AAG Careers Publications

Books and journal articles

Schlemper, M. Beth, Joy K. Adams, and Michael Solem. 2013. Geographers in business, government, and nonprofit organizations: Skills, challenges, and professional identities. The Professional Geographer. Published online 21 June 2013. Print publication forthcoming.

Monk, Janice, Kenneth Foote and M. Beth Schlemper. 2012. Graduate education in U.S. geography: Students’ career aspirations and faculty perspectives. Annals of the Association of American Geographers 102, no. 6: 1432-1449.

Solem, Michael, Kenneth Foote, and Janice Monk, eds. 2012. Practicing geography: Careers for enhancing society and the environment. Upper Saddle River: Pearson Education, Inc.
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Solem, Michael, Joy Adams, and Mark Revell. 2011. Boundless horizons: Career opportunities in geography. i-LASH: Your Guide to Liberal Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities, Volume 7: 102-104.
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Solem, Michael, Kenneth Foote, and Janice Monk, eds. 2009. Aspiring academics. Upper Saddle River: Pearson Education, Inc.
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Solem, Michael and Kenneth Foote, eds. 2009. Teaching college geography. Upper Saddle River: Pearson Education, Inc.
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Solem, Michael, Ivan Cheung, and M. Beth Schlemper. 2008. Skills in professional geography: An assessment of workforce needs and expectations. The Professional Geographer 60, no. 3: 1-18.

AAG Newsletter articles

Zumbado, Thomas. 2013. Op-Ed: Mentoring for the job seeker. AAG Newsletter, June 5.
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AAG Jobs and Careers Center offers career insights, development at AAG Annual Meeting. 2013. AAG Newsletter, February 13.
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NCGE workshop promotes career readiness for geography students. 2012. AAG Newsletter 47, no. 10: 6.
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Adams, Joy. 2012. AAG career resources available for recent grads, students, and jobseekers. AAG Newsletter 47, no. 6: 12.
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Revell, Mark, Sarah Siegel, and Michael Solem. 2011. AAG's EDGE project activities. AAG Newsletter 46, no. 8.
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Solem, Michael, Joy Adams, and Jean McKendry. 2011. Making a case for geography: a shared responsibility. AAG Newsletter 46, no. 6.
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Foote, Kenneth. 2011. Addressing the needs of contingent faculty. AAG Newsletter 46, no. 3.
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Butler, Allison. 2011. You won’t like this. Reprinted with the permission of the Professional Surveyor Magazine in AAG Newsletter 46, no. 1.
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Solem, Michael and Janice Monk. 2010. EDGE at Applied Geography Conference. AAG Newsletter 45, no. 11.
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Foote, Kenneth. 2010. Supporting early career geographers beyond the academy. AAG Newsletter 45, no. 10. 
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Foote, Kenneth. 2010. Supporting early career faculty. AAG Newsletter 45, no. 7.
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Richardson, Doug. 2009. Geography education and employment outside of academia. AAG Newsletter 44, no. 1.
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Rudd, Elizabeth and Victoria Babbit. 2008. Report assesses progress of early career geography PhDs. AAG Newsletter 43, no. 7.
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Marston, Richard. 2006. Making a difference: geographers in NGOs. AAG Newsletter 41, no. 2.
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Lawson, Victoria. 2005. Surviving and thriving beyond your degree: to students. AAG Newsletter 40, no. 5.
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Russell, Richard. 2005. The practical side of geography. AAG Newsletter 40, no. 4.
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Nature magazine documents growth of geography and jobs. 2004. AAG Newsletter 39, no. 3.
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