Dr. David Wilson

Professor

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Biography

David Wilson is currently investigating projects pivoting political economy in the U.S. and global north cities. His specific projects examine the politics of urban growth regimes in cities, along with the politics of competing discourses that generate gentrified neighborhoods and poverty in communities. He focuses on racializing contemporary urban issues and crime in city growth. Professor Wilson has served on the editorial boards of Urban Geography, Professional Geographer, Social Cultural Geography, and the Syracuse University Press's Society, Space, Place Book Series, and Inter-Cultural Studies. He has contributed to the International Encyclopedia of Human Geography and the journal ACME: International Journal of Critical Geography. Additionally, David has been a visiting scholar at universities in China, Germany, and Canada. He has been listed as one of the eleventh most productive scholars in the field of urban geography by The Professional Geographer.

Research Interests

Courses

GEOG 104: Urban Geography GEOG 350: Sustainability in the City GEOG 471: Recent Trends in Geographic Thought GEOG 483: Urban Geography GEOG 594: Seminar in Social Geography

Requirements for University of Illinois

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:17
Reading
Required:19
Writing
Required:21
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:103
GRE General
Prerequisites
Mathematical background Linear Algebra Calculus
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Specialization Notes

GRE is optional for admission to all graduate programs in Statistics. Full status admission requires higher language scores than limited status.