RICHARD M MEDINA portrait
  • Associate Professor, Geography Department
  • Assistant Professor, Geography Department
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Internal Service

  • Department of World Languages & Cultures Graduate Council Review Committee Member. 01/15/2022 - present. University service.
  • Senate Task Force on the Presidential Selection Process. 01/15/2022 - present. University service.
  • EDI Director. 08/25/2021 - present. Department service.
  • College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Dean Search Committee. 01/12/2021 - present. College service.
  • Acting Chair. 02/01/2020 - 02/15/2020. Department service.
  • Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee. Co-Chair, 08/21/2019 - present. College service.
  • Colloquium Committee. Chair, 08/20/2019 - present. Department service.
  • USGIF Geospatial Intelligence Certificate Program. Director, 09/2017 - 12/31/2019. Department service.
  • USGS/NGA Center of Academic Excellence. Director, 08/2017 - 12/31/2019. Department service.
  • University of Utah, Department of Geography, Undergraduate Committee. Committee Member, 08/2014 - present. Department service.
  • University of Utah, Department of Geography, Graduate Committee. Committee Member, 08/2014 - present. Department service.
  • GTU/Geography Club. Faculty Advisor, 08/2014 - present. Department service.

Outreach

  • Diversity Panel, Diversity Scholars Class . 02/27/2018 - 02/27/2018
  • University of Utah Latinos in Action Conference. 03/27/2015 - present
  • U Explore, Criminology Sciences and Intelligence Majors Recruiting. 02/27/2015 - present
  • Diversity Sustainability Dinner. 02/25/2015 - present

Honors & Awards

  • Outstanding Mentor/Advisor Award. University of Utah, Department of Geography, 04/21/2023
  • Advancing Equity and Connecting Communities. University of Utah, CSBS, 07/01/2022
  • Poster competition, 3rd Place – Weber, C. and Medina, R. Terrorism in Nigeria: The Cultural and Ideological Context of Radical Violence. United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation, 05/16/2016
  • Outstanding Mentor/Advisor Award. Department of Geography, University of Utah, 04/29/2016

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