Kevin M. Curtin
Expertise
- Geographic Information Science
- Facilities Location Science
- Transportation, Logistics, and Network GIS
- Urban and Environmental Resource Allocation
- Data modeling and database design
- Area Specializations Colombia, Kenya, Kurdistan, Sardinia
Recent Publications
- Hill, R. and K.M. Curtin (2011) Solar Powered Light Emitting Diode Distribution in Developing Countries: An Assessment of Potential Distribution Sites in Rural Cambodia Using Network Analyses Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 45(1), 48-57.
- Curtin, K. M. and S. Biba (2011) The Transit Route Arc-Node Service Maximization Problem, European Journal of Operational Research, 208(1), 46-56.
- Biba, S., K.M. Curtin, and G. Manca (2010) A new method for determining the population with walking access to transit, International Journal of Geographical Information Science., 24(3), 347-364.
- Curtin, K.M., K. Hayslett-McCall, and F. Qiu (2010) Determining Optimal Police Patrol Areas with Maximal Covering and Backup Covering Location Models, Networks and Spatial Economics, 10 (1) 145-165.
- Curtin, K.M. (2008) Network Data Structures The Encyclopedia of Geographic Information Science, 314-317. K. Kemp ed. Sage Publications.
- Curtin, K.M. (2008) Linear Referencing The Encyclopedia of Geographic Information Science, 261-264. K. Kemp ed. Sage Publications.
- Curtin, K.M. (2008) Network Analysis The Encyclopedia of Geographic Information Science, 310-313. Karen Kemp ed. Sage Publications.
- Hayslett-McCall, K., F. Qiu, K.M. Curtin, B. Chastain, J. Schubert, and V. Carter (2008) The Simulation of the Journey to Residential Burglary Artificial Crime Analysis Systems: Using Computer Simulations and Geographic Information Systems, L. Liu and J. Eck, eds. 281-299.
- Curtin, K.M., R. R. Arifin, and G. Nicoara (2007) A Comprehensive Process for Linear Referencing, URISA Journal, 19 (2), 41-50.
- Curtin, K.M. and R.L. Church (2007) Optimal Dispersion and Central Places, Journal of Geographical Systems, 9 (2), 167-187.
- Holmes, J.S., S. A.G. Pineres, and K.M. Curtin (2007) A Subnational Study of Insurgency: FARC Violence in the 1990s, Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, 30 (3), 249-265.
- Curtin, K.M. (2007) Network analysis in geographic information science: Review, assessment, and projections, Cartography and Geographic Information Systems, 34(2), 103-111.
- Curtin, K.M. and R.L. Church (2006) A Family of Multiple-Type Discrete Dispersion Models, Geographical Analysis, 38 (3) 248-270.
- Holmes, J.S., S.A.G. Pineres, and K.M. Curtin (2006) Drugs, Violence and Development in Colombia: A Department Level Analysis, Latin American Politics and Society, 48 (3), 157-184.
- Curtin, K. M. (2004) Operations Research, Encyclopedia of Social Measurement. 925-931. Kimberly Kempf-Leonard ed. Elsevier.
Research
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Awards
- Winner 2011 George Mason University Teaching Excellence Award for Teaching with Technology
- Nomination 2010 George Mason University Teaching Excellence Award for Teaching with Technology
- ESRI International User Conference, Third Place Best Web Application Award with Fang Qiu, Ron Briggs, Jianghong Li, Jill McElroy, Qi Li, and Daniel Turner (2006)
- University Consortium for Geographic Information Science (UCGIS) Summer Intergraph Young Scholar Award, 2005
- Graduate Division Dissertation Fellowship, 2002
- Outstanding Teacher in Geography, Department of Geography, UCSB, 2000-2001
- AM/FM International Scholarship, 1996
- Western Coal Transportation Association - Outstanding Student in Transportation, 1996
- University of California - Santa Barbara, Regents Special Fellowship, 1995-1999
- Douglas B. Carter Award for excellence in Geography, 1994
- Illinois Geographic Society - Outstanding Senior in Geography Award, 1994
- University of Illinois Scholarship Association Award, 1994
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