#60;b#62;Vincent J. Del Casino Jr#60;/b#62; is Professor of Geography at California State University, Long Beach. He has published extensively on social geography, the geographies of health, geographic methodologies, critical cartography, and representational politics. His recent books include #60;i#62;Social Geography: A Critical Introduction#60;/i#62; (Wiley-Blackwell, 2009).#60;/p#62;#60;p#62;#60;b#62;Mary E. Thomas#60;/b#62; is Assistant Professor of Geography and Womenrsquo;s Studies at Ohio State University. Her research examines racial segregation among US youth populations and the perpetuation of racism, sexism, and white hegemony in the practices of young women.#60;br… /#62;nbsp;#60;br /#62;#60;b#62;Ruth Panelli#60;/b#62; is a Reader in Human Geography at University College London. She has published work on responses to individual and collective experiences of difference and her books include #60;i#62;Social Geographies: From Difference to Action#60;/i#62; (2004) and #60;i#62;Global Perspectives on Rural Childhood and Youth#60;/i#62; (ed. with Samantha Punch and Elsbeth Robson, 2004).#60;/p#62;#60;p#62;#60;b#62;Paul Cloke#60;/b#62; is Professor of Human Geography at the University of Exeter. He has published widely on the social and cultural geographies of rural areas, and is Founder Editor of Journal of Rural Studies. His recent books include #60;i#62;Swept Up Lives?: Re-envisioning the Homeless City#60;/i#62; (with Jon May and Sarah Johnsen, Wiley-Blackwell, 2010), and #60;i#62;Globalizing Responsibility: The Political Rationalities of Ethical Consumption#60;/i#62; (with Clive Barnett, Nick Clarke and Alice Malpass, Wiley-Blackwell, 2010).#60;/p#62;
Paul Robbins is professor of Geography at the University of Arizona and is known for his interdisciplinary views of how geography interrelates with other disciplines. He has written and edited several books including the best selling textbook "Political Ecology: A Critical Introduction" (Blackwell 2004) and the recent "Lawn People: How Grasses Weeds and Chemicals Make Us Who We Are" (Temple University Press 2007).