Dr. Julio Rivera Professor of Marketing, Carthage College
Dr. Julio Rivera is Professor of Management, Marketing and Geography at Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisconsin. He is the immediate Past President of the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR). At Carthage he served as provost, dean of students, chair of the Geography department, and the director of the geographic information science (GIS) laboratory. He has been a continual advocate for the advancement of undergraduate research in the Social Sciences, Humanities and Fine Arts. His research has focused on the application of GIS to problems in business, and urban planning. He has worked at the Global Institute for Sustainability at Arizona State University examining trends in the development of the urban fringe in the Phoenix metropolitan area.
Rivera has directed over 100 undergraduate student senior thesis projects, many of which were presented at regional and national conferences. He continues to serve as a consultant to both government and business including Snap-on Tools, Racine County Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Racine Harbor Commission, and the Center for Advanced Technology and Innovation. Rivera is a member of the Association of American Geographers, National Council on Geographic Education, and the Council on Undergraduate Research. He is the recipient of the 2002 Carthage College Distinguished Teaching Award. Rivera earned his Ph.D. in Geography from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, his B.A. in Journalism and Theology at Marquette University, and M.A. in Higher Education and Student Affairs at The Ohio State University. He can be reached at [email protected]