Anna Versluis
Biographic Data
| ID | 3700327 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Anna Versluis |
| GIVEN NAMES | Anna |
| FAMILY NAME | Versluis |
| SIGNATURE | VERSLUIS A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Gustavus Adolphus College |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Discovering Geography through Doing Geography
This paper details the process and results of redesigning an introductory undergraduate World Geography course, from a survey of world regions to a project-based course. Through two student projects, one tracing commodities and another eliciting migration experiences, the course renders the world not as the sum of discrete regions but as the social and material interrelations of world locales. Student feedback from 12 iterations of the course sho…
The Haitians
Formal and informal material aid following the 2010 Haiti earthquake as reported by camp dwellers
Following the 2010 Haiti earthquake, more than two million people moved to temporary camps, most of which arose spontaneously in the days after the earthquake. This study focuses on the material assistance people in five Port-au-Prince camps reported receiving, noting the differences between assistance from formal aid agencies and from 'informal' sources such as family. Seven weeks after the earthquake, 32% of camp dwellers reported receiving no …
Highlands management in a flood-prone watershed
Formal and informal material aid following the 2010 Haiti earthquake as reported by camp dwellers
Following the 2010 Haiti earthquake, more than two million people moved to temporary camps, most of which arose spontaneously in the days after the earthquake. This study focuses on the material assistance people in five Port-au-Prince camps reported receiving, noting the differences between assistance from formal aid agencies and from 'informal' sources such as family. Seven weeks after the earthquake, 32% of camp dwellers reported receiving no …
Highlands management in a flood-prone watershed
Formal and informal material aid following the 2010 Haiti earthquake as reported by camp dwellers
Following the 2010 Haiti earthquake, more than two million people moved to temporary camps, most of which arose spontaneously in the days after the earthquake. This study focuses on the material assistance people in five Port-au-Prince camps reported receiving, noting the differences between assistance from formal aid agencies and from 'informal' sources such as family. Seven weeks after the earthquake, 32% of camp dwellers reported receiving no …
The Haitians
Discovering Geography through Doing Geography
This paper details the process and results of redesigning an introductory undergraduate World Geography course, from a survey of world regions to a project-based course. Through two student projects, one tracing commodities and another eliciting migration experiences, the course renders the world not as the sum of discrete regions but as the social and material interrelations of world locales. Student feedback from 12 iterations of the course sho…
Sociology (3 works) · Engineering (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Agriculture, Land Use, Rural Development (1 work) · Business (1 work) · Caribbean and African Literature and Culture (1 work) · Cash (1 work) · Civil engineering (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work)