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Joel I. Deichmann, Ph.D. is Professor of Geography in the Global Studies Department at Bentley University in Waltham, Massachusetts, USA. He earned his Ph.D. from the University at Buffalo in 1999 after completing his B.A. in Geography at SUNY Geneseo (1993) and M.A. in Geography at the University of Cincinnati (1995). His has published extensively on geographic aspects of foreign direct investment, international tourism, and economic convergence. His regional focus is Central and Eastern Europe, where he has lived and traveled widely. Prof. Deichmann’s travel book entitled Passion for Place: Embracing Global Wanderlust was published by 1st World Publishing in 2015, and his edited volume on FDI in former Yugoslavia was published in 2021. His teaching specialties include Globalization, Global Regions, the Geography of Europe, and Comparative Government and Politics. Several of these courses have been offered as short-term travel programs to locations throughout Central and Eastern Europe.
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