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Dr. Daniel Kpienbaareh

Assistant Professor of Geography
Geography-Geology-Environment
Office
FHS Felmley Hall Of Science 104
Office Hours
Mondays 3 - 4 PM or by appointment
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Biography

I am broadly trained in human-environment interactions and their impacts on socio-ecological systems, which can be understood through geospatial technologies. I employ social science theories to identify policy alternatives to environmental challenges.

Current Courses

211.001Earth's Dynamic Weather

211.002Earth's Dynamic Weather

287.012Independent Study - Geography

100.001Introduction to Environmental Systems

301.001Climate Change, Agriculture And Sustainable Futures

401.001Climate Change, Agriculture and Sustainable Futures

363.001GIS Applications in Geosciences

363.002GIS Applications in Geosciences

463.001GIS Applications in Geosciences

463.002GIS Applications in Geosciences

303.001Introduction to Geographic Information Systems

303.002Introduction to Geographic Information Systems

303.003Introduction to Geographic Information Systems

403.001Introduction to Geographic Information Systems

403.002Introduction to Geographic Information Systems

403.003Introduction to Geographic Information Systems

Teaching Interests & Areas

Geographic Information Systems
Weather and Climate
Environmental Systems
Sustainable Agriculture

Research Interests & Areas

Agroecology
GIS/Remote sensing applications
Natural resource management
Participatory GIS
Smallholder farming
Sustainable agriculture
Sub-Saharan Africa

PhD Geography and Environment

University of Western Ontario
Canada

Book, Chapter

Kansanga, M., Kpienbaareh, D., Amoak, D., Kerr, R. B., Shumba, L., Lupafya, E., ... & Luginaah, I. (2023). Agroecology for Health: Examining the Impact of Participatory Agroecology on Health in Smallholder Farming Communities. In Health Geography in Sub-Saharan Africa: Development-Health Nexus (pp. 127-142). Cham: Springer International Publishing.
Kansanga, M., Kpienbaareh, D., & DeMotts, R. Are parks the best way to protect African wildlife?. Debating African Issues. Routledge (2022): 123-136.

Journal Article

Kpienbaareh, D., Bezner Kerr, R., Nyantakyi-Frimpong, H., Iverson, A., Luginaah, I., Lupafya, E., Dakishoni, L., & Shumba, L. (2024). Ecosystem service demand and supply dynamics under different farming systems: A participatory GIS assessment in Malawi. Applied Geography, 171, 103372. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2024.103372
Kpienbaareh, D., Mohammed, K., Luginaah, I., Wang, J., Bezner Kerr, R., Lupafya, E., & Dakishoni, L. (2024). Local actors, farmer decisions and landscape crop diversity in smallholder farming systems: A systems perspective. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 374, 109138.
Kpienbaareh, D., & Ahmed, A. (2023). New green revolution in Ghana: perceived benefits, challenges, and implications for the environment. Global Public Policy and Governance, 3(2), 199-218.
Kpienbaareh, D., Kansanga, M. M., Yiridoe, E., & Luginaah, I. (2023). Exploring the drivers of herbicide use and risk perception among smallholder farmers in Ghana. Gender, Technology and Development, 27(1), 109-135.
Kpienbaareh, D., Wang, J., Luginaah, I., Bezner Kerr, R., Lupafya, E., & Dakishoni, L. (2023). A Geospatial Approach to Assessing the Impact of Agroecological Knowledge and Practice on Crop Health in a Smallholder Agricultural Context. The Professional Geographer, 75(4), 618-635.

Presentations

An Event History Analysis of Provisioning Ecosystem Services and Timing to Food Insecurity in Forest-dependent Communities. Annual Meeting of the Illinois Geographical Society. (2024)
Collaborative Design of Ecosystem Service Assessment Indicators: A Pathway to Community-based Resource Management. Annual Meeting of the American Association of Geographers. (2024)
Participatory Forest Regeneration and Agroecology for Biodiversity, Food Security and Climate Mitigation. The Annual CRFS ESAf Community of Practice Meeting. McKnight Foundation. (2023)
The influence of tile flow on the transport-fate of nitrate in the vadose zone of a saturated riparian buffer zone: A case study in central Illinois. The Geological Society of America Connects 2023. Geological Society of America. (2023)
Use of Satellite Remote Sensor Data to Evaluate Residential. Americas Conference on Information Systems. (2023)
Presentation of Research Findings to Multi-Actor Platform. FARMS4Biodiversity Annual Meeting. Soils, Food and Healthy Communities. (2022)

Grants & Contracts

2024 Faculty Success Program (FSP). Illinois State University Provost scholarship. Illinois State University. (2024)
CAS Travel Fund. College of Arts and Sciences and Department of Geography, Geology and the Environment. Illinois State University. (2024)
Agroecological and gender-transformative approaches to climate change adaptation in smallholder farmers in Rwanda, Africa. Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Canada. Other. (2023)
IGS Research Grant. Illinois Geographical Society. Local. (2023)
Use of Satellite Remote Sensor Data to Evaluate Residential Inequality. Advancing Research and Creative Scholarship (ARCS). Illinois State University. (2023)