Barbara
E. McDade, Ph.D.
352-392-0494
Office 352-375-5287
Home Gainesville, Florida bmcdade@ufl.edu
Website: http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/bmcdade/barbara_mcdade.html
ASSOCIATE
PROFESSOR –
Department
of Geography
Additional University
Affiliations: Center
for African Studies
Center
for International Business Education and Research
Center
for Women's Studies and Gender Research
Academic
and Research Focus: Economic
Geography, Economic Development,
Entrepreneurship
& Business Enterprises in
Courses
Taught:
Undergraduate: Geography for a Changing
World (World Regional) GEO 1010
Global
and Regional Economies (Intro Economic Geography) GEO 2500
Geography
of
Regional
Development GEO 4554
Senior
Seminar GEO 4930
Graduate: Economic Development in
INTERIM
DIRECTOR –
OASIS,
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
Website:
http://web.oasis.ufl.edu/UpwardBound/ubindex.html
Ph.D. in Geography and Community &
Regional Planning
Dissertation:
Characteristics
of Small Scale Enterprises, Entrepreneurship, and Determinants of Business
Success Among Artisans in a Traditional Crafts
Industry in
M.S. in Community & Regional Planning
Thesis: A
Location Analysis of Black-owned Businesses in
B.A. in Journalism and Government
PROFESSIONAL
ORGANIZATIONS and ACTIVITIES
Florida/West Africa Linkage Institute
(FLAWI)
Final Evaluation Visit to
Chairperson of the FLAWI Advisory Board;
and Editor, Semiannual Newsletter
Co-organizer and Speaker: U.S.A.-Africa
Trade Symposium,
Coordinator, Senior Nurses Exchange
Program for Community Health Care:
University
of Florida Medical Centers, 1995
Africare (International NGO), Washington,
DC: Program Consultant, 2000-2002
Produced training module in CD format for
16 cooperating sponsors for international food security program
Educational Testing Service (ETS) /The College
Board,
Invited member of Trade Mission to
Represented the
Council for International Exchange of
Scholars: Appointed Member, Review Committee for
Fulbright Senior Scholars Fellowships to West/Central/Southern
National
Invited to Serve as Adviser on Economic
Development at the NSA, and the NSA Southeast Regional Conference
Association of American Geographers (AAG):
Chair of the Africa Specialty Group, 1993-95; 1996-99
African Studies Quarterly (Online Journal): Advisory Board Member
“The New Generation of African
Entrepreneurs: Networking to change the climate for business and private-sector
led development." 2005. Co-authored with
“Changing the Culture and Environment for
Business Development: Regional Networks and Economic Development in
"Industry,
Business Enterprises, and Entrepreneurship in the Development Process." In Geography of Sub-Saharan
"Sub-Saharan
Africa." in World Regional Geography, 2002. by
African
Entrepreneurship: Theory and Reality.
1998. Co-edited with
"Technologietransfer
und Kleinindustrie in
"Entrepreneurial Networking: Industrial Estates in
"Opportunities for Investment and
Trade with
Book Review: Taylor, D. R. and F. Mackenzie, eds. Development from Within: Survival in Rural
Book Review: Collins, P. H. Black
Feminist Thought. In Center News,
"
Editor's column,
various short articles. FLAWI Newsletters. Semiannual, 1994-present.
FELLOWSHIPS
and GRANTS
FLAWI Travel Grant, Spring
2003 – Community College Project Evaluation Visit to
Center for
International Business Education & Research (CIBER), 2001.
Research & Travel Award for Research in
UF
Title VI Travel Grant for Research Study
in
Center for African Studies Faculty
Research Award, 1995-96
Carter Lectures Funding: Barnett Bank,
McKnight Post-Doctoral Fellowship,
1994-95
Florida/West Africa Institute Community
Health Project, 1994-95
Division of Sponsored
Research, 1993. Research on Black-owned Businesses in
Center for African Studies Research
Travel to
Danforth-Compton Dissertation Fellowship,
1989-90
Fulbright Fellowship for Dissertation
Research, 1987-88
American Planning Association National
Graduate Fellowship, 1986-87
Nominated by Students for
McKnight Foundation Most Valuable
"The
New Generation of African Entrepreneurs:
Improving the Climate for Business and Regional Integration"
"Pedagogic
Approaches for Teaching
Association
of American Geographers Annual Meeting
"Sustainable
Development: Rural Employment, Rural Industry
and Nontraditional Exports in
Association
of American Geographers Annual Meeting
"Exports
and Entrepreneurs"
Association
of American Geographers Annual Meeting
"Networking
and Other Business Strategies in an Industrial Estate in
Association
of American Geographers Annual Meeting
"Determinants
of Business Success Among Rattan Weavers in
Carter
Lecture Series Annual International Symposium
"Distribution
of Black-owned Businesses in
Association
of American Geographers Annual Meeting
"Population
Movements in Rural and Urban Locations in
African
Studies Association Annual Meeting
"Indigenous
Technology in
Association
of American Geographers Annual Meeting
"Regional
Distribution of Manufacturing Enterprises and Socioeconomic (Quality of Life)
Indicators in
African
Studies Association Annual Meeting
"Regional
Distribution of Large and Medium Industries in
Association
of American Geographers Annual Meeting
"Socioeconomic
and Personal Aspects of Structural Adjustment in
"The
Bigger Pull: Rural to Rural
Migration"
Association
of American Geographers Annual Meeting
Association
of American Geographers Annual Meeting
"Economic
Development and Entrepreneurship in a Traditional Crafts Industry"
Association
of American Geographers Annual Meeting
INVITED
LECTURES/TALKS
"Geography
of
Workshop for
"Economic
Conditions in
Southeast Africanists Network
"Prospects for
Expanding
"The
New Generation of Modern African Entrepreneurs:
Providing Guidance for U.S.-Africa Business"
Center for International Business
Education & Research
“Regional
“Human Geography: Economic and Industrial Development”
Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting
“Using New Techniques and Strategies in
Teaching Geography of
Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting
"World
2000: Conference on Teaching World
History and World Geography"
"International
Conference on Black Business in Africa and the
"Integrated
Rural Development in
Soil Sciences Seminar Series,
"Rural
Industries and Rural Employment in African Development"
Spring
Lecture Series
"Florida-West
United
Nations Association
"Development
Trends in Africa and What They Mean for
Leading
Edge Seminar Sponsored by Division of Continuing Education
"Touring,
Studying, and Doing Business in
"The
Geography of
Summer
Institute for Teachers,
"People
and Perks: Population Growth and Changes
in the Urban System of
Geography
Awareness Week Guest Lecture,
"Variations
in Minority Business Ownership in Five States"
Department
of Economics Mellon Seminar,
"Entrepreneurial
Characteristics and Economic Viability in a Traditional Artisanal
Department
of Geography Guest Lecturer Colloquium,
"Small
Scale Business and Economic Development in
Black
American Studies Program Spring Lecture Series,
Chair, Search Committee for Director of
the African American Studies Program, 2004
Appointed Member, Technical Committee,
Convocation 2004
Appointed Member, Faculty Academic
Advisory Council, 2003-2004
Elected Members, Faculty Senate Steering
Committee, 2002-2004
Appointed Member: Dean's Advisory Committee for UF Presidential
Report, Spring 2002
Chair, Search Committee for Director of
the Center for African Studies, 2001-2002
Elected Member, Center for African
Studies Advisory Council, 1994-96, 2000-present
Faculty
Undergraduate Coordinator, Geography
Department, January-December 2000
Appointed Member: Center for African Studies Curriculum
Committee, 2000-2001
Appointed Member: University Athletic
Association (UAA Board), 1999-2001
Elected Senator: College of Liberal Arts
and Sciences, 1995-96; 1999-2001
Appointed: Overseas Study Scholarship Program Review
Committee, 1996, 1997, 2000
Appointed Member: University Libraries
Advisory Committee, 1998-2000
Appointed Member:
Appointed Member: African-American
Studies Director Search Committee, 1999
Appointed Member: Geography Department
Chair Search Committee, 1998-99
Appointed Member: Council on Faculty
Enhancement, 1996-98
Center for African Studies: Co-Chair,
Carter Lecture Series, 1995. Committee,
1993-98
Appointed Member: CLAS Nominations
Committee, 1995-97
African Studies Summer
Institute for Teachers K-12.
Seminar Presenter, 1996 and 1997
Elected President: Association of Black
Faculty and Staff, 1993-94
Appointed Memberships: Committee on the
Status of Women, Cultural Diversity Committee, 1993
President's Humanitarian Awards Committee.
Center for African Studies/NEH Summer
Institute for College Teachers Seminar Presenter, 1993
International Institute for Gender
Research: Organizing Committee, 1991-92
Committee to Organize Cultural
Interdisciplinary Course on Diversity, 1990-91
City of
Allocations Committee: United Way of
Founding
Member, Eastside Business Association Steering Committee
Recording
Secretary, Business Expansion Retention and Attraction Subcommittee
Invited Consultant: Enterprise Zone Development Agency, 1998
President: Focus on Leadership Class X, co-sponsored by The
Gainesville Sun, 1999
Gainesville/Alachua
Elected
Chairperson: University of Florida/GABBA Liaison Committee
Research
Assistants/Teaching Assistants,
(Geography
Department, Planning Program,
Consultant, Export and Research Division,
Project
Evaluator, Health
Department, City of Austin/Travis County,
Research
and Planning Analyst,
Public Utilities Department, City of
Legislative
Aide, House of
Representatives,
Associate
Producer and Moderator,
Public Affairs Program, KHOU-TV/CBS Affiliate, Houston, Texas, 1979-82
Assistant
Manager, USA/Canada
Operations, Sigma Coatings, Inc. (Subsidiary of American Petrofina/FINA),
Houston, Texas, 1974-77