department of Geography.<br />
2009 Mountain Amenity Towns: Bozeman and the Bridger Mountains. Kansas State<br />
University. Department of Geography.<br />
What is an Ideal Mountain? Kansas State University. Department of Geography.
So You Want To Go To Graduate School? What You Really Need To Know!<br />
Kansas State University. Department of Geography.<br />
Service<br />
2012 Faculty Advisor. KGSM Radio Station. <strong>Gustavus</strong> <strong>Adolphus</strong> <strong>College</strong>.<br />
<strong>College</strong> Board Advanced Placement Exam Reader. Environmental Sciences.<br />
Cincinnati, OH.<br />
Manuscript Reviewer. Journal of Growth and Change.<br />
2011 Association of American Geographers Early Career Geography Faculty<br />
Development Alliance Workshop. Boulder, Colorado.<br />
No Passport Required: Association of American Geographers Center for Global<br />
Geography Education Workshop. Seattle, Washington.<br />
<strong>College</strong> Board Advanced Placement Exam Reader. Environmental Sciences.<br />
Cincinnati, OH.<br />
Faculty-Graduate Student Liaison. Kansas State University.<br />
Manuscript Reviewer. Papers of the Applied Geography Conference.<br />
2010 Session Chair. Urban-Rural Interface. Applied Geography Conference. 20-22<br />
October. Fort Worth, Texas.<br />
Examining Neighborhood Park Influences on Physical Activity. Kansas State<br />
University Department of Kinesiology<br />
Manuscript Reviewer. Papers of the Applied Geography Conference.<br />
2009 Manuscript Reviewer. Papers of the Applied Geography Conference.<br />
Vice President - Gamma Theta Upsilon, Kansas State University<br />
2008 Earth Sciences Colloquium (Co-Chair), Montana State University<br />
Geography Club (executive board), Montana State University<br />
2007 Earth Sciences Colloquium (Co-Chair), Montana State University<br />
2006 Earth Sciences Association (President), Montana State University
2003 Downtown Revitalization Project, City of Livingston, Montana<br />
Professional Associations<br />
2006 Association of American Geographers.<br />
Specialty Group Affiliation: Mountain Geography, Rural Geography,<br />
Geographic Information Sciences, Cartography, Recreation and Tourism,<br />
Human Dimensions of Global Change<br />
Honorary Organizations<br />
2009 Game Theta Upsilon. Kansas State University<br />
2009 St. George Geographical Society. Kansas State University<br />
2005 Mortar Board. Montana State University
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