Amy is a Professor of Geography and faculty member of the S3C Lab.  Her research areas are in neurogeography (specifically, behavioral and neurological correlates of geospatial cognition) as well as accessibility (mobility, individual differences, and accessible geospatial representations and technologies).  Her research approach involves conceptual and analytical modeling, geospatial technologies, psychological measurement, and neuroimaging.

Email: lobben@uoregon.edu

Education

PhD, 1999, Michigan State University – Geography

MS, 1996, Georgia State University – Geography

BS, 1992, Georgia State University – Geography

Publications

Brittell, Megen, Amy Lobben, Megan Lawrence. Usability Evaluation of Tactile Map Symbols Across Three Production Technologies. Accepted. To appear in Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness.

Brittell, Megen, Christine Grummon, Amy Lobben, Masrudy Omri, and Nicholas Perdue. 2017. Incorporating Environmental Accessibility into Pedestrian Routing. In Michael Peterson (ed) Advances in Cartography and GIScience. Springer.

Perdue, Nicholas and Amy Lobben. 2016. Understanding spatial pattern cognition from tactile maps and graphics. Cartographica. 51(2) 103–110.

Lobben, Amy and Megan Lawrence. 2015. A synthesized model of geospatial thinking. The Professional Geographer. 67(3):307-318.

Lobben, Amy. 2015. Tactile maps and mapping. Journal of Blindness Innovation and Research. 5(1): 2015 (open access)

Lobben, Amy, Megen Brittell, and Nicholas Perdue. 2015. Inclusive cartographic design: Overcoming ocular-centric cartographies. In C. Sluter, C. Cruz, and P. de Menezes (eds), Cartography – Maps Connecting the World. Springer International Publishing.

Lobben, Amy and James E. Meacham. 2015. Tracing the craft and science: 20th Century textbooks in Europe and North America. M.Monmonier’s (Ed) The History of Cartography, Volume 6: Cartography in the 20th Century. The University of Chicago Press.

Lobben, Amy, Megan Lawrence, and Robert Pickett. 2014. The map effect. Annals of the Association of American Geographers. 104(1): 96-113.

Lobben, Amy and Megan Lawrence. 2013. Navigating with tactile maps. Proceedings of Sharing Knowledge, Joint ICA Symposium. Dresden, August.

Perdue, Nicholas A. and Amy Lobben. 2013. The challenges of testing spatial thinking skills with participants who are Blind or Partially Sighted. Proceedings of Sharing Knowledge, Joint ICA Symposium. Dresden, August.

Brittell, Megen, Michal Young, and Amy Lobben. 2013. The mGIS: A minimal Geographic Information System accessible to users who are blind. Proceedings of the 21st ACM SIGSPATIAL International Conference on Advances in Geographic Information Systems.

Lobben, Amy and Megan Lawrence. 2012. The use of environmental features on tactile maps by navigators who are blind. The Professional Geographer. 64(1): 95-108.

Lawrence, Megan M. and Amy Lobben. 2011. The design of tactile thematic symbols. Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness. 105(10): 681-691.

Lobben, Amy, Megan Lawrence, Judy Olson. 2009. The relevance of fMRI in cartographic human subject research. Cartographica. 44(3).

Fabrikant, Sara Irina and Amy Lobben. 2009. Introduction: Cognitive issues in geographic visualization. Cartographica. 44(3).

Lobben, Amy. Influence of data properties on geographic visualization. 2008. Annals of the Association of American Geographers. 98(3): 583-603.

Lobben, Amy K. 2007. Navigational map reading: Predicting performance and identifying relative influence of map-related abilities. Annals of the Association of American Geographers. 97(1):64-85.

Patton, David K., Amy Lobben, and Bruce M.C. Pape. 2007. An evaluation of plat, Sanborn, and panoramic aps of cities and towns in Michigan. Mapping in Michigan and the Great Lakes Region. MSU Press.

Lobben, Amy. 2005. Controlling the visualization: Evaluating spatial data mining patterns while exploring a familiar geographic environment. Proceedings from the 9th International Conference on Information Visualization (IV05). London, UK. IEEE Computer Society. http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/IV.2005.38

Patton, David K., Amy Lobben, and Bruce M.C. Pape. 2005. Mapping cities and towns in the late Nineteenth and early Twentieth centuries: a look at Sanborn, plat, and panoramic mapping activities in Michigan. The Michigan Historical Review. 31(1): 93-122.

Lobben, Amy K. 2005. Identifying the needs of tactile map makers. Proceedings of the 22nd International Cartographic Conference: A Coruna, Spain.

Lobben, Amy K., Judy M. Olson, Jie Huang. 2005. Using fMRI in cartographic research. Proceedings of the 22nd International Cartographic Conference: A Coruna, Spain).

Lobben, Amy. 2004. Tasks, strategies and cognitive processes associated with navigational map reading: a review perspective. The Professional Geographer. 56(2): 270-281.

Lobben, Amy and David Patton. 2003. Design guidelines for digital atlases. Cartographic Perspectives. 44:51-62.

Lobben, Amy. 2003. Classification and application of cartographic animation. The Professional Geographer. 55(3):318-328.

Olson, Judy M. and Amy Lobben. 2003. Strategy issues in map use for way-finding in local environments. Cartographic Renaissance: Proceedings of the 21st International Cartographic Conference: Durban, South Africa.

Lobben, Amy. 2001. Employing interactive multimedia as a cartographic research tool. Mapping the 21st Century: Proceedings of the 20th International Cartographic Conference (Beijing). Pages 3035-3043.

Lobben, Amy & Delamater, Paul. 2001. Design and evaluation of a virtual cartography lab. In P. Kommers & G. Richards (Eds.), Proceedings of World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications 2001:1151-1154. Chesapeake, VA: AACE.http://www.editlib.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Reader.ViewAbstract&paper_id=8675

Lobben, Amy. 2001. Teaching with geographic information technology. In C. Crawford et al. (Eds.), Proceedings of Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education International Conference 2001:1132-1137. Chesapeake, VA: AACE.http://www.editlib.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Reader.ViewAbstract&paper_id=16887

Olson, Judy; Leesha Broomes; Scott Drzyzga; Lisa Dygert; Amy Lobben; Alison Philpotts; Jen Ware. 1998. Teaching focus groups. Cartographic Perspectives. 31:26-36.

Editorship

Fabrikant, Sara Irina and Amy Lobben (Eds.): special issue on Cognitive Issues in Geographic Visualization, Cartographica 44(3). 2009.

Ebad Banissi, Katy Börner, Chaomei Chen, Gordon Clapworthy, Carsten Maple, Amy Lobben, Christopher J. Moore, Jonathan C. Roberts, Anna Ursyn, Jian Zhang (Eds.): Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Information Visualization (IV03). London, UK. IEEE Computer Society. 2003.

Research Funding

Amy Lobben (PI). Geospatial thinking framework. National Science Foundation – BCS#1359800. $500,924. Project Period 2014-2020.

Amy Lobben (PI), Christopher Bone (co-PI). Agent-Based Model simulating pedestrian behavioral response to environmental structural changes. National Institute for Transportation and Communities – NITC #696. $138,194, with matching funds of $141,895 from University of Oregon. Project Period 2014 – 2016.

John Orbell (PI), Amy Lobben (co-PI), Doug Kennett (co-PI). Collaborative Research: the political and security impacts of abrupt climate change on modern populations: An integrated computational model. National Science Foundation – BCS #0940744. $906,000. Project Period 2010 – 2015.

Amy Lobben (PI), Andrew Marcus (co-PI), Michal Young (co-PI). Exploiting the power of GIS to enhance spatial thinking in STEM areas. National Institutes of Health – National Eye Institute. 1RC1EY020316. $1 million. Project Period 2009 – 2012.

Amy Lobben (PI). Spatial thinking in the curriculum of students who are blind or low vision. National Science Foundation – HRD. NSR-HRD #0930769. $214,000. Project Period 2009 – 2013.

Amy Lobben (PI) and Stephen Fickas (co-PI). Tactile mapping dissemination project. National Science Foundation – HRD. NSF-HRD #0928074. $223,000. Project Period 2009 – 2013.

Amy Lobben and Megan Lawrence. 2008. Neural patterns associated with successful and unsuccessful real-world map reading and navigation tasks. Grant from University of Oregon Lewis Center for NeuroImaging. 10 scan hours for 10 subjects, $5000.

Fickas, Stephen F (PI), Amy Lobben (PI), Margaret Sereno (PI). New methods to improve measurement and understanding of successful navigation. National Institutes of Health – National Institute on Drug Abuse. Grant# 1R21DA024293-01. $1.14 million. Project period 2007-2012.

Lawrence, Megan McNally (co-PI) and Amy Lobben (PI). DDRI: Neurological studies of tactile map use and training by persons who are blind or visually impaired. NSF-BCS-GRS. $11996. Project Period 2008-2010.

Lobben, Amy (PI) and Stephen Fickas (Co-PI). Tactile mapping software for blind and visually impaired navigation and science education. National Science Foundation –HRD. $299,991. Project Period 2005 – 2010.

Lobben, Amy (Co-Director) and Cathleen Leue (Co-Director). Reaching across sisciplines: Providing a hybrid instructional model and accompanying GIS research and instructional tools for faculty and students throughout campus. University of Oregon Educational Technology Committee. $57,100. Project Period 2005-2007.

Lobben, Amy and Judy Olson. Travel for participants in the 21st and 22nd International Cartographic Conferences Durban, South Africa, August 2003 and A Coruna, Spain, July 2005. National Science Foundation – BC $44,700. Grant Period 2003-2006.

Lobben, Amy. Using functional MRI to detect neurological influences on map reading and navigation. President’s Research Investment Fund. Project Period 2001-2003. $20,727.

Lobben, Amy and Judy Olson. Using functional MRI to detect neurological influences on map reading and navigation. Department of Radiology, Michigan State University. May 2003. Grant of 8 fMRI scans.

Lobben, Amy. Premiere display travel grant for the annual meeting of the Association of American Geographers, March 2002. Los Angeles. Faculty Research and Creative Endeavors Committee. April 2002. $800.

Lobben, Amy and Judy Olson. Using functional MRI to detect neurological influences on map reading and navigation. Department of Radiology, Michigan State University. July 2001. Grant of 8 fMRI scans.

Lobben, Amy. Premiere display travel grant for the annual meeting of the Association of American Geographers, February/March 2001. New York. Faculty Research and Creative Endeavors Committee. April 2001. $150.

Lobben, Amy. Premiere display travel grant for ICC 2001: 20th annual meeting of the International Cartographic Association, August 2001. Beijing. Faculty Research and Creative Endeavors Committee. April 2001. $850.

Lobben, Amy. Premiere display travel grant for Ed-Media 2001: World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia, and Telecommunications, June 2001, Tampere Finland. Faculty Teaching and Program Development Committee. May 2001. $850.

Lobben, Amy. Employing interactive multimedia as a cartographic research tool. US National Committee of the International Cartographic Association. January 2001. $1500 (travel grant).

Lobben, Amy. Premiere display travel grant for Ed-Media 2000: World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia, and Telecommunications, June 2000, Montreal. Faculty Teaching and Program Development Committee. September 2000. $800.

Lobben, Amy. Evaluating the effectiveness of Web-based computer lab exercises. Faculty Teaching and Program Development Committee. April 2000. $1196.50.

Student Mentoring – Primary Advisor

Mohammad Eshghi, PhD (current)

Bill Limpisathian, PhD (current)

Justin Menke, PhD (current)

Antoine Nzeyimana, PhD (current)

Shiloh Dietz, Phd (current)

Megen Brittell, PhD (2018)

Nicholas Perdue, PhD (2015)

Masrudy Omri, MS (2015)

Maureen Kelley, PhD (2013)

Josef Gordon, MA (2013)

Benjamin Metcalfe, MA (2013)

Megan Lawrence, PhD (2011)

Matt Millett, MA (2010)

Earl (Nick) Martinelli, MA (2008)

Jon McConnell, MA (2007)

Jacob Blair, MA (2007)