He received his doctorate from the University of Copenhagen, his MSc from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and his undergraduate degree from Georgetown University. His work appears in journals such as Regional Environmental Change, Agricultural Systems, International Journal of Geographical Information Science, Mountain Research and Development, and Danish Journal of Geography, in addition to book chapters and technical reports. Steve’s research has focused on the human dimensions of land use / land cover changes in parts of Africa and Southeast Asia and on the use of spatial information tools (GIS, remote sensing, and GPS) to better understand the complexities of these changes. He has conducted research in northern Vietnam, Laos, the Islands of Flores and Sumba in Indonesia, Madagascar, and Melanesia.