Background
Smith, Laura was born on September 28, 1972 in St. Paul. Daughter of Leland and Kathleen Hansen.
Smith, Laura was born on September 28, 1972 in St. Paul. Daughter of Leland and Kathleen Hansen.
Bachelor, Macalester College, St. Paul, 1994. Master of Arts, University Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1996. Doctor of Philosophy, University Minnesota, Minneapolis, 2004.
Assistant professor geography Macalester College, since 2004. Consultant Federal Reserve Bank Minneapolis, Community Affairs, since 2003. Geographic information system or geographical information science consultant Bois Forte Band Chippewa, Nett Lake, Minnesota, since 2005.
Member of Association American Geographers (chair west lakes division 2009-2010).
Married Gregory Smith, July 15, 2000. Children: Tyler, Corbin.