Neil Reid, Ph.D.
Professor, Graduate Coordinator
Economic Geography
Snyder Memorial 3024
419.530.3593
Education
Ph.D. Arizona State University, 1991 – Geography
M.A. Miami University, 1987 – Geography
M.A. University of Glasgow, 1985 – GeographyÌý
About
Neil Reid, Ph.D. is a professor of geography in the Department of Geography and Planning at ÒùÆÞÉç. He is a regional scientist and industrial geographer, whose research interests focus on the spatial dynamics of local economic development.
Dr. Reid previously served as executive director of theÌýÌý(2013-2021) and as chair of theÌýInternational Geographical Union’s Commission on the Dynamics of Economic SpacesÌý(2010-2014). He currently serves as associate editor for two scholarly Journals –ÌýÌýandÌý, and as book review editor for bothÌýÌýandÌýRegional Science Policy & Practice. During the summers of 2011 and 2012, he held an appointment as a visiting professor in the European faculty of engineering atÌýCzestochowa University of TechnologyÌýin Poland.
Dr. Reid has received a number of awards for his research and professional service activities. From the ÒùÆÞÉç, he received the President’s Award for Excellence in Creative and Scholarly Activity (2021), the Edith Rathbun Award for Excellence in Outreach and Engagement (2010), and the Outstanding Researcher Award (2008-09). In 2016, he received the prestigious Boyce Award for Distinguished Service to Regional Science from the North American Regional Science Council and in 2009 the Distinguished Service Award from the Association of American Geographers Regional Development and Planning Specialty Group.
Research Interests
Much of Dr. Reid’s research focuses on some aspect of local economic development. For example, some of his past work, funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, involved working with the Northwest Ohio greenhouse industry. In particular, he helped the industry understand the benefits of cluster-based economic development and worked with them to establish theÌýMaumee Valley Growers, a trade group focused on identifying areas where local greenhouses could collaborate to solve common industry-wide challenges.
More recently, much of Professor Reid’s work has focused on understanding the spatial dynamics of America’s burgeoning craft brewing industry, particularly their contribution to local neighborhood development. As a recognized expert on the craft brewing industry, Professor Reid has contributed opinion pieces to theÌý,ÌýNational Public Radio,Ìý, andÌý. Professor Reid’s work has been on this topic appears in a wide range of scholarly journals includingÌý,Ìý, andÌý.
