Background
Gilmartin, Patricia Purcell was born on August 23, 1941 in Atlanta. Daughter of Harold Eugene and Robbie Lee Purcell.
Gilmartin, Patricia Purcell was born on August 23, 1941 in Atlanta. Daughter of Harold Eugene and Robbie Lee Purcell.
Bachelor of Science, Georgia State University, 1974; Master of Arts, Georgia State University, 1977; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Kansas, 1980.
Assistant professor, U. Victoria, B.C., Canada, 1980-1984; assistant professor geography, University of Southern California, Columbia, 1984-1987; associate professor, University of Southern California, Columbia, 1987-1993; professor, University of Southern California, Columbia, since 1993.
Member American Congress on Surveying and Mapping, Association American Geographers (chairman cartography group 1988-1989, associate editor Annals 1991-1993, 96, local arrangements committee since 1993, national councillor since 1993), National Academy Sciences (rediscovering geography committee 1993-1994), North America Cartographic Information Society (board directors 1988-1990, 94-), Canada Cartographic Association, Association Woman Geographers, American Association of University Women, Society for History Discoveries.