Department News
Meet the Department's Class of 2025 Distinguished Alumni
Dr. Owusua Yamoah
(SISS Ph.D., 2019)
Dr. Owusua Yamoah is a research scientist and community-engaged research lead at the Mary Ann Swetland Center for Environmental Health at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. She is also a research fellow at the University Hospitals Diabetes and Metabolic Care Center.
Her research leverages the lived experiences of low-resource communities and patients to inform policy, system, and environmental changes within the food system to advance health. In the past 5 and half years (since graduating from UT), she has received over $10 million in grant funding as a Principal and Co-Investigator from several funders including the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Institute of Health (NIH), and the Foundations for Food and Agricultural Research (FFAR), to support environmental health research.
Dr. Yamoah received her Ph.D. in Spatially Integrated Social Sciences (SISS) from The University of Toledo, an M.A. in Urban Studies from Minnesota State University, and a B.Sc. in Development Planning from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana.
Eric Wagner
(B.A. 1999, M.A. 2008)
Eric Wagner has been the zoning administrator for Monclova Township for the last 23 years. Monclova Township is a suburban and rural community located in the Toledo, OH, metropolitan area.
In addition, Wagner has been active in many professional planning organizations. He has been the assistant director of the NW Ohio section of the American Planning Association, APA-Ohio, for 22 years and was a past trustee of APA-Ohio at the state level. His interests are in zoning practice, new urbanism, sustainable development, and mass transit issues.
An active member of the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP), Wagner has been involved with several local community planning projects. He assisted in conducting urban design charrettes for the Walk Westgate and the Renaissance Old West End projects and worked with Sylvania Avenue Neighbors on a placemaking study. He has also served as a past president of the Toledo History Museum.
Wagner has a B.A. in Geography and an M.A. in Geography with a concentration in Urban Planning, both from The University of Toledo.
UToledo Ecologist Collaborates on New Research Into Arctic Climate Change
October 11, 2024
With Earth’s northernmost polar regions thawing, climatologists have long been raising questions and concerns about what will happen to the significant caches of carbon stored in the cold soils of the Arctic.
The University of Toledo’s Dr. Michael Weintraub, a soil ecologist and professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences, recently collaborated on new research exploring this question at one of the region’s longest-running ecosystem experiments.
UToledo experts explore policy, land management as means to prevent harmful algal blooms in great lakes
July 19, 2024
Dr. Daryl Dwyer, left, an associate professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences, and Dr. Kevin Czajkowski, a Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Geography and Planning, are among the UToledo researchers advancing land management strategies to prevent harmful algal blooms.
Exchange Student represents UToledo at geography bowl
April 2, 2024
From the small village of Craghead in England to the city of Toledo, Jacob Davinson has come a long way to study geography. He traveled a bit further to Honolulu for the 2024 American Association of Geographers meeting, where he will be representing UToledo in the East Lakes Division at the Geography Bow.
geography and planning recently co-hosted american association of geographers meeting
November 21, 2023
A trio of UToledo students won presentation awards out of 12 total judged student awards.
local craft brewers in winnipeg see ‘explosive’ growth in demand, merchants say
June 1, 2023
Dr. Neil Reid, a professor of geography and planning, talks about the shift from mass-produced beer to craft beer.
faculty senate recognizes 3 committee chairs for leadership and service
May 25, 2023
Dr. Deborah Coulter-Harris, Dr. Patrick Lawrence and Dr. Anthony Edgington were honored.
UToledo launches health equity research center to address disparities in health and delivery of healthcare
September 10, 2021
As the center's founding director, Dr. Shipra Singh is working to advance health equity and social justice, particularly for historically marginalized groups.
back on the ale trail: will beer tourism rebound after the pandemic?
July 26, 2021
Dr. Neil Reid, professor of geography and planning, discusses how most beer tourists typically hail from within 150 miles of the breweries they’re visiting. Read: Back on the Ale Trail: Will Beer Tourism Rebound After the Pandemic?
faculty recognized for tenure and promotion
April 15, 2021
A total of 70 faculty members were approved for tenure and promotion by the UToledo Board of Trustees at its April meeting.
regional branding opportunity for our local craft breweries
February 15, 2021
Dr. Neil Reid, UToledo professor of geography and planning, discusses the aluminum can shortage in the craft brewing industry. Read: Regional Branding Opportunity for Our Local Craft Breweries
NASA extends university of toledo project that brings hands-on research to schools
January 26, 2021
Dr. Kevin Czajkowski, professor of geography and planning, discusses NASA’s investment of an additional $11.4 million in support of his project developing new K-12 science curriculum that relies on helping learners of all ages conduct real science using more hands-on experiments and the resources of NASA and education partners nationwide.
