Michael C. Barbaro

Education

• M.A., Geography, University of Missouri, 2002.
• B.A., Biology and Pre-Medicine; Geography (minor), Augustana College, 1999.

Professional Experience

• Programming Team Leader
• Web design/development (ASP.NET, VB.NET, Javascript, AJAX.NET, Flex 4 - Flash Builder, DotNetNuke CMS)
• GIS - Geographic Information Systems (ArcGIS)
• Digital cartography
• Spatial data development

Graduate Experience

• Research Assistant, Dept. of Geography, Geographic Resources Center, University of Missouri, 2001. GIS digitization, data management, and digital cartography.
• Teaching Assistant, Dept. of Geography, University of Missouri, 1999-2000. World Regional Geography Instructor.

Selected Publications and Presentations

• Shores, E.F., Grace, C., Barbaro, E., Barbaro, M.C., & Flenner, M. Reducing Risks for Young Children: Indicators Research Can Guide Disaster Preparedness of the Early Childhood Sector. Child Indicators Research, Volume 2, Number 3, 293-301. September 2009.
• Shores, E.F., Heath, J., Barbaro, E., Barbaro, M.C., Grace, C. Putting young children on disaster maps: The challenges of child care data integration. Journal of Emergency Management, Vol. 5, No.4, July/August 2007.
• Barbaro, M. Applications of Missouri's New Digital Elevation Model (DEM). Twenty-third Annual ESRI International Users Conference, San Diego, CA, July 2003. Poster presentation.
• Barbaro, M. Creating a Higher-Level Digital Elevation Model (DEM) on a State-wide Level.  Twenty-third Annual ESRI International Users Conference, San Diego, CA, July 2003. Poster presentation.
• Barbaro, M. Measuring Spatial Inequality: Proximal Access to Child-Care in Boone County, Missouri. University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, August 2002. Master's Thesis.
• Barbaro, M. Proximal Access to Child-Care in Boone County, Missouri. Twenty-second Annual ESRI International Users Conference, San Diego, CA, July 2002. Poster presentation.
• Barbaro, M. Barriers to Child-Care Access in Boone County, Missouri. Ninety-seventh Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers (AAG), New York, NY, March 2001. Paper presentation.

Project History

• 2010-Present. YUSA - PHC GIS. A National Mapping and Reporting System for Y-USA Pioneering Health Communities.
• 2010-Present. Childhood Obesity Prevention GIS. Development and Implementation of a National Web-based Childhood Obesity Prevention Geographic Information System.
• 2008-Present. Community Issues Management. Community Issues Management (CIM) is a web-based Collaborative Management System designed for local and regional organizations to frame, manage and take action on complex issues.
• 2005-2008. Community Information Resources Center (CIRC). The Community Information Resources Center (CIRC) uses spatial information to help visualize “place-based” issues impacting communities across the United States. In addition to serving as a RUPRI core resource for panels and stakeholders, CIRC also coordinates with other national initiatives to help bring a spatial dimension to community issues. Job Duties: Web Programming, GIS Analysis/Cartography, Database Management.


• 2004-2006. Lincoln Home National Historic Site - Photo Archive Project. Project goals are to digitize and make accessible (via an internet-based search tool) approximately 24,000 photographs from the Historic Site's museum collection. Each photograph comes with unique metadata such as image description, date, location, photographer, etc. Job Duties: Project Manager.


• 2004-2006. Spatial Nutrient Management Planner. The Spatial Nutrient Management Planner (SNMP) is a decision support tool that facilitates the collection, analysis, and presentation of spatial information related to the agricultural placement of nutrients incorporating current state regulations and geographic constraints. Job Duties: Web Design, Technical Instructor.


• 2001-2004. Missouri Digital Hypsography.  Work-share project developing 1:24,000-scale contour layers and related spot elevation information in a digital format for the United States Geological Survey and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Job Duties: Data Development, Quality Control.

• Masters Research (1999-2001). Measuring Spatial Inequality: Proximal Access to Child-Care in Boone County, Missouri. Compilation, management, and analysis of over 8,000 geographic records including addresses of children and child-care facilities in Boone County, Missouri. Thesis research focused on the spatial accessibility of households to child-care using GIS as a tool for understanding social inequality in relation to service delivery. (completed as a thesis for the Master of Arts Degree, Dept. of Geography, University of Missouri)