Joined the faculty in 2007
Ph.D. University of Washington, 2006
M.A., University of Washington, 1998
B.S., Louisiana State University, 1994
B.A., Louisiana State University, 1994
Current Scholarly Interests
Energy, water, and environment in China
Large-scale hyower in China and Mainland Southeast Asia
Trade in Waste Geographies of waste and garbage
Energy geographies
Previous Teaching Experience
Human Geography and Italian Language, Colorado Mountain College
Mathematics, Roaring Fork High School
Chinese Language and Computer Applications, Louisiana School for Math, Science, & Arts
Other Experience
China Project Associate, Rocky Mountain Institute (Snowmass, Colorado)
China Study Tour Leader, National Consortium for Teaching about Asia
Executive Director, National Youth Science Foundation
Courses Taught
Topics in Environmental Studies: Water
Environment and Development in East Asia
Geography of Garbage
Human Geography
Recent Publications
Brown, Philip, Desiree Tullos, Bryan Tilt, Darrin Magee, and Aaron Wolf. (forthcoming). Development of an Interdisciplinary Approach to Dam Evaluation: IDAM Tool. Journal of Environmental Management.
McNally, Amy, Darrin Magee, and Aaron Wolf. (forthcoming) “Hyower and Sustainability: Resilience and Vulnerability in China’s Powersheds.” Journal of Environmental Management.
Magee, Darrin and Kristen McDonald. (forthcoming). “Beyond Three Gorges: Nu River Hyower and Energy Decision Politics in China.” Asian Geographer.
Feng, Yan and Darrin Magee. (forthcoming) “Hyolitical Vulnerability and Resilience in International River Basins in China.” United Nations Environment Programme.
Magee, Darrin. (2007) “Rewiring Large-scale Hyower: Reforms and Restructuring.” In Schumacher-Voelker, Emma and Mueller, Brigitte (Eds.), BusinessFocus China: Energy (Shanghai: German Industry and Commerce), pp. 152-159.
Magee, Darrin. (March 2006). “Powershed Politics: Yunnan Hyower under Great Western Development.” The China Quarterly 185, pp. 23-41.
He, Daming, Yan Feng, Shu Gan, Darrin Magee, and Weiyong You. (2006). “Transboundary hydrological effects of dam construction on the Lancang River.” Chinese Science Bulletin, 51(Supp 16-24).
Professional Affiliations
Association of American Geographers
International Water Resources Association
Association for Asian Studies