Dr. Calvarese joined the department in 2000 and is a full professor. She received
a Ph.D. in geography from Texas A & M University, a M.A. in geography from West Chester
University, and a B.A. in geography from Villanova University. Her primary research
area is human geography, specializing in medical and cultural geography. She teaches
a variety of human geography courses, as well as courses in city and regional planning.
She has done extensive fieldwork in East Africa and East Asia researching diffusion
patterns of tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS. Her current work focuses on global interpretations
of wellness, health, and beauty. She has been serving as department chair since 2016.
- Medical Geography
- Cultural Geography
- Urban Geography
PUBLICATIONS
2016 Calvarese, M. (2016). “Observations of Stress and Health: A Micro Investigation of Perception among
University Students.” Journal of Health Science 6 (4), 57- 61.
2016 Calvarese, M., Osbourne, B., and Moulton, J., (2016) Downtown Land-Use Change: A Historical Geography
of Fresno, California’s Central Business District, The California Geographer, 55:1-20.
(peer-reviewed)
2016 Singh, J. and Calvarese. M. (2016) Revitalization Efforts in San Francisco: An Urban History Case Study of San
Francisco’s Tenderloin District, Journal of Social Sciences, 5:104-129. (peer-reviewed)
2015 Calvarese, M. (2015) The Effect of Gender on Stress Factors: An Exploratory Study Among University
Students, Social Sciences, 4 (4): 1177-1184. (peer- reviewed)
2009 Calvarese, M. Geography Video Assessment Material for: The Cultural Landscape: An Introduction
to Human Geography, 11e, Pearson.
2006 Calvarese, M., Bame, S., and Bakamanume, B. (2006) “Historical Analysis of AIDS Patients in Uganda
Using Innovative Community Clinic Service: The AIDS Support Organization (TASO), Journal
of Humanities & Social Science, Vol. 1. (peer-reviewed)
2005 Calvarese, M., and Stockdale, S. (2005) “Land-Use Change and Preservation in Fresno’s Armenian
Town, 1916-2005,” The California Geographer, Vol. 45.
(peer-reviewed)
2004 Calvarese, M. (2005) “The Power of Place: Geography for the 21st Century”
Fourth Edition Study Guide, Annenberg/CPB, McGraw-Hill.
2003 Calvarese, M. (2003) “Human Geography: Culture, Society, and Space” Student Companion Interactive
CD-ROM, sole multimedia author, John Wiley & Sons.
2001 Calvarese, M. (2001) “The Role of Geography in Epidemiological Studies,” funded document, Fresno
County Health Department, Fresno, CA.
1999 Calvarese, M. (1991) “Tuberculosis in Japan: history, trends, and control.” National Science Foundation
Tokyo Special Scientific Report #99-18, www.nsftokyo.org/scr99-18.html.
1995 Calvarese, M., (1995) "Native Americans in film: an image created, an image remembered.” Middle
States Geographer, 27:179-185. (peer-reviewed)
BOOK/CHAPTER REVIEWS
2010 “Contemporary Human Geography” James Rubenstein, Prentice Hall.
2006 “Contemporary World Regional Geography 2e”, Bradshaw et al., selected chapters,
McGraw/Hill Publishers.
2005 “Teaching Geography,” Association of American Geographers.
2002 “Contemporary World Regional Geography,” Bradshaw et al., selected chapter, McGraw/Hill
Publishers.
2001 “The Living World,” Barbara Weightman, human geography textbook proposal, Wiley
Publishers.
2001 “Essentials of World Regional Geography,” Salter/Hobbs, selected chapters, Hartcourt
Publishers.
PAPERS PRESENTED AT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS
2016 “Perceptions of Health and Stress Among University Students.” Paper presented
at the Association of American Geographers and International Society of Urban Health
Joint Annual Meeting, March 29-April 4, 2016, San Francisco, California
2015 “The Effect of Gender on Stress Factors: An Exploratory Study Among University
Students.” Paper presented at the Association of Pacific Coast Geographers Annual
Meeting, October 22-24, 2015, Palm Springs, California
2011 “Job Satisfaction, Stress and Health: A microanalysis of California State University,
Fresno students. Paper presented at the Association of American Geographers Annual
Meeting, April 11-16, Seattle, Washington
2006 “Assessing Map Location Knowledge of World Geography Students.” Paper presented
at the National Council of Geographic Education Annual Conference, Lake Tahoe, Nevada,
October 2006
2005 “Fresno’s Tower District: An Evolving Cultural Landscape.” Paper presented at
the California Geographical Society Annual Meeting, Spring, Yosemite National Park,
California
2003 “The TASO Model: A case study analysis of HIV/AIDS in Uganda.” Paper presented
at the Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, March, New Orleans, Louisiana
2001 “Temporal and Spatial Trends of HIV/AIDS in Uganda.” Poster presented at the
Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, February 28-March 3, New York
City, New York
2000 “Tuberculosis trends in Japan.” Paper presented at the Association of American
Geographers Annual Meeting, April 4-8, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1999 “AIDS in Uganda: a subnational spatial analysis of AIDS rates and clinic
attendance.” Poster presented at the Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting,
March 23-27, Honolulu, Hawaii
1998 “Living positively with AIDS: the influence of TASO clinics in Ugandan communities.”
Paper presented at the Southwest Division of the Association of American Geographers
Annual Meeting, October 28-31, 1998, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
1998 (With Bakama BakamaNume) “AIDS distribution in Uganda: a spatial analysis of
an urban malady.” Paper presented at the Association of American Geographers Annual
Meeting, March 26-29, 1998, Boston, Massachusetts
1996 (With James P. Lewandowski) "American Indian government policy: the creation
of a dual society in a developed nation." Paper presented at the Association of American
Geographers Annual Meeting, April 9-13, 1996, Charlotte, North Carolina
1996 “Dual societies within first world nations: an analysis of influencing factors
on American Indian reservations.” Paper presented at the Annual Geosciences Student
Symposium, March 23, 1996, Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas
1995 "Indians in Pennsylvania? A historical demography of Pennsylvania's hidden
urban minority." Poster presented at the Association of American Geographers Annual
Meeting, March 14-19, 1995, Chicago, Illinois
1994 "Native Americans in film: an image created, an image remembered." (final
version) Paper presented at the Middle States Division of the Association of American
Geographers Annual Meeting, October 21-23, 1994, Poughkeepsie, New York
1994 "Native Americans in film: an image created, an image remembered." (preliminary
version) Paper presented at the Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting,
March 27-April 2, 1994, San Francisco, California
FIELDWORK AND RESEARCH GRANTS
2010 “Effects of Multidisciplinary Home Visits for Asthma Triggers Identification
and Reduction Among Children from an Underserved Area of Central California,” Pinzon-Perez,
H., Calvarese, M., Delcore, H., Donohue, S., Hamilton, K., Mathurn, J., Sailor, S.,
National Institutes of Health.
2008 Dr. Howard Murad Research Grant, International Spa Association
Foundation,“Job Fulfillment and Wellness: A Geographic Study of the Effects of Work
Related Stress.”
2004 California State University-Fresno, College Research and Creative
Activity Award 2005-06, “Assessment of Geographic Knowledge: An Analysis of Map Location
Skills of Beginning World Geography Students.”
2001 New College for Instructional Innovation Grant, “Medical Geography:
Teaching Disease Diffusion with Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Statistical
Software, and Real Databases,” course development, funded by California State University,
Fresno.
2001 National Science Foundation Summer Institute in Taiwan Research
Fellow, National Taiwan Normal University/National Taiwan University Hospital, Department
of Geography, Dr. Linda Ouyang, Phone: 886-2- 2363787 ext.128. Taipei, Taiwan, Co-sponsored
by NSF and National Science Council of Taiwan.
2000 Minority International Training Program Conference Grant, International
AIDS conference, Durban, South Africa, July 9-14, 2000, funded by MIRT.
2000 National Science Foundation Summer Institute in Korea Research
Assistant, Ministry of Health, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University,
Host: Myoung-don Oh, M.D., Seoul, Korea, Phone: 82-2-760-2945.Co-sponsored by NSF
and Korean Science and Technology Foundation.
1999 National Science Foundation Summer Institute in Japan Research
Assistant/Intern, The Research Institute of Tuberculosis, Japan Anti- Tuberculosis
Association Ministry of Health, Tokyo, Japan, Host: Dr. Nobukatsu Ishikawa, Kiyose-Shi,
Tokyo, Japan 204-8533, Phone: 81-424- 93-5605. Co-sponsored by NSF and Japan Science
and Technology Council.
1997 National Institute of Health Fogherty International Center Grant
Summer Program Research Assistant, Uganda, Africa, funded by NSF and NIH, Race and
Ethnic Studies Institute, Kampala, Uganda. Supervisor: Dr. Bakama BakamaNume, Texas
A & M University, College Station, TX 77843, (409) 845-7141.
