CONFERENCES   

PAPERS PRESENTED
2018 Sammler, K. Colonial Pasts and Futures atop Mauna Loa and Mauna 
 Kea.International Geographical Union Regional Conference, Quebec 
 City, Canada 6–10 Aug.
2018 Sammler, K. Drawing a Line in the Sand: The Rising Politics of 
 Sea Level. Shifting Baselines, Altered Horizons: Politics, Practices, 
 and Knowledge in Environmental Science and Policy. Max Planck 
 Institute for the History of Science, Berlin, Germany, 21-22 Jun.
2018 Sammler, K. Meta Earth, virtual Mars: Science and colonialism 
 on Hawaiian mountains tops. Islands of the World. Frisian Islands, 
 The Netherlands, 10–14 Jun.
2018 Sammler, K. Ship Ballast as a Human Current. American Association
 of Geographers (AAG) Annual Meeting. New Orleans LA, 10-14 Apr.
2017 Sammler, K. Fog, clouds, and rain: Incorporating the atmosphere 
 into a hydrosocial framework. Association of Pacific Coast Geographers 
 (APCG) Annual Meeting, Chico CA, 26--28 Oct.
2017 Sammler, K., Lynch, C. Spaceport America: Contested Offworld Access
 and the Everyman Astronaut. American Association of Geographers Annual 
 Meeting, Boston, MA, 5–9, Apr.
2017 Sammler, K. Material, Technical, and Political Constructions of Sea 
 Level. AAG, Boston MA, 5-9, Apr.
2016 Sammler, K. Critical Physical Geography of Sea Level. Association of
 Pacific Coast Geographers Annual Meeting, Portland OR, 5–9 Oct.
2016 Sammler, K. Territory, Sovereignty and Political Geometry in the 
 Pacific Ocean. International Geographical Congress, Beijing, China, 
 21–25 Aug.
2016 Sammler, K. Common Heritage or Private Commodity: Political 
 Geography of Sea, Air, & Space. Association of American Geographers, 
 San Francisco CA, 29 Mar–02 Apr.
2015 Sammler, K. From Ocean Abyss to Vacuum of Space: Privatization in 
 the Vertical Commons. APCG, Palm Springs CA, 21–24 Oct.
2015 Sammler, K. Subsuming the Submerged: Producing Seabeds as Political
 Territories. Association of American Geographers, Chicago IL, 21–25 Apr.
2015 Sammler, K. Knowing the Abyss: Seeking Geographies of Ocean Space. 
 Oceans and Deserts: Charting Transdisciplinary Currents in Environment 
 and Culture within the Arts and Sciences, Tucson AZ 6–7 Mar.
2014 Sammler, K. Emerging Resource Management Strategies and Deep Seabed
 Mining in South Pacific Island Nations. Islands of the World Conference,
 Penghu Archipelago, Taiwan 22–27 Sep.
2014 Sammler, K. The Deep Pacific: Island Governance and Seabed Mineral 
 Development. Association of American Geographers, Tampa FL 8–12 Apr.
2014 Sammler, K. Sovereignty Submerged: Deep Sea Mining, Governance, & 
 Accumulation in the Pacific. Dimensions of Political Ecology, Lexington
 KY 27 Feb–1 Mar.
2013 Sammler, K. Ruin Spreads Over the Deep: The Production and 
 Materiality of Ocean Space. Association of American Geographers, Los 
 Angeles CA 9–13 Apr.
2012 Sammler, K. Redolent of Spheres: On Ocean Law and Sovereignty. 
 Association of Pacific Coast Geographers, Olympia WA 3–6 Oct.

POSTERS PRESENTED
2012 Sammler, K. Aquatic Imaginaries: Navigating Marine Debris. 
 Association of American Geographers, New York NY 24–28 Feb.
2010 Sammler, K., Hirschboeck, K. Flood Hydroclimatology Data as a Nexus
 for Stakeholder Interaction. Association of American Geographers, 
 Washington D.C., 14–18 Apr.
2009 Sammler, K., Kursinski, E.R., Ward, D. Profiling Ozone Via Radio 
 Occultation. American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, CA 14–18 Dec.

SESSIONS ORGANIZED
2018 J. Swann-Quinn & Sammler, K. Assembling Benthic Power. American 
 Association of Geographers Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, 3--7, Apr.
2017 K. Sammler & Z. Sugg. Multispheres: Legal & Political Geographies
 of Geophysical Interfaces, I & II. American Association of Geographers 
 Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, 5–9, Apr.
2016 Point, Line, Plane, Volume: Increasing Dimensionality in Geographic 
 Inquiry I & II. Association of American Geographers, San Francisco, CA,
 29 Mar–02 Apr.
2013 Writing Spaces of Exception: The Implications of Illegible 
 Geographies. Association of American Geographers, Los Angeles, CA 9–13 
 Apr.

DISCUSSANT
2018 Critical Approaches to Ocean Planning. American Association of 
 Geographers, New Orleans, LA, 10-14 Apr.
2017 Critical Geographies of Subsurface, Sky, and Other Inscrutable 
 Spaces. American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting, Boston, 
 MA, 5–9, Apr.
2012 Author Meets Critics: Island Enclaves by Godfrey Baldacchino. 
 Association of American Geographers, New York, NY 24–28 Feb.

CAMPUS TALKS

2018 Intersections of Geopolitics and Geophysics in Oceans and 
 Atmospheres. Cal Maritime Scholar Series, CSU Maritime Academy, 
 Feb 27.
2015 Seabed Mining Prospects in New Zealand. Society of Earth Science 
 Students, geosciences undergraduate club, University of Arizona.

INVITED WORKSHOPS

2018 Max Planck Institute for the History of Science. Shifting 
 Baselines, Altered Horizons: Politics, Practices, and Knowledge in 
 Environmental Science and Policy. Berlin, Germany, 21-22 Jun.
2017 National Science Foundation, Center for Research, Excellence, 
 and Diversity in Team Science (CREDITS). Lake Arrowhead, CA, 12–14 
 Oct.
2017 The Baldy Center for Law and Social Policy, Ocean Legalities: The
 Law and Life of the Sea. Buffalo, NY, 23–24 Feb.
2016 University of California Humanities Research Institute (UCHRI), 
 Oceanic Ecologies and Imaginaries. UC Irvine, CA, 26 Jun–2 Jul.
2016 Slow Science Institute, Critical Physical Geography: Proposal 
 Writing. Berkeley, CA, 26–28 Mar.
2015 Critical Physical Geography: Defining a Discipline. Chicago, IL,
 18-20 Ap.
2010 National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Weather and Society*
 Integrated Studies. Boulder, CO, 5–13, Aug.
2008 University Corporation of Atmospheric Research, 4th Asian Space 
 Conference & FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC. Normal Taiwan Uni., Taipei, Taiwan.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

PRIMARY INSTRUCTOR
Ocean Environmental Management spring 2018.
GIS Mapping & Spatial Analysis spring 2017, 2018. 
Ocean Politics fall 2016, 2017.
Environmental Policy fall 2016, fall 2017.
Comparative Maritime Policies spring 2017.
Comparative Politics fall 2016.
Our Changing Climate winter 2015: online.
Our Dynamic Landscape fall 2012, 2015.
Introduction to Physical Geography fall 2014, summer 2015: online.
Environment and Society winter 2013: online.
Computer Cartography summer 2011.

STUDY ABROAD
2019 International Experience Lead, New Zealand. 20 undergrads, 3 weeks.
2017 International Experience Lead, Vietnam. 28 undergraduates, 3 weeks.

LAB INSTRUCTOR
Geographic Apps. of Remote Sensing spring 2012.
GIS for Natural & Social Sciences spring 2012.
Introduction to Remote Sensing fall 2011.

TEACHING ASSISTANT
Our Diverse Biosphere spring 2016.
The Political and Cultural Geography of Globalization spring 2015.
Introduction to Sustainable Development spring 2015.
Weather and Climate fall 2007, spring 2008.

MENTORSHIP
2017 Nancy Orr, undergraduate research assistant, “Legal Construction 
 of Ocean Jurisdictions.”

SERVICE & OUTREACH

PROFESSIONAL
2018 Ad Hoc Reviewer, Political Geography.
     Ad Hoc Reviewer, Routledge book proposal.
     Nominations Committee, Association of Pacific Coast Geographers.
     Women’s Network Committee Co-Chair, Association of Pacific Coast 
     Geographers.
     Reader, College Board AP Human Geography. 
     Ad Hoc Reviewer, International Social Science Journal.
     Ad Hoc Reviewer, Geography Compass.
     Proposal Review Panel, National Science Foundation.
2017 Ad Hoc Reviewer, Environment and Planning A.
2015 Ad Hoc Reviewer, Island Studies Journal.

UNIVERSITY
Present–2017 Political Action Committee Chair, California Faculty 
 Association, CSUM.
Present-2017 Political Action Coordinator, California Faculty 
 Association, CSUM.
Present-2017 The Institution-Wide Assessment Council – assessment of 
 institution-wide academic student learning outcomes, CSU Maritime.
2017 Search Committee – Global Studies & Maritime Affairs Chair, CSUM.
2016-17 Faculty Learning Committee – department learning assessment 
 implementation, CSU Maritime.
2015 Search committee – Associate Dean for Research. Social & Behavioral
 Sciences, University of Arizona.
2011–2015 Travel Grant Judge – Graduate & Professional Student Council, 
 University of Arizona.
2011 Development Committee – School of Geography and Development, 
 University of Arizona. Newsletter, alumni fundraising.

COMMUNITY
2018-17 Visions of the Wild. Film and Arts Festival, Vallejo, CA.
2018-17 Maritime Film Festival organizer, CSU Maritime.
2015 Space Society and science fiction reading group, Founder, Tucson,
 AZ.
2014 McGuinness Foundation & stakeholders, organizer and presenter. 
 Wellington, NZ.
2012 South Side Community School Science Fair, Judge, Tucson, AZ.
2010 Tucson Aquatic Enthusiast Society & Aquatic Syndicate, Founder. 
 Tucson, AZ.
2008 SuomiNet GPS precipitable water vapor weather station. Volunteer
 installation. Yuma, AZ.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
Association of American Geographers
Association of Pacific Coast Geographers
International Geographical Union
International Small Islands Studies Association

LANGUAGE
Spanish reading: good, writing: good, speaking: conversational.

ADDITIONAL SKILLS
COMPUTER SKILLS ArcGIS, ERDAS Imagine, Fortran, GrADS, IDL, iWork,
 LaTeX, Mathematica, Matlab, Microsoft Office, Nvivo, Unix.   
OTHER 
2015 Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) Course in 
 Effective Teaching Practices 
2008 CITI Human Subjects Training, renewed 2013 
2008 PADI open water SCUBA 
Screen printing and design