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Donna D. Rubinoff PhD

 

Department of Geography

University of Colorado-Boulder

CB 260

Boulder, CO 80309

720-890-9306

donna.rubinoff@colorado.edu

Consulting, Teaching and Research

 

 

I am a Human Geographer and Development Planner. I currently work in Rwanda on a variety of land planning and development projects.

I have taught at the University of Colorado-Boulder since 1997 in the departments of Geography, Women’s Studies and others.

My research interests include: the role of information and communication technology in development (ICT4D); rural development; and participation and gender relations in development. I am also interested in the application of actor-network theory to understanding the emergence of transnational cyber networks and their influence on e-governance, democracy, and locally empowered development.

 

   Teaching and Research       Consulting and Service       Geography Links                Gender/ ICT4D Links

Academic CV

Planning/Development Resume

University of Colorado/

Geography Department

World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS)

Dissertation

Rwanda Innovation Center

Kigali Conceptual Master Plan (available on request)

Rwamagana Conceptual Master Plan (available on request)

 

Association of American Geographers

WSIS Gender Caucus

Honors, Awards and Fellowships

 

GPOW (Geographic Perspectives on Women)

Association for Progressive Communication  (APC.org)

Professional, Community, and Personal Activities

Sustainable Resources Conference 2004

Critical Geographers

Critical GIS

Women and ICT: Creating Global Transformations

 

 

 

Association for Women’s Rights in Development (AWID)

 

Education

§         Ph.D.  Department of Geography, University of Colorado-Boulder. 2004.

Ø        Dissertation Title:  “Campesina Leaders, Life Histories, and ICT for Development: Cybernetworking and Rural Women in Central America.” Dissertation Committee: Dr. Anthony Bebbington, Dr. Rachel Silvey, Dr. Gary Gaile, Dr. Tim Oakes, Dr. Andrew Calabrese (Dept. of Mass Communications)

Ø        Comprehensive Exam Topics: Sustainable Development; Gender and Geography; Cultural Geography

§         Environmental Policy Certificate. University of Colorado. 1995. 

§         Master of Planning and Master of Landscape Architecture.  University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA. 1975.

§         B.A. Sociology, Minor Art/Architectural History. Bucknell University, Lewisburg. PA. 1971.

 

 

Teaching Experience

  • Instructor. Department of Geography, University of Colorado-Boulder.

Ø        Fall 2006: Geographies of International Development

Ø        Spring 2006: Geographies of Global Change

Ø        Spring 2005: Introduction to Human Geography; Geographies of Global Change

Ø        Summer 2004: Geographies of International Development

Ø        Fall 2003: Geographies of Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean

Ø        Spring 2005, Fall 2003, Summer 2003 and 2002: Geographies of Global Change

Ø        Summer 2003: Daniels Fund Program: Environmental Justice seminar

Ø        Spring 1998: Gender and the Global Economy

  • Instructor. Department of Women’s Studies, University of Colorado-Boulder.

Ø        Spring: 2006Race, Class, Gender in the Global Context

Ø        Fall 2005: Gender and Development; Race, Class, Gender in the Global Context

Ø        Spring 2005. Women and Social Activism

  • Other instruction

Ø        Fall 2005: Kittredge Honors Program. Geographies of Global Change

Ø        Fall 2004: College of Architecture and Planning, University of Colorado-Boulder. Ecology and Design.

  • Teaching Assistant. Department of Geography, University of Colorado-Boulder. Eleven semesters during period from fall 1996-spring 2003.

Ø        Courses: Introduction to Human Geography (five times), Geographies of Global Change (three times), World Regional Geography (twice), Geography of International Development, Gender and the Global Economy

 

Other Professional Experience

  • Urban and Rural Planning/Urban Design/Landscape Architecture

Ø        OZ Architecture, Denver CO. 2006-present

o         Rwanda Planning, Ministry of Infrastructure, Gov. of Rwanda

1.        Kigali Conceptual Master Plan

2.        Rwamagana Conceptual Master Plan

3.        Rwanda Innovation Center

o         Ski Resort Planning and Design

Ø        Freelance Landscape Architect, Durham, NC, 1986-1990.

Ø        Amsterdam Olympic Games Foundation, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Planner and Project Manager.  1984-1986.  Directed and conducted planning analysis for various aspects of Amsterdam’s 1992 Olympic Games bid, including: stadium design and planning, international public relations campaign, competition scheduling and television broadcast planning, security planning, IOC voting simulation.

Ø        Gladstone Associates and EDAW, Washington, D.C. Planning Consultant. 1980-1982.  Conducted planning feasibility studies for mixed-use development projects in Milwaukee, Nashville, Dallas, Union Station in Washington, DC; and various real estate feasibility studies.

Ø        A Consortium of the Carl A. Worthington Partnership, Boulder, CO and The Jerde Partnership, Los Angeles, CA. Planner and Urban Designer.  1977-1981. Assistant project manager on mixed use development projects throughout the western US; staff planner for office, retail and institutional development projects.

Ø        Albemarle County Planning Department. Charlottesville, VA. 1975-1977. Staff planner.

 

§         Education

Ø        Research Service Learning Program for the Department of Geography, CU-Boulder. Program Research and Development.

Ø        ARGWorld Project, Department of Geography, University of Colorado.  Research Assistant. Oct 2000-April 2001.  Developed teaching module for middle school geography on Gender, Work and Identity in Export Processing Zones.

§         Consulting/Not for Profit

Ø        Sustainable Resources Conference. Boulder, CO. Fall 2004. Coordinator for session chairs and workshop on sustainable community building; Digital Bridges track committee organizer; session chair and presenter.

Ø        World Computer Exchange. Denver/Boulder Coordinator, 2004.

Ø        TSR Associates. Golden, CO. Marketing Consultant. Spring 2004. Marketing strategies for planning and GIS firm.

Ø        Institute for Social and Environmental Transition, Boulder, Colorado.  Research Assistant.  June 2000.

 

Academic Publications and Presentations

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§         Rubinoff, Donna D. “Electronic Memories Developing Voice:  women producing and placing meaning with life histories online.” Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers. Denver, April 2005.

§         Rubinoff, Donna D. 2005. “Life Histories in Cyberspace: Life writing as a tool for encouraging development and confronting globalisation.” Geoforum.

§         Rubinoff, Donna D  “Using Actor Network Theory to Envision Digital Bridges.” Sustainable Resources Conference, Boulder, September 2004.

§         Rubinoff, Donna D. “Leaders in the Fields: Rural Women Challenge Neoliberalism in Central America.” Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Philadelphia, March 2004.

§         Rubinoff, Donna D. December 2004. Various entries on Gender and Development, Encyclopaedia of International Development. London: Routledge.

§         Rubinoff, Donna D. 2003.  Review of Can the poor influence policy?  Participatory poverty assessments in the developing world? By C.S.  Robb. Progress in Development Studies 3 (3): 264.

§         Oberhauser, A., Rubinoff, D., Debres, K., Mains, S., Pope, C. 2003. “Geographic Perspectives on Women”, in Gaile, G. and C. Wilmott, eds. Geography in America at the Turn of the 21st Century. Cambridge: Oxford University Press.

§         Rubinoff, Donna D. “Double Knots and Dropped Stitches: Weaving Webs of Power for Rural Women in Latin America.” Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Los Angeles, March 2002.

§         Rubinoff, Donna D. "Campesinas and Correo: Cybernetworking for Rural Women in Central America".  Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, New York. March 2001.

§         Rubinoff, Donna D. 1999.  "Geographic Perspectives on Women at the Turn of the 21st Century."  Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Honolulu, Hawaii.  March 1999

§         Bebbington, A., A. Kopp and D. Rubinoff. 1999. “From chaos to strength?  Social capital, rural peoples organizations and sustainable rural development” in J. Anderson et al. Pluralism and Sustainable Forestry and Rural Development.  Rome.  F.A.O.

 

Honors, Awards and Fellowships

  • Gilbert F. White Doctoral Fellowship in Geography, University of Colorado-Boulder. 2002.
  • Woodrow Wilson Foundation Dissertation Grant in Women’s Studies. 2001.
  • NSF Dissertation Grant: “Cybernetworking and Rural Development in Latin America: Creating Development Opportunities for Rural Women?” Aug. 2000-Aug. 2001.
  • Glenda Laws Award for Best Graduate Student Paper, “Towards a Feminist Perspective on Alternative Development.” Association of American Geographers/ Geographic Perspectives on Women Specialty Group.1997.
  • Southwest Institute for Research on Women, Summer Institute Fellow: Global Processes/ Local Lives.1997.
  • Interview, Carillon Newspaper, University of Colorado-Boulder, July 2001.  http://www.colorado.edu/Carillon/volume63/stories/get_page.pl?id=23.
  • Catherine and Milton Becker Fellowship, University of Colorado.2001.
  • Dart Start Award for Field Research, Department of Geography, University of Colorado, Boulder.  Summer 2000.
  • University of Colorado Fellowship. 1998, 2000, 2001.
  • Mabel Duncan Scholarship, University of Colorado/Department of Geography. 1997-98.
  • Dean’s Small Grant, The Graduate School, University of Colorado. 1997 and 1999.

 

       

        Other Professional, Community, and Personal Activities

  • Women and ICT: Creating Global Transformations. Conference participant and organization development. 2005.
  • Geography Faculty Development Alliance. Participant in Summer 2005 Workshop.
  • Member, Association of American Geographers, 1996-2004.
  • Member, AAG “Geographic Perspectives on Women” Specialty Group.
  • Selected member, AAG “Capstone to Career” discussion group, organized by Janice Monk, AAG president, 2001-2002.
  • Member, WEDO, Women’s Environment and Development Organization.
  • Member, Women’s EDGE. Global Women’s organization.
  • University Hill School/El Trapiche, Honduras school exchange program: Project coordinator, 2001.
  • Triangle Women’s Network, Durham NC. Board member.  1987-1990.
  • North Carolina Dept. of Agricultural Extension Service, Durham NC.  Master Gardener.  1988.
  • North Boulder Childcare Cooperative, Boulder CO. Member 1992-1997; Chair, 1993.
  • YWCA Childcare Program, Durham NC.  Board member. 1988-1990.
  • Lived in Morogoro, Tanzania.  1983. Have traveled through other parts of Africa, 1983-4, 1990.
  • Spanish fluency in reading; partially fluent in speaking and writing.
  • French: partial fluency in reading and understanding.