John Richard Dodson

Background

Dodson, John Richard was born on June 13, 1948 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Son of Henry Richard Dodson and Beryl Beatrice Born.

Education

Bachelor of Science with honors, Monash U., Melbourne, 1970; Master of Science, Monash U., Melbourne, 1971; Doctor of Philosophy, Australian National U., Canberra, 1976.

Career

Lecturer, U. Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, 1976-1977; lecturer, U. NSW, Sydney, Australia, 1977-1981; senior lecturer, U. NSW, Sydney, Australia, 1981-1988; associate professor, U. NSW, Sydney, Australia, since 1988; professor, U. Western Australia, Perth, Australia, since 1995. Joint leader Partnership for Educational Progress II IGBP-PAGES, Bern, Switzerland, since 1994. Member of national committee for geography and quaternary research Australian Academy Science, Canberra, since 1992.

Achievements

• John Richard Dodson has been listed as a noteworthy Geography educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Geographic Society NSW (vice president 1994-1995).

Connections

Married Margo Evelyn Harvey, May 15, 1971 (divorced January 1983). Children: Catherine, Richard. Married Mary Alice Power, September 15, 1984.

Children: Andriu, Thomas, Eoin.

Father:

Henry Richard Dodson Born

Mother:

Beryl Beatrice Born

Spouse:

Mary Alice Power

Spouse:

Margo Evelyn Harvey

child:

Richard Dodson

child:

Catherine Dodson

child:

Andriu Dodson

child:

Thomas Dodson

child:

Eoin Dodson