教师 & 员工目录

Ray Oldakowski is the principle investigator for PPI polling, a past Chair of the 社会科学学院 & 教育, and has taught courses on polling and public opinion research since arriving at JU in 1990.  在来到JU之前，Dr. Oldakowski served as a project  coordinator and data analyst for the University of Illinois Survey 研究实验室. 他获得了博士学位。.D. from the University of Illinois, his master's degree from the University of Florida, and his bachelor's degree from Stetson University.

Dr. Oldakowski is a recipient of the National Council for Geographic 教育 Distinguished Teaching Award (2006), 杰克逊维尔大学 Institutional Excellence Award (2006), is a National Geographic Society 教育 Foundation Grantee (2004), and a Past President of the Florida Society of Geographers (1998).

Dr. Oldakowski has served as coordinator for dozens of survey projects over the past 20年. These have included surveys on Domestic Violence for the United Way of Northeast Florida, Fiscal Trends of Nonprofit 组织 for the Jessie Ball duPont fund, Race Relations for the Jacksonville Community Council, Program Evaluation for the Gateway Girl Scouts and North Florida Chapter of the Boy Scouts of America, campaign surveys for candidates for the Florida House and Senate and Jacksonville City Council and School Board, and the Annual 杰克逊维尔大学 Jacksonville Poll. Dr. Oldakowski has been a member of the American Association for Public Opinion Research for over 20年, and strictly adheres to the organization's guidelines, standards, and recommended practices for survey data collection (www.aapor.org).

出版物

• "Diffusion of Disc Golf Courses in the United States"

• The Urban 地理位置 of Boxing: Race, Class, and Gender in the Ring

教育

• Ph.D., 地理位置, University of Illinois
• M.A., 地理位置, University of Florida
• B.A., 地理位置, Stetson University

研究领域

• 文化地理学
• Human-environment interaction
• Survey research and polling
• 地理教育

课程

• 世界地理(GEOG 200)
• Quantitative Methods for the 社会科学s (GEOG 211)
• Cultural 地理位置 (GEOG 311)
• Population 地理位置 (GEOG 314)
• 研究方法(GEOG 420)
• Public Opinion and Survey Research Methods (GEOG 425)
• Regional 地理位置 and 国际 Studies: Middle East, Latin America

Selected 出版物, Awards, and Service

• State Coordinator, National Geographic Society Florida 地理位置 Bee
• 出版物 in The Geographical Review, Material 文化, Journal of 地理位置, Urban 地理位置, Journal of Gerontology, Research in Geographic 教育, Southeastern Geographer, and The Florida Geographer
• National Geographic Society grant recipient
• National Council for Geographic 教育 Distinguished Teaching Award
• 杰克逊维尔大学 Award for Institutional Excellence, Research and Scholarship, 及社区服务

成就

Dr. Ray Oldakowski, professor of geography, and John McEwen '05 had their article, "The Diffusion of American Fast Food to Ecuador" published in the journal “Material 文化.”  The article is based on their research of the expansion and adaption of McDonald's, Burger King, KFC and Pizza Hut into the Ecuadorian market.  研究 was conducted over the past several years as part of JU's Alternative Spring Break program in Guayaquil, Ecuador.

向博士致敬. Ray Oldakowski, professor of geography, and Dr. Cristina Valentino, assistant professor of education, who have coordinated two workshops for the $660,000 Florida Department of 教育 grant secured by JU.  Dr. Christina Ramirez-Smith, dean of the School of 教育, also serves as a project director.  第一车间，为 Duval County social studies teachers, was held at JU in May and June.  第二个 workshop, for social studies teachers working in the Florida Panhandle, was held at 奇普利高中6月.  主讲人包括. 杰夫·马丁(地理)博士. 杰西·辛森(历史)博士. Steven Davis (教育), Mr. 约翰·麦克尤恩也是 奥尔达科夫斯基和瓦伦蒂诺.  The grant entered its third year in the fall with three additional teacher workshops in North Florida.  Suzy Foxwell (文学院 and 科学) and David LePage (Controller’s Office) have helped to manage the grant in which JU serves as the lead institution with ICUF partners Beacon College, Flagler 学院与学院. 托马斯大学.