Professor Contact Information ellism@uw.edu Personal Website Fields of Interest Labor Migration Population Segregation Statistical Methods Urban Biography Ph.D., Indiana, 1988 Courses Taught Spring 2025GEOG 208 A: Geography of the World Economy: Regional Fortunes and the Rise of Global Markets GEOG 310 A: Immigrant America: Trends and Policies from a Geographic Perspective Spring 2024GEOG 208 A: Geography of the World Economy: Regional Fortunes and the Rise of Global Markets GEOG 513 A: Research Grant Workshop Spring 2023GEOG 208 A: Geography of the World Economy: Regional Fortunes and the Rise of Global Markets GEOG 310 A: Immigrant America: Trends and Policies from a Geographic Perspective Winter 2023GEOG 495 A: Special Topics Autumn 2022GEOG 595 A: Special Topics in Geography Spring 2022GEOG 310 A: Immigrant America: Trends and Policies from a Geographic Perspective GEOG 513 A: Research Grant Workshop Resources & Related Links Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology Northwest Federal Statistical Research Data Center Affiliations Home Department Geography Related Departments Center for Statistics & the Social Sciences Center for Studies in Demography & Ecology Related News Related News The Guardian Reports on New Research into the Geography of Social Deprivation in England and Wales (December 11, 2023) CSDE Welcomes Ayala as *New* Executive Director of the Northwest Federal Statistical Research Data Center (NWFSRDC) (June 19, 2023) Ethnic segregation in England and Wales on the wane, research finds (January 17, 2023) 2021 Awards, Honors and Achievements (June 8, 2021) Announcing Our 2021 Halmo Geography Scholar: Elizabeth Theirl! (March 22, 2021) 2020 Awards, Honors and Achievements (June 16, 2020) Ph.D. Candidate Caitlin Alcorn Wins AAG's Geographic Perspectives on Women Award for Dissertation Proposal (June 11, 2019) Geography Graduate Student Alex Ramiller Collaborates with an Interdisciplinary Team Researching Evictions in Washington State (March 5, 2019) Treasure trove of restricted social science data now available to Pacific Northwest researchers (September 28, 2012) US Cities Becoming More Diverse AND More Segregated (July 20, 2012)