Education
PhD, Geography, 2014–present
Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University
MA, Geography, 2014
San Diego State University
BA, History, 2012
California State University, Fullerton
Publications
Journal Articles
Forthcoming. Van Ramshorst, J. P. Laughing about it: Emotional and affective spaces of humour in the geopolitics of migration. Geopolitics.
Commentaries
2018. Van Ramshorst, J. P. Anti-immigrant sentiment, rising populism, and the Oaxacan Trump. Journal of Latin American Geography 17(1), 253–256.
Book Chapters
In Press. Van Ramshorst, J. P. and Winders, J. Transit migration, borders, and activism: Understanding the changing geographies and temporalities of international migration. In M. Elman, C. Gerard, G. Golan, and L. Kriesberg (eds.), Transforming Intractable Conflicts: Restructuring and Reframing. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield.
Book Reviews
2016. Van Ramshorst, J. P. Review of Guatemala-U.S. migration: Transforming regions. By S. Jonas and N. Rodriguez. International Migration Review 50(1), e11–e12.
2014. Van Ramshorst, J. P. Review of Securing the city: Neoliberalism, space, and insecurity in post-war Guatemala. Edited by K. L. O'Neill and K. Thomas. Urban Geography 35(2), 313–314.
Grants and Awards
2018 Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, Graduate School, Syracuse University
2017 Summer Research Award, Department of Geography, Syracuse University
2017 Field Study Award, Latin American Specialty Group of the AAG
2016 Maxwell Citizenship Initiative Research Grant, Maxwell School, Syracuse University
2016 Summer Research Grant, Program on Latin America and the Caribbean, Syracuse University
2015 Roscoe-Martin Dissertation Award, Maxwell School, Syracuse University
2014 Citizenship Award, Department of Geography, San Diego State University
2013 Field Research Grant, Tinker Foundation
2013 Scholarship for Less Commonly Taught Languages, Welte Institute for Oaxacan Studies
2013 Field Study Award, Conference of Latin Americanist Geographers
2013 Alvena Storm Memorial Scholarship, Department of Geography, San Diego State University
2012 Outstanding History Student Award, Department of History, California State University, Fullerton
Professional Presentations
Papers
2019 “Waiting to live: Migration, asylum, and transnational death in the U.S. and Mexico.” Presented at the Annual Meeting of the LSA, Washington, DC, May 30–June 2.
2018 "The detention corridor: Spatializing migration management and uncertainty in the U.S.-Mexico borderlands." Presented at the Annual Meeting of the AAG, New Orleans, LA, April 10–14.
2017 "Haunting, trauma, and the spectral geographies of fieldwork." Presented at the Annual Critical Geography Conference, Penn State University, State College, PA, October 27–28.
2017 "Laughing about it: Emotional and affective spaces of humor in the geopolitics of migration." Presented at the Annual Emotional geographies Conference, California State University, Long Beach, Long Beach, CA, June 14–16.
2017 "'La migra!': Joking and laughter in irregular migration from Central America." Presented at the Human Smuggling Workshop, University of Texas, El Paso, El Paso, TX, April 6–8.
2016 "Transit migration, borders, and activism: Understanding the changing geographies of international migration." Presented at the Transforming Intractable Conflicts Conference, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, September 23–24.
2015 "'To live is to be hunted': Philip K. Dick, science fiction, and the politics of immigration." Presented at the Circuits of Justice Workshop, Penn State University, State College, PA, November 6–7.
2015 "Henri Lefebvre and dystopian spaces in science fiction cinema." Presented at the Annual Meeting of the AAG, Chicago, IL, April 22–25.
2014 "'I suffer a lot, we all suffer so much': Transnational contexts of mobility, migration, and connectedness." Presented at the Latin American Graduate Organization Conference, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, February 13–15.
Organized Panels and Sessions
2019 “Affect(ing) the classroom: Theory and teaching in cultural geography.” Panel session organized at the Annual Meeting of the AAG, Washington, DC, April 3–7.
2018 "Integrating radical scholarship and activism inside the neoliberal university." Panel session co-organized at the Annual Meeting of the AAG, New Orleans, LA, April 10–14.
2015 "The politics of utopia and dystopia: Exploring geographies of speculative fiction." Paper session co-organized at the Annual Meeting of the AAG, Chicago, IL, April 22–25.
2014 "Supporting women in geography across the sub-disciplines, 2nd annual panel." Panel co-organized at the Annual Meeting of the AAG, Tampa, FL, April 8–12.
Teaching Experience
Courses
2019 Instructor of record, World Cultures, Syracuse University (undergraduate)
2018 Teaching associate, Global Community, Syracuse University (undergraduate)
2018, 2017 Graudate facilitator, Fulbright Pre-Academic Program, Syracuse University (graduate)
2018 Teaching assistant, Human Geography, Syracuse University (undergraduate)
2017, 2015 Teaching assistant, World Cultures, Syracuse University (undergraduate)
2016 Teaching assistant, Environment & Society, Syracuse University (undergraduate)
2015, 2014 Teaching assistant, Global Environmental Change, Syracuse University (undergraduate)
2014, 2012 Teaching assistant, Geography of Food, San Diego State University (undergraduate)
2013, 2012 Teaching assistant, South America, San Diego State University (undergraduate)
Invited Lectures
2019 “In-Between places: Migration, identity, and the politics of migrants’ journeys from Central America.” Presented at the Program for the Advancement of Research on Conflict and Collaboration (PARCC) Conversations, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, February 27.
2018 "New directions in geopolitics: Rethinking security." Presented in Political Geography, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, April 26.
2017 "Changing experiences of migration in North and Central America." Presented in World Cultures, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, October 4.
2016 "Borders, transit migration, and migrant journeys from Central America." Presented at the Refugee Advocacy Program, RAICES, San Antonio, TX, February 18
2016 "En el camino: Nuevos riesgos y derechos en transito." Presented at Centro de Ayuda Humanitaria a Migrantes, Chahuites, Oaxaca, MX, November 19.
2015 "Migration, identity, and borders." Presented in World Cultures, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, October 7.
Disciplinary Service
Manuscript Review
Geopolitics (2019)
Emotion, Space, and Society (2018)
Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies (2017)
University and Departmental Service
2015–2016 Graduate Student Representative, Department of Geography, Syracuse University
2014–2016 Member, Future Professoriate Program, Syracuse University
2013–2014 Colloquium Representative, Department of Geography, San Diego State University
2013–2014 Vice-President, Supporting Women in Geography (SWIG), San Diego State University
Professional Memberships
American Association of Geographers (AAG)
Conference of Latin Americanist Geographers (CLAG)
Law and Society Association (LSA)
Languages
Spanish Fluency in reading, writing, and speaking