CURRICULUM VITAE 1. Personal Data (a) Surname: Abdulkarim (b) Other names: Ishaq Aliyu (c) Date of Birth: 23 th February, 1977 (d) Place of Birth: New Bussa (e) Nationality: Nigerian (f) Marital Status: Married (g) Residential Address: No. 846, Chiranci Yamma, Kumbotso L.G.A. Kano (h) Correspondence Address: Room B3, IGR Theatre, P.M.B. 3011, iaabuadnan@gmail.com: iaaliyu.geo@buk.edu.ng Tel: (+234) 803 2086286 (i) Current Employer: Bayero University, Kano 2. Institution Attended with Dates i) B.L.G.E.A. Primary school, Kosubosu, Baruten L. G. A. Kwara State 1986 ii) Government secondary school Kaiama, Kwara State 1992 iii) Kaduna polytechnic 1997 iv) Bayero University, Kano 2005 v) University of Ibadan 2009 Abdulkarim s CV 2015 Page 1
3. Qualifications i) First school Leaving Certificate 1986 ii) Senior Secondary School Certificate (WAEC) 1992 iii) Ordinary National Diploma (OND) 1997 iii) General Certificate Examination (GCE) 2000 iv) Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Geography 2005 v) Masters of Science (M.Sc.) Geography 2009 vi) PhD in Medical Geography (In View) 2013 to date 4. Research Projects 1. Role of Local Government in Rural Development in Madobi L. G. A. Kano (2005) unpublished undergraduate project 2. An Assessment of the Socio-Economic Impact of Zimbabwean White Farmers in Edu Local Government Area, Kwara State (2009), unpublished M. Sc. Thesis. 5. Workshops and Conferences 1. Isa, U. F., U. and Abdulkarim, I. A. (2011); Spatial Analysis of MTN Base Stations in Kano Metropolis: A Paper Presented At 52nd Annual Conference of the Association of Nigerian Geographers (ANG) Held at the, Usman Danfodiyo University, Sokoko 2. Isa, U. F., and Abdulkarim, I. A. (2011); A Comparative Analysis of Para-Transit Modes of Transportation in Urban Kano: A Paper Presented At 53 rd Annual Conference of the Association of Nigerian Geographers (ANG) Held at the and Planning, Lagos State University, Ojo. On the 21 st 25 th November, 2011 3. Abdulkarim I. A. (2012): Impact of Zimbabwean White Farmer on Land Ownership in Edu Local Government Area, Kwara State. A Paper Presented At 54th Annual Conference of the Association of Nigerian Geographers (ANG) Held at the Department of Geography, Kano University of Science and Technology Wudil, Kano State, Nigeria. 19 th to 23 rd November, 2012. 4. Moodle e-learning Training: Moodle Course Creator Training by Centre for Information Technology, From the 4 th to 27 th July 2001. Abdulkarim s CV 2015 Page 2
5. Raprtuer and Member LOC (2012): International Conference on the Future of Energy in Nigeria s Drylands: Challenges and Opportunities. Held at the Center for Democratic Research and Training, from the 12 th to 15 th of November, 2012. 6. Published Articles 1) Abdulkarim I. A. (2013): Rural Markets; In Kano: Environment, Society, and Development. A. I. Tanko and S. B. Momale (Eds), Adonis & Abbey Publishers Ltd, London. 2) Abdulkarim I. A., Ahmed, M., Mohammed, M. U., Haruna, M., and Riskuwa, M. A. (2014) Distribution of Healthcare Facilities Using Geographic Information System (GIS) in Giwa Local govt. Area of Kaduna State. Techno Science: Africana Journal Vol. 9 No. 1 p136 147. ISSN 2006-2273 3). T. A. Ogundele, I. A. Abdulkarim, and E. C. Enyinnaya (2014): Accessibility and utilisation of university health care services (Jaja) among undergraduate students of university of Ibadan, Oyo State; American Journal of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences 2014; 1(4): 35-41 7. Working Experience a) N.Y.S.C. (2006/2007) Nagari college Birnin Kebbi (NYSC) b) Graduate Assistant (2007 to 2009) c) Assistant Lecturer (2009 to 2012) d) Lecturer II (2012 to Date) Bayero University, Kano 8. Courses Taught GEO 4314 (Rural Geography) GEO 4338 (Medical Geography) GEO 3301 (Field Course) GEO 3208 (Settlement Geography) GEO 2305 (Statistics for Geographers) GEO 2203 (Population Geography) GEO 2204 (Spatial Analysis) GEO 1307 (Field Studies) Abdulkarim s CV 2015 Page 3
GEO 1306 (Elements of Land Survey) GEO1204 Regional Geography of the World GEO7221 (Waste Management) GEO8320 (Agricultural Geography) GEO 8328 (Rural Studies) MEM8208 Disaster Management 9. Collaboration and Consultancy Projects 1. Research Assistant (Oct. Nov., 2009) Land Holding Survey for Magaga and Tomas Irrigation Schemes (As part of Suitability Assessment for Rice Production in Kano) for MADITECH, Malaysia. 2. Research Assistant (Feb., 2010 to Date) Integrated Watershed Mapping and Conservation Management Using Remote Sensing in North Western Nigeria. Being collaboration between and National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), Abuja, NIGERIA. Funded by NASRDA, Abuja 3. Research Assistant (2010) Environmental Audit and Mapping of the Globacom Facilities in Kano, Jigawa, Kaduna and Gombe State at the Department of Geography Bayero University, Kano 4. Research Assistant (Nov 2010 to Date) Urban growth, domestic fuel and sustainable forestry in Kano, Nigeria. Being collaboration between Bayero University, Kano, University of Birmingham, and University of Bath. Funded by DFID and administered by the British Council 10. Responsibilities Level Coordinator 2010-Date Member, Departmental committee on Library 2010-Date Member, Faculty Committee on Library Development 2010-2012 Assistant Examination Officer II 2011- Date 11. Award and Honours Received Abdulkarim s CV 2015 Page 4
a) Best Graduating Student (OND), Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Kaduna Polytechnic (1997) b) Federal Republic of Nigeria Award of Under-graduate Scholarship 2001/2002 c) M. Sc. Fellowship, Bayero University, Kano (2007) REFREES: i) Professor Adamu Idris Tanko Bayero University, Kano ii) iii) Professor J. Afolabi Falola Professor Yusuf Muhammad Adamu Abdulkarim s CV 2015 Page 5