Dr. Daniel Kpienbaareh

Assistant Professor

Geography-Geology-Environment

Office

Felmley Hall of Science - FHS 104

Office Hours

Tuesdays and Thursdays: 11 - 1 pm

dlkpien@ilstu.eduemail

About
Education
Research

Biography

I am broadly trained in human-environment interactions and their impacts on socio-ecological systems, which can be understood through geospatial technologies. I employ social science theories to identify policy alternatives to environmental challenges.

Teaching Interests & Areas

Introduction to GIS
Weather, Climate and Climate Change
Introduction to Environmental Systems

Research Interests & Areas

Geospatial applications
Human impacts of environmental resource use
Precision agriculture
Agroecology and other regenerative farming approaches
Participatory GIS
Smallholder agriculture

PhD Geography and Environment

Western University

London, Ontario, Canada

MS Geographic Information Systems, Remote sensing and Cartography

University of Akron

Akron, Ohio, USA

MS Climate Change Science and Policy

University of Sussex

Brighton, UK

BA Geography and Rural Development

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Kumasi, Ghana

Journal Article

Bezner Kerr, R., Liebert, J., Kansanga, M., & Kpienbaareh, D. (2022). Human and social values in agroecology: A review. Elem Sci Anth, 10(1), 00090.

Kpienbaareh, D., Kansanga, M. M., Yiridoe, E., & Luginaah, I. (2022). Exploring the drivers of herbicide use and risk perception among smallholder farmers in Ghana. Gender, Technology and Development, 1-27.

Kpienbaareh, D., Luginaah, I., Bezner Kerr, R., Wang, J., Poveda, K., Steffan‐Dewenter, I., ... & Dakishoni, L. (2022). Assessing local perceptions of deforestation, forest restoration, and the role of agroecology for agroecosystem restoration in northern Malawi. Land Degradation & Development, 33(7), 1088-1100.