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Jen Mapes<\/strong> is Assistant Professor of Geography at Kent State University, where she directs the Community Geography Lab<\/a>, which makes maps for and with the local community. She’s the author of The New American Small Town: Lessons for Sustainable Urban Futures<\/em>. Jen is a former (& future?) APHG reader.<\/p>\n