Hi! My name is Adriana E. Martinez

My current research centers around how border militarization has impacted the Rio Grande along the Texas-Mexico border.  I also study the development of science identity in underrepresented students in STEM and the Geosciences.

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I am  an Associate Professor in the Environmental Sciences Department and the Geography & GIS Department at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.  I am a physical geographer with GIS expertise.  I received a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Geosciences (2005), and a Master of Science in Geography (Fluvial Geomorphology, 2008) at Texas A&M University and a PhD in Geography (Fluvial Geomorphology, 2013) at the University of Oregon.

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