Biography
Adam Frieberg is a PhD Candidate at Northern Illinois University in its Department of Geographic and Atmospheric Sciences. Adam’s advisor is Dr. Andrew Krmenec, with additional committee members: Drs. Ryan James, Courtney Gallaher, James Wilson, Drew VandeCreek. In May 2018, Adam’s committee approved his proposed dissertation, entitled “Spatial Analysis of Historical Consolidation of U.S. Mainline Protestant Churches.“
In addition to his academic research, Adam works full-time as a computer programmer at Premier Crop Systems. He is also an ordained minister in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), but not currently on staff at a congregation. He is married to the Rev. Heidi Haverkamp. Adam is also a board member of Grace Place Campus Ministries at NIU.
Adam enjoys learning unceasingly.
Interests
- Geospatial Data Science
- Digital Humanities
- Visualization
- Workflow Design and Optimization
- People
Education
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PhD Candidate, Geography, 2018
Northern Illinois University
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MDiv, 2009
University of Chicago Divinity School
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BA - Religion, with minors in Computer Information Science, Classical Studies, 2005
Texas Christian University
