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Dr.
Antonia Casellas’ research and teaching interests are in the broad fields of
urban geography and planning,
political economy, community development, local and regional economic
development, cultural and gender issues, Latin America and European studies,
and tourism planning. She has published works on regional disparities in the
European Union, gender and tourism in Latin America, defense industrial
restructuring policies in Spain, and cultural tourism. Her current research
projects include studies on the impact of tourism development on downtown
revitalization and labor regulatory systems in the hospitality industry.
She was
an Ameritech Fellow/Visiting Research Scholar at the Institute for
Development Strategies from
September 1999 to May 2000 and from September 2001 still May 2002.
Previously to her arrival at IU, she was an International Senior Fellow at
the Institute for Policy Studies at Johns Hopkins University and a Senior
Researcher for the Project on Regional and Industrial Economics (PRIE) at
Rutgers University.
Born in Spain, she
has received her Ph.D. and Master (MCRP) degrees on Urban Planning and
Policy Development from Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey; a B.A.
in Communications from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; and a B.A. in
Philosophy from the Universitat de Barcelona.
Currently she is an Adjunct Professor in the Geography Department at New
Mexico State University.
Recent Publications:
 | “EDA and U.S. economic distress 1965-2000.” Report. Center for Urban
Policy Research (CUPR), Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and
Public Policy, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey & Department
of Geography, Pennsylvania State University. July 2004 (Robert Lake,
Robin Leichenko and Amy Glasmeier, co-directors). |
| “The Spanish defense industrial restructuring in the post Cold-War
decade.” Chapter in From Defense to Development? International
Perspectives on Realizing the Peace Dividend. Ann Markusen, Sean
DiGiovanna, and Michael C. Leary eds. London: Routledge Press, 2003. pp.
43-74.
http://www.booksmatter.com/b041532291X.htm |
| “Gender, tourism and development in Latin America.” Chapter in Women
as Producers and Consumers of Tourism, Yorghos Apostolopoulos, Sevil
Sönmez and Dallen J. Timothy eds. Praeger: Westport, Connecticut. 2001,
pp:143-166 (Briavel Holcomb, co-author). |
| “Cultural tourism as cultural interchange.” Conference Report.
Annals of Tourism Research. 1999. Vol. 25 (1): 216-7 (Catherine Galley,
co-author). |
| “Regional definitions in the European Union: a question of
disparities?” Regional Studies. 1999. Vol. 33(6): 551-558 (Catherine
Galley, co-author). |
Little Known Facts About Antonia:
| Antonia is
originally from a village of 500 inhabitants in the Catalan Pyrenees
and she loves to live and work in cities. |
| She likes to take
public transportation and to walk. She managed to survive in the US
for four years without a car. |
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