Specialties:
Urban Geography, Housing Affordability, Real Estate Markets
Courses Taught:
- Teaching Assistant for:
- GEOG 101 — World Regional Geography
- GEOG 320 — Cultural Geography: Core Concepts
- GEOG 343 — Geography of Human Rights
- GEOG 451 — The Global Economy
- Teaching Assistant and Laboratory Instructor for:
- GEOG 415 — Quantitative Methods in Geography
Educational Background:
- M.A. in Geography, Moscow State University, 2018
- B.A. in Geography, Moscow State University, 2016
Publications:
- Samarin, M., & Sharma, M. (2021). Rent burden determinants in hot and cold housing markets of Davidson and Shelby counties, Tennessee. Growth and Change, 52(3), 1608-1632. https://doi.org/10.1111/grow.12496
- Sharma, M., & Samarin, M. (2021). Rental tenure and rent burden: progress in interdisciplinary scholarship and pathways for geographical research. GeoJournal, 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10708-021-10417-2
- Samarin, M., & Sharma, M. (2021). A Community Area Perspective of Real Estate and Crime in Chicago. International Journal of Applied Geospatial Research (IJAGR), 12(2), 57-75. https://doi.org/10.4018/IJAGR.2021040104
- Sharma, M., & Samarin, M. (2021). Review: Resilience for All: Striving for Equity through Community-Driven Design, by Wilson, Barbara Brown. Journal of Planning Education and Research, 41(4), 495-497. https://doi.org/10.1177/0739456X19890908
- Kalafsky, R., & Samarin, M. (2020). Developing Analytical Skills in Economic Geography: Portuguese Clusters and Their Export Potential. Journal of Geography, 119(5), 183-194. https://doi.org/10.1080/00221341.2020.1804604
- Samarin, M., & Sharma, M. (2020). A Neighborhood-level Perspective of Real Estate Determinants in Three U.S. Cities. International Journal of Geospatial and Environmental Research (IJGER), 7(3), 2. https://dc.uwm.edu/ijger/vol7/iss3/2/
Awards:
- The graduate fellowship (2019-2020), College of Arts and Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
- Summer 2019 graduate research assistantship, Office of Research and Engagement, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
- Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award (2018-2019), Department of Geography, University of Tennessee
Contact Information
Email: msamari1@vols.utk.edu