Diana Ter-Ghazaryan
Profile
Dr. Diana Ter-Ghazaryan is a GIS specialist, educator, researcher and thought leader in geospatial data visualization and analysis.
Her research and teaching interests are:
- GIS and geospatial technologies for qualitative research, critical GIS, data visualization, WebGIS;
- Human security and geospatial intelligence (GEOINT);
- Spatial humanities, digital humanities;
- Human geography—urban geography, cultural geography, urban landscapes and national identity;
- Post-Soviet urban landscapes, post-Soviet transformations, urban social justice;
- Armenian studies, Armenian diaspora studies, diasporic investment in Armenia; and
- Spatial thinking across disciplines, geographic education.
Dr. Ter-Ghazaryan’s scholarly work has focused on...
Education
Ph.D., International Relations and Geography, Florida International University
Graduate Certificate in GIS and Remote Sensing, Florida International University
M.A., International Studies, Florida International University
M.S., Environmental Studies, Florida International University
B.S., Environmental Science, minors in Anthropology and Chemistry, summa cum laude, University of Rio Grande
Recent peer-reviewed articles
Stoler, J.B., Ter-Ghazaryan, D.K., Sheskin I.M., Pearson A.L., Schnakenberg, G., Cagalanan, D., Swanson, K., and P. Jankowski. 2020. What’s in a Name? Undergraduate Student Perceptions of Geography, Environment, and Sustainability Key Words and Program Names, Annals of the American Association of Geographers, DOI: 10.1080/24694452.2020.1766412.
Ter-Ghazaryan, D.K. 2013. “Civilizing the City Center:” Symbolic Spaces and Narratives of the Nation in Yerevan’s Post-Soviet Landscape. Journal of Nationalism and Ethnicity, 41(4), 570-589.
Ter-Ghazaryan, D.K. and J.T. Heinen. 2006. Reserve Management During Transition: The Case of Issyk-Kul Biosphere and Nature Reserve,...