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Maria Attard
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Qualifications

Ph.D. in Geography at University College London (UCL), UK
Title of Thesis: Coping with Change: The problems of adopting sustainable transport policies in the small island state
of Malta.

M.A. in Geography with Distinction
Mediterranean Institute, Faculty of Arts, University of Malta.
Title of Dissertation: Transport and Urban Growth: The effects of transport and urban  development in Malta.

B.A. Hons in Geography (CMS) Summa cum Laude
Mediterranean Institute, University of Malta.
 Title of Dissertation: The effects of transport in St. Venera: A case study.

Other relevant working experience

   
Coordinator of the International Summer School in Geographic Information Systems at the University of Malta.

2008-2009 Consultant on Transport Policy and Strategy with the Ministry for Infrastructure
Transport and Communication (MITC).    

February 2007 Visiting lecturer at the Transport Studies Group, Department of Civil and Building Engineering, University of Loughborough, UK.

2002 – 2008 Consultant on Transport Policy, Planning, Programming and Statistics within the Malta Transport Authority (ADT).

1996 – 1997 Transport Consultant, EKOplan, Msida. Transport research, data collection and analysis – compiling TISs and EIAs. See list of projects below.

Involved in a number of local and European projects on transport and geography education.

Affiliations
Vice-President, European Association of Geographers (EUROGEO) 2009-2010
Adjunct Professor, James Madison University, USA
Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers)
Member of the Transport Geography Research Group (TGRG), within the Royal Geographical Society (IBG).
Associate of the London College of Music (A.L.C.M.)


Awards

International Educator Award 2008 awarded by Environment Systems Research Institute (ESRI) Redlands, California. Award includes financial support for attending and presenting work at the Annual GIS Education Conference in San Diego, August 2008.



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Last Updated: 12 August 2011

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