David H. Kaplan

David Howard Kaplan
Born (1960-09-28) September 28, 1960 (age 63)
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Geographer, academic, and author
Academic background
EducationB.A. (Honors), Humanities
M.S., Geography
Ph.D., Geography
Alma materThe Johns Hopkins University
University of Wisconsin - Madison
ThesisNationalism and Population Change: An Analysis of Language and Region in Canada (1991)
Academic work
InstitutionsKent State University

David Howard Kaplan is an American geographer, academic, and author. He is a professor of geography at Kent State University.[1]

Kaplan is an author/editor of over a dozen books, including Landscapes of the Ethnic Economy; Urban Geography; Nested Identities: Nationalism, Territory, and Scale; Human Geography; and Navigating Ethnicity: Segregation, Place Making, and Difference. He is also the author of more than 70 articles and book chapters.[2] His research is focused in urban and regional ethnicity, dynamics of residential segregation, urban economies, concepts of nationalism, and sustainable transportation.[3] He is a Fellow of the American Association of Geographers (AAG).[4]

Kaplan has served as both Vice President and President of the AAG (elected President from 2019 to 2020[5] following his vice presidency in the preceding year). In March 2023, Kaplan gave his Past-President’s address calling for greater inclusion in the field of Geography.[6]

In addition to being a Councilor for the American Geographical Society (AGS),[7] he has been the National Co-director of the Race, Ethnicity, and Place Conferences since 2022.[8] He also holds an appointment as the Editor-in-Chief of Geographical Review,[9] Series Editor of Exploring Geography,[10] and Editor of National Identities.[11]

  1. ^ "David H. Kaplan | Kent State University". www.kent.edu.
  2. ^ "David H. Kaplan". scholar.google.com.
  3. ^ Staff Writer. "KSU professor named VP of American Association of Geographers". Record-Courier.
  4. ^ "2023 AAG Awards Recognition". AAG. January 11, 2023.
  5. ^ Kano, Krista S. "KSU geography professor elected president of international association". Record-Courier.
  6. ^ "AAG 2023 David Kaplan's Past President's Address". YouTube.
  7. ^ "Council Members – American Geographical Society | Since 1851".
  8. ^ "Homepage". Race, Ethnicity, and Place.
  9. ^ "Geographical Review". Taylor & Francis.
  10. ^ "Exploring Geography | Rowman & Littlefield". rowman.com.
  11. ^ "National Identities". Taylor & Francis.

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