Robert Lemon Werdegang

In addition to academic pursuits, Robert is a filmmaker. He has produced and directed two documentaries. His latest documentary feature, Transfusion, tells the story of a Mexican woman’s migration to Ohio, her struggle for American citizenship through her street food practices in an all-black neighborhood in Columbus, and the foodways from San Luis Potosí. Robert finds film rewarding because artistic visual representations on social issues can reach larger audiences than a journal article would.

Robert earned his undergraduate degree in both History and Geography from the University of Texas at Austin. He continued his education at the Ohio State University, where he earned his Masters in City and Regional Planning. He then went on to complete a Masters in Landscape Architecture from the University of California, Berkeley. Finally, he returned to the University of Texas at Austin where he earned his PhD in Geography. He is also a former Lecturer at the University of California, Berkeley in Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning.