William V. Ackerman

ackerman.37@osu.edu

Address

Current Position

• Associate Professor of Geography, The Ohio State University, Lima.
• Director of Honors, The Ohio State University, Lima

Previous Positions

• CEO Union State Bank, Upton, Wyoming, 1980-1992.
• Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Geography, California State University, San Bernardino, CA, 1972-1980.

Education

• Ph.D., Geography, 1972. The Ohio State University
• M.S., Geography, 1968. University of Wyoming
• B.A., International Relations, 1966. University of Wyoming

Teaching

Current Activities

• Lima Mayor's Committee: Project for a New Community
• The Governor's Advisory Board for Economic Development for Northwest Ohio

Recent Research and Publications

Bill's research is in the area of urban/economic geography and focuses on problems in smaller urban and rural areas. He conducts research on economic development, land use, small town revitalization and crime. In June of 1999, Bill was awarded the Outstanding Faculty Scholar Award at The Ohio State University at Lima.  Bill's research interest in crime in smaller communities has led to a major research grant.  Co-Principal Investigators Bill Ackerman (Geography), Joe Donnermeyer (Human and Community Resource Development), Laurie Krivo (Sociology), and Ruth Peterson (Sociology) received a Byrne Memorial Grant Program Subgrant in the amount of approximately $375,000 from the Office of Criminal Justice Services to examine "Crime in Ohio: Analyses of Ohio Incident Based Crime Data."

• Ackerman, W.V., and Bunch, R.L., 2012.  A comparative analysis of Indian Gaming in the United States. American Indian Quarterly, Vol 36, #1, Winter 2012.  Pages 50-74.
• Ackerman, William V. "Indian Gaming in South Dakota: Conflict in Public Policy." American Indian Quarterly. Spring 2009, vol. 33, no. 2, pp253-279.
• Ackerman, William V. "Deadwood, 2004: Fourteen Years of Economic Recovery, Historic Preservation, and Community Revitalization." The Western Planner. October and December 2005.
• Ackerman, William V. "Urbanization in the Midwest." Encyclopedia of the Midwest. Indiana University Press, 2005.
• Ackerman, William V. "Transportation in the Midwest." Encyclopedia of the Midwest. Indiana University Press, 2005.
• Ackerman, William V. and Murray, Alan T. "Assessing Spatial Patterns of Crime in Lima, Ohio." Cities, Vol. 21, No. 5, 2004.
• Ackerman, William V.  "The Concept of Community Policing and a Case Study of Lima, Ohio."  Atlas of Crime, edited by Linda Turnbull.  Phoenix: Oryx Press.  2000.
• Ackerman, William V.  "Deadwood 2000: The First Ten Years, An Analysis of Gambling, Historic Preservation, and Community Revitalization." The Western Planner, Vol. 21, No. 6, September 2000.
• Ackerman, William V.  "Growth Control Vs. the Growth Machine: Conflict in Urban Land Use."  Urban Geography, Vol. 20, No. 2, February, 1999.
• Ackerman, William V.  "Casinos Have Proven Beneficial to Deadwood, South Dakota."  Legalized Gambling, edited by Mary Williams.  San Diego: Greenhaven.  1999.
• Ackermann, William V.  "Socioeconomic Correlates of Increasing Crime Rates in Smaller Cities."  The Professional Geographer, Vol. 50, No. 3, August, 1998.
• Ackerman, William V.  "Deadwood, South Dakota - Gambling, Historic Preservation, and Economic Revitalization."  Rural Development Pespectives, Vol. 11, No. 2, February, 1997.
• Ackerman, William V.  "The Spread of Crime to Smaller Ohio Cities and the Spatial Distribution of Crime in Lima, Ohio."  The Justice Professional, Vol. 10, Fall, 1997.
• Ackerman, William V.  "Financing Historic Preservation in Rural Communities: A Case for Legalized Gambling."  Cultural Resources Management, Vol. 19, No. 4, May, 1996.